CHAPTERWISE A LEVEL QUESTIONS

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SUBJECT MATHEMATICS
FOR CLASS XII

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01. INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Q01. Find the principal value of cos1x, for x =

Q02. Evaluate: (a) tan 1 sin
2

3
.
2
3
(b) sin 1 cos sin 1
2

(c) sin 2 cot1(5/12).

9
y
Q03. Find the value of: (a) tan 1 tan
(b) tan[tan 1 (4)]
(c) sec tan1 .

8
2
Q04. Prove that tan (cot1x) = cot (tan1x). State with reason, whether the equality is valid for all
values of x?
Q05. Find the value of tan (cos1x). Hence evaluate tan cos1 (8/17).
Q06. What is the value of cos [sin1(1/4) + sec1(4/3)]?
Q07. Prove that cot17 + cot18 + cot118 = cot13.
Q08. Find the value of sin [2 tan1(2/3)] + cos (tan1 3 ).

Q09. Solve the equation: sin16x + sin1 6 3 x = .

2
43
Q10. Evaluate: (a) sin1 cos
(b) cos1 [cos (680)].

for some x R, then write the value of cot1x.

10
Write the domain of: (a) sin12x (b) sin1(x2) (c) cos1(x2 4)
(d) sin1x + cos x.
Determine the greatest and least values of (sin1x)2 + (cos1x)2.
Let A = sin1 [sin (600)]. Write the value of A.
Write the value of (a) sin [2 sin1(0.6)]
(b) sin [2 tan1(.75)].
1
The equation tan1x cot1x = tan1
has two solutions. True/ False?
3
If 2 sin 1 x cos 1 x then, write the values of and .

Q11. If tan1x =
Q12.
Q13.
Q14.
Q15.
Q16.
Q17.

Q18. Evaluate tan2 sec12 + cot2 csc13.

Q19. Find the real solutions of the equation tan 1 x(x 1) sin 1 x 2 + x + 1
Q20. If 2 tan1 cos A = tan1(2 cosec A) then, show that A =

.
2

.
4

4 7
3 4 7
1
Q21. Show that tan sin 1
and, justify why the other value
is ignored?
3
4
3
2
Q22. If a1, a2, a3, ..., an is an arithmetic progression with common difference d, then evaluate the
following expression:

d
d
d
1
1
1
tan tan 1
tan
tan
... tan
.
1
a
a
1
a
a
1
a
a
1
a
a

1 2
2 3
3 4
n 1 n

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Q23. What is the domain of: (a) cos1(2x 1)

(b) sin 1 x 1 .
Q24. If cos1 + cos1 + cos1 = 3, then what is the value of ( + ) + ( + ) + ( + )?

Q25.
Q26.
Q27.

State True or False for the statement in each of the Q25 to Q30:
All trigonometric functions have inverse over their respective domains.
The value of the expression (cos1 x)2 is equal to sec2 x.
The domain of trigonometric functions can be restricted to any one of their branch (not
necessarily principal value) in order to obtain their inverse functions.
Q28. The least numerical value, either positive or negative of angle is called principal value of
the inverse trigonometric function.
Q29. The graph of inverse trigonometric function can be obtained from the graph of their
corresponding trigonometric function by interchanging x and y axes.
Q30. The minimum value of n for which tan1(n/ ) > /4, n N, is valid is 5.

02. MATRICES & DETERMINANTS

Q01. Construct a matrix A = [a ij ]22 whose elements aij are given by a ij e 2i x sin jx .
Q02. Show that a matrix which is both symmetric and skew symmetric is a zero matrix.
Q03. If A is 3 3 invertible matrix, then show that for any scalar k (non-zero), kA is invertible
1
and (kA)1 = A1.
k
2 3
2
5
Q04. Let A =
. Then show that A 4A + 7 I = O. Using this result, calculate A also.

1
2

Q05. If A and B are square matrices of the same order, then what is the value of (A + B) (A B)?
Q06. If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then (AB BA) is a skew symmetric
matrix. True/ False?
Q07. If a matrix has 28 elements, what are the possible orders it can have? What if it has 13
elements?
Q08. Prove by Mathematical Induction that (A) n = (An), where n N for any square matrix A.
Q09. If A is square matrix such that A2 = A, show that (I + A)3 = 7A + I.
Q10. If AB = BA for any two square matrices, prove by using principle of mathematical
induction that, (AB) n = AnBn.
0 2y z

Q11. Find x, y, z if A x y z satisfies A = A1.

x y z

Q12. Find the total number of possible matrices of order 3 3 with each entry being 2 or 0.
Q13. If A and B are two matrices of the order 3 m and 3 n, respectively, and m = n, then what
is the order of matrix (5A 2B)?
Q14. If A is matrix of order m n and B is a matrix such that AB and BA are both defined, then
what is the order of matrix B?
Q15. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then evaluate (A I)3 + (A + I)3 7A.

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1 x x2
1 1
1
Q16. If 1 = 1 y y 2 , 2 = yz zx xy , then prove that 1 2 0 .
1 z z2
x y z
23 3

Q17. Prove that: (a)

15 46
3 115

10 = 0

5
15

(b)

C1
n
C2

1
n+2

C1
n+2
C2

1
n+4
n+4

C1 8 .
C2

sin 3

Q18. Find the value of , satisfying 4 3 cos 2 0 .

7 7
2

cos x

f(x)
Q19. Let f (x) = 2sin x x 2x then, evaluate: lim 2 .
x 0 x
sin x x x

Q20. If it is given that A and B are two skew-symmetric matrices of same order, then AB is
symmetric matrix if _______.
Q21. The sum of the products of elements of any row with the co-factors of corresponding
elements is equal to _________.

Q22.
Q23.
Q24.
Q25.
Q26.
Q27.
Q28.
Q29.
Q30.
Q31.
Q32.
Q33.
Q34.
Q35.
Q36.
Q37.
Q38.
Q39.
Q40.

State True or False for the statement in each of the Q22 to Q40:
A matrix denotes a number.
Matrices of any order can be added.
Two matrices are equal if they have same number of rows and same number of columns.
Matrices of different order can not be subtracted.
Matrix addition is associative as well as commutative.
Matrix multiplication is commutative.
A square matrix where every element is unity is called an identity matrix.
If A and B are two square matrices of the same order, then A + B = B + A.
If A and B are two matrices of the same order, then A B = B A.
If matrix AB = O, then A = O or B = O or both A and B are null matrices.
Transpose of a column matrix is a column matrix.
If A and B are two square matrices of the same order, then AB = BA.
If each of the three matrices of the same order are symmetric, then their sum is a
symmetric matrix.
If A and B are any two matrices of the same order, then (AB) = AB.
If (AB) = BA, where A and B are not square matrices, then number of rows in A is equal
to number of columns in B and number of columns in A is equal to number of rows in B.
If A, B and C are square matrices of same order, then AB = AC always implies that B = C.
AA is always a symmetric matrix for any matrix A.
If A is skew symmetric matrix, then A2 is a symmetric matrix.
(AB)1 = A1 B1, where A and B are invertible matrices satisfying commutative property
with respect to multiplication.

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03. CONTINUITY & DIFFERENTIABILITY

x 3 x 2 16x 20
,x2

is continuous at x = 2, find the value of k.

Q01. If f (x) =
(x 2)2

k, x 2

Q02. Given f (x) = 1/ (x 1). Find the points of discontinuity of composite function y = f [ f (x) ].
Q03. Let f (x) = x |x| , for all x R. Discuss the derivability of f (x) at x = 0.
3
Q04. If f (x) = |cos x|, find f
.
4

Q05. If f (x) = |cos x sinx|, find f .
6
Q06. The function f (x) = 1/( x [x] ) is discontinuous for all x Z. True/ False?
Q07. Write the set of points where the function f given by f (x) = |x 3|cos x is differentiable.
Q08. Write the number of points at which f (x) = 1/ log|x| is discontinuous.
1

, x0
|x a|sin
at x = 0.
Q09. Examine the continuity of the function f (x)
xa

0, x = 0
Q10.
Q11.
Q12.
Q13.

Find all points of discontinuity of the function f (t) = 1/ (t2 + t 2), where t = 1/ (x1).
Show that the function f (x) = |sin x + cos x| is continuous at x = .
Differentiate log[log (log x5)] with respect to x.
Find dy/dx, if x = e ( + 1/ ) and y = e ( 1/ ).
dy
b
.
Q14. If x = a sin2t (1 + cos2t) and y = b cos2t (1 cos2t), show that

dx at t = /4 a

2
x 3x p, if x 1
Q15. Find the values of p and q, so that f (x)
is differentiable at x = 1.
qx + 2, if x > 1
Q16. Write the set of points where the function f given by f (x) = |2x 1|sin x is differentiable.

04. APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES

Q01. For the curve y = 5x 2x3, if x increases at the rate of 2units/sec, then how fast is the slope
of curve changing when x = 3?
Q02. Water is dripping out from a conical funnel of semi-vertical angle /4 at the uniform rate
of 2cm2/sec in the surface area, through a tiny hole at the vertex of the bottom. When the
slant height of cone is 4cm, find the rate of decrease of the slant height of water.
Q03. Find the angle of intersection of the curves y2 = x and x2 = y.
Q04. Prove that the function f (x) = tan x 4x is strictly decreasing on (/3, /3).
Q05. Show that the function f (x) = 4x3 18x2 + 27x 7 has neither maxima nor minima.
Q06.
Q07.
Q08.
Q09.

Using differentials, find the approximate value of .082 .

Find the condition for the curves x2/a2 y2/b2 = 1; xy = c2 to intersect orthogonally.
Show that the local maximum value of x + 1/x is less than local minimum value.
Water is dripping out at a steady rate of 1 cu. cm/sec through a tiny hole at the vertex of
the conical vessel, whose axis is vertical. When the slant height of water in the vessel is

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Q10.
Q11.
Q12.
Q13.
Q14.
Q15.

Q16.

Q17.

Q18.
Q19.

Q20.

Q21.

4cm, find the rate of decrease of slant height, where the vertical angle of the conical vessel
is /6.
Find the angle of intersection of the curves y2 = 4ax and x2 = 4by.
Find the maximum and minimum values of f (x) = sec x + log cos2x, 0 < x < 2.
Find the area of greatest rectangle that can be inscribed in an ellipse with major axis along
x-axis and centre at the origin.
Find the difference between the greatest and least values of the function f (x) = sin2x x,
on the interval [/2, /2].
An isosceles triangle of vertical angle 2 is inscribed in a circle of radius a. Show that the
area of triangle is maximum when = /6.
A spherical ball of salt is dissolving in water in such a manner that the rate of decrease of
the volume at any instant is proportional to the surface. Prove that the radius is decreasing
at a constant rate.
A kite is moving horizontally at a height of 151.5meters. If the speed of kite is 10m/s, how
fast is the string being let out; when the kite is 250m away from the boy who is flying the
kite? The height of boy is 1.5m.
Two men A and B start with velocities v at the same time from the junction of two roads
inclined at 45 to each other. If they travel by different roads, find the rate at which they
are being separated.
Find the approximate volume of metal in a hollow spherical shell whose internal and
external radii are 3cm and 3.0005cm, respectively.
2
1
A man, 2m tall, walks at the rate of 1 m/s towards a street light which is 5 m above
3
3
the ground. At what rate is the tip of his shadow moving? At what rate is the length of the
1
shadow changing when he is 3 m from the base of the light?
3
A swimming pool is to be drained for cleaning. If L represents the number of litres of
water in the pool t seconds after the pool has been plugged off to drain and L = 200(10 t)2.
How fast is the water running out at the end of 5seconds? What is the average rate at
which the water flows out during the first 5 seconds?
Let x and y are the sides of two squares such that y = x x2. Find the rate of change of the
area of second square with respect to the area of first square.

Q22. Show that f (x) = 2x + cot1x + log( 1 x 2 x) is increasing in R.

Q23. A telephone company in a town has 500 subscribers on its list and collects fixed charges of
`300/- per subscriber per year. The company proposes to increase the annual subscription
and it is believed that for every increase of `1/- one subscriber will discontinue the service.
Find what increase will bring maximum profit?
x2 y2
Q24. If the straight line x cos + y sin = p touches the curve 2 2 = 1, then prove that
a
b
2
2
2
2
2
a cos + b sin p .
Q25. If the sum of the surface areas of cube and a sphere is constant, what is the ratio of an edge
of the cube to the diameter of the sphere, when the sum of their volumes is minimum?
Q26. AB is a diameter of a circle and C is any point on the circle. Show that the area of ABC is
maximum, when it is isosceles.
Q27. A metal box with a square base and vertical sides is to contain 1024cm3. The material for
the top and bottom costs `5/cm2 and the material for the sides costs `2.50/cm2. Find the
least cost of the box.
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Q28. The sum of the surface areas of a rectangular parallelopiped with sides x, 2x and x/3 and a
sphere is given to be constant. Prove that the sum of their volumes is minimum, if x is
equal to three times the radius of the sphere. Also find the minimum value of the sum of
their volumes.

05. INTEGRAL CALCULUS [INDEFINTE & DEFINITE INTEGRALS]

b
3c 3 x 2 w.r.t. x.
2
x x
x3
dx
Q03. Write the value of: (a) 4
x 3x 2 2
Q01. Integrate

2a

Q02. Evaluate:

(b)

tan

x sec 4 x dx .

dx

2sin x 5cos x .
2

x2
x 4 x2 2 dx .
Q06. What is the integral value of sin2x/(sin x + cos x) within the limits x = 0 to x = /2 ?

Q04. Find the value of:

x tan x dx .

Q05. Evaluate:

Q07. Evaluate:

x (tan

x)2 dx .

f (x)dx , where

Q08. Evaluate

f (x) = |x + 1| + |x| + |x 1|.

1
b+c

Q09. Is

f (x)dx equal to

a+c

f (x+c) dx ? Yes/No?
a

Q10. If f and g are continuous functions in [0, 1] satisfying f (x) = f (a x) and g (x) + g (a x) = a,
a

then evaluate:

f (x). g(x)dx .
0

Q11. If

dx

1 9t

and d2 y/dx2 = ay then, determine the value of a.

1

x 3 |x| 1
Q12. The value of the definite integral 2
dx is 2 log(2). True/ False?
x 2|x| 1
1
1

Q13. If

et
0 1 t dt = a , then write the value of

et
0 (1 t)2 dt .

sin 6 x
(b)
dx .
cos 8 x
0

Q14. Evaluate: a) |x cosx|dx

2

Q15. Verify the following integrals:

2x 1
dx = x log (2x+3) 2 C
(a)
2x 3
Q16. Evaluate the following indefinite integrals:
x dx
(a) tan 2 x sec 4 x dx
(b)
x 1
(d)

(g)

1+ x 2

(e)

cos x cos2x
dx
1 cos x

(h)

2x 3
dx = log|x 2 3x| C .
2
3x

cos 5x + cos 4x
dx
1 2cos3x

dx

(b)

dx
x4 1

(c)

x1/2dx
1 x3/ 4
x

dx
a x3
x + sinx
dx .
(i)
1 cos x

(f)

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Q17. Evaluate the following definite integrals:

/2

(a)

/2

(c)

1/2

tan x dx
1 m 2 tan 2 x

/3

(b)

/2

1 cos x dx
(1 cos x)5/2

(d)

(a
0

1 x2

[Hint: Put x = sin ]

dx
[Hint: Divide Nr&Dr by cos4x]
2
2
2
cos x+b sin x)
2

/4

(f)

x logsinx dx
0

Q18. Evaluate:

(e)

dx

(1 x )

log(sinx + cosx)dx .

/4

x 2dx
x4 x2 12 .

06. APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS

Q01. Find the area of the region bounded by the curve ay2 = x3, the y-axis, y = a and y = 2a.
Q02. Find the area enclosed by the curve x = 3 cos t and y = 2 sin t.
Q03. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves x = at2 and y = 2at between the ordinate
corresponding to t = 1 and t = 2.
Q04. The area of the region bounded by the curve y = x2 + x, x-axis and the line x = 2 and x = 5 is
equal to 297/6 sq.units. True/False?
Q05. Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x3, y = x + 6 and x = 0.
Q06. Calculate the area under the curve y = 2 x included between the lines x = 0 and x = 1.

07. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Q01. Find the differential equation of all non-horizontal lines lying in a plane.
2

d2y
d2y
dy
2
Q02. Write the degree of the differential equation
3
x log dx 2 .
dx 2
dx

Q03. The solution of differential equation 2x y1 y = 3 represents a family of parabolas. Yes/No?

Q04. Write the integrating factor of (dy/dx) (x log x) + y = 2 log x.
y
y cos x
x
Q05. Show that F(x, y) =
a homogeneous function. What is its degree?
y
x cos
x
Q06. Solve: (x + y) (dx dy) = dx + dy.
Q07. Write the integrating factor of the difeerential equation

dy
1 y
.
y
dx
x

08. VECTOR ALGEBRA

Q01. If the points (1, 1, 2), (2, m, 5) and (3, 11, 6) are collinear, find the value of m.

Q02. If a and b are unit vectors then what is the angle between a and b for 3a b to be a
unit vector?
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Q03. If a and b are the position vectors of A and B respectively then, find the position vector of
a point C in BA produced such that BC = 1.5 BA.

Q04. The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to the vectors a 2i j 2k and

b j k is two. True/False?

Q05. When will the vector a b bisects the angle between the non-collinear vectors a and b ?

09. THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

Q01. The x-coordinate of a point on the line joining the points Q(2, 2, 1) and R(5, 1, 2) is 4. Find
its z-coordinate.
x+ 3 y 4 z+8
Q02. Find the distance of the point ( 2, 4, 5) from the line
.

3
5
6
Q03. Find the coordinates of the point where the line through (3, 4, 5) and (2, 3, 1) crosses
the plane passing through three points (2, 2, 1), (3, 0, 1) and (4, 1, 0).
Q04. Find the distance of the point (1, 5, 10) from the point of intersection of the line

and the plane r.(i j + k)
= 5.
r 2i j + 2k + p(3i 4 j + 2k)
Q05. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by following equations:
3l + m + 5n = 0 and 6mn 2nl + 5lm = 0.
Q06. The coordinates of the foot of perpendicular drawn from the point (2, 5, 7) on the x-axis
are given by (2, 0, 0). True/False?
Q07. Write the equation of x-axis in space.
Q08. Show that the points A(1, 2, 3), B(2, 3, 4) and C(7, 0, 1) are collinear.
and r r 2j 5k +(6i 3j + 2k)
intersect
Q09. Check if the lines r r 3i 2 j + 6k + (2i j + 2k)
each other? If they intersect then, find the angle at which they cut each other.
Q10. Find the equation of a plane which bisects perpendicularly the line joining the points
given as A(2, 3, 4) and B(4, 5, 8) at right angles.
Q11. Find the equation of a plane which is at a distance 3 3 units from origin and the normal to
which is equally inclined to coordinate axis.
Q12. If the line drawn from the point say P(2, 1, 3) meets a plane at right angle at the point
Q(1, 3, 3) then, find the equation of the plane.
Q13. Find the equations of the two lines through the origin which intersect the line
x 3 y 3 z

at an angle of 60o each.

2
1
1
Q14. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations:
l + m + n = 0, l2 + m2 n2 = 0.
Q15. If a variable line in two adjacent positions has direction cosines l, m, n and l + l, m + m, n
+ n, show that the small angle between the two positions is given by
2 = l2 + m2 + n2.
Q16. O is the origin and A is (a, b, c).Find the direction cosines of the line OA and the equation
of plane through A at right angle to OA.
Q17. Two systems of rectangular axis have the same origin. If a plane cuts them at distances a,
b, c and a, b, c, respectively, from the origin, prove that:
1
1
1
1
1
1
2 2 2 2 2.
2
a
b
c
a'
b' c'

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Q18. Find the equations of line passing through the point (3, 0, 1) and parallel to the planes
x + 2y = 0 and 3y z = 0 .
Q19. The plane x y z = 4 is rotated through an angle of 90o about its line of intersection with
the plane x + y + 2z = 4. Find its equation in the new position.
Q20. The plane ax + by = 0 is rotated about its line of intersection with the plane z = 0 through
an angle . Prove that the equation of the plane in its new position is given by

ax by

a 2 b2 tan z 0 .

Q21. A mirror and a source of light are situated at the origin O and at a point on OX
respectively. A ray of light from the source strikes the mirror and is reflected. If the
direction ratios of the normal plane are 1, 1, 1 then, find the direction cosines of the
reflected ray.
Q22. Show that the points (1,1, 3) and (3, 3, 3) are equidistant from the plane 5x + 2y 7z + 9 = 0
and lies on the opposite side of it.
Q23. Show that the straight lines whose direction cosines are given by 2l + 2m n = 0 and
mn + nl + lm = 0 are at right angles.
Q24. If l1, m1, n1; l2, m2, n2; l3, m3, n3 are the direction cosines of three mutually perpendicular
lines, then prove that the line whose direction cosines are proportional to l1 + l2 + l3, m1 + m2
+ m3, n1 + n2 + n3 makes equal angles with them.

10. LINEAR PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS

Q01. A manufacturer of electronic circuits has a stock of 200 resistors, 120 transistors and 150
capacitors and is required to produce two types of circuits A and B. Type A requires 20
resistors, 10 transistors and 10 capacitors. Type B requires 10 resistors, 20 transistors and
30 capacitors. If the profit on type A circuit is Rs.50 and that of type B circuit is Rs.60,
formulate this as a linear programming problem so that the manufacturer can maximize
his profit. Also solve the L.P.P. graphically to find the maximum profit. The owner of this
manufacturing unit is knowingly producing defective circuitries with an aim of earning
more money. How would you stop him doing that by making him conscious of his
wrong act?
Q02. An oil company requires 13000, 20000, and 15000 barrels of high grade, medium grade and
low grade oil respectively. Refinery A produces 100, 300, and 200 barrels per day of high,
medium and low grade oil respectively whereas Refinery B produces 200, 400, and 100
barrels per day respectively. If A costs Rs.400 per day and B costs Rs.300per day to
operate, how many days should each refinery be run to minimize the cost of meetingrequirements?
Q03. In order to supplement daily diet, a person wishes to take some X and some Y tablets. The
contents of iron, calcium and vitamins in X and Y (in milligrams per tablet) are given as
below:
Tablets
Iron
Calcium Vitamin
X
6
3
2
Y
2
3
4

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The person needs at least 18mg of iron, 21mg of calcium and 16mg of vitamins. The price
of each tablet of X and Y is Rs.2 and Re.1 respectively. How many tablets of each should
the person take in order to satisfy the above requirement at the minimum cost?
Q04. Vishu has two courses to prepare for final examination. Each hour of study, he devotes to
course A is expected to return Rs.600 in terms of long range job benefits. Each hour
devoted to course B is expected to return Rs.300 in terms of long range job benefits. The
stores are closed and Vishu has only 15 chewing gums. He finds that he consumes one
chewing gums every 20 minutes while studying course B and every 12 minutes while
studying course A. Time is running short only four hours are left to prepare. Vishu feels
that he must devote at least 2 hours to study. Using linear programming determine an
optimal policy for Vishu that would maximize his return in terms of long range job
benefits.
Q05. A catering agency has two kitchens to prepare food at two places A and B. From these
places Mid Day Meal is to be supplied to three different schools situated at P, Q and R.
The monthly requirements of the schools are respectively 40, 40 and 50 food packets. A
packet contains lunch for 1000 students. Preparing capacities of kitchens A and B are 60
and 70 packets respectively. The transportation cost per packet from the kitchens to
schools is given below:
Transportation cost per packet (in Rs.)
To

From

A
B
P
5
4
Q
4
2
R
3
5
How many packets from each kitchen should be transported to the schools so that the cost
of transportation is minimum? Also find the minimum cost. While transportation of food
packets from the kitchens, 10 packets got stolen. You know the thief, who is a poor
friend of yours. How would you inform the kitchen owner of the theft and, at the same
time saving your friend?
Q06. A man rides his motorcycle at the speed of 50 km/hour. He has to spend Rs.2 per km on
petrol. If he rides it at a faster speed of 80 km/hour, the petrol cost increases to Rs.3 per
km. He has at most Rs.120 to spend on petrol and one hours time. Find the maximum
distance that he can travel using LPP.
Q07. Corner points of the feasible region determined by a system of linear constraints are found
to be (0, 10), (5, 5), (15, 15), (0, 20). Let Z = p x + q y, where p, q > 0. Write the condition(s)
on p and q so that the maximum of Z occurs at both the points (15, 15) and (0, 20).

11. PROBABILITY THE THEORY OF CHANCES

Q01. In a binomial distribution, the sum of mean and variance of 5 trials is known to be 3.75.
Find the distribution.
Q02. The probability of simultaneous occurrence of at least one of two events A and B is p. If
the probability that exactly one of A, B occurs is q, prove that P (A) + P (B) = 2 2p + q.

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Q03. 10% of the bulbs produced in a factory are of red colour and 2% are red and defective. If
one bulb is picked up at random, determine the probability of its being defective if it is
red in colour.
Q04. Two dice are thrown together. Let A be the event getting 6 on the first die and B be the
event getting 2 on the second die. Are the events A and B independent?
Q05. A committee of 4 students is selected at random from a group consisting 8 boys and 4
girls. Given that there is at least one girl on the committee, calculate the probability that
there are exactly 2 girls on the committee.
Q06. Find the probability that in 10 throws of a fair die a score which is a multiple of 3 will be
obtained in at least 8 of the throws.
Q07. In a dice game, a player pays a stake of Re.1 for each throw of a die. She receives Rs.5 if the
die shows a 3, Rs.2 if the die shows a 1 or 6, and nothing otherwise. What is the players
expected profit per throw over a long series of throws?
Q08. Suppose 10,000 tickets are sold in a lottery each for Re.1. First prize is of Rs.3000 and the
second prize is of Rs.2000. There are three third prizes of Rs.500 each. If you buy one
ticket, what is your expectation?
Q09. A bag contains 4 white and 5 black balls. Another bag contains 9 white and 7 black balls. A
ball is transferred from the first bag to the second and then a ball is drawn at random from
the second bag. Find the probability that the ball drawn is white.
Q10. A box has 5 blue and 4 red balls. One ball is drawn at random and not replaced. Its colour
is also not noted. Then another ball is drawn at random. What is the probability of second
ball being blue?
Q11. Suppose you have two coins which appear identical in your pocket. You know that one is
fair and one is 2-headed. If you take one out, toss it and get a head, what is the probability
that it was a fair coin?
Q12. Suppose that 6% of the people with blood group O are left handed and 10% of those with
other blood groups are left handed 30% of the people have blood group O. If a left handed
person is selected at random, what is the probability that he/she will have blood group O?
Q13. The random variable X can take only the values 0, 1, 2. Given that P(X = 0) = P (X = 1) = p
and that E(X2) = E(X), find the value of p.
Q14. A and B throw a pair of dice alternately. A wins the game if he gets a total of 6 and B wins
if she gets a total of 7. It A starts the game, find the probability of winning the game by A
in third throw of the pair of dice.
Q15. An urn contains m white and n black balls. A ball is drawn at random and is put back into
the urn along with k additional balls of the same colour as that of the ball drawn. A ball is
again drawn at random. Show that the probability of drawing a white ball now does not
depend on k.
Q16. Three bags contain a number of red and white balls as follows:
Bag I : 3 red balls, Bag II : 2 red balls and 1 white ball, Bag III : 3 white balls.
The probability that bag i will be chosen and a ball is selected from it is i/6, where i = 1, 2,
3. What is the probability that (i) a red ball will be selected? (ii) a white ball is selected?
Q17. Refer to Previous Question. If a white ball is selected, what is the probability that it came
from (i) Bag II (ii) Bag III.
Q18. A shopkeeper sells three types of flower seeds A1, A2 and A3. They are sold as a mixture
where the proportions are 4:4:2 respectively. The germination rates of the three types of
seeds are 45%, 60% and 35%. Calculate the probability
(i) of a randomly chosen seed to germinate,
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(ii) that it will not germinate given that the seed is of type A3,
(iii) that it is of the type A2 given that a randomly chosen seed does not germinate.
Q19. A letter is known to have come either from TATA NAGAR or from CALCUTTA. On the
envelope, just two consecutive letter TA are visible. What is the probability that the letter
came from TATA NAGAR?
Q20. There are two bags, one of which contains 3 black and 4 white balls while the other
contains 4 black and 3 white balls. A die is thrown. If it shows up 1 or 3, a ball is taken
from the 1st bag; but it shows up any other number, a ball is chosen from the second bag.
Find the probability of choosing a black ball.
Q21. Let X be a discrete random variable whose probability distribution is defined as follows:
k(x + 1), for x =1, 2, 3, 4

P(X = x) = 2kx, for x = 5, 6, 7

0, otherwise

where k is a constant. Calculate

(i) the value of k (ii) E (X) (iii) Standard deviation of X.
Q22. The probability distribution of a random variable x is given as under:
kx 2 , for x =1, 2, 3

P(X = x) = 2kx, for x = 4, 5, 6

0, otherwise

where k is a constant. Calculate

(i) E(X)
(ii) E(3X2)
(iii) P(X 4).
Q23. A bag contains (2n + 1) coins. It is known that n of these coins have a head on both sides
where as the rest of the coins are fair. A coin is picked up at random from the bag and is
tossed. If the probability that the toss results in a head is 31/42, determine the value of n.

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HINTS / ANSWERS
(CHAPTERWISE A LEVEL QUESTIONS)
01. INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Q01.

Q02. a)

(b)

(c) 120/169

4 y2

Q03. a)
(b) 4
(c)
8
2
1
Q04. Let cot x = . Then cot = x
or, tan (/2 ) = x
tan1x = /2 .
So tan(cot1x ) = tan = cot (/2 ) = cot(/2 cot1x) = cot(tan1x).
The equality is valid for all values of x since tan1x and cot1x are true for all x R.

1 x 2 15
,
x
8

3 15 7
Q08. 37/26
16

2
Q09. 1/12
Q10. a)
(b) 40
Q11.
Q12. a) [1/2, 1/2]
10
5
(b) |x| 1 i.e., x [1, 1]
(c) x [ 5 , 3] [ 3 , 5]
(d) x R [ 1,1] i.e., [1, 1]
2
2
Q13. 5 /4, /8
Q14. /3
Q15. a) 0.96
(b) 0.96

Q05.

Q06.

Q16. It has unique solution, which is x =

3.

Q17. 0, =

Q18. 11

Q19. 0, 1

Q22. (an a1 )/(1 + a1 an)

Q23. a) [0, 1]
Q27. True

(b) [1, 2]
Q28. True

Q24. 6
Q29. True

Q25. False
Q30. False.

Q26. False

02. MATRICES & DETERMINANTS

e 2x sin x e 2x sin 2x
118 93
Q04.
Q05. A2 AB + BA B2 Q06. True
Q01. 4x

4x
31

118

e sin x e sin 2x
Q07. 28 1, 1 28, 4 7, 7 4, 14 2, 2 14. If matrix has 13 elements then its order will be either
1
1
1
,
,
13 1 or 1 13
Q11.
Q12. 512
Q13. 3 n
Q14. m n
2
6
3

Q18. n or n + ( 1)n Q19. 0
Q20. Self
Q21. Self
Q22. False
6
Q23. False
Q30. False
Q37. False

Q24. False
Q31. False
Q38. True

Q25. True
Q32. False
Q39. True

Q26. True
Q33. False
Q40. True.

Q27. False
Q34. True

Q28. False
Q35. False

Q29. True
Q36. True

03. CONTINUITY & DIFFERENTIABILITY

Q01. 7
Q02. Points of discontinuity: x = 1, 2
Q03. Since the left hand derivative and
right hand derivative both are equal, hence f is differentiable at x = 0.

3 1
Q04. When x , cos x < 0 so that |cos x| = cos x i.e., f(x) = cos x f

2
2
4

1

Q05. f = sin cos (1 3) .
Q06. True
Q07. R {3}
6
6
2
6
Q08. Discontinuity at X = 1, 0, 1. Hence total number of points of discontinuity = 3.

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5
x log x log log x 5

Q09. Continuous

Q10. 1, 2, 1/2

Q12.

1 + 2 3
Q13. e 2 3

2
1

Q15. p = 3, q = 5

Q16. R {1/2}.

04. APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES

2
cm/sec
Q03. /2, tan1(3/4)
4
Q05. Show that the critical point (which is x = 3/2) is the point of inflection. Q06. 0.2867
3a1/3 b1/3
1
Q07. a2 b2 = 0
Q09.
Q10. tan 1
cm/sec
2/3
2/3
2 3
2(a b )
Q01. Decreasing at the rate of 72units/sec

Q02.

Q11. Max. Value: 1, 1 at x = and 0 respectively; Min. Value: 2(1 log2), 2(1 log2) at x = /3
and 5/3 respectively.
Q12. 2ab sq.units
Q13. Difference: /2 (/2) = .
Q16. 8m/sec
Q17. [ 2 2 ]v units/sec Q18. 0.018 cm3
2
Q19. 2 m/sec towards light, 1m/sec
Q20. 2000 litres/sec, 3000 litres/sec
3
Q21. 2x3 3x + 1
Q23. `100
Q25. 1:1
Q27. `1920
2
2
.
Q28. x 3 1
3
27
05. INTEGRAL CALCULUS Indefinite & Definite Integrals
Q01. 4a x
(b)

b 9c 3 5

x k
x 5

tan 1
tan x k
5

10

Q02.

tan11 x tan 9 x

k
11
9

Q04.

x3
x2 1
tan 1 x log|1 x 2 | k
3
6 6

Q03.a) log

x2 2
x2 1

2
x 1
x1
tan 1
log
k
3
x+1
2 6
2 4 1
log 2
Q07.
Q08. 19/2
16
2

Q05. Put x2 = y for the partial fraction

Q06. (1/ 2 )log( 2 +1)

Q09. Yes

a
Q10. f (x) dx
20

Q14.a)

Q11. a = 9

(b) 1/7

Q12. True

Q13. a + 1 (e/2)

Q15.a) Self

(b) Self

Q16.a) (tan5x)/5 + (tan3x)/3 + C

x x x

(b) 2
x log x 1 C
2
3

4
(c) x 3/4 log|1 x 3/4 | C
3

1
1
(d) 1 2
3
x

2
x
(f) sin 1
3
a
Q17.a)

3/2

1
(e) sin 2x sin x + C
2

3/2

log m
m2 1

(g) 2 sin x + x + C
(b)

1
2

tan 1

2
3

(h)(1/2) sec1(x2) + C (i) x tan

(c) 3/2

(d)

x
C
2

a2 b2

4 a3b3

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(e)

2
1
log
2
2

(f)

1
log
4
2

Q18.

1
x2
3
x
log

tan 1
C.
7
x2
7
3

06. APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS

x2 y2
3 2 5/3

1 , in
a 2 1 sq.units
Q02. Note that it is the equation of ellipse
9
4
5
parametric form. Req. Area = 6 sq.units
Q03. Note that it is the equation of parabola
Q01.

56 2
a sq.units
3
Q06. 4/3 sq.units

y 2 4ax , in parametric form. Req. Area =

Q05. 10 sq.units

Q04. True

07. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

d 2x
0.
dy 2
Q02. Not defined
Q03. Yes
Q04. log x Q05. Degree = 0
Q06. Substitute x + y = z after seperating dx and dy.
Q07. ex/x
Q01. The general equation of all non-horizontal lines in a plane is ax + by = c

08. VECTOR ALGEBRA

3b
a
Q02. 30o
Q03.
2

Q05. When the vectors a and b are equal vectors.

Q01. m = 8
Q04. True

09. THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY

Q01. Use section formula z coordinate : 1
Q02. Write the given point on the line say
P(3, 4, 8). Then determine the coordinate of any random point on the given line say Q(3m 3,
5m + 4, 6m 8). Write the d.r.s of line PQ. Use the fact that PQ is er to the given line, to find
the value of m = 3/10. [In short, find the foot of perpendicular.] Hence, Required distance, PQ =
37
units .
Q03. (1, 2, 7)
Q04. 13units
Q05. cos1(1/6) Q06. True
10
Q07. y = 0, z = 0
Q08. Show that the d.r.s of lines AB and BC are proportional. By using the
fact that only parallel lines have proportionate d.r.s, the lines AB and BC are parallel. But since
B is a common point, so the points A, B C must be collinear.
Q09. Yes. Angle = cos1(19/21)
Q10. x + y + 2z = 19
Q11. x + y + z = 9
x y z
x y z
Q12. 3x 2 y + 6z = 27
Q13.
Q14. 60o

and

1 2 1
1 1 2
2
2
2

Q16. a x b y c z a + b + c
Q18. (x 3)i y j + (z 1)k = (2i j + 3k)
Q19. Given planes are 1 and 2 say. Required plane is 3 : x + y + 2z 4 + k (x y z 4) = 0.
Since the planes 1 and 3 are at right angles to each other so, (1 k) (1 k) (2 k) 0
k

2
. Hence, the required plane is: 5x y 4z 20 .
3

Q21. 1/3, 2/3, 2/3.

10. LINEAR PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS

Q01.
Q02.
Q03.
Q04.

Self
Self
Tablet X : 1, Tablet Y : 6
Self
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Q05. Self
Q06. To Maximize: Z = x + y. Subject to constraints: 2x + 3y 120, 8x + 5y 400, x 0, y 0
Q07. Self.
11. PROBABILITY THE THEORY OF CHANCES
Q01. Find p = q = 1/2. Then use P(X = r) = C(n, r) pr qnr where n = 5, r = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Q02. Since P(exactly one of A and B occurs) = q (given), we get
P(AB) P(AB) = q
p P(AB) = q
P(AB) = p q
1 P(AB) = p q
P(AB) = 1 p + q
P(A) + P(B) P(AB) = 1 p + q
P(A) + P(B) = (1 p + q) + P(A B) = (1 p + q) + [1 P(A B)] = (1 p + q) + (1 p)
= 2 2p + q.

Q03. 1/5
Q04. Events A and B are independent since P(A B) = P(A) P(B)
Q05. 168/225
Q06. Find P(at least 8 successes) = P(8) + P(9) + P(10) = 201/310
Q07. Rs.0.50
Q08. Rs.0.65
Q09. 85/153
Q10. 5/9
Q11. 1/3
Q12. 9/44
Q13. 1/2
Q14. 775/7776
Q16. 7/18, 11/18
Q17. 2/11, 9/11
Q18. 0.49, 0.65, 0.314
Q19. [MATHEMATICIA Vol 3 by OP Gupta, Chapter 13, Q108]
Let E1, E2 and E be the events defined as letter has come from CALCUTTA, letter has come
from TATANAGAR and two consecutive letters TA are visible on the envelope respectively.
n(E E1 )
Now P(E1) = 1/2, P(E2) = 1/2, P E|E1
1/7
n(E1 )
[As seven pairs of consecutive letters are CA, AL, LC, CU, UT, TT, TA],
n(E E 2 )
and, P E|E 2
2/8
n(E 2 )
[As eight pairs of consecutive letters are TA, AT, TA, AN, NA, AG, GA, AR].
Hence required probability, P E 2 |E 7/11.
Q20. 11/21
Q22. 4.32, 61.9, 15/22

Q21. 1/50, 5.2, 1.7 (Approx.)

Q23. 10.

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