Math QP Half Hearly Class-X

LORETO HOUSE
HALF-YEARLYEXAMINATION Z024-2025
MATHEMATICS
CLASS:X READINGTIIE : 1SMINS
WRITING TIME:HRS
FULL MARKS: 80
Attempt all questions from Section Aand any four from Section B.
Section A(40 marks)
Answer all questions:

Question I
Choose the correct option :
(9IfA-Cand B- which operation is possible?
(a)A-B (b)B-A (c)AB (d)BA
(i)1f x -2 is a factor of x³ - kx 12, then the value of k is
(a)3 (b)2 (C-2 (d)-3
(1)The mean proportional between 1/4 and 1/9 is
(a)1/6 (b) 1/4 (c)1/9 (d)6
(iv)The mean of n observations is M. If one of these observations is misread as 60 insteadof 50., the corec
mean is
(a)M-50+60 (b)MXn-60+50 (CMXn-60+50 (dx-S0+60

72
(v)The polynomial x³- 2x² + ax + 12 when divided by (x+ 1)

leaves a remainder 20, then a is
(a)-31 (b)9 (c)11 (d)-11
(vi)One root of x? - 8x + 5 =0 is 7.3166. Then the root correct to 4
significant figures is
(a)7.3 166 (b)7.317 (c)7.3 16 (d)7.32
(vii)ln an A.P, a-5, d= -3, nh term is -7, then n is equal to
(a)5 (b)17 (c)-13 (d)7
(viii)secA - tanA is equal to
(a)1 + 2tan'A (b)1 + tan²A (c)sec?A +1 (d)1 sec²A
(ix)If the length of the shadow of atower is v3 times that of its
is height, then the angle of elevation of the sun
(a)15° (b)30° (c)45° (d)60°
(x)The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 eggs is
0.035. The number of bad eggs is
()
Attemp
a
(a)7 (b)14 (c)21 (d)28
(xi)For 7- 3x <*-5,the solution is Ques
(a)x >3 (b)x <3 (c)x 3 ()x s 3

(NIH)The speed of a boat in stillwater is 1Skm/br and the speed of the stream is 5km/hr. The boat goes X K
downstream and retuns back to the point of start in :
(xi)The point P(5,7) is reflected to P' in the x-axis and Ois the image of O(origin) in the line PP'.Then O
(aX10,0) (bX0,10) (©)(10,10) (d)(5,5)
(xiV)The probability of answering aquestion correctly is 2/5 and probability of not answering the same
question corectly is x/15. The value of xis
(a)6 (b)9 (c)15 (d)s
(xv)For the given 11 variables : X1, X2,...X10, X11
Assertion(A) :To find median of the data, the variate needs to arrange in ascending or descending order.
Reason(R): The median is the mid term of the arranged data.
(a)A is true, R is false (b)A is false, R is true (c)Both A and R are true (d)Both A and R are false
Question 2
(afA = Gand A*=9Atml, find m. 4)

(bProve that: (sinA + cosecA)² + (cosA +secA)² = 7+ tan'A + cot²A (4]
The first term of a G.P is 27 and its 8th term is 1/81, Find S10
[4]
Qyéstion 3
)If (a +b+c+d)(a- b-c+d) = (a +b - c- d)(a-b+c-d), prove that
componendo and dividendo)
a:b=c:d. (use
[4]
6Divide 216into 3 parts which are in A.P and the product of twO smaller parts is
5040. [4]
()From the following distribution, draw an ogive. Use the ogive to calculate
ythe median 6the number of students who obtained more than 75%
marks
Mithe number of students who obtained less than 40% marks
ivlower quartile. in[5]
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90
No. of 16 100
22 26 18 6 4
Students
(2)
Section H(40 mark)
Attempt any four fonn the following
Question 4
)Davidhas an RD accountin a Bank and deposits Rs 140 per month for 4 years, If he gets Rs 8092 on
maturity, find the rate of interest given by bank. [3)
Oind the matrix 2A+B

(Pind the matrix Csuch that C+B
OFind the matrix BA. (31
O)rthe speed ofa car is increased by 10 km/hr, it takes 18 mins less to cover adistance of 36 km. Find the
speed of the cat. [4)
Question 5
(a)Solve the following inequation and represent the solution set on a number line.
-s/,<-4xs7/2xel (3]
(b)The 6th term of an A.P is 16 and 14th term is 32.
()Find the first tern and common difference.
()Find its 36th term.

(ii)Also find S36. [31
(c)Find mean using step deviation method :
CI 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Frequency 10 6 8 12
Question 6
a)The point P(5,3) was reflected in the origin to get the image P'.
sWrite the co-ordinate of P".
i)If Mis the foot of the perpendicular from Pto the x-axis, find the
co-ordinate of M.
ii)lfN is the foot of the perpendicular from P' to the x-axis, find the
co-ordinates ofN.
(ivName the figure PMPN.
(vyFind the area of the figure PMPN.
-6)Find the value of p, if the mean is given by 20.
X
15 17
f 19 20+p
6 9 23
12
Hence find the mode of the distribution. 15p 18
(3)
Question 7
(OTbisthe mean proportional between a and c. prove that ; abetathtc)'(ab+betca) 3)

(actorise : f) 2x'-7x3x +18, Hence find all possible values of z for which f )=. P)
()An aeroplane flying horizontally Ikm above the ground and yoing away from the observet is observed a
i
clevation of 60,After 10 scconds, its elevatiou is observed to be 30. Find the
aeroplane inkm/hr, uniform speed of the
[4)
Qdestion 8
(ir-2 is a root of 3x +7x+pm1.find o. Hence find the valuek so that the roots of
x²+k(4x +k-1) +p= 0are equal.
(31
(yach of the letters of the vword 'A UTHORIZES' is written on ídentiícal circular discs and put in a
bag. Jf a disc isdrqwn at random fromn the bag. what ís the probabilíty that the letter is
fa vowel (one of the first 9 letters of the
English alphabet which appears in the given Word?
ongof the last 9 letters of the English alphabet whích appears in the
gíven word? 13)
Drawa histogram for the following distribution :
Marks out of 40-44 45-49 50-54
80 55-59 60-64
No. of students 8 12 10
Hencecstimate the mode,. 8
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LORETO HOUSE

Answer all questions:

(a)M-50+60 (b)MXn-60+50 (CMXn-60+50 (dx-S0+60

(v)The polynomial x³- 2x² + ax + 12 when divided by (x+ 1)

(a)x >3 (b)x <3 (c)x 3 ()x s 3

(afA = Gand A*=9Atml, find m. 4)

Oind the matrix 2A+B

()Find its 36th term.

(OTbisthe mean proportional between a and c. prove that ; abetathtc)'(ab+betca) 3)

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