Board Question Paper : March 2018
BOARD QUESTION PAPER : MARCH 2018
ALGEBRA
Time: 2 Hours Total Marks: 40
Note: Q.P. SET CODE
B
i. All questions are compulsory.
ii. Use of calculator is not allowed.
1. Attempt any five of the following subquestions: [5]
i. Find next two terms of an A.P. 4, 9, 14,.......
ii. State whether the given equation is quadratic or not. Give reason.
5 2
m – 7 = 0.
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iii. If Dx = 25, D = 5 are the values of the determinants for certain simultaneous equations in x and y ,
find x.
iv. If S = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12} and A = {4, 8, 12}, find A.
v. Write any one solution of equation x + 2y = 7.
vi. If S5 = 15 and S6 = 21, find t6.
2. Attempt any four of the following subquestions: [8]
i. Find ‘n’ if the nth term of the following A.P. is 66: 3, 6, 9, 12, ......
ii. If one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 7x + k = 0 is 4, then find the value of k.
iii. A box contains 20 cards marked with numbers 1 to 20. One card is drawn at random. Write the
event A using the number on the card is multiple of 4. Write S, n(S), A and n(A).
iv. Find the value of x – y if 3x + 2y = 15, 2x + 3y = 10.
v. Form the quadratic equation if its roots are 3 and –4.
vi. For a certain frequency distribution, the values of mean and median are 72 and 78 respectively.
Find the value of mode.
3. Attempt any Three of the following subquestions: [9]
i. For an A.P., find S10 if a = 6 and d = 3.
ii. Solve the following quadratic equation by using formula method: 3q2 – 2q = 8.
iii. Solve the following simultaneous equations using Cramer’s rule:
4x + 3y = 18; 3x – 2y = 5.
iv. A die is thrown, find the probability of the event of getting an odd number.
v. The marks obtained by a student in an examination are given below. The total marks out of 100
obtained in various subjects are as follows:
Subject Marks
Marathi 75
English 85
Science 100
Mathematics 100
Total 360
Represent the above data using pie diagram.
4. Attempt any two of the following subquestions: [8]
i. If + = 5 and 3 + 3 = 35, find the quadratic equation whose roots are and .
ii. Two dice are thrown. Find the probability of getting:
(a) The sum of the numbers on their upper faces is at least 9.
(b) The sum of the numbers on their upper faces is 15.
(c) The number of the upper face of the second die is greater than the number on the upper face
of the first die.
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iii. Frequency distribution of daily commission received by 100 salemen is given below:
Daily Commission No. of
(in Rs.) Salesmen
100 – 120 20
120 – 140 45
140 – 160 22
160 – 180 09
180 – 200 04
Find mean daily commission received by salesmen, by assumed mean method.
5. Attempt any two of the following subquestions: [10]
i. A boat takes 10 hours to travel 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream, but it takes 13 hours to
travel 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the
speed of the stream.
ii. If the 9th term of an A.P. is zero, then prove that 29th term is double of 19th term.
iii. Draw histrogram and frequency polygon on the same graph paper for the following frequency
distribution:
Class Frequency
15 – 20 20
20 – 25 30
25 – 30 50
30 – 35 40
35 – 40 25
40 – 45 10
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