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Mathematics: St. Francis Xavier School
Mathematics: St. Francis Xavier School
The Question Paper consists of three sections A,B and C. Candidates are required to attempt
all the questions from Section A and all questions EITHER from Section B OR Section C .
All working, including rough work, should be done on the same sheet as and adjacent to the
rest of the answer. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in
brackets [ ].
Select the correct option for each of the following questions.M1
a) -1 b) 1 c) 2 d) ½ [2]
Q14. The derivative of f(x)= |𝑥 − 1| + |𝑥 − 3| at x= 2 is :
a) 2 b) -2 c) 0 d) Does not exist [2]
Q15. The derivative of f(x)= log x w.r.t. 1/x is :
a) – 1/x3 b) – 1/x c) – x d) 1/x [2]
tan 3𝑥
Q16. The value of lim sin 2𝑥 is :
𝑥→0
Q21. The cost of 4 kg of onion, 3 kg wheat and 2 kg of rice is ₹60; cost of 2 kg of onion, 4 kg
wheat & 6 kg of rice is ₹90 and the cost of 6 kg onion, 2 kg of wheat & 3 kg of rice is
₹70. Using the concept of Matrices and Determinants, answer the following questions
by choosing the correct option: [4x2]
i) If x ,y and z respectively denotes cost of 1 kg of onion, wheat and rice, then which
of the following is NOT TRUE ?
a) 4x+3y+2z = 60 b) 2x+4y+6z = 70 c) 6x+2y+3z = 70
d) 2x+4y+6z = 90
4 3 2
ii) If A = [2 4 6], |𝐴| is :
6 2 3
a) – 130 b) 130 c) 50 d) None
4 3 2 0 −5 10
iii) If A = [2 4 6] and adj A = [30 0 −20],then missing value of x and y are:
6 2 3 𝑥 10 𝑦
a) x = - 10, y = 10 b) x= - 20, y= -10 c) x= - 20, y = 10
d) x= 10, y= - 20
iv) The cost of 1 kg of onion is :
a) ₹ 8 b) ₹ 5 c) ₹ 4 d) None.
Q22. The owner of a school wants to lay out a running track of 400 m enclosing a football
field, the shape of which is rectangular with a semi-circle at each end as shown below:
Q24. The vector in the direction of 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ that has magnitude 9 is :
Q27. The lines (x- x1)/a = (y – y1) /b = (z – z1)/c and (x- x1)/a1 = (y – y1) /b1 = (z – z1)/c1 are :
a) parallel b) intersecting c) skew d) coincident [2]
Q28. Let 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ are perpendicular vectors, |𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗| = 13, |𝑎⃗| = 5. Based on this
information, answer the following questions : [4x2]
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