TENTH MATHEMATICS MODEL PAPER

SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, MARCH 2012 ( ENGLISH MEDIUM) MATHEMATICS PAPER - I PARTS A & B TIME: 2.30 HOURS Max. MARKS: 50 Instructions: 1. Answer the questions under part-A on a separate answer book. 2. Write the answers to the question under part-B on the question paper itself and attach it to the answer book of part-A Time: 2.00 Hours 17. Let f be given by f(x) = x + 2 and f has the domain {x 2 x 5} Find its domain and range. 18. If f(x) = x2 + 5x + p and g(x) = x2 + 3x + q have a common factor then i) Find the common factor ii) Show that (p q)2 = 2(3p 5q) GROUPB (Linear Programming, Real numbers, Progressions) 19. A shopkeeper sells not more than 30 Shirts of each colour. Atleast twice as many white ones are sold as green ones. If the profit on each of the white be Rs.20 and that of green be Rs.25, How many of each kind be sold to give him a maximum profit. 1 20. If y = 3 3 + Then show that 3y3 9y = 10 3 3 21. The sum of 6 terms which form an A.P. is 345. The difference between the first and the last term is 55. Find the 6 terms. 22. The A.M., G.M., and H.M. of two positive numbers are A, G, H respectively. Show that A G H ab A) n+1 ba B) n1 ba C) n+1 ab D) n1
1 10 = 5 2

II. Fill in the blanks:

The Existential Quantifier is denoted by ..... If f(x) = x+2 then fof (3) = ...... The range of a constant function is ....... nc = ...... 0 Equation of the Xaxies is ....... 1 16. Lt = ........ x x 17. 161.25 = ......... 1 1 18. x + = 4, Then the value of x = ....... x x 19. n = 55 then the value of n is ....... 1 1 1 20. Sum of the series 1 + + + +... is ...... 2 22 23 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

PART - A
SECTION - I

Marks: 35

Note: i) Answer ANY FIVE questions, Choosing atleast TWO from each of the following groups A & B. ii) Each question carries 2 marks. 5 2 = 10 GROUP-A (Statements and sets, Functions, Polynomials) 1. Define conjunction. Write its truth table. 2. Let A, B are two subsets of a universal set show that A'B' = BA g(1)+g(2)+g(3) 3. If f(x) = x+2, g(x) = x2x2, xR find f(4)+f(2)+f(2) 4. Find the value of k so that x33x2+4x+k is exactly divisible by (x2) GROUPB (Linear Programming, Real numbers, Progressions) 5. Indicate the polygonal regions represented by the system of inequations. x 0, y 0, x+y 1 x 6. Solve the absolute value inequation 5 1 3 1 + x + x2 1 7. Evaluate Lt x0 x 8. Determine k so that k+2, 4k6 and 3k2 are the three consecutive terms of an A.P.

SECTION - IV
Note: i) Answer ANY ONE question from the following ii) The question carries 5 marks 15=5 23. Maximise f = 3x+2y subject to the constraints 5x + 8y 40, 5x + 4y 30, x 0, y 0. 24. Draw the graph of y = x2 5x + 6 and find the solution set of x2 5x + 6 = 0 TIME: 30 MINUTES

III. For the following questions under Group A, Choose the

Correct answer from Group B and write the letter of the correct answer in the brackets Provided against each question. 1 10 = 5 2 Group A Group B 21. If A and B are disjoint sets ( ) A) 8 then n(AB) is 22. If f(2x5) = 5 and f is an ( ) B) Parabola Identity functions then the value of x is C) 4 23. The number of terms in the ( ) D) 6 1 7 expansion of 2x+ is y 24. f(x) = x2 +x +4 then 24 is ( the image of 25. The graph y = mx2 (m>o) is (

PARTB

Max. MARKS: 15

SECTION - II
Note: i) Answer ANY FOUR of the following SIX questions. ii) Each question carries 1 mark 41=4 9. Show that (A')' = A, Where A is a subset of the universal set 10. Define a Bijection. 11. Find the sum and the product of the roots of the equation 3 x2 + 6x + 9 = 0 12. Define Iso-profit lines. 13. If a2 = 0.04 find the value of a3. 14. Find the sum of first 1000 natural numbers.

SECTION - III
Note: i) Answer ANY FOUR questions choosing atleast TWO from each of the following Groups A & B. ii) Each question carries 4 marks. 4 4 = 16 GROUPA (Statements and sets, Functions, Polynomials) 15. For any three sets A, B, C show that A(BC) = (AB) (AC). 16. Given f(x) = x 1, g(x) = x2 2, h(x) = x3 3 x R Find i) (fog)oh ii) fo(goh)

Instructions: i) Answer all the questions. 1 ii) Each questions carries mark. 2 iii) Answers are to be written in the question paper itself. iv) Marks will not be awarded for any over written rewritten or erased answers. I. Write 'Capital Letter' of the correct answer in the brackets provided against each question. [ ] 1. p v q q v p A) Commutative law B) Distributive law C) Identity law D) De Morgan's law 2. (p q) [ ] A) p q B) p q C) p q D) p q 3. If A B, n(A) = 12, n(B) = 15 then n (A B) is [ ] A) 12 B) 15 C) 3 D) 27 4. If f : R R, f(x) = 2x 3, then f(x+1) = ? [ ] A) 2x1 B) x3 C) 2x3 D) x1 [ ] 5. If (xy) is a factor of xnyn then n is A) Any natural number B) Odd number C) Even number D) Prime number 6. The discriminant of the quadratic equation px2 +qx+r = 0 is A) p2 4qr B) q2 4pr C) r2 4pq D) p2 2qr 7. If x< 0, y>0 then (x, y) lies in... [ ] B) Q2 C) Q3 D) Q4 A) Q1 8. If 2 x+3 = 8x+3 Then x = [ ] A) 3 B) 3 C) 8 D) 7 9. If a, b, c are in G.P. then [ ] A) a = bc B) b2 = ac C) c = ab D) a2 = bc 10. If there are 'n' A.M.'s between 'a' and 'b' then d = [ ]

E) 5 ) F) Straight line G) 0 ) H) 10 Group B

Group A 1 3 26. P = x + y then the 4 2 value of P at (12, 0) is 27. The sum of 5 terms of 1.2 + 2.3 + 3.4 +... is 28. Sum of the cubes of first 'n' natural numbers is 29. If f(x) = 3x then Lt f(x) = x3 30. x 3

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MATHS
TRIGONOMETRY
Important Questions 5 Marks 1. From the ground and first floor of a building, the angle of elevation of the top of the spire of a church was found to be 60 and 45 respectively. The first floor is 5 mts D high. Find the height of the spire. Sol: Let AB be the height of the first floor of the building = 5mts (h-5) Let CD be the church with mts the top of spire at D Let CD= hmts We have AB = CE = 5mts DE = (h-5) mts Also, CAD = 60
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5 3 + 5 3 = 3 -1 15 + 5 1.732 15 + 8.660 = = = 11.83mt.s 2 2 4 Marks 1. Eliminate from the equations x = a sin - b cos; y = a cos + b sin.

= a2(sin2 + cos2) + b2(sin2 + cos2) = a2 + b2 tan + sec - 1 1 + sin 2. Prove that = tan - sec + 1 cos tan + sec - 1 Sol: L.H.S = tan - sec + 1 tan + sec - (sec2 - tan2) = tan - sec + 1 [ ... sec2 - tan2 =1] tan + sec - (sec + tan)(sec - tan) = tan - sec + 1 tan + sec (1- sec + tan) = = tan + sec (tan - sec + 1) sin 1 = + cos cos sin + 1 1 + sin = = = R.H.S cos cos

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