MATHEMATICS

(Three Hours)
(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper. They must NOT start
writing during this time.)
Section A Answer Question 1 (compulsory) and five other questions.
Section B and Section C Answer two questions from either Section B or C.
All working, including rough work, should be done on the same sheet as, and adjacent to, the rest of
the answer.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [].
Mathematical tables and graph papers are provided.
Slide rule may be used.
SECTION A
Question 1
(i)

(ii)

(iii)

1
Find the value of k if M =
2

2
and 2 2 =
3
4
8 2

= = 4
8 2 12 3
Find the equation of an ellipse whose latus rectum is 8 and eccentricity is 1/3.
2 2

81
4

1
3
2

= 8 =

= 18

Solve: cos1 sin

(cos1 ) =

2
2

1
9

1 =

1
9

8
9

2 =

sin
(cos1 ) = sin( )
6
3

1
= cos =
3
2

Using LHospitals rule evaluate: lim0 2

sin
(cos1 ) = cos

(iv)

1
= lim
0 2 + 2

0 2 + 2 + 2 2

1
= lim
=
2
0 2 + 4 4 2
6
= lim

(v)

(vi)

2 2

Evaluate: 2 +4

2 + 4 4

= 2 8 2
= 2 4 tan1 +
2
+ 4
+ 4
2

2, 0 2
3
Evaluate: 0 () , where () =

3, 2 3
= 2

Ans: 9

3
2

(vii)

The two lines of regression are 4x+2y-3 = 0 and 3x+6y+5 = 0. Find the correlation coefficient between x and y.
Find yourself!!!

(viii)

A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of playing cards. What is the probability that it
is either spade or an ace or both?
P(spade) = 13/52 =
P(ace) = 4/52 = 1/13
P(spade ) = 1/52

Required probability = + 1/13 1/52 = 4/13

+ + 2

If 1, 2 are the cube roots of unity, prove that + + 2 = 2

(ix)

+ + 2 2 ( + + 2 ) 2 ( + + 2 ) 2 ( + + 2 )
=
= 2
=
+ + 2 2 ( + + 2)
+ 3 + 4
2 + +
2
=

Solve the differential equation: sin1 = +

(x)

=1+

,
= sin + 1

=
1 +

+ =
! ,
1 + sin
= +

Question 2
(a) Using properties of determinants, prove that
1 + 2 2
2
2

=(1 + 2 + 2 )3
2
1 2 + 2
2
2
2
1 2 2
. . 1 1 + 3 & 2 2 3
1 + 2 + 2
0
(1 + 2 + 2 )
=
0
1 + 2 + 2 (1 + 2 + 2 )
2
2
1 2 2
1
2
2 )2
(1
= + +
0
2

0
1
2

1 2 2

(1 + 2 + 2 )2 {1 2 2 + 22 + 2 2 } = (1 + 2 + 2 )3

1 2 3
11 5 14
(b) Given two matrices A and B, = 1 4 1 and = 1 1
2
1 3 2
7 3
6
Find AB and use this result to solve the following system of equations:
x-2y+3z=6, x+4y+z=12, x-3y+2z = 1
1
= 83 = 3 1
8
1
= det
8
6
= 12
1
6
6
8
1
1
1
= 1 12 = 12 = 16 = 2
8
8
1
1
24
3
= 1, = 2 = 3

Question 3

(a) Solve the equation for x: sin1 + sin1

12

, 0

12
5
12
5
12
2 25
= sin1 sin1
= 1 sin1
= sin1

2
12 25

=
144 + 25 = 2 = 13

(b) A, B and C represent switches in on position and A, B and C represent them in off
position. Construct a switching circuit representing the polynomial ABC + ABC + ABC.
Using Boolean Algebra, prove that the given polynomial can be simplified to C(A+B).
Construct an equivalent switching circuit.
sin1

ABC + ABC + ABC =ABC + ( A + A ) BC = ABC + BC = ( AB + B ) C = [ (A+B)(B+B) ] C

= (A+B)C
Question 4
(a) Verify Lagranges Mean Value theorem for the following function
() = 2 + 2 [0, ]
Since sin x and sin 2x are continuous and differentiable everywhere in R, form the
algebra of continuous and differentiable function their sum is continuous on [0, ] and
differentiable on (0, )
So,

()(0)
0

= () 2 + 2 cos 2 = 0 !

(b) Find the equation of the hyperbola whose foci are 0, 10 and passing through the
point (2,3)
2

The transverse axis is on y-axis (why?!) Let the equation of the hyperbola be 2 2 = 1
Since it passes through (2,3) we have

9
2

4
2

=1

Now 2 2 = 10 2 + 2 = 10 Solving we get 2 = 5 2 = 8 2 =

5 2 = 2

Question 5

So the required equation is 2 2 = 5 ,

(a) If =

, (1 2 )

2
8

2
2

2
2

=1
= 2

1
2
1
2
=

(1 ) = 2 2

1 2
Again differentiating w.r.t x we have

2
2

(1 2 )2 2 + (2) = 2 2

(1 2 )

= 2
2

(b) Show that the rectangle of maximum perimeter which can be inscribed in a circle of
radius 10 cm is a square of side 102 cm.

Let ABCD be the rectangle inscribed in the circle with centre O and of radius 10 cm.
Angle DAB is 90 degree ( ABCD is a rectangle!) Therefore DB passes through O (Why?!
Angle in a semi-circle is ???).
Let AB = x cm and BC = y cm, If P is the perimeter P = 2(x+y)
Again 2 + 2 = 202 ( )
= 2( + 400 2 )

,
2 1 +

=0

= 0 = 102
2400 2
, = 400 200 = 102
Since x = y, ABCD is a square. (Just show that the second derivative is < 0 at x = 102
Question 6
sec

(a) Evaluate: 1+

(b) Find the smaller area enclosed by the circle 2 + 2 + = 2

Incorrect question!!!
Question 7
(a) Given that the observations are:
(9,-4), (10,-3), (11,-1), (12,0), (13,1), (14,3), (15,5), (16,8).
Find the two regression lines and estimate the value of y when x = 13.5.
X

Y
9
10

-4
-3

X^2
81
100

Y^2
16
9

X.Y
-36
-30

11
12
13
14
15
16

-1
0
1
3
5
8

121
144
169
196
225
256
1292

1
0
1
9
25
64
125

-11
0
13
42
75
128
181

( )

= 8 = 12.5 = 1.125 = 5.25 = 14.36 =
= 0.986173

To calculate regression of y on x =
13.5!! similarly find the regression of x on y

( ) = 1.631 19.262 Now put x =

(b) In a contest the competitors are awarded marks out 20 by two judges. The scores of the
10 competitors are given below. Calculate Spearmans rank correlation.
Competitors A
Judge A
2
Judge B
6

B
11
11

C
11
16

D
18
9

E
6
14

F
5
20

G
8
4

H
16
3

I
13
13

J
15
17

Hell with it!!!

Question 8
(a)
An urn contains 2 white and 2 black balls. A ball is drawn at random. If it is white, it
is not replaced into the urn. Otherwise, it is replaced with another ball of the same colour.
The process is repeated. Find the probability that the third ball drawn is black.
The third ball will be black in these following cases
W---W---B
W---B---B
B---W---B
B---B---B These are the all possible way.
Required probability is = P(WWB)+P(WBB)+P(BWB)+P(BBB)
=

21
223
1+
43
434

223
454

234
456

1
6

1
4

+ +

3
20

1
5

+ =

23
30

As with many probability problems the answer might vary with the interpretation of
the problem. The phrase , it is replaced with another ball can have different
interpretation viz., the black ball is placed in the urn along with another black ball or
just the drawn ball is taken aside and another black ball is placed! May be confusing
for me, I have done with the former case!

(b) Three persons A,B and C shoot to hit a target. If A hits the target four times in five trials, B
hits it three times in four trials and C hits it two times in three trials, find the probability
that:
(i)
Exactly two persons hits the target
(ii)
At least two person hits the target
(iii)
None hit the target
P (A) = 4/5, P(B) = and P(C) = 2/3
4
5

3
4

1
3

4
5

1
4

2
3

1
5

3
4

2
3

P (exactly two persons hits the target) = + + =

13
30

P( at least two person hits the target) = P(exactly two persons hits the target) + P(all of them
13

1
5

1
4

1
3

1
60

hits the target) = = 30 + 5 4 3 = 6

P (none hit the target) = =

Question 9

Note that the events are independent!

(a) If = + , = 2 || = 1, find the locus of z and illustrate it in the Argand

Plane.

|| = 1
2

= 1 |2 |2 = |2 |2
2

(2 )(2
) = (2 )(2
)

4 + 2 2 + ||2 = 4||2 + 2 2 + 1
3||2 + 4 4 3 = 0
3( 2 + 2 ) 8 3 = 0

(b) Solve the differential equation: 1 + 1 + = 0 when x = 0 and y = 1

= +

(1 )

=
1 +

+ +

1 +

1 +

+
= 0 ( + ) =
+

!
=

SECTION B

Question 10
(a) Using vectors, prove that angle in a semicircle is a right angle.
C

To prove ACB is right angle, AB is the diameter. Let O be the centre of the circle.
With O is the origin, let
= then

+ )
. (
= . So
.
= (
+
) = ( ). ( ) = (||2
Now, let
||2 ) = 0( || = | | , )
(b) Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose edges are represented by the vectors:
= 2 3 4 , = + 2 , = 3 + + 2
2 3 4
Required volume is 1 2 1 = 45 3
3 1
2

Question 11

(a) Find the equation of the plane passing through the intersection of the planes:
x+y+z+1=0 and 2x-3y+5z-2=0 and the point (-1,2,1).
General equation of the plane passing through the intersection of the given planes is
x + y + z + 1 + (2x 3y + 5z 2) = 0 Since the required plane passes through
(-1,2,1). It will satisfy the above equation. Put x = -1, y = 2 and z = 1 to get
.

(b) Find the shortest distance between the lines = + 2 + 3 + (2 + 3 +

4) = 2 + 4 + 5 + (4 + 6 + 8)
The two lines are parallel since the parallel components of both the lines are
proportional ( since the second equation can be written as = 2 + 4 + 5 +
2(2 + 3 + 4)
The shortest distance is |{( + 2 + 3) (2 + 4 + 5)} (2 + 3 + 4)|/|2 +
Question 12

3 + 4| = |2 + |/29 =

5
29

(a) Box I contains 2 white and 3 black balls. Box II contains 4 white and 1 black balls and box
III contains 3 white and 4 black balls. A dice having 3 red, 2 yellow and 1 green face, is
thrown to select the box. If red face turns up, we pick up box I, if a yellow face turns up
we pick a box II, otherwise we pick up box III. Then, we draw a ball from the selected
box. If the ball drawn is white, what is the probability that the dice had turned up with a
red face?
Let X be the event that the drawn ball is white.

There is one-to-one correspondence between the appearance of red, yellow and

green faces and selection of the boxes I, II and III respectively.
1 = . . ,
2 =
3 = ..
3 1
2 1
1
(1 ) = = ,
(2 ) = = ,
(3 ) =
6 2
6 3
6
Now, probability that the red face turned up ( Box I is selected) given a white ball is
drawn = (1

) =

(1 )(1 )

(1 )(1 )+(2 )(2)+(3 )(3 )

2 1

5 2
=
2 1 4 1 3 1
+ +
5 2 5 3 7 6

(b) Five dice are thrown simultaneously. If the occurrence of an odd number in a single dice
is considered a success, find the probability of maximum of three successes.
Number of trials = 5. p = , q =
Probability of maximum three success = 05 0 5 + 15 1 4 + 25 2 3 + 35 3 2
1 5
26 13
= 26 =
=
2
32 16

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