KORANGI ACADEMY

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (2015)

MATHEMATICS
CLASS : XII (PRE-ENGINEERING)
Time : 20 Minutes Max Marks: 20

Section “A” (MCQs)

Q1: Choose the correct answer for each from the given options:
i) If n= --1 then ∫{f(x)}n f’(x)dx is equal to :
a) {f(x)}n+1 +c b) {f(x)}n+1 + c c) ln f(x)+c d) {f(x)}n-1 + c
n+1 n n—1
ii) The slope of the tangent to the curve y=6x2 at ( 1,-1) is :
a) -12 b) 12 c) 15 d) 6

iii) If b2 = a2(e2 -1), then the conic is :

a) parabola b) ellipse c) hyperbola d) circle

iv) The necessary condition for f(x) to have an extreme value is :

a) f’(x) =1 b) f(x) =0 c) f’(x) = 0 d) f “(x) =0

v) If S = f (t) , then d2s is :

dt2
a) distance covered at time t b) speed at time t
c) acceleration at time t d) velocity at time t

vi) The distance between the foci of the ellipse x2 + y2 = 1 is :

a2 b2
a) 2a b) 2c c) 2b d) 2a
e
vii) The centre of circle 2x2 + 2y2 + 8x = 0 is :
a) (0,0) b) ( -4,0) c) ( 8 , 0) d) ( -2 , 0)

viii) f(x) = sin x + cos x is a/an :

a) even function b) neighter even nor odd function
c) odd function d) modulus function

ix) ∫e tanx . sec2 x dx is :

a) esinx + c b) esin2x + c c) etanx + c d) sec2x + c

x) lim sin 7x/2 is :

x→0 x
a) 7 b) 7 c) 2 d) 2
2 7
xi) If 𝑎̅. 𝑏̅ = 0 , then the angle between the vectors 𝑎̅ and 𝑏̅ is :
a) 0 b) π c) π d) π
2 3
xii) If f(x) = tan 9x , then f’(x) is :
a) sec2 9x b) 9 sec2 x c) 9 sec2 9x d) cosec2 9x

xiii) Distance of the point ( 4 , 5) from the y-axis is :

a) 5 units b) 9 units c) 4 units d) 1 unit

xiv) The length of the tangent from the point ( 2 , 4) to the circle x2 + y2 – 5 = 0 is :
a) 5 b) 15 c) √15 d) √ 5

xv) An equation involving dy is called :

dx
a) polynomial equation b) differential equation
c) exponential equation d) logarithmic function

xvi) The point of intersection of internal bisectors of the angle of triangle is called :
a) centroid b) orthocentre c) incentre d) circum centre

xvii) The line 3x – 5y + 2 = 0 is perpendicular to the line :

a) 5x – 3y + 2 =0 b) 5x+3y+2=0 c) 3x—5y—2=0 d) 5x—3y—2=0

xviii) d ( sin2x + cos2x) is :

dx
a) 1 b) 2sinx cosx c) -2sinx cosx d) 0

xix) lim x2—4 is:

x→2 x—2
a) 8 b) 4 c) not defined d) 0

xx) A line is parallel to x—axis if its slope is :

a) 1 b) 0 c) –1 d) 2
 KORANGI ACADEMY
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (2015)
MATHEMATICS
CLASS : XII (PRE-ENGINEERING)
Time : 2 hours, 40 minutes Max Marks: 80
SECTION “B” ( SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS) -50 MARKS
ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND VECTOR ALGEBRA -35 MARKS
Note : Attempt 7 part questions from this section.
All questions carry equal marks.
Q .2 (i) A straight line passes through the points A ( -12 , -13) and B( -2 , -5 ). On this line find a
point whose abscissa is equal to 3.

(ii) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining ( 5 , 4) and
( -4 , -2) .

(iii) Find the values of k for which the two lines

kx + ( 2k + 3) y + k + 6 = 0 , ( 2k + 1)x + ( k-1)y+k – 2 = 0 intersect in a point lying on y-axis.

(iv) If ∆ denotes the area of a triangle and the coordinates of the points A,B,C , D are (6,3) (-3 , 5)
(4, -2) and (x,3x) respectively , so that ∆DBC = 1 , find x.
∆ABC 2
(v) Prove that the curves 3x2 – y2 = 12 and x2 + 3y2 – 24 = 0 intersect at right angle at the point
(√6 , √6 ).

(vi) Find the equation of a circle which passes through the origin and cuts off intercepts equal to 3
and 4 from the axis.

(vii) Find the accentricity of a hyperbola whose latus rectum is double the transverse axis.

(viii) The length of the major axis of an ellipse is 25 and its foci are the points ( ± 5, 0 ) , find
the equation of the ellipse.
OR
Find the equation of parabola with focus ( 2 , 3) and directrix y – 5 = 0.

(ix) Find the scalars x , y , z such that

x(3i – 4k ) + y ( j – i + 2k ) + z (i – 4k ) = 5i + 4j – 10k

( x) Find the volume of the parallelopiped whose three adjacent edges are represented by the
vectors a = 2i – 3j + 4k , b = i + 2j – k , c = 3i – j + 2k
 Calculus ( 15 marks)
NOTE: Attempt any 3 questions from this section.
Q. 3 (i) Find the derivative by the first principles at x=a in the domain D(f) of f(x) = cosec x.

(ii) Evaluate any two of the following:

a) lim cosec x – cot x b) lim √1+ x -- √ 1 – x c) lim ( 1 -- 3 )
x→0 x x→0 x x →1 1—x 1—x3
(iii) find dy of any two of the following :
dx

a) y = ln ( ex ) b) y = x sinx + cosx c) x= a cos2 3Ѳ , y = b sin2 3Ѳ OR y= tan-1 2x

1 -- ex 1—x2
( iv) Evaluate any two of the following :
2 3
a) ∫2x –3 dx b) ∫ dx c ) ∫ sin3x cos5x dx OR ∫1 (3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥) √𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 7 𝑑𝑥
x2 + 2x + 2 4x – x2

(v) Using differential, find the approximate value of cos 46o .

OR
Show that √ x + ∆x can be approximated to √ x + 1 ∆x . Hence find approximate value of √ 3 . 9.
2√x

SECTION “C” ( DETAILED ANSWER QUESTIONS) - 30 MARKS

NOTE : Attempt any two question from this section. All questions carry equal marks.

Q4 (a) . Using slopes , find y and the fourth vertex of a rectangle if ( 3, 3) , ( 5 , y) , and ( -4 , -6 ) are its
three consecutive vertices.

(b) If the line y—2 = 0 intersects the pair of lines x2 –7xy + 2y2 = 0 in A, B and if O be the origin, find
The area of the triangle OAB.

Q5 (a). Evaluate any two of the following:

𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(i) ∫ ∫ (ii) ∫ x2 √4 + x dx (iii) ∫ x2 lnx dx
𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑥(2+𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑥)
OR
Prove that the two circles x2 + y2 + 2gx + c = 0 and x2 + y2 + 2fy + c = 0 touch each other if ;
1 + 1 = 1.
f2 g2 c
(b) Show that the eccentricities e1 and e2 of the two conjugate hyperbolas satisfy the relation
e12 + e22 = e12 . e22

Q6 (a) . (i) Find the area above the x-axis, between the ordinates x = 1 and x = 2 under the curve.
Y = 3x4 – 2x3 + 1

(ii) Solve the differential equation dy = xy – 2y – 3x + 6, y = 12 when x = 6

dx
(b) Find the relative maximum and minimum values of the function f (x) = ex sinx.