SPRI

NGDALESPUBLI
CSCHOOL
Hal
fYear
lyEx
ami
nat
ion(
2022-
23)
Subj
ect–Mat
hs(
Set
-A)
TI
ME–3Hr
s Cl
ass–X M.
M.-80
Gener
alInstr
uct
ions-
 Thi sques
tionpaperisdividedintofoursect
ions.
 Sect i
onAcons i
stsof16Mul ti
pleChoiceQues t
ionsand1
6veryshor
tques
tions
.
 Sect i
onsBcons i
stsof6s hortquesti
ons.
 Sec ti
onCcons i
stsof4longques tions.
 S ecti
onDcons i
stsof4ver ylongques t
ionsand2cas es
tudi
es.

Sect
ion–A(1Mar
keach)
Q1
. Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngisnoti
rr
ati
onal
?
(
a)(
2–√3)
2 (b)(
√2+√3)2 (
c)(
√2-√3)
(√2+√3) (
d)27√7

Q2. Thez eroesofthequadr

ati
cpol
ynomial3x
²–48are
(a)bothnegat i
ve (b)onepos
iti
veandonenegat
ive
(c)bothposit
ive ( d)bot
hequal

Q3. Theequat
ion2x
²+kx+3=0hastwoequal
roots
,thentheval
ueofki
s
(a)±√6 (
b)±4 (
c)±3√2 (
d)±2√6

Q4. Apai
rofl
i
nearequat
ionsa1x+b1y+c1=0;
a2x+b2y+c2=0i
ssai
dtobei
ncons
ist
ent
,if

Q5. I
fats ometi
me,thel
engthoftheshadowofat oweri
s√3t
imesofi
tsheight
,thent
he
angleofel
evat
ionofthesun,
atthatti
mei s
:
(a)1
5° (b)30° (
c)45° (d)60°

Q6. I
f1i
soneoft
hezer
oesofthepol
ynomi
alx²+x+k,
thent
heval
ueofki
s:
(
a)2 (b)-
2 (c
)4 (
d)-
4

Q7. Therootsoft
heequat i
on7x²+x–1=0are
(a)r
ealanddist
inct(
b)real
andequal (
c)notr
eal (
d)noneoft
hes
e

Q8. Atsometimeoftheday,thel
engthoft
hes hadowofat
oweri
sequalt
oitshei
ght.
Then,
thesun’
salt
it
udeatthatti
meis:
(
a)30° (
b)60° (c
)90° (d)45°
Q9. I
fp,q,randsareinA.P.
thenr–qis
(
a)s–p (
b)s–q (c
)s–r (d)noneof
thes
e
Q1
0. Thecoordi
nat
esoft
hecentr
oidofat
ri
anglewhosever
ti
cesar
e(0,
6),(
8,1
2)and(
8,0)i
s
(a)(
4,6) (b)(
16,
6) (
c)(8,
6) (d)(
16/3,
6)

Q1
1. Forsomei
ntegerp,
everyoddi
ntegeri
softhef
orm
(a)2p+1 (
b)2p (c
)p+1 (
d)p

Q1
2. I
fxtan45°s
in30°=cos30°tan30°
,thenxisequal
to
(
a)√3 (
b)1/√2 (c
)½ (
d)1

3. Thentht
Q1 erm ofanA.
P.5,
2,-
1,-
4,-
7… i
s
(a)2n+5 (
b)2n–5 (c
)8–3n (
d)3n–8

4
Q1
4. I
fsi
nθ+s
in²θ=1
,thencos
²θ+cos θ=.
.
(
a)-1 (
b)0 (
c)1 (
d)2

Q1
5. ThedistancebetweenthepointP(1
, 4)andQ( 4,0)i
s
(a)4 (
b)5 (c)6 (
d)3√3
Q1
6. Thepairofequations3x–5y=7and–6x+1 0y=7have
(a)auniquesolut
ion (b)inf
ini
telymanys ol
uti
ons
(c)nosolut
ion (d)twosol ut
ions

Q1
7. HCFandLCMoftwonumber
sis9and459r
espect
ivel
y.I
foneoft
henumber
sis27,
find
theot
hernumber
.

Q18. I
fαandβar
ethezer
oesofapol
ynomi
als
ucht
hatα+β=-
6andαβ=5,
thenf
indt
he
pol
ynomial
.

Q1
9. Fi
ndthecommondi
ff
erenceoft
heA.P.
11 -
6q 1-
12q
, , ,-
--
-
3q 3q 3q
Q20.I
fsecθ+tanθ=7,t
henevaluat
esecθ–t anθ.

Q21
. Howmanys
olut
ionsdoest
hepai
rofequat
ionsy=0andy=-
5have?

2
Q22. I
fx=–1
/2,
isas
olut
ionoft
hequadr
ati
cequat
ion3x +2kx–3=0,
findt
heval
ueofk.

Q23. Whati
sthecommondi
ff
erenceofanA.
P.i
nwhi
cha21–a7=84

2
Q24. I
fthes
um ofzer
oesoft
hequadr
ati
cpol
ynomi
al3x –kx+6i
s3,
thenf
indt
heval
ueofk.

Q25. I
fatower30m hi
gh,cas
tsas
hadow1
0√3m l
ongont
hegr
ound,
thenwhati
stheangl
eof
el
evat
ionoft
hesun?

Q26. I
fcos
ecθ=5/4,
findt
heval
ueofcotθ.
2 2
Q27. I
fax+by=a –b andbx+ay=0, f
indt
heval
ueof(
x+y)
.
Q28. I
nwhi chquadr
antt
hepoi
ntPt
hatdi
vi
dest
hel
i
nes
egmentj
oini
ngt
hepoi
ntsA(
2,-
5)and
B(
5,2)int
herat
io2:3l
i
es?

Q29. I
f1i
sar
ootoft
heequat
ionsay2+ay+3=0andy2+y+b=0,
thenf
indt
heval
ueofab.

Q30. Aladder1
5m l
ongjus
treachesthetopofavert
ical
wall.
Ift
hel
addermakesanangl
eof
60°wit
hthewal
l,
thencal
culat
et hehei
ghtoft
hewal l
.

Q31
. ABCDisar
ect
anglewhoset
hreever
ti
cesar
eB(
4,0)
,C(
4,3)andD(
0,3)
.Cal
cul
atet
he
l
engt
hofoneofi
tsdi
agonal
.

Q32. Threebel
l
stol
lati
nter
val
sof9,1
2,15minut
esr
espect
ivel
y.I
ftheys
tar
ttol
l
ingt
oget
her
,
aft
erwhatti
mewillt
heynex
ttol
ltoget
her?

(
Sect
ion–B)(
02Mar
kseach)
Q33. Solvef
orxandy:
27x+31y=85;
31x+27y=89

Q34. Fi
ndt
heval
ueofm s
othatt
hequadr
ati
cequat
ionmx(
x–7)+49=0hast
woequal
root
s.

2
Q35. I
fαandβar
ethezer
oesoft
hepol
ynomi
alax +bx+c,
findt ueofα2+β2.
heval

Q36. Fi
ndapoi
ntPont
hey-
axi
swhi
chi
sequi
dis
tantf
rom t
hepoi
ntsA(
4,8)andB(
-6,
6).

Q37. The7tht
erm ofanA.
P.i
s20andi
t 3tht
s1 ermi
s32.
Findt
heA.
P.

n3θ+Cos
Si 3
θ
Q38. Pr
ovet
hat
: =1-
SinθCosθ
Si
nθ+Cosθ

(
Secti
on–C)(
03Mar
kseach)
Q39. Pr
ovet
hat√5i
sir
rat
ional
.
“OR”
Pr
ovet
hat3+2√5isir
rat
ional
.

Q40. tan(
A+B)=√3andt an(
A–B)=1/
√3where0<A+B<90°
,A>B,
findAandB.
Als
o
cal
cul
ate:
tanA.
sin(
A+B)+cosA.tan(
A–B).

Q41.
Ift
hes
um off
ir
st7t
ermsofanAPi
s49andt
hatof1
7ter
msi
s289,
findt
hes
um off
ir
stn
t
erms.

Q42. Sol
veforx
:
2
36x –1 a2–b2)=0
2ax+(

(
Sect
ion–D)(04Markseach)
Q43. Thes
um oft
hedi
git
sofat
wodigitnumberi
s8andthediff
erencebet
weent
henumber
 andt
hatf
ormedbyr
ever
singt
hedi
git
sis1
8.Fi
ndt
henumber
.

Si
nθ 1 +Cosθ
Q44. Pr
ovet
hat
: + =2Cosθ
1
+Cosθ Si nθ
“
OR”
1
+SinA
Pr
ovet
hat
: =SecA+t
anA
1-
SinA
Q45. I
ft hepointP(
x,y)i
sequi
dis
tantfrom t
hepoint
sA(a+b,b–a)andB(a–b, a+b)
,pr
ove
thatbx=ay
Q46. From thetopofa60m highbuildi
ng,theangl
esofdepr
ess
ionoft
hetopandthebott
om
ofat owerare45°and60°respecti
vel
y.Fi
ndthehei
ghtoft
hetower.
(Take√3=1.
73)

Cas eStudy- 1
Adit
ya i s celebr
ati
ng his bir
thday.He invi
ted hi
sf r
iends.He boughta packetof
tof
fees/candieswhichcontains120candies
.Hearrangesthecandi
essuchthati
nthefi
rst
rowt hereare3candi es
,insecondt her
eare5candies,i
nthir
dther
eare7candiesandso
on.

Onthebasisoft
heabovei
nfor
mat
ion,
ans
wert
hef
oll
owi
ngques
tions
:
t
h
1
. Candiespl
acedi
n7 roware
a)9
b)15
c)1
3
d)17

2. Candiespl n9thr
acedi owar
e
a)15
b)17
c)19
d)21

3. Thedif
fer
encei
nnumberofcandi
espl n7thand3rdr
acedi owi
s
a)4
b)6
c)8
d)10

4. Nooft
otal
rowsofcandi
esar
e
a)1
0
b)9
c)8
d)1
2
 CaseSt udy-2
Agr oupofs t
udent sofclas sXvisi
tedI ndiaGat eonaneducat i
ont r
ip.Thet eacherand
st
udent shadi nterestinhis
toryaswel l
.Thet eachernarratedthatI
ndiaGat e,off
ici
alname
DelhiMemor i
al,origi
nall
ycal l
edAll
-IndiaWarMemor ial,monumentals andstonear chin
New Del hi
,dedi catedtothet r
oopsofBr i
ti
shIndiawhodi edi
nwar sfoughtbet ween1 914
and1 919.Thet eacheralsos ai
dthatIndiaGat e,whichislocat
edatt heeas ternendoft he
Raj
pat h(former l
ycalledtheKingsway),isabout1 38feet(42met r
es)i
nhei ght.

Ont
hebas
isoft
heabovei
nfor
mat
ion,
ans
wert
hef
oll
owi
ngques
tions
:

1
. Whati st
heangl
eofel
evat
ioni
ftheyar
est
andi
ngatadi
stanceof42m awayf
rom t
he
monument?
a)30o
b)45o
c)60o
d)0o

2. Theywantt oseet
het eof60o.
oweratanangl So,
theywantt
oknowt
hedi
stancewher
e
theyshoul
ds t
andandhencef
indt
hedist
ance.
a)25.
24m
b)20.
12m
c)42m
d)24.
64m

3. I
ftheal t
it
udeoft heSunisat60o,t
hent
hehei
ghtoft
hever
ti
calt
owert
hatwi
l
lcas
ta
shadowofl engt
h20m is
a)20√3m
b)20/√3m
c)15/√3m
d)15√3m

4. Therati
ooft
hel
engt
hofar
odandi
tss
hadowi
s1:
1.Theangl
eofel
evat
ionoft
heSuni
s
o
a)30
b)45o
c)60o
d)90o