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SUBJECT : PAPER I  MATHEMATICS
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 MHT-CET - 2018 : Mathematics Paper and Solution (2)

.Questions and Solutions.

K
dx 
1. If  2  18x 2  24 , then the value of K is
0
1 1
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) (D)
3 4

1. (C)
k
dx 
 2  18x 2  24
0
k k
 1 dx 1 dx
24 18 0  1 
    2
0 1
18
 x
2
  x
2
9  3
k
1 1  x 
=  tan 1 
18  1   1
    
 3   3   0
3 1
tan 1 3x 0   tan 13ktan 1 0
k
=
18 6 
1
=  tan 1 3k  0 
6 
6  1
  tan 1 3k  tan  3k  1  k 
24 4 3

1
2. The cartesian coordinates of the point on the parabola y2 = 16x, whose parameter is ,are
2
(A) (2, 4) (B) (4, 1) (C) (1, 4) (D) (1, 4)

2. (D)
y2 = 16x  y2 =  4ax
 a=4
Parametric equations are
x = at2, y = 2at i.e.
2
1 1
x  4  , y  2  4    i.e. x = 1, y = 4
2 2

1
3.  sinx. cos2 x dx =
(A) sec x + log |sec x + tan x| + c (B) sec x . tan x + c
(C) sec x + log |sec x  tan x| + c (D) sec x + log |cosec x  cot x| + c

3. (D)
dx sin 2 x  cos2 x
 sin x cos2 x 
sin x cos 2 x
dx

sin x dx
=  cos2 x dx   sin x   tan xsec x cosecxdx
= sec x  log cosecx  cot x  c

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(3) VIDYALANKAR : MHT-CET - 2018 : Mathematics Paper and Solution
 x 3 y3  dy
4. If log10  3
 x y3 
= 2 then =
  dx
x y x y
(A) (B)  (C)  (D)
y x y x

4. (D)
 x 3  y3 
log10  3 2
 x  y3 
 
 log (x3  y3)  log (x3 + y3) = 2
1  2 dy  1  2 dy 
3
3x  3y2   3  3x  3y2 
x y 
3 dx  x  y 3 dx 
3x 2 3y2 dy 3x 2 3y2 dy
  
x 3  y3 x 3  y3 dx x 3  y3 x 3  y3 dx
3x 2  3y 2
3x 2 3y 2  dy
    
x 3  y3 x 3  y3  x 3  y3 x 3  y3  dx
 1 1   1 1  dy
3x 2  3  3 3
 3y2  3  3 
 x  y x  y   x  y x  y3  dx
3 3

   
2y3 2x 3  dy
3x 2    3y 2 
 
 x 3  y3 x 3  y3 
     
 x 3  y3 x 3  y3  dx
 
y dy
 
x dx
Alternative Method

 x 3  y3 
log10  3 2
 x  y3 
 
 x 3  y3  10
 3 3
 2  100

x y 
x3  y3 = 100 x3 + 100 y3
 99 x3 = 101 y3 …….. (1)
dy
99 (3x2) = 101 3y2
dx
dy 99x 2

dx 101y 2
dy  y3  x 2  y
   2  
dx  x 3  
 y  x

x 2 4
5. If f : R  {2}  R is a function defined by f(x) = , then its range is
x2
(A) R (B) R  {2} (C) R  {4} (D) R  {2, 2}

5. (A)
x 2  4  x  2  x  2 
f x   x2
x2  x  2
 Range is R

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 MHT-CET - 2018 : Mathematics Paper and Solution (4)
6. If f(x) = x +  for x  0
2

= 2 x 2 1 +  for x < 0

1
is continuous at x = 0 and f   = 2 then 2 + 2 is
2
8 25 1
(A) 3 (B) (C) (D)
25 8 3

6. (C)
f  x   x 2  , if x  0
continuous at x = 0
 2 x 2  1  , if x  0
 f (0) = 0 +  = 2 +      = 2
2
1 1 1 7
f       2  2 
2 2 4 4
7 1
  2
4 4
2 2
 7   1  49  1 50 25
  2  2         
4  4  16 16 8

    d2 y
  dx
2 2 dy
7. If y = tan 1 x then x 2  1  2
 2x x 2  1 =
dx
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0

7. (B)
y = (tan1 x)2
dy 2 tan 1 x
 
dx 1  x2
  dy

1  x 2   2 tan 1 x  2 y
dx
2  dy 2
 1  x2     4y
 dx 
2
   
2
 dy   dy  d y 2 dy
 2 1  x 2  2x     2   2  1  x 2 4
 dx   dx  dx dx
2
   dy 
  d2 y
2  dy  dy
 4x 1  x 2
   2 1  x
2
  2  4
 dx   dx  dx dx

    d2 y
dy 2
 4x 1  x 2  2 1  x2 4
dx dx 2

 x 2  1 d2 y
  dx
2 dy
 2
 2x 1  x 2 2
dx

8. The line 5x + y  1 = 0 coincides with one of the lines given by 5x2 + xy  kx  2y + 2 = 0 then the value
of k is
(A) 11 (B) 31 (C) 11 (D) 31

8. (C)
5x + y  1 = 0 coincides 5x2 + xy  kx  2y + 2 = 0
1 k
 a = 5, b = 0, h  , g   , f = 1, c = 2
2 2

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1 k
5 
2 2
1
 0 1  0
2
k
 1 2
2
1  k  k  1 
 5  0  1  1      0   0
2 2  2 2 
1 k k k 11
 5     0    k  11
2 4 4 2 2

1 2 3
9. If A =  1 1 2  then (A2  5A)A1 =
 1 2 4 
4 2 3  4 2 3   4 1 1   1 2 1 
(A)  1 4 2  (B)  1 4 2  (C)  2 4 2  (D)  4 2 3
 1 2 1   1 2 1  3 2 1  1 4 2 

9. (B)
(A2  5A) A1 = A2 A1  5AA1 = A. AA1  5I
= A  5I
 1 2 3  5 0 0 
=  1 1 2  0 5 0 
 1 2 4  0 0 5 
 4 2 3 
=  1 4 2 
 1 2 1

10. The equation of line passing through (3, 1, 2) and perpendicular to the lines
       
r  iˆjkˆ  2iˆ2jˆkˆ and r  2iˆˆjkˆ  ˆi2jˆkˆ is
ˆ

x3 y1 z2 x 3 y 1 z  2

(A)   (B)  
2 3 2 3 2 2
x3 y1 z2 x 3 y 1 z  2
(C)   (D)  
2 3 2 2 2 3

10. (C)
Let a, b, c be d.rs of desired line.
 2a  2b + c = 0
a  2b + 2c = 0
a b c
  
2 1 2 1 2 2
2 2 1 2 1 2
a b c
    a = 2, b = 3, c = 2
4  2 4  1 4  2
Hence equation of desired line is
x  3 y 1 z  2 x  3 y 1 z  2
  i.e.  
2 3 2 2 3 2

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11. Letters in the word HULULULU are rearranged. The probability of all three L being together is
3 2 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
20 5 28 23

11. (C)
HULULULU  contains 4U, 3L, 1H
Consider 3L together i.e. we have to arrange 6 units which contains 4U.
Hence number of possible arrangements
6!
=  6  5  30
4!
8! 8  7  6  5
Number of ways of arranging all letters of given word =   8 7  5

3!4! 3 2
30 6 3
Hence required probability =  
8  7  5 8  7 28

12. The sum of the first 10 terms of the series 9 + 99 + 999 + …., is
9

(A) 910  1
8
 (B)
100 9
9
10  1  
(C) 109  1 (D)
100 10
9
(10  1)

12. (B)
9 + 99 + 999 + …….. 10 terms
= (10  1) + (100  1) + (1000  1) + …….. 10 terms
= (10 + 100 + 1000 + …….. 10 terms)  (1 + 1 + …….. 10 times)
10 10   1
10

=    10
10  1

=

10 1010  1   10  1011  10  90
9 9

=
1011  100 10 10  10

 10

9 9

=

100 109  1 
9

13. If A, B, C are the angles of ABC then cot A. cot B + cot B. cot C + cot C. cot A =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 1

13. (B)
We know that
tan A + tan B + tan C = tan A tan B tan C
1 1 1
   1
tan Btan C tan Atan C tan Atan B
 cot B cot C + cot A cot C + cot A cot B = 1
dx
14. If  = A sin1 (Bx) + C then A + B =
16  9x 2

9 19 3 13
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 12

14. (D)
dx 1 dx 1 dx
  
3  16 
 
3
16  9x 2
 2 4
2
  x
  x
2
9 3

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1 1  x  1 3
= sin    c  A  andB 
3 4 3 4
  
   
3
1 3 13
 A+B=  
3 4 12

 2sin2x 
e
x
15.  1  cos2x  dx =
 
(A) ex tan x + c (B) ex + tan x + c (C) 2ex tan x + c (D) ex tan 2x + c

15. (A)
 2  sin 2x  x  2 1  sin x cos x  
e  1  cos 2x  dx   e 
x

   2cos2 x 
sec2 x  tan x  dx  ex tan x  c
e
x
=
 

16. A coin is tossed three times. If X denotes the absolute difference between the number of heads and the
number of tails then P(X = 1) =
1 2 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 6 4

16. (D)
A coin is tossed 3 times.
 Possibilities are
HHH  X = 3  0 = 3
TTT  X = 3  0 = 3
HHT  X = 2  1 = 1
HTH  X = 2  1 = 1
THH  X = 2  1 = 1
HTT  X = 2  1 = 1
TTH  X = 2  1 = 1
THT  X = 2  1 = 1
6 3
 P (X = 1) = 
8 4

   
17. If 2 sin    = cos    , then tan  =
 3  6
1 1
(A) 3 (B)  (C) (D)  3
3 3

17. (D)
   
2sin      cos    
 3  6
    
2 sin  cos  cos  sin   cos  cos  sin  sin
 3 3 6 6
 sin   3   3 1
 2  cos      cos     sin   
 2  2    2  2
3 1
 sin  3 cos   cos   sin 
2 2
1  3
 sin   cos   tan    3
2 2

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2
18. The area of the region bounded by x = 4y, y = 1, y = 4 and the yaxis lying in the first quadrant is
______ square units.
22 28 21
(A) (B) (C) 30 (D)
3 3 4

18. (B) Y
We have x2 = 4y  x = 2 y x2 = 4y
4 y=4
4
 y3 2 
 A   2 y dy  2  
  3 2  1
y=1
1
X
2 4 4 28
= 2    y y   8  1 
3 1 3 3

2
e x cosx
19. If f(x) = , for x  0 is continuous at x = 0, then value of f(0) is
x2
2 5 3
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
3 2 2

19. (D)
2
e x  cos x
f x 
x2
 e x 2  1  cos x  1
   
f  0   lim  
x 0 x2
x
2 2sin 2
ex  1 2
= lim  lim
x 0 x2 x 0 x2
2
 x
 sin 2  1 2 3
= 1  2 lim   1 
x 0 x  4 4 2
 
 2 

20. The maximum value of 2x + y subject to 3x + 5y  26 and 5x + 3y  30, x  0, y  0 is

(A) 12 (B) 11.5 (C) 10 (D) 17.33

20. (A)

10
8
 26  6 9 5
 0,   , 
 5  4 2 2
2
X
(0, 0) 2 4 6 8 10
3x + 5y = 26
(6, 0)
5x + 3y = 30

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(9) VIDYALANKAR : MHT-CET - 2018 : Mathematics Paper and Solution
Corner points Value of z = 2x + y
(0, 0) z=0
(6, 0) z = 2(6) + 0 = 12
9 5 9 5
 ,  z = 2     11.5
2 2 2 2
 26  26
 0,  z = 2(0) +  5.2
 5  5

21. If a , b , c are mutually perpendicular vectors having magnitudes 1, 2, 3 respectively, then

[a bcbac] = ?
(A) 0 (B) 6 (C) 12 (D) 18

21. (C)
| a |, | b |2,| c |3
a bb ca c 0
 a  b cb a c 
=  a b c   (b a c 
=  a b c    b ca c 
=  abc  bac 
= 2  a bc 
= 2 a   b c 
= 2 a   b c cos0
= 2 a   b c 
= 2 a   b  c sin 90
= 2(1) (2) (3)
= 12

22. If points P(4, 5, x), Q(3, y, 4) and R(5, 8, 0) are collinear, then the value of x + y is
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 4

22. (D)
PQ(1,y  5,4  x)
QR (2,8y, 4)
P, Q, R are collinear
1 y  5 4  x
  
2 8 y 4
 8 + y = 2y  10; 4 = 2(4  x)
 y=2 ; 2=4x
x=2
 x+y=4

23. If the slope of one of the lines given by ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is two times the other then
(A) 8h2 = 9ab (B) 8h2 = 9ab2 (C) 8h = 9ab (D) 8h = 9ab2

23. (A)
ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0
m1 = 2m2
If slope of one line is k times the other then

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2 2
4kh = ab(1 + k)
Here k = 2
 4(2) h2 = ab(1 + 2)2
 8h2 = 9ab

24. The equation of the line passing through the point (3, 1) and bisecting the angle between coordinate
axes is
(A) x + y + 2 = 0 (B) x + y + 2 = 0 (C) x  y + 4 = 0 (D) 2x + y + 5 = 0

24. Question is Wrong.

25. The negation of the statement: “Getting above 95% marks is necessary condition for Hema to get the
admission is good college”
(A) Hema gets above 95% marks but she does not get the admission in good college
(B) Hema does not get above 95% marks and she gets admission in good college
(C) If Hema does not get above 95% marks then she will not get the admission in good college.
(D) Hema does not get above 95% marks or she gets the admission in good college.

25. (B)
p : Hema gets the admission in good college
q : Hema gets 95 % marks
 Given statement can be written in symbolic form as
pq
 Its negation is p  ~ q

26. Cos 1  Cos2  Cos3 …… Cos179 =

1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C)  (D) 1
2

26. (A)
cos 1 cos 2 cos 3 …….. cos 179 = 0
(As cos 90 = 0  product = 0)

27. If planes x  cy  bz = 0, cx  y + az = 0 and bx + ay  z = 0 pass through a straight line then

a 2 + b2 + c 2 =
(A) 1  abc (B) abc  1 (C) 1  2 abc (D) 2abc  1

27. (C)
Planes x  cy  bz = 0
cx  y + az = 0
bx + ay  z = 0
 Planes are concurrent
1 c b
c 1 a = 0
b a 1
1(1  a2) + c ( c  ab)  b (ac + b) = 0
1  a2  c2  abc  abc  b2 = 0
a2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc = 1
a2 + b2 + c2 = 1  2 abc

28. The point of intersection of lines represented by x2  y2 + x + 3y  2 = 0 is

 1 3 1 1
(A) (1, 0) (B) (0, 2) (C)   ,  (D)  , 
 2 2 2 2

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28. (C)
x2  y2 + x + 3y  2 = 0
1 3
a = 1, h = 0, b = 1, g  , f  , c = 2
2 2
 hf  bg gh  af 
Point of intersection  , 
 ab  h 2 ab  h 2 
 1 3
0 2 0 2   1 3
 ,    , 
 1 1   2 2 
 
OR
by partial differentiation w.r.t. x
1
 2x + 1 = 0  x  
2
by partial differentiation w.r.t. y
3
 2y + 3 = 0  y 
2
 1 3
 Point of intersection   , 
 2 2

29. A die is rolled. If X denotes the number of positive divisors of the outcome then the range of the random
variable X is
(A) {1, 2, 3} (B) {1, 2, 3, 4} (C) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} (D) {1, 3, 5}

29. (B)
When we get 1, number of positive divisors are 1
When we get 2, number of positive divisors are 2
When we get 3, number of positive divisors are 2
When we get 4, number of positive divisors are 3
When we get 5, number of positive divisors are 2
When we get 6, number of positive divisors are 4
Hence range of r.v. X is {1, 2, 3, 4}

30. A die is thrown four times. The probability of getting perfect square in at least one throw is
16 65 23 58
(A) (B) (C) (D)
81 81 81 81

30. (B)
P (getting perfect square in atleast one throw) = 1  P (not getting perfect square in any throw)
4
4 4 4 4 2 16 65
= 1      = 1   1 
6 6 6 6 3 81 81

 /4
31.  xsec2 x dx = ?
0
  1
(A) + log 2 (B)  log 2 (C) 1 + log 2 (D) 1  log 2
4 4 2

31. (B)
 /4

 x sec 2 xdx
0
 /4
 /4 d 
 x sec2 xdx 
    dx x  sec xdx dx
=  2
0  
0

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 /4
 /4
=  x  tan x 0    tan x dx
0
/4 /4
=  x  tan x 
0
 log sec x 
0
    
=  4  0  log sec 4  log sec0 
   
 
=  log 2  log1
4 

=  log 2
4

C A
32. In  ABC, with usual notations, if a, b, c are in A.P. then a cos2  2  + c cos2   = ?
2
a c b 3abc
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) 3 (D)
2 2 2 2

32. (C)
a, b, c are in A.P.
2b = a + c
C A
a cos2    ccos 2  
2 2

= a
1  cosC  c 1  cos A
2 2
a  c  a cosC  ccos A
=
2
acb
= ….[ b = a cosC + c cos A]
2
2b  b 3b
= 
2 2

dy 
33. If x = e (sin   cos ), y = e (sin  + cos ) then at  = is
dx 4
1
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) (D) 2
2

33. (A)
x  e  sin   cos  ,y  e  sin   cos  
dx
 e  cos   sin   sin   cos   e
d
dy
 e  cos   sin   sin   cos   e
d
dy dy / d e [2cos ]
 
dx dx / d e [2sin ]
dy
  cot 
dx
dy 
 cot  1
dx   4
4

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 
34. The number of solutions of sin x + sin 3x + sin 5x = 0 in the interval  ,3  is
2 2
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
34. (B)
sin x + sin 3x + sin 5x = 0
sin 5x + sin x + sin 3x = 0
2 sin 3x. cos 2x + sin 3x = 0
 sin3x [2 cos2x +1] = 0
 sin3x = 0 or 2cos2x + 1 = 0
sin 3x = sin n or 2cos2x = 1
3x = n or cos2x = 1/2
n
x cos2x = cos/3
3
cos2x = cos(  /3)
2
cos2x = cos
3
2
2x = 2n 
3
n 
x= ,x  n 
3 3
  3 
x   ,  gives
 2 2 
x = 180, x = 120, x = 240
2 4
x = , x = , x
3 3

35. If tan1 2x + tan1 3x = , then x =
4
1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
3 6 2
35. (C)

tan-12x + tan13x =
4
 2x  3x  
tan 1  
 1  6x 2  4
5x 
 tan
1  6x 2 4
5x
1
1  6x 2
5x = 1  6x2
6x2 + 5x  1 = 0
6x2 + 6x  x  1 = 0
6x(x + 1)  1 (x + 1) = 0
(x + 1) (6x 1) = 0
1
 x = 1, x =
6
1
When x  , given equation is satisfied.
6
When x = 1, we get sum of two negative angles which cannot be equal to positive angle.
1
 x
6

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1 2 3 
36. Matrix A = 1 1 5  then the value of a31 A31 + a32 A32 + a33 A33 is
 2 4 7 
(A) 1 (B) 13 (C) 1 (D) 13

36. (C)
1 2 3 
A  1 1 5 
 2 4 7 
a31 A31 + a32A32 + a33A33 = | A |
= +1(7  20)  2(7  10) + 3(4  2)
= 13 + 6 + 6
= 1

37. The contrapositive of the statement: “If the weather is fine then my friends will come and we go for a
picnic.”
(A) The weather is fine but my friends will not come or we do not go for a picnic
(B) If my friends do not come or we do not go for picnic then weather will not be fine
(C) If the weather is not fine then my friends will not come or we do not go for a picnic
(D) The weather is not fine byt my friends will come and we go for a picnic

37. (B)
p = The weather is fine
q = My friends will come and we go for a picnic.
Given statement pq
Contrapositive ~q  ~p
i.e. If my friends do not come or we do not go for picnic then weather will not be fine.
x
38. If f(x) = is increasing function then the value of x lies in
x 1
2

(A) R (B) ( , 1) (C) (1, ) (D) (1, 1)

38. (D)
x
f (x) 
x 1
2

(x 2  1)(1)  (x)(2x)
f (x)  0
(x 2  1)2
1  x2
f (x)  0
(x 2  1)2
Here x2+ 1  0, x2  1
1  x2 > 0, x2 < 1
x  (1, 1)

39. If X = {4n  3n  1: n  N} and Y = {9 (n  1) : n  N}, then X Y=

(A) X (B) Y (C)  (D) {0}
39. (A)
X = 4n  3n  1 nN
Y = 9(n  1) nN
X = {0, 9, 54, 243, …. }
Y = {0, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, ….. }
 XY=X

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40. The statement pattern p  (~ p  q) is

(A) a tautology (B) a contradiction
(C) equivalent to p  q (D) equivalent to p  q

40. (B)
p  ( p  q)
= (p   p)  q …….. (Associative law)
=Fq …….. (Compliment law)
=F …….. (Identity law)

41. If the line y = 4x  5 touches to the curve y2 = ax3 + b at the point (2, 3) then 7a + 2b =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 2

41. (A)
line y = 4x  5  slope of line m = 4 … (i)
curve y2 = ax3 + b
 Differentiating w.r.t. ‘x’
dy
2y = 3ax2
dx
dy 3ax 2
 = slope of tangent
dx 2y
dy 3a4
  = 2a … (ii)
dx (2,3) 2  3
 from (i) and (ii)
4 = 2a  a = 2
 y2 = ax3 + b at (2, 3)
9 = 2  8 + b  b = 9  16 = 7
b = 7
 7a + 2b = 7  2 + 2(7) = 0

42. The sides of a rectangle are given by x =  a and y =  b. The equation of the circle passing through the
vertices of the rectangle is
(A) x2 + y2 = a2 (B) x2 + y2 = a2 + b2
(C) x + y = a  b
2 2 2 2
(D) (x  a)2 + (y  b)2 = a2 + b2

42. (B)
Y
x=a x=a
y=b
a b
2 2

X
O
y=b

Centre = (0, 0) r= a 2  b2
 equation of circle
x2 + y2 = a2 + b2

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43. The minimum value of the function f(x) = x log x is
1 1
(A)  (B) e (C) (D) e
e e

43. (A)
f (x) = x log x
 f (x) = 1 + log x
f (x) = 0  1 + log x = 0
log x = 1
1
x=
e
1 1 1
min value = f   = . log 
e e e
1
= (log1  loge)
e
1
= (0  1)
e
1
= 
e

44. If X ~ B (n, p) with n = 10, p = 0.4 the E (X2) = ?

(A) 4 (B) 2.4 (C) 3.6 (D) 18.4

44. (D)
n = 10, p = 0.4, q = 0.6
E(x) = np = 4
V(x) = npq = 10(0.4) (0.6)
= 2.4
V(x) = E(x2)  [E(x)]2
2.4 = E(x2)  (4)2
E(x2) = 18.4

dx
45. The general solution of differential equation = cos (x + y) is
dy
xy  xy 
(A) tan   =y+c (B) tan   =x+c
 2   2 
xy  xy 
(C) cot   =y+c (D) cot   =x+c
 2   2 

45. (A)
dx
= cos (x + y)
dy
dy 1
 =
dx cos(xy)
Put x + y = V
 Differentiating w.r.t. ‘x’
dy dV
1+ =
dx dx
dy dV
 = 1
dx dx
dV 1
 1=
dx cosV

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dV 1
 1
dx cosV
dV 1  cosV
=
dx cosV
cosV
 dV = dx
(1cosV)
(1cosV)  1
 1 cos V dV =  dx
 1 
1
  2cos2  dV =  dx
V
 2
V
tan
1
V  2 =x+C
1
2 1
2
xy
x + y  tan  = x + C1
 2 
xy
tan   =y+C …….. [ C =  C1]
 2 

    
46. If planes r  piˆ  ˆj2kˆ + 3 = 0 and r  2iˆpjˆkˆ  5 = 0 include angle then the value of p is
3
(A) 1, 3 (B) 1, 3 (C) 3 (D) 3

46. (D)
 
We have r. piˆ  ˆj  2kˆ  3  0 and

r. 2iˆ  pjˆ  kˆ   5  0


include angle
3
n1.n 2
cos  
n1 . n 2

cos


 piˆ  ˆj  2kˆ . 2iˆ  pjˆ  kˆ 
3
 p 2   12   2 2  2 2   p 2   12
1 2p  p  2 1 3p  2
  
2
 p2  5  p2  5  2 
p2  5 
 p2 + 5 = 6p  4  p2  6p + 9 = 0
 (p  3)2 = 0  p = 3

47. The order of the differential equation of all parabolas, whose latus rectum is 4a and axis parallel to the
xaxis, is
(A) one (B) four (C) three (D) two

47. (D)
Equation of parabola whose axis is parallel to X axis and latus rectum is 4a
(y  k)2 = 4a(x  h)
h & k are arbitrary constants  order 2.

x 1 y 1 z 1 yk
48. If lines   andx  3 = z intersect then the value of k is
2 3 4 2
9 1 5 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2

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48. (A)
Points on the line are (1, 1, 1) and (3, k, 0) and direction ratios of lines are 2, 3, 4 and 1, 2, 1
Since lines intersect, then lines are coplanar
x 2  x1 y 2  y1 z 2  z1
 a1 b1 c1 = 0
a2 b2 c2
2 k  1 1
 2 3 4 =0
1 2 1
 2(5)  (k + 1) (2)  1 (1) = 0
 11 + 2k + 2 = 0
9
k=
2

49. If a line makes angles 120 and 60 with the positive directions of X and Z axes respectively then the
angle made by the line with positive Yaxis is
(A) 150 (B) 60 (C) 135 (D) 120

49. (C)
cos2  + cos2  + cos2  = 1
 (cos 120)2 + cos2  + (cos 60)2 = 1
2 2
 1 1
     cos 2      1
 2 2
1 1 1
 cos2   1    cos   
2 2 2
  = 135

50. L and M are two points with position vectors 2abanda2b respectively. The position vector of the
point N which divides the line segment LM in the ratio 2 : 1 externally is
(A) 3b (B) 4b (C) 5b (D) 3a 4b

50. (C)
We have L  (2, 1) and M  (1, 2)
and is divided by N in ratio 2 : 1 externally.

 N
 21   2 1 , 2  2   1 1 i.e.
2 1 2 1
 5
N   0, i.e.N   0,5i.e.5b
 1

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