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 Series ARSP/09 Set ~ 9
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/9/9
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 06 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains 38questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

MATHEMATICS

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory. However, there are

internal choices in some questions.

2. Section A has 18 MCQ’s and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.

3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks each.

4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.

5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.

6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub
parts.

Section A
1. If I is a unit matrix, then 3I will be [1]

a) A null matrix b) A unit matrix

c) A triangular matrix d) A scalar matrix

2. The equations x + 2y + 2z = 1 and 2x + 4y + 4z = 9 have [1]

a) no solution b) only one solution

c) only two solutions d) infinitely many solutions

3. If A = [
a b
] B=[
1 0
] then value of adj(AB) is [1]
c d 0 1

a) ∣∣ d b∣
∣
b) ∣ d
∣
−b ∣
∣
∣a c∣ ∣ −c a ∣

c) ∣∣ 1 0∣
∣
d) ∣0
∣
0∣
∣
∣0 1∣ ∣0 0∣
2
x −2x−3
, x ≠ −1 [1]
4. Find the value of k for which the function (x) = { x+1
is continuous at x = -1.
k, x = −1

a) -4 b) -3

c) 4 d) 2
– –
5. The angle between two lines having direction ratios 1, 1, 2 and (√3 − 1) , (− √3 − 1), 4 is [1]

a) b)
π π

4 3

c) d)
π π

6 2

dy y
6. The general solution of the DE x = y + x tan x
is [1]
dx
 y y
a) sin( x
) = C b) sin(
x
) = Cy

y
c) sin( x
) = Cx d) sin(
x
) = Cx
y

7. The objective function Z = 4 x + 3 y can be maximised subjected to the constraints 3x + 4y ≤ 24, 8x + 6y ≤ 48 , [1]
x ≤ 5 , y ≤ 6 ; x, y ≥ 0

a) at only one point b) at a finite number of points

c) at two points only d) at an infinite number of points

8. The vector having initial and terminal points as (2,5,0) and (-3,7,4) respectively is [1]

a) ^i + ^j + k
^
b) ˙
−i + 12j + 4k

c) 5i + 2j − 4k d) ^ ^ ^
−5 i + 2j + 4k

π
9. ∫
−π
sin
5
xdx = ? [1]

a) b)
5π
2π
16

c) 0 d)
3π

10. Suppose 2 × 2 matrix A = [aij], whose elements are given by aij = , then matrix A is [1]
i

a) 1
1

2
b) 1 2
[ ] [ ]
1
2 1 1
2

c) 1

2
1 d) 1

2
1
[ ] [ ]
2 1 1 2

11. The solution set of the inequality 3x + 5y < 4 is [1]

a) an open half-plane not containing the origin. b) an open half-plane containing the origin.

c) a closed half plane containing the origin. d) the whole XY-plane not containing the line
3x + 5y = 4.
−
−→ −
−→ −
−→
12. If OACB is a parallelogram with OC = a⃗ and AB = b,⃗ then OA =
[1]

a) (a⃗ + b)⃗ b) ⃗
( a⃗ − b)

c) 1 ⃗
( a⃗ − b) d) 1 ⃗
( b − a⃗)
2 2

∣1 4 4∣ [1]
∣ ∣
13. If the adjoint of a 3 × 3 matrix P is ∣ 2 1 7 , then the possible values of the determinant of P is/are
∣
∣1 1 3∣

a) ± 1 b) -1

c) 1 d) ± 2
14. A problem in Statistics is given to three students A, B and C whose chances of solving it independently are 1

2
,
1

3
[1]
and 1

4
, respectively. The probability that the problem will be solved, is

a) 3

4
b) 1

c) 11

12
d) 1

12

15. The general solution of ex cos y dx - ex sin y dy = 0 is : [1]

a) ex = c cos y b) ex = c sin y
 c) ex cos y = c d) ex sin y = c

16. Find ∣∣a⃗ × b∣∣⃗ , if a⃗ = ^ ^ ^

3 i + j + 2k and ⃗ ^ ^ ^
b = 2 i − 2j + 4k [1]
– –
a) 8√3 b) 19√3

– –
c) 19√5 d) 17√2

17. If f(x) = |loge x|, then [1]

a) f’(1) = –1 b) f’(1) = 1

c) f’(1–) = –1 d) f’(1-) = 1
y−3
18. The straight line x−2
= =
z+1
is [1]
3 1 0

a) parallel to the y-axis b) perpendicular to the z-axis

c) parallel to the x-axis d) parallel to the z-axis

19. Assertion (A): If x is real, then the minimum value of x2 - 8x + 17 is 1. [1]

Reason (R): If f''(x) > 0 at a critical point, then the value of the function at the critical point will be the
minimum value of the function.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): The f : R → R given by f(x) = [x] + x is one-one onto. [1]
Reason (R): A function is said to be one-one and onto, if each element has unique image and range of f(x) is
equal to codomain of f(x).

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. Find the value of tan −1
(−
1
) + cot
−1
(
1
) + tan
−1
[sin(
−π
)] . [2]
√3 √3 2

OR
For the principal value, evaluate cot[sin −1
{cos(tan
−1
1)}]

22. Water is dripping out from a conical funnel of semi-vertical angle

π
at the uniform rate of 2 cm2/sec in the [2]
4

surface area, through a tiny hole at the vertex of the bottom. When the slant height of cone is 4 cm, find the rate
of decrease of the slant height of water.

23. Find the intervals in which f(x) is increasing or decreasing. [2]

x
=
log x

OR

Show that f(x) = x2 - x sin x is an increasing function on (0, π

2
)
 2
24. Evaluate the integral: ∫ 1
1
2
−1/x
e dx [2]
x
3

25. Find the intervals in which the function f(x) 4

= x −
x

3
is increasing or decreasing. [2]
Section C
2

26. Find: ∫
x +x+1

2
dx [3]
(x+2)(x +1)

27. In a factory, machine A produces 30% of the total output, machine B produces 25% and the machine C produces [3]
the remaining output. If defective items produced by machines A, B and C are 1%, 1.2%, 2% respectively. Three
machines working together produce 10000 items in a day. An item is drawn at random from a day's output and
found to be defective. Find the probability that it was produced by machine B?
28. Evaluate: ∫ [3]
π/2
cos xdx
0

OR
π/2
Evaluate: ∫ 0
1

1+tan x

29. Solve the differential equation:

y
cos(
y
)dx − {
x
sin(
y
) + cos(
y
)} dy = 0 [3]
x x y x x

OR
Solve (1 + y2)dx + (x − e
−1
− tan y
) dy = 0, given that when y = 0, then x = 0.
30. Minimize Z = 2x + 3y subject to the constraints x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, x + 2y ≥ 1 and x+2y ≤ 10 [3]
OR
Maximise Z = 3x + 4y, subject to the constraints: x + y ⩽ 1, x ⩾ 0, y ⩾ 0 .
⎧
⎪
|x| + 3, x ≤ −3 [3]
31. Find all points of discontinuity of f where f is defined as follows,f(x) = ⎨ −2x, − 3 < x < 3
⎩
⎪
6x + 2, x ≥ 3

Section D

32. Using integration, find the area of the triangle formed by positive X-axis and tangent and normal to the circle x2 [5]

+ y2 = 4 at (1, √3).
–

33. Show that the function f : R → {x ∈ R : -1 < x < 1} defined by f(x) =

x

1+|x|
, x ∈ R is one-one and onto [5]
function.
OR
Let R be a relation on N × N , defined by (a, b) R (c, d) ⇔ a + d = b + c for all (a, b), (c, d) ∈ N × N . Show that R
is an equivalence relation.
∣ x −6 −1 ∣ [5]
∣ ∣
34. Show that x = 2 is a root of the equation ∣ 2 −3x x− 3
∣
= 0 and solve it completely.
∣ −3 2x x+ 2∣
y−4 y+7
35. Find the length shortest distance between the lines:
x−3
= =
z+2
and
x−1
= =
z+2
[5]
−1 2 1 1 3 2

OR
Find the vector equation of the line passing through (1, 2, 3) and parallel to each of the planes r ⃗ ⋅ (^i − ^j + 2k
^
) = 5

and r ⃗ ⋅ (3^i + ^j + k
^
) = 6 . Also find the point of intersection of the line thus obtained with the plane
^ ^ ^
r ⃗ ⋅ (2 i + j + k) = 4 .
Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
There are different types of Yoga which involve the usage of different poses of Yoga Asanas, Meditation and
Pranayam as shown in the figure below:
 The Venn diagram below represents the probabilities of three different types of Yoga, A, B and C performed by
the people of a society. Further, it is given that probability of a member performing type C Yoga is 0.44.

i. Find the value of x. (1)

ii. Find the value of y. (1)
iii. Find P ( C

B
) . (2)
OR
Find the probability that a randomly selected person of the society does Yoga of type A or B but not C. (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Three friends Ganesh, Dinesh and Ramesh went for playing a Tug of war game. Team A, B, and C belong to
Ganesh, Dinesh and Ramesh respectively.
Teams A, B, C have attached a rope to a metal ring and is trying to pull the ring into their own area (team areas
shown below).
Team A pulls with F1 = 4^i + 0^j KN
Team B → F2 = -2^i + 4^j KN
 Team C → F3 = -3^i - 3^j KN

i. Which team will win the game? (1)

ii. What is the magnitude of the teams combine Force? (1)
iii. What is the magnitude of the force of Team B? (2)
OR
How many KN Force is applied by Team A? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The Government declare that farmers can get ₹300 per quintal for their onions on 1st July and after that, the
price will be dropped by ₹3 per quintal per extra day. Govind's father has 80 quintals of onions in the field on 1st
July and he estimates that the crop is increasing at the rate of 1 quintal per day.

i. If x is the number of days after 1st July, then express price and quantity of onion and the revenue as a
function of x. (1)
ii. Find the number of days after 1st July, when Govind's father attains maximum revenue. (1)
iii. On which day should Govind's father harvest the onions to maximize his revenue? (2)
OR
Find the maximum revenue collected by Govind's father. (2)