9th Phase J. P. Nagar, Avalahalli, Anjanapura Post, Bangalore 560 108.

Class: - XII HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION -2024-25 Date: - 23/09/2024

Time: - 3 Hours SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS Marks: - 80
General Instructions:
 This question paper contains five sections A, B, C, D and E.
 All sections are compulsory.
 There are 40 questions in the question paper.
 Section A- Question no. 1 to 20 - all questions are of 1 mark each. These questions contain multiple
choice questions (MCQs), Assertion and Reasoning, questions.
 Section B - Question No. 21 to 25 are of 2 marks each and to be answered in two steps.
 Section C- Question No. 26 to 31 are of 3 marks each and to be answered in three steps.
 Section D - Question No. 32 to 35 are of 5 marks each and to be answered in five steps.
 Section E- Question No.36 to 38 are of 4 marks and to be answered by studying the given case(figure or
graph).
 Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.

SECTION A
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each
1 A relation R in human beings defined as R = {(a, b) : a, b ∈ human beings ; a loves b} is
(a) reflexive (b) symmetric and transitive (c) equivalence (d) neither of these
2 Let set X = {1, 2, 3} and a relation R is defined in X as : R = {(1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 2)}, then minimum
ordered pairs which should be added in relation R to make it reflexive and symmetric are
(a){(1, 1), (2, 3), (1, 2)} (b){(3, 3), (3, 1), (1, 2)}
(c){(1, 1), (3, 3), (3, 1), (2, 3)} (d){(1, 1), (3, 3), (3, 1), (1, 2)}

3 The domain of the function y = sin–1(–x2) is

(a) [0, 1] (b) (0, 1) (c) [–1, 1] (d) ϕ
4 If 3 sin–1x + cos–1x = π, then x is equal to

5 The value of cos–1 + 3 sin–1 is equal to

6 Total number of possible matrices of order 2 × 3 with each entry 1 or 0 is

(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 64

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9 The value is

(a) –7 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 10

10 A and B are invertible matrices of the same order such that |(AB)–1| = 8, If |A| = 2, then |B| is

(a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d)

11 A function f (x) = is continuous at x = 0 for

(a) k = 1 (b) k = 2 (c) k = (d) k =

12 If y = tan–1 , then is equal to

(a) (b) (c) (d)

13 The side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at the rate of 2 cm/s. The rate at which area
increases when the side is 10 is

(a) 10 cm2/s (b) cm2/s (c) 10 cm2/s (d) cm2/s

14 The line y = x + 1 is a tangent to the curve y2 = 4x at the point

(a) (–1, 2) (b) (1, 2) (c) (1, –2) (d) (2, 1)

15 P is a point on the line segment joining the points (3, 5, –1) and (6, 3, –2). If y-coordinate of point P is 2,
then its x-coordinate will be

(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) –5

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16 Distance of plane , from origin is

(a) 2 (b) 14 (c) (d) –

17 Solution of LPP To maximise Z = 4x + 8y subject to constraints : 2x + y ≤ 30, x + 2y ≤ 24, x ≥ 3, y ≤ 9,

y ≥ 0 is
(a) x = 12, y = 6 (b) x = 6, y = 12 (c) x = 9, y = 6 (d) none of these

18 The objective function for a given linear programming problem is Z = ax + by –5. If Z attains same value
at (1, 2) and (3, 1), then
(a) a + 2b = 0 (b) a + b = 0 (c) a = b (d) 2a – b = 0
For Q19 and Q20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true

19. Assertion (A): Range of cot–1 x is (0, π)

Reason (R): Domain of tan–1 x is R.
20. Assertion (A): The value of determinant of a matrix and the value of determinant of its transpose are
equal.
Reason (R): The value of determinant remains unchanged if its rows and columns are interchanged.
SECTION B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each

21. Find the value of tan .

22.
If , find the value of x.

23. If A = , then show that |2A| = 4|A|.

24.
Find k, so that the function f(x) = is continuous at x = 5

Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6, 7} and let f = {(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)} be a function from A to B. Show that
25.
f is one-one.

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 SECTION C
Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each

26. Show that points A(a, b + c), B(b, c + a) and C(c, a + b) are collinear.

27. Find the cofactor of a12 of the determinant

28. If A = then write the cofactor of the element a21.

29. Show that the points (a + 5, a – 4), (a – 2, a + 3) and (a, a) do not lie on a straight line for any value of a.

30. If x = 2at and y = at2, then find

31. The radius r of a right circular cylinder is decreasing at the rate of 3 cm/min. and its heighth is increasing
at the rate of 2 cm/min. Whenr = 7 cm and h = 2 cm, find the rate of change ofthe volume of cylinder.

SECTION D
Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each.

32. If A = , verify that A2 – 4A – 5I = O.

33. Find the equation of a line passing through the point P(2, – 1, 3) and perpendicular to the lines:
and .

34. Solve graphically

Maximise Z = 2.5x + y
subject to constraints: x + 3y ≤ 12, 3x + y ≤ 12, x, y ≥ 0

35. If A = find |A|.

SECTION - E(Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each
36. Two schools A and B want to award their selected students on the values of Honesty, Hard work and
Punctuality. The school A wants to award ₹ x each, ₹ y each and ₹ z each for the three respective values to
its 3, 2 and 1 students respectively with a total award money of ₹ 2200. School B wants to spend ₹ 3100 to
award its 4, 1 and 3 students on the respective values (by giving the same award money to the three values
as school A). The total amount of award for one prize on each value is ₹ 1200.

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 Using the concept of matrices and determinants, answer the following questions.
(i) Calculate the award money for Honesty? [1]
(ii) What is the award money for Punctuality? [1]
(iii) Estimate the award money for Hard work? [1]
(iv) If a matrix P is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, then find |P|. [1]
37. A potter made a mud vessel, where the shape of the pot is based on f(x) = |x – 3| + | x – 2|, where f(x)
represents the height of the pot.

(a) When x > 4 What will be the height in terms of x? (1)

(b) Calculate dy /dx at x = 3? (1)
(c) When the x value lies between (2, 3) then the function is _____ (1)
(d) If the potter is trying to make a pot using the function f(x) = [x], will he get a pot or not? Why? (1)
38. The equation of motion of a missile are x = 3t, y = - 4t, z = t, where the time ‘t’ is given in seconds, and
the distance is measured in kilometers.

(a) Write the path of the missile. (1)

(b) Find the distance of the rocket from the starting point (0, 0, 0) in 5 seconds. (1)
(c) If the position of the rocket at a certain instant of the time is (5, -8, 10). Find the height of the rocket from the
ground. (Ground considered as xy-plane) (2)
OR
(c) Find the value of k for which the lines ; are perpendicular?

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