List of top Mathematics Questions asked in Maharashtra Board Class XII Exam

The slope of the tangent to the curve \( x = \sin\theta \) and \( y = \cos 2\theta \) at \( \theta = \frac{\pi}{6} \) is ___________.

The perpendicular distance of the plane \( r \cdot (3\hat{i} + 4\hat{j} + 12\hat{k}) = 78 \) from the origin is __________.

Construct the truth table for the statement pattern: \[ [(p \rightarrow q) \land q] \rightarrow p \]

If the mean and variance of a binomial distribution are \( 18 \) and \( 12 \) respectively, then the value of \( n \) is __________.

If \( \mathbf{a}, \mathbf{b}, \mathbf{c} \) are the position vectors of the points \( A, B, C \) respectively and \[ 5\mathbf{a} - 3\mathbf{b} - 2\mathbf{c} = \mathbf{0}, \] then find the ratio in which the point \( C \) divides the line segment \( BA \) externally.
In \( \triangle ABC \), if \( a = 18 \), \( b = 24 \), and \( c = 30 \), then find the value of \[ \sin \left(\frac{A}{2} \right). \]
Evaluate: \[ I = \int \frac{5e^x}{(e^x + 1)(e^{2x} + 9)} \, dx. \]
A box with a square base is to have an open top. The surface area of the box is 147 cm\(^2\). What should its dimensions be in order that the volume is largest?
If \( x = f(t) \) and \( y = g(t) \) are differentiable functions of \( t \), so that \( y \) is a function of \( x \) and \( \frac{dx}{dt} \neq 0 \), then prove that: \[ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{\frac{dy}{dt}}{\frac{dx}{dt}}. \] Hence find \( \frac{dy}{dx} \), if \( x = at^2 \), \( y = 2at \).

Solve the following L.P.P. by graphical method: 
Maximize: 
\[ z = 10x + 25y. \] Subject to: \[ 0 \leq x \leq 3, \quad 0 \leq y \leq 3, \quad x + y \leq 5. \]

Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose vertices are
\( A(3,2,-1), B(-2,2,-3), C(3,5,-2) \) and \( D(-2,5,4) \).
Prove that: \[ \int_0^{2a} f(x) dx = \int_0^a f(x) dx + \int_0^a f(2a - x) dx. \] Hence show that: \[ \int_0^\pi \sin x \,dx = 2 \int_0^{\pi/2} \sin x \,dx. \]
Prove that the acute angle \( \theta \) between the lines represented by the equation \[ ax^2 + 2hxy + by^2 = 0 \] is \[ \tan \theta = \left| \frac{2\sqrt{h^2 - ab}}{a + b} \right|. \] Hence find the condition that the lines are coincident.
Solve the following system of equations by the method of reduction: \[ x + y + z = 6, \quad y + 3z = 11, \quad x + z = 2y. \]
A die is thrown 6 times. If "getting an odd number" is a success, find the probability of 5 successes.
Find \( k \), if the probability density function is given by: \[ f(x) = kx^2(1 - x), \quad {for } 0<x<1, \] \[ = 0, \quad {otherwise.} \]
Solve the differential equation: \[ x \frac{dy}{dx} - y + x \sin \left(\frac{y}{x}\right) = 0. \]
Prove that: \[ \int \frac{1}{a^2 - x^2} dx = \frac{1}{2a} \log \left( \frac{a + x}{a - x} \right) + C. \]
Find the approximate value of \( \tan^{-1} (1.002) \). \[ {Given: } \pi = 3.1416. \]
If \( y = \sin^{-1} x \), then show that: \[ (1 - x^2) \frac{d^2y}{dx^2} - x \frac{dy}{dx} = 0. \]
Find the angle between the line \[ \mathbf{r} = ( \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + \hat{k} ) + \lambda( \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k} ) \] and the plane \[ \mathbf{r} \cdot (2\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}) = 8. \]
Find the shortest distance between the lines \[ \mathbf{r} = (4\hat{i} - \hat{j}) + \lambda( \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - 3\hat{k} ) \] and \[ \mathbf{r} = ( \hat{i} - \hat{j} - 2\hat{k} ) + \mu ( \hat{i} + \hat{j} - 5\hat{k} ). \]
Prove by vector method, the angle subtended on a semicircle is a right angle.
In \( \triangle ABC \), prove that: \[ \frac{\cos A}{a} + \frac{\cos B}{b} + \frac{\cos C}{c} = \frac{a^2 + b^2 + c^2}{2abc}. \]
Prove that: \[ \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) + \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{1}{3}\right) = \frac{\pi}{4}. \]