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4. Note that you may mark only ONE answer to each question. Two or more answers will score no
marks.
5. There are 40 questions in this paper. All questions carry equal marks.
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1. Which of the following numbers are rational
numbers? 4. Given a is a real number. If the complex
I. 0.9 3 ai
number is purely imaginary. Find a.
2 5i
II. 0. 9
6
A.
III. 0. 9 5
6
B.
A. I only 5
B. I and II only 15
C.
C. II and III only 2
D. I, II and III 15
D.
2
3 6
A. .
8 1 2
A. Real part = , imaginary part =
5 5 3 3
B. .
1 8 2
B. Real part = , imaginary part =
5 5 3 15
C. .
1 8 2
C. Real part = , imaginary part =
5 5 3 15
D. .
8 1 2
D. Real part = , imaginary part =
5 5
7. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the
graph of y = a(x + h)2 – k is
A. x = h.
B. x = –h.
2
h
C. x = .
a
D. x = –k.
8. The figure shows the line y ax b . Which
of the following is correct?
11. Which of the following straight lines
intersects the straight line 2x + 3y – 6 = 0 at
infinitely many points?
A. 2x + 3y = 0
x y
B. 1
3 2
C. 3x – 2y = 0
x y
D. 0
2 2
A. a > 0, b > 0
B. a > 0, b < 0
C. a < 0, b > 0 12. If 2x – ky + 7 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0 are
D. a < 0, b < 0 equations of two parallel lines, then k =
2
A.
3
9. Find the value(s) of k if 3x2 kx + 3 = 0 has 2
B.
two equal real roots. 3
C. 6
A. 6 D. -6
B. 0 or 6
C. 0 or 6 13. Which of the following straight lines is
D. 6 or 6 perpendicular to the straight line L:
3x + 4y – 6 = 0 and has the same y-intercept
as L?
10. Find the sum and product of the roots of the
equation x(x + 12) = 7x - 1. A. L1: 8x - 6y + 9 = 0
B. L2: 4x - 3y + 6 = 0
Sum of roots Product of roots C. L3: 4x + 3y – 6 = 0
1 D. L4: 4x + 3y = 0
A. -1
5
B. -5 1 14. If A(1 , 1) lies on the straight line joining
1 B(2 , k) and C(4 , 9), then k =
C. -1
5 29
A. .
D. 5 1 5
3
31
B. .
7
29
C. .
5
31
D. .
7
15. Find the number of x-intercepts of the graph
of y = x(5x - 1) + 3 – x2 . 17. Which of the following quadratic equations
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have roots being 3 and ?
A. 2 2
B. 1 A. 2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0
C. 0 B. 2x2 - 5x + 3 = 0
D. Cannot be determined. C. 2x2 - 5x – 3 = 0
D. 2x2 + 5x - 3 = 0
B.
8 1
A. y ( x 2) 2
5 2
8 1
B. y ( x 2) 2
5 2
5 1
C. y ( x 2)
2
8 2
5 1
D. y ( x 2) 2
C. 8 2
D.
4
19. Which of the following is a factor of
x 3 3x 2 6 x 8 ?
A. x – 3
B. x+4
C. x – 4
D. x+5 1
22. y is a function of x. Which of the
x 36
2
A. A. P(2) = P(–6) = 0
B. P(–1) = P(12) = 0
C. P(3) = P(–4) = 0
D. P(–3) = P(4) = 0
B.
C.
3
A. ( x 5) 2 6
2
2
B. ( x 5) 2 6
3
D.
3
C. ( x 5) 2 6
2
5
2
D. ( x 5) 2 6
3
25. Referring to the graphs of the functions
below, arrange the values of A to D in the
functions in ascending order.
L1 : k(x + 2) + y = 0 ,
L2 : 2x – y = 0 ,
L3 : 2x + y 8 = 0 .
A. A < B < C < D A. –1
B. D < C < B < A 1
B.
C. C < D < A < B 3
D. B < A < D < C C. 0
26. In the figure, the straight lines L1 and L2 D. 1
intersect at (–1 , 2). Find the equation of L2.
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A. x2 4x + 3
B. 3x2 4x + 1
29. Which of the following may be the graph of C. 3x2 12x + 9
y 2 x 2 5x 4 ? D. 2x2 5x + 6
A.
A. -6
B. B. -7
C. -8
D. -9
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
D.
7
y
1 2
x 1
-1 x
D.
Which of the following graphs represents
y = 1 f(x) ?
y A
x
-1
34. The length of a rectangle is 4 cm longer
than
y
2
B.
1
twice its width. If its area is 70 cm2, find the
length.
y C
x . A. 5 cm
B. 7 cm
-1
C. 9 cm
-2 D. 14 cm
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conjugate equal to itself.
II. A quadratic equation with real
coefficients can have one imaginary root
and one real root.
III. 0 is in both the natural and complex
number systems.
A. I only.
A. a = 3, b = 0 B. I, II only.
B. a = 2, b = 9 C. II, III only.
C. a = 2, b = 5 D. I, III only.
D. a = 3, b = 4
Discriminant Roots
(x – 1) cm
A. <0 purely imaginary
B. <0 complex
A. 10 cm2 C. =0 rational
B. 8 cm2 D. >0 integers
C. 6 cm2
D. 4 cm2
40. Consider all the parabolas represented by
the general form y = ax2 + bx + c, where a,
37. If 3x + p is a common factor of 3x2 + p and b, and c are real numbers. Which of the
x3 – 3x + q, find possible values of p and q. following statement(s) is(are) true?
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