ST.
THOMAS’ COLLEGE, DEHRADUN
ISC PATTERN TEST PAPER – 2025–26
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (CLASS XII)
Topic: Differentiation Time: 1½ Hours Maximum Marks: 70
General Instructions
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. All workings must be clearly shown.
3. Answers must be correctly numbered according to the question paper.
4. Use of a non-programmable scientific calculator is permitted.
5. No marks will be given for unsupported answers.
SECTION A — Very Short Answer Type Questions (7 × 1 = 7 Marks)
1. Differentiate y = sin■¹(x²) with respect to x.
2. Find dy/dx if y = e^(tan x).
3. Differentiate y = tan■¹(√(1 - x²)).
4. If y = x■, find dy/dx without converting to exponential form.
5. Differentiate y = cos■¹(2x / (1 + x²)).
6. Find dy/dx if y = ln(1 + 3x²).
7. If y = sin(log x), find dy/dx.
SECTION B — Short Answer Type Questions (5 × 2 = 10 Marks)
Answer any five questions.
8. Find dy/dx if x² + xy + y² = 7.
9. Differentiate y = (x² + 1)^(tan■¹x).
10. Find dy/dx if y = tan■¹((1 + x)/(1 - x)).
11. Differentiate y = ln((1 + sin x)/(1 - sin x)).
12. If y = e■ cos x, find d²y/dx².
13. If y = √(sin(3x + 4)), find dy/dx.
14. Differentiate y = (x² + 3x + 5)/(x² + 1) and find dy/dx at x = 1.
SECTION C — Medium Answer Type Questions (5 × 4 = 20 Marks)
Answer any five questions.
15. If y = sin■¹(2x / (1 + x²)), show that dy/dx = 2(1 - x²)/(1 + x²)².
16. (i) If y = (tan x)^(tan x), find dy/dx.
(ii) Hence find dy/dx at x = π/4.
17. (i) Differentiate y = cos■¹((1 - x²)/(1 + x²)).
(ii) Show that dy/dx = 2/(1 + x²).
18. (i) If y = e^(x²) tan■¹x, find dy/dx.
(ii) Hence find dy/dx at x = 1.
19. (i) If y = sin■¹(2x√(1 - x²)), find dy/dx.
(ii) Hence deduce dy/dx when x = 1/√2.
20. (i) If y = tan(log x), find dy/dx.
(ii) Hence find d²y/dx².
21. Differentiate y = (sin x)^(cos x) + (cos x)^(sin x).
SECTION D — Long Answer Type Questions (5 × 6 = 30 Marks)
Answer any five questions.
22. (i) If y = tan■¹(x / √(1 - x²)), prove that dy/dx = 1 / (1 - x²)^(3/2).
(ii) Hence find d²y/dx².
23. (i) Differentiate y = ((1 - cos x)/(1 + cos x))^(1/3).
(ii) Simplify the result in terms of tan(x/2).
24. (i) If y = log(sin■¹x), show that dy/dx = 1 / ((sin■¹x)√(1 - x²)).
(ii) Hence find d²y/dx².
25. (i) If e^(xy) = x + y, find dy/dx.
(ii) Hence find d²y/dx² at x = 0.
26. (i) If y = ln(x + √(x² + 1)), prove that d²y/dx² + dy/dx = 0.
(ii) Verify the result when x = 1.
27. (i) If y = x■ sin x, find dy/dx.
(ii) Hence find d²y/dx².
28. (i) Differentiate y = e^(sin■¹x) twice with respect to x.
(ii) Find d²y/dx² at x = 0.
Total Marks: 70