MATHEMATICS (PART – I)

MATHEMATICS (PART – I)
BOARD’S QUESTION PAPER (MARCH 2022)
(With Full Solution)
Time : 2 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 40

Note :  (i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Use of calculator is not allowed.
(iii) The numbers to the right of 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.
(v) For every MCQ, the correct alternative (A), (B), (C) or (D) with subquestion number is
to be written as an answer.

Q. 1. (A) 
Four alternative answers are given for every subquestion. Choose the correct
alternative and write its alphabet with subquestion number : 4
(i) Which one is the quadratic equation ?
5 1
(A)  3  x2 (B) x (x  5)  2 (C) n  1  2n (D) (x  2)  x
x x2

(ii) First four terms of an A.P. are ......... , whose first term is  2 and the common
difference is  2.
(A)  2, 0, 2, 4 (B)  2, 4,  8, 16
(C)  2,  4,  6,  8 (D)  2,  4,  8,  16
(iii) For simultaneous equations in variables x and y, Dx  49, Dy   63, D  7, then
what is the value of y ?
(A) 9 (B) 7 (C)  7 (D) 9

(iv) Which number cannot represent a probability ?

2
(A) 1.5 (B) (C) 15% (D) 0.7
3
Q. 1. (B) Solve the following subquestions : 4

(i) To draw a graph of 4x  5y  19, find y when x  1.

(ii) Determine whether 2 is a root of quadratic equation 2m2  5m  0 or not.

(iii) Write the second and the third terms of an A.P., whose first term is 6 and the
common difference is  3.
(iv) Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Write the sample space S.

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Q. 2. (A) Complete the following activities and rewrite it : (Any two)4
(i) Complete the activity to find the value of the determinant.
Activity :

| | 2e3 
2e3 9
9  
2 3e3
  18

(ii) Complete the following activity to find the 19th term of an A.P., 7, 13, 19, 25, ... .
Activity :
Given A.P. : 7, 13, 19, 25, ... .
Here, the first term a  7; t19  ?

tn  a  (
   ) d    … (Formula)

 t19  7  (19  1) 
 t19  7  
 t19 

(iii) If one die is rolled, complete the following activity to find the probability of an
event to get a prime number on the upper face.
Activity :
One die is rolled.
S is the sample space.

  S{ }

 n (S)  6
Event A : A prime number on the upper face.

  A{ }

 n (A)  3

P (A)     ... (Formula)

n (S)

 P (A)  .

Q. 2. (B) Solve the following subquestions : (Any four)8

(i) To solve the following simultaneous equations by Cramer’s rule, find the values of
Dx and Dy. 3x  5y  26; x  5y  22.
(ii) A box contains 5 red, 8 blue and 3 green pens. Rutuja wants to pick up a pen at
random. What is the probability that the pen picked up is blue ?
(iii) Find the sum of first n even natural numbers.

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 (iv) Solve the quadratic equation x2  x  20  0 by factorisation method.
(v) Find the values of (x  y) and (x  y) for the following simultaneous equations :
49x  57y  172; 57x  49y  252.

Q. 3. (A) Complete the following activities and rewrite it : (Any one)3

(i) One of the roots of the equation kx2  10x  3  0 is 3. Complete the following
activity to find the value of k.

Activity :
One of the roots of the equation kx2  10x  3  0 is 3. 
Putting x  in the above equation,

k( )  10 
2
    3  0

  30  3  0

 9k  

 k

(ii) A card is drawn at random from a pack of well-shuffled 52 playing cards. Complete
the following activity to find the probability that the card drawn (i) is an ace
(Event A). (ii) is a spade (Event B).
Activity :
S is the sample space.
 n (S)  52
Event A : The card drawn is an ace.
 n (A)  

P (A)     ... (Formula)

 P (A)  
52

 P (A)  
13
Event B : The card drawn is a spade.

 n (B)  

n (B)
P (B)  
n (S)

 P (B) 
4

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Q. 3. (B) Solve the following subquestions : (Any two)6

(i) Solve the simultaneous equations using graphical method : 

x  3y  7, 2x  y   1.
(ii) There is an auditorium with 27 rows of seats. There are 20 seats in the first row,
22 seats in the second row, 24 seats in the third row and so on. Find how many
total seats are there in the auditorium ?
(iii) The sum of the present ages of Manish and Savita is 31 years. Manish’s age 3 years
ago was 4 times the age of Savita at that time. Find their present ages.
(iv) Solve the quadratic equation x2  10x  2  0 using formula.

Q. 4. Solve the following subquestions : (Any two)8

(i) If 460 is divided by a natural number, then the quotient is 2 more than nine times the
divisor and the remainder is 5. Find the quotient and the divisor.

(ii) If the 9th term of an A.P. is zero, then prove that the 29th term is double the 19th term.

(iii) The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 24 cm. The length of its congruent sides is
13 cm less than twice the length of its base. Find the lengths of all the sides of the
triangle.

Q. 5. Solve the following subquestions : (Any one)3

(i) A bag contains 8 red and some blue balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag.
If the ratio of the probability of getting red ball and blue ball is 2 : 5, then find the
number of blue balls.

(ii) The measures of the angles of a triangle are in A.P. The measure of the smallest angle
is five times of the common difference. Find the measures of all angles of the triangle.
(Assume the measures of angles as a, a  d, a  2d.)

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 SOLUTION : BOARD’S QUESTION PAPER (MARCH 2022)
Q. 1. (A) (i) (B)
(ii) (C)
(iii) (D)
(iv) (A)
[ Hints : Only for guidance, Students are not expected to write this.
  (i) For a quadratic equation the highest index of the variable is 2.
(ii) t1  a, t2  a  d, ...
Dy
(iii) y 
D
(iv) The probability cannot be greater than 1.]

Q. 1. (B) (i) Solution :

4x  5y  19

 4(1)  5y  19 … (Substituting x  1)

 4  5y  19

 5y  19  4

 5y  15
 y3

Ans. y  3.

(ii) Solution :
2m2  5m  0
 2m2  5m
LHS
 2 (2)2  5 (2) … (Substituting m  2)
 2  4  10
 8  10
 2

 LHS  RHS
Ans. 2 is not a root of the given equation.

(iii) Solution :
a  6, d   3

 t1  a  6

t2  t1  d  6  (  3)  3
t3  t2  d  3  (  3)  0
Ans. Second term is 3, third term is 0.

(iv) Ans.
Two coins are tossed simultaneously.
Sample space S  {HH, HT, TH, TT}.

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Q. 2. (A) (i)  Activity :

| | 2e3  3e3  9  2  
2e3 9

2 3e3
 18  18
 0 .

(ii) Activity :
Given A.P. : 7, 13, 19, 25, ...
Here, the first term  a  7; d  13  7  6; t19  ?
tn  a  ( n  1 ) d … (Formula)

 t19  7  (19  1)  6

 t19  7  108

 t19  115 .

(iii) Activity :
One die is rolled.
S is the sample space.
S  { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }

 n (S)  6

Event A : A prime number on the upper face.
  A  { 2, 3, 5 }
 n (A)  3

n (A)
P (A) 
... (Formula)
n (S)
1
 P (A)  .

2

Q. 2. (B) (i) Solution :

3x  5y  26 x  5y  22
Here, a1  3, b1  5, c1  26 Here, a2  1, b2  5, c2  22

Dx  | | | | 
c1 b1 26 5
c2 b2 22 5
 26  5  22  5
 130  110

 Dx  20

Dy  | | | | 
c1 a1
3 26
c2 a2
1 22
 3  22  26  1
 66  26

 Dy  40
Ans. Dx  20; Dy  40.

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 (ii) Solution :
5 red, 8 blue, 3 green pens
 sample space S  {5  8  3}   n (S)  16

Let A be the event of getting a blue pen
 n (A)  8

n (A)
   P (A)
… (Formula)
n (S)
8

16
1
 P (A)

2
1
Ans. The probability that the pen picked up is blue is .

2
(iii) Solution :
2, 4, 6, 8, …, n is an A.P. of first n even natural numbers.
Here, a  2, d  2, Sn  ?
n
Sn  [2a  (n  1) d]  … (Formula)
2
n
 Sn [2  2  (n  1)  2]
2
n
 (4  2n  2)
2
n
 (2  2n)
2
 Sn n (1  n)
Ans. The sum of the first n even natural numbers is n (1  n).

(iv) Solution :
x2  x  20  0

 x2  5x  4x  20  0

 x (x  5)  4 (x  5)  0


 (x  5) (x  4)  0
 x50
or x  4  0
 x 5
or x  4
Ans.  5 and 4 are the roots of the given quadratic equation.

(v) Solution :
49x  57y  172 … (1)
57x  49y  252 … (2)
Adding equations (1) and (2),

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   49x  57y  172 ... (1)
  57x  49y  252 ... (2)
106x  106y  424

 x  y  4   … (Dividing both the sides by 106)
Subtracting equation (1) from equation (2),
57x  49y  252 ... (2)
49x  57y  172 ... (1)

           
 8x  8y   80

 x  y  10 … (Dividing both the sides by 8)
Ans. The value of x  y is 10 and the value of x  y is 4.

Q. 3. (A) (i) Activity :

One of the root of the equation kx2  10x  3  0 is 3.
Putting x  3 in the above equation,
2
k ( 3 )  10  3  3  0

 9k  30  3  0

 9k  27

 k 3 .

(ii) Activity :
S is the sample space.

 n (S)  52

Event A : The card drawn is an ace.
 n (A)  4

n (A)
P (A)  n (S)
… (Formula)

4
 P (A) 
52
1
 P (A) 

13
Event B : The card drawn is a spade.
 n (B)  13

n (B)
P (B) 

n (S)
1
 P (B) 
.
4

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Q. 3. (B) (i) Solution :
7x

x  3y  7     3y  7  x    y 
3
x 2 1 4
y 3 2 1
(x, y) (  2, 3) (1, 2) (4, 1)

2x  y   1      y   1  2x

x 1 0 2
y 1 1 5
(x, y) (  1, 1) (0,  1) (2,  5)

Y
Scale : 1 cm = 1 unit
5 on both the axes

4
(– 2, 3)
3
(1, 2)
2
(4, 1)
(– 1, 1) 1 x+
3y =
7

X' –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 X
–1 (0, – 1)

–2

–3
2x
+y

–4
=–
1

(2, – 5)
–5

Y'

The coordinates of the point of intersection are (  2, 3).

Ans. x   2 and y  3.

(ii) Solution :
20 seats in the first row, 22 seats in the second row,
24 seats in the third row, … .
20, 22, 24, … is a sequence.
The number of seats increasing in consecutive rows.

 24  22  22  20  2.

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  d2


 20, 22, 24, … is an A.P.
Here, a  20
We have to find the total seats in the auditorium.
i.e. we have to find S27.
n
Sn  [2a  (n  1) d] … (Formula)
2
27
 S27 [(2  20)  (27  1)  2]
2
27
 [40  (26)  2]
2
27
 (40  52)
2
27
  92
2
 S27  1242
Ans. There are 1242 seats in the auditorium.

(iii) Solution :
Let Manish’s present age be x years and Savita’s present age be y years.
From the first condition,
x  y  31
… (1)
3 years ago, Manish’s age was (x  3) years and Savita’s age was (y  3) years.
From the second condition,
x  3  4 (y  3)

 x  3  4y  12
 x  4y   12  3
 x  4y   9
… (2)
Subtracting equation (2) from equation (1),
 x  y  31 … (1)
 x  4y   9  … (2)
  
    
5y  40
 y  8
… (Dividing both the sides by 5)
Substituting y  8 in equation (1),
x  8  31   x  31  8   x  23

Ans. The present ages of Manish and Savita are 23 years and 8 years respectively.

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 (iv) Solution :
x2  10x  2  0

Comparing with ax2  bx  c  0,
a  1, b  10,
c2
b2  4ac (10)2  4  1  2

 100  8
 92
 b  mnb2  4ac
x

2a
 10  mn92
 
2 1
 10  mn4  23
 
2
 10  2 mn23
 
2
2 (  5  mn23)

2
 x   5  mn23

 x   5  mn23  or  x   5  mn23

Ans.  5  mn23,  5  mn23 are the roots of the given quadratic equation.

Q. 4. (i) Solution : Let the divisor be x.

The quotient is 2 more than nine times the divisor.

 the quotient is (9x  2). Remainder is 5.
Dividend  divisor  quotient  remainder
 460  x  (9x  2)  5

 460  9x2  2x  5

 9x2  2x  5  460  0

 9x2  2x  455  0
9  (  455)
 9x2  63x  65x  455  0
 9  (  7)  65

 9x (x  7)  65 (x  7)  0
 63  65

 (x  7) (9x  65)  0
 x  7  0  or  9x  65  0

 x  7    or    9x   65
 65
    x
 65 9
But x  is not a natural number.
9
 65
 x is not acceptable.
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  x  7   divisor  7

and 9x  2  9  7  2  63  2  65

 quotient is 65.
Ans. The quotient is 65 and the divisor is 7.

(ii) Proof : Let the first term of the A.P. be a and the common difference d. t9  0
tn  a  (n  1) d … (Formula)
 t9  a  (9  1) d

 0  a  8d  i.e. a  8d  0   a   8d
… (1)
For 19th term,
t19 a  (19  1) d

 a  18d
  8d  18d … [ From (1) ]
 t19  10d
… (2)
For 29th term,
 t29 a  (29  1) d

 a  28d
  8d  28d … [ From (1) ]
 t29  20d
… (3)
From (3) and (2),
t29  20d  2  10d  2  t19


 29th term is twice the 19th term.

(iii) Solution : Let AB  AC  x cm A

and BC  y cm.
The perimeter of 9 ABC
xc
m
xc

 AB  BC  AC
From the first condition,
AB  BC  AC  24 B y cm C

 x  y  x  24

 2x  y  24 
… (1)
The length of the congruent sides is 13 cm less than twice the length of the base.

 from the second condition,
x  2y  13

 x  2y   13
… (2)

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 Multiplying equation (1) by 2,
4x  2y  48 … (3)
Adding equations (2) and (3),
 x  2y   13 … (2)
4x  2y     48 … (3)
5x     35
35
 x  x7
5
Substituting x  7 in equation (1),
2 (7)  y  24
 14  y  24

 y  24  14    y  10

Ans. The length of all the sides of the triangle are 7 cm, 7 cm, 10 cm.

Q. 5. (i) Solution :
Let the number of blue balls be x.

Then n (B)  x
The number of red balls  8.
 n (R)  8

The total number of balls  x  8.
 n (S)  x  8

The probability of getting a blue ball,
n (B)
P (B) 

n (S)
x
 P (B) 

x8
The probability of getting a red ball,
n (R)
P (R) 

n (S)
8
 P (R) 

x8
From the given condition,
P (R) 2

P (B) 5
8 x 2

  
x  8 x 8 5
8 x8 2

  
x8 x 5
8 2

 
x 5

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  8 52 x

8 5
 x

2
 x  20

Ans. The number of blue balls is 20.

(ii) Solution :
Let the measures of the three angles of the triangle be a°, (a  d)° and (a  2d)°
 … (d is the common difference.)
Here, a° < (a  d)° < (a  2d)°.
By the property of the angles of a triangle,
a°  (a  d)°  (a  2d)°  180°


 3a  3d  180
 a  d  60    … (Dividing both the sides by 3)
… (1)
From the given condition,
a  5d … (2)

Substituting the value of a  5d in equation (1),
5d  d  60

 6d  60
 d  10

Substituting d  10 in equation (1),
a  10  60

 a  60  10

 a  50

a  50°, a  d  (50  10)°  60°,

a  2d  (50  20)°  70°

Ans. The measures of the angles of the triangle are 50°, 60° and 70°.

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 MATHEMATICS (PART – I)
BOARD’S QUESTION PAPER (JULY 2022)
(With Full Solution)
Time : 2 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 40

Note : (i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Use of 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.
(v) For every MCQ, the correct alternative (A), (B), (C) or (D) with subquestion number is
to be written as an answer.

Q. 1. (A) For every subquestion four alternative answers are given. Choose the correct
answer and write the alphabet of it :4

(i) For an A.P., a  3.5, d  0, then tn  ................ .

(A) 0 (B) 3.5 (C) 103.5 (D) 104.5

Find the value of the determinant | |.

5 3
(ii) 
7 4
(A)  1 (B)  41 (C) 41 (D) 1
(iii) Which of the following quadratic equations has roots 3 and 5 ?
(A) x2  15x  8  0 (B) x2  8x  15  0
(C) x2  3x  5 0 (D) x2  8x  15  0

(iv) There are 40 cards in a bag. Each card bears a number from 1 to 40. One card is
drawn at random. What is the probability that the card bears a number which is a
multiple of 5?
1 3 4 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 5 3

Q. 1. (B) Solve the following subquestions : 4

(i) The sum of father’s age and twice the age of his son is 70. Use the given information
to form a linear equation in two variables.
(ii) A die is thrown. Write sample space.
(iii) Find the roots of the quadratic equation (x  5) (x  4)  0.
(iv) Find the first term and common difference for an A.P.,
127, 135, 143, 151, ... .

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Q. 2. (A) Complete and write any two activities from the following :4
(i) Complete the following activity to find the 27th term of the following A.P.,
9, 4,  1,  6,  11, ... .
Activity :
Here, a  9, d  , n  27

tn   (n  1) d ... ( Formula )

 t27  9  (  1) ( 5)

 t27 

(ii) One die is rolled. Complete the following activity, to find the probability that the
number on the upper face is prime.
Activity :
S is the sample space.

S { }

n (S)  6

Event A : Getting a prime number on the upper face.

A { }

n (A)  3
n (A)
P (A)  ..... (Formula)

P (A) 

(iii) Complete the following activity to find the value of x.

Activity :
3x   y  2
2x    y  8
x 

 x
5
 x

Q. 2. (B) Solve any four subquestions from the following :8

(i) For solving the following simultaneous equations, find the values of (x  y) and (x  y).
15x  17y  21, 17x  15y  11.

(ii) Find the value of the discriminant of the quadratic equation 2y2  y  2  0.

(iii) Find the sum of the first 21 even natural numbers.

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 (iv) Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of the event of getting
no head.
(v) Find Dx and Dy for the following simultaneous equations.
x  2y   1, 2x  3y  12

Q. 3. (A) Complete and write any one activity from the following :3
(i) From three men and two women, environment committee of two persons is to be
formed. To find the probabilities of the given events, complete the following
activities.
Event A : There must be at least one woman member.
Event B : Committee of one man and one woman to be formed.
Activity :
Let M1, M2, M3 be three men and W1, W2 be two women. Out of these men and
women environment committee of the 2 persons is to be formed.

S  {M1M2, M1M3, M2M3, M1W1, M1W2, M2W1, M2W2, M3W1, M3W2, }

 n(S)  10
Event A : There must be at least one woman member.

A  {M1W1, M1W2, , M2W2, M3W1, M3W2, W1W2 }

 n(A) 

n(A)
P (A)    ... (Formula)
n(S)

 P(A) 
10
Event B : Committee of one man and one woman to be formed.

B  { M1W1, M1W2, M2W1, , M3W1, M3W2 }

 n(B)  6
n(B)
P (B)    ... (Formula)
n(S)
6
 P(B) 
10
3
 P(B) 

(ii) Complete the following activity to find the roots of the quadratic equation
25x2  30x  9  0 by formula method.
Activity :
25x2  30x  9  0
Comparing the equation with ax2  bx  c  0, we get,
a 25, b  , c 9

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 b2  4ac  (30)2  4  25  9
 900  900


mn b2  4ac
x
2a
 m0

2  25
 30  0 0
 x or   x 
50 50

 x  30 or   x   30
50 50

 x  or   x   3.
5 5

Q. 3. (B) Attempt any two subquestions from the following : 6

(i) Solve the given equation by factorisation : 5m2  22m  15.
(ii) Solve the following equations :

3x  2y  5 , 1 x  3y   4.
2 3 3
(iii) Length and breadth of a rectangular garden are 77 metres and 50 metres. There is
a circular lake in the garden having diameter 14 m. Due to wind, a towel from a
terrace on a nearby building fell into the garden. Find the probability of the event
that it fell in the lake.
(iv) A two-digit number and the number with digits interchanged add up to 143. In the
given number the digit in units place is 3 more than the digit in the tens place.
Find the original number.

Q. 4. Attempt any two subquestions from the following :8

(i) Solve the following simultaneous equations graphically :
 x  y  4, 3x  2y  7.
(ii) A train travels 240 km with uniform speed. If the speed of the train is increased by
12 km/h, it takes one hour less to cover the same distance. Find the initial speed of the
train.
(iii) If the sum of the first p terms of an A.P. is equal to the sum of first q terms, then show
that the sum of its first (p  q) terms is zero (p  q).
Q. 5. Solve the following subquestions : (Any one)3

(i) The measures of the angles of a quadrilateral are in A.P. The measure of largest angle
is twice the smallest. Find the measures of all angles of the quadrilateral.
[ Assume measures of angles as a° , (a  d)°, (a 2d)°, (a  3d)°,
(where a < a  d < a  2d < a  3d ) ]
(ii) The product of two numbers is 352 and their mean is 19. Find the numbers.

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 SOLUTION : BOARD’S QUESTION PAPER (JULY 2022)
Q. 1. (A) (i) (B)

(ii) (D)

(iii) (D)

(iv) (A)
[Hints : Only for guidance. Students are not expected to write this.
(i) tn  a  (n  1) d.
(ii) 5  (  4)  3  (  7).
(iii)  (x  3) (x  5)  0.
8
(iv) There are 8 cards from 1 to 40 which are multiples of 5. Probability  .]
40

Q. 1. (B) (i) Solution :

Let the father’s age be x years and son’s age be y years.
Ans. From the given condition, x  2y  70.

(ii) Ans. S  {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.

(iii) Solution :

(x  5) (x  4)  0.
 x  50
or x40
 x 5
or x  4.
Ans.  5, 4 are the roots.

(iv) Solution :
Here, a  t1  127, t2  135, t3  143, tn  151, ...
d  t2  t1  135  127  8.

Ans. The first term is 127. The common difference is 8.

Q. 2. (A) (i) Activity :

Here, a  9, d   5 , n  27.

  tn  a  (n  1) d ... (Formula)

 t27  9  ( 27  1) (  5)

 t27   121

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 (ii) Activity :

S is the sample space.

 S  { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }    n (S)  6

Event A : Getting a prime number on the upper face.

 A  { 2, 3, 5 }    n (A)  3

n(A)
  P (A)     ... (Formula)
n (S)
3 1
 P (A)  

6 2

(iii) Activity :
3x  y  2
2x  y  8
10
5 x  10     x      x  2
5

Q. 2. (B) (i) Solution :

15x  17y  21 ... (1) 17x  15y  11 ... (2)
Adding equations (1) and (2),
15x  17y  21   ... (1)
17x  15y  11   ... (2)
32x  32y  32
 x  y  1
... (Dividing both the sides by 32)
Subtracting equation (1) from equation (2),
17x  15y  11  ... (2)
15x  17y  21  ... (1)
  
2x  2y   10
 x  y   5
... (Dividing both the sides by 2)
Ans. The value of x  y is 1. The value of x  y is  5.

(ii) 2y2  y  2  0
Solution : Comparing 2y2  y  2  0 with the standard form ax2  bx  c  0,

a  2, b   1, c  2.

Discriminant (  ) b2  4ac

 (  1)2  4 (2) (2)
 1  16

     15
Ans. The value of the discriminant is  15.

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 (iii) Solution :
2, 4, 6, ..., 2n are the even natural numbers.
Here, a  t1  2, t2  4, t3  6, ...
d  t2  t1  4  2  2, n  21.

n
  Sn  [2a  (n  1)d] ... (Formula)
2
21
 S21
[2  2  (21  1)  2] ... (Substituting the values)
2
21
 [4  20 2 ]
2
21
 (4  40)
2
21
  44
2
 21  22
 S21  462

Ans. The sum

of first 21 even natural numbers is 462.

(iv) Solution : Let S be the sample space.

Then S  {HH, HT, TH, TT}     n (S)  4.
Let A be the event where no head turns up.
Then A  {TT}     n (A)  1
n (A)
P (A) … (Formula)
n (S)
1
 P (A)

4
1
Ans. The probability is
.
4

(v) Solution : x  2y   1. Here, a1  1, b1  2, c1   1.

2x  3y  12. Here, a2  2, b2   3, c2  12

Dx  | | | |
c1 b1 1 2

c2 b2 12 3
( 1 )  (  3)  (2)  (12)
 3  24   21

Dy  | | | |
a1 c1 1 1

a2 c2 2 12
 1  12  ( 1 )  2
 12  2  14
Ans. Dx    21; Dy  14.

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Q. 3. (A) (i) Activity :

Let M1, M2, M3 be three men and W1, W2 be two women.

S  {M1M2, M1M3, M2M3, M1W1, M1W2, M2W1, M2W2, M3W1, M3W2, W1 W2 }

 n(S)  10
Event A : There must be at least one woman member.

 A  {M1W1, M1W2, M2 W1 , M2W2, M3W1, M3W2, W1W2 }

 n(A)  7
n(A)
P (A)    ... (Formula)
n(S)
7
 P(A) 
10
Event B : Committee of one man and one woman to be formed.

 B  { M1W1, M1W2, M2W1, M2 W2 , M3W1, M3W2 }

 n(B)  6
n(B)
P (B)    ... (Formula)
n(S)
6
 P(B) 
10
3
 P(B) 
5

(ii) Activity :
25x2  30x  9  0
Comparing the equation with ax2  bx  c  0, we get,

a 25, b  30 , c 9
b2  4ac  (30)2  4  25  9

 900  900
 0

 b mn b2  4ac
x

2a

 30 m0

2  25

 30  0  30  0
 x
or  x 
50 50
3
 x 
or x   3.
5 5

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Q. 3. (B) (i) Solution :
  5m2  22m  15
 5m2  22m  15  0

 5m2  25m  3m  15  0
5  (  15)

 5m (m  5)  3 (m  5)  0 5  (  5)  3

 (m  5) (5m  3)  0
 m  5  0   or 5m  3  0
 25  3
 m  5    or 5m   3
3
 m  
5
3
Ans. 5,  are the roots of the given quadratic equation.

5

(ii) Solution :
3x  2y  5
... (1) 1 x  3y   4 ... (2)
2 3 3
Multiplying equation (1) by 2 and equation (2) by 3,

6x  4y  5 ... (3) x  9y   4 ... (4)
Multiplying equation (4) by 6,

6x  54y   24 ... (5)
Subtracting equation (3) from equation (5),
6x  54y   24   ... (5)
6x  4y  5   ... (3)
  
58y   29

 y   1 ... (Dividing both the sides by 58)

2
Substituting y   1 in equation (3),
2
   6x  4 ( )  5
1
2
 6x  2  5     6x  5  2     6x  3     x  3

6
 x 1

2
Ans. x  1 and y   1 is the solution of the given simultaneous equations.

2 2

(iii) Solution :  77 m

 The area of the rectangular garden  l  b
 77  50  3850 m2 i.e. n (S)  3850
The diameter of the circular lake is 14 m.
14 m

50 m
Lake

 r  7 m.

The area of the circular lake  r2
Garden
 2277154 m2.
7
Let A be the event that the towel fell in the lake.

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 Then n (A)  154
n(A)
P (A)    ... (Formula)
n(S)
154 1
 P(A)      P(A) 
3850 25
1
Ans. The probability of the event that the towel fell in the lake is
.
25

(iv) Solution :

Let the digit at the units place be x and that at the tens place be y.
The original number is 10y  x.
The number obtained by interchanging the digits (digit at units place y and digit at tens
place x) is 10x  y.
From the first condition,
  10y  x  10x  y  143

 11x  11y  143
 x  y  13
... (Dividing both the sides by 11) ... (1)
From the second condition,
x  y  3
... (2)
Substituting x  y  3 in equation (1),
y  3  y  13    2y  13  3     2y  10     y  5


Substituting y  5 in equation (2),
x  5  3      x  8

The original number 10y  x
 10(5)  8  50  8  58
Ans. The original number is 58.

Q. 4. (i) Solution :
  x  y4 3x  2y  7    2y 3x  7
 y4x 3x  7
 y
2

x 1 0 2 4 x 1 1 3 5
y 5 4 2 0 y 5 2 1 4
(x, y) (  1, 5) (0, 4) (2, 2) (4, 0) (x, y) (  1,  5) (1,  2) (3, 1) (5, 4)

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 Y
Scale : 1 cm = 1 unit
5 on both the axes
(– 1, 5)
(0, 4)
4
(5, 4)

3
(2, 2)
2

1 (3, 1)

(4, 0)
X' –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 X
–1

x+
–2

y=
(1, – 2)

4
–3

–4

(– 1, – 5)
–5
7
y=
–2
3x

Y'

The coordinates of the point of intersection are (3, 1).
Ans. The solution of the given simultaneous equations is x  3, y  1.

(ii) Solution :
Let the initial speed of the train be x km/h.
Distance Distance
Speed       time 
Time Speed
240
The time taken to cover 240 km at x km/h  hours.
x
The new speed of the train is (x  12) km/h.
240

 the time taken to cover 240 km  hours.
x  12

  From the given condition,

240 240
    1
x x  12

 240 (  ) 1
1 1

x x  12

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  240 [ ] 1
x  12  x

x (x  12)

 240  12  x (x  12)

 x2  12x  2880  0

 x2 60x  48x  2880  0
2880  10  288  10  6  48
 x (x  60)  48 (x  60)  0
  2880  10  6  (  48)

 (x  60) (x  48)  0
 x  60  0
or x  48  0 60  48
 x   60
or x  48
But the speed cannot be negative
 x   60 is unacceptable.

 x  48

Ans. The initial speed of the train : 48 km/h.

(iii) Proof :
Let a be the first term and d be the common difference of the given A.P.

Then Sp  Sq ... (Given) ... (1)

n
  Sn  [2a  (n  1) d] ... (Formula)
2
p
 Sp  [2a  (p  1) d] ... (2)
2
q
and Sq  [2a  (q  1) d] ... (3)
2
From (1), (2) and (3),
p q
[2a  (p  1) d]  [2a  (q  1) d]
2 2
 p [2a  (p  1) d] q [2a  (q  1) d]
... (Multiplying both the sides by 2)

 p (2a) p (p  1) d  q (2a) q (q  1) d

 p (2a) p (p  1) d  q (2a)  q (q  1) d  0.

 p (2a)  q (2a)  [p (p  1) d  q (q  1) d]  0

 (2a) (p  q)  [(p2  p q2  q) d]  0

 (2a) (p  q)  [p2  q2  p  q] d  0

 (2a) (p  q)  [(p  q) (p  q)  (p  q)] d  0

 (2a) (p  q)  (p  q) (p  q  1) d  0

 (p  q) [2a  (p  q  1) d]  0

  p  q ... (Given)     (p  q)  0.

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  2a  (p  q  1) d  0 ... [Dividing by (p  q)]    ... (4)
pq
Now, S(p  q)  [2a  (p  q  1) d ]
2
pq
  0 ... [From (4)]
2

 0.

 S(p  q)  0.

Q. 5. (i) Solution :
Let the measures of the angles be a°, (a  d)°, (a  2d)° and (a  3d)°

Here, a < a  d < a  2d < a  3d.
The sum of the measures of the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.
  a°  (a  d)°  (a  2d)°  (a  3d)°  360°

 a  a  d  a  2d  a  3d  360

 4a  6d  360  2a  3d  180 ... (Dividing both the sides by 2) ... (1)
From the given condition,
a  3d  2a     3d  a
i.e. a  3d ... (2)
Substituting a  3d in equation (1),
  2(3d)  3d  180

 6d  3d  180     9d  180
 d  20.

Substituting d  20 in equation (2),
a  3  20     a  60

a  d  60  20  80; a  2d  60  2(20)  60  40  100;

a  3d  60  3(20)  60  60  120.

Ans. The measures of the angles of the quadrilateral are 60°, 80°, 100°, and 120°

respectively.

(ii) Solution :

The product of two numbers is 352.
Let one number be x.
352
Then the other number is .
x
Their mean is 19.
352
x
 x  19
2
352
 x
 38 ... (Multiplying both the sides by 2)
x

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  x2  352  38x
... (Multiplying both the sides by x)
 x 2 38x  352  0

 x 2 16x  22x  352  0
352  8 44
 x (x  16)  22 (x  16)  0
 8  2  22

 (x  16) (x  22)  0  16  22
352
 x  16  0 or x  22  0

 x  16
or x  22  16  22
352 352
If x  16,
  22
x 16
352 352
If x  22,
  16
x 22
Ans. The required numbers are 16 and 22.

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