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Maths — Practice Paper · Set 1
Part I — Short Answer Questions 14 × 2 = 28
Answer briefly. (Answer all questions.)
1.How many words, with or without meaning, each of 2 vowels and 3 consonants can be formed from the letters of the word DAUGHTER ?[2]
2.Find the area of the triangle formed by the lines joining the vertex of the parabola $x^2 = 12y$ to the ends of its latus rectum.[2]
3.Foci (± 4, 0), the latus rectum is of length 12[2]
4.$\dfrac{x^2}{100}+\dfrac{y^2}{400}=1$[2]
5.Find the derivative of (i) $2x-\dfrac34$ (ii) $(5x^3+3x-1)(x-1)$ (iii) $x^{-3}(5+3x)$ (iv) $x^5(3-6x^9)$ (v) $x^{-4}(3-4x^{-5})$ (vi) $\dfrac{2}{x+1}-\dfrac{x^2}{3x-1}$[2]
6.Find the distance between P (x1, y1) and Q (x2, y2) when : (i) PQ is parallel to the y-axis, (ii) PQ is parallel to the x-axis.[2]
7.Vertex (0,0), passing through (5,2) and symmetric with respect to y-axis.[2]
8.Find the equation of the lines through the point (3, 2) which make an angle of 45o with the line x – 2y = 3.[2]
9.Find the domain and the range of the real function f defined by $f(x)=|x-1|$ .[2]
10.State whether each of the following statement is true or false. Justify your answer. (i) { 2, 3, 4, 5 } and { 3, 6} are disjoint sets. (ii) { a, e, i, o, u } and { a, b, c, d }are disjoint sets. (iii) { 2, 6, 10, 14 } and { 3, 7, 11, 15} are disjoint sets. (iv) { 2, 6, 10 } and { 3, 7, 11} are disjoint sets.[2]
11.Intersecting the y-axis at a distance of 2 units above the origin and making an angle of 30o with positive direction of the x-axis.[2]
12.Passing through $\left(\dfrac{3}{2},2\right)$ and inclined with the x-axis at an angle of 75o.[2]
13.Find the lengths of the medians of the triangle with vertices A (0, 0, 6), B (0,4, 0) and (6, 0, 0).[2]
14.Let R be a relation from N to N defined by R = {(a, b) : a, b ∈N and a = b2}. Are the following true? (i) (a,a) ∈ R, for all a ∈ N (ii) (a,b) ∈ R, implies (b,a) ∈ R (iii) (a,b) ∈ R, (b,c) ∈ R implies (a,c) ∈ R. Justify your answer in each case.[2]
🔑 Show Answer Key — Set 1
- 1. $3600$ .
- 2. $18$ square units.
- 3. $\dfrac{x^2}{4}-\dfrac{y^2}{12}=1$ .
- 4. Foci $(0,\pm10\sqrt3)$ ; vertices $(0,\pm20)$ ; major axis length $40$ ; minor axis length $20$ ; eccentricity $\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2}$ ; latus rectum length $10$ .
- 5. (i) $2$ ; (ii) $20x^3-15x^2+6x-4$ ; (iii) $-\dfrac{15}{x^4}-\dfrac{6}{x^3}$ ; (iv) $15x^4-84x^{13}$ ; (v) $-12x^{-5}+36x^{-10}$ ; (vi) $-\dfrac{2}{(x+1)^2}-\dfrac{3x^2-2x}{(3x-1)^2}$ .
- 6. (i) $|y_2-y_1|$ ; (ii) $|x_2-x_1|$ .
- 7. $x^2=\dfrac{25}{2}y$ .
- 8. $3x-y-7=0$ and $x+3y-9=0$ .
- 9. Domain $=R$ and range $=[0,\infty)$ .
- 10. (i) false (ii) false (iii) true (iv) true.
- 11. $x-\sqrt3y+2\sqrt3=0$ .
- 12. $y-2=(2+\sqrt3)\left(x-\dfrac32\right)$ .
- 13. $7,\sqrt{34},7$ .
- 14. (i) false (ii) false (iii) false.