ALGEBRA QUESTION PAPER FOR PRACTISEOMTEX CLASSES

1. Attempt any five sub questions: i. ii. iii. For a sequence, Sn = n2 (n + 1). What is the value of t1? (Ans. 2) What is the value of determinant 3 8 ? (Ans. 48) 6 0

Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Write the number of sample points n(S) . (Ans. 4)

iv. v. vi.

What is the sixth term of the sequence 3, 5 , 8, 12 , 17? (Ans. 23) Find the mean, if A = 49.5, h = 5 and = 0.1. (Ans. 50) If 3x + 4y = 11; 4x + 3y = 10, find the value of (x + y ). (Ans. 3)

2. Attempt any four of the sub questions. i. If t7 and t13 of an A.P. are 34 and 64 respectively, then what is the value of t10 ? (Ans. 49) ii. iii. Find Dy for the simultaneous equations 3x + 4y = 8 ; x 2y = 5. (Ans. 7) Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability that at the most one head turns up. (Ans. 2) iv. v. If mean = 106, mode = 103, find median. (Ans.105) The 11th term and 21st term of an A.P. are 19 and 34 respectively. Find the 1st term () and the common difference (d). (Ans. 4 and 1.5) vi. Solve the quadratic equation 3p2 = 2p + 8 by using formula method. (Ans. 2, 3)
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ALGEBRA QUESTION PAPER FOR PRACTISEOMTEX CLASSES

3. Attempt any three of the following sub question. i. ii. Solve using Cramer's rule : 3x + 2y + 11 = 0; 7x 4y = 9 . (Ans.(-1, -4)) Two digit number are formed from the digits 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 where the digits are not repeated. Find the probability of the events that (a) the number formed is an even number. (b) the number formed is a prime number. (Ans. iii. iv. v. Solve : (x2 + x ) (x2 +x -8) +12 = 0. (Ans.1, 2, -2, -3) How many terms are there in the A.P. 187, 194, 201, 439? (Ans. 37) Find the value of k for which the given simultaneous equations have infinitely many solutions: k y + 3 y = 8 ; 6 x + 9 y = 24 . (Ans. = 2) 4. Attempt any two sub questions. i. ii. iii.
7 2 +1 5 8

, 16 )

+ +2 = 27;

13

13 2 +1

+ +2 = 33. Ans. = 4 and = 1.

3+ 5 3 5 2

Solve by completing square: 2 + 3 + 1 = 0 (Ans.

You wish to buy a pencil, a notebook and a pen. The prices of these are in A.P. such that the sum of prices of these three things is 27 and sum of the square of their prices is 341. Find the price of each thing. (Ans. 2, 9, 16 OR 16, 9, 2)

5. Attempt any two sub questions. i. ii. 12 2 + 2 28 9 = 0. (Ans. 2, 2 , 2 , 3) Find four consecutive terms in an A.P. such that the sum of the middle two terms is 18 and product of the two end terms is 45. (Ans. 3, 7, 11, 15 OR 15, 11, 7, 3)
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iii. If + = 5 and 2 + 2 = 53. Find a quadratic equation whose roots are and . (Ans. 2 5 14 = 0)