QA-12 (Calculus, Vectors & 3D, Coordinate Geometry)

Important Information
1. All students are “REQUIRED” to take Home Assignments 1 and 2 based on the
topics covered in this class by logging into your PSIS account and visiting the
“Assignments & Study Material” section followed by “Quantitative Aptitude”
and the “Home Assignment” tab. The tests are in addition to the Home
Assignment provided at the end of this class handout and can be taken on Mobile
Phone or Desktop.
2. This class covers Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Higher Mathematics
Booklet. Students are advised to further strengthen the topics covered in class from
the given chapters.

Class Exercise:

1. equals

(a) f(2) (b) f(2) (c) (d) 4f(2)

2. is equal to
(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. If 2x + 2y = 2x+y, then the value of at x = y = 1 is:

(a) 0 (b) – 1 (c) 1 (d) 2
4. If f"(x) = -f(x), where f(x) is a continuous double differentiable function and g(x) = f'(x). If

F(x) = and F(5)= 5,then F(10) is:

(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 25
5. Let f : R R be defined by

If f has a local minimum at x = - 1, then a possible value of k, is

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) - (d) - 1
6. If and 0 < b2 < then in (- ∞, ∞)
(a) f(x) is strictly increasing function (b) f(x) has a local maxima
(c) f(x) is strictly decreasing function (d) f(x) is bounded

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7. Let f(a) = g(a) = k and their nth derivatives fn(a), gn(a) exist and are not equal for some n. further. If

Then the value of k is equal to

(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
8. The two curves and
(a) Cut at right angled (b) Touch each other (c) Cut at a angle (d) Cut at an angle
9.

(a) (b)
(c) (d)
10. ] dx equals
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2
11. Projection of 2i + j + k along i – j + k is
(a) 2 / (b) 1 / (c) (d) 2
12. Area of parallelogram ABCD, when AB = i + j + k and AD = - i + j is
(a) 1 sq unit (b) 6 sq units (c) 3 sq units (d) None of these
13. If a and b are two vectors such that a . b = 0 and a × b = 0, which one of the following is correct?
(a) a is parallel to b (b) a is perpendicular to b
(c) Either a or b is a null vector (d) None of the above
14. Angle between the vectors a = - i – 2j + k and b = xi + j + (x+1)k
(a) is obtuse angle (b) is acute angle (c) is right angle (d) depends on x
15. Which of the following expression is meaningless in vectors?
(a) (b) (c) a × (b × c) (d) (a × b) . c
16. The direction cosines of the normal to the plane x + 2y – 3z + 4 = 0 are
(a) - (b) (c) (d)
17. The angle between the straight lines -
(a) (b) (c) (d)
18. The length of the perpendicular from the origin to the plane 3x + 4y + 12z = 52 is:
(a) 3 (b) -4 (c) 5 (d) None of these
19. is equal to:
(a) e2 (b) e (c) 1 (d) 0
20. dx equal to:
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 1/2
21. = m , then the value of m is:
(a) 0 (b) (c) 1 (d) 2

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22. is equal to:

(a) 2 (b) 2x (c) x2 (d) 0
23. Find the value of the constant λ so that the given function is continuous at x = -1.

(a) -3 (b) -2 (c) 0 (d) -4

24. If ƒ' (x) = 3x2 - 2 / x3, then ƒ(x) is equal to:
(a) x3 + (b) x2 + (c) x2 - (d) None of these
25. The equation of line passing through the points (1,-1) and (3, -2) is given by:
(a) 2x + y + 1 = 0 (b) 2x + y + 2 =0 (c) x + y + 1 = 0 (d) x + 2y + 1 =0

Home Assignment:
1. ABCD is a quadrilateral. Forces AB, CB, CD and DA act along its sides. What is their resultant?
(a) 2CD (b) 2DA (c) 2BC (d) 2CB
2. If |a × b|2 + |a . b|2 = 144 and |a| = 4, then |b| is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16
3. Let a and b be two unit vectors and be the angle between them. If (a + b) also the unit vectors what is the
value of
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4. If C is the mid – point of vector AB and P is any point not lying on AB, then
(a) PA + PB = 2PC (b) PA + PB = PC
(c) PA + PB = - PC (d) PA + PB = - 2PC

5. If a line lies in the octant OXYZ and it makes equal angles with the axes, then
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
6. What is the acute angle between the planes x + y + 2z = 3 and -2x + y – z = 11?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7. If vector a and b are two non- zero vectors such that a.b = 0 then a and b are
(a) Parallel (b) Perpendicular (c) Null vector (d) None of these
8. Let f: R R be a positive increasing function with = 1. Then, is equal to

(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 3

9.

(a) (b) – (c) (d) –

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10. If y is a function of x and log (x + y) = 2xy, then the value of y’(0) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 0
2
11. The shortest distance between the line y – x = 1 and the curve x = y is:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
12. If f(x) = x2 + 2bx + 2c2 and g(x) = - x2 – 2cx + b2 such that min f(x) > max g(x), then the relation between b
and c is:
(a) No real values of b and c (b) 0 < c < b
(c) |c| < |b| (d) |c| > |b|
13.

(a) (b)

(c) (d) None of the above

14. The value of the integral I = dx is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15. The solution of the differential equation
(a) (b) ay = exx/y (c) y = (d) y =
16. An integrating factor of the differential equation x , (x > 0) is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3
17. Suppose the cubic x – px + q has three distinct real roots where p > 0 and q > 0.
Then, which one of the following holds?

(a) The cubic has maxima at and -

(b) The cubic has minima at and maxima at

(c) The cubic has minima at - and maxima at

(d) The cubic has minima at both and -

18. is equal to
(a) log log (b)
(c) (d)
19. The degree of the differential equation
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these

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20. The differential equation whose solution is Ax 2 + By2 = 1, where A and B are arbitrary constant, is of
(a) first order and second degree (b) first order and first degree
(c) second order and first degree (d) second order and second degree
21. If x -
(a) (b) (c) (d) y
22. If x dy = y(dx + y dy), y(1) = 1 and y(x) > 0. Then y(-3) is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
23. The solution of the differential equation y dx + (x + x2y) dy = 0 is
(a) - (b) - (c) (d) log y = cx

24. If y(t) is a solution of (1 + t) and y (0) = - 1, then y(1) is equal to

(a) - (b) e + (c) e - (d)
25. If f(x) = 1/g(x), then the minimum value of f(x) + g(x), f(x) > 0 and g(x) > 0, will be:
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) Depends upon the value of f(x) and g(x) (d) None of these

Explanatory Answers:
1. (d) In ACB, 3. (c) ∵ a. b = |a||b| cos
D C  cos = a . b
... . . .... (i)
∵
∵
A B Now, |a + b| = 1

CD + DA = CA ...... (i)  1 + 1 + 2 cos = 1 [from Eq. (i)]
Now in  ABC, 
CA + AB = CB ....... (ii) 
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get

(CD + DA) + AB = CB
 CB + CD + DA + AB = 2 CB 4. (a) Since, C is mid – point of AB
2. (a) We have,  AC = CB
 Now, in  APC,
 PA + AC = PC ........ (i)
 |a| |b| = 12 And in BPC,
Since, |a| = 4 PC + CB = PB
 PC = PB – CB ....... (ii)
 |b| = =3
On adding Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get

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2PC = PA + PB + AC – CB  
 2PC = PA + PB
11. (a) Given, x – y + 1 = 0
5. (a) Since, it is given that line makes equal angle with
the coordinate axes And x = 
  = Slope of given line (i)
We know,   y=
 
x=
 (neglect negative sign)
 Point (x, y) =  The shortest distance is

=
6. (d) The equation of planes are x + y + 2z = 0 and -
2x + y – z = 11. 12. (d) Minimum of f(x) = -
We know that, the angle between the planes
= =
+ and
And maximum of g(x) = - =
Since, min f(x) > max g(x)


 |c| > |b|
13. (a) Let I =
 cos =
Put +1=t dx = dt
=
I=
 =
7. (b) =
8. (a) Since, f(x) is a positive increasing function. =
 0 < f(x) < f(2x) < f(3x)
14. (c) Put 1 – x = z  - dx = dz
 1< I= –
 =
By Sandwich theorem, =1 =

9. (d) Since, = =
15. (a) Given,
 =-
10. (a) At x = 0, log(0 + y) = 0  y = 1
Given, log(x + y) = 2xy Put y = vx 
 v+x

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v+x =

x 19. (d) Since, the equation is not a polynomial in all

differential coefficients, so its degree is not defined.
 20. (c) Given,
Integrating both sides, we get  ..….. (i)

 2A + 2B …… (ii)

y
 log cy =
[from eqs. (i) and (ii)]
 cy = 21. (b) Given,

Put y = tx 
 Where,

16. (b) Given,

 IF =
 log(log t) = log x + log c
=
 log
= 22. (a) x dy = y (dx + y dy), y > 0
= = 
17. (b) Let  (Integrating)
then
Since, y(1) = 1
Put   (c = 2)

For x = - 3, - 3 + y2 = 2y
 (y + 1) (y – 3) = 0
y = 3 (y > 0)
23. (b) y dx + x dy = -

Now,
Integrating both sides, we get
 At x = -

And at x = -

18. (a) 24. (a) Here,

 If =

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= c=0
=  y(t) = - 
 25. (b) The minimum value of f(x) + g(x) will be 2 since
f(x), g(x) > 0
=

Since, y(0) = - 1

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