Book 21 Dec 2023
Book 21 Dec 2023
Book 21 Dec 2023
■ Section A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each
1. If the product of the zeroes of the 4. Which term of the AP 5, 9, 13, 17, ... is 81?
polynomial ~ 2 - 6x - 6 is -3, then the (a) 80 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 20
value of mis 5. If a cylinder is covered by two
(a) 6 (b) 2 hemispherical lid of equal shape, then the
(c) -2 (d) -3 total curved surface area of the new object
2. Which term of the AP 3, 15, 27, 39, ......... will be (where r is the radius and h is the
will be 120 more than 21st term? height of cylinder)
(a) 20 (b) 37 (a) 41trh + 21tr 2 (b) 41trh- 21tr 2
(c) 31 (d) 32 (c) 21trh + 41tr 2 (d) 21trh + 41tr
■ Section C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each
e bisec tor o_f an_ angl e of a triang1e
Or If th
26. The Resid ent Welfare Association of a bisect the oppo site s1d e, then prove that
colony decid ed to build two straig ht paths the trian gle is isosc eles.
in their neigh bourh ood park such that ts. shdadow is x Ill
they do not cross each other, to plant trees 29. A towe r is 50 m hig~ . I1
along the boun dary lines of each path. shor ter when the Sun s a t1tu e is 45°, the
when it is 30°. Find the valu e of x. n
One of the mem bers of assoc iation , Sarik a
sugge sted that the paths shou ld be th
const ructe d repre sente d by the two linea r 30. Find the roots of e follo wing equation
1 1 11
equa tions x -3y =2 and -2x +6y =5. 4 7
Chec k whet her the two paths will cross -x +4 - -x-1 = -30 ' x * - , ·
each other or not.
27. A circle is inscr ibed in a MBC havin g Or Solve for x, 2(2 x +: )-2s ( x - 3 ) : : S·
x- 2 x +3
sides 8 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm as show n in
figure. Find AD, BE and CF. 31. In the given figur e, two chor ds AB andCD
inter sect each othe r at the poin t P.
Prov e that
1 section E
case study based questions are compulsory
36. Roller Coaster Polynomials On the basis of above informa tion, answer
Polynom ials are everywh ere. They play a the following question s.
key role in the study of algebra in analysis (i) If the roller coaster is represen ted by the
and on the whole many mathematical following graph y = p (x), then name the
problem s involvin g them. type of the polynomial it traces. (1)
y
Since, polynom ial are used to describe
curves of various types engineers use
polynom ials to graph the curves on roller 4
coasters . 3
'r'\ 2
I \ 1
X
, -4 -3 -2 1-1 ' 1 2 3 4
X
\ -1
\ '-2 I
~I
Y'
3
(ii) If p (x) = 2x - 5x 2 -14x + 8, then find the
sum and product of zeroes. (2)
Or Find a quadrati c polynomial, the sum
and product of whose roots are -3 and 2,
respectively. (2)
(iii) In the graph shown above, find the
zeroes of y = p (x). (1)
37~ Rit u is stu dyi ng in X sta nda rd. She Or
obs erv es two pol es AB and DC and the If a == 5 m and b = 10 m, the n find h. (2)
· · hei ght s of the se pol es are a m and b m
respectively, sho wn as figure bel ow 38. Sar a is studying in X sta nda rd. She is
D making a figure to und ers tan d
trigonometric ratio as shown below
• I•
C
b
B
L A
p A
18c m
These poles are p m apa rt and O is the
poi nt of inte rse ctio n of the line s joining In MB C, LB is rig ht ang led , M3SC is rig ht
the top of eac h pol e to the foot of opposite ang led at S and M3 RS is rig ht ang led at R.
pol e and the dis tan ce bet we en poi nt O and AB =18 cm, BC =7.5 cm , RS =5 cm ,
L is h m. Few que stio ns cam e to his min d RB = 6 cm, LB SR = x and LS AB = y.
wh ile obs erv ing the poles. Give ans we r to Give answers to her que stio ns by looking
his que stio ns by looking at figure. at the figure.
(i) If CL = x, the n find x in term s of a, b (i) Wh at is the len gth of AS? (1)
and h. (1) (ii) Find tan x. (l)
(ii) If AL = y, the n find y in term s of a, b
(iii) Find sec x. (2)
and h. (1) Or Find cos ec x. (2)
(iii) Fin d h in term s of a and b. (2)