MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHETPET,

CHENNAI – 600031
HALF-YEARLY EXAM – 2020
MATHEMATICS
DATE: 21.12. 2020 PART 2 MAX. MARKS : 40
TIME: 1.5 HOURS

THIS PAPER CONTAINS THREE SECTIONS SECTION I, II AND III, SECTION I CONTAINS 5
QUESTIONS OF 2 MARKS EACH WITH 2 INTERNAL CHOICE QUESTIONS. SECTION II
CONTAINS 5 QUESTIONS OF 3 MARKS EACH WITH 2 INTERNAL CHOICE QUESTIONS.
SECTION III CONTAINS 3 QUESTIONS OF 5 MARKS EACH WITH ALL QUESTIONS HAVING
INTERNAL CHOICE.

SECTION I (5 X 2 = 10)

dy
1. If y = sec(tan-1x), find .
dx
OR
(x+3)2 −36
, x ≠3
If f(x) = { x −3 is continuous at x = 3, find the value of k.
k, x=3
0 2𝑏 −2
2. If matrix A = [ 3 1 3 ] is given to be symmetric, find the value of a and b.
3𝑎 3 −1

3. A bag contains 3 orange balls, 3 green balls and 2 blue balls. Three balls are drawn
at random from the box without replacement. Find the probability of drawing 2 green
balls and 1 blue ball.
4. Find a vector of magnitude 15 units in the direction of 𝑎⃑ = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ .
5. Determine whether the relation R defined on the set of all real numbers defined by
R = {(a, b): a – b + √3 is irrational} is symmetric. Justify your answer.
OR
Simplify: sin(tan x) |𝑥| < 1
-1

SECTION II (5 X 3 = 15)

6. On her birthday, Seema decided to donate some money to children of an

orphanage home. If there were 8 children less, everyone would have got ₹ 10 more.
However, if there were 16 children more, everyone would have got ₹ 10 less. Using
matrix method, find the number of children and the amount distributed by Seema.

OR
2 0 1
Express [2 1 3] as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix.
1 −1 0
 n+1
, if n is odd.
7. Let f: ℕ → ℕ be a function defined by f(n) = {n
2
.
, if n is even
2
Verify whether f is bijective.
8. Differentiate (sin 2x)x+ sin-1√3𝑥 with respect to x.
OR
Find the intervals in which the function f(x) = 4x3 – 18x2 + 27x – 7 is increasing
or decreasing on ℝ.
9. Minimize z = 13 x – 5y subject to the constraints x + y ≤ 7, 2x – 3y + 6 ≥ 0, x ≥ 0
and y ≥ 0.
10. The magnitude of the vector product of the vector î + ĵ + k̂ with a unit vector
̂ and λ î + 2ĵ + 3k̂ is √2. Find the
along the sum of the vectors 2 î + 4 ĵ − 5 k
value of λ.

SECTION III (3 X 5 = 15)

𝜋 𝜋
11. Evaluate: ∫0 𝑒 2𝑥 sin ( 4 + 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥
OR
5 x+3
Evaluate: ∫ √x2 +4x+10 dx
12. Find the dimensions of the rectangle of perimeter 36 cm which will sweep out a
volume as large as possible, when revolved about one of its sides. Also, find the
maximum volume.
OR
dy 2
Solve the differential equation: x log 𝑥 + y = log 𝑥.
dx 𝑥
13. Find the distance of the point (-1, -5, -10) from the point of intersection of the line
r⃑ = (2 î − ĵ + 2 k̂) + λ(3 î + 4 ĵ + 2 k̂) and the plane r⃑. ( î − ĵ + k̂) = 5.
OR
Let X denote the number of colleges where you will apply after your results and
P(X = x) denote the probability of your getting admission in x number of colleges.

kx, if x = 0 or x = 1
2kx, if x = 2
It is given that P(X = x) = {
k(5 − x), if x = 3 or 4
0, if x > 4

where k is a positive constant. Find the value of k. Also, find the probability that you
will get (i) exactly one college (ii) at most two colleges and (iii) at least two
colleges.

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