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KCET MATHEMATICS 2014

VERSION CODE: C 2

1. Which one of the following is not correct for the features of exponential function given by f
(x) = b
x
where b > 1?
(1) For very large negative values of x, the function is very close to .
(!) "he #o$ain of the function is %, the set of real nu$bers.
(&) "he point (1, ) is always on the graph of the function.
(') "he range of the function is the set of all positive real nu$bers.
Ans: (3)

!. (f y = (1 ) x) (1 ) x
!
) (1 ) x
'
), then
dy
dx
at x = 1 is
(1) ! (!) !* (&) 1 (')
Ans: (2)

&. (f y = (tan
1
x)
!
, then (x
!
) 1)
!
y
!
) !x (x
!
) 1) y
1
is e+ual to
(1) ' (!) (&) ! (') 1
Ans: (3)

'. (f f (x) = x
&
an# g (x) = x
&
, 'x in ! x !, then consi#er the state$ents-
(a) f (x) an# g (x) satisfy $ean value theore$
(b) f (x) an# g (x) both satisfy %olle.s theore$
(c) /nly g (x) satisfies %olle.s theore$.
/f these state$ents
(1) (a) an# (b) are correct (!) (a) alone is correct
(&) 0one is correct (') (a) an# (c) are correct
Ans: (4)

1. Which of the following is not a correct state$ent?
(1) 2athe$atics is interesting (!) 3 is a pri$e
(&) 2 is irrational (') "he sun is a star
Ans: (1)

3. (f the function f (x) satisfies
( )
x
f x
lim
x

2
1
2
1
= , then
x
lim
1
f (x) =
(1) 1 (!) ! (&) (') &
Ans: (2)

4. "he tangent to the curve y = x
&
) 1 at (1, !) $a5es an angle with y axis, then the value of
tan is
(1)
1
3
(!) & (&) & (')
1
3

Ans: (4)

*. (f the function f (x) #efine# by f (x) =
x x x
......... x + + + + +
100 99 2
1
100 99 2
, then f. () =
(1) 1 f. () (!) 1 (&) 1 (') 1
Ans: (3)
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6. (f f (x) = f ( ) e , x) an# ( )
e
f x dx
e

=
+

2
, then ( )
e
x f x

#x is e+ual to
(1) 7 e (!)
e +
2
(&) 1 (')
e
2

Ans: (3)

1. (f linear function f (x) an# g (x) satisfy
( ) ( ) x cosx x sinx ( +

3 1 1 2 #x = f (x) cos x ) g (x) sin x ) 8, then
(1) f (x) = & (x , 1) (!) f (x) = &x , 1 (&) g (x) = & (x , 1) (') g (x) = & ) x
Ans: (3)

11. "he value of the integral ( )
/
/
log sec tan d

4
4
is
(1) (!)

4
(&) (')

2

Ans: (1)

1!.
sin x
sin x cos x +
2 2
2
2
#x =
(1) log (1 ) sin
!
x) ) 8 (!) log (1 ) cos
!
x) ) 8
(&) log (1 ) cos
!
x) ) 8 #) log (1 ) tan
!
x) ) 8
Ans: (3)

1&. 9et : be the set of all real nu$bers. ; relation % has been #efine# on : by a%b <a , b<
1, then % is
(1) sy$$etric an# transitive but not reflexive
(!) reflexive an# transitive but not sy$$etric
(&) reflexive an# sy$$etric but not transitive
(') an e+uivalence relation
Ans: (3)

1'. For any two real nu$bers, an operation #efine# by a b = 1 ) ab is
(1) neither co$$utative nor associative
(!) co$$utative but not associative
(&) both co$$utative an# associative
(') associative but not co$$utative
Ans: (2)

11. 9et f - 0 0 #efine# by f (n) =
n
if n isodd
n
if n is even
+

1
2
2
then f is
(1) onto but not one7one (!) one7one an# onto
(&) neither one7one nor onto (&) one7one but not onto

Ans: (1)




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13. :uppose f (x) = (x ) 1)
!
for x 1. (f g (x) is a function whose graph is the reflection of the
graph of f (x) in the line y = x, then g (x) =
(1)
( ) x +
2
1
1
x > 1 (!) x 7 1 (&) x ) 1 (') x 1
Ans: (4)

14. "he #o$ain of the function f (x) = cosx is
(1) ,

(
(

3
2
2
(!) ,
(
(

0
2
(&) ,
(

(

2 2
(') , ,

( (

( (

3
0 2
2 2

Ans: (4)

1*. (n a class of 3 stu#ents, !1 stu#ents play cric5et an# ! stu#ents play tennis an# 1
stu#ents play both the ga$es, then the nu$ber of stu#ents who play neither is
(1) '1 (!) (&) !1 (') &1
Ans: (3)

16. =iven x
1
2
then the value of
x x
tan sin sin x

(

(
+
`
(

)
2
1 1
1
2 2
is
(1) 1 (!) 3 (&) 1 (')
1
3

Ans: (1)

!. "he value of sin (! sin
1
.*) is e+ual to
(1) .'* (!) sin 1.!
o
(&) sin 1.3
o
(') .63
Ans: (4)

!1. (f ; is & x ' $atrix an# > is a $atrix such that ;.> an# >;. are both #efine#, then > is of the
type
(1) ' x ' (!) & x ' (&) ' x & (') & x &
Ans: (3)
!!. "he sy$$etric part of the $atrix A
1 2 4
6 8 2
2 2 7
| |
|
=
|
|

\
is
(1)
0 2 1
2 0 2
1 2 0
| |
|

|
|

\
(!)
1 4 3
2 8 0
3 0 7
| |
|
|
|
\
(&)
0 2 1
2 0 2
1 2 0
| |
|
|
|

\
(')
1 4 3
4 8 0
3 0 7
| |
|
|
|
\

Ans: (4)


!&. (f ; is a $atrix of or#er &, such that ; (a#? ;) = 1 (, then <a#? ;< =
(1) 1 (!) 1 (&) 1 (') 1 (
Ans: (3)





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!'. 8onsi#er the following state$ents-
(a) (f any two rows or colu$ns of a #eter$inant are i#entical, then the value of the
#eter$inant is @ero
(b) (f the correspon#ing rows an# colu$ns of a #eter$inant are interchange#, then the value
of #eter$inant #oes not change.
(c) (f any two rows (or colu$ns) of a #eter$inant are interchange#, then the value of the
#eter$inant changes in sign.
Which of these are correct?
(1) (a) an# (c) (!) (a) an# (b) (&) (a), (b) an# (c) (') (b) an# (c)
Ans: (3)
!1. "he inverse of the $atrix A
2 0 0
0 3 0
0 0 4
(
(
=
(
(

is
(1)
2 0 0
1
0 3 0
24
0 0 4
(
(
(
(

(!)
2 0 0
0 3 0
0 0 4
(
(
(
(

(&)
1 0 0
1
0 1 0
24
0 0 1
(
(
(
(

(')
1
0 0
2
1
0 0
3
1
0 0
4
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(


Ans: (4)

!3. (f a, b an# c are in ;.A., then the value of
x x x a
x x x b
x x x c
2 3
4 5
6 7
+ + +
+ + +
+ + +
is
(1) (!) x , (a ) b ) c) (&) a ) b ) c (') 6x
!
) a ) b ) c
Ans: (1)


!4. "he local $ini$u$ value of the function f
<
given by f (x) = & ) <x<, x % is
(1) 71 (!) & (&) 1 (')
Ans: (1 & 3) OR (2)

!*. ; stone is #roppe# into a +uiet la5e an# waves $ove in circles at the spee# of 1 c$Bsec. ;t
that instant, when the ra#ius of circular wave is * c$, how fast is the enclose# area
increasing?
(1) 3c$
!
Bs (!) *c$
!
Bs (&)
8
3
c$
!
Bs (') *c$
!
Bs
Ans: (4)

!6. ; gar#ener is #igging a plot of lan#. ;s he gets tire#, he wor5s $ore slowly. ;fter Ct. $inutes
he is #igging at a rate of
t
2
s+uare $etres per $inute. Dow long will it ta5e hi$ to #ig an
area of ' s+uare $etres?
(1) 1 $inutes (!) 1 $inutes (&) & $inutes (') ' $inutes
Ans: (1)



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&. "he area of the region boun#e# by the lines y = $x, x = 1, x = !, an# x axis is 3 s+. units,
then C$. is
(1) & (!) 1 (&) ! (') '
Ans: (4)


&1. ;rea of the region boun#e# by two parabolas y = x
!
an# x = y
!
is
(1)
1
4
(!)
1
3
(&) ' (') &
Ans: (2)

&!. "he or#er an# #egree of the #ifferential e+uation y = x
dy
dy
dx
dx
2
+ is
(1) 1, ! (!) 1, & (&) !, 1 (') 1, 1
Ans: (1)

&&. "he general solution of the #ifferential e+uation
dy y
x
dx x
3 + = is
(1)
c
y x
x
= (!)
c
y x
x
= + (&)
c
y x
x
2
= (')
c
y x
x
2
= +
Ans: (3 & 4)


&'. "he #istance of the point A (a, b, c) fro$ the x7axis is
(1) a b
2 2
+ (!) b c
2 2
+ (&) a (') a c
2 2
+
Ans: (2)

&1. E+uation of the plane perpen#icular to the line
x y z
1 2 3
= = an# passing through the point
(!, &, ') is
(1) !x ) &y ) @ = 14 (!) x ) !y ) &@ = 6
(&) &x ) !y ) @ = 13 (') x ) !y ) &@ = !
Ans: (4)


&3. "he line
x y z 2 3 4
3 4 5

= = is parallel to the plane
(1) !x ) &y ) '@ = (!) &x ) 'y ) 1@ = 4
(&) !x ) y , !@ = (') x ) y ) @ = !
Ans: (3)


&4. "he angle between two #iagonals of a cube is
(1) cos
71

1
3
| |
|
\
(!) &
o
(&) cos
71

1
3
| |
|
\
(') '1
o

Ans: (1)

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&*. 9ines
x y z
K
2 3 4
1 1

= =

an#
x y z
K
1 4 5
2 1

= = are coplanar if
(1) F = ! (!) F = (&) F = & (') F = 71
Ans: (2)


&6. ; an# > are two events such that A (;) , A (>B;) if
(i) ; is a subset of >
(ii) ; > = are respectively
(1) 1, 1 (!) an# 1 (&) , (') 1,
Ans: (4)


'. "wo #ice are thrown si$ultaneously. "he probability of obtaining a total score of 1 is
(1)
1
9
(!)
1
18
(&)
1
36
(')
1
12

Ans: (1)

'1. (f the events ; an# > are in#epen#ent if A (;
<
) =
2
3
an# A (>
<
) =
2
7
, then A (; >) is e+ual
to
(1)
4
21
(!)
5
21
(&)
1
21
(')
3
21

Ans: (2)


'!. ; box contains 1 bulbs, out of which 1 are #efective. ; sa$ple of 1 bulbs is #rawn. "he
probability that none is #efective is
(1)
9
10
(!)
5
1
10
| |
|
\
(&)
5
9
10
| |
|
\
(')
5
1
2
| |
|
\

Ans: (3)

'&. "he area of the parallelogra$ whose a#?acent si#es are i k

+ an# i j k

2 + + is
(1) & (!) 2 (&) ' (') 3
Ans: (4)

''. (f a

an# b

are two unit vectors incline# at an angle

3

, then the value of a b

+ is
(1) e+ual to (!) greater than 1 (&) e+ual to (') less than 1
Ans: (2)

'1. "he value of a b b c c a

(

(

is e+ual to
(1) (!) 1 (&) ! a b c

(
(

(') !
Ans: (1)

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'3. (f x ) y !, x , y the point at which $axi$u$ value of &x ) !y attaine# will be
(1) (, !) (!) (, ) (&) (!, ) (')
1 1
,
2 2
| |
|
\

Ans: (3)

'4. (f sin = sin , then
(1)
2
+
is any $ultiple of
2

an#
2

is any o## $ultiple of .
(!)
2
+
is any o## $ultiple of
2

an#
2

is any $ultiple of .
(&)
2
+
is any $ultiple of
2

an#
2

is any even $ultiple of .
(')
2
+
is any even $ultiple of
2

an#
2

is any o## $ultiple of .
Ans: (2)

'*. (f tan x =
3
4
, G x G
3
2

, then the value of cos

x
2
is
(1) 7
1
10
(!)
3
10
(&)
1
10
(') 7
3
10

Ans: (1)

'6. (n a triangle ;>8, a Hb cos 8 , c cos >I =
(1) (!) a
!
(&) b
!
7 c
!
(') b
!

Ans: (3)

1. (f an# are two #ifferent co$plex nu$bers with << = 1, then
1

is e+ual to
(1)
1
2
(!) (&) , 1 (') 1
Ans: (4)

11. "he set ; = Jx -<!x ) &< G 4K is e+ual to the set
(1) L = Jx - G x ) 1 G 4K (!) > = Jx - 7 & G x G 4K
(&) E = Jx - 7 4 G x G 4K (') 8 = Jx - 7 1& G !x G 'K
Ans: (1)

1!. Dow $any 1 #igit telephone nu$bers can be constructe# using the #igits to 6, if each
nu$ber starts with 34 an# no #igit appears $ore than once?
(1) &&1 (!) &&3 (&) &&* (') &&4
Ans: (2)

1&. (f !1
st
an# !!
n#
ter$s in the expansion of (1 ) x)
''
are e+ual, then x is e+ual to
(1)
8
7
(!)
21
22
(&)
7
8
(')
23
24

Ans: (3)

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1'. 8onsi#er an infinite geo$etric series with first ter$ Ca. an# co$$on ratio Cr.. (f the su$ is '
an# the secon# ter$ is
3
4
, then
(1) a = !, r =
3
8
(!) a =
4
7
, r =
3
7
(&) a =
3
2
, r =
1
2
(') a = &, r =
1
4

Ans: (4)

11. ; straight lien passes through the points (1, ) an# (, &). "he length of perpen#icular for$
the point (', ') on the line is
(1)
15
34
(!)
17
2
(&)
17
2
(')
17
2

Ans: (4)

13. E+uation of circle with centre (7a, 7b) an# ra#ius a b
2 2
is
(1) x
!
) y
!
) !ax ) !by ) !b
!
= (!) x
!
) y
!
7 !ax 7 !by 7 !b
!
=
(&) x
!
) y
!
7 !ax 7 !by ) !b
!
= (') x
!
) y
!
7 !ax ) !by ) !a
!
=
Ans: (1)

14. "he area of the triangle for$e# by the lines ?oining the vertex of the parabola x
!
= 1!y to the
en#s of 9atus rectu$ is
(1) ! s+. units (!) 1* s+. units (&) 14 s+. units (') 16 s+. units
Ans: (2)

1*. (f the coefficient of variation an# stan#ar# #eviation are 3 an# !1 respectively, the
arith$etic $ean of #istribution is
(1) 3 (!) & (&) &1 (') !1
Ans: (3)

16. "he function represente# by the following graph is
(1) 8ontinuous but not #ifferentiable at x = 1
(!) Lifferentiable but not continuous at x = 1
(&) 8ontinuous an# #ifferentiable at x = 1
(') 0either continuous nor #ifferentiable at x = 1



Ans: (1)


3. (f f (x) =
x
x
x
K x
3sin
0
5
2 0

is continuous at x = , then the value of F is

(1)
10

(!)
3
10

(&)
3
2

(')
3
5

Ans: (2)




M
N

1
!
1 !
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