FEDERAL BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
SNFC College, PAF Base Masroor, Karachi
ANNUAL MOCK EXAMINATION — HSSC-II (Class XII)
Subject: Mathematics (HSSC-II) Paper No.: 3 of 5 Total Marks: 100
Difficulty Level: Moderate Time Allowed: 3 Hours Board: FBISE, Islamabad
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SECTION A — OBJECTIVE (Multiple Choice Questions)
[20 Marks]
Instructions: Encircle the correct answer. Each question carries 1 mark.
1. If f(x) = ln(x2 + 1), then f'(x) =
(A) 1/(x2+1) (B) 2x/(x2+1) (C) 2/(x2+1) (D) ln(2x)
2. limx→0 sin(ax)/sin(bx) =
(A) a/b (B) b/a (C) 1 (D) 0
3. If y = xx, then dy/dx =
(A) xx(1+ln x) (B) xx−1 (C) x·ln x (D) exln x
4. ∫ tan x dx =
(A) sec2x + C (B) ln|cos x| + C (C) −ln|cos x| + C (D) cot x + C
5. For a function to have a point of inflection at x = a:
(A) f'(a) = 0 (B) f''(a) = 0 and f'' changes sign (C) f(a) = 0 (D) f'(a) is undefined
6. The equation of a line with equal intercepts on both axes passing through (2, 2) is:
(A) x + y = 0 (B) x − y = 2 (C) x + y = 4 (D) 2x + y = 4
7. The length of the latus rectum of y2 = 12x is:
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 12 (D) 4
8. If A · B = 0 and A × B = 0, then:
(A) A = B (B) A or B is zero vector (C) |A| = |B| (D) They are parallel
9. The eccentricity of a hyperbola is:
(A) e = 1 (B) 0 < e < 1 (C) e > 1 (D) e = 0
10. ∫ab f(x) dx + ∫ba f(x) dx =
(A) 2∫f(x)dx (B) 0 (C) f(b)−f(a) (D) f(a)+f(b)
11. The number of corner points in the feasible region x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, x+y ≤ 4 is:
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
12. Direction cosines of vector 2i − 2j + k satisfy:
(A) l+m+n = 1 (B) l2+m2+n2 = 1 (C) l = m = n (D) lmn = 0
13. The second derivative test says f(a) is a local minimum if:
(A) f'(a) = 0 and f''(a) < 0 (B) f'(a) > 0 (C) f'(a) = 0 and f''(a) > 0 (D) f''(a) = 0
14. Using the trapezoidal rule, ∫01 x2 dx with n=2 gives approximately:
(A) 0.25 (B) 0.375 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.33
15. The angle the line 3x − √3y + 1 = 0 makes with the x-axis is:
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°
16. The triple product A · (B × C) represents:
(A) Scalar area (B) Volume of parallelepiped (C) Torque (D) Work done
17. A function is strictly increasing on an interval if:
(A) f'(x) = 0 on it (B) f'(x) > 0 on it (C) f''(x) > 0 on it (D) f(x) > 0 on it
18. ∫ 1/(1 + x2) dx =
(A) tan x + C (B) arctan x + C (C) ln(1+x2) + C (D) 1/(2x) + C
19. The inverse of matrix [[2, 1],[5, 3]] is:
(A) [[3,−1],[−5,2]] (B) [[−3,1],[5,−2]] (C) [[3,1],[5,2]] (D) [[2,−1],[−5,3]]
20. Partial fractions are used before integrating:
(A) Polynomials (B) Rational functions (C) Trigonometric functions (D) Exponential functions
SECTION B — SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
[40 Marks]
Instructions: Answer any EIGHT (8) parts. Each part carries 5 marks.
i. Find the asymptotes of y = (x2 − 1)/(x − 2) and discuss the behaviour of the curve.
ii. Verify Rolle's Theorem for f(x) = x2 − 4 on [−2, 2].
iii. Evaluate ∫ x2/(x3 + 1) dx using substitution.
iv. Find dy/dx for the curve x2 + xy + y2 = 7 at the point (2, 1) using implicit differentiation.
v. Convert the equation of conic 4x2 + 9y2 − 24x + 18y + 9 = 0 to standard form and identify the conic.
vi. Show that the vectors 2i − j + k, 3i + 4j − 2k, and i + 5j − 3k are linearly dependent.
vii. Use the method of Lagrange multipliers to maximise f(x, y) = xy subject to x + y = 10.
viii. Apply integration by parts twice to evaluate ∫ x2ex dx.
ix. Find the equation of a common tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 4 and the parabola y2 = 4x.
x. Evaluate ∫0π/2 sin2x cos2x dx.
xi. Graph the system: 3x + 2y ≤ 12, x + 2y ≤ 8, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0. Identify the feasible region vertices.
xii. Using L'Hôpital's Rule, evaluate limx→0 (x − sin x)/x3.
SECTION C — LONG QUESTIONS
[40 Marks]
Instructions: Answer any FOUR (4) questions. Each question carries 10 marks.
Q3. Calculus — Mean Value Theorem and Applications
(a) State and prove the Mean Value Theorem. Apply it to f(x) = √x on [1, 4].
(b) A particle moves along y = x3 − 3x. At t = 0, x = 2 and dx/dt = 1. Find dy/dt. Discuss concavity of
the path.
Q4. Integration — Techniques
(a) Decompose into partial fractions and integrate: (3x + 7)/((x − 1)(x + 3)).
(b) Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by rotating y = √x from x = 0 to x = 4 about the
x-axis.
Q5. Analytic Geometry — Combined Conics
(a) Two tangents are drawn from the point (−1, 3) to the parabola y2 = 8x. Find their equations.
(b) Find the equation of the hyperbola with foci (±5, 0) and transverse axis 8.
Q6. Vectors — Lines and Planes
(a) Find the equation of the line through (1, 2, 3) parallel to vector 2i − j + k in both parametric and
symmetric form.
(b) Find the shortest distance between the skew lines r1 = i + j + t(2i − j + k) and r2 = 2i + j − k + s(3i +
2j − k).
Q7. Linear Programming — Sensitivity
A hospital pharmacy procures two medicines A and B. Medicine A costs Rs. 50/unit with a vitamin
content of 3 units; Medicine B costs Rs. 30/unit with 2 units vitamin content. Budget is Rs. 1,200 and
at least 60 vitamin units are needed. Minimise cost.
Formulate the LPP, solve graphically, and verify using the simplex concept.
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(Class XII) Annual Mock Examination | Paper 3 of 5 — Difficulty Level 3/5