ftpBOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, KARACHI

INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION, 2012 (ANNUAL)

Date: 24.05.2012 MATHEMATICS PAPER I Max. Marks: 20
9:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. (Science Pre-Engineering & Science General Groups) Time: 20 minutes

SECTION A
(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) (M.C.Qs.)

NOTE: i) This section consists of 20 part questions and all are to be answered.
Each question carries one mark.
ii) Do not copy down the part questions in your answerbook. Write only the answer in full against the
proper number of the question and its part.
iii) The code number of your question paper is to be written in bold letters in the beginning of the
answerscript.
iv) The use of calculator is allowed. All notations are used in their usual meanings.

1. Choose the correct answer for each from the given options:

i) The multiplicative inverse of (c, d) is equal to:
*
2 2
1 1
,
c d
| |
|
\ .
*
2 2 2 2
,
c d
c d c d
| |
|
+ +
\ .
* ,
c d
d c
| |
|
\ .
*
1 1
,
c d
| |
|
\ .


ii) If 4 and 8 are the roots of quadratic equation then the equation is:
*
2
4 32 0 x x = *
2
4 32 0 x x + =
*
2
4 32 0 x x + = *
2
4 32 0 x x + + =

iii)
2
+ =:
* * 1 * 1 * 0

iv) The sum of the roots of
2
12 16 4 0 x x + = is:
*
4
3

*
1
3
*
4
3
*
1
3

v) A square matrix A is said to be singular if:
* 0 A = * A O = * 1 A = * none of these

vi) The probability of getting a head in single toss of a coin is:
* 0 * 1 *
1
2
*
1
2


vii)
5
3, 2
| |
=
|
\ .
:
* 9 * 10 * 20 * 8

viii) If R is the cirumradius of a circumcircle then R =:
*
s

*
s c

*
4
abc

*
4
abc

ix) The period of tan is:
*
2

* 2 *
3
2

*

x)
2
1
1 tan +
=:
*
2
sec *
2
cos *
2
sec *
2
cot

xi) If ( ) 3, 3 x + = ( ) 5, 3 , then value of x is:
* 7 * 2 * 8 * 5

xii) If { } 2, 3 A = and { } 1, 2 B = then A B is equal to:
* { } 1,1 * { } 0, 3 * { } 3 * { } 2

Continued on the next page.

Write this Code No. in the Answerscript.
The correct answers are
highlighted in red colour.

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xiii) If the roots of the equation
2
0 ax bx c + + = are equal then
2
4 b ac is:
* greater than zero * less than zero * equal to zero * equal to one

xiv) The matrix
3 0 0
0 3 0
0 0 3
(
(
(
(
(

is a:
* Diagonal matrix * Scalar matrix * Unit Matrix * Null Matrix

xv) If matrix
3
2 4
(
(

is a singular matrix, then the value of is:
*
2
3
*
4
3
*
3
2
*
3
2


xvi) The value of
5
3
P is:
* 120 * 60 * 20 * 80

xvii)
( )
( )
1 !
1 !
n
n
+
=

:
* n * ( ) 1 n * ( ) 1 n + * ( ) 1 n n +

xviii) If n is a natural number, the middle term in the expansion of ( )
2n
a b + is:
*
2
th
n | |
|
\ .
term *
2
2
th
n + | |
|
\ .
term
* ( ) 1
th
n + term *
2 1
2
th
n
term
| |
|
\ .


xix) If the sides of a triangle are 3, 4 and 5 units, then s is:
* 4 * 12 * 5 * 6

xx) ( ) cot =:
* cot * tan *
1
cot
*
1
tan


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