SSLC EXAMINATION, MODEL, JANUARY 2024

MATHEMATICS

(English)

Time : 2Hour 30Minutes Total Score : 80

Instructions:

 Read each question carefully before answering.

 Give explanations wherever necessary.
 First 15 minutes is cool-off time. You may use this time to read the questions and plan
your answers.
 No need to simplify irrationals like √2, √3, 𝜋 𝑒𝑡𝑐, using approximations unless you are
asked to do so.

Answer any 3 questions from 1 to 4. Each question carries 2 scores.

1. 4th term of an arithmetic sequence is 17 and its 12th term is 49.

a. What is its common difference?
b. What is its 8th term?
2. In the figure O is the centre of the circle . < AOB = 110 0
a. What is the measure of < APB ?
b. What is the measure of < AQB ?
 3. The marks obtained by 10 students in maths exam are given below. 10 , 14 , 18 , 22 ,
26 , 30 , 34 , 38 , 42 , 46
a. What is the mean mark?
b. What is the median mark?
4. In a class there are 25 boys and 15 girls. One student is to be selected as leader.
a. What is the probability that the class leader will be a girl?
b. What is the probability that the class leader will be a boy?

Answer any 4 questions from 5 to 10. Each carries 3 scores.

5. The coordinates of the end points of a diameter of a circle are (3,4) and (-3,-4)
a. Write the coordinates of the center of the circle.
b. What is the radius of the circle?
c. Write the equation of this circle.

6. (a)What is the slope of the line passing through the points (5,0) and (3,2)? Write the
equation of the line.
(b)The x co-ordinate of a point on the line x-y=5 is 5. What is the y co-ordinate of
that point ?

(c) Write the co-ordinates of the point of intersection of the lines x+y=5.

7. The base radii of two cones are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their heights are in the ratio 5 : 6
a. If the base radius of the first cone is taken as 3 r , what will be the base radius of
the second cone ?
b. What is the ratio of their volumes ?
c. If the volume of the first cone is 180π cubic centimeters , what will be the volume
of the second cone ?
8. Draw a circle of radius 3.5 centimeters. Draw a triangle of angles 500, 600, 700 with
its vertices as points on the circle.
9. The sum of first 11 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 235 and the sum of first 12
terms is 300.
a. What is its 6th term?
b. What is its common difference?
 c. What is its algebraic form?
10. In the figure <B=30 ̊, AB=8cm,BC=10cm
a. What is the perpendicular distance from A to the side BC?
b. What is the area of the triangle?

Answer any 8 questions from 11 to 21. Each question carries 4 scores.

11. If x2−14 x+48=(x−a)(x−b)

a. What is the value of a+b?
b. What is the value of ab?
c. Write x2−14 x+48 as the product of two first degree polynomials?
12. Draw a rectangle of one side 6cm and area equal to the area of the square with sides
5cm.
13. a)What is the volume of a sphere of radius 6cm?
b) What is the volume of a cylinder of radius 6cm and height 25cm?
c) A metalic solid cylinder of radius 6cm and height 25cm is melted and recast in to a
solid sphere and a cone of same radius 6cm.What is the volume of the cone? Also
find its height.
14. In the figure the line is making an angle 450 with the x axis. (2, 0), (5, a) and (b,5) are
on this line.
a. What is the slope of this line?
b. What are the numbers a and b?
c. Write the equation of the line
d. Write the coordinates of any other point on this line.
15. A boy standing at one bank of a river sees the top of a tree on the other bank directly
opposite to the boy at an elevation of 600. Stepping 40 metres back, he sees the top at
an elevation of 300.
.(a) Draw a rough figure and find the height of the tree.
(b) What is the width of the river ?

16. The table below shows the children of a class sorted according to their heights

If we arrange the children from the one with the least height to the one with the greatest,then
(a) The height of the child at what position is taken as the median ?
(b)what will be the assumed height of the 17th student?
(c) Find the median height.

17. In the figure two chords AB and CD intersect inside a circle at P.

.
a) Join AC and BD. Establish the similarity of triangle PAC and PBD
b) What are the equal angles of these triangles
c) Prove that PA × PB = PC × P D
18. All four digit numbers are formed using the digits 1,2,3,4 (Assuming no repetitions)
and each number is written in a paper and put in a box. Take a paper without looking
into the box.
 a. What is the probability that it is an odd number?
b. What is the probability that it is a multiple of 4?
19. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line joining the points (1,2) and (7,
5) in the ratio 2:1.
20. Draw a circle of radius 2.5 centimeters and mark a point 6 centimeters away from the
center of the circle. Draw tangents to the circle from this point.
21. A line passes through (4; 0) and (0; 5)
a) What is the slope of this line?
b) Show that the equation of this line is x4 + y5 = 1.
c) What is the equation of the line passing through (a; 0) and (0; b)?

Answer any 8 questions from 22 to 29. Each question carries 5 scores.

22. In an office there are 10 employees. All of them are in the age group 30 to 35. If their
ages are arranged in ascending order.
a. What will be the assumed age of first employee?
b. Find the median age.
c. What will be the assumed age of 8th employee?
23. Two children stand on either side of a tower of height 90 meters. First child sees the
top of the tower at an elevation of 300 and the second child sees it at an elevation of
600
a. Draw a rough figure based on the given details?
b. What is the distance between the tower and the first child?
c. What is the distance between the children?
24. In the figure , the circle touches the sides of the triangle ABC at the points P ,Q , R .
AB = 12 cm , BC = 10 cm AC = 14 cm .
a. Which other line has the same length as that of AP ?
b. If the length AP is taken as x , what is the length of BQ ?
c. What is the value of x ?
d. What are the lengths of the line CR ?
25. a)Draw the coordinate axes and mark the points A(1,1) B(7,1)
b)Draw an isosceles right triangle ABC with AB as hypotenuse.
c)Write the coordinates of C.
26. Draw a triangle of sides 4, 5, 6 centimeters? .Draw a square of the same area ?
27. If p(x)=x2−6 x+8
a) Find p(1) ?
b) What are the solutions of the equation p(x)=0 ?
c) Write p(x) as the product of two first degree polynomials?
28. Consider the arithmetic sequence 7 , 11 , 15, .........
a. What is its common difference ?
b. What is its algebraic form ?
c. Find the position of 123 in this sequence ?
d. Is 130 a term of this sequence ? Why ?
29. A circle of radius 10 is drawn with origin as centre.
a) Write down the coordinates of a point at which the circle cuts the x -axis ?
b) Write down the coordinates of a point at which the circle cuts the y -axis ?
c) If ( m , n ) is a point on this circle , prove that m2+n2 = 100 ?