2021 / 22 MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

Paper 2 Solutions

Answers (From left to right)

ACB B B DCCDD A D AA C B D CDA

CBBDC AAB A C B D DAC C BAC D
AB D C B

1. [A]
1
(− )999  (−2) 2000
4
1
=−  22000
21998
= −22
= −4

2. [C]
1 1
− =a
m n
n − m = amn
n − amn = m
n(1 − am) = m

m
n=
1 − ma

3. [B]
(2 x + 3 y )(5 x − 4 y ) − x(4 x + 6 y )

= (2 x + 3 y )(5 x − 4 y ) − 2 x(2 x + 3 y )

= (2 x + 3 y )(5 x − 4 y − 2 x)

= (2 x + 3 y )(3x − 4 y )
4. [B]
6 5
−
6 − 2k 5 − 2k
6(5 − 2k ) − 5(6 − 2k )
=
(6 − 2k )(5 − 2k )

−2k
=
(6 − 2k )(5 − 2k )

k
=
(2k − 5)(3 − k )

5. [B]
3.46 − 0.01  x  3.46 + 0.01
3.45  x  3.47

6. [D]
Sub. x = 1 , we have
3 = 2−3+C
C=4

7. [C]

f ( x) = x 2 − kx + k

f ( k ) − f ( −k ) = ( k 2 − k 2 + k ) − ( k 2 + k 2 + k )

= −2k 2

8. [C]

p( x) = x3 + ax + b
p(−1) = −1 − a + b = 2

a − b = −3 ⎯⎯⎯⎯ (1)
and p(1) = 1 + a + b = 0 ⎯⎯⎯⎯ (2)

Solving (1), (2), we have a = −2 , b = 1

p( x) = x 3 − 2 x + 1

Remainder = p(0) = 1
9. [D]
Let a : b be the ratio of the two alloys,
0.4a + 0.6b 48
then =
a+b 100
40 a + 60b = 48 a + 48b
8a = 12 b
a : b = 3: 2

10. [D]
7 x + 8  4( x − 1)

7 x + 8  4x − 4
3x  −12
x  −4
and 5 − 7 x  47
−7 x  42
x  −6
∴ −6  x  −4

11. [A]
The area of the park on the map is
100000 m 2
250002

100000 1002
= cm 2
250002
= 1.6 cm 2
12. [D]

kx2
t= , k is a non-zero constant
y
6 3
x1 = x , y1 = y
5 5
2
6 
k x 
5
t1 =  
3
y
4

48  kx2 
=
25  y 

48
= t
25
23
∴ t is increased by 100% = 92%
25

13. [A]

y = ( px − q) 2 + q
q 2
= p2 (x − ) +q
p
∴ I is true.

q 
Vertex =  , q 
p 
∴ II is false.

When x = 0 , y = q 2 + q

Unable to determine the signs.

Thus, III is false.

14. [A]
Let a5 = b ,

Then a6 = 8 + 2b

a7 = b + 2(8 + 2b) = 5b + 16

∴ 5b + 16 = 111

b = 19
a3 = 19 − 2  8 = 3

a2 = 8 − 2  3 = 2

a1 = 3 − 2  2 = −1
15. [C]
Let r be the base radius.

Then 2 r  8 + 2 r 2 = 168 

r 2 + 8r − 84 = 0
(r + 14)(r − 6) = 0

∴ r =6

The volume =   62  8 = 288  (cm 3)

16. [B]
Original total surface area = 2 r 2 +  r 2 = 3 r 2 , where r is the radius of the hemisphere.

New total surface area = 3 r 2  64%

 16 
= 3  r 2 
 25 
2
4 
= 3  r 
5 
1
∴ r is decreased by 100% = 20%
5

17. [D]
Let r cm be the radius of the sector.
1
Then 2 r  + 2 r =  + 4
4
1
r ( + 4 ) =  + 4
2
1
r =1, r = 2
2
∴ I is true.

1
Area =   22 = 
4

1
AB = 2   2  =
4
∴ II is true.

and AB = 4 + 4 = 2 2

2 2
Perimeter = 2  
 2 
 
= 2 2 (cm)
∴ III is true.
18. [C]
1 180 − 52
DBC = 
2 2
= 32
180 − 32
BCD =
2
= 74
ACD = 74 − 64 = 10

19. [D]
EFB ~ CFD
∴ EF : CF = EB : CD = 1 : 2
∴ I is true.
Note that AGBF is a parallelogram (diags. bisect each other)
∴ II is true.
and GAB = ABF
= BDC
∴ III is true.

20. [A]
Let x cm be the sides of the isosceles triangle.

Then 1 − 2 x = 2 x

1 1 2− 2
x= = 
2 +2 2+ 2 2− 2

2− 2
=
2
The area of the regular 8-sided polygon
2
 2− 2  1
= 1 − 4    
 2  2

6−4 2
= 1−
2
= 1− 3 + 2 2

= 2 2 − 2 (cm 2)
21. [C]
L1 : ax + y = b

m1 = − a  0 , thus a  0 (I is false)

b
x intercept = 0
a
y intercept = b  0

L2 : cx + y = d

m2 = −c  0 , thus c  0

d
x intercept = 0
c
y intercept = d  0

By comparing L1 and L2 , we have

d b

c a
ad  bc ( a , c  0 ) (II is true)
∵ d  0, b0

∴ d −b  0 (III is true)

22. [B]
Let ACB = x
∵ AB = DC
∴ ABC = DCB
= x + 18
In ABC
x + x + 18 + 30 = 180
x = 66

23. [B]
Let AD = BC = x
In rt. ADE

x
AE =
tan 
DC = AB = x tan 

AE 1
∴ =
DC tan  tan 
24. [D]
POR = 255 − 75 = 180 ( O is the pole )
POR is a straight line
QOR = 255 − 195 = 60

(4 + 6)(3sin 60)
The area of PQR =
2

15 3
=
2

25. [C]
The required locus is the equation of the circle with AB as its diameter excluding the two points A and B .
Centre = (5, 7)

1
Radius = (8 − 2) 2 + (11 − 3) 2 = 5
2
The equation of the circle is ( x − 5)2 + ( y − 7)2 = 25

i.e. x 2 + y 2 − 10x − 14 y + 49 = 0 (excluding points A and B )

Alternative solution：
Let P = ( x, y )

y − 11 y − 3
 = −1
x −8 x − 2
( y − 11)( y − 3) = −( x − 8)( x − 2)

x 2 + y 2 − 10x − 14 y + 49 = 0 (excluding points A and B )

26. [A]
6 2
y intercept = =4
3
4
mL = −
3
4 x y 
L: y = − x+4  + = 1
3 3 4 
i.e. 4 x − 3 y − 12 = 0
27. [A]
X 1 = (−2, − 3)

C2 : 2 x 2 + 2 y 2 − 16 x − 24 y − 21 = 0

21
x 2 + y 2 − 8 x − 12 y − =0
2
X 2 = (4, 6)

3 6 3
mX1O = , mX 2O = =
2 4 2
∴ I is true

1
r1 = 16 + 36 − 16 = 3
2

1 5 10
r2 = 64 + 144 + 42 =
2 2

X1 X 2 = 117  10.817

5 10
r1 + r2 = 3 +  10.907
2
∵ r1 + r2  X 1 X 2

∴ C1 and C 2 intersect at two points

∴ II is true
2
 5 10  125
The area of C 2 =  
 2  = 2
 
The area of C1 = 9

125
∵  9  7
2
∴ III is false

28. [B]
Q1 = 7

5 1
The required probability = =
15 3

29. [A]
Inter-quartile range
= 7−6
=1
30. [C]
x + y = 50 − (3 + 11 + 5 + 3)

x + y = 28 ⎯⎯⎯⎯ (1)

1 3 + 2 x + 3 11 + 4 y + 5  5 + 6  3
and = 3.5
50
x + 2 y = 48 ⎯⎯⎯⎯ (2)

Solving (1), (2), we have x = 8 ( y = 20 )

31. [B]
B010000020F0 16
= 111611 + 1169 + 2 163 + 15 16
= (11162 + 1) 169 + 8432

= 2817 169 + 8432

32. [D]
log a x = 2 , x = a 2

3 + log b x = 2

1
log b x = −1 , x =
b
∵ a  b 1

1
∴  1 , a2  1
b

1
PQ = a 2 −
b

33. [D]
a 1, 0  b 1
∴ I and II are true.

1
Since the two graphs are symmetric, we have b =
a
∴ ab = 1
∴ III is true.
34. [A]
3i14 − 2i −3 − 2i
=
a − 2i a − 2i
−3 − 2i a + 2i
= 
a − 2i a + 2i
−3a + 4 − (2a + 6)i
=
a2 + 4
−3a + 4
Real part =
a2 + 4

35. [C]
a + 3d = 17 ⎯⎯⎯⎯ (*)
a + (n + 1)d − [a + (n − 1)d ] = −10

2d = −10 , d = −5
Sub. into (*), we have a = 32
32 + ( n − 1)(−5) = −321

n is not an integer
Thus, I is false
and 32 + (n − 1)(−5)  0

37
n
5
n=7
Thus, II is true
a15 − a14 − a13 − − a2 − a1

= a15 − (a1 + a2 + + a13 + a14 )

[2  32 + 13(−5)]  14
= −38 −
2
= −38 + 7
= −31
0
Thus, III is true
36. [C]
y

b x − 2y = 4
2

x
O 4 b
−
x + 2y = b

Solving x − 2 y = 4 and x + 2 y = b

b+4 b−4
We have P =  , 
 2 4 
Obviously, when x = 4 , y = 0 , the least value of 2 x + y − 6 is 2 .

37. [B]
Let BAD = CAD =  , AD = x

1 1
The area of ABD ：The area of ADC = (4 x)sin  : (5 x)sin 
2 2
= 4:5
∴ BD : DC = 4 : 5

4 8
∴ BD = 6  =
9 3

4 2 + 6 2 − 52 9
cos B = =
2 46 16
2
8 8 9 100
AD = 4 +   − 2  4   =
2 2

 3 3 16 9

10
AD =
3

38. [A]
Let CD = h cm .

h
Then AC = h , CB = = 3h
tan 30

h2 + ( 3h)2 = 1002

4h2 = 10000
h = 50
∴ CD = 50 cm
39. [C]
Join BD .
∵ TD = TC
180 − 76
∴ DCT = = 52
2
BCD = 180 − 52 − 30 = 98
BAD = 180 − 98 = 82

∵ AB = AD

180 − 82
∴ ADB = = 49
2
and BDC = BCR = 30
∴ ADC = 49 + 30 = 79

40. [D]
−3x − k
Sub. y = into the equation of the circle, we have
4
2
 −3x − k   −3x − k 
x2 +   − 6x + 4  −3 = 0
 4   4 
16 x 2 + (3x + k )2 − 96 x − 48x − 16k − 48 = 0

25x 2 + (6k − 144) x + k 2 − 16k − 48 = 0

Note that the circle and the straight line intersect at two distinct points.
So,  = (6k − 144)2 − 100(k 2 − 16k − 48)  0

36k 2 − 1728k + 20736 − 100k 2 + 1600k + 4800  0

−64k 2 − 128k + 25536  0
k 2 + 2k − 399  0
(k + 21)(k − 19)  0

∴ −21  k  19

Alternative solution：

1
Centre = (3, − 2) , radius = 36 + 16 + 12 = 4
2
The perpendicular distance from the centre to the straight line 3 x + 4 y + k = 0

3  3 + 4(−2) + k
d= 4
32 + 42

Aa + Bb + C
(d = is the distance from the point P ( a, b) to the straight line Ax + By + C = 0 )
A2 + B 2
k +1
∴ 4
5

−20  k + 1  20
∴ −21  k  19
41. [A]
Note that the y -coordinate of the in-centre is −2 , so k  0 . y 3x − 4 y = k
k
In-centre X = (2, − 2)
3 x
The radius of the inscribed circle r = 2 O A
X
2 2
k k 5k
AB =   +   =
3 4 12

 k k 5k  2 1  k  k 
 + +   =   
 2 4 12  2 2  3  4  B k
−
4
k2
k=
24
∴ k = 24 (∵ k  0 )

42. [B]
The number of committees = C58 + C48C110 + C38C210
= 3276

43. [D]
2  2  1  2  1 
The required probability =  1 −  +    
3  3  3  3  3 

8
=
27

44. [C]
50 − m
= −1 ( m is the mean, s is the standard deviation)
s
50 − m = −s ⎯⎯⎯⎯ (1)
98 − m
=3
s
98 − m = 3s ⎯⎯⎯⎯ (2)
Solving (1), (2), we have m = 62 ( s = 12 )

45. [B]
a + ar + ar 2 + + ar 8
x1 = ( a is the first term)
9

ar10 + ar11 + + ar18 r10 (a + ar + + ar 8 )

x2 = =
9 9

= r10 x1 (I is true)

y1 = ar 8 − a

y2 = ar18 − ar10 = r10 (ar 8 − a)

= r10 y1 ( II is true)

When r = 1 , z2 = z1 ( III must not be true)

 2020 / 21 MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

Paper 2 Solutions

Answers (From left to right)

BCDBC AA D D B CCAD C D C AAA

BCBCD BAD BD CAD B B ACDAD
B B CAD

1. [B]

(6 x 5 )2 62 x10


4x 4x

x9

36  4

x9

144

2. [C]
3a  b b
 2
3a a
3a  b  6a  3b
4b  3a
3a
b
4

3. [D]
1 1

5  3x 5  3x

5  3x  (5  3x)

(5  3x)(5  3x)

6 x

25  9 x 2

6x

9 x  25
2

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4. [B]
m 2  2m  9n 2  6n
 m 2  9n 2  2m  6n
 (m  3n)(m  3n)  2(m  3n)
 (m  3n)(m  3n  2)

5. [C]
f ( x)  3 x 2  x  2k
f (k  1)  f (k  1)
 [3(k  1) 2  ( k  1)  2k ]  [3(k  1) 2  ( k  1)  2k ]
 3(k  1) 2  3( k  1) 2  2
 3k 2  6k  3  3k 2  6k  3  2
 12k  2

6. [A]
g (  x )  x 2  ax  b
∵ g ( x)  g ( x)
∴ x  ax  b  x  ax  b
2 2

2ax  0
a0
g ( x)  x 2  b
g (1)  1  b  3
b  4
g ( x)  x  4
2

The remainder  g ( 2)  4  4  0

7. [A]
x 2  (a  b) x  ( x  2)( x  3)  b
x 2  ( a  b) x  x 2  x  6  b
∴ a  b  1 and 6  b  0
Solving b  6 , a  7

Alternative solution:
x 2  (a  b) x  ( x  2)( x  3)  b
Sub. x  0 , we have 6  b  0 , b  6
x 2  (a  b) x  ( x  2)( x  3)  6
Sub. x  3 , we have 9  3( a  6)  6 , a  7

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8. [D]
y  ( px  3) 2  q
3
  p2 (x  )q
p

3
The vertex is (  , q)
p

Since the vertex lies in the quadrant II ,

so p  0 and q  0 .

9. [D]
The cost  160  85%  (1  8.8%)
 125
160  125
The percentage profit   100%
125
 28%

10. [B]
The actual area  4  250002 cm2
 4  2502 m2
 2.5 105 m2

11. [C]
kp
t , k is a constant
q
p1  0.65 p , q1  1.69 q

k (0.65 p)
t1 
1.69q
 0.5t
∴ t is decreased by 50% .

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12. [C]
5  3  2 x  x  6
From  5  3  2 x , we have
8   2x
∴ x4
From 3  2 x  x  6 , we have
3 x  3
∴ x  1
∴ 1  x  4

13. [A]
Let a1  a . Then from a3  11 and an  2  2 an  an 1 ,
we have a 2  11  2 a , a4  33  4a , a5  55  4a ,
and a6  121  12 a
∴ 121  12 a  85
12 a  36
a3

14. [D]
CB produced meets FE at N .
The area of the pentagon = The area of CDEN + The area of ABNF
∴ 3.5  6.5  (9.5  3.5)  3.5  y  4.5  7.5  (10.5  4.5)  4.5
i.e. 43.75  y  60.75

15. [C]
Let r and  be the original radius and the angle at the centre of the sector respectively .

5
Then the new radius and the angle at the centre are r and (1  k %) respectively .
4

 5 (1  k %)
∴  r2    ( r )2 
360 4 360

25
1 (1  k %)
16

16
1 k% 
25
k  36

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16. [D]
The slant height of the triangle with the base of 10 is 12 2  16 2  20 ;
the slant height of the triangle with the base of 32 is 12 2  5 2  13 .
10  20 32  13
The total surface area  (  )  2  32  10
2 2

 936 (cm 2 )

17. [C]
DE : EC  7 : 9
Let x cm 2 be the area of  DEF ,

x 72
then  2
x  32 9
81x  49( x  32)
32x  49  32
x  49
Note that AB : DE  AF : FE  2 : 7

22
The area of  AFB  49  ，
72
4

2
The area of  DAF  49  ，
7
 14
The area of ABCD  32  49  4  14 ，
 99 (cm 2 )

18. [A]
∵ AB  BC  2CD
∴ AB : BC : CD  2: 2:1
∵ ABE ~  ACF
∴ BE : CF  1: 2
∵ DCG  DBE
∴ CG : BE  1: 3
and CG : BE : GF  1:3:5
Trapezium BCGE and  EFG have the same height ,

1 3 5
the ratio of the two areas  :
2 2

 4:5

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19. [A]
xa
y  xb  ab
and y  c  180 a
x
i.e. a  b  c  180 (I is true) c
y
If II. is true , b
then 2 a  360  , a  180 
Thus, II. is false ,
If III. is true, then 2b  90 , b  45
Thus, III. must not be true .

20. [A]
∵ BC  BE
∴  CBE  180  2  56   68 
∵ AB  BC  BE

180   (90   68 )
∴  BAE   11 
2

 AFD  11  45   56

21. [B]
Join BD .

BD  9 2  12 2  15
∵ BC 2  BD 2  64  225  289  CD 2
∴  CBD  90 

9 8
tan  ADB  , tan DBC 
12 15
∴  ADB  36.870  ,  DBC  28.072
 ADC   ADB   BDC
 36.870  28.072
 64.942
 65

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22. [C]
Join CA and AE .
∵  ABC  90 
∴ CA is the diameter of the circle .
 AEC  90 
 DCA  180  (90   36)  54

Let X be the centre ,

3
then XC  XD 
cos 54

3
The area of the circle    ( ) 2  81.838  82 (cm 2 )
cos 54

23. [B]
DEC  
DC
In  DEC , EC 
tan 

AB DC
In  ABC , AC  
cos  cos 
EC cos 
∴ 
AC tan 

24. [C]
Note that POQ is a straight line , where O is the pole .
ROQ  350  290  60

1
The area of PQR   (5  3)  6 sin 60 
2

 12 3

25. [D]
Obviously, I. is true.

x y
Consider   1 . Let x  0 , we have y  c ; let y  0 , we have x  b
b c

∴ b and c are negative numbers .

Thus, II. is true .
From a0 and b0 , we have ab  0

1
and b  , so ab  1 (∵ a  0 )
a

∴ III. is also true .

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26. [B]
Let h he the height of  PAB .

1
Then ( AB )( h )  20
2

Since AB is a constant , h is also a constant .

∴ The locus of P is a pair of parallel lines .

27. [A]
x 2  y 2  2hx  2ky  h 2  k 2  r 2  0
( x  h) 2  ( y  k ) 2  r 2
Centre is (h , k ) , radius is r ( r  0) .

From the graph , we know that the centre lies in the quadrant III ,
so h  0 and k  0 .
We also know from the graph that h  r and r  k
So r  h  0 and rk 0
i.e. I. and II. are true ,
and  h   k
k h 0
i.e. III. is false .

28. [D]

14 7
The required probability  
20 10

29. [B]
Obviously I. and III. are true , but II. is false .

30. [D]
When h  9 , A. is false .
When h  6 , B. is false .
When h  6 , C. is false .
When h  9 , the data has the greatest inter-quartile range ,
its value  7.5  4  3.5  4
∴ D. must be true .

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31. [C]
817  84  83
 (23 )17  83 (8  1)
 251  7(23 )3
 251  7(29 )
 248  23  7(28  2)
 (2 4 )12  8  14(2 4 ) 2
 8  1612  14  16 2
 8000000000E0016

32. [A]
When the graph on the right is y  f ( x ) , then the graph on the left is y   f ( x) .

33. [D]
(log a x) 2  4 log a x 2  18  log a x
(log a x ) 2  8 log a x  18  log a x
(log a x ) 2  7 log a x  18  0
(log a x  9)(log a x  2)  0
log a x  9 or log a x  2
1
x or x  a 2
a9

1 2 1
Product of roots mn  a  7
a9 a

34. [B]
I. is true , but II. is false .
AC   log a y , BC   log b y

AB AC  BC

BC BC

AC
 1
BC
 log a y
 1
 log b y

log a y
 1
log a y
log a b

 log a b  log a a

b
 log a
a

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35. [B]
Obviously , I. is an arithmetic sequence , while II. is not an arithmetic sequence (It is a geometric sequence) .
∵ 7 log a  3 log a  4 log a

1
3 log a  log  3 log a  log( a ) 1
a

 3 log a  log a
 4 log a
∴ III. is an arithmetic sequence .

36. [A]
( k  2i )(2  ki ) 2
 ( k  2i )(4  k 2  4ki )
 k (4  k 2 )  8k  8i  2k 2 i  4k 2 i
Real part  k (4  k 2 )  8k
  k 3  12 k

37. [C] y
Let f (x , y)  2 x  3 y  2 x = 30

f (0 , 5)   13 ， f (0 , 18)   52 18
f (30 , 8)  38 ， f (30 ,  10)  92
(30 , 8)
The greatest value of f ( x , y ) is 92 . 5 x + 3y = 54
x
O 10
(30 , 10)

x + 2y = 10

38. [D]
Construct the vertical line XN such that it meets the plane EFGH at N , and join FN .

Then FN  b2  c2 ， XN  2a

and XF  4a2  b2  c2
Construct XM  AD such that the foot of the perpendicular is M , and join MF .

MF  4a2  c2

  XFM
MF 4a 2  c 2
∴ cos   
XF 4a 2  b 2  c 2

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39. [A]
Join DC .
 DCE   BDE  35 
 CDE   BCQ  65
 DEC  180   35   65   80 
 DBE  80   35   45 
 BFC  BCQ   DBE
 65   45 
 20

40. [D]
4x  3y  k  0

4x  k
y
3
Sub. into x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  2  0

4x  k 2 4x  k
We have x 2  (  )  2 x  2(  )2  0
3 3

9 x 2  (4 x  k ) 2  18 x  6(4 x  k )  18  0
25 x 2  (8k  42) x  k 2  6 k  18  0
  (8k  42) 2  100( k 2  6k  18)  0
 36 k 2  72 k  3564  0
k 2  2 k  99  0
( k  11)( k  9)  0

∴ k  9 or k  11

Alternative solution:
x2  y2  2x  2 y  2  0

1
Centre  (1, 1) , radius  4 48  2
2
The perpendicular distance between the centre and the straight line 4x  3 y  k  0
4(1)  3(1)  k k 1
 
4 3
2 2 5
∵ The circle and the straight line do not intersect ,
k 1
∴ 2
5

k 1 k 1
 2 or 2
5 5
∴ k  9 or k  11

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41. [B] y
4x  3y = 
Obviously, ABC is an isosceles triangle
A 8
Centroid G lies on the y -axis .
∵ AG  18  6
x
∴ GM  9 O
10 G
∴ b  10  9  19 B C
y=b
M

4x + 3y = 24

42. [B]
The required permutations  C24  P36  P22  P55
 172800

43. [C]
2 2
The required probability  
3 3

4

9

44. [A]
Let x1 and x2 be the test scores of two students and x1  x2 .
And let m be the mean score of the test .
Then the difference of the standard scores of the two students
x1  m x2  m
 
6 6

x1  x2

6

18

6
3

45. [D]
The standard deviation of the last 5 data before amendment  The standard deviation of the first 5 data .
∴ The variance of the last 5 data after amendment
 22  22
 16

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 2019 / 20 MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

Paper 2 Solutions

Answers (From left to right)

DAC D C C B DAB BAB C C DAB DA

C B BAD D CCAB DAC DA BCCBD
AB D DA

1. [D]
9 4 32 38
( n 1
)  ( 3 n 1 ) 4  3n 3 4
27 (3 ) (3 )

38
  32012n
312n 12

2. [A]
m2  2m  4n2  4n
 m2  4n2  2m  4n
 (m  2n)(m  2n)  2(m  2n)
 (m  2n)(m  2n  2)

3. [C]
3 x  2 y  11 (1)

 x  4 y  2  11 (2)
(2)  3 , we have 3x  12 y  39 (3)
(1)  (2) , we have 14 y  28
y 2

Sub. into (1) , we have 3x  4  11 , x  5 .

∴ x  y  52  3

4. [D]
(3 x  4)( x   )  3 x 2   ( x  1)
3 x 2  (4  3 ) x  4  3 x 2   x  
   4  3

   4
4  3  4
  4 ,   16
5. [C]

6
k 3
5h

6
k 3 
5h

6
5h 
k 3

6
h  5
k 3

5k  9

k 3

6. [C]
2019  2020  89.87769399
 89.88 (correct to 4 significant figures)

7. [B]

3  2x
 1 or 3x  7  1
4
3  2x  4 or 3x  6
2 x  7 or x  2

7
x or x  2
2
∴ x  2
Answer : x  2

8. [D]
f ( x)  3 x 2  4 x  1
f (2c  1)  3(2 x  1) 2  4(2c  1)  1
 3(4c 2  4c  1)  8c  4  1
 12c2  20c  6

9. [A]
9 x 2  (k  1) x  1  0
  (k  1) 2  36  0
k  1  6
k  5 (rejected) or k  7
10. [B]
Vertex  ( p , pq) .
From the graph, both p and pq are negative.
∴ p  0 and q  0 .

11. [B]

x
50000(1  %)8  56325
2

x 8 56325
(1  ) 
200 50000

x 56325
1 8
200 50000

56325
x  200( 8  1)
50000
3

12. [A]
9k 2 cm 2  22500 m 2
9k 2 cm 2  22500  1002 cm 2

9k 2  22500 1002
k  5000

13. [B]

k x
z , k is a constant
y2

zy 2
k
x

z2 y4
 k2
x
x 1
  constant
y4 z2 k 2
14. [C]
Number of dots  5  8  12  16  20  24  28  32
 145

15. [C]
2 r  10
r 5 12

 55  122  13
Total surface area
r
   52    5 13

 90 (cm2)

16. [D]
BCE FDE
The area of BCE : The area of DEF  22 : 32  4 : 9
Let x cm2 be the area of BCE ,

9
then the area of DEF  x cm2 .
4

9
∴ x x  78
4

13
x  78
4
x  24

5
The area of ABE  24   60 (cm2)
2

17. [A]
x  a b b
a x
y  180  x  180  a  b
A B
c  y  180  a  b y
c
∴ a  b  c  180
C D
18. [B]

180  30
a  75
2
A
b  180  2  75  30
c  75  30  45 
6cm
EC  ED  6sin 30
3 E
D
3
AE  6cos30  6  3 3
2
c
∵ AB  AC a b
B C
∴ DB  3  3 3  6
 3 3  3 (cm)

19. [D]
Let AD  x cm,
then BD  42  x cm.

36 x 36(42  x)
  216
2 2
x  (42  x)  12
x  27
AD  27 ， DB  42  27  15

AC  272  362  45
BC  152  362  39
The perimeter of ABC  42  39  45
 126 (cm)

20. [A]
∵ AE  AD
AD  DC A D
2x
∴ AE  DC x x
Thus I. is true .
Let BDE  EDC  x ,
2x F 3x
from the properties of rhombus and AE  AD , we get 2x 3x
B C
the sizes of all angles in the figure . E
Thus II. is true .
AFD EFB

AF AD
∴  1
EF EB
Thus, III. is false .
21. [C]
∵ AD is a diameter ,
∴ ACD  90
ADC  180 122  58
BAC  CAD  90  58  32
ACB  180 122  32  26

22. [B]
BC
AB  .
cos(   )
DC  BC tan 

AB BC 1
 
DC cos(   ) BC tan 

1

tan  cos(   )

23. [B]
ax  by  6

a
m 0 .
b
∴ a and b are of different signs.

6
When x  0 , y  2 (1)
b

6
When y  0 , x   3 (2)
a
∴ a0 , b0
From (1) , we have b  3 .
Thus, II. is false . (Hence, the answer is B )
From (2) , we have 3a  6 (∵ a  0 )
∴ a  2
Thus, I. is true .
From a  2 and b  3 , we have a  b  0 .
Thus, III. is true .
24. [A]
L 1 : 3x  4 y  96  0
x  0 , y  24 ; y  0 , x  32 . y
L2
3 4
mL1   , mL2 
4 3

4
L2 : y  x  24
3
y  0 ， x  18 x
O
L 1: 3x  4 y  96  0
(32  18)  24
The required area   600
2

25. [D] y
B  (3 3 , 1) ， C  (3 3 ,  3) A(

B
OC  (3 3) 2  32  6
x
3 1 O 
tan    ,   30
3 3 3 C
C  (6 , 330)

26. [D]
Note that the locus is a pair of angle bisectors .

27. [C]
C1 : x 2  y 2  16 x  12 y  25  0

1
X1  (8 ,  6) ， r1  162  122  4  75  5
2
C2 : 4 x 2  4 y 2  24 x  32 y  75  0

75
x2  y 2  6x  8 y  0
4

1 2 2 5
X 2  (3 , 4) ， r2  6  8  75 
2 2

06 3 40 4
mox1   ， mox2  
08 4 30 3
mox1  mox2
Thus, I. is false .
OX1  r1  2r2  2OX 2
Thus II. is true .
Since II. is true , III. is also true .
28. [C]
Note that 2 , 3 , 5 and 7 are prime numbers.
C24 3
The required probability  
C28 14

Alternative solution:
6 2 3
The required probability  
8  7 14

29. [A]
Mean and standard deviation cannot be obtained from a cumulative frequency polygon .

30. [B]
Since the mode is 23, at least three numbers are 23 .
Suppose that p  q  23 .
Since the mean is 22 , we have
r  22 10  213  7

19  23
The median   21
2

31. [D]
The graph of g(x) is obtained by translating the graph of f(x) to the right, I. is true.
And y  f ( x  11)  f[( x  11)]  g( x)
∴ III. is true.

32. [A]
323  329
 215  245
 212  23  244  2
 8(24 )3  2(2 4 )11
 8 163  2 1611
 20000000800016
33. [C]
3
2 log x  5
log x
2 log 2 x  5log x  3  0
(2log x  1)(log x  3)  0

1
log x   or log x  3
2

1
∵ log   log x
x

1 1
∴ log  or 3
x 2

34. [D]

2
log 4 y   log 2 x  2
3

log 2 y 2
  log 2 x  2
2 3

4
log 2 y   log 2 x  4
3

4

log 2 y  log 2 x 3
 log 2 16

4

y  16 x 3

y 3  163 x 4
x 4 y 3  4096

35. [A]

3ai  6i10
z
1 i

3ai  6 1  i
  ( i10  i8  i 2  1 )
1 i 1 i

3ai  3a  6  6i

2

3a  6 3a  6
  i
2 2
Since z is a pure imaginary number ,

3a  6
so,  0 , a  2
2
36. [B]
Since a , b , c is an arithmetic sequence ,
we have c  b  b  a
Thus, I. is false .

3c 3b
 3c b and  3b  a
3b 3a
Thus, II. is true .
III. is true only when n  1 .

37. [C]
Join QR , and let PRQ  x .
∵ QP  QR
∴ xa
and b  x  108
∴ a  b  108

180  108
and a   36
2
b  108  36  72
∴ b  a  72  36  36

38. [C]

360
 2  (105  45)
k
k 3


y  cos(3x   )  cos 3( x  )
3


 15 ,   45
3
39. [B]
Sub. y  3x 10 into x 2  y 2  10 ,
we have x 2  (3x  10) 2  10
10x2  60x  90  0
x2  6x  9  0
x  3 (repeated)
y  1
The point of contact is (3 ,  1)
From symmetry, we know that (1 , 3) is another point of contact

y 5 53
The equation of tangent is 
x  5 5  (1)
i.e. x  3 y  10  0

D C
40. [D]
Construct CX  EG and let XG  x .
1
x2  x2  1 A B
E y
1 H
x
2 1
X x
y 2 F 1 G
1 6
CX  2  
2 2
Let AXC   be the required angle . 
A C

2

2 1
sin    
2 6 3
 
2

  71 (correct to the nearest degree)

X

41. [A]
Obviously, I. and II. are true .
Circumcentre lies outside ABC and faces ABC , while orthocentre lies outside ABC and is opposite to
ABC . Thus, III. is false .

42. [B]
Consider the two situations where 0 or 5 being the units digit respectively .
Note that 0 cannot be put at thousands when the units digit is 5.
The required numbers  P35  C14 P24
 6 0 4 8
 108
43. [D]
7 6 5 2 7 6 C37  C12 C27
The required probability       3 (P
9 8 7 9 8 7 C39

11 11
  )
12 12
Alternative solution :
2 1 7 C22  C17
The required probability  1     3 ( P  1
9 8 7 C39

11 11
  )
12 12

44. [D]
Let s kg be the standard deviation ,

54  50 48  50
then  1
s s

6
1
s
s6

45. [A]
Obviously m1  m2 ,
r1  r2 ,
and v1  v2
∴ Only A. must be true.