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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI

ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS 2022

Mathematics

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Time: 2 hours 10 minutes Marks: 65

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INSTRUCTIONS
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1. Read each question carefully.

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2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
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3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 65 only.
4. In each question, there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid, black
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out the circle for your choice with a pencil as shown below.
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Candidate’s Signature
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5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new circle.
6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the circles.
7. The marks obtained on the 65 MCQs will be equated to the total marks of 100 for the theory
examination results.
8. You may use a scientific calculator if you wish.

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1. In the given matrices, the upper triangular matrix is

1 0 2
A. 0 1 0 .
 
0 0 1
1 0 0
B. 0 1 0 .
 
1 0 1

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1 0 1
C. 0 2 0 .
 

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0 1 1

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1 0 0
 2 1 0 .

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D.  

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1 1 1
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2. An example of a symmetric matrix in the given matrices is

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1 0 2
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A. 0 0 0  .
 
2 0 1
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1 2 0
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B. 0 0 0 .
 
2 0 1
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2 0 1
C. 0 0 0 .
 
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1 1 0
0 0 0
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D.  2 0 0 .
 
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1 1 0
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1 0 1
3. The product of the matrices M  1 0 0 and N  0 1 1 is
0 1  1

0 0 1
A. 0 0 0 .

0 1 1
1

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B. 0 .
 
0

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C. 0 1 0 .

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 2 1 1
For the matrix P   1 0 , the minor of a 32 is
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  1 3 1 

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A. .
1 3
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B. .
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2 1
C. .
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2 1
D. .
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 2 1 1
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5. In the given matrix P   1 0 0 , the cofactor of 2 is

  1 3 1
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A.
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

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6. In the given matrices, the singular matrix is

1 0 0
A. 1 0 1 .
 
0 1 0
1 1 1
B. 1 0 0 .
 
1 1 1

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1 1 1
C. 1 0 0 .
 

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0 0 1

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  1 0 0
 1 1 1 .

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D.  

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 0 0 1
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 1 0 p
If the determinant of the matrix M   2 3  1  is 3, then the determinant of the matrix

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7.
 2 3 r 
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0 1 p
N  3  2  1  is

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3 2 r 
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A. 3
B. 3
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C. 0
D. 9
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3 0 0
If the determinant of matrix M   0 1 1  is 3, then the determinant of 3 M is
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8.
 0 0 1 
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A. 3
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B. 9
C. 27
D. 81

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t 1 1
9. The determinant of matrix M  1 3  3 , for a real number t, is

1 3  3

A. 1
B. ̶ 18
C. 0
D. 18

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5 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 1 5 0 1
10. It is given that 0 1 2  5 , 0 1 2  2 , 0 0 2  10 and 0 1 0  5 . On

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0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1

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5 0 1   x   1 
solving the equation 0 1 2  y    0 , then the value of y will be

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0 0 1  z    1
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A. –1

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B. 2
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C.
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D.
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11. The system of non-homogeneous linear equations in the given system of equations is

A. x  y  z , y  x  z and z  x  y
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B. x  1  0, x  2 y  0 and x  y  z  0
C. x  y  z  0, x  y  z  0 and x  y  z
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D. x  y  0, x  2 y  z  0 and x  y  z  0
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12. The common difference of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and its first term is ̶ 3. If a n  84 , then
the value of n is
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A. 26
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B. 28
C. 29
D. 30

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1 a
13. In an arithmetic sequence, the arithmetic mean between the two terms and is
a 2

3a
A. .
4
a2  2
B. .
4a
a2  2
C. .
a

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a  a2
D. .

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14. If 8  15  22  ... is an arithmetic series, then the sum of its first 10 terms is

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B. 395
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C. 710
D. 790

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15. If the 3rd term of a geometric sequence is 25 and the first term is 1, then the 5th term is
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A. 25
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B. 125
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C. 625
D. 15,625
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16. If x, a, are in a geometric sequence, then the value x, in terms of a, is
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2
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B. .
a3
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D. .
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17. Mr. Khan’s monthly salary increases by 10% at the end of each year. Starting with a salary of
Rs 40,000, how much (in rupees) would he be paid in the 7th year?

(Note: Rounding off the decimals to the nearest whole number)

A. Rs 64,000
B. Rs 68,000
C. Rs 70,862
D. Rs 77,949

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18. In the given set of series, the convergent geometric series is

A. 2  2  2  2  2  ....
B. 3  6  12  24  ... .
1 1 1
C.    ....
8 4 2
1 1 1
D.    ....
2 4 8

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19. In the following given sequences, an example of harmonic sequence is

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1 1 1
A. , , , ... .
10 20 40

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1 1 1
B. , , , ....

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1, 4, 7, ….

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D. 1, 10, 15, 25, ….
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20. The 5th term of the harmonic sequence 1, , , ... is

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A.
17
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B.
21
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C. 17
D. 21
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1 1 1
21. If the harmonic mean between and is , then the value of a will be
2 a 6
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B.
10
C. 4
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D. 10

22. The CORRECT relationship between arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means is

A. AM 2  HM  GM .
B. AM  HM  GM 2 .
C. AM 2  GM  HM .
D. AM  GM  HM 2 .

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23. To convert the expression 8  7  6 into 8! , this expression should be multiplied with

A. 1!
B. 5!
C. 6!
D. 8!

24. Sarah has three different tables which she can arrange in six different ways. She also has three
different chairs which she can arrange in six different ways.

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In how many ways can she arrange these tables and chairs altogether in a row?

A. 12

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B. 18
C. 24

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25. There are 9 students who have roll numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The number of ways to
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A. 24
B. 120 ni
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D. 362,880
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26. In a school, a students’ council meeting is scheduled in the meeting room which has 12 chairs
around a circular table.
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If there are 12 members in this students’ council, then number of ways in which they can be
arranged around the table is
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A. 1!.
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B.  11! .
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D. 12!.
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27. The combination n Cr is equal to

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A. n
Pr  r! .
B. n
Pr  r!.
C. r !  nPr .
D. r !  nPr .

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28. The number of ways the vertices of a square can be named using the letters E, F, G, H, I and J,
using a letter only once, is

A. 6
B. 15
C. 24
D. 360

29. Asifa tosses a fair die. The probability that she gets a prime number face is

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(Note: The singular of dice is die.)

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A. .
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30. Amina rolled a fair die in two successive attempts. It turned 6 in the first roll. The probability of
getting a 6 again in the second roll is
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A. 0
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B.
36
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C.
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D. 1
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31. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled complete deck and then replaced before the
second card is drawn. The probability of getting an ace in the first draw and a diamond in the
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second draw is
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A. .
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B. .
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C. .
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D. .
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32. If one root of the quadratic equation x 2  x  6  0 is  2 , then the other root is

A. 3
B. 2
C. 2
D. 3

33. The CORRECT arrangement of the linear expressions in the equation

( x  4)(x  3)(x  7)(x  6)  10 to reduce it into quadratic form is

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A. ( x  4)(x  3)(x  7)(x  6)  10
B. ( x  4)(x  6)(x  7)(x  3)  10

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C. ( x  3)(x  6)(x  7)(x  4)  10
D. ( x  3)(x  7)(x  4)(x  6)  10

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34. The required substitution to reduce the equation 4 x  3  2 x 3  5  0 to quadratic form is

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A. 2x  t .
B. 2x  t .

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C. 3x  t .
4x  t .
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Nature of the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  5  0 is

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A. real and equal.

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B. real and unequal.

C. complex and equal.
D. rational and unequal.
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36. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then the value of 1   21 is

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A. 1
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B. 1 2
C. 0
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D. 1

The sum of roots of the quadratic equation 2 x 2  3a  0 , where a is a positive real number, is
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37.

3a
A. 
2
3
B. 
2
C. 0
3a
D.
2

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38. In the quadratic equation x 2  x  p  0 , p is a positive real number. If one root of this equation
is 5, then the other root will be

A. 6
B. 4
C. 4
D. 6

39. Consider the quadratic equation px 2  x  p  0 for a positive real number p. If the roots of the
equation are equal, then value of p is

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A. 0

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B.
2

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40. If  and  are the roots of the equation x 2  5x  6  0 , then the value of (   ) 2 is

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A. 1
B. 5 ni
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C. 13
D. 25
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41. If the roots of a quadratic equation are  1 and  3 , then the corresponding quadratic equation
will be
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A. x 2  3x  4  0
B. x 2  3x  4  0
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C. x 2  4x  3  0
x2  4x  3  0
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The quadratic equation having roots that are reciprocal to the roots of x 2  6 x  9  0 will be
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2 1
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A. x2  x 0
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B. x2  x   0
3 9
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C. x2  x  0
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D. x2   0
9

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43. Ms. Albina bought some pencils for Rs 80. If she would get Re 1 discount on each pencil, then
she could buy four more pencils for the same amount. If x is the number of pencils bought
initially, then the quadratic equation for the given condition is

(Note: The singular of Rupees (Rs) is Rupee (Re).)

A. x 2  4x  320  0
B. x 2  4x  320  0
C. x 2  x  80  0
D. x 2  x  80  0

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If cos  and the terminal ray lies in the fourth quadrant, then tan  will be equal to

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44.
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D. .
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45. For an angle  , if cos and sin  both have the same sign, then the terminal ray of  may lie
in
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A. first or third quadrant.

B. second or third quadrant.
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C. third or fourth quadrant.

D. first or second quadrant.
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1  2 sin  cos
46. The simplest form of the expression is
sin   cos
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A. 2 sin  cos
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B. 2
sin   cos
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C.
sin   cos
D. sin   cos

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47. For an angle  , where 0    , cos     is equal to
  2

A.  cos .
B.  sin  .
C. cos .
D. sin  .

sin 2
48. The expression is equal to
1  cos 2

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A. tan 2 .

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B. cot 2 .
cot .

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On solving the given right angled triangle, the value of angle  is
49.
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A.

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B. 44 .4.  NOT TO SCALE

C. 78.5.
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D. 90. 7 cm
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B 5 cm C

50. The length of the side indicated in the given triangle as b is

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A. 5.07 cm.
NOT TO SCALE
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B. 5.66 cm.
C. 6.51 cm. 7 cm
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D. 13.20 cm.
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B C
9 cm
51. The area of the given triangle is
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2
A. 3.01 cm .
B. 15.05 cm2. NOT TO SCALE
C. 21.73 cm2. 5 cm
D. 09.04 cm2.

70
B C

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52. The circum radius of the given triangle is A

A. 4.22 cm. NOT TO SCALE
B. 4.44 cm.
C. 5.43 cm. 7 cm
D. 10.85 cm.

56
B C

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53. In the given figure, the sides of the triangle ABC are AC  7 cm, BC  5 cm and AB  9 cm. If
O is the center of the circle and the radius is 5.34 cm, then the area of the triangle ABC will be

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A. 0.07 cm2. C

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D. 58.99 cm2.
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54. In the given figure, the radius of the circle surrounded by the triangle ABC is
A
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A. 0.24 cm.
B. 0.48 cm. NOT TO SCALE
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C. 1.04 cm. 8 cm
D. 2.09 cm. 7 cm
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B 7 cm C
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55. In the given graphs, the graphs that DOES NOT represent an even function is

y y

5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1

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x x
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1 –1

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–2 –2

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–4 –4

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A B
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5 5
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4 4
3 3
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2 2
1 1
x
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x
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1 –1
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–2 –2
–3 –3
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–4 –4
–5 –5
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C D

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56. In the given figure, the sides of the triangle AB  12 cm , AC  12 cm and BC  8 cm . The
radius of the connected circle represented as r will be

A. 0.35 cm.
B. 2.83 cm. C NOT TO SCALE
C. 5.66 cm. 12 cm
D. 11.31 cm. r
A 8 cm
r O
12 cm

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57. Carefully observe the given graph of a certain function.

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x
 3
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2 2
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The function which this graph represents is

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A.  sin x .
B. sin x .
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C. cos x .
D. tan x .
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58. The expression cos48° – cos12° is equal to

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A. – sin18°.
B. – cos18°.
3
C. sin 18 .
2
3
D. cos18 .
2

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59. If x  R , then the domain and range of the principal sine function are

Domain Range
A 0 x 1  x  1
 
B  x 1  x  1
2 2
 
C  x 0 x
2 2

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D   x   0  x 1

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60. In the given triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is equal to

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B. 40.9°. 7 cm
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C. 60.0°.
D. 81.8°.

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61. The sum sin 1  sin 1 is equal to
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5 5

A. sin 1 0.75
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B. sin 1 0.67
C. cos1 0.75
cos1 0.67
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D.

For the equation tan 2   3 , where 0o    360o , the value of  will be

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62.

60 or 150 .
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A.
B. 60 or 300  .
120 or 300  .
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C.
D. 150 or 330  .
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63. The range of y  2 cos(3x  1) is equal to

A. 2 y  2
B. 2 y  2
C. 1  y  1
D. 1  y  1

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64. The translation sin     is equal to

A.  sin(   ) .
B.  cos(   ) .
C. sin(   ) .
D. cos(   ) .

65. The example(s) of even functions is/ are

sin  cos

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