Answer Key- SET-A

BANGALORE SAHODAYA SCHOOLS COMPLEX ASSOCIATION (BSSCA)

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2023-2024)
Date: Max. Marks: 80
Subject: Applied Mathematics (Code: 241) Time: 3hours
Section A
(All questions are compulsory. No internal choice is provided in this
section)
1. Ans: (c) 4 1
7 ≡ 2 (𝑚𝑜𝑑 5)
72 ≡ 4 (𝑚𝑜𝑑 5)
72 ≡ −1 (𝑚𝑜𝑑 5)
(72)15 ≡ (-1)15 (mod 5)
(72)15 ≡ 4 (mod 5)

2. Ans: (b) Minimum 1

3. Ans: (c) 0.75 1

4. Ans: (a) pr < qr 1

5. Ans: (a) 3 1

6. Ans: (a) 5/11 1

7. Ans: (d) ) 𝑎+𝑏
2
𝑏
∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 1

8. Ans: (C) 10% 1

I = R/P = 500/10,000 = 0.05
I = r/200
r = 0.05 × 200 = 10%
9. Ans: (d) 1 1

10. Ans: (b) irregular trend 1

11. 𝑒𝑥 1
Ans: (c)
𝑥
12. Ans: (b) 0 and 9 1

np = 81
0<q<1
0< npq < np
0< npq < 81
0< SD < 9
13. Ans: (b) a function to be optimized 1

14. Ans: (b) 3 1

15. Ans: (b) Inferior quality 1

16. Ans: (a) √𝑚 1

17. Ans: (d) Rs 800 1

18. Ans: (d) (1,2), (1,-2) 1

19. Ans: (d) A is false but R is true. 1

20. Ans: (c) A is true but R is false. 1

Section B
(All Questions are compulsory. In case of internal Choice, attempt any one
question only)
21. What sum of money is needed to invest now, so as to get Rs 6000 at the 2
beginning of every month forever, if the money is worth 9% per annum
compounded monthly?
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22. Suppose 2x3 matrix A =[aij], whose elements are given by aij = (
𝑖+2𝑗
). Construct 2
2

the matrix A.
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OR
1 5 −2 5
If A – 2B = ( ) and 2A – 3B = ( ), then find matrix B.
3 7 0 7
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23. A dealer wishes to purchase toys A and B. He has Rs. 580 and has space to store 2
40 items. A costs Rs. 75 and B costs Rs. 90. He can make profit of Rs. 10 and
Rs.15 by selling A and B respectively. Assuming that he can sell all the items
that he can buy, express this problem as an LPP to maximise profit. (No need to
solve)
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24. The mean weekly sales of chocolate bars in candy stores was 146.3 bars per 2
store. After an advertising campaign, the mean weekly sales in 22 stores for a
typical week increased to 153.7 and showed a standard deviation of 17.2. Was
the advertisement campaign successful? [ Given t21(0.05) = 1.721]
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25. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs 60 per kg and Rs 2
65 per kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs 68.20 per kg, he may gain 10%?
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 OR
A pipe A can fill a tank in 3 hours. There are two outlet pipes B and C from the
tank which can empty it in 7 hours and 10 hours respectively. If all the three
pipes are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the tank?

Section C
(All Questions are compulsory. In case of internal Choice, attempt any one
question only)
26. Evaluate: ∫
𝑑𝑥
dx 3
𝑥(𝑥 5 +3)

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 OR
𝑥 2 +1
Evaluate: ∫ 𝑒 𝑥 dx
(𝑥+1)2

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27. Mrs Sumitra invested Rs 10,000 in a company’s fund. Her yearly investment 3
values are shown in the table given below. Calculate CAGR (compound annual
growth rate) of her investment.
Year 0 1 2 3
 Amount (in 10,000 12,800 11,500 9,400
Rupees)
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28. Determine for what values of x, the function f(x) = x3 +

1
, x≠ 0 is strictly 3
𝑥3

increasing and for what values of x, it is strictly decreasing.

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29. 𝑥 3 7 3
Given that x= −9 is a root of |2 𝑥 2|= 0. Find the other two roots.
7 6 𝑥
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OR
There are 2 families A and B. There are 4 men, 6 women and 2 children in
family A and 2 men, 2 women and 4 children in family B. The recommended
 daily allowance for calories is man: 2400, woman: 1900, child: 1800 and for
proteins, man: 55 gm, woman: 45 gm and child: 33 gm. Represent the above
information by matrices. Using matrix operation, calculate the total requirement
of calories and proteins for each of the two families.

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30. The marginal revenue of selling x units of commodity is given by 3

𝑥
𝑥
MR= 50𝑒 10 (1 + ). If the revenue obtained on selling 10 units of commodity is
10

Rs 500e, find the revenue function.

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31. A company has set-up a sinking fund so that it can accumulate Rs 6,00,000 in 3
10 years. How much amount should the company deposit at the end of every six
months if interest is 5% p.a. compounded semi-annually?
[Given that (1.025)20 = 1.637]

Section D
 (All Questions are compulsory. In case of internal Choice, attempt any one
question only)
32. An unbiased coin is tossed n times. Let the random variable X denotes the 5
number of times the head occurs. If P(X=1), P(X=2) and P(X=3) are in AP, find
the value of n.
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OR
A manufacturer of glass plates knows that 2% of his product is defective. If he
sells the glass plates in box of 100 and guarantees that not more than 4 plates
will be defective, what is the approximate probability that a box will fail to
meet the guaranteed quality? [Given e-2 = 0.135]
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33. A machine initially costs Rs 6400 with no scrap value. The cost of operating is 5
Rs 500 in the first year and increases by Rs 800 in each successive year.
Determine (i) the number of years it to be operated for minimizing total cost per
year, and (ii) corresponding cost per year.
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 OR
Find the dimensions of the rectangle of perimeter 36 cm which will sweep out a
volume as large as possible, when revolve about one of its side. Also, find its
maximum volume.
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34. Find the minimum value of Z for the problem minimise Z = 400x + 200y, 5
subject to constraints 5x+2y ≥ 30, 2x+y ≤ 15, x≤ 𝑦 and x, y≥ 0.
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35. A total amount of 7000 is deposited in three different savings bank accounts 5
1
with annual interest rates of 5%, 8% and 8 % respectively. The total annual
2

interest from these three accounts is Rs 550. Equal amounts have been
deposited in 5% and 8% savings accounts. Using matrix method, find the
amount deposited in each of these three accounts.
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 Section E
(This section comprises of 3 source based questions (Case Studies) of 4
mark each)
36. Case Study 1:
 A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance,
while it takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream.
Based on the above information, answer the below questions.
(a) What is the ratio between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current 2
respectively?
(b) If the speed of the stream is 9 kmph, find the speed of the boat. 1
(i)
(b) If the same boat goes to a place 30 km upstream and returns to the same place, 1
(ii) find the time taken to travel this distance.
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37. Case Study 2:

The 119 km Bengaluru-Mysore expressway project on NH-275 is a 6-10 lane

access-controlled highway developed by the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highway. The aim of this project is to decongest the traffic movement between
Bengaluru and Mysore and eventually reduce the travel time. But due to break-
neck speed, motorists often fail to react quickly enough when faced with sudden
stops, leading to collisions. To reduce the number of accidents, police have
instructed NHAI to install radar units to measure the speed of vehicles.
The speeds are normally distributed with mean speed of 80 kmph and standard
deviation of 10 kmph. Answer the below question, assuming that a vehicle is
chosen at random. [Given F(1) = 0.8413, F(2) = 0.9772 and F(3) = 0.9986]

(a) Find the probability that the vehicle is running at less than 60 kmph. 1
(b) Find the probability that the vehicle is running at more than 100 kmph 1
1
2
(c) Find the probability that the vehicle is running between 90 kmph and 110 kmph. 11
2

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38. Case Study 3:

Rameshwaram Café is a quick service restaurant. The café is trending in social

media because it has caught the fancy of many start-ups, knowing that this 10
by 10 square feet store does business in crores in a month and clocks around Rs
50 crores in a year. Let us analyse their revenue in 8 months:
Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Revenue 5 7 9 6 4 5 5 8
(in
Crore)

Based on the above information, answer the following questions. Show steps to
support your answer.
Use the method of least-squares to find the best-fit trend line equation for 3+
Rameshwaram Café’s business. What is the estimated sale for the 10th month? 1
OR
Plot the given data on a graph sheet. Calculate the three monthly moving
average and plot this on the same graph sheet.
4

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(a)
Month Revenue X= ti – 4.5 X2 xy
t y

1 5 -3.5 12.25 -17.5

2 7 -2.5 6.25 -17.5
3 9 -1.5 2.25 -13.5
4 6 -0.5 0.25 -3
5 4 0.5 0.25 2
6 5 1.5 2.25 7.5
7 5 2.5 6.25 12.5

8 8 3.5 12.25 28

∑ 𝑦 = 49 ∑𝑥 = 0 ∑ 𝑥 2 = 42 ∑ 𝑥𝑦
= −1.5

For table 2 Marks

∑𝑦
Now a= = 49/8 = 6.125
𝑛
∑ 𝑥𝑦
B=∑ = -1.5/ 42
𝑥2
= - 0.0357
So the required equation for the straight line trend is

Yt = 6.125 – 0.0357x 1 mark

For the 10th month, x=10-4.5= 5.5, Yt = 6.125 – 4.5 × 0.0357 = 5.96
Therefore, the estimated sale for the 10th month is 5.96 Cr. 1 mark
OR

2 marks

2 marks