CHINMAYA VIDYALAYA , CMECT-GC

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION , 2024-25

APPLIED MATHEMATICS (241)

RETEST MARKS:80

CLASS XII TIME:3 HRS

General Instructions :

1. This question paper contains 5 sections A,B,C,D and E.Each section is compulsory.
2. Section A carries 20 marks,Section B carries 10 marks,Section C carries 18
marks,Section D carries 20 marks and Section E carries 3 case- based with total
weightage of 12 marks.
3. Section A comprises of 18 MCQs and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1
mark each.
4. Section B comprises of 5 Very Short Answer( VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.
5. Section C comprises of 6 Short Answer(SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
6. Section D comprises of 4 Long Answer (LA) type questions of 5 marks each.
7. Section E has 3 case studies.Each case study comprises of 3 case-based
questions,where 2 VSA type questions are of 1 mark each and 1 SA type question
of 2 marks.
SECTION A
(1)

(2) The slope of the normal to the curve 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 5 at (1,2) is

1 −1
(a) -2 (b)2 (c)2 (d) 2
(3)

2 −1 10
(4) If 𝑥 [ ]+𝑦 [ ] = [ ] , then 𝑥 − 𝑦 is
3 1 5
(a) -1 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) -4
𝑑𝑦
(5) The particular solution of = 𝑦 tan 𝑥, given 𝑦 = 1 when𝑥 = 0
𝑑𝑥

(a) 𝑦 = cos 𝑥 (b)𝑦 = 𝑐 cos 𝑥 (c) 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 (d)𝑦 = 𝑐 sec 𝑥

(6)

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(7)

𝑑
(8) [𝑓(𝑥)] = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 and 𝑓(0) = 0.Then 𝑓(𝑥) is
𝑑𝑥

𝑥2 𝑥2 𝑥2
(a)𝑎 +𝑐 (b)𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 (c)𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 (d) 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥
2 2 2

(9) A random variable 𝑋 has the following probability distribution

𝑋 0 1 2 3

𝑃(𝑋) 1 3 3 1
8 8 8 8
Then variance 𝑉(𝑋) is
3 22 23 24
(a) 4 (b)27 (c) 27 (d) 27

(10) 𝐴 is a square matrix with 𝐴2 = 𝐼.Then (𝐼 + 𝐴)2 − 3𝐴 is

(a)𝐼 − 𝐴 (b)𝐴 − 𝐼 (c) 2𝐼 − 𝐴 (d)𝐴 − 2𝐼

(11) The demand function of a monopolist is given by 𝑥 = 100 − 4𝑝. The quantity at which
the marginal revenue will be 0 is

(a)25 (b)10 (c) 50 (d)40

𝑥−1
(12) ∫ 𝑒 𝑥 ( 𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 is
1 1 1 1
(a)𝑒 𝑥 𝑥 + 𝑥 + 𝐶 (b)𝑒 𝑥 𝑥 + 𝐶 (c) 𝑒 𝑥 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 𝐶 (d) 𝑒 𝑥 𝑥 2 + 𝐶

2 4 2𝑥 4
(13) If | |=| | then 𝑥 is
5 1 6 𝑥
(a)±√3 (b)±1 (c) ±3 (d)±√2

(14) The mean number of heads in 10 tosses of a coin is

5 5
(a) 2 (b) √2 (c) √5 (d) 5

(15) The total cost involved in the manufacturing of 𝑥 units of a commodity is given by
𝐶(𝑥) = 8 − 7𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 3 .The marginal average cost in producing 2 units is

(a) Rs.5 (b) Rs.4 (c) Rs.3 (d) Rs.2

(16) The corner points of the feasible region of an LPP are (10,0), (5,3) and(0,8).

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 The objective function 𝑍 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦 attains maximum 2400 at (0,8) and minimum
2025 at(5,3). Then the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞 are respectively

(a)225,300 (b)300,225

(c)325,300 (d) 300,325

2 3
(17) If 𝐴 = [ ] then 𝐴−1 is
5 −2
1 2 3 1 2 3
(a)− 19 [ ] ( b) 19 [ ]
5 −2 5 −2

1 −2 3 1 −2 −3
(c) 19 [ ] (d) 19 [ ]
5 2 −5 2

1
(18) The probability that a student is not a swimmer is 5.Then the probability that out of 5
students 4 are swimmers is

4 4 1 1 1 4 4 1
(a) 5𝐶4 (5) (5) (b) 5𝐶4 (5) (5)

4 4 1 1 1 4 4 1
(c) 5𝐶0 (5) (5) (d) 5𝐶0 (5) (5)

Question numbers 19 and 20 are Assertion-Reason based questions carrying 1 mark

each.Two statements are given,one labeled Assertion(A) and the other labeled
Reason(R).Select the correct answer from the options (a),(b),(c),(d) given below

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but(R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but(R) is true.
8 √10−𝑥
(19) Assertion(A):∫2 𝑑𝑥 =6
√𝑥+√10−𝑥

𝑏 𝑏
Reason (R):∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑎 + 𝑏 − 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥

(20) Assertion(A):If an LPP attains its maximum value at 2 corner points of the feasible
region, then it attains maximum value at infinitely many points.

Reason(R):If the value of the objective function of an LPP is same at two corner
points then it is same at every point on the line joining two corner points.

SECTION B
3 1
(21) 𝐴 = [ ].Find 𝑥 and 𝑦 if 𝐴2 + 𝑥𝐼 = 𝑦𝐴.
7 5

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 (22) In a binomial distribution, the sum of its mean and variance is 1.8. Find the probability of two
successes if the event was conducted 5 times
(23) Find the general solution of the differential equation 𝑦 log 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑥𝑑𝑦 = 0

(24) A box contains 100 bulbs of which 10 are defective. Find the probability that out of a
sample of 5 bulbs drawm one by one with replacement none is defective.

(25) A book publisher sells a hard cover edition of a book for ₹ 72 and a paperback edition
for ₹ 40. The cost of printing hardcover and paperback editions are ₹ 56 and ₹ 28 per
book respectively. Each edition requires 5 minutes on the printing machine whereas
hardcover binding takes 10 minutes and paperback takes 2 minutes on the binding
machine. The printing machine and the binding machine are available for 80 hours
each week. Formulate the linear programming problem to maximise the publisher’s
profit.

SECTION C

(26) Solve using Cramer’s rule

𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 10, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 13, 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 0

(27) Find the intervals in which the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 9𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 15 is strictly
increasing or decreasing.
5𝑥
(28) Evaluate∫ (𝑥+1)(𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
−4)

(29) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 + 6 which are parallel to
14𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4 = 0
𝑎 𝑑2 𝑦
(30) 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 , 𝑦 = 𝑡 .Find 𝑑𝑥 2

3
(31) Evaluate ∫1 |𝑥 − 2|𝑑𝑥 .

SECTION D

(32) A tyre manufacturer estimates that 𝑥 radial tyres will be demanded by wholesalers
𝑥2
when price 𝑝 = 𝐷(𝑥) = 90 − 10 thousand rupees per tyre and the same number of
1
tyres will be supplied when the price is 𝑝 = 𝑆(𝑥) = 5 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 50 thousand rupees per
tyre.Find the producers and consumers surplus at the equilibrium price.

(33) Solve using matrix method

2x- 3y + 5z = 11, 3x+2y - 4z = 5, x + y - 2z = -3

(34) It is known that 3% of plastic buckets manufactured in a factory are defective. Using the

Poisson distribution on a sample of 100 buckets, find the probability of:

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 (i) Zero defective buckets

(ii) At most one bucket is defective [Use 𝑒−3 = 0.049]

(35) A manufacturer produces two products A and B. Both the products are processed on two

different machines. The available capacity of first machine is 12 hours and that of second
machine is 9 hours per day. Each unit of product A requires 3 hours on both machines and
each unit of product B requires 2 hours on first machine and 1 hour on second machine. Each
unit of product A is sold at Rs7 profit and that of B at a profit of Rs 4. Find the production
level per day for maximum profit graphically
SECTION E

CASE STUDY-1

(36) Let 𝑋 denote the number of colleges where you will apply after XII and 𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥)
denotes the probability of getting admission in 𝑥 number of colleges. It is given that

𝑘𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0 𝑜𝑟 1
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) = { 3𝑘𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 2
2𝑘(5 − 𝑥) 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 3 𝑜𝑟 4

Where 𝑘 is a positive constant.Based on the above information,answer the

following questions.

(a) Find 𝑘 (1)

(b) Find 𝑃(𝑋 = 2) (1)
(c) Find 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 3) (2)

CASE STUDY 2
(37)

(1)
(1)
(2)

CASE STUDY 3

(38) A manufacturer produces 3 types of bolts 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧 which he sells in two markets.
Annual sales (in rupees) are indicated below

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 Markets
𝑥 y z
I 10,000 8,000 18,000
II 6000 20,000 8000
If unit sale prices of 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧 are Rs.2.50,Rs.1.50 and Rs.1.00 respectively,then answer
the following questions using the concept of matrices.

(a) Find the total revenue collected from market I and market II (2)

(b) If the unit cost of the above 3 commodities are Rs.2,Rs.1 and 50 paise
respectively,then find the gross profit from both the factories. (2)

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