COMMON HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION - DECEMBER 2014

MATHEMATICS - ANSWER KEY

ENGLISH MEDIUM

PART A

Q.NO OPT ANSWER Q. OPTI ANSWER

ION NO ON
1 (3) 3 21 (1) an increasing function
in ( )
2 (3) k 22 (3) Vertical tangent x=x1
3 (4) No solution 23 (1)
4 (2) A has atleast one minor of r which 24 M.A
does not vanish and all higher
order minor vanish
5 (3) a = 4, b = 4, c = - 5 25 (1) 0
6 (3) parallel to 26 (4) b:a
7 (1) 4 27 (2)
8 (1) (0.0.-4) 28 (4)

9 (2) ( ), 2 29 (2) or (3)

10 (2) x + 9y + 11z = 0 30 (2) 3
11 (4) 31 (3)

12 M.A 32 (2)

13 M.A 33 (4) (b), (c), (d)

14 (2) ( ) 34 (2) 4
15 (4) y=1 35 (2)
16 (4) 5 36 (3) only monoid
17 (1) ( )( ) 37 (1) 4
18 (2) Focus 38 (2) 5
19 (3) 39 (1) 1

20 (1) 1.5 40 (3) P( X > a)

 PART B

Q.NO DESCRIPTION MARKS

41 1
* +* + * +

| | | | 1

1
= 1 0

* +
1
* +* + 1

x = -1 ; y = 2
1
42
| | 2

= 0 1

1
| |

1
=-60
1
System is inconsistent and it has no solution

43
() | |

= ( ) 1

| |

( )
1

( ) 1
Required vectors =
 (ii) x2 + y2 + z2 4x 2y + 6z 11 = 0 1

centre ( ) ( ) 1

radius = 5 units 1

44 [ ] 2
{( ) ( )} ( )
1
= {[ ] [ ] } ( )
1
= [ ]{ ( )}

= [ ][ ] 1

[ ] 1

45
r = 2 and 2
= ( )
1

( ) ( ) 1

1
( ) ( )

( ) + ( ) = 1

46. Figure 1

Tangents drawn from ( ) to the rectangular hyperbola

1
xy = c is x + yt2 = 2ct
2

x intercept is A(2ct, 0) 1
y intercept is B(0, 2c/t) 1
Midpoint of AB = ( )
 =( )
= point of contact 2

47 Volume = f(x) = 12x2 1

( ) 2

By L.M.T f(b) f(a) = (b-a) ( ) 1

f(2.06) f(2) = 0.06 x 24c 1

when c = 2.01
f(2.06) f(2) = 2.89 cubic.m 1
48 f(x) = x + cos x

( ) ;x [ ] 1
( )
2

f(x) is increasing on * + 1
Also increasing in * + 1
the function is increasing in [ ] 1
(or)
Since sinx lines in [0, 1] for all [ ] 3

( ) f(x) is always increasing 3

49 T = k 1
and dl = 0.1 cm 2

( )( ) 1

Percentage error = ( ) 1

0.156% 1
error in the time of swing is decreasing of 0.156
50
() * ( )+ 2

1
= ( )
 (ii) M.A 3
51 C.E is 2p2 p+1=0 1

p= and 1

1
C.F =
1
P.I =

= 1

G.S is y =
1
52 M.A 6
53 ( ) , 1

2
( )
1
( )
2
( )
54 Diagram 1

( ) 1

( ) 1

( ) 2

Between 40 and 90 = 640 1

55 another root 2 + i 1
1
one quadratic factor is x2 4x + 5

1
( )( )

other factor is 1

1
The four roots are
1
(or)
 P Q
T T
T F
F T
F F
p q ( )
T F
F T 3
F T
F T

R.H.S M.A 3

PART C

56
[ ] [ ] 1

3
[ ]

[ ] 1

[ ] 1

Case (i) If = 0, then ( ) ( ) 1

System is consistent and has infinitely many solutions 1
Case (ii) If 0 then ( ) ( ) 1
System is consistent and has a unique solution 1
57 Figure 2
2

2
1
( ) (1)
( )..(2) 2
From (1) and (2) Sin(A B) = SinACosB CosASinB 1
58 2
Here
 2

Vector Equation is
) ) ) 1
( ( (

2
Cartesian Equation is | |

1
| |

8x + 14y + 13z + 37 = 0 2
59. The terms of the polynomial are in G.P
Here r = , a = 1 and n = 5
( )
3

Solving and removing x = 1

( ) 2
[ ( ) ( )] 1
( ) ( )
k = 0, 1,2,3,4 2
Values are
Removing cis, the roots are
1

60 Figure 3
x2 = 4ay 1
a=2 2
x2 = 8y 1
P(x1,25) lies on the parabola 1
1
PQ = 2x1 = mts 1
61 ( ) ( )
2

a2 = 9, b2 = 16
(i) e = 5/3 1
(ii) centre C(1,-2) 1
(iii) ( ) ( ) 2
 (iv) A(1,1), ( ) 2
If the answer is incorrect but the formulae are correct then mark
can be given for each
Diagram 2
62 Let ( ) be the point of intersection

By Cramers rule 2

For the first curve, 1

1
For the second curve

Since the curves cut orthogonally 1

1
( ) ( )

63 Figure 2
Let x and y be the length and the breadth of the printed area
xy = 384 1
Dimension of poster are x + 8 and y + 12
A = (x + 8) (y + 12)
= xy + 12x + 8y + 96

A = 12x + 8( ) + 480
2

1
Take x = 16

A is minimum 2
x = 16 and y = 24 2
Dimensions are 24 cm and 36 cm
64
2

2
( )

2
( )

65 Figure 2
Vertices are O(0,0), A(h,0) and B(h,r) 2

Equation of OB is 1

66
1

( ) 1

( ) 2

dx 1

2
= ( )

1
* ( )+
 [ ( )] 1

67
1

Put y = vx 1

1
L.H.S = v+x

R.H.S = ( ) 1

For integration and for the other steps 3

1
(or)

2
( ) 2

( ) 2

68 1

k = 0.04 1

2
 When t = 0, A = 1000 C = 1000 1

A= 1

When A = 2000, t = ?

2000 =
0.04t = log 2 4

( )
69 Closure axiom
1
| | | || |
1
Closure Axiom is true 1
Associative axiom 1
We know that Multiplication of complex numbers is always
associative 1

Identity axiom 1

is the identity 1

Inverse axiom 1

Inverse of is 1

1
M is a group w.r.to multiplication of complex numbers
70 Diagram 2
Shortest Distance = 2
=28.584 million miles 2
Longest Distance = 2
= 43.416 million miles 2

(or)

(i) for 5 min = 0.9 x 5 = 4.5

( ) 3
P(X=9) =

(ii) for 8 min = 0.9 x 8 = 7.2 3

( )
P(X<10) =
(iii) for 11 min = 0.9 x 11 = 9.9

( ) ( )
4
( )
=1