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This document contains a mathematics exam paper with three sections - very short answer questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions. The very short answer section contains 10 questions worth 2 marks each on topics of coordinate geometry, calculus, and limits. The short answer section has 5 questions worth 4 marks each. The long answer section contains 5 questions worth 7 marks each, covering a range of multi-step calculus and geometry problems.

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MATHEMATICS PAPER IB.- MARCH 2009


COORDINATE GEOMETRY & CALCULUS
TIME : 3hrs Max. Marks.75
Note: This question paper consists of three sections A, B and C.

SECTION A
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS. 10 × 2 =20
Noe : Attempt all questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
1. If the area of the triangle formed by the straight lines x =0, y =0 and 3x + 4y =a (a >0) is 6.
Find the value of 'a'.
2. Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 5x-3y-4= 0, 10x-6y-9=0.
3. If (3, 2, -1), (4, 1, 1) and (6, 2, 5) are three vertices and (4, 2, 2) is the centroid of a
tetrahedron, find the fourth vertex
4. Find the angle between the two planes x+2y+2z-5 =0 and 3x+3y+2z-8 =0
lim  e x − 1 
5. Complete  
x → 0  1+ x −1 

6. Find lim
x→∞
( x2 + x − x )
 cos ax − cos bx
 if x ≠ 0
x2
7. Show that f ( x ) =  where a and b are real constants, is continuous
 1 (b2 − a 2 ) if x = 0
 2
at 0.

8. IF y = cos (log cot x) find


9. The diameter of a sphere is measured to be 20cm. If an error of 0.02 cm. occurs in this, find
the errors in volume and surface area of the sphere.
10. Find the equation of normal to the curve y = x2–4x + 2 at (4,2).

SECTION B
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS. 5X4 =20
Note : Answer any FIVE questions. Each question carries 4 marks.
11. A (5,3) and B (3, -2) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that the area of
triangle PAB is 9 sq. units.
12. When the origin is shifted to the point (2,3) the transformed equation of a curve is
x2 + 3xy -2y2 + 17x-7y-11=0. Find the original equation of the curve.
13. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point
(-3, 2) and making an angle of 45o with the straight line 3x-y +4= 0
 1 + x2 + 1 − x2  dy
14. If y = Tan−1   for 0 < x < 1, find .
 1 + x − 1 − x 
2 2 dx
15. Find the derivatives of the function COS ax from the first principles.

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16. A man 180 cm. high walks at a uniform rate of 12 km. per hour away from a lamp post of
450 cm. high. Find the rate at which the length of his shadow increases.
 y
17. If the function f = Tan −1   , show that fxx + fyy = 0
x

SECTION C

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS. 5X7 =35

Note: Answer any Five of the following. Each question carries 7 marks.
18. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point of intersection of the lines
3x + 2y +4= 0, 2x + 5y =1 and whose distance from (2, -1) is 2.
19. If the equation ax 2 + 2hxy + by 2 = 0 represents a pair of distinct (i.e., intersecting) lines, then
the combined equation of the pair of bisectors of the angle between these lines is
h ( x 2 − y 2 ) = ( a − b ) xy
20. Find the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
x 2 + 2 xy + y 2 + 2 x + 2 y − 5 = 0 and the line 3x – y + 1 = 0
21. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations 3l + m +
5n = 0 and 6mn – 2nl + 5lm = 0
22. ( )
If y = x a 2 + x 2 + a 2 log x + a 2 + x 2 then show that
dy
dx
= 2 a2 + x2

23. Show that the curves y = 4 ( x + 1) and y = 36 ( 9 − x ) intersect orthogonally


2 2

24. From a rectangular sheet of dimensions 30 cm x 80 cm. four equal squares of side x cm. are
removed at the corners, and the sides are then turned up so as to form an open rectangular
box. Find the value of x, so that the volume of the box is the greatest.

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