IN EAST GOJJAM ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT

MATHEMATICSMODEL EXAMINATION FOR GRADE 12 STUDENTS

Academic year: 2011 E.C
Time allowed: 3hrs
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives
2x−3
1. Which of the following is the inverse of f(x) = 3x−2?
2x−3 3x−2 2x+3 3x+2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3x−2 2x−3 3x−2 2x+3
1 1
2. If f x = 2x−1 , x ≠ 2, then what is f(f(x))?
2x−1 2x−1 2x+1 −2x+3
(A)1−2x (B) (C)−2x+3 (D) 2x−1
3−2x
3. The domain of f(x) = 1 + lnx?
e−1 1
(A) −∞, 0] (B) −∞, ] (C) [1, ∞) (D) [𝑒 , ∞)
e
4. Which of the following is NOT a one-to-one correspondence?
2x−1
(A) f: R  R, 𝑓(𝑥) = 3 (C) f: R  (0,  ), f(x)=2x
(B) f: [0,  )  [0,  ), f(x)= x (D) f: [1,  )  [1,  )=(x+1)2-1
5. Which of the following functions most likely represents the graph given below?
1
y (A) f(x) =
x2
x 1
(B) g(x) =
x2
x 4x  8
-2 2 (C) h(x) = 2
x 4
-2 x2  4
(D) p(x)=
( x  2)( x  2)
 
x  1 
6. The simplified form of the expression 2  2   is equal to
x 1  1 1 
 x2
1 1 x 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
x 1 x 1 x 1
x3 x 4 19 x
7. The solution set of the equation   is equal to
x  4 x  4 x 2  16
(A) {-2, -7} (B) {2, 7} (C) {-2, 7} (D) {-7, 2}
8. The distance between the lines x − y + 2 = 0 and x − y = 1 is equal to
2 3 3 3 2 2
(A) units (B) units (C) units (D) units
3 2 2 2
9. The equation of the hyperbola with vertices (6, 3), (-4, 3) and focus at (10, 3) is given by

(A)
x  12   y  32  1 (C)
x  12   y  32  1
25 56 25 81

(B)
 y  3 x  1
2

2
1 (D)
( x  1) 2

 y  3
2
1
56 25 25 75

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10. The equation of the circle which passes through the points (1, 3), (1, 6) and its center
lies on the line 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −6?
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(A) (𝑥 − 1)2 + (𝑦 − 9/2)2 = 4 (C) (𝑥 − 6)2 + 𝑦 2 = 1
25
(B) (𝑥 − 3)2 + (𝑦 − 9/2)2 = (D) (𝑥 + 6)2 + 𝑦 2 = 1
4
11. What is the median of the frequency distribution given below?
Mark 10-12 13-15 16-18 19-21 23-25

Frequency 3 8 9 13 7
(A) 16.5 (B) 17.5 (C) 18.5 (D) 19.5
12. In how many ways can the letter of the word ‘OPTICAL’ be arranged so that the
vowels always come together?
(A) 120 (B) 4320 (C) 2160 (D) 720
13. A bag contains 4 black, 5 yellow and 6 green balls. Three balls are drawn at random
from the bag. What is the probability that all of them are yellow?
2 1 2 1
(A) 91 (B) 91 (C) 81 (D) 81
14. Suppose f(x) satisfies the conditions of Mean Value Theorem such that 3 ≤ 𝑓′ 𝑥 ≤ 5
for all x, then which of the following is true?
(A) 15 ≤ 𝑓 8 − 𝑓(2) ≤ 18 (C) 24 ≤ 𝑓 8 − 𝑓(2) ≤ 30
(B) 18 ≤ 𝑓 8 − 𝑓(2) ≤ 30 (D) 15 ≤ 𝑓 8 − 𝑓(2) ≤ 24
15. Suppose the truth value of (p⇒ ¬q)∨(p∧r) is False, then which of the following has a
truth value True?
(A) 𝑝 ⟹ 𝑟 (B) 𝑞 ⟺ 𝑝 (C) (𝑝 ∨ 𝑞) ⟹ 𝑟 (D)𝑟 ∨ 𝑞
16. Consider the following premises: “If he works hard, then he will pass the exam. He
doesn’t pass the exam”, then which of the following is valid conclusion?
(A) He works hard
(B) He will pass the exam
(C) He doesn’t work hard
(D) If he doesn’t works hard, he will pass the exam
17. Let P x, y : x + y = 0 and Q x, y : x + y = y, then which of the following has a truth value
True on the set of real numbers?
(A) ∀𝑥 ∀𝑦 𝑃 𝑥, 𝑦 (C) ∃𝑥 ∀𝑦 𝑃 𝑥, 𝑦
(B) ∃𝑥 (∀𝑦)𝑄(𝑥, 𝑦) (D) ∀𝑥 (∃𝑦) 𝑄(𝑥, 𝑦)
18. If A is an invertible matrix of order 3 and 𝐴 = 5, then what is the determinant of
AdjA?
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(A) 5 (B) 5 (C) 125 (D) 25
19. Assuming that all operations given below are defined for matrices A, B and C, where c
and d are scalars (constants), then which of the following properties is False?
(A) c(AB-dB)=c(AB)-cdB (C) (cA-BT)T=cAT-BT
(B) (cA+B)C=c(AC)+BC (D) c(dAB)T=cd(BTAT)
20. For what value of k does the following system has no solution?
 x yz 6

 2x  y  z  3
 x  3 y  kz  5


(A) 3 (B) -3 (C) 0 (D) -1

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21. Let A= −2 5 3 , then |A| is equal to
4 −2 1
(A) -19 (B) 41 (C) 13 (D) 9
1+5𝑖 3𝑖
22. The modulus of the complex number 2−𝑖 + 1+𝑖 is equal to
(A) 13.7 (B) 14.5 (C) 12.6 (D) 15.5
23. Let Z= 1 + 𝑖 3, then the polar form of 𝑍 is given by
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(A) -210(cos600+isin600) (C) -210(cos300+isin300)

(B) 210(cos600+isin600) (D) 210(cos1200+isin1200)
24. Which of the following is NOT a solution of 𝑍 3 = −8 in the set of complex numbers?
(A) 1+i 3 (B) -2 (C) -1+i 3 (D) 1-𝑖 3
25. Let 𝑎𝑛 be a sequence 𝑎1 = −2, 𝑎2 = 2 and 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛−1 − 2𝑎𝑛−2 , for𝑛 ≥ 3, then 𝑎5 is
2

equal to
(A) 60 (B) 3584 (C) 3616 (D) 3594
26. Let 𝑎𝑛 be an arithmetic sequence with 𝑆𝑛 = 3𝑛 + 1, then which of the following is
2

NOT TRUE?
(A) The 1st term is 4 (C) The common difference is 3
(B) The sum of the 1st 10 terms is 301 (D)The tenth term is 57
 k  k
1  1
27.  
8  - 18   is equal to
k 0  3  k 0  5
(A) -5 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) -3
28. The sum of three digit natural numbers which leave a remainder 1 when divided by 3
is
(A) 164450 (B) 163900 (C) 328900 (D) 98990
29. Which of the following is a convergent sequence?
 5n 2   en   e 2n  en 
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
 5n 1 1  e  1  e 
n n
n
5n 2  6n  1 1
30. If lim  , then the value of k is equal to
n  1  5n  kn2 2
1
(A) 1 (B) -10 (C) − 2 (D) Does not exist
 1 
x3 sin  2 
31. lim  x  is equal to
x 0 sin x
1
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) − 2 (D) Does not exist
x 2 −7x+10
, for x ≠ 5
32. Let f be the function defined by f x = b(x−5) . For what value of b is f
b, for x = 5
continuous on −∞, ∞ ?
(A) ±2 (B) ± 5 (C) ± 3 (D) ± 2
 1 2 
33. lim    is equal to
x  2 x  2 x  4 
2 2 1
(A) − (B) (C) − 2 (D) Does not exist
2 2

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 5 x
34. What is the value of lim 1 
2 
 ?
x   x 5
(A) e (B) e-1 (C) e2 (D) e-2
𝑒 𝑥 +𝑒 −𝑥 𝑑𝑦
35. Let 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 −𝑒 −𝑥 , then is equal to:
𝑑𝑥
2 4 4
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
 e  e x
x

2

e  e x
x
2
e x
 e x 
2

2𝑥−3
36. The equation of a tangent line to the graph of 𝑓 𝑥 = at (1, 1) is
𝑥−2
(A) y=-x+2 (B) y=-x (C) y=2x-1 (D) y=x
37. Let 𝐺 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥 + 2)with 𝑓 (2) = 3, 𝑔(3) = 2 and 𝑔 (3) = 1, then what is the value of
2 ′ ′

𝐺′ 1 ?
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
38. Suppose f is a differentiable function and the graph of its derivative f‘(x) is shown
below, then which one of the following is NOT TRUE about f?

𝑦 = 𝑓′(𝑥) (A) f has local maximum value at x=-2.

(B) f is increasing on (-∞, -2]
x (C) The graph of f is concave up on [-1, 1].
-2 -1 1 2
(D) The graph of has inflection point at (1, f(1))

39. A carpenter wants to construct a box whose base length is 3 times the base width.
The material used to build the top and bottom cost Birr 10/ft2 and the material used to
build the sides cost Birr 6/ft2. If the box must have a volume of 50ft3, what are the
length(𝑙) and width(w) of the base that will minimize the cost to build the box?
30 10 3 1
(A) w= 3 , 𝑙= 3 (C) 𝑙 = 3 , w = 3
6 6 6 6
30 10 6 1
(B) 𝑙= 3 , w = 3 (D) 𝑙= 3 , w =3
6 6 10 10
40. A vertical circular cylinder has radius r and height h. If both the radius and height
increase at a rate of 2cm/sec, then the rate of change of the lateral surface area when
r=10cm and h = 20 cm is
(A) 60  cm2/sec (B) 120  cm2/sec (C) 40  cm2/sec (D) 800  cm2/sec
10 4 4

41. If 
1
f ( x)dx =4 and 
10
f ( x)dx  6 , then  f ( x)dx is
1
equal to

(A) -2 (B) 11 (C) 2 (D) 10

 sin x
42.  dx is equal to
0
1  cos x
(A) -2( 2  1) (B) 2( 2  1) (C) 2 2 (D) -2 2

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43. The volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the graphs of
f(x)=2x and the x-axis between x=0 and x=1 about the x- axis is
 3
(A) (B) 2πln2 (C) πln2 (D)
ln 2 ln 4
x
44. If 𝑓’(𝑥) = xe and f(0)=1, then what is f(x)?
(A) ex(x-1) (B) ex(x+1)+2 (C) ex(x-1)+2 (D) ex(x-1)+1
45. The area of the region bounded by the graphs of f(x)=x3+1 and g(x)=x+1 in square
units is
1 1 7
(A) 0 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 2
x 1
46. The anti-derivative of is equal to:
x  x6
2

(A) ln|x -2| + ln|x+3|+c (C) ln|x2+x-6|+c

2 3 3 2
(B) ln | x  2 |  ln | x  3 | +c (D) ln | x  2 |  ln | x  3 | +c
5 5 5 5
𝑥+1
, 𝑥>1 𝑒
47. Let 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 . What is the value of −1 𝑓 𝑥 𝑑𝑥?
𝑥 2 + 1, 𝑥 ≤ 1
8 2 4
(A) e+3 (B) 𝑒 + 3 (C) e (D) 𝑒 − 3
4−4𝑥
48. The set of all the critical numbers of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = is
𝑥2
(A) {0, 2} (B) {2} (C) {-2, 0} (D) {-2, 2}
49. In a fast food restaurant, it was found that 40% of the customers ordered
cheeseburger and sandwich and 64% of the customers ordered a cheese burger.
What is the probability that a person ordered sandwich given that the person ordered
cheeseburger?
(A) 0.625 (B) 0.375 (C) 0.125 (D) 0.875
50. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the data 20, 12, 18, 25, 32, 10?
(A) The 1st quartile is 11.5 (C) The median is 19
(B) The 3rd quartile is 25 (D) The 2nd percentile is 11.4

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 From Question 51 -60 are only for NATURAL SCIENCE Students

51. If x=sin-1(k), y=cos-1(k), -1  k  1 , then which of the following is the correct relationship?
 
(A) x+y=2 (B) x-y=2 (C) x+y= (D) x-y=
2 2
52. What is the solution set of the equation 2sin (x) -cos(x) = 1, for all x  0, 2  ?
2

 5   5    5   11 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  ,  (C) 0, , ,2  (D)  ,  , 
3 3  3 3  3 3  6 6 
 
53. Which of the following is NOT true about the function f(x)=2sin  ( x  2)  -4?
3 
(A) The period is 6. (C) The range is [-6, -2]
2
(B) The amplitude is 2. (D) The phase shift is 
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54. From the top of the light-house the angle of depression of two ships on the opposite
sides of it are observed to be 𝛼 and 𝛽. If the height of the light-house be h meters
and the line joining the ships passes through the foot of the light-house, the distance
between the ships is given by
tan α.tan β tan α+tan β
(A) tan α+tan β h (C) tan α.tan β h
tan α.tan β tan α−tan β
(B) h (D) h
tan α−tan β tan α.tan β
55. What is the image of the line y = 2x-1 under a reflection x = -3?
(A) y=-2x-13 (B) y=-2x+11 (C) y= 2x+11 (D) y=2x -1
56. What is the image of the line with equation (x, y)=(2, 3)+𝜆(2, 2) that is translated by a
vector u=(1, 3) followed by rotation through 1800 about the origin?
(A) y=-x-3 (B) y=x-3 (C) y=x+3 (D) y=-x+3
57. The angle between the vectors a=-i+2j+3k and b=3i+j-2k is
(A) 00 (B) 1200 (C) 1350 (D) 1500
58. Which of the following points is inside the sphere with equation x2+y2+z2-2x+6y-
4z+10=0?
(A) (1, 0, 1) (B) (2, -2, 0) (C) (0, 0, 0) (D) (1, -2, 1)
59. The mid-point of a line segment is at M(2, -1, 3) and one of its end points is at A(-1,
3, 2). What are the coordinates of the other end point?
1 5
(A) 2 , 1, 2 (B) (-4, 7, 1) (C) (5, -5, 4) (D) (-5, 5, 4)
60. Given an assertion “For every natural number n, n2-3n+7 is prime”. Which of the
following is TRUE about the assertion?
(A) The assertion is true by indirect proof.
(B) The assertion can be disproved by counter example.
(C) The assertion is true by the Principle of Mathematical Induction.
(D) The assertion is false for every natural number n.

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 From Question 61 -70 are only for SOCIAL SCIENCE Students

61. If 65% of a number is 29.25, then what is a number?

(A) 55 (B) 45 (C) 59 (D) Birr 49
62. If the markup on selling price is 25%, then what is the percentage markup on cost?
(A) 66.7% (B) 33.3% (C) 75% (D) 25%
63. Which of the following is the graph of the feasible region given by the systems of
x≥ 0
y≥0
inequalities ?
x+y≤6
2x + y ≤ 8

(A) (C)

(B)
(D)

64. What is the maximum value of the objective function Z=3x+2y subjected to
𝑥≥0
𝑦≥0
(A) 17 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 14
𝑥 + 3𝑦 ≤ 15
4𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 16
65. Roza deposited Birr 20,000 at 8% compounded annually. How many years will it take
her to get Birr 30,000? (Given log1.5=0.18 and log1.08=0.033)
(A) 4.26 years (B) 7.38 years (C) 5.46 years (D) 6.53 years
66. Given the data 4, 2, 7, 2, 5, what is the mean deviation about the mean?
(A) 0 (B) 1.4 (C) 1.6 (D) 1
67. Henok bought a laptop for Birr 18,000 on sale for 10% off the marked price. What
was the initial marked price of the laptop?
(A) Birr 18,000 (B) Birr 16,000 (C) Birr 200,000 (D) Birr 20,000
68. 5% tax on a radio recorder amounts to Birr 120. What is the cost of a radio recorder?
(A) Birr 2620 (B) Birr 2500 (C) Birr 2280 (D) Birr 2520
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69. A sales person is paid 10% of the first Birr 120,000 in sales, 15% in the next Birr
80,000 in sales and 20% of all sales over 200,000. What are the employees annual
earnings if sales are Birr 360,000?
(A) Birr 63,000 (B) Birr 54,000 (C) Birr 56,000 (D) Birr 61,000
70. Ato Abebe purchased a house for Birr 140,000 and make a down payment of 15%.
The saving of loan association for which he purchased his mortage charges an annual
interest rate of 8% on 20 years mortage. What is the monthly mortage payment?
(Given (1.0067)−20 = 0.875 and (1.0067)−240 = 0.201)
(A) Birr 997.87 (B) Birr 1154.29 (C) Birr 1003.73 (D) Birr 150.56

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