I P.U.

C PREPARATORY EXAMINATION-2024
MATHEMATICS (35)
Time: 3.15 hours Max. Marks: 80

Instructions:
1) The question paper has five parts namely A, B, C, D and E. Answer all the parts.
2) Part A has 15 multiple choice questions and 5 fill in the blank questions of 1 mark each.
3) Part A should be answered continuously at one or two pages of Main Answer Booklet and only
first correct answer is considered for the marks in subsection I and II of Part A.
4) All the steps of working should be written neatly and legibly.

PART A
I. Answer ALL the Multiple Choice Questions: 15 × 1 = 15
1. The solution set of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2 = 0 in roster form is
[a] {1, 2} [b] {-1, 2} [c] {1, -2} [d] {-1, -2}

2. Let A = {1, 2} & B = {3,4}, then the number of relations from A to B

[a] 2 [b] 4 [c] 8 [d] 16

3. The radian measure corresponding to 5200 is

3𝜋 26𝜋 9𝜋 26𝜋
[a] [b] [c] [d]
26 9 26 3

4. The imaginary part of 𝑖 −39 is

[a] 0 [b] -1 [c] 1 [d] i
1 1
5. > implies that
2 3
[a] 2 < 3 [b] 2 > 3 [c] 2 ≤ 3 [ d] 2 ≥ 3
6. The number of permutations of the letters of the word COLLEGE is
[a] 1260 [b] 1620 [c] 1026 [d] 1062

7. In the expansion of (a + b) m the number of terms is

[a] m [b] m +1 [c] m-1 [d] 2m

𝑛2
8. If an = , then 𝑎2 is
2𝑛
[a] 0 [b] 1 [c] 2 [d] 4

9. The y-intercept of the equation of line 3y+2=0 is

−3 −2
[a] 0 [b] 3 [c] [d]
2 3

10. The length of latus rectum of the conic 𝑦 2 − 16𝑥 2 = 16 is

1
[a] [b] 2 [c] 16 [d] 32
2
 11. The radius of the circle 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 − 𝑥 =0
1 1 1 1
[a] [b] [c] [d]
2 3 4 16

12. The co-ordinates of any point in the sixth octant is

[a] (x, y-z) [b] (-x, -y, z) [c] (-x, y,-z) [d] (–x,-y,-z)

13. The derivative of a function f(x) = k, for a fixed real number k ,is
[a] k [b] -k [c] 0 [d] 1

14. The mean of the first ten multiples of three is

[a] 16.5 [b] 15.6 [c] 1.65 [d] 1.56

15. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards, if each outcome is equally likely,
then the probability that the card will be not an ace is
13 12 4 1
[a] [b] [c] [d]
12 13 52 2

II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answer from those given in the bracket.
[75, √𝟑, 0, -40, 30] 5×1=5
16. The function‘ t’ which maps temperature in degree Celsius into temperature in degree
9𝐶
Fahrenheit is defined by t(C) = + 32, then t (-40) = _________
5
19𝜋
17. The value of tan = ___________
3

18. The value of 3! +4! is _________

19. The slope of the line perpendicular to y-axis is ___________
20. The derivative of 𝑥 3 -27 at x = 5 is___________

PART B

III. Answer any SIX of the following questions: 6 × 2 = 12

21. If A = {a, e, i, o, u} & B = {a, b, c}, then find B - A and A ∪ B.
22. Let A = {2, 3, 4} write all the subset of A.
23. Evaluate tan 150
24. Compute the multiplicative inverse of 4 – 3i.
𝑎−𝑖𝑏 𝑎 2+𝑏2
25. If x - iy = √ Prove that (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )2 =
𝑐−𝑖𝑑 𝑐 2+𝑑2

26. Solve 7x + 3 < 5x +9. Show the graph of the solution on the number line.
1 1 𝑥
27. If + += , find x.
8! 9! 10!
1
28. Expand (𝑥 + )6 using Binomial theorem.
𝑥
 1
29. Find the equation of a line for which tan 𝜃 = , 𝜃 is the inclination of the line with positive
2

direction of x - axis & x – intercept is 4. in standard form.

1
𝑧 3 −1
30. Evaluate in lim 1
𝑧 →1 𝑧 6 −1

31. Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Describe the following events:
A: At least one head appears
B: At most one tail appears

PART C

IV. Answer any SIX of the following questions: 6 × 3 = 18

32. If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, A = { 2, 4, 6, 8} B = {2, 3, 5, 7} verify that (A ∩ B)1 = 𝐴1 ∪ 𝐵1

33. Let f, g: R R be defined, respectively by f (x) = x + 1 & g(x) = 2x – 3. Find f + g, f-g, fg.
𝜋
34. If none of the angles x, y, & (x + y) is an odd multiple of , then prove that
2
tan 𝑥+ tan 𝑦
tan (x + y) =
1−tan 𝑥 .tan 𝑦
13
35. If sec 𝑥 = and x lies in fourth quadrat find the values of other five trigonometric
5

function.
1+3𝑖
36. Express in the form a + ib.
1−2𝑖

37. The longest side of a triangle is 3 times the shortest side and the third side is 2 cm shorter
than the longest side. If the perimeter of the triangle is at least 61 cm, find the minimum
length of the shortest side.
38. The sum of some terms of the G.P., 5, 10, 20, . . . is 315. Find the last term & number of
terms of the G.P.
39. P (a, b) is the mid-point of a line segment between the axes .Show that equation of the line
𝑥 𝑦
is + = 2.
𝑎 𝑏

40. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at origin, passing through the point (5, 2) and
symmetric with respect to y - axis.
41. Find the equation of the set of points which are equidistant from the points (1, 2, 3) & (3, 2,
-1).
42. Find the derivative of cos 𝑥 with respect to x using first principle of derivatives.
 PART D

V. Answer any FOUR of the following questions: 4 × 5 = 20

43. Define Signum function write down the domain & range & draw the graph of the given function.
cos 4𝑥+cos 3𝑥+ cos 2𝑥
44. Prove that = cot 3𝑥
sin 4𝑥+sin 3𝑥+sin 2𝑥

45. In how many ways can the letters of the word PERMUTATIONS be arranged if
a) All letters are used at a time.
b) Words start with P and end with S.
c) Vowels are all together.
46. State and prove Binomial Theorem
47. Derive the formula to find the distance of a point P (x, y) from the line AX + BY + C = 0.
sin 𝑥
48. Prove geometrically lim = 1, x being the measured in radians.
𝑥 →0 𝑥

49. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the frequency distribution.
Classes 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Frequencies 5 8 15 16 6

50. A committee of two persons is selected from two men and two women. What is the probability
that the committee will have a) no man b) one man c) two women

PART E
VI. Answer the following questions: 1×6 = 6

51. Prove geometrically that cos (x + y) = cos 𝑥 cos 𝑦 − sin 𝑥 sin 𝑦

OR
𝑥2 𝑦2
Derive the equation of ellipse in the standard form 2
+ =1
𝑎 𝑏2

52. Find the sum of the series 5 + 55 + 555 + . . . up to n terms 1×4 = 4

OR
cos 𝑥
Find the derivative of with respect to x.
1+ sin 𝑥

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