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Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
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Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
Mathematical tables are provided.

SECTION A
Attempt all questions from this Section

Question 1

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the question. Write [15]
the correct answer only.)
(i) Ritvik buys some goods worth ₹ 5000 in the same city. If the rate of GST is 18%, then the
amount Ritvik has to pay to buy the goods is ___________.
(a) ₹ 5000
(b) ₹ 5450
(c) ₹ 5560
(d) ₹ 5900

(ii) If m, 12, 8 and 32 are in proportion, then the value of m is_______.

(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

(iii) John has a recurring deposit account in a bank for two years at the rate of 8% per annum. If
at the time of maturity, he receives ₹ 2000 as interest then the monthly instalment is ____.

(a) ₹ 1200
(b) ₹ 600
(c) ₹ 1000
(d) ₹ 1600

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(iv) In a ABC, DE is parallel to BC. If AB = 6 cm,
AD = 2cm and AC = 9cm then the length
of CE is ___________.

(a) 6 cm
(b) 3 cm
(c) 9 cm
(d) 12 cm

(v) The solution set of the inequation 2y – 5  5y + 4  9 where y I is _________.

(a) {0, 1}

(b) {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 }

(c) {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1}

(d) {-2, -1, 0, 1}

(vi) The 4th term from the end of the A.P. -11, -8, -5, ..........49 is _________.
(a) 40

(b) 37

(c) 43

(d) 48

(vii) When the polynomial 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 𝑘𝑥 + 4 = 0 is divided by 𝑥−2 , the remainder is 0.Then the
value of k is:
(a) -10

(b) 10

(c) -20

(d) 20
(viii) If P(-1, 1) is the midpoint of the line segment joining (-6, a) and B(4, a + 4) then a = ______.
(a) 1
(b) -1
(c) 0
(d) 2
𝑥 0
(ix) If [1 2] [ ]=[
3 0
], then the values of x and y are :
3 3 0 𝑦 9 0
(a) x=0,y=3
(b) x = 0 , y = -3
(c) x = -3 , y = 0
(d) x=3,y=0

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 (x) If (𝑥 − 2) is a factor of this equation 𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 + 6 , then its remaining factors are _______.
(a) (𝑥 + 1) (𝑥 − 3)

(b) (𝑥 − 1) (𝑥 + 3)

(c) (𝑥 – 1) (𝑥 − 3)

(d) (𝑥 + 1) (𝑥 + 3)

(xi) Out of one-digit prime numbers, one number is selected at random. The probability of
selecting an even number is ____.
(a) 1
2
(b) 1
5
(c) 1
4
(d) 2
5
(xii) The product of Pragati’s age 2 years ago and 3 years hence is 84. If her present age is x years
what will be the equation for above condition?
(a) (x – 2) + (x + 3) = 84
(b) (x – 2) (x + 3) = 84
(c) (x + 2) (x – 3) = 84
(d) (x + 3) (x + 2) = 84
(xiii) (𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 − 1)(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 − 1) is equal to ____.
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) 1
(d) 2
(xiv) The reflection of (0, -6) in the line x = 0 is?
(a) (0, 0)
(b) (6, 0)
(c) (0, 6)
(d) (0, -6)
(xv) The slope of line which cuts x -intercept of length 8 and y-intercept of length -6 is _____.
(a) 4
3
(b) −4
3
(c) 3
4
(d) −3
4

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Question 2
(a) A registered computer engineer provides computer maintenance services to a customer four [4]
times in a year. He offers different discounts for each service depending upon the mode of
payment and type of service.

Service First Second Third Fourth

service service service service

Service costs ₹ 8200 ₹ 13600 ₹ 8000 ₹ 12500

Discount 30% 20% 15% 10%

If the rate of GST is 18%, Calculate the amount of bill for the computer engineer.

(b) If x =
√𝑎+3𝑏 + √𝑎−3𝑏
, prove that 3bx2 – 2ax + 3b = 0. [4]
√𝑎+3𝑏 – √𝑎−3𝑏

(c) The fourth term of an A.P is 11 and the eighth term exceeds twice the fourth term by 5. [4]
Find (i) the A.P and
(ii) the sum of first 50 terms.

Question 3

(a) Mr. Sharma has a cumulative deposit account in a bank. He deposits ₹500 per month and gets [4]
₹16550 as maturity value. If the rate of interest was 8% per annum, find the total time for
which the account was held.

3 2 [4]
(b) If AX = B such that X= [ ] and B = [9 -11] then find:
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(i) the order of matrix A
(ii) matrix A
(iii) the value of X2 – 3I, where I is unit matrix of order 2 x 2.

(c) Use a graph paper to answer the following questions: [5]

(take 1 cm = 1 unit on both axes)
(i) Plot the points A (4, 4), B (4, -6) and C (8, 0) on graph paper.
(ii) Reflect A, B and C on the y-axis and name these points A, B and C respectively.
Write their coordinates.
(iii) Give the geometrical name for the figure AACBBC.
(iv) Find its area.
(v) Name a point from the figure which is invariant on reflection in y-axis.
(vi) Write down the equation of the line which divides closed figure in two equal parts.

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 SECTION B
Attempt any four questions from this Section.
Question 4

(a) Solve the inequation given below. Write the solution set and represent it on the number line. [3]
𝑥 4𝑥 𝑥
−4< −2 ≤ −1, x∈R
3 3 3

(b) Prove the identities: [3]

1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 1
( )( )=
cos 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 tan 𝜃 + cot 𝜃

(c) A(1, 4), B(3, 2) and C(7, 5) are vertices of a triangle ABC. Find: [4]
(i) the co-ordinates of the centroid of triangle ABC.
(ii) the equation of a line, through the centroid and parallel to AB.

Question 5
(a) Show that (2y +1) is a factor of 2y 3 + 5y2 + 4y + 1 and hence factorize it completely. [3]
(b) Given a line segment AB joining the points A(-4, 6) and B(8, -3). Find: [3]
(i) the ratio in which AB is divided by the Y-axis
(ii) find the coordinates of the point of intersection.

(c) A box contains 16 cards bearing numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, …, 15, 16 respectively. A card is drawn at [4]
random from the box. What is probability that the number on the card is:
(i) an odd number?
(ii) a factor of 8?
(iii) a number divisible by 3 and 4?
(iv) a perfect square number?

Question 6

(a) Solve the equation 2x2 + √5x – 5 = 0. Write your answer correct to two significant places. [3]

(b) A manufacturer sells a dish washer to a wholesaler for ₹18000. The wholesaler sells it to a [3]
dealer at a profit of ₹1500 and the dealer sells it to a consumer at a profit of ₹ 2500. If the rate
of GST is 12% and assuming that all transactions occur within the same state, calculate
(i) the total amount of GST paid by the wholesaler.
(ii) the amount paid by the consumer for the dish washer.

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 (c) The following table shows the number of patients in a hospital of different age groups in a [4]
city.

Age (in years) 5 – 15 15 – 25 25 – 35 35 – 45 45 – 55 55 – 65 65 – 75

Number of 6 10 16 15 24 8 7
patients
Use graph paper and construct the ogive for the above data. Take 1 cm = 10 years on x-axis
and 1 cm = 10 patients on y-axis. From your graph, determine:
(i) the median
(ii) the number of patients above 55 years of age.

Question 7

(a) The hotel bill for a number of people for overnight stay is ₹ 14400. If there were 4 more [3]
people, the bill each person had to pay would have reduced by ₹ 600. Find the number of
people staying overnight.

(b) What least number must be added to each of the numbers 6, 15, 20 and 43 so that the resulting [3]
numbers are proportional?

(c) From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission [4]
tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45 and 60 respectively. Find the height
of the tower.

Question 8

(a) Find the values of p for which the quadratic equation. [3]
(p + 1) x2 – 6(p + 1) x + 3(p + 9) = 0 has equal roots.

1+𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 [3]

(b) Prove that: √1+𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2𝜃 = tan 𝜃

(c) In the adjoining figure, ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel [4]

to DC and the diagonals AC and BD intersect at O. Prove that:
(i) ∆OCD ~ ∆OAB
(ii) 𝑖𝑓 𝑂𝐴 = (2𝑝 + 1)cm , OB = (5p – 3) cm, OC = (6 𝑝 – 5) cm and
OD = (3𝑝 – 1) cm, find the value of 𝑝.

Question 9

(a) If X + Y =[5 2 1 −10

] and X – Y = [ ], find matrices X and Y. [3]
1 3 −5 7

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 (b) A girl looks at the reflection of the top of the lamp post on the mirror which is 6.6 m away from [3]
the foot of the lamp post. The girl whose height is 1.25 m is standing 2.5 m away from the
mirror. The mirror is placed on the ground facing the lamppost. The girl, mirror and the
lamppost are in the same line. Find the height of the lamp post using similarity of two triangles
formed.

(c) IQ of 50 students was recorded as follows: [4]

IQ score 80 – 90 90 – 100 100 – 110 110 – 120 120 – 130 130 – 140
No. of students 6 9 16 13 4 2

Draw a histogram for the above data and estimate the mode. Also state the modal class.

Question 10

(a) The table given below shows the height of 100 boys of an institution. Using step deviation [3]
method, calculate the mean for the following data taking assumed mean as 152.5 cm.

Height 135 - 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- 170-

(in cm) 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175
Number 4 9 18 28 24 10 5 2
of boys

(b) The equation of a line is 2x – 2√3𝑦 − √3 = 0. Find : [3]

(i) the gradient of the line;

(ii) the inclination of the line;
(iii) the y-intercept of the line.

(c) Find the sum of all two-digit numbers which are divisible by 3. [4]

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