GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE MALIR CANTT.

KARACHI 12) The number of permutations of the letters of the word MATHEMATICS is:
ଵଵ ଵଵ ଵଵ ଵଵ
INTERMEDIATE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION, 2024 (A) ቀଶ,ଶ,ଶቁ (B) ቀଶ,ଶ ቁ (C) ቀଷ,ଷ ቁ (D) ቀଶ,ଷ ቁ
MATHEMATICS PAPER – I
13) The term independent of ‫ ݔ‬in the expansion of (1 + ‫)ݔ‬௡ , ݊ ‫ א‬Գ is:
Time: 20 Minutes Max. Marks: 20
(A) First term (B) Second term (C) Last term (D) Middle term
SECTION ‘A’ (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) (Marks: 20)
INSTRUCTIONS: 14) A function ݂(‫ ݔ = )ݔ‬ଶ + | sin ‫ | ݔ‬is a/an:
i) This section consists of 20-part questions, and all are to be answered. Each question carries one mark. (A) Even (B) Odd (C) Quadratic (D) Trigonometric
ii) Use only blue / black ball point pen or pointer on answer sheet.
iii) Avoid using pencil (expect on graph paper) / White-o pen on answer sheet. 15) Interval notation of the set {‫ א ݔ|ݔ‬Թ ‫ ר‬െ1 ൑ ‫ < ݔ‬1} is:
iv) All notations are used in their usual meanings. The use of Scientific Calculator is allowed. (A) [െ1, 1] (B) (െ1, 1) (C) (െ1, 1] (D) [െ1, 1)
1. Choose the correct answer for each from the given options: 16) If ߙ, ߚ, ߛ are the angles of ȟ‫ܥܤܣ‬, sin(ߙ + ߚ) is equal to:
1) The complex conjugate of (݅ + ݅ ଶ )ଶ
is: (A) sin ߛ (B) െsin ߛ (C) cos ߛ (D) െcos ߛ
(A) 0 (B) 2݅ (C) ݅ (D) െ2݅ 17) cos 2ߠ is equal to:
ଵ ଵ (A) cosସ ߠ െ sinସ ߠ (B) 2sin ߠ (C) 1 + 2 sinଶ ߠ (D) 2cos ߠ
2) If ‫ = ݖ‬+ ݅ then |‫ |ݖ‬is equal to:
ଶ ଷ
ξଵଷ ହ ଵ 18) Hero’s formula is equal to:
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
଺ ଺ ଺ (A) ᶦ = ඥ‫ ݏ(ݏ‬െ ܽ)(‫ ݏ‬െ ܾ)(‫ ݏ‬െ ܿ) (B) ᶦ = ‫ ݏ(ݏ‬െ ܽ)(‫ ݏ‬െ ܾ)(‫ ݏ‬െ ܿ)
3) If ‫ ܣ‬is an involutory matrix, then (C) ᶦ = ඥ‫ ݏ(ݏ‬+ ܽ)(‫ ݏ‬+ ܾ)(‫ ݏ‬+ ܿ) (D) ᶦ = ඥ(‫ ݏ‬+ ܽ)(‫ ݏ‬+ ܾ)(‫ ݏ‬+ ܿ)
(A) ‫ܣ‬ଶ = ‫ܫ‬ (B) ‫ܣ‬ଶ = ‫ܣ‬ (C) ‫ܣ‬ଶ = െ‫ܣ‬ (D) ‫ܣ‬ଶ = െ‫ܫ‬ ଵ
19) cos ቂsinିଵ ቀ ቁቃ is equal to:
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4) A square matrix ‫ܽ[ = ܣ‬௜௝ ] for which all ܽ௜௝ = ܽ௝௜ if ݅ = ݆ is called:
ଵ ିξଷ ଵ ξଷ
(A) Hermitian (B) Diagonal (C) Symmetric (D) Triangular (A) (B) (C) െ (D)
ଶ ଶ ଶ ଶ

5) For any square matrix ‫ ܣ‬which of the following statement holds: 20) Solution of the trigonometric equation 2 sin ‫ ݔ‬+ ξ3 = 0 in fourth quadrant is:
(A) |‫| = |ܣ‬െ‫|ܣ‬ (B) |‫ିܣ| = |ܣ‬ଵ | (C) |‫ܣ| = |ܣ‬௧ | (D) |‫ |ܣ‬൒ 0 గ గ గ గ
(A) (B) െ (C) െ (D)
ଷ ଷ ଺ ଶ
6) Let ‫ݑ‬
ሬԦ and ‫ݒ‬Ԧ are unit vectors, then |‫ݑ‬
ሬԦ × ‫ݒ‬Ԧ| is equal to:
(A) sin ߠ (B) cos ߠ (C) 1 (D) 0 ----------xxxxx---------
7) ଓƸ × ଔƸ × ݇෠ is equal to:
(A) 0 (B) ଓƸ (C) ଔƸ (D) ݇෠
8) Let ‫ܣ‬, ‫ ܩ‬and ‫ ܪ‬are A.M., G.M. and H.M. between two numbers, then:
஺ ீ
(A) ‫ ܣ = ܩ‬+ ‫ܪ‬ (B) ‫ܪܣ = ܩ‬ (C) = (D) none of these
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9) If the sum of an infinite geometric series is ܵ and their first term is ܽ, then its common
ratio ‫ ݎ‬is:
ௌି௔ ௌା௔ ௔ିௌ ௔
(A) (B) (C) (D)
ௌ ௌ ௌ ௌ
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10) If ܽ௡ = ݊ + ݊, then ܽଷ௡ is:
(A) 3݊(1 െ 3݊) (B) 3݊ଶ + 3݊ (C) 3݊(3݊ + 1) (D) ݊(3݊ + 1)
11) When a fair dice is rolled, and a fair coin is tossed simultaneously, number of possible
outcomes are:
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 24
 Time: 2 Hours 40 Minutes Max. Marks: 80 xiv) Two hikers start from the same point; one walks 9 km heading east, the other one 10
km heading 55‫ ל‬northeast. How far apart are they at the end of their walks?
SECTION ‘B’ (SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS) (Marks: 40)
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2. Attempt any Ten-part questions from this section. All questions carry equal marks. xv) Show that: sec ିଵ ቀ ቁ + cot ିଵ (3) = without using calculator.
ଶ ସ
ଷାସ௜ ିଶ
i) Find real and imaginary parts of ቀ ቁ by using any method.
ସିଷ௜
SECTION ‘C’ (DETAILED-ANSWER QUESTIONS) (Marks: 40)
2 1 0 NOTE: Attempt any Five questions from this section. All questions carry equal marks.
ii) If ‫ = ܣ‬൥1 െ4 3൩ then find: 4‫ܣ‬ଶ െ 3‫ ܣ‬+ 2‫ܫ‬.
0 3 5 3. Solve the non-homogeneous system of linear equations using Gauss-Jordan OR Gaussian
elimination method:
1 ‫ݔ‬ ‫ݕ‬+‫ݖ‬ ‫ ݔ‬െ ‫ ݕ‬+ 4‫ = ݖ‬4
iii) Without expanding, prove that อ1 ‫ݕ‬ ‫ ݔ‬+ ‫ ݖ‬อ = 0. ‫ ݔ‬+ 2‫ ݕ‬െ ‫ = ݖ‬2
1 ‫ݖ‬ ‫ݔ‬+‫ݕ‬ 3‫ ݔ‬െ 2‫ ݕ‬+ 3‫ = ݖ‬െ3

ଶଵ
iv) Find the angle between the vectors ܽԦ = ଓƸ െ 2ଔƸ + 3݇෠ and ܾሬԦ = 3ଓƸ െ 2ଔƸ + ݇෠ . 4. If A.M. and H.M. between two numbers are 5 and respectively. Find the numbers.
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௔ఱ ସ ସ
v) Find the ݊th term of the G.P. if: = and ܽଶ = . 5. A pair of fair dice is thrown. If the two numbers appearing are different, find the
௔య ଽ ଽ
probability that:
i) the sum is 10 ii) the sum is six or less
vi) Find the sum of 9th to 21st terms of the series of squares of first ݊ natural numbers.
௬ ଵ ସ ଵ‫ڄ‬ଷ ସ ଶ ଵ‫ڄ‬ଷ‫ڄ‬ହ ସ ଶ
vii) A box contains 8 red balls and 5 green balls. In how many ways can 6 balls be selected 6. If = ቀ ቁ+ ቀ ቁ + ቀ ቁ + ‫ڮ‬, then show that 5‫ ݕ‬ଶ + 20‫ = ݕ‬16
ଶ ଶ ଽ ଶమ ‫ڄ‬ଶ! ଽ ଶయ ‫ڄ‬ଷ! ଽ
such that exactly 3 are red?
7. In a parallelogram ‫ܦܥܤܣ‬, ܺ is the mid-point of ሬሬሬሬሬԦ ‫ ܥܤ‬in 1: 2. Show that ܼ
‫ ܤܣ‬and ܻ divides ሬሬሬሬሬԦ
viii) Prove the proposition by mathematical induction for every positive integer ݊:
divides ሬሬሬሬሬԦ
‫ ܺܦ‬in 6: 1 and then it also divides ሬሬሬሬሬԦ
‫ ܻܣ‬in 3: 4
3
3 + 6 + 9 + ‫ ڮ‬+ 3݊ = ݊(݊ + 1)
2
8. Find the feasible region and its corner points for the following Linear Programming (LP)
ଷ௔ ଵ ଽ problem:
ix) Does the expansion of ቀ െ ቁ contain a term that is independent of ܽ? Maximize: ܼ(‫ݔ‬, ‫ = )ݕ‬10‫ ݔ‬+ 11‫ݕ‬
ଶ ଷ௔య
Subject to: 2‫ ݔ‬+ 3‫ ݕ‬൑ 8; 6‫ ݔ‬+ 3‫ ݕ‬൑ 10; ‫ ݔ‬൒ 0; ‫ ݕ‬൒ 0
x) If ݂(‫ ݔ = )ݔ‬ଷ െ ܽ‫ ݔ‬ଶ + ܾ‫ ݔ‬+ 1. Find the values of ܽ and ܾ, where ݂(2) = െ3 and
݂(െ1) = 0. 9. Using trigonometric formulae, evaluate cos 20‫ ל‬cos 40‫ ל‬cos 60‫ ל‬cos 80‫ל‬

ଶ௫ାଵ 10. Find the general solution of the trigonometric equation 2 cos ‫ ݔ‬+ sinଶ ‫ = ݔ‬1
xi) Let ݂: Թ ื Թ be the function defined by ݂(‫= )ݔ‬ , find ݂ ିଵ (‫ )ݔ‬and verify that
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݂[݂ ିଵ (‫ݔ = ])ݔ‬.

xii) Prove that sin(ߙ + ߚ) sin(ߙ െ ߚ) = sinଶ ߙ െ sinଶ ߚ. ---------------xxxxxxxxxx---------------

xiii) Find the smallest angle in ȟ‫ܥܤܣ‬, when ܽ = 25 cm, ܾ = 18 cm and ܿ = 21 cm.