Opt Math Practice
Opt Math Practice
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x –1 3 22. Using Cramer’s rule, solve the equations = =4
13. If A = is a singular matrix, find the value of x. 8 3
x–2 4 Ans: -2
Ans: x = 4, y = 4
14. If the equation (k2 + 2)x2 + 5xy – 3ky2 = 0 represents
two perpendicular lines, find the value of k. 23. Find the angles between the lines 2x – y + 3 = 0 and x – 3y + 2 = 0
Ans: k = 1 or 2
15. Prove that: cos2 1 − tan Ans: 45o and 135o
1 + sin21+=tan
24. Prove that: 1 = cosA
o
16. If secA = cosec2A, find the value of A. (0 A 180 ) o
2 2+ 2+ 2 + 2cos8A
Ans: 30o
25. If A, B and C are the interior angles of a triangle ABC, prove
17. If | AB| = 12, | AC|= 15 and BAC = 60o, find the value of
that, cos(B+C−A)+cos(C+A−B)+cos(A+B−C)=4cosA cosB
AB. AC
Ans: 90 cosC+1
26. From the top of a house 200 m high, the angles of depression of two
18. In a continuous data, the first quartile and third quartile are 20 and 80
rested cars are observed as 60° and 45° respectively. Find the
respectively. Find the quartile deviation and its coefficient.
distance between the two cards if they are on the same side of house.
Ans: 30, 0.4 Ans: 84.52 m
Group-C 11 × 3 = 33
19. Solve the cubic polynomial equation 6x3 – 13x2 + x + 2 = 0 by using
27. Find the 2 × 2 matrix which transforms a unit square into the
0 2 2 0 2 0
factor theorem. Ans: 1 1 rectangle . Ans:
2, , – 0 0 3 3
2 3 0 3
20. A sum of Rs. 7,750 is to be used to give cash prizes to 10 students of a (ii) Is f continuous at x = 8?
Ans: Yes
school for their overall academic performance. If each prize is 50
rupees less than its preceding prize, find the amount of the first prize
and the last prize.
Ans: Rs 1,000 and Rs 550
21. A real valued function f: RR is defined by f (x) = 2x + 5.
Ans: 12.29, 21%
(i) Find the values of f (7.999), f (8.001) and f (8).
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28. Compute the mean deviation from the mean and its coefficient. No. of students 3 5 7 3 4
Weight (in kg) 0-10 30-40 40-50 10-20 20-30 29. The table represents the marks obtained by 20 students in an exam.
Find S.D. and coefficient of variation.
Ans: 10, 0.4
Group-D 4 × 4 = 16
30. Optimize the objective function Z (x, y) = 2x + y under the SEE MODEL SET- 2 Basic Set-II
Congratulations for securing A+ in advance… 5. For what condition, the straight lines y = m1x + c1 and y = m2x + c2
will be perpendicular?
Ans: Condition for perpendicularity: m1 m2 = –1
6. Name the conic section which is formed when a plane intersects a
cone parallel to the base of the cone?
Ans: The name of conic section is circle.
7. Write the formula of sin3A in terms of sinA.
Ans: sin3A = 3sinA – 4sin3A
C + D C-
8. Write cosC+ cosD into product form. Ans: 2cos .cos
D 2 2
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value of x. Ans: 2
2 0 20. Solve graphically: x2 + 2x – 3 = 0
10. Which transformation is associated to the matrix ? Ans: x = - 3 or x = 1
0 2 x + for 1
5 x 2
is
21. Test whether a function (x) defined by (x) = 4x – 1 for x ≥ 2
Ans: The matrix is associated to the enlargement E[2; (0, 0)]
continuous or not at x = 2. Ans: Yes
Group-B 8× 2 = 16 22. Solve by inverse matrix method: 7x – 2y = 1 and y – 2x = 4
3 2
11. Test whether (x – 3) is a factor of x – 6x + 11x – 6 or not. Ans: Yes Ans: x = 3, y = 10
12. Show the inequality 2x + 3y 6 in a graph. Ans: Do yourself 23. Find the single equation of two lines passing through the origin and
2 4 perpendicular to the lines represented by 2x2 + 3xy – 2y2 = 0
13. If I is the identity matrix of order 2 x 2 and A = , find the
4 Ans: 2x2 – 3xy – 2y2 = 0
Ans:
17 3
determinant of 4A + 3I. 24. Prove that: sin20°sin30°sin40°
x y sin80°= 8
14. If the lines + = 10and 6x – 10y + 1 = 0 are parallel to each- 25. If A +B + C =180o, prove that:
p 3
other, find the value of p. Ans: p = – 5 cos2A+ cos2B+ cos2C=1−[Link]. cosC
Ans 120 26. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower observed from the
12
15. If cos =13 , find the value of sin2. :
169 distances of 44 feet and 176 feet from the foot of the tower are found
16. If secA = cosecA, find the value of A. (0o A 90o) Ans: 45o to be complementary. Find the height of tower. Ans: 88 feet
27. A(0, 1), B(3, 2) and C(–1, 3) are vertices of triangle ABC. If E1 [(0, 0), 3]
17. If a = 5 i +2 j and b = (k – 1) i – 15 j are perpendicular
2
vectors, Find the value of k. Ans: 7 and E2 [(0, 0),] are two enlargements. Transform ABC by E1E2.
3
18. In a continuous data, Q3 – Q1 = 30 and Q1 = 10. Find the Represent the object and image triangles in same graph.
quartile deviation and its coefficient. Ans: 25, 0.6 Ans: A’(0, 2), B’(6, 4) and C’(-2, 6)
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Ans: x +y −6x−4y – 61 =
2 2
Ans: A-1
9. What should be the angle between a and b to get the show that: sin15 = ( 2 - 3)
2 2
maximum
A A
Ans: 0o 16. Solve: sin2 1 (00 A 1800)
11 × 3 = 33
11. If f = {(1, 2), (2, 5), (3, 10)} and gof = {(1, 1), (2, 8), (3, 27)}, by using
arrow diagram, find the function g and write it in ordered pair form. Group ‘C’
Ans: g = {(2, 1), (5, 8), (10, 2/)} 19. Find the roots of the given cubic equation: 3x3 – 13x2 + 16 = 0
Ans: –1, 4, 4/3
12. Write the inequality represented by 20. If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of two numbers are 13
the shaded region from the and 12 respectively, find the numbers. Ans: 8 and 18 or 18 and 8
adjoining figure.
3x – 1 x<2
21. Prove that the function (x) = 5 for x =2 is continuous at a for x>2
2x +
1
4
Ans: x + y
4
does not exist, find the
If the inverse of the matrix 1 2
13.
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point x = 2. s tem of by a matrix method: 2xy – 5x + 3 = 0 and 5xy – 7x = 6
22. Solve the following y linear 23. If an angle between the lines represented by 2x2 + kxy + 3y2 = 0 is
s equations 450, find the positive value of k and then separate equation
Ans: x of lines.
= 3, y=
-2 1 - a 2
Ans: /, 2x + y = 0, x + 3y =
value of a. Ans: 0
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c
3c 5c 7c 32. Prove by vector method that the diagonals of parallelogram bisect to
24. Prove that: 1 + cos 1+ 1+ 1+
cos 8 8
cos 8
cos each other.
1
=
8
8
c cosA cosB cosC 33. A triangle with vertices A (1, 2), B (4, –1) and C (2, 5) is reflected
25. If A + B + C = π , prove that: [Link] + [Link] + [Link] = successively in the lines x = –1 and y = 2. Find by stating
2
26. A flagstaff of height 7m stands on the top of a tower. The angles coordinates and graphically represent images under these
subtended by the tower and the flagstaff at a point on the ground are transformations. State also the single transformation given by the
450 and 150 respectively, find the height of the tower. Ans: 9.56m combination of these transformations.
a 0 0 2 2 0 Ans: A’ (–3, 2), B’ (–6, –1), C’ (–4, 5); A’’ (–3, 2), B’’ (–6, 5), C’’ (–4, –1);
27. If the matrix transforms a rectangle into a
c –1 0 b 1 1 R [180o, (–1, 2)]
0 2 2 0
rectangle , find the values of a, b, c and d.
0 0 –1 d
Ans: a = 1, b = 2, c = 1 , d = –1 Congratulations for securing A+ in advance…
28. Find the quartile deviation from the following data. Ans: 14
Marks 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
No. of Students 4 5 2 4 3 2
29. Calculate the standard deviation and coefficient of variation from
the following distribution table. Ans: 4./231, 49./2%
Age (in years) 0-4 0-8 0-12 0-16 0-20
No. of boys 6 15 27 37 40
Group ‘D’ 4 × 4 = 16
30. The minimum value of objective function F = 6x + 10y + k
subject to constraints 5x + 2y ≤ 10, 3x + 5y ≤ 15, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 is
20, find the value of k. Ans: k =
31. 20
Find the equation of a circle which is obtained by reflecting the
2 2
circle 25x + 25y – 200x – 250y + 989 = 0 on x-axis.
2 A
Moderate Set-I
SEE MODEL SET-4 7.
A
Express sinA in terms of ta . Ans: sinA =
tan
2
n2 A
Optional- I (Mathematics) 1
+ tan2
2
Time: 3 hours F.M: 75
3A 3B C
Answer all the questions. 8. If A + B + C = πc, what is the value sin +
2 2 -cos
Group-A 10 × 1 = 10 Ans: 2
?
9. If the point P divides the line segment AB joining the points A and B
1. Under what condition, the inverse of a function is possible?
externally in the ratio m1:m2, and O the reference origin, write down
Ans: When the function is one to one and onto both .
2. If f(x), q(x), d(x) and r(x) represent a polynomial, quotient, divisor the relation of OP, OA and [Link] with m1and m2
and remainder respectively, write the relation among them. m
1OB – m 2OA
Ans: f (x) = d (x) q (x) + r Ans: OP =
m1 – m2
3. In the given figure, at which point (x)
10. Write the 2 2 matrix which represents the reflection about the line
the function is discontinuous? Give
reason. 0 -1
y = -x? Ans:
-1 0
Group ‘B’ [8 × 2 = 16]
17. In the given figure, AD = DC and the point G is 23. The vertices of a triangle PQR are P (1, 3), Q (5, – 4) and R (– 3, 2).
the centroid of the triangle ABC. If the position Find the equation of the altitude of the triangle drawn from vertex P.
vectors
Ans: 4x – 3y + 5 =
of the points B and D are 3 i 7 j and 3 i j 24. (sinA + sinB)(sinA –sinB) 0
Prove that: = tan (A + B)
respectively, find the position vector of G. [Link] – [Link]
1
Ans: 3 i + j 25. Solve: cot2 + 3 + 3 cot + 1= 0 (0o 360o)
18. In a continuous data, if N = 25, fm2 = 12500 and = 10, find the Ans: 120o, 150o, 300o, 330o
26. A ladder 10 m long reaches a point 10 m below the top of a vertical
mean ( x ). Ans: 20
11 × 3 = 33
flagstaff. From the foot of the ladder, the elevation of the flagstaff is
Group ‘C’ 60°. Find the height of the flagstaff. Ans: 15 m
19. Solve: y = x3 – 4x2 + x + 8 and y = 2 Ans: – 1, 2, 3 27. Find the inverse of the point (4, 5) with respect to the circle
20. Minimize the objective function Z = 3x + 2y subject to the having equation x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y = 3. Ans: (6, /)
28. The heights of 100 students of class X are given below.
constraints x + y 0, x – y ≤ 0, x ≥ –1, y 2 Ans: ZMin = –8 at (–
1, 2)
Height
21. By finding the right hand limit, left hand limit and functional value (in cm) Number of students
2
2x – 8 95-105 9
at x = 3, test whether the function (x) = x3 105-115 13
x–2 is 115-125 25
3x + for x = 3
125-135 30
continuous or not. 1
135-145 13
22. Two buses were coming from two villages situated just in the 145-155 10
opposite direction. The uniform speed of one bus is 10 km/hr more
Calculate the mean deviation from the median. Also, find its
than that of another one and they had started their travelling in the
coefficient. Ans: 11.34, 0.009
same time. If the distance between the villages is 450 km and they
29. Calculate the standard deviation and coefficient of standard
meet after 5 hours, make the pair of linear equations and find their
deviation from the following distribution table. Ans: 12.96, 41
speeds by using matrix method. Ans: 50 km/hr and 40 km/hr
Marks obtained 0-60 10-60 20-60 30-60 40-60 50-60
No. of students 50 46 40 30 10 4
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10. If a point P is at the centre of inversion circle, where does its inverse
x – 2 for x < 3
2
lie? 21. For what value of k, will the function (x) = 2x + 1 for x =3 be
Ans: To the infinity
8 – k for x>3
From the above data, find the coefficient of standard deviation and triangles in the same graph paper and also write the single
coefficient of variation. Ans: 0.0429, 4.29 % transformation to represent these two transformations.
4 × 4ripple
Group Ans:
30. ‘D’ into a pond, creating a circular
A stone is thrown = 16 that spreads Reflection in the line x = y
over the pond in such a way that the radius is increasing at the rate
of 3 ft/sec.
(a) Find a function r(t) for the radius in terms of t. Congratulations for securing A+ in advance…
(b) Find a function A(r) for the area of the ripple in terms of the
radius r.
(c) Find (Ar) (t). Explain the meaning of this function.
31. Find the equation of a circle with centre (3, 2) and passing
through the centre of the circle x2 + y2 = 2(x – 2y + 2).
Ans: x2 + y2 – 6x – 4y – / = 0
32. Prove by vector method that the angle in a semi–circle is right angle.
33. A triangle having vertices A(2, 5), B(– 1, 3) and C(4, 1) is rotated
about origin through + 90°. The image so obtained is reflected on
the line x = 0. Find the vertices of image triangles. Show all the