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2017

MATHEMATICS

( CANDIDATES WITH PRACTICALS/INTERNAL ASSESSMENT )

Full Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 24

( CANDIDATES WITHOUT PRACTICALS/INTERNAL ASSESSMENT )

Full Marks : 100

Pass Marks : 30

Time : 3 hours
( For Both Categories of Candidates )

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

General Instructions :

(i) The question paper consists of 32 questions divided into

six Sections A, B, C, D, E and F.

(ii) Question Nos. 1 to 30 (Section—A to Section—E) are to

be answered by all the Candidates.

(iii) Question Nos. 31 and 32 of Section—F are to be answered

only by Candidates without Practicals/Internal
Assessment.

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(iv) In Question Nos. 1 to 8 of Section—A and Question

No. 31 sub Nos. (a) to (g), there are four answers marked
(A), (B), (C), (D). Only one of these answers is correct. The
letter indicating the correct answer should be written in
capital in the answer book.

(v) In question on construction, the drawing should be neat

and exactly as per the given measurements.

(vi) Questions which are meant for Visually Handicapped

(Blind) Students, should be answered by them only.

(vii) Use of Calculator/Mobile Phone is not permitted.

SECTION—A
( Marks : 10 )

( Question Nos. 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each )

1. The product of the common primes of the two given numbers is

(A) their HCF

(B) their LCM

(C) their HCF ´ LCM

(D) the product of the given numbers

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2. The decimal expression of a rational number (q ¹ 0)
q
terminates, if its denominator q has only powers of
(A) 2 and 7

(B) 5 and 7

(C) 2 and 5

(D) 2 and 3

3. If the discriminant of the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0

is equal to zero, then the equation has
(A) real and unequal roots
(B) real and equal roots
(C) no real roots
(D) None of the above

4. The next term of the AP

0, - 4, - 8, - 12, L
is
(A) –14
(B) 14
(C) 16
(D) –16

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5. In the ordered pair (a, b ), the x-coordinate is also known as

(A) origin

(B) abscissa

(C) ordinate

(D) axes

6. The value of

2 cos2 30° - 1
is
1
(A)
2

1
(B) –
2

3
(C)
2

(D) 0

7. The area of a ring whose internal and external radii are r and R
respectively is

(A) R2 - r 2

(B) R 2 + r 2

(C) p (R 2 + r 2 )

(D) p (R 2 - r 2 )

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8. In an isosceles DABC, if AC = BC and AB 2 = 2AC 2 , then ÐC is

(A) a right angle

(B) an acute angle

(C) an obtuse angle

(D) a straight angle

9. Fill in the blanks : ½+½=1

(a) A _____ is a part of the circle whose end points are end
points of a diameter.

(b) If the areas of two similar triangles are equal, they are
_____.

10. Define cumulative frequency curve.

SECTION—B
( Marks : 12 )

( Question Nos. 11 to 16 carry 2 marks each )

11. Explain why 11 ´ 13 ´ 17 + 17 is a composite number.

12. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are

1
0 and - .
7
Or
Which term of an AP is 14 whose first term is - 6 and common
difference is 1 × 25 ?

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13. Find the value of

sin 60°
- cot 30° + 5 cos 90°
cos2 45°

14. If tan q + cot q = 2, then find the value of tan2 q + cot2 q.

Or

Prove that
(1 + tan2 A)cot A
= tan A
cosec2 A

15. The areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio 9 : 16. If one
side of the smaller triangle is 4·5 cm, then find the length of
the corresponding side of the larger triangle.

16. In the adjoining figure, O is the centre of the circle and CP is

tangent to the circle at P .
P

C
O

Find OC, if OP = 8 cm and the tangent PC = 15 cm.

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[ For Visually Handicapped (Blind) Students only,

instead of Question No. 16 given in page No. 6 ]

16. (a) Define secant of a circle. 1

(b) Tangent at any point of a circle is _____ to the radius

through the point of contact. (Fill in the blank) 1

SECTION—C
( Marks : 18 )

( Question Nos. 17 to 22 carry 3 marks each )

17. Using Euclid’s division algorithm, find the HCF of 17017

and 210.

18. The 5th term of an AP is 26 and the 10th term is 51. Find the
15th term of the AP.
Or
Find the sum of first 100 even natural numbers divisible by 5.

19. The centroid of a triangle is at the origin. Find the third vertex,
if two of its vertices are (-3, 1) and (0, - 2).

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20. Prove that

sin 6 A + cos 6 A = 1 - 3 sin2 A × cos2 A

Or
Prove that
sec q - tan q
= 1 - 2 sec q tan q + 2 tan2 q
sec q + tan q

21. In a circle of radius 6 cm, a chord of 10 cm makes an angle of

110° at the centre of the circle. Find the area of the sector so
22
formed. (Use p = ) (Correct up to two places of decimals)
7
Or
A wire is in the form of a circle of radius 35 cm. It is now bent in
the form of a square. Find the length of the side of the square.
22
(Use p = )
7

22. Out of a day’s production of 3000 machine parts, 500 were

found to be substandard. What is the probability that a part
selected at random being up to substandard and standard?

SECTION—D
( Marks : 16 )

( Question Nos. 23 to 26 carry 4 marks each )

23. The product of Ram’s age 5 years ago and his age 8 years
hence is 30. Find his present age.

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24. Find the ratio in which the point P ç , ÷ divides the
è3 3ø
segment joining the points A (6, 6) and B (2, 2).

Or

Show that the points A (0, 0), B (a, b ) and C (-a, b ) are the
vertices of an isosceles triangle.

25. From a terrace of a house 8 m high, the angle of elevation of

the top of a tower is 45° and the angle of depression of the
bottom is 60°. Find the height of the tower and the distance of
the tower from the house. (Use 3 = 1 × 732)

Or

From a point P on the level ground, the angle of elevation of the

top of the tower is 30°. If the tower is 100 m high, how far is P
from the foot of the tower and also, how far is P from the top of
the tower? (Use 3 = 1 × 732)

[ For Visually Handicapped (Blind) Students only,

instead of Question No. 25 above ]

25. (a) Prove that

cos 82° - sin 8° = 0 1

(b) Solve for q if tan 5q = 1, where 0° < q < 90°. 2

(c) Prove that

1
= sec q - tan q
sec q + tan q 1

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26. Divide a line segment 6 cm long, internally in the ratio 4 : 3.

(Only traces of construction are required.)

[ For Visually Handicapped (Blind) Students only,

instead of Question No. 26 above ]

26. (a) Define a line segment. 1

(b) The perimeter of a circle is referred to as the

(circumference/area) of a circle.
(Choose the correct answer) 1

(c) The sum of all the angles of a triangle is three right

angles. (State whether True or False) 1

(d) Define an arc of a circle. 1

SECTION—E
( Marks : 24 )

( Question Nos. 27 to 30 carry 6 marks each )

27. Solve the following system of linear equations graphically :

2x + 3y - 12 = 0
2x - y - 4 = 0
Also, find the coordinates of the points where the lines meet the
x-axis. (Plot at least three points for each graph.)

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[ For Visually Handicapped (Blind) Students only,

instead of Question No. 27 given in page No. 10 ]

27. Solve the following system of linear equations :

8x - 9y = 20
7x - 10y = 9

28. Prove that the lengths of the two tangents drawn from an
external point to a circle are equal. 4
Using the above result, do the following :
XP and XQ are two tangents to a circle with centre O from the
point X outside the circle. ARB is a tangent to the circle at R.
Prove that XA + AR = XB + BR. 2
P
A

R X
O

B
Q

[ For Visually Handicapped (Blind) Students only,

instead of Question No. 28 above ]

28. (a) Define tangent to a circle. 1

(b) How many tangents can be drawn from an external point

to a circle? 1

(c) All radii of a circle are unequal.

(State whether True or False) 1

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(d) Tangents drawn at the end of a diameter of a circle are

(parallel/equal). (Choose the correct answer) 1

(e) Find the area of a circle whose radius is 2·8 cm.

(Use p = 22)
7 2

29. The largest possible sphere is carved out from a solid cube of
side 7 cm. Find the volume and surface area of the sphere.
(Use p = 22)
7
Or
A metallic sphere of radius 10·5 cm is melted and then recast
into small cones, each of radius 3·5 cm and height 3 cm. Find
how many cones are obtained.

30. The distribution below gives the marks obtained by the

students of a class in a test. Maximum marks being 80. Find
the median marks of the students :

Marks obtained below below below below below below below below
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

No. of students 15 35 60 80 96 127 190 200

Or
Calculate the mode of the following data :

Class Interval 15–25 25–35 35–45 45–55 55–65 65–75 75–85

Frequency 5 4 7 12 8 1 4

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SECTION—F
( Marks : 20 )

[ For Candidates without

Practicals/Internal Assessment only ]

31. Answer the following (any eight) : 1×8=8

(a) If w is the given whole number, then the next whole

number will be

(A) w

(B) w - 1

(C) w + 1

(D) w - 2

(b) Every composite number can be expressed as a product of

(A) even numbers

(B) prime numbers

(C) odd numbers

(D) None of the above

(c) A polynomial of degree zero is called a

(A) binomial

(B) linear polynomial

(C) biquadratic polynomial

(D) constant polynomial

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(d) If a pair of linear equations a 1x + b1y + c 1 = 0 and

a 2 x + b2y + c 2 = 0 has no solution, then
a 1 b1
(A) ¹
a 2 b2
a 1 b1 c 1
(B) = =
a 2 b2 c 2
a 1 b1 c 1
(C) = ¹
a 2 b2 c 2
a 1 b1 c 1
(D) ¹ ¹
a 2 b2 c 2

(e) A quadratic equation in the variable x is an equation of

the form ax 2 + bx + c = 0 where a, b and c are real
numbers and
(A) a ¹ 0
(B) a = 0
a
(C) =0
b
a
(D) =0
c

(f) The area of a circular face of a hemisphere of radius r is

(A) pr

(B) 2pr 2

(C) 3pr 2

(D) pr 2

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(g) The distance between the pair of points (3, 0) and (0, - 3) is

(A) 3

(B) -3

(C) 3 2

(D) 2 3

3 1 2
(h) Is x 5 - + x - 4 a polynomial?
x 3
(State whether True or False)

(i) Find the value of

5 cos 65°
7 sin 25°

(j) A _____ of a circle is the figure bounded by two radii and

an arc of a circle. (Fill in the blank)

(k) Find the mean of the first 10 natural numbers.

(l) Define median of a grouped data.

(m) A coin is tossed twice. List all the possible outcomes.

(n) The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is 27 cm. Find its

side.

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32. Answer any six from the following : 2×6=12

(a) Given that HCF (1133, 515) = 103; find LCM (1133, 515).

(b) Find a quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of

its zeroes are respectively 4 2 and 6.

(c) Find the first two terms of the sequence whose nth term is
tn = 2n 2 - 3n + 1

(d) Solve 6x 2 + 11x + 3 = 0 by factorisation.

(e) In DABC, XY ||BC , if AX = 4 cm, XB = 6 cm and

AY = 3 cm. Find AC.

(f) A man goes 150 m due east and then 200 m due north.
How far is he from the starting point?

(g) If sec q + tan q = m and sec q - tan q = n, then prove that

mn = 1.

(h) A conical tent is of diameter 24 m at the base and its height

is 16 m. Find the slant height of the tent.

(i) Find the coordinate of the midpoint of the line segment

having the end points (-4, - 7) and (-4, 3).

(j) An unbiased die is tossed—

(i) find the probability of getting a number greater than 4;
(ii) find the probability of getting a prime number.

HHH

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