SECTION A (1X20=20 MARKS)

CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE OPTION:

1. For what least value of ‘n’ a natural number, (24)n is divisible by 8?

a) 0
b) -1
c) 1

2. Which of the following is polynomial?

a) x2 - 6x + 2
𝟓
b) 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑𝒙+𝟏
c) none of these

3. Two APs have the same common difference. The 1st term of one of these is –1 and that of
other is –8. Then the difference between their 4th terms is
a) –1
b) –8
c) 7

4. If the square of the 7th term of an arithmetic progression with positive common difference
equals the product of the 3rd and 17th terms, then the ratio of the first term to the common
difference is
a)2:3
b)3:2
c)3:4

5. If the vertex of a triangle ABC is A(5,7) and its centroid is E(7,5). Find the length of the median
of the triangle that cuts side BC at D.
a) 62
b) 32
c) 43

6. If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at distances a and b from the
base and in the same straight line with it are complementary, then the height of the tower is
a) (ab)1/2
b) ab
c) (a/b)1/2

7. If sinθ+cosecθ=2, then the value of sin100θ+cosec100θ is,

a) 100
b) 2
c) 1
8. In the given figure, if PQR is the tangent to a circle at Q, whose centre is O, AB is a chord
parallel to PR and ∠BQR = 70°, then ∠AQB is equal to

a) 20°
b) 40°
c) 35°

9. Given that HCF (63,117) = 63m + 117n, where m and n are integers, then find m+n.
a) 1
b) 0
c) -1

10. If the radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then the length of each chord of one
circle which is the tangent to the other circle is
a) 3 cm
b) 6 cm
c) 9 cm

11. A right circular cylinder of radius r cm and height h cm (h>2r) just encloses a sphere of
diameter:
a) 2r cm
b) h cm
c) 2h cm

12. If the sum of the circumferences of two circles with radii R1 and R2 is equal to the
circumference of a circle of Radius R, then
(a) R1 + R2 = R
(b) R1 + R2 > R
(c) R1 + R2 < R

13. Find the simplified value of (secθ−cosθ)2 + (cosecθ−sinθ)2 − (cotθ−tanθ)2.

a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
DO AS DIRECTED IN THE MOST CONCISE MANNER:

14. An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a
parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum
number of columns in which they can march?

15. Find the value of ‘k’ such that the quadratic polynomial x2 - (k + 6) x + 2 (2k +1) has sum of
the zeros is half of their product.

16. If the centroid of the triangle ABC with vertices A(a,a), B(b,b) and C(c,c) is at origin, find the
value of a3+b3+c3.

17. In the figure given below, is ABCPQR?

18. Find the median of a distribution whose mode is 11 and mean is 20.

19. It is given that in a group of 3 students, the probability of 2 students not having the same
birthday is 0.992. What is the probability that the 2 students have the same birthday?

20. Is 7 + 7x13x15 a composite number? Why? Why not?

SECTION B (2X6=12 MARKS)

√𝟐
21. Prove that is irrational if 6 is irrational.
√𝟑+ √𝟐

22. Determine the ratio in which the line 2x + y – 4 = 0 divides the line segment joining the points A(2, –
2) and B(3, 7).

23. Show that = 1.

24. A number is chosen from all two digit numbers. Find the probability that it is divisible by 3.

25. Draw a circle of diameter 12 cm and divide it’s radius in the ratio 4:3.

𝑥 2002 + 4𝑥 2001
26. Solve = 2449.25
4𝑥 2000
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27. Below fig. shows a sector of a circle, centre O. containing an angle θ°. Prove that:
𝑟2 𝜋𝜃
Area of shaded region is ( 2 ) (tanθ − 180 )

28. Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite each other on either side of the road, which is
80 m wide. From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the poles are
60° and 30°, respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances of the point from the poles.

29. In the figure below, P, Q and R are points on a circle with centre O. The tangent to the circle
at R intersects secant PQ at T. Find POQ.

30. Find all roots of x3 – 2x2 – (4+23)x + (8+43) given that one of its zero is (3+1).

31. Find the area of a circle passing through the points (6, – 6), (3, – 7) and (3, 3).

32. Following distribution shows the marks obtained by a class of 100 students:
Marks 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency 10 15 30 32 8 5
Change the distribution to less than type distribution and draw its Ogive.

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33. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 98 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours less
than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the
tank.
34. Line segment XY is parallel to side AC of Δ ABC and it divides the triangle into two parts of equal
𝐴𝑋
areas. Find the ratio AB

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35. Let a1, a2, ... , a52 be integers in AP such that a1 < a2 < ... < a52. Suppose, their arithmetic
mean is one less than the arithmetic mean of a2, a3, ..., a52. If a52 = 100, then find the sum of the
arithmetic progression.

36. Solve the following pair of linear equations:

(a – b)x + (a + b) y = a2 – 2ab – b2
(a + b)(x + y) = a2 + b2

37. An oil funnel made of tin sheet consists of a 10 cm long cylindrical portion attached to a frustum of a
cone. If the total height is 22 cm, diameter of the cylindrical portion is 8 cm and the diameter of the top
of the funnel is 18 cm, find the area of the tin sheet required to make the funnel.

38. BL and CM are medians of a triangle ABC right angled at A. Prove that 4 (BL2 + CM2) = 5 BC2

39. From the following distribution, find the missing frequencies if the median and mode of the
distribution are 33.5 and 34 respectively.
classes Frequency
0-10 4
10-20 16
20-30 ?
30-40 ?
40-50 ?
50-60 6
60-70 4
total 230

(1 + cot A + tan A)(sin A − cos A)

40. Using trigonometric identities, prove that: = sin2A cos2A.
sec3 A – cosec3 A

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