BANGALORE

SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX

PRE‐BOARD EXAMINATION
CLASS XII ‐2017‐2018 (SET – I)


CLASS: STD XII DURATION: 3 hrs
MAX MARKS: 100

General Instructions:

(i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) This question paper contains 29 questions.
(iii) Question 1‐4 in Section A are very short‐answer type questions
carrying 1 mark each.
(iv) Question 5‐12 in Section B are short‐answer type questions
carrying 2 marks each.
(v) Question 13‐23 in Section C are long‐answer‐I type questions
carrying 4 marks each.
(vi) Question 24‐29 in Section D are long‐answer‐II type questions
carrying 6 marks each


SECTION A

1. Let R be the equivalence relation in the set , , , , ,

given by , : .Write the equivalence
class .
2. Let | | . Find .

3. For what value of x the matrix is singular?

4. Determine such that a vector is at right angles to each of the

vectors ̂ ̂ , ̂ ̂ , ̂ ̂


SECTION B

5. Prove that


6. If , and , find the values of
“a” and “b”.

7. If , then find .

8. The volume of a spherical balloon is increasing at the rate of
/ . Find the rate of change of its surface area when its radius is
5 cm.


9. Evaluate: .

10. Solve the differential equation:
.

11. If , are two vectors such that | | , then prove that
is perpendicular to .

12. A die is rolled twice and the sum of the numbers appearing on them is
observed to be 7. What is the conditional probability that the number 2
has appeared at least once?

SECTION – C

13. A typist charges Rs. 145 for typing 10 English and 3 Hindi pages, while
charges for typing 3 English and 10 Hindi pages are Rs. 180. Using
matrices, find the charges of typing one English and one Hindi page
separately. However, typist charged only Rs. 2 per page from a poor
student Shyam for 5 Hindi pages. How much less was charged from this
poor boy? Which values are reflected in this problem?

14. If find .


15. Find the values of p and q, for which


.



OR

Discuss the continuity and differentiability of the function
| | | | in the interval ( ‐1, 2).

16. Find the equations of tangents to the curve , which passes
through the point , .

17. Evaluate: .


18. A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a given cone. Show that the
curved surface area of cylinder is maximum when diameter of cylinder is
equal to radius of base of cone.

19. Solve the differential equation:
.

OR

Solve: √ .

20. For any two vectors and show that:
| | . .








21. Find the Cartesian as well as vector equations of the planes through the
intersection of the planes
. ̂ ̂ . ̂ ̂ which are at a unit
distance from the origin

OR
Find the equation of the plane passing through the intersection of
the planes . ̂ ̂ and . ̂ ̂ and parallel to
x axis.

22. Three cards are drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the
probability distribution of the number of aces.

23. To test the quality of electric bulbs produced in a factory, two bulbs are
randomly selected from a large sample without replacement. If either
bulb is defective, the entire lot is rejected. Suppose a sample of 200
bulbs contains 5 defective bulbs. Find the probability that the sample
will be rejected.


SECTION D

24. Let ∪ ∪ and let * be a binary operation on A defined
by , ∗ , , , , , ∈
Show that (i) * is commutative on A.
(ii) * is associative on A.
(iii) Find the identity element in A.

OR

Let , where Q is the set of all rational numbers, and * be a
binary operation on A defined by
, ∗ , , , , , ∈ . Then find
(i) The identity element of * in A.
(ii) Invertible elements of A, and hence write the inverse of
elements (5, 3) and , .





25. Prove that: .

OR
Using elementary operations, find the inverse of the following
matrix.

26. Evaluate:


OR

Evaluate: .



27. Compute the area bounded by the lines
, .

28. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through three points with
position vectors ̂ + ̂ ‐2 , ‐ ̂ + and , +2 ̂ + . Also find the
coordinates of the point of intersection of this plane and the line
̂ ‐ ̂ ‐ + ̂ ‐ + )

29. A house wife wishes to mix together two kinds of food, X and Y, in
such as way that the mixture contains at least 10units of Vitamin A, 12
units of Vitamin B and 8 units of Vitamin C. The Vitamin contents of one
kg of food are given below.
Vitamin A Vitamin B Vitamin C

Food X 1 2 3

Food Y 2 2 1

One kg of food X costs Rs. 6 and One kg of food Y costs Rs. 10. Find the least
cost of the mixture which will produce diet?
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