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XII – CBSE – MATHS CASE STUDY

RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS, INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

1. A function f : X  Y is said to be one-one if for every x1 , x2  X , f ( x1 )  f ( x2 )  x1  x2 and f is said to be onto

if range of f  Y (codomain of f ) .
Based on above definition answer the questions
(i) The function f : N  [3, ) defined by f ( x)  x 2  x  1 . Check whether f ( x) is one to one
[2]
(ii) The function f : N  N given by f (1)  f (2)  1 and f ( x)  x  1 for every x  2 is check whether
f ( x) is one – one and onto.
[1]
(iii) The function f : R  R defined by f ( x)  3x is check whether it is bijective
OR
(iii) The function f : N  N given by f ( x)  x 2 is Check whether function is onto.
x 1
2. Consider the mapping f : A  B is defined by f ( x)  . Based on this information answer
x2
the following questions
(i) Domain of f
(ii) If g : R  {2}  R  {1} is defined by g ( x)  2 f ( x) 1 then find g ( x) in term of x.
(iii) Whether the function g is one-one
OR
(iii) Check g is onto.

3. In a village a giant fair is being conducted every year. It is center of entertainment of many near by villagers
also. A toy-train is center of attraction of all the children. Sathish and his family visited the famous fair
and noticed that the path of the train is a circle. If we write the path as a function of x then it is of the form
f ( x)  4  x 2
Answer the questions using the information given above
(i) Let f : Z  Z be defined as f ( x)  4  x 2 , check whether f is bijective

(ii) Let f : R  R be defined as f ( x)  4  x 2 , find the range of f ( x)

OR

If center of the path of the toy-train is origin, and position of Sathish in the train w.r. to origin is taken as (a, b).

then at a certain moment if a = 1, then find the value of b.

(iii) Let f :[2, 2]  [0, 2] be defined as f ( x)  f ( x)  4  x 2 , check whether f a surjective

MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS

4. On his birthday, Kishan decided to donate some money to children of an orphanage home. If there were
8 children less, every one would have got Rs.10 more. However, if there were 16 children more, every one
would have got Rs.10 less. Let the number of children be x and amount distributed by Kishan
to each child be Rs. Y.
Based on the above information, answer the questions:
(a) Write matrix equation represent the information given above
(b) If A is the coefficient matrix of above situation, then what is (adj A)
(c) Find the number of children and amount donated by Kishan.
OR
If the coefficient matrix A satisfy the matrix equation A  kA  20 I  O, then find k.
2
5. A school wants to award its students for the values of honesty, regularity and hard work with a total cash
Award of Rs. 6000. Three times the award money for hard work added to that given for honesty amounts
To Rs.11,000. The award money given for honesty and hard work together is double the one given for
regularity.
Based on the above information, answer the questions :
(a) If Rs.x is awarded to honesty, Rs. Y to regularity and Rs. Z awarded to hard work, then what is the
Matrix equation representing the above situation
(b) What is the value of |adj A|
(c) What are the values of x, y, z in this case
OR
What is the value of A (adj A).
6. A diet is to contain 30 units of vitamin A, 40 Units of vitamin B and 20 units of vitamin C. Three types of
foods F1, F2 and F3 are available. One unit of Food F1 contains 3 units of vitamin A, 2 units of vitamin B
and 1 units of vitamin C. One unit of food F2 contains 1 unit of vitamin A, 2 units of vitamin B and 1 unit of
vitamin C. One unit of food F 3 contains 5 units of vitamin A, 3 units of vitamin B and 2 units of vitamin C.
Based on the above information, answer the questions
(a) If the diet contains x units of Food F1, y units of Food F2 and z units of Food F3. Write the matrix equation
representing the above situation.
(b) If A is the coefficient matrix in above situation, then what is the value of |adj A|

(c) What are the values of x, y, z in given situation?

OR

What is A. (adj A)?

CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY AND APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES

7. A farmer has a piece of land. He observed that the got 600 units of fruits per tree by planting up to 25trees
and when 26 trees were grown, he received 15210 units of fruits, for 27 trees he ended up with 15390
fruits for 28 trees, he got 15540 fruits and this sequence of production continue in the same pattern as
more trees in excess of 25 were grown.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) if ' x ' more trees, in excess of 25 are grown, then find the number of fruits produced per tree.
OR
Find the production of entire garden, if ‘x’ more trees, in excess of 25 are planted.
(ii) Find the marginal production of the garden, when ‘x’ more trees, in excess of 25 are planted.
(iii) Find the critical point of producing ‘x’ more units of trees.
8. A cable network provider in a small town has 500 subscribers and he used to collect Rs. 300 per month
from each subscriber. He proposes to increase the monthly charges and it is believed from past experience
that for every increase of Rs.1, one subscriber will discontinue the service.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions
(i) I f Rs. X is the monthly increase in subscription amount, then find the number of subscribers.
(ii) Find total revenue R (in Rs)
(iii) Find the number of subscribers which gives the maximum revenue.
OR
Find the maximum revenue generated.

9. The fuel cost per hour for running a train is proportional to the square of the speed it generates in km
per hour. If the fuel costs Rs. 48 per hour at speed 16 km per hour and the fixed charges to run the train
amount to Rs. 1200 per hour.
Assume the speed of the train as v km/h
(i) Given that the fuel cost per hour is K times the square of the speed the train generates in km/h.
Find the value of 16k.
(ii) If the train has travelled a distance of 1000 km, then Find the functions of the total cost of running
the train
(iii) Find the most economical speed to run the train (in km/hr)
OR
(iii) Find the total cost (in Rs.) of the train to travel 1000 km at the most economical speed

INTEGRATION (INTEGRALS AND APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS)

10. This figure shows an archery board in

which an arrow across the middle of the bow is placed with the
bowstring in the arrow’s nock.
 (i) What is the equation of the circle in terms of y?
(ii) What is the intersection point on y-axis?
OR
What is the radius of given circle
(iii) What is the area of part I ?

11. This image shows a banana with is overheaded by a knife.

(i) Find the intersection points of line and parabola.
OR
Find the area of the line bounded w.r.t. x-axis
(ii) Find the Area of parabola bounded w.r.t. x-axis.
(iii) Find the shaded region of the figure.

12. Read the passage and answer the questions

An architect designs a building whose lift (elevator) is from
outside of the building attached to the walls. The floor (base)
of the lift (elevator) is in semicircular shape.
The floor of the elevator (lift) whose circular edge is given by the
equation x  y  4 and the straight edge (line) is given by the
2 2

equation y = 0.
(i) Find the point of intersection of the circular edge and
straight line edge.
(ii) Find the length of each vertical strip of the region bounded
by the given curves.
(iii) (a) Find the area of a vertical strip between given circular
edge and straight edge.
(b) Find the area of a horizontal strip between given circular
strip and straight edge.
OR
(iii) Find the area of the region of the floor of the lift of the building
(in square units).

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, PROBABILITY

13. Recent studies suggest that roughly 12% of the world population is left handed.
Depending upon the parents, the chances of having a left handed child areas
A : When both father and mother are left handed.
Chances of left handed child is 24%
B : When father is right handed and mother is left handed:
Chances of left handed child is 22%.
C : When father is left handed and mother is right handed :
Chances of left handed child is 17%
D : When both father and mother are right handed :
Chances of left handed child is 9%.
1
Assuming that P(A) = P(B) = P(C) = P(D) = and L denotes the event that child is left handed.
4
L
(i) Find P( L / C ). (ii) Find P  
 A
 A
(iii) (a) Find P  
L
OR
(b) Find the probability that a randomly selected is left handed given that exactly one of the parents
is left handed.
14. Shop keeper sells three types of flower seed A1, A2, A3. They are sold as a mixture where the proportions are
4 : 4 : 2, respectively. The germination rate of the three types of seeds
are 45%, 60% and 35% respectively.
(i) Find the probability of random chosen seed to germinate.
(ii) Find the probability that the seed is of type A2 given that randomly chosen seed does not germinate.
OR
Calculate the probability that it is of type A1, given that randomly chosen seed does not germinate.
(iii) Find the probability that it will not germinate given that seed of type A1.
15. An octagonal prism is a three-dimensional polyhedron
bounded by two octagonal bases and eight rectangular side faces.
It has 24 edges and 16 vertices.
The prism is rolled along the rectangular faces and number on the bottom face (touching the ground) is
noted. Let X denote the number obtained on the bottom face and the table give the probability distribution
of X.
X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X) p 2p 2p p 2p P2 2p 2
7p  p
2

(i) Find the value of p. (ii) find P( X  6)

(iii) (a) Find P(X = 3m), where m is a natural number.
OR
(b) Find the mean E(X)

VECTORS AND THREE – DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY . LINEAR PROGRAMMING

16. A surveyor uses his instruments to determine the coordinates of the four corners of a roof where solar
panels are to be mounted, as solar panels have to be installed carefully, so that the direction of the sun
and slope of the roof, produce the largest possible electrical power. The points are labelled counter clockwise
from the corner nearest to the
camera in units of metres
(i) Write the components of the two edge vectors defined as :
a  PV of N  PV of M and b  PV of P  PV of M . What are the vector a and b in the standard
notation i, j and k ; where i , j and k are the unit vectors along the three axes.
(ii) Find the magnitudes of vectors a abd b
(iii) Find the normal vector n and its magnitude, perpendicular to a, b and the surface of the roof in
standard notation i j and k OR
1 6 1
c  i   j  k. If the flow of solar energy is given by the
(iii) The sun is located along the unit vector
2 7 7
vector d  910 c in units of watts/m2, then what is magnitude of the dot product of vectors d and n and
the units for this quantity (where n is perpendicular to a, b and the surface of the roof)
17. Saravanan purchased an air plant plant holder which is in shape of
tetrahedron. Let A, B, C, D be the co-ordinates of the air plant
holder where A = (1, 2, 3), B = (3, 2, 1), C = (2, 1, 2), D = (3, 4, 3).
(i) Find the vector AB.
(ii) Find the vector CD
(iii) (a) Find the unit vector along BC vector.
OR
(iii) (b) Find the area (ABCD).

18. A mobile tower stands at the at the top of a hill. Consider the surface on
which the tower stands as a plane surface having three points P(1, 0, 2), R(3, -1, 1)
and Q(1, 2, 1). The mobile tower is tied with three cables from the points P, Q and R
to the top of tower such that it stands vertically. The top of the mobile tower is at the
point (2, 3, 1) as shown in the
(i) Find the equation of the cable along AP.
OR
Find the equation of the cable along AQ.
(ii) Find the vector equation along the mobile tower, if direction ratio of mobile tower are < 3, 2, 4 >.
(iii) Find the area of PQR
19. A coaching institute of subject. Mathematics conducts classes in two batches I and II fees for rich and low income
group student are different. In batch I, it has 20 low income group student and 5 rich income group student and total
monthly collection is Rs. 9,000, whereas in batch II, it has 5 low income group student and 25 rich income group
student and total monthly collection is Rs. 26,000.
(i) Write the linear equations in terms of x and y.
(ii) Write the matrix equation represented by the given information and find it solution.
20. A fighter-jet of enemy is flying along the parabolic path y  x 2  7 . A soldier is assigned duty to shoot down the
fighter-jet.
(i) Assume that the soldier has located himself safely at a point (3, 7). If he decides to shoot down the fighter-jet when
it is nearest to him, then obtain a function f ( x) which determines the distance between the soldier and fighter-jet.
(ii) Let u  [ f ( x]2 , then find the derivative of u with respect to x.
(iii) When the soldier shoots the fighter-jet, then find the least distance between him and the fighter-jet at that
instant. Use differentiation. OR
(iii) What will be the position (coordinates) of fighter –jet on the parabolic path, when the soldier shoots it down? Use
Second derivatives.

21. Systematic approach to the theory of calculus began in the 17th century. Newton began his work on the calculus
described by him as the theory of fluxions and used his theory in finding the tangent and radius of curvature at any
point on a curve. Newton introduced the anti-derivative (indefinite integrals ) or the inverse method of tangents. The
discovery that differentiation and integration are inverse operations belongs to Newton and Leibnitz.
The formulae of elementary geometry allow us to calculate areas of many simple figures, however, they are
inadequate for calculating the areas enclosed by curves, for that, we need some concepts of integral calculus.
(i) Find the area under the curve y 2  a 2  x 2 in the first quadrant.
(ii) Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y  x and latus rectum in the first quadrant.
(iii) Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y  2 y  x and the y-axis.
2

OR
(iii) Find the area bounded between the curve y 2  x, y  1, y  2 and y-axis.
22. An equation involving derivatives of dependent variable with respect to independent variable is called a
dy
differential equation. A differential equation of the form  F ( x, y) is said to be homogeneous is said to be
dx
homogeneous function of order zero whereas a function F(x, y) is a homogeneous function of degree n if
F (  x,  y )   n F ( x, y ) .
dy  y
To solve a homogeneous Differential equation of the form  F ( x, y )  g   , we make the substitution y  vx
dx x
and then separate the variables.

dy  y
(i) Show that ( x 2  y 2 )dx  2 xy dy  0 is a differential equation of the type  g 
dx x
(ii) Solve the above equation to find its general solution.

23. Raveena, Ram, Vijay and Shanthi entered a spinning zone for a fun game, but there is a twist : they don’t know which
spinner will appear on their screens until it is their turn to play. They many encounter one of the spinners, or Dinesh
even both. Different combinations of numbers will lead t exciting prizes. Below are some of the rewards they can win :
Get the number ‘5’ from Spinner A and ‘8’ from Spinner B, and you will win a music player!
You Win a photo frame if Spinner A lands on a value greater than that of Spinner B!.

(i) Ram spun both the spinners, A and B in one of his turns. What is the probability that Ram wins a music player in
that turn? Show your steps.
(ii) Shanthi spun spinner B is one of her turns. What is the probability that the number she got is even given that it is a
multiple of 3? Show your steps.
(iii) Raveena spun both the spinners. What is the probability that she wins a photo frame? Show your work.

OR
(iii) As Vijay steps up to the screen, the game administrator reveals that for her turn, the probability of seeing Spinner
A on the screen is 65%, while that of Spinner B is 35%. What is the probability that Vijay gets the numbers ‘2’? show
your steps.
24. The fuel cost per hour for running a train is proportional to the square of the speed it generates in km per hour.
The fuel costs Rs. 48 per hour at the speed of 16 km per hour and the fixed charges to run the train amount to
Rs. 1200 per hour. Assume the speed of the train as v km/h.
(i) Given that the fuel cost per hour is k times the square of the speed the train generates in km/h then,
find the value of k.
(ii) If the train has travelled a distance of 500 km, then find the ‘total cost function’ of running the train.
 (iii) Find the most economical speed to run the train. Use derivatives.
OR
(iii) Find the fuel cost for the train to travel 500 km at the most economical speed. Also, find the total cost of the train
to travel 500 km at the most economical speed.

25. Uma and Karthika are playing Ludo at home during covid-19. While rolling the dice, Uma’s sister Kothai observed and
noted the possible outcomes of the throw every time belong to set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Let A be the set of players while B
be the set of all possible outcomes. A = {S, D}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(i) Let R : B  B be defined by R = {(x, y) : y is divisible by x}. Find the nature of the relation R.

(ii) Kothai wants to know the number of functions from A to B. How many number of functions are possible

OR

(ii) Kothai wants to know the number of relations possible from A to B. How many numbers of relations are possible

(iii) Let R be relation on B defined by R = {(1, 2), (2, 2), (1, 3), (3, 4), (3, 1), (4, 3), (5, 5)}.

Then find its nature.

26. A change in the variable of integration often reduces an integral to one of the fundamental integrals. The method in
which we change the variable to some other variable is called the method substitution. When the integrand involves
some trigonometric functions, we use some well known identities to find the integrals.
dx
(i) Write the value of x 2
 a2
Or
sin x
(i) Find the value of  dx
1  cos x
 x3  x 2  x  1 
(ii) Find the value of    dx
 x 1 
1
(iii) Determine e x
1
dx.
27. A surveyor uses his instruments to determine the coordinates of the four corners of a roof where solar panels are to
be mounted, as solar panels have to be installed carefully, so that the direction of the sun and slope of the roof,
produce the largest possible electrical power. The points are labelled counter clockwise from the corner nearest to the
Camera in units of metres
(i) Write the components of the two edge vectors defined as :
a  PV of N  PV of M and b  PV of P  PV of M . what are the vector a and b in the standard notation
i, j and k ; where i, j and k are the unit vectors along the three axes.
(ii) Find the magnitudes of vectors a and b .
(iii) Find the normal vector n and its magnitude. Perpendicular to a , b and the surface of the roof in standard
notation i, j and k

OR
1 6 1
The sun is located along the unit vector c i  j  k. If the flow of solar energy is given by the vector
2 7 7
d  910c in units watts/m , then what is magnitude of the dot product of vectors d and n and the units for this
2

Quantity (where n is perpendicular to a, b and the surface of the roof).

28. In an Office three employees Raju, Meena and Rakki process incoming copies of a certain form. Raju processes 50% of
the forms, Meena processes 20% and Rakki the remaining 30% of the forms. Raju has an error rate of 0.06, Meena has
an error rate of 0.04 and Rakki has an error rate of 0.03.
(i) Find the probability that Meena processed the form and committed an error.
(ii) Find the total probability of committing an error in processing the form.
(iii) The Manager of the Company wants to do a quality check. During inspection, he selects a form at random
 From the days output of processed form. If the form selected at random has an error, find the probability that the
form is not processed by Raju.
OR
(iii) Let E be the event of committing an error in processing the form and let E1, E2 and E3 be the events that Raju,
3
Meena and Rakki processed the form. Find the value of  P( E
i 1
i / R).

29. Water is stored in a conical vessel, whose axis is vertical : It is found that water is dripping out through a tiny hole at
the vertex of the conical vessel.

The semi-vertical angle of the conical vessel is
6
(i) Let at an instant, the radius, slant height and height of the water cone VECD formed by ‘r’ ‘x’ and ‘h’ respectively.
What is the relation between ‘x’ and ‘r’
(ii) For the symbols as mentioned in (i), what is the relation between ‘h’ and ‘r’
(iii) If water is dripping out at a steady rate of 1 cm3/s through the tiny hole at the vertex of the conical vessel then,
find the rate of decrease of slant height, when the slant height of water cone in the vessel is 4 cm.
OR
(iii) Suppose water is dripping out from this conical funnel at the uniform rate of 2 cm2/s in its surface area through a
tiny hole at the vertex in the bottom. When the slant height of the water cone is 4 cm, find the rate of decrease of
the slant height
30. In an elliptical sport field the authority wants to design a rectangular soccer field with the maximum possible area.
x2 y 2
The sport field is given by the graph of  1.
a 2 b2
(i) If the length and the breadth of the rectangular field be 2x and 2y respectively, then find the area
function in terms of x.
(ii) Find the critical point of the function.
(iii) Use First Derivative test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field (in terms of a and b) that
Maximize its area.
OR
(iii) Use Second Derivative test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field (in terms of a and b) that
maximize its area.
31. A convent school in Rohini proposes to test its class XII students in Maths, using an objective test (based on the MCQ)
As the pre-board examination.
The H.O.D. Mathematics of this school, Mr. Bajaj predicts the based on monthly unit tests.
In answering a question on a multiple choice based test for class XII, a student either knows the answer or guesses.
3 2
It is found that is the probability that the student knows the answer and is the probability that s/he guesses.
5 5
1
A student who guesses at the answer will be correct with probability
3
Let E1, E2 and E denote the events that the student knows the answer, guesses the answer and answers
correctly respectively.
k 2
(i) Write the value of  [P(E | E
k 1
K ). P(E K )]

(ii) Write the value of P(E1|E).

32. Three friends suresh, venkatesh and yuvaraj went to a vegetable market to purchase vegetable. From a vegetable
shop Suresh purchased 1 kg of each Potato, Onion and Brinjal for a total of Rs.21. Venkatesh purchased 4 kg of
potato 3 kg of onion and 2 kg of Brinjal for Rs. 60 while yuvaraj purchased 6 kg potato, 2 kg onion and 3 kg brinjal for
Rs. 70.
(i) If the cost potato, onion and brinjal are Rs. X, Rs. Y and Rs. Z per kg respectively, then convert above situation into
system of linear equations
(ii) Convert the above system of linear equations in (i) in the form of AX = B.
1
(iii) (a) Find A
OR
(iii) (b) Find the cost of potato, onion and brinjal.
33. In an elliptical sport field the authority wants to design a rectangular soccer field with the maximum possible area.

x2 y 2
The sport field is given by the graph of  1.
a 2 b2
 (i) If the length and the breadth of the rectangular field be 2x and 2y respectively, then find the area

function in terms of x.

(ii) Find the critical point of the function.

(iii) Use First Derivative test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field (in terms of a and b) that
Maximize its area.
OR
(iii) Use Second Derivative test to find the length 2x and width 2y of the soccer field (in terms of a and b) that
maximize its area.
34. The CEO of a payment gateway company wanted to discuss about UPI plug in based technology.
He called his team members for an urgent meeting to decide whether to go ahead with this technology
or not.
In the meeting of company
70% of the members favour and
30% oppose the proposal.
The opinion of members are marked as X = 0 (if they oppose the proposal) or X = 1
(If they are in favour of the proposal).
(i) Find the probability distribution of X.
(ii) Find the mean of distribution. Express your answer in percentage.
35. The temperature of a person during an intestinal illness is given by
f ( x)  0.1x 2  mx  98.6, 0  x  12, m being a constant, where f ( x)
is the temperature in ( F ) at x days.
(i) Is the function differentiable in the interval (0, 12)? Justify your answer
(ii) If 6 is the critical point of the function, then find the value of the constant m.
(iii) Find the intervals in which the function is strictly increasing/strictly decreasing
OR
(iii) Find the points of local maximum/local minimum, if any, in the interval (0, 12) as well
as the points of absolute maximum / absolute minimum in the interval [0, 12].
Also, find the corresponding local/maximum / local minimum and the absolute maximum/absolute
minimum values of the function.

36. The flight path of two airplanes in a flight simulator game are shown below. The coordinates of the airports
P and Q are given.
Airplane 1 flies directly from P to Q.
Airplane 2 has a layover at R and then flies to Q.
The path of Airplane 2 from P to R can be represented
by the vector 5i  j  2k .
(Note : Assume that the flight path is straight and fuel is
consumed uniformly throughout the flight.)

(i) Find the vector that represents the flight path of Airplane 1. Show your steps.
(ii) Write the vector representing the path of Airplane 2 from R to Q. Show your steps.
(iii) What is the angle between the flight paths of Airplane 1 and Airplane 2 just after takeoff show your work
OR
(iii) Consider that Airplane 1 started the flight with a full fuel tank. Find the position vector of the point
Where a third of the fuel runs out if the entire fuel is required for the flight. Show your work.

37. The Indian Cost Guard (ICG) while patrolling, saw a suspicious boat with some men. They were not looking like
fishermen. The soldiers were closely observing the movement of the boat for an opportunity to seize the boat. One of
the officer observed that the boat is moving along a plane surface.
At an instant, the coordinates of the position of coast guard helicopter and boat are at the points A(2, 3, 5) and
B(1, 4, 2) respectively.
(i) Write the direction cosines of line AB.
(ii) When the position of coast guard helicopter is at the point C(1, 0, -3), then the position of the boat is at the point
D(3, -2, 3). Check if the line CD is parallel to line AB.

38. A sate Govt. passes a bill in its assembly which makes it compulsory for all male drivers in three categories-cyclists,
Scooter drivers and car drivers – to buy insurance policy from the state owned insurance company.
 The insurance company insured 2000 cyclists, 4000 scooter drivers and 6000 car drivers. The probability of an accident
involving a cyclist, scooter driver and a car driver are 0.01, 0.03 and 0.15 respectively. One of the insured persons
meets with an accident.
(i) Write the probability that the person chosen is a scooter driver.
(ii) Write the probability that the person chosen is a car driver.
(iii) What is the probability that the insured person meets with an accident
OR
(iii) What is the probability that the insured person is a cyclist, if he meets with an accident?

39. Recent studies suggest that roughly 12% of the world population is left handed.
Depending upon the parents, the chances of having a left handed child are as
follows :
A : When both father and mother are left handed :
Chances of left handed child is 24%
B : When father is right handed and mother is left handed :
Chances of left handed child is 22%
C : When father is left handed and mother is right handed :
Chances of left handed child is 17%
D : When both father and mother are right handed :
Chances of left handed child is 9%.
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Assuming that P( A)  P( B)  P(C )  P( D)  and L denotes the
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event child is left handed.
(i) Find P(L /C) (ii) Find P( L / A)
(iii) Find P( A / L) OR
(iii) Find the probability that a randomly selected child is left handed
given that exactly one of the parents is left handed.

40. A mobile company in a town has 500 subscribers on its list and collects fixed charges of Rs. 300/- per subscriber
per year. The company proposes to increase the annual subscription and it is believed that for every increase of Rs.1.
one subscriber will discontinue the service of this company.
(i) If the mobile company increases Rs.x /-, then obtain the function R(x), which represents the earning of the
company. Also, find R’(x).
(ii) What increase will bring maximum earning for the company? Use second derivative test.
41. Read the passage and then answer the questions given below. In an office three employees. Yuvaraj, Uma
and Nithya process incoming copies of a certain form. Yuvaraj processes 50% of the forms, Uma processes
20% and Nithya the remaining 30% of the forms. Yuvaraj has an error rate of 0.06, Uma has an error rate of
0.04 and Nithya has an error rate of 0.03.
(i) Find the probability that Uma processed the form and committed an error.
(ii) Find the total probability of committing an error in processing the form.
(iii) The manager of the Company wants to do a quality check. During inspection he selects a form at
Random from the days output of processed form. If the form selected at random has an error, find the
Probability that the form is not processed by Yuvaraj
OR
(iii) Let E be the event of committing an error in processing the form and let E 1, E2 and E3 be the events that
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Yuvaraj, Uma and Nithya processed the form. Find the value of  P( E
i 1
i / E)
42. Teams A, B and C went for playing a tug of war game. Teams A, B
and C have attached a rope to a metal ring and are trying to pull the
ring into their own area.
Team A pulls with force F1  6i  0 j kN .
Team B pulls with force F2  4i  4 j kN .

Team C pulls with force F3  3i  3 j kN .

(i) What is the magnitude of the force of Team A
(ii) Which team will win the game
(iii) Find the magnitude of the resultant force exerted by the teams.
OR
(iii) In what direction is the ring getting pulled
43. The relation between the height of the plant (‘y’ in cm) with respect to its exposure to the sunlight is
1 2
governed by the equation y  4x  x , where ‘x’ is the number of days exposed to the sunlight, for
2
x  3.
(i) Find the rate of growth of the plant with respect to the number of days exposed to the sunlight
(ii) Does the rate of growth of the plant increase or decrease in the first three days? What will be the height
Of the plant after 2 days

44. For the celebration of birthday party Ms. Radha plans to make two types of cakes. she has 5 kg of flour
and 1 kg of fat and she has all other ingredients with no shortage. First type of cake requires 200 g of flour
and 25 g of fat and second type of cake requires 100 g of flour and 50 g of fat.
If x be the number of cake of type – I and y be the number of cake of type – II, then constraint for available
Flour and fat are respectively. 2 x  y  50; x  2 y  40; x, y  0.
From above information, answer the Questions
(i) Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of two constraints.
(ii) Find the point where constraint for available flour intersects x-axis.
(iii) Find the maximum number of cakes of type – I and type – II.
OR
(iii) If Ms. Radha starts selling at a price of Rs.100 for type – I and Rs. 120 for type II, then find her total
Income.
45. Mr. Kumar has certain e-rickshaws for rental purpose. He determined that if Rs. x be charged per day as
rent, where 100  x  250, then the number of e-rickshaws (n) per day in defined as g ( x) = 6000 – 30 x. If
he charges Rs.100—per day or less, he will rent all the e-rickshaws and no e-rickshaw, if Rs. 250 or more.

(i) Write total rent collected per day as a function f in x.

(ii) For maximum value of rent collected per day, find the value of x.
OR
Find the number of e-rickshaws rented per day, if
(iii) Find the maximum rent collected per day.

46. Ten students were selected form a school on the basis of values for giving awards and were divided into
three groups. The first group comprises hard workers, the second group has honest and law abiding
students and the third group contains vigilant and obedient students. Double the number of students of the
first group added to the number in the second group gives 13, while the combined strength of first and
second group is four times that of the third group.
Let number of students in 1st, 2nd and 3rd group be x, y, z respectively.

(i) On the given situation, form the linear equations in terms of x, y and z.
(ii) Find the values of x, y and z using matrix method.