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CBSE Class 12 Maths 2025 Question Paper 65/7/2 with Solutions

All 45 questions from the CBSE Class 12 Mathematics board paper, Set 65/7/2 (2025), with answers and step-by-step solutions. Total 80 marks. Tap “Show answer & solution” under any question.

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Study the given graph. It illustrates :

Diagram for CBSE 2025 Class 12 Maths question 1
  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. The curve is drawn only for , so the domain is .
  2. It increases through O from at to at , so the range is .
  3. This is the principal-value branch of .
Q21 markMCQMatrices

If , then the value of is :

  1. (A)2 or 10
  2. (B) or 10
  3. (C)2 or
  4. (D) or
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Answer: (B) or 10
  1. Equating entries: gives ; also gives .
  2. gives , so .
  3. or .
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Q31 markMCQDeterminants

Let A be a square matrix of order 3. If , then is :

  1. (A)5
  2. (B)125
  3. (C)25
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C) 25
  1. For a square matrix of order n, .
  2. Here , so .
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Q41 markMCQDeterminants

If A and B are two square matrices each of order 3 with and , then is :

  1. (A)30
  2. (B)120
  3. (C)15
  4. (D)225
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Answer: (B) 120
  1. For a matrix of order 3, .
  2. .
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Q51 markMCQMatrices

The matrix is a/an :

  1. (A)scalar matrix
  2. (B)identity matrix
  3. (C)null matrix
  4. (D)symmetric matrix
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Answer: (D) symmetric matrix
  1. A is a diagonal matrix, so for and .
  2. So A is symmetric.
  3. The diagonal entries are unequal, so it is not scalar or identity; it is not a null matrix.
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Q61 markMCQMatrices

What is the total number of possible matrices of order with each entry as or ?

  1. (A)9
  2. (B)512
  3. (C)615
  4. (D)64
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Answer: (B) 512
  1. A matrix has 9 entries.
  2. Each entry can be chosen in 2 ways.
  3. Number of matrices .
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Domain of is :

  1. (A)R
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. is defined for .
  2. is defined for all real x.
  3. Domain of the sum .
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If is continuous at , then the value of ‘a’ is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)0
  4. (D)1
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Answer: (A)
  1. .
  2. Continuity at 0 needs .
  3. So .

If is defined as , then f is :

  1. (A)a decreasing function
  2. (B)an increasing function
  3. (C)maximum at
  4. (D)maximum at
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Answer: (B) an increasing function
  1. .
  2. Since , for all x.
  3. So f is increasing on R and has no maximum.
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If R be a relation defined as aRb iff then R is :

  1. (A)reflexive
  2. (B)symmetric
  3. (C)transitive
  4. (D)symmetric and transitive
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Answer: (B) symmetric
  1. Not reflexive: , so .
  2. Symmetric: , so aRb gives bRa.
  3. Not transitive: 1R2 and 2R1 but , so 1 is not related to 1.
  4. So R is only symmetric.

If , then the correct statement is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. , which is an odd function.
  2. and .
  3. So .
  4. (C) fails: but ; (D) fails since f is even.
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Q121 markMCQIntegrals

For a function f(x), which of the following holds true ?

  1. (A)
  2. (B), if f is an even function
  3. (C), if f is an odd function
  4. (D)
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Answer: (A)
  1. Substituting in gives , so (A) is true.
  2. (B) and (C) have the even/odd conditions swapped.
  3. (D) is wrong; the correct property is .
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Q131 markMCQIntegrals

is equal to :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. .
  2. Integrand .
  3. .
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Q141 markMCQIntegrals

is equal to :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (A)
  1. Put , so .
  2. Integral .
Q151 markMCQProbability

A coin is tossed and a card is selected at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. The probability of getting head on the coin and a face card from the pack is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. P(head) ; there are 12 face cards, so P(face card) .
  2. The events are independent: required probability .
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Q161 markMCQVector Algebra

A student tries to tie ropes, parallel to each other from one end of the wall to the other. If one rope is along the vector and the other is along the vector , then the value of is :

  1. (A)6
  2. (B)1
  3. (C)
  4. (D)4
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Answer: (D) 4
  1. Parallel vectors have proportional components.
  2. .
  3. So .
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Q171 markMCQProbability

If , and , then is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (A)
  1. .
  2. .
  3. .
Q181 markMCQVector Algebra

If for any two vectors, then vectors and are :

  1. (A)orthogonal vectors
  2. (B)parallel to each other
  3. (C)unit vectors
  4. (D)collinear vectors
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Answer: (A) orthogonal vectors
  1. Squaring: .
  2. So , i.e. .
  3. Hence and are orthogonal.
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Q191 markAssertion–ReasonContinuity and Differentiability

Assertion (A) : is continuous at .
Reason (R) : When , is a finite value between and 1.

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  1. For , , so Reason is true.
  2. Hence as , so .
  3. So Assertion is true, and it follows from the boundedness stated in Reason.
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Q201 markAssertion–ReasonInverse Trigonometric Functions

Assertion (A) : Set of values of is a null set.
Reason (R) : is defined for .

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  1. The domain of is , so Reason is true.
  2. lies in , so is not defined and its set of values is empty.
  3. Assertion is true and is explained by Reason.
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Q212 marksVery Short AnswerProbabilityNot in current syllabus

10 identical blocks are marked with ‘0’ on two of them, ‘1’ on three of them, ‘2’ on four of them and ‘3’ on one of them and put in a box. If X denotes the number written on the block, then write the probability distribution of X and calculate its mean.

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Answer: X: 0, 1, 2, 3; P(X): ; mean = 1.4
  1. X takes values 0, 1, 2, 3.
  2. , , , .
  3. Mean .
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Q21 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerProbability

In a village of 8000 people, 3000 go out of the village to work and 4000 are women. It is noted that 30% of women go out of the village to work. What is the probability that a randomly chosen individual is either a woman or a person working outside the village ?

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Answer:
  1. Let W: woman, O: works outside the village.
  2. , .
  3. Women working outside of 4000 , so .
  4. .
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Q222 marksVery Short AnswerMatrices

If , then find matrix A.

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Answer: from the first two rows (the third row is not satisfied as printed)
  1. A must be of order ; let .
  2. Multiplying: , , .
  3. From the first two equations: and , so .
  4. But then , so the printed system has no exact solution.
  5. The intended answer is (it fits if the last entry is 13).
Q232 marksVery Short AnswerRelations and Functions

Let be defined by , where and .
Discuss the bijectivity of the function.

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Answer: f is one-one and onto, hence bijective.
  1. One-one: gives , so .
  2. Onto: let ; gives , defined since .
  3. , because would give .
  4. , so f is onto.
  5. Hence f is bijective.
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Q242 marksVery Short AnswerLinear Programming

In a Linear Programming Program (LPP) for objective function
subject to constraints



shade the feasible region and mark the corner points in a neatly drawn graph.

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Answer: Feasible region is the quadrilateral with corner points (0, 0), (8, 0), (2, 6) and (0, 3).
  1. Draw through (8, 0) and (0, 8); draw through (−2, 0) and (0, 3).
  2. (0, 0) satisfies both inequalities, so the feasible region is on the origin side of both lines, in the first quadrant.
  3. The lines meet where , i.e. , .
  4. Corner points: (0, 0), (8, 0), (2, 6), (0, 3); shade the quadrilateral formed by them.
Q252 marksVery Short AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

Differentiate with respect to x.

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Answer:
  1. By the quotient rule: .
  2. .
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Q25 (OR) (OR)2 marksVery Short AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

If , then find .

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Answer:
  1. Differentiating w.r.t. x: .
  2. .
  3. .
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Q263 marksShort AnswerDeterminants

Let and represent the equations of two lines on which the ants are moving on the ground. Using matrix method, find a point common to the paths of the ants.

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Answer: (3, −1)
  1. Write as with , , .
  2. , so .
  3. .
  4. Common point is (3, −1).
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Q26 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerMatrices

A shopkeeper sells 50 Chemistry, 60 Physics and 35 Maths books on day I and sells 40 Chemistry, 45 Physics and 50 Maths books on day II. If the selling price for each such subject book is ₹ 150 (Chemistry), ₹ 175 (Physics) and ₹ 180 (Maths), then find his total sale in two days, using matrix method. If cost price of all the books together is ₹ 35,000, what profit did he earn after the sale of two days ?

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Answer: Total sale ₹ 47,175; profit ₹ 12,175
  1. Sales matrix , price matrix .
  2. Product .
  3. Total sale ₹ 47,175.
  4. Profit ₹ 12,175.
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Q273 marksShort AnswerRelations and Functions

Show that the function defined by , is one-one and onto.

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Answer: Proved.
  1. One-one: gives , so .
  2. Then ; the second factor is positive unless , so .
  3. Onto: for any take .
  4. Then .
  5. So f is one-one and onto.
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Q27 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerRelations and Functions

Let R be a relation defined on a set N of natural numbers such that is a square of a natural number, . Determine if the relation R is an equivalence relation.

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Answer: Yes, R is an equivalence relation.
  1. Reflexive: is a square, so .
  2. Symmetric: if xy is a square then is a square, so .
  3. Transitive: let and . Then , so .
  4. xz is a natural number whose square root is rational, so the square root is a natural number; .
  5. Hence R is an equivalence relation.
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Q283 marksShort AnswerContinuity and Differentiability

Show that the derivative of , with respect to x is equal to .

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Answer: Proved.
  1. .
  2. So .
  3. For , , so .
  4. Hence the derivative is .
Q293 marksShort AnswerApplication of Derivatives

Find dimensions of a rectangle of perimeter 12 cm which will generate maximum volume when swept along a circular rotation keeping the shorter side fixed as the axis.

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Answer: 2 cm (axis) and 4 cm
  1. Let the shorter side (axis) be x cm; the other side is cm.
  2. Rotating gives a cylinder of height x and radius : .
  3. gives (x = 6 gives zero volume).
  4. at , so V is maximum.
  5. Dimensions: 2 cm and 4 cm (maximum volume cm³).
Q303 marksShort AnswerVector Algebra

The scalar product of the vector with a unit vector along sum of vectors and is equal to 1. Find the value of .

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Answer:
  1. , .
  2. .
  3. Condition: .
  4. Squaring: , so , .
  5. Check: .
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Q30 (OR) (OR)3 marksShort AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Find the shortest distance between the lines :

.

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Answer: units
  1. , so the lines are parallel with .
  2. .
  3. , magnitude .
  4. .
  5. Shortest distance .
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Q313 marksShort AnswerLinear Programming

In the Linear Programming Problem for objective function subject to constraints



find the minimum value of Z.

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Answer: Minimum Z = 134 at (3, 8)
  1. Lines and meet where , i.e. , .
  2. The feasible region is unbounded with corner points (0, 20), (3, 8), (15, 0).
  3. Z: at (0, 20) = 200, at (3, 8) = 54 + 80 = 134, at (15, 0) = 270.
  4. The half-plane has no point in common with the feasible region.
  5. So the minimum value of Z is 134 at (3, 8).
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Q325 marksLong AnswerIntegrals

Find :

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Answer:
  1. Write , so .
  2. : ; coefficient of : , ; constant: , .
  3. Integral .
  4. .
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Q32 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerIntegrals

Evaluate :

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Answer:
  1. Let ; using , .
  2. Adding: .
  3. Put : .
  4. So .
Q335 marksLong AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Find the point Q on the line at a distance of from the point P(1, 2, 3).

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Answer: Q(−2, −1, 3) or
  1. The line is .
  2. General point .
  3. .
  4. gives , so or .
  5. Q = (−2, −1, 3) or .
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Q33 (OR) (OR)5 marksLong AnswerThree Dimensional Geometry

Find the image of the point (−1, 5, 2) in the line . Find the length of the line segment joining the points (given point and the image point).

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Answer: Image (6, −3, −1); length units
  1. The line is ; general point .
  2. for P(−1, 5, 2).
  3. line: , so , .
  4. Foot ; image .
  5. Length .
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Q345 marksLong AnswerDifferential Equations

Solve the differential equation , .

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Answer:
  1. is homogeneous; put .
  2. , so .
  3. gives .
  4. So , i.e. .
  5. gives : .
Q355 marksLong AnswerApplication of Integrals

A woman discovered a scratch along a straight line on a circular table top of radius 8 cm. She divided the table top into 4 equal quadrants and discovered the scratch passing through the origin inclined at an angle anticlockwise along the positive direction of x-axis. Find the area of the region enclosed by the x-axis, the scratch and the circular table top in the first quadrant, using integration.

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Answer: sq cm
  1. Table top: ; scratch: .
  2. They meet in the first quadrant at .
  3. Area .
  4. First part .
  5. Second part .
  6. Area sq cm.
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Q364 marksCase StudyProbability

Based upon the results of regular medical check-ups in a hospital, it was found that out of 1000 people, 700 were very healthy, 200 maintained average health and 100 had a poor health record.
Let : People with good health,
: People with average health,
and : People with poor health.
During a pandemic, the data expressed that the chances of people contracting the disease from category , and are 25%, 35% and 50%, respectively.
Based upon the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) A person was tested randomly. What is the probability that he/she has contracted the disease ? (2)
(ii) Given that the person has not contracted the disease, what is the probability that the person is from category ? (2)

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Answer: (i) 0.295 (ii)
  1. , , ; let E: contracted the disease.
  2. , , .
  3. (i) .
  4. (ii) and .
  5. .
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Q374 marksCase StudyVector Algebra

Three friends A, B and C move out from the same location O at the same time in three different directions to reach their destinations. They move out on straight paths and decide that A and B after reaching their destinations will meet up with C at his predecided destination, following straight paths from A to C and B to C in such a way that , and respectively.
Based upon the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) Complete the given figure to explain their entire movement plan along the respective vectors. (1)
(ii) Find vectors and . (1)
(iii) (a) If , distance of O to A is 1 km and that from O to B is 2 km, then find the angle between and . Also, find . (2)
OR
(iii) (b) If and , then find a unit vector perpendicular to and . (2)

Diagram for CBSE 2025 Class 12 Maths question 37
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Answer: (i) Join A to C and B to C, with arrows from A to C and from B to C (ii) , (iii) (a) ; OR (iii) (b)
  1. (i) A walks along and B along , so draw the segments AC and BC directed towards C.
  2. (ii) ; .
  3. (iii) (a) , so .
  4. .
  5. (iii) (b) , .
  6. , magnitude .
  7. Unit vector .
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Q384 marksCase StudyDifferential Equations

Camphor is a waxy, colourless solid with strong aroma that evaporates through the process of sublimation, if left in the open at room temperature.
(Cylindrical-shaped Camphor tablets)
A cylindrical camphor tablet whose height is equal to its radius (r) evaporates when exposed to air such that the rate of reduction of its volume is proportional to its total surface area. Thus, is the differential equation, where V is the volume, S is the surface area and t is the time in hours.
Based upon the above information, answer the following questions :
(i) Write the order and degree of the given differential equation. (1)
(ii) Substituting and , we get the differential equation . Solve it, given that r(0) = 5 mm. (1)
(iii) (a) If it is given that r = 3 mm when t = 1 hour, find the value of k. Hence, find t for r = 0 mm. (2)
OR
(iii) (b) If it is given that r = 1 mm when t = 1 hour, find the value of k. Hence, find t for r = 0 mm. (2)

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Answer: (i) Order 1, degree 1 (ii) (iii) (a) ; hours OR (iii) (b) ; hours
  1. (i) The highest derivative is (first order) and it appears to power 1: order 1, degree 1.
  2. (ii) gives ; gives , so .
  3. (iii) (a) gives ; then , and when hours.
  4. (iii) (b) gives ; then , and when hours.
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