KCET EXAMINATION – 2021

SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS (VERSION – A3)

DATE :- 28-08-2021 TIME : 02.30 PM TO 03.50 PM

1. The equation of the line joining the points 5. The shaded region is the solution set of the
 3,4,11 and 1, 2,7  is inequalities
x  3 y  4 z  11
a)  
2 3 4
x  3 y  4 z  11
b)  
2 3 2
x  3 y  4 z  11
c)  
2 3 4
x  3 y  4 z  11
d)  
2 3 2
Ans. b
Sol. A(-3, 4, 11) B(1, -2, 7) Dr’s of AB
(a, b, c)=1-(-3), (-2, -4) 7, -11
4, -6, -4
=-2, 3, 2

a) 5x  4y  20, x  6, y  3, x  0, y  0
2. The angle between the lines whose direction
 3 1 3  3 1  3 b) 5x  4y  20, x  6, y  3, x  0, y  0
cosines are  , ,  and  , ,  is c) 5x  4y  20, x  6, y  3, x  0, y  0
 4 4 2   4 4 2 
   d) 5x  4y  20, x  6, y  3, x  0, y  0
a)  b) c) d)
2 3 4 Ans. c
Ans. c Sol. x  6, y  3, 5x  4y  20
3 3 1 1 3 3  1  
Sol. cos          ,   6. Given that A and B are two events such that
4 4 4 4 2 2  2  3
3 A 1 4
P B   , P    and P  A  B   then
3. If a plane meets the coordinate axes at A, B 5 B
  2 5
and C in such a way that the centroid of P A 
triangle ABC is at the point 1,2,3  then the 3 1 1 3
a) b) c) d)
equation of the plane is 10 2 5 5
x y z x y z Ans. b
a)   1 b)   1
1 2 3 3 6 9 1  A  B  P A  B  3
Sol. P
3
 
x y z 1 x y z 2 10
c)    d)    1 5
1 2 3 3 1 2 3
Ans. b 4 3 3 1
  P A   P A 
5 5 10 2
a b c
Sol. (1, 2, 3)=  , ,  , a=3, b=6, c=9
3 3 3
 
7. If A, B and C are three independent events
such that P  A   P  B   P C   P then P (at
4. The area of the quadrilateral ABCD when
A  0,4,1 B  4,5,0  and D  2,6,2 is equal to least two of A, B, C occur) =
a) P 3  3P b) 3P  2P 2 c) 3P 2  2P 3 d) 3P 2
a) 9 sq.units b) 18 sq.units
c) 27 sq.units d) 81 sq.units Ans. c
Ans. a Sol. P(A)  P  B   P  C   P
1 P(A).P  B  .P  C   3.P 2 1  p 
Sol.
2
 
AC  BD  9sq.units
P 3  3p2 1  P   3P 2  2P 3
8. Two dice are thrown. If it is known that the 13. The value of cos12000  tan14850 is
sum of numbers on the dice was less than 6 1 3 3 1
the probability of getting a sum as 3 is a) b) c)  d) 
2 2 2 2
1 5 1 2 Ans. a
a) b) c) d)
18 18 5 5
Sol. cos  3  3600  1200   tan  4  3600  450 
Ans. c
Sol. (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 4) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) =1/2
10
(3, 1) (3, 2) (4, 1) P(B)=
36 14. The value of tan10 tan 20 tan 30....tan 890 is
2 1
n  A   1, 2 2,1 P A  a) 0 b) 1 c) d) 1
36 2
2 Ans. b
 B  36 2 1
P     Sol. tan .cot   1
A 10 10 5
36
x
1  i 
9. A car manufacturing factory has two plants X
15. If    1 then
1  i 
and Y. Plant X manufactures 70% of cars and a) x  4n  1;n  N b) x  2n  1;n  N
plant Y manufactures 30% of cars. 80% of cars
c) x  2n ;n  N d) x  4n ;n  N
at plant X and 90% of cars at plant Y are rated
as standard quality. A car is chosen at random Ans. d
x
and is found to be standard quality. The 1  i  x
Sol.   1 i 1
probability that it has come from plant X is 1  i 
56 56 56 56
a) b) c) d) 16. The cost and revenue functions of a product
73 84 83 79
Ans. c are given by c  x   20x  4000 and
70

80 R  x   60x  2000 respectively where x is the
100 100 56
Sol.   number of items produced and sold. The value
70 80 90 30 83
   of x to earn profit is
100 100 100 100
a)  50 b)  60 c)  80 d)  40
10. In a certain two 65% families own cell phones, Ans. a
15000 families own scooter and 15% families Sol. R  x   c  x   0 ; 60x  2000  20x  4000  0
own both. Taking into consideration that the
x  50
families own at least one of the two, the total
number of families in the town is
17. A student has to answer 10 questions,
a) 20000 b) 30000 c) 40000 d) 50000
choosing at least 4 from each of the parts A
Ans. b
and B. If there are 6 questions in part A and 7
65x 15x
Sol. x  15000  =30,000 in part B, then the number of ways can the
100 100
student choose 10 questions is
a) 256 b) 352 c) 266 d) 426
11. A and B are non-singleton sets and Ans. c
n  A  B   35 . If B  A then n  A  Cn B   Sol. 13
C10 6 C3  286  20  266
a) 28 b) 35 c) 42 d) 21
Ans. d 18. If the middle term of the A.P is 300 then the
Sol. n  A  B   35  7  5, 7C  7C  21 sum of its first 51 terms is
5 2
a) 15300 b) 14800 c) 16500 d) 14300
Ans. a
x
12. Domain of f  x   is Sol. mid term is T26  300
1 x
T1  300  25d ; T51  300  25d
a) R   1,1 b)  ,1
51
c)  ,1   0,1 d) R  1, 1 S 300  25d  300  25d
2
Ans. d 51
Sol. x  1
600  15,300
2
19. The equation of straight line which passes 22. If a and b are fixed non-zero constants, then
through the point (acos3, asin3) and a b
the derivative of   Cosx is ma+nb-p
perpendicular to x sec+ycosec=a is x4 x2
x y where
a)   a cos  b) xcos-ysin=acos2 2
a a a) m  4x 3 ; n  ; p  sin x
c) xcos+ysin=acos2 d) xcos-ysin=-acos2 x3

Ans. b 4 2
b) m  ; n  3 ; p  sin x
3 3 x5 x
x y a cos  a sin 
Sol.    4 2
sin  cos  sin  cos  c) m  ; n  3 ; p   sin x
x5 x
x cos   y sin  a  cos 2  2
 d) m  4x 3 ; n  ; p   sin x
sin  cos  sin  cos  x3
x cos   y sin   a cos 2 Ans. b
d  a b   4a 2b 
20. The mid points of the sides of triangle are Sol.  4  2  cos x     5  3  sin x 
dx  x x   x x 
(1, 5, -1) (0, 4, -2) and (2, 3, 4) then centroid of
 ma  nb  p
the triangle
4 2
1 1 m ;n  3 ;p  sin x
a) (1, 4, 3) b) 1, 4,  c) (-1, 4, 3) d)  , 2, 4  x 5
x
 3 3 
Ans. b
23. The Standard Deviation of the numbers 31, 32,
 1  0  2 5  4  3 1  2  4  33……. 46, 47 is
Sol.  , , 
 3 3 3 
17 472  1
 1 a) b) c) 2 6 d) 4 3
12 12
1,4, 
 3
Ans. c

21. Consider the following statements : n2  1

Sol. S.D.   n  17 
Statement 1 : 12
ax 2  bx  c 172  1
lim is 1  where a  b  c  0  
x 1 cx 2  bx  a 12
1 1 2 6

1
Statement 2 : lim x 2 is
x 2 x  2 4
24. If P(A)=0.59, P(B)=0.30 and P(AB)=0.21 then
a) Only statement 2 is true
P  A ' B ' 
b) Only statement 1 is true
c) Both statements 1 and 2 are true a) 0.11 b) 0.38 c) 0.32 d) 0.35
d) Both statements 1 and 2 are false Ans. c
Ans. b Sol. P  A1  B1   1  P  A  B 
Sol. statement 1 is true
 1  0.59  0.3  0.21
Statement 2 is false
a  b  c  =0.32
 a  b  c  1
25. f:RR defined by f(x)=
1 1
  2x ; x  3
1
lim x 2 is   2
x 2 x  2 4  x ;1  x  3 then f  2  f  3   f  4  is
 3x ; x  1

a) 14 b) 9 c) 5 d) 11
Ans. d
Sol. f  2  f  3   f  4 
6  9  8
=11
26. Let A={x:xR ; x is not a positive integer)  1 5    3 
30. tan1  sin  sin1 cos  sin1  
Define f:AR as f(x)=
2x
, then f is  3 2   2  
x 1
 
a) injective but not surjective a) 0 b) c) d) 
6 3
b) surjective but not injective
Ans. GRACE
c) bijective 2
d) neither injective nor surjective 
Sol. 6
Ans. a  
2
Sol. f '  x   2
0
 x  1 1 2 1 
2 1
3 2 then AB ' is equal to
f is s.d.
31. If A   B     
2 1 3  1 1 
f is one-one
2x y  3 2  3 10   3 7   3 7
yx   for y  2 a)   b)   c)   d)  
x 1 y 2 10 7  2 7  10 2 10 2
f is not out Ans. b
 3 2 
27. The function f(x)= 3 sin2x-cos2x+4 is one-one
Sol. AB   
10 7 
in the interval
T  3 10 
 
a)  , 
   
b)  ,  c)  , 
 
d)  , 
 AB    
 2 7 
 6 3 6 3   2 2 6 3
Ans. a
32. Let M be 2 x 2 symmetric matrix with integer
   
Sol. f  3 sin2x  cos 2x  4  2 sin  2x     4 entries, then M is invertible if
  6  a) the first column of M is the transpose of
f is one-one second row of M
   b) the second row of M is the transpose of first
  2x  
2 6 2 column of M
  c) M is diagonal matrix with non-zero entries
 x
6 3 in the principal diagonal
    d) The product of entries in the principal
  6 , 3  diagonal of M is the product of entries in the
other diagonal
1 Ans. c
28. Domain of the function f(x)=
 x 2    x   6 a 0
Sol. m   
where [x] is greatest integer < x is 0 a 
a)  , 2  4,   b)  ,  2  3,  m is invertible.

c)  ,  2  4,   d)  , 2  3,  

33. If A and B are matrices of order 3 and |A|=5,
Ans. a |B|=3 then |3AB| is
Sol.  x 2    x   6  0  x   3   x   2  0 a) 425 b) 405 c) 565 d) 585
Ans. b
 x   2, x   3  x   , 2   4,  
Sol. 3AB  33 AB

  27  3  5

29.

 
cos cot 1  3   
6  405
1
a) 0 b) 1 c) d) -1 34. If A and B are invertible matrices then which
2
of the following is not correct ?
Ans. d
a) adjA=|A|A-1 b) det (A-1)=[det(A)]-1
   -1 -1 -1
Sol. cos       cos   1 c) (AB) =B A d) (A+B)-1=B-1+A-1
 6 6
Ans. d
Sol. (A+B)-1=B-1+A-1
 C os x 1 0 d
39. For constant a,
dx
 x x  x a  a x  a a  is
35. If f  x   0 2cosx 3 then lim f  x  
x 
0 1 2cos x a) x x 1  log x   ax a 1
a) -1 b) 1 c) 0 d) 3 b) x x 1  log x   ax a 1  a x log a
Ans. a c) x x 1  log x   a a 1  log x 
3
Sol. f  x   4cos x  3cos x
d) x x 1  log x   a a 1  log a   ax a 1
 cos 3x
Ans. b
limcos 3x  cos 3
x  d
 1
Sol.
dx

x x  xa  a x  aa 

1 2 3 40. Consider the following statements :

36. 3 2
If x  2x  9x  18  0 and A  4 x 6 then Statement 1 :
7 8 9 dy log10 e 1
If y  log10 x  log e x then  
dx x x
the maximum value of A is
Statement 2 :
a) 96 b) 36 c) 24 d) 120
d log x d log x
Ans. a If  log10 x   and  log e x  
dx log10 dx log e
Sol.  x  2  x 2  9   0 a) Statement 1 is true ; Statement 2 is false
x  2,3, 3 b) Statement 1 is false ; statement 2 is true
f  x   A  12x  60 c) Both statements 1 and 2 are true
d) Both statements 1 and 2 are false
Max value at x  3
Ans. a
 A  96
Sol. x x 1  log x   ax a 1  a x log ea
logx
 x 3  1 1  x   y  logx
37. At x=1, the function f(x)=  is log10
 x  1   x  1
dy 1 1
a) continuous and differentiable  
dx x log10 x
b) continuous and non-differentiable
c) discontinuous and differentiable
41. If the parametric equation of curve is given by
d) discontinuous and non-differentiable

Ans. b x  cos   log tan and y  sin  , then the
2
Sol. lim x 3  1  0
x 1
dy
points for which  0 are given by
lim  x  1  0 dx
x 1

F is continuous n 
2
a)   ,n  z b)    2n  1 , n  z
3x 1 x   2 2
f ' x   
 1   x  c)    2n  1 , n  z d)   n, n  z
f ' 1   3,f ' 1   1 Ans. d
dx 1 1
 f is not differentiable Sol.   sin   .sec 2  
d  2 2
tan  
2 dy 2
38. If y   cos x 2  , then is equal to
dx 1 1
  sin     sin  
a) -4x sin2x2 b) -x sin x2 
  
  sin 
2sin   cos  
c) -2x sin 2x2 d) -x cos2x2 2 2
Ans. c 1  sin2  dx cos2  dy
 ;  ;  cos 
dy sin  d sin  d
Sol.
dx

 2cos x 2 .  sinx 2 2x  dy
 0 ; tan   0
 2x sin  2x  2
dx
  n,n  z
 2 3 5 dy 45. The function f  x   x 2  2x is strictly
42. If y   x  1  x  2  x  3  then at x  4
dx decreasing in the interval
is equal to a)  ,1 b) 1,  c) R d)  ,  
a)108 b) 54 c) 36 d) 516
Ans. a
Ans. d
Sol. log y  2log  x  1  3 log  x  2  5 log  x  3  Sol. f '  x   0 ; 2  x  1  0
x 1 ; x   , 1
dy 2 2 5  2 3 5 
  x  1  x  2  x  3    
dx  x  1 x  2 x  3  46. The maximum slope of the curve
3 2
 dy  y   x  3x  2x  27 is
   516
 dx  x  4 a) 1 b) 23 c) 5 d) -23
Ans. c
43. A particle starts form rest and its angular dy
Sol. Slope m   3x 2  6x  2
displacement (in radians) is given by dx
t2 t dm
  . If the angular velocity at the end of 0 ;  6x  6  0
20 5 dx
x 1 ; m  3  6  2  5
t = 4 is k, then the value of 5k is
a) 0.6 b) 5 c) 5k d) 3
Ans. d
47.

x 3 sin tan1  x 4   dx is equal to
Sol.
d 2t 1
 
 1 x 8

dt 20 5
t 1 a)

 cos tan1  x 4    C b) 
cos tan1  x 4   C
  4 4
10 5
 d  4 1 
 cos tan 1
 x 
3

sin tan1  x 4   C
    c)  C d)
 dt  4 10 5 3 4
3 Ans. a
k
5 4x 3
Sol. Tan1 x 4  t ; dx  dt
5k  3 1  x8

44. If the parabola y  x 2  6x   passes through 1 1 1

I
4
sin tdt 
4
cos t  c 
4
cos Tan1 x 4  c  
3
the point  0,2 and has its tangent at x 
2
parallel to x axis, then x 2dx
48. The value of  is equal to
a)   2,   2 b)   2,   2 x6  a6
c)   2,   2 d)   2,   2 a) log x 3  x 6  a 6  c
Ans. c
Sol. y  x 2  6x   passes through  0,2  b) log x 3  x 6  a 6  c
2 1
c) log x 3  x 6  a 6  c
dy 3
 2x  6
dx 1
d) log x 3  x 6  a 6  c
 dy  3
  0
 dx  x  3 Ans. c
2

3
Sol. x3  t 3x 2dx  dt
2    6  0 1 1 1
2 I  dt  log  t  t 2  a 6 
3 2 3  
3  6 2
t  a 3
 
2
1
 log  x 3  x 6  a 6   c
3  
 xe x dx 53. The area of the region bounded by
49. The value of  1  x  2
is equal to 2
y  16  x and x-axis is
a) e x 1  x   c b) e x 1  x 2   c a) 8 square units b) 20 square units
c) 16 square units d) 256 square units
2 ex
c) e x 1  x   c d) c Ans. a
1 x
Sol. x 2  y 2  16
Ans. d
1 2
 x  1  1 e x  1 1    4   8
x 2
Sol.  1  x 2 dx   e  1  x  1  x 2  dx
 
ex x2 y 2
 c 54. If the area of the Ellipse is   1 is 20
1 x 25  2
square units, then  is
x  1  sinx  a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
50. The value of e 1  cos x dx is equal to
  Ans. a
x x2 y2
a) e x tan c b) ex tan x  c Sol.  1
2 25 2
c) e x 1  cos x   c d) e x 1  sin x   c ab  .5.   20
Ans. a   4    4
 x x
 1  2sin 2 cos 2 
x 55. Solution of Differential Equating xdy – ydx = 0
Sol.  e  x
 dx
 represents
 2cos2
 2  a) A rectangular Hyperbola
 1 x x b) Parabola whose vertex is at origin
  e x  sec 2  Tan  dx
2 2 2 c) Straight line passing through origin
x d) A circle whose centre is origin
 e x Tan  c
2 Ans. c
Sol. xdy  ydx

4
dy y

51. If In   tann x dx where n is positive integer dx x
0 y
m
then I10  I8 is equal to x
1 1 1 y  mx
a) 9 b) c) d)
7 8 9
Ans. d dy y  1
56. The number of solutions of  when
1 dx x  1
Sol. In  In 2 
n 1 y 1  2 is
a) three b) one
4042
x dx c) infinite d) two
52. The value of  is equal to
0 x  4042  x Ans. b
a) 4042 b) 2021 c) 8084 d) 1010 Sol. One solution
Ans. b
b
f x ba
Sol.  f  x   f  a  b  x  dx 
a
2
 
57. A vector a makes equal acute angles on the 60. If the area of the parallelogram with a and b
coordinate axis. Then the projection of vector as two adjacent sides is 15 sq. units then the
   
b  5iˆ  7ˆj  k
ˆ on a is area of the parallelogram having 3a  2 b and
 
11 11 4 3 a  3 b as two adjacent sides in sq. units is
a) b) c) d)
15 3 5 5 3 a) 45 b) 75 c) 105 d) 120
Ans. b Ans. c
Sol. a  ˆi  ˆj  k
ˆ
Sol. a  b  15
b.a 5  7  1 11
a

3

3
 3a  2b   a  3b   9  a  b     b  a 
 7  a  b   7  15  105
58. The diagonals of a parallelogram are the
vectors 3iˆ  6ˆj  2k
ˆ and ˆi  2ˆj  8k
ˆ then the
length of the shorter side of parallelogram is
a) 2 3 b) 14 c) 3 5 d) 4 3
Ans. GRACE
d1  d2 2i  4 j  10k
Sol. a   i  2 j  5k
2 2
a  30

d1  d 2 4i  8 j  6k
b    2i  4 j  3k
2 2
2
b   29
4  16  9

   
59. If a .b  0 and a  b makes an angle 60o with

a then
   
a) a  2 b b) 2 a  b
   
c) a  3 b d) 3 a  b
Ans. d
2

Sol. cos 60 
 a  b  .a  a 0

2 2
ab a a  b

1 a

2 2 2
a  b
2 2 2
a  b 4a
2 2
b 3a

b  3a