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Board Question Paper: March 2022 Std. X : Mathematics Part - I

ii. Complete the following activity to find the 19th term of an A.P., 7, 13, 19, 25, ………. :
BOARD QUESTION PAPER: MARCH 2022 Activity:
Given A.P. : 7, 13, 19, 25, ………
Mathematics - I Here first term a = 7; t19 = ?
tn = a + ( ) d ……. (formula)
Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 40
 t19 = 7 + (19 – 1)
Notes:
i. All questions are compulsory.  t19 = 7 +
ii. Use of calculator is not allowed.  t19 =
iii. The numbers to the right of the questions indicate full marks.
iv. In case of MCQ’s [Q. No. 1(A)] only the first attempt will be evaluated and will be given credit. iii. If one die is rolled, then to find the probability of an event to get prime number on upper face,
v. For every MCQ, the correct alternative (A), (B), (C) or (D) with subquestion number is to be written complete the following activity.

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ns
as an answer. Activity:
One die is rolled.
Q.1. (A) Four alternative answers are given for every subquestion. Choose the correct alternative ‘S’ is sample space.

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and write its alphabet with subquestion number. [4] S={ }
i. Which one is the quadratic equation?  n(S) = 6
5 Event A: Prime number on the upper face.
(A) – 3 = x2 (B) x(x + 5) = 2

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A={ }
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(C) n  1 = 2n (D) (x + 2) = x  n(A) = 3
x2
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ii. First four terms of an A.P. are _______, whose first term is –2 and common difference is –2.  P(A) = …….. (formula)
n(S)
(A) –2, 0, 2, 4 (B) –2, 4, –8, 16
 P(A) =
bl

bl
(C) –2, –4, –6, –8 (D) –2, –4, –8, –16
(B) Solve the following subquestions (any four): [8]
iii. For simultaneous equations in variables x and y, Dx = 49, Dy = –63, D = 7, then what is the i. To solve the following simultaneous equations by Cramer’s rule, find the value of Dx and Dy.
value of y?
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3x + 5y = 26
(A) 9 (B) 7
x + 5y = 22
(C) –7 (D) –9
ii. A box contains 5 red, 8 blue and 3 green pens. Rutuja wants to pick a pen at random. What is
iv. Which number cannot represent a probability? the probability that the pen is blue?
2 iii. Find the sum of first ‘n’ even natural numbers.
(A) 1.5 (B)
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iv. Solve the following quadratic equations by factorisation method:
(C) 15% (D) 0.7
x2 + x – 20 = 0
(B) Solve the following subquestions: [4]
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v. Find the values of (x + y) and (x – y) of the following simultaneous equations:
i. To draw a graph of 4x + 5y = 19, find y when x = 1. 49x – 57y = 172
57x – 49y = 252
ii. Determine whether 2 is a root of quadratic equation 2m2 – 5m = 0.
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Q.3. (A) Complete the following activity and rewrite it (any one): [3]
iii. Write second and third term of an A.P. whose first term is 6 and common difference is –3. i. One of the roots of equation kx2 – 10x + 3 = 0 is 3. Complete the following activity to find the
value of k.
iv. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Write the sample space ‘S’. Activity:
Q.2. (A) Complete the following activities and rewrite it (any two): [4] One of the roots of equation
kx2 – 10x + 3 = 0 is 3
i. Complete the activity to find the value of the determinant.
Activity: Putting x = in the above equation

2 3 9  k( )2 – 10  +3=0
= 2 3  –9
2 3 3  – 30 + 3 = 0
= –18  9k =
=  k=

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Board Question Paper: March 2022

ii. A card is drawn at random from a pack of well shuffled 52 playing cards. Complete the
following activity to find the probability that the card drawn is –
Event A: The card drawn is an ace.
Event B: The card drawn is a spade.
Activity:
‘S’ is the sample space.
 n(S) = 52
Event A: The card drawn is an ace.
 n(A) =
 P(A) = ……..(formula)

 P(A) =

ns
52

 P(A) =
13

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Event B: The card drawn is a spade.
 n(B) =
n  B

at
P(B) =
n  S

 P(B) = ic
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(B) Solve the following subquestions (any two): [6]

i. Solve the simultaneous equations by using graphical method:
bl
x + 3y = 7
2x + y = –1
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ii. There is an auditorium with 27 rows of seats. There are 20 seats in the first row, 22 seats in
the second row, 24 seats in the third row and so on. Find how many total seats are there in the
auditorium?
iii. Sum of the present ages of Manish and Savita is 31 years. Manish’s age 3 years ago was 4
times the age of Savita at that time. Find their present ages.
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iv. Solve the following quadratic equation using formula:

x2 + 10x + 2 = 0
Q.4. Solve the following subquestions (any two): [8]
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i. If 460 is divided by a natural number, then quotient is 2 more than nine times the divisor and
remainder is 5. Find the quotient and divisor.
ii. If the 9th term of an A.P. is zero, then prove that the 29th term is double the 19th term.
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iii. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 24 cm. The length of its congruent sides is 13 cm less
than twice the length of its base. Find the lengths of all sides of the triangle.
Q.5. Solve the following subquestions (any one): [3]
i. A bag contains 8 red and some Blue balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag. If ratio
of probability of getting red ball and blue ball is 2 : 5, then find the number of blue balls.
ii. Measures of angles of a triangle are in A.P. the measure of smallest angle is five times of
common difference. Find the measures of all angles of a triangle.
(Assume the measures of angles as a, a + d, a + 2d)