JUNIOR INTER MATHS-IB IMPORTANT QUESTIONS-2023

I VERY SHORT QUESTIONS:

QUESTION NO-1
1. Find the value of x if the slope of the line passing through (2,5) and (x,3) is 2.
2. Find the distance between the parallel straight lines 3x  4 y  3  0 and 6x  8 y 1  0
3. Find the value of p, if the straight lines 3x  7 y 1  0 and 7x  py  3  0 are mutually
perpendicular.

4. Transform the equation into normal form.

x  y 1  0
5. Find the equation of the straight line passing through (-4, 5) and cutting off equal nonzero intercepts
on the coordinate axes.
Q UESTION NO-2

1. Find the angle which the straight line y  3x  4 makes with the y-axis
2. (i) Find the value of ‘P’ if the lines 4x  3y  7  0, 2x  py  2  0 and 6x  5 y 1  0 are
concurrent.
(ii) Find the value of P, if the straight lines x + p = 0, y + 2 = 0, 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 are concurrent.
3. Find the value of y, if the line joining (3, y) and (2,7) is parallel to the line joining the points (-1,4)
and (0,6)
4. Find the length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (-2, -3) to the straight line 5x–2y+4=0
5. Find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to the line 5x-3y+1=0 and passing through the
point (4, -3).
QUESTION NO-3
1. 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

2. Find the coordinates of the vertex ‘C’ of ABC if its centroid is the origin and the vertices A, B are
(1, 1,1) and (-2,4,1) respectively.
3. Show that the points A (1, 2, 3), B(7, 0, 1), C (–2, 3, 4) are collinear.
4. Find the ratio in which XZ plane divides the lines joining A  2, 3, 4  and B 1, 2, 3
5. Find x, if the distance between (5, -1,7) and (x, 5, 1) is 9 units.
Q UESTION NO-4
1. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (1,1,1) and parallel to the plane
x + 2y + 3z – 7 =0.
2. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (-2,1,3) and having (3, -5 ,4)as direction
ratios of its normal
3. Find the equation of the plane whose intercepts on X, Y, Z - axes are 1, 2,4 respectively.
4. Find the angle between the planes x + 2y + 2z – 5 = 0 and 3x + 3y + 2z – 8 = 0
5. Reduce the equation x  2 y  3z  6  0 of the plane into the normal form.
 QUESTION NO-5
2 x 
1. Show that lim    x 1 3
x0 x
 
2. lim 8 x  3x
Find
x   3 x  2x

lim
3
1 x  3
3. Compute 1 x x
x
0

4. find
lim
x  x2  x  x 
5. Evaluate lim esin x 1
x x
0
QUESTION NO-6
3 x
1. Compute Lt e 
x0
e3
x
cos x
2. Find lim
x 
 
2 x  

 2
3. Find lim 11x3  3x  4
x   13x3  5x2  7
sin(x  a) tan2 (x  a)
4. Compute Lt
x 
2
2 2
xa a
ax 1
5. Compute Lt x (a  0, b  o, b  1)Compute
x0 b 1
QUESTION NO-
7

1. If x  a cos3 t, y  a sin3 dy
t, then find
dx

2. If f  x   x ex sin then find f 1  x 

x,
3. If f (x)  7x3 3x (x  then find f 1(x)
0),

4. If
y  aenx  then prove that y"  n y .
2

benx
dy ay
5. If y  easin 1
then prove that .

x
dx 1 x 2

QUESTION NO-8
 dy
1. If y  log  sin  log x   , find .
dx
2. If f (x)  log(tan ex ) then find f 1(x)

3. If
f (x)  1 x  x2   then find f 1(1) .
x100
dy
1
 
4. If y  sin 3x  4x then find
3

dx
dy
5. If y  log  cosh 2x  then find .
dx
QUESTION NO-9

1. Find the approximate value of 3 65

2. Find y and dy y  x2  3x  6 . When x = 10, x  0.01 .

if
y  x2  x , at x = 10, x  0.1
3. Find y and dy
if
4. If the increase in the side of a square is 4%. Then find the approximate percentage of increase in the
area of square.

5. Find the approximate value of 3 999

QUESTION NO-10
1. Verify the conditions of the Lagrange’s mean value theorem for the following functions. In each

case find a point ‘c’ in the interval as stated by the theorem x2 1 on [2,3].
f  x   x2 1 on  1,1
2. Find the value of ‘c’ from Rolle’s theorem for the function
3. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f x  x x  on  3, 0
  
4. State Rolle’s theorem 3 ex/2

5. State Lagrange’s theorem.

II SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

QUESTION NO-11
1. Find the equation of locus of P, if A = (2, 3), B = (2, -3) and PA + PB = 8.

2. Find the equation of locus of P, if A= (4,0), B=(-4,0) and PA  PB  4

3. 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.
4. Find the equation of locus of P, if the ratio of the distance from P to (5, -4) and (7, 6) is 2 : 3.
5.A (1,2), B (2,-3)and C(-2,3) are three points. A point ‘P’ moves such that PA2  PB2  2PC 2 . Show
that the equation to the locus of P is 7x–7y+4=0.
QUESTION NO-12
1. When the origin is shifted to the point (2,3) the transformed equation of a curve is
x2  3xy  2 y2 17x  7 y 11  0 .Find the original equation of the curve.
 2. When the axes are rotated through an angle 45°, the transformed equation of a curve is
17x2 16xy 17 y2  225. Find the original equation of the curve.
3. When the origin is shifted to (-1,2) by the translation of axes, find the transformed equation of
x2  y2  2x  4 y 1  0

4. When the axes are rotated through an angle , find the transformed equation of
6
2 2 2
x  2 3xy  y  2a
5. When the axes are rotated through an angle  , find the transformed equation of
x cos  y sin   p
QUESTION NO-13
1. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line and making an intercept -4 on the X-axis.
2. Find the points on the line 3x  4 y 1  0 which are at a distance of 5 units from the point (3,2)
3. Transform the equation 3x  y  into (a) slope-intercept form (b) intercept form
4
and (c) normal form.
4. Transform the equation x y
  1 into the normal form when a>0 and b>0.If the perpendicular
a b
distance of straight line from the origin is p, deduce that 1 1 1
  .
p 2 a 2 b2

5. A straight line through Q  

3, 2 makes an angle  / 6 with the positive direction of the X-axis. If
the straight line intersects the line 3x  4 y  8  0 at P, find the distance PQ.

QUESTION NO-14

, is a continuous function on R, then find the values of k

1. If ‘given by f x  k x  k if x 1
2

 
 2 sin 2xif x  1
, if x  0
2. Is ‘f’ defined by f x  
  x continuous at x = 0 ?
1 , if x  0
 cos ax  cos bx
if x  0
3. Show that
f  x   x 2
where a and b are real constants, is continuous at
1 if x  0

b  a
2 2

x = 0. 2

 

 x 2  9  /  x 2  2x  3 if 0  x  5 and x  3
4.Check the continuity of ‘f’ given by f  x 
1.5 , if x  3
at the point x = 3.
1 2
  x  4  if 0  x 
2
 2

5. Check the continuity of the following function at 2 

f  x  0 

2 
QUESTION NO-15 8x3
if x  2 . if x  2

1. Find the derivative of the following functions from the first principle
2
(i) tan 2x (ii) sin 2x (iii) x sinx (iv) cos x If then show that .

2. If ay 4  (x  b)5 then ST 5 yy11   y1 

2
 dy
3. Find for the functions, x  a (cos t  t sin t), y  a (sin t  t cos t) .
dx
x   t  dy
4. If a cos t  log  tan     , y  a sin t then find
   2   dx

5. If dy log x
x y  ex then show that  2
.
y dx 1 log x 
,
QUESTION NO-16
1. Find the equations of tangent and normal to the curve y4  ax3 at (a,a)

2. Show that the tangent at any point  on the curve x  C sec  , y  C tan  is y sin   x  C cos 
3. Show that the length of the subnormal at any point on the curve y2  is a constant.
4ax
 eax  ex a
4. Find the lengths of normal and sub normal at a point on the curve y  a  
2 
x 
5. Find the lengths of the subtangent and subnormal at a point on the curve y  b sin

a 

QUESTION NO-17

1. The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 8cm3 / sec . How fast is the surface area increasing.
when the length of an edge is 12 cm.
2. A container in the shape of an inverted cone has height 4m and 8 radius 6m at the top. If it is filled
with water at the rate of 2m3/min., how fast is the height of the water changing when the level is 4m.

3. A particle is moving along a line according to s  f  t   4t3  3t2  5t 1 where s is measured

in meters and t is measured in seconds. Find the velocity and acceleration at time t. At what time
the acceleration is zero.

4. The distance - time formula for the motion of a particle along a straight line
S  t 3  9t 2  24t
then find when and where the velocity is zero. 18
5. The volume of a cube is increasing at a rate of 9 cubic centimetres per second. How fast is the
surface area increasing when the length of the edge is 10 centimetres.

III LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS:

QUESTION NO-18
1. Find the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 3), (0, -2) and (-3, 1).
2. Find the orthocentre of the triangle with the vertices (-2, -1), (6,-1) and (2,5).
3. If Q(h,k) is the image of the point P  x1, y1  w.r.t. the straight line ax + by + c = 0. Then

 h  x1  : a   k  y1  : b  2  ax1  c  : a2  h  x1 k  y1 2  ax1  by1  c 

 by1
(or) a  b  a 2  b2 and
b2
find the image of (1, -2) w.r.t. The straight line 2x-3y+5=0.
4. If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin to the straight lines
xsec  ycosec  a and xcos  ysin  acos2 , prove that 4 p2  q2  a2
5. If the equations of the sides of a triangle are 7x  y 10  0, x  2 y  5 the
orthocent
 0 and re of the
triangle. xy20.
Find
 QUESTION NO-19
1.
Show that the product of the perpendicular distances from a point  ,   to the pair of straight lines
aα2 +2hαβ+bβ2
ax2  2hxy  by2  2
0 is  a-b  +4h2
2.
Let the equation ax2  2hxy  by2  0 represents a pair of straight lines. Then the angle  between
the lines is given by cos  a b

 a  b
2 2
 4h
3.
Show that the area of the triangle formed by the lines ax2  2hxy  by2  0 and lx  my  n  0
is
n2 h2  ab

| am2  2hlm  bl sq. Units.

2
|
4.
If the equation S  ax2  2hxy  by2  2gx  2 fy  c  0 represents a pair of parallel straight
lines, then show that  i  h2  ab  ii  af 2  bg 2 and (iii) the distance between the parallel
lines is
g 2  ac f 2  bc
2 2
a  a  b b  a  b
5.
If the equation ax2  2hxy  by2 represents a pair of distinct (i.e., intersecting) lines, then the
0
combined equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between these lines is

 
h x 2  y 2   a  b  xy
QUESTION NO-20
1. Show that the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
x2  xy  y2  3x  3y  2  0 and the x  y 2  are mutually perpendicular.
straight line  0
2. Find the values of k, if the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
2x2  2xy  3y2  2x  y 1  0 and the line x + 2y = k are mutually perpendicular.
3. Find the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve
x2  2xy  y2  2x  2y  5  0 and the line 3x – y + 1 = 0.
4.Find the condition for the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the x2  y2  a2
circle and the line lx  my  1 to coincide.
5. Find the condition for the chord lx  my  1of the circle x2  y2 (whose center is the origin) to
 a2
subtend a right angle at the origin.
QUESTION NO-21
1. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines are given by the equations
3l + m + 5n = 0 and 6mn – 2nl + 5lm = 0
2. Find the angle between two diagonals of a cube.
3. If a ray makes the angles      and  with four diagonals of a cube then find
cos2   cos2   cos2   cos2  .
4. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0,
l 2  m2  n2  0
5. Find the direction cosines of two lines which are connected by the relations l-5m+3n=0 and
7l2  5m2  3n2  0 .
QUESTION NO-22
1. If f  x   S x and g  x   x then show that f '(x)  g '(x) (  x   )
in1  Tan1 
 x
 2 2 dy 1 y2
2. If 1 x  1 y  a (x  y) then show that 1 x2

dx
3. If
y  x a  x  a log x
2 2 2
 a2  x2  then prove dy
2

a2  x2

dx
4. If
that

dy y 1  log x log y 
xlog y  log x then show 
that
dx x log2x
dy y  x log y  y 
5. If x 
y
then show that 
yx dx x  y log x  x 
QUESTION NO-23
1. Find the lengths of sub tangent, sub normal at a point t on the curve
x  a  cos t  t sin t  , y  a  sin t  t cos t 
on the curve x y  a is
2. Show that the equation of tangent at the point  x1,

y1 
1 1 1
xx1 2
 yy1 2
a 2

3. Show that curves

y2  4  x 1 y2  36  9  x  intersect orthogonally.
2 2 2
and
4. If the tangent at any point on the curve x 3  y 3  intersects the coordinate axes in A and B,
a3
then show that the length AB is a constant.
5. At any point ‘t’ on the curve x = a (t + sin t), y = a (1 – cos t), find the lengths of tangent, normal,
subtangent and subnormal
QUESTION NO-24
1. If the curved surface of right circular cylinder inscribed in a sphere of radius ‘r’ is maximum, show
the height of the cylinder is 2r
2. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 15 so that the sum of their squares is minimum.
3. A window is in the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. If the perimeter of the window
is 20ft., find the maximum area
4. From a rectangular sheet of dimensions 30cm  80cm. 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.
5. A wire of length ‘l’ is cut into two parts which are bent respectively in the form of a square and a
circle. What are the lengths of the pieces of the wire respectively so that the sum of the areas is the
least.