Roll No.

A
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answer sheet in the space provided.
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30th ARYABHATTA INTER-SCHOOL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION – 2013

CLASS - VIII

Time Allowed: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 100

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Do not write your name on the questionnaire.

2. Write your roll no. on each page of the questionnaire and the Answer Sheet in the space
provided.
3. All the questions are compulsory.
4. Read questions carefully; think twice before you write the answer. No overwriting or
cutting is allowed on the Answer Sheet. Another copy of the questionnaire or answer
sheet will not be provided.
5. Do your rough work in the space provided in the questionnaire.
6. The questionnaire contains four sections. Section A contains 10 questions on Logical
Reasoning of 1mark each, Section B contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions of 1 mark each,
Section C contains 20 Free Response Type Questions of 2 marks each and Section D
contains 10 Free Response Type Questions of 3 marks each.
7. No working or descriptive answers of any question is to be given. Only the Answers are to
be written on the Separate Answer sheet provided to you.
8. Use Blue or Black pens to write the answer on the Answer Sheet.
9. Answers should be clearly written in the space provided on the Answer sheet.
10. Use of calculator is not allowed.
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SECTION –A Rough Work

Write the correct option in the Answer Sheet.

1. Which letter replaces the question mark?

a) P
b) R
c) Q
d) T

2. In the following expression each ‘*’ is to be replaced with either +

or − in such a way that the result of the calculation is 100.
123 *45* 67*89
The number of + signs used is p and the number of − signs used is
m. What is the value of p−m?
a) -3
b) -1
c) 0
d) 1

3. In the multiplication grid given below, the input factors ( in the

first row and the first column ) are all missing and only some of
the products within the table have been given. What is the value
of A + B + C + D + E ?

a) 132
b) 145
c) 161
d) 178

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4. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are the family members. B is the sister of Rough Work

G and G is the brother of C. E is the wife of A, whose father is H .
D is the husband of B and F is the son of G. A is the father of B.
How ‘F’ is related to ‘E’?
a) Son
b) Grandson
c) Father
d) nephew
5. Rohan has been challenged to place the numbers 1 to 9 inclusive
in the nine regions formed by the Olympic rings so that there is
exactly one number in each region and the sum of the numbers in
each rings is 11.The diagram shows part of his solution. What
number goes in the region marked *?
a) 6
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2

6. Six boys A, B, C, D, E and F play a game of cards. Each has a pack

of 10 cards. F borrows 2 cards from A and gives away 5 to C who
in his turn gives 3 to B, while B gives 6 to D who passes on 1 to E.
How many cards does D have?
a) 8
b) 15
c) 12
d) 7
7. Find the next term of the given pattern
2 Z 5 7 Y 7 14 X 9 23 W 11 34 V 13 ?
a) 27 U 24
b) 47 U 15
c) 45 U 15
d) 47 X 14
8. A and C are good in Dramatics and Athletics. D and A are good in
Athletics and Studies. C and B are good in General Knowledge
and Dramatics. D, B and E are good in Studies and General
Knowledge. E and D are good in Studies and Social work.
Who is good in Studies, Athletics and Social work?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

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9. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24 . . . What number should Rough Work
come next?
a) 20
b) 22
c) 23
d) 26
10. Identify the number of triangles in the given figure.

a) 16
b) 32
c) 38
d) 40
SECTION – B
Write the correct option in the answer sheet .
11. The salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 2:3:5. If the increments
of 15% , 10% and 20% are allowed respectively in their salaries ,
then the ratio of their new salaries is :
a) 3:3:10
b) 10:11:20
c) 23:33:60
d) 3:5:7
12. Aman is 50 years, 50 months, 50 weeks and 50 days old. What will
be his age in years, on his next birthday?
a) 56
b) 55
c) 54
d) 53
13. If the two consecutive class marks of a frequency distribution are
12.5 and 17.5 , then the class size is :
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 30
14. Two students appeared in an examination. One of them secured 9
marks more than the other and his marks were 56% of the sum of
their marks. The lesser marks obtained are :
a) 30
b) 34
c) 32
d) 33

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15. If one –eighth of a pencil is black , half of the remaining is yellow Rough Work
and the remaining 3 ½ cm is blue , then the total length of the
pencil is :
a) 8cm
b) 7cm
c) 6cm
d) 11 cm

16. If the L.C.M. of two numbers is 280 and their ratio is 7:8 . The
smaller of the two numbers is :
a) 70
b) 35
c) 42
d) 28

17. The height of a room is 40% of the semi-perimeter of the floor. It

costs Rs. 260 to paper the walls of the room with paper 50cm wide
at the rate of Rs.2 per meter allowing an area of 15m2 for doors
and windows. The height of the room is :
a) 2.6m
b) 3.9m
c) 4m
d) 4.2m

18. Number of keystrokes needed to type numbers from 1 to 1000 is :

a) 3001
b) 2893
c) 2704
d) 2890

19. The number that should be subtracted from x3 + 4x2 − 7x + 12 to

make it perfectly divisible by x+ 3 is :

a) 42
b) 39
c) 13
d) 24

20. The smallest number that has exactly 12 factors is :

a) 2 11
b) 60
c) 120
d) 96

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Rough Work
21. The differences of ages of two brothers are a prime number. Sum
of their ages is also a prime number. If the elder brother is 28
years old, how many different values can the age of the younger
brother take?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

22. How many scalene triangles exist whose sides a, b and c are
natural numbers less than 8?
a) 16
b) 15
c) 14
d) 13

23. A square sheet of paper is converted into a cylinder by rolling it

along its length. The ratio of the base radius to the side of the
square is
a) 1: 
b) 1:2 
c) 2  :1
d) :1

24. Rajesh is 10 years younger to Bhaskar. 10 years back, Rajesh’s age

was two-third that of Bhaskar’s. Bhaskar’s present age is
a) 30 years
b) 20 years
c) 40 years
d) 50 years

25. The circumference of the front wheel of a cart is 30 ft long and that
of the back wheel is 36 ft long. The distance travelled by the cart
when the front wheel has done five revolutions more than the rear
wheel is :
a) 500ft
b) 700ft
c) 900ft
d) 1000ft

26. If (x+2)2 = 9 and (y+3)2 = 25 , then the maximum value of x/y is:
a) ½
b) 5/8
c) 2/5
d) 8/5

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27. An owner of a pizza stand sold small slices of pizza for Rs. 150 Rough Work
each and large slice for Rs. 250 each. One night he sold 5000 slices,
for a total of Rs. 10.50 lakh. The number of small slices sold is :
a) 3000
b) 4000
c) 2000
d) 2500

28. The surface area of the three coterminous faces of a cuboid are 6,
15, 10 sq. m respectively. The volume of the cuboid is :
a) 30 m3
b) 40 m3
c) 20 m3
d) 50 m3

29. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 10cm. The

perimeter of the hexagon is
a) 40 cm
b) 30 cm
c) 50 cm
d) 60 cm

30. Anita had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the

multipliers, she took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540.
The new product is
a) 1560
b) 1590
c) 1950
d) 1960

SECTION – C
Write the answer in the answer sheet.
31. Factorize the expression: 9x 2 - 6ax + (a 2 - b 2).

32. There are 12 pipes that are connected to a tank. Some of them are
fill pipes and the others are drain pipes. Each of the fill pipes can
fill the tank in 8 hours and each of the drain pipes can drain the
tank completely in 6 hours. If all the fill pipes and the drain pipes
are kept open, an empty tank gets filled in 24 hours. How many of
the 12 pipes are fill pipes?

33. In a triangle ABC, the lengths of the sides AB and AC are 17.5 cm
and 9 cm respectively. Let D be the point on the line segment BC
such that AD is perpendicular to BC. If AD = 3cm, then what is
the radius (in cm) of the circle circumscribing the triangle?

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34. The average wage of a worker during a fortnight comprising 15 Rough Work
consecutive working days was Rs. 90 per day. During the first 7
days, his average wage was Rs.87 per day and the average wage
during the last 7 days was Rs. 92 per day. What was his wage on
the 8th day?

35. The time in the clock is 20 minutes past 2. What is the angle
between the minute and hour hands of the clock?

36. A circle of maximum possible size is cut from a square sheet of

board of side 10cm. Subsequently, a square of maximum possible
size is cut from the resultant circle. What will be area of the final
square?

37. A candidate gets 20% marks fails by 10 marks but another

candidate who gets 42% marks gets 12% more than the passing
marks. Find the maximum marks.

38. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 120O greater than each
exterior angle. How many sides are there in the polygon?

39. A stairway 10ft high is such that each step accounts for half a foot
upward and one-foot forward. What distance will an ant travel if
it starts from the ground level to reach the top of the stairway?

40. If a sum of money grows to 144/121 times when invested for two
years in a scheme where interest is compounded annually, how
long will the same sum of money take to treble if invested at the
same rate of interest in a scheme where interest is compounded
using simple interest method?

41. A 4 cm cube is cut into 1 cm cubes. What is the percentage

increase in the surface area after such cutting?

42. Find the largest five digit number that is exactly divisible by
7,10,15,21 and 28.

43. In an election contested by two parties, Party D secured 12% of

the total votes more than Party R. If Party R got 132,000 votes , by
how many votes did it lose the election ?

44. If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee, how many apples
must be sold for a rupee so as to gain 20%?

45. A, B and C play cricket. A’s runs are to B’s runs and B’s runs are
to C’s runs as 3:2. They get altogether 342 runs. How many runs
did A make?

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46. The marks scored by a candidate in three subjects are in the ratio Rough Work
4:5:6. If the candidate scored an overall aggregate of 60% of the
sum of the maximum marks and the maximum marks in all three
subjects is the same, in how many subjects did he score more than
66%?

47. A takes 3 min 45 seconds to complete a kilometer. B takes 4

minutes to complete the same 1km track. If A and B were to
participate in a race of 2 kms. How much start can A give B in
terms of distance?

48. A small ink cartridge has enough ink to print 600 pages. Three
small cartridges can print as many as two medium cartridges.
Three medium cartridges can print as many pages as two large
cartridges. How many pages can be printed using a large
cartridge?

49. Find the value of x + y if 5x3  32 y 7  675 .

50. Two circles touch externally. The sum of their areas is 58  cm2
and the distance between their centers is 10 cm. Find the radius of
the bigger circle.

SECTION – D

Write the answer in the answer sheet.

51. There are two concentric circles of radii 3.5cm and 7cm. A third
concentric circle is drawn outside the 7cm circle so that the area
enclosed between it and the 7cm circle is same as that between
two inner circles. Find the radius of the third circle (correct up to
one decimal place).

52. If A and B work together, they will complete a job in 7.5 days.
However, if A works alone and completes half the job and then B
takes over and completes the remaining half alone, they will be
able to complete the job in 20 days. How long will B alone take to
do the job if A is more efficient than B?

53. A father left a will of Rs. 35 lakhs between his two daughters aged
8.5 years and 16 years such that they may get equal amounts
when each of them reach the age of 21 years. The original amount
of Rs. 35 lakhs has been instructed to be invested at 10% p.a.
simple interest. How much did the elder daughter get at the time
of the will?

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Rough Work
54. A 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains milk and water in
the ratio 3:2. 10 litres of the mixture is removed and replaced with
the pure milk and the operation is repeated once more. At the end
of the two removals and replacements, what is the ratio of milk
and water in the resultant mixture?

55. A golf ball has a diameter equal to 4.1cm. Its surface has 200
dimples each of radius 2mm. Calculate the total surface area
which is exposed to the surroundings assuming that the dimples
are hemispherical (in terms of  ).

56. Marie and her granddaughter Suzaine both had their birthday
yesterday. Today, Marie’s age in years is an even number and 15
times that of Suzaine . In 4 year’s time Marie’s age in years will be
square of Suzaine’s age. How many years older than Suzaine is
Marie today?

57. If the price of petrol increases by 25% and Raj intends to spend
only an additional 15% on the petrol, by how much % will he
reduce the quantity of petrol purchased?

58. OAQB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O. C is midpoint of OB.

CD=CO=7cm. Find the area of the shaded region.

59. How many spherical bullets can be made out of a solid cube of
lead whose surface area is 11616 sq cm, each bullet being 4 cm in
diameter?(use  =22/7)

60. A girl of height 90cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-
post at a speed of 1.2m/s. If the lamp is 3.6 m above the ground,
find the length of her shadow after 4 seconds.

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Q. NOS. 1 – 30 (MCQ’S) WILL BE ASKED FROM THE GIVEN SYLLABUS OF CLASS XI ONLY
IN 2019.

Roll No.
A
• Please check that this questionnaire contains 15 printed pages.
• Code A, B or C given on the right hand top corner of the questionnaire should be written on the
answer sheet in the space provided.
• Please check that this questionnaire contains 60 questions.

35TH ARYABHATTA INTER-SCHOOL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION – 2018

CLASS - XI
Time Allowed: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 100

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Do not write your name on the questionnaire.

2. Write your roll no. on the questionnaire and the Answer Sheet in the space provided.
3. All the questions are compulsory.
4. Read questions carefully; think twice before you write the answer. No overwriting or cutting is
allowed on the Answer Sheet. Another copy of the questionnaire or answer sheet will not be
provided.
5. Do your rough work in the space provided in the questionnaire.
6. The questionnaire contains three sections. Section A contains 30 Multiple Choice Questions of
1mark each, Section B contains 20 Free Response Type Questions of 2 marks each and Section C
contains 10 Free Response Type Questions of 3 marks each.
7. No working or descriptive answers of any question is to be given. Only the Answers are to be
written on the Separate Answer sheet provided to you.
8. Use Blue or Black pens to write the answer on the Answer Sheet.
9. Answers should be written clearly in the space provided on the Answer sheet.
10. Use of calculator is not allowed.
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 SECTION-A
Write the correct option (A, B, C or D) in the Answer sheet.

1. The sum of all proper divisors of 9900 is

(A) 33851 (B) 23951 (C) 23952 (D) none of these
1 1
2. Let tr denotes the r th term of an A. P. If tm = and tn = then tmn is equal to
n m
1 1 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) + (D) 0
mn m n
3. The sum of the real roots of the equation x 2 + x − 6 = 0 is
(A) –1 (B) 4 (C) 0 (D) none of these
10 10
4. If sin θ + cos ecθ = 2 then the value of sin θ + cos ec θ is equal to
(A) 210 (B) 2 (C) 25 (D) none of these
5. The value of k if the points (6, –3), (2, 3) and (4, k) are collinear, is
3 5
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D)
2 2
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6. The number of values of k for which the system of equations
( k + 1) x + 8 y = 4k , kx + (k + 3) y = 3k − 1 has infinitely many solutions is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
S3r − S r −1
7. Let Sr denotes the sum of first r terms of an A. P. then is equal to
S 2 r − S 2 r −1
(A) 2r – 1 (B) 2r + 1 (C) 4r + 1 (D) 2r + 3
8. The mid points of the sides AB, BC and CA of a ∆ ABC are D (6, 1), E (3, 5) and F (–1, –2)
respectively. The coordinates of the vertex opposite to D are
(A) (2, 3) (B) (–1, 4) (C) (–4, 2) (D) none of these
9. The volume of a container in the shape of a frustum of a cone of height 1.05 m with radii of its lower
 22 
and upper ends as 30 cm and 70 cm respectively (in litre) is  use π = 
 7 
(A) 869 (B) 896 (C) 962 (D) none of these
α β
10. Let α ≠ β and α 2 + 3 = 5α while β 2 = 5β − 3. The quadratic equation whose roots are and is
β α
(A) 3x 2 − 31x + 3 = 0 (B) 3x 2 − 19 x + 3 = 0 (C) 3x 2 + 19 x + 3 = 0 (D) none of these
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11. Three different numbers are selected at random from the set A = {1, 2,3,...,10} . The probability that
the product of two of the numbers is equal to the third, is
1 3 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
40 4 8
12. Given that 2 x = 8 y +1 and 9 y = 3x −9 , the value of x + y is
(A) 24 (B) 21 (C) 18 (D) 27
o
13. A wire in the shape of a sector of a circle of angle 210 is bent to form a full circle. The ratio of the
 22 
areas enclosed by the sector and the circle is  use π = 
 7 
2 2
21π 36π 24π 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
289 289 289
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14. The sum of two numbers is 16. The sum of their reciprocals is . The difference of the numbers is
3
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 3 (D) 8
15. The number of spherical bullets of 4cm diameter that can be made out of a solid cube of lead whose
edge is 44cm is
(A) 2521 (B) 2531 (C) 2541 (D) 2532
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16. An equilateral triangle of side 24 cm is circumscribing a circle. The area of the remaining portion of
 22 
the triangle (in square cm) is  use π = , 3 = 1.732 
 7 
(A) 78.52 (B) 108.5 (C) 98.55 (D) none of these
17. Three letters are to be sent to three persons and an envelope is addressed to each of them. The letters
are inserted into the envelopes at random so that each envelope contains exactly one letter. Find the
probability that at least one letter is in its proper envelope.
1 3 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
3 4 3
18. The girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a Lamp Post at a speed of 1.2 m/sec. If
the lamp is 3.6m above the ground, then the length of her shadow after 4 seconds (in metre) is
(A) 2.0 (B) 2.4 (C) 1.6 (D) 2.1
1 1 1
19. If the sum of the roots of the equation + = is zero, then the product of the roots is
x+a x+b c
1 2 1 1
(
(A) − a + b 2
2
) ( )
(B) − a 2 + c 2
2
( )
(C) − b 2 + c 2
2
(D) none of these
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20. If a conical cup contains water equal to of its total volume, then the ratio of the height of the cone
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to the depth of water is
2 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
1 2 3
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21. If x 2 − 1 is a factor of x 4 + ax3 + 3 x − b then a + b is equal to
(A) 2 (B) –2 (C) 4 (D) none of these
22. A chord AB of a circle of radius 10 cm makes a right angle at the centre of the circle. The area of the
major segment (in sq cm) is (use π =3.14)
(A) 256.5 (B) 285.5 (C) 187.5 (D) none of these
23. The length of the tangent drawn from a point 8cm away from the center of a circle of radius 6 cm (in
cm) is
(A) 7 (B) 2 7 (C) 10 (D) 5
124 123
24. The unit digit of 14 × 29 is
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 8 (D) 6
2
AD
25. In an equilateral ∆ ABC, AD ⊥ BC and = x, then x is equal to
BC2
3 3 2
(A) 3 (B) (C) (D)
4 2 3
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26. The value of k for which the equations x 2 − 11x + k = 0 and x 2 − 14 x + 2k = 0 may have a common
root, is
(A) 16 (B) 28 (C) 24 (D) none of these
27. The sum of the radii of the two circles is 140cm and the difference of their circumferences is 88 cm.
The diameter of the smaller circle (in cm) is
(A) 154 (B) 63 (C) 126 (D) none of these
28. If Reema had walked 1 km/hr faster, she would have taken 10 minutes less to walk 2 km. Then her
usual speed (in km/hr) is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
17 17
29. The remainder when 19 + 15 is divided by 17 is
(A) 2 (B) 13 (C) 15 (D) 0
3 2
30. The product of two zeros of the polynomial x − 5 x − 2 x + 24 is 12, the smallest zero of all the
zeros of the given polynomial is
(A) –4 (B) –2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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 SECTION-B
Write the Answers only in the space provided on the Answer sheet.

31. If z is a complex number satisfying the relation z + 1 = z + 2(1 + i ), then find z.

32. A five digit number is written down at random. Find the probability that the number is divisible by 5
and no two consecutive digits are identical.

33. If a ray travelling along the line x = 1 gets reflected from the line x + y = 1, then find the equation of
the line along which the reflected ray travels.

x−2 + x − 2
34. Find lim .
x→2
x2 − 4

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35. In a group of 500 persons, 300 like tea, 150 like coffee, 250 like cold drink, 90 like tea and coffee,
110 like tea and cold drink, 80 like coffee and cold drink, and 30 like none of the three drinks. Find
the number of persons who like all the three drinks.
36. Write the solution of the following system of inequations in the Interval Form:
2x + 5
2 x − 3 ≤ 5, ≥ 3.
x+7
37. If the equation of the circle is ax 2 + ( 2 a − 3 ) y 2 − 4 x − 1 = 0 , then find the centre of the circle.

2n
38. Find n, if C1 , 2 n C 2 and 2 n C3 are in A.P.

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39. Find the number of irrational terms in the expansion of ( 8
5+6 2 ) .

40. If 0o < θ < 180o then 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + ... + 2(1 + cos θ ) ,

there being n numbers of 2's, is equal to __________.
41. Find the general solutions of the equation sec 2 x = 2 (1 − tan 2 x ) .
42. The equations of the sides AB, BC and CA of the ∆ ABC are y − x = 2, x + 2 y = 1 and 3x + y + 5 = 0
respectively. Find the equation of the altitude through B.

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43. A vertical lamp-post of height 9 metres stands at the corner of a rectangular field. The angle of
elevation of its top from the farthest corner is 30o, while from another corner is 45o. Find the area of
the field (in sq m).

44. The intercept on the line y = x by the circle x 2 + y 2 − 2 x = 0 is AB. Find the equation of the circle
with AB as a diameter.
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45. Find the coefficient of x3 in the expansion of (1 − x + x 2 ) .
46. Find the value of 3 cos ec 20o − sec 20o.

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47. If a vertex of an equilateral triangle is the origin and the side opposite to it has the equation x + y = 1,
then find the orthocenter of the triangle.
48. ( )
Find the value of sin 78o − sin 66o − sin 42o + sin 6o .
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49. Find the range of the function f ( x ) = x 2 +
.
1 + x2
50. Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting at least a
spade and an ace.

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 SECTION-C
Write the Answers only in the space provided on the Answer sheet.

51. If z (2 − i 2 3) 2 = i ( 3 + i ) 4 , then find the amplitude of z.

52. Find the equation of the bisector of that angle between the lines x + y = 3 and 2 x − y = 2 which
contains the point (1, 1).
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2 1
53. Find the term independent of x in the expansion of (1 − x )  x +  .
 x
α β
54. If tan and tan are the roots of the equation 8 x 2 − 26 x + 15 = 0, then find the value of
2 2
cos (α + β ) .
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55. The parabola y 2 = kx makes an intercept of length 4 on the line x − 2 y = 1. Find the value of k.
π 
56. If f ( x ) = cos x.cos 2 x.cos 4 x.cos8 x.cos16 x then find f /   .
4
57. Two sides of a triangle are given by the roots of the equation x 2 − 2 3 x + 2 = 0. The angle between
π
the sides is . Find the perimeter of the triangle.
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58. The ellipse + = 1 passes through the point (–3, 1) and has the eccentricity . Find the length
a2 b2 5
of the latus rectum.

n 1
59. If the 6th, 7th and 8th terms in the expansion of ( x + a ) are respectively 112, 7 and ; find the value
4
of ( x + n ) .
60. Find the number of ways in which the letters of the word ‘ARRANGEMENT’ can be arranged so
that the two R’s and two A’s do not occur together.
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