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P ACADEMY
QUESTION PAPER: OCTOBER 2024
Mathematics Part - I
Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 40
Note:
i. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Use of a calculator is not allowed.
iii. The numbers to the right of the questions indicate full marks.
iv. In case of MCQs [Q. No. 1(A)] only the first attempt will be evaluated and will be given
credit.
Q.1. (A) Choose the correct alternative from given: (4)
1. Identify the linear equation in two variables from the following.
(A) 3x + 5y = 10. (B) 5x 0y 14 = 0
(C) 4x + 5y = 4 (D) 3x2 7y = 13
2. If 3 is one of the root of the quadratic equation kx
2
– 7x + 12 = 0, then k = _______
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 3 (D) –3
3. To draw the graph of x + 2y = 4, find x when y = 1:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) –2 (D) 6
4. For an A.P., t7 = 4, d = –4, then a = _______
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 20 (D) 28
(B) Solve the following subquestions: [4]
i. If 17x + 15y = 11 and 15x + 17y = 21, then find the value of x – y.
ii. Find first term of the sequence tn = 3n – 2.
iii. If Dx = 20 and D = 5, then x =
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 4 (D) ¼
iv. What is the mathematical form of the following information? The sum of
twice the smaller number (y), and the greater (x), number is 12.
(A) 2x + y =12 (B) x 2y = 12
(C) x + 2y = 12 (D) 2y x = 12
Q.2. (A) Complete the following activities and rewrite it (any two): [4]
i. If (0, 2) is the solution of 2x + 3y = k, then to find the value of k, complete the following activity:
Activity:
(0, 2) is the solution of the equation 2x + 3y = k.
Put x =[ ] and y =[. ] in the given equation;
2[. ] + 3× 2 = k
0+6=k
k = [. ]
ii . If 2 and 5 are the roots of the quadratic equation, then complete the following activity to form
quadratic equation:
Activity:
Let α= 2 and β= 5 are the roots of the quadratic equation.
Then quadratic equation is:
x²-(α+β)x+αβ=0
x²-(2+. )x+(. )=0
x²-(. )x+(. )=0
iii. If Dx = -30 and D = –5 are the values of the determinants for certain
simultaneous equations in x and y, find x.
(B) Solve the following subquestions (any four): [8]
1.Solve the following quadratic equation using factorisation method:
x²+x-20=0
2.Find the 19th term of the following A.P.:
7, 13, 19, 25, ……
3.Find the values of Dx and Dy to solve the simultaneous equations
3x – 4y = 10, 4x + 3y = 5 by Cramer’s rule.
4.Solve the following simultaneous equations.
x + 7y = 10; 3x – 2y = 7
5. Sum of two numbers is 12 and their difference is 2. Find the numbers
Q.3. (A) Complete the following questions (any one): [3]
1.Solve the following simultaneous equations using Cramer’s rule:
3x – 4y = 10, 4x + 3y = 5
2. Solve the following quadratic equation by formula method:
3m² – m – 10 = 0
(B) Solve the following subquestions (any two): [6]
1 Solve the following simultaneous equations graphically.
3x – 4y = – 7; 5x- 2y = 0
2. The co-ordinates of the point of intersection of lines ax + by = 9 and
bx + ay = 5 are (3, –1). Find the values of a and b.
3. First term and common difference of an A.P. are 6 and 3 respectively; find S27
4. Find the sum of all even numbers between 1 and 350.
Q.4. Solve the following subquestions (any two): [8]
1.Construct a word problem on simultaneous linear equations in two
variables so that the value of one of the variables will be 10 (persons,
rupees, metres, years etc) and solve it.
2.In an A.P. sum of three consecutive terms is 27 and their product is 504, find the terms.
(Assume that three consecutive terms in A.P. are a – d, a, a + d.)
3.Find quadratic equation such that its roots are square of sum of the roots and square of
difference of the roots of equation
2x² + 2(p + q)x + p²+ q² = 0
.
Q.5. Solve the following subquestions (any one): [3]
1.Draw graphs of x – 2y = 4, 2x – 4y = 12 on the same co-ordinate plane.
Observe it. Think of the relation between the coefficients of x,
coefficients of y and the constant terms and draw the inference.
2.The difference between squares of two numbers is 120. The square of smaller number is
twice the greater number. Find the numbers.
