A.P.

15E & 16E

S.S.C. PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, MARCH-2024

MATHEMATICS
PAPER - I & II
PRINCIPLES OF VALUATION

General Instructions :

1. Any logical method is valid.

2. If a candidate exceeds choice all answers have to be valued. The

answer securing highest marks should be taken into account and
the others should be marked as “Excess”.

3. Wrong answer should be struck off and “0” (Zero) marks should
be awarded.

4. Marks should be awarded according to the logical sequential steps.

5. Final answer is not the criteria for awarding marks.

6. Page wise marks should be noted in brackets otherwise write nil.

7. While entering the total marks fraction should be rounded off to

the next integer.

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SECTION - I

1. 1 1M

2. Infinite 1M

3. 4 1M

4. C 1M

5. A 1M

6. A 1M

7. 4 1M

8. Common Ratio 1M

9. B 1M

10. 2 1M

11. A 1M

12. B 1M

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SECTION - II

13. p(x) = x2 – x– 6 ½
°
° 1M
x=3 Ÿ p(3) = 32 – 3 – 6 = 9 – 9 = 0 ¾
°
\ 3 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) °
¿
x = 2 Ÿ p(–2) = (–2)2 – (–2) –6 ½
°
°
=4+2–6=0 ¾ 1M
°
\ –2 is the zero of p(x) °
¿ 2M

14. The cost of one pencil = `x

cost of one pen = `y
i) 5 pencils and 7 pens together cost ` 50 ½
¾ 1M
¿
\ 5x + 7y = 50
ii) 7 pencils and 5 pens together cost ` 46 ½
¾ 1M
\ 7x + 5y = 46 ¿
2M
2
15. (x – 2) + 1 = 2x – 3
Ÿ x2 – 4x + 4 + 1 = 2x – 3 1M

2 1
Ÿx – 6x + 8 = 0 M
2

This is in the form of ax2 + bx + c = 0 ½

2 ¾ 1
\ (x – 2) + 1 = 2x – 3 is a quadratic equation. ¿ M
2

2M
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16. Given vertices (3, –2), (–2, 8), (0, 4)

§ x1  x 2  x 3 y1  y 2  y3 · ½ 1M
Centroid of a triangle = ¨ , ¸ ¾
© 3 3 ¹ ¿

§ 3  2  0 2  8  4 · ½
= ¨ , ¸ °
© 3 3 ¹ °°
¾ 1M
§ 1 10 · °
= ¨ , ¸ °
©3 3 ¹ 2M
°¿
P

A
17. DABC ~ DPQR ½
° 1 ? 1
AB BC ¾ M 4m M
Ÿ ° 2 2
PQ QR ¿ C
B 6m Q 24m R
4 6
Ÿ ½
PQ 24 °
°°
Ÿ PQ 4 u
24
16 mtrs. ¾ 1M
6 °
°
\ Height of the building = 16 mtrs. °¿
2M
P
18. Radius = r = 9cm = OP
9 cm
Distance to the external point from the 1
M
O Q 2
centre = OQ = 15 cm 15 cm

By pythagorus theorem, ½ 1
¾ M
OQ2 = OP2 + PQ2 ¿ 2

Ÿ 152 = 92 + PQ2 ½ 1
¾ M
Ÿ 225 – 81 = PQ2 ¿ 2

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2
Ÿ PQ = 144 ½
°
°
Ÿ PQ = 144 = 12 cm ¾ 1
° M
\ Length of the tangent = 12 cm °¿ 2

2M

(OR)
r = 9 cm, d = 15 cm
1
length of the tangent = d2  r 2 M
2

1
= 152  92 M
2

= 225  81 ½
° 1
¾ M
= 144 ° 2
¿
1
= 12 cm M
2

2M

19. -------- To draw cylinder 1M

1
To draw cone M
2
1
To draw hemisphere M
2
--------

2M

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20. sin 81° + tan 81°

= sin (90° – 9°) + tan (90° – 9°) 1M
ª' sin 90q  A cos A º
= cos 9° + cot 9° « » 1M
«¬ tan 90q  A cot A »¼

2M

SECTION - III

21. Given x2 + y2 = 25xy ½ 1

M
¾ 2
add 2xy on both sides ¿
2
Ÿx + y2 + 2xy = 25xy + 2xy ½ 1M
¾
Ÿ (x + y)2 = 27xy ¿
applying logarithm on both sides ½
¾
1M
2
Ÿ log (x + y) = log 27xy ¿
Ÿ log (x + y)2 = log 27 + log x + log y ½ 1M
3 ¾
Ÿ 2 log (x + y) = log 3 + log x + log y ¿
Ÿ 2 log (x + y) = 3 log 3 + logx + logy ½ 1
M
¾ 2
Hence proved. ¿

4M
A B P

22. 1M

\AÈB=

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A B P

1M

AÇB=
A B P
1M

A–B=
A B P

1M

B–A=
4M

23. Given pair of Linear Equations

3x + 2y = 11 o (1)

and 2x + 3y = 4 o (2)

By (1) × 2 Ÿ 6x + 4y = 22 ½
° 1M
¾
(2) × 3 Ÿ 6x + 9y = 12 ° 1
¿
(–)
–5y = 10 ½
°
10 °°
y= ¾
1M
5
°
°
°¿
y = –2

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from equation (1) ½

° 1M
¾
3x + 2(–2) = 11 °
¿
3x = 11 + 4 ½
°
x=
15 ° 1M
3 ¾
°
x=5 °¿
\ Solution (x, y) = (5, –2)
4M

½
24. 2x2 + x – 3 = 0 °
°°
2x2 + 3x – 2x – 3 = 0 ¾ 2M
°
x(2x + 3) – 1(2x + 3) = 0 °
°¿
(2x + 3) (x – 1) = 0
2x + 3 = 0 or x – 1 = 0 1M
x = –3/2 or x = 1 ½
°
3 ¾ 1M
\ Roots of the equation are ,1 °
2 ¿
4M

25. r = 2.1 cm
4 3
Volume of the sphere = Sr
½
3
° 2M
¾
4 22 °
u u 2.1 u 2.1 u 2.1 38.808 cm3 ¿
3 7

Surface area = 4pr2 ½ 2M

°
22 ¾
4u u 2.1 u 2.1 55.44 cm 2 °
7 ¿
4M
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26. 1  cos T 1  cos T 1  cot 2 T

12  cos 2 T 1  cot 2 T 1M

sin 2 T 1  cot 2 T ª' sin 2 T  cos 2 T 1º 1M

¬ ¼

ª' cosec 2 T  cot 2 T 1º 1M

sin 2 T ˜ cos ec 2T ¬ ¼

§ 1 · 1M
sin T ˜ cosecT
2
½ ¨' cosec T ¸
° © sin T ¹
¾
=1 °
¿
4M

½
27. S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} °
°
Let 'E1' be an event of getting a prime number, °
° 2M
E1 = {2, 3, 5} ¾
°
°
n E1 3 1 °
? P E1
n(S) 6 2 °
¿

Let 'E2' be an event of getting an odd number, E2 = {1, 3, 5} ½

°
°
n E2 3 1 ¾ 2M
? P E2 °
n(S) 6 2 °¿

4M

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§n ·
¨  cf ¸ 1
28. Median M = l  ¨ 2 ¸h 1 M
¨ f ¸ 2
© ¹

1
l = lower boundary of the median class, M
2
1
h = size of the median class (class size) M
2
1
n = number of observations M
2
cf = cumulative frequency of class preceding
1
the median class M
2
1
f = frequency of median class M
2

4M

SECTION - IV
29. a) Let us assume 7 is rational.
½
°
If it is rational, then there must exist two integers 'r' and 's' °
¾ 1M
r °
s z 0 such that 7 . °¿
s

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If 'r' and 's' have a common factor other than 1. Then ½
°
a °
we divide by the common factor to get 7 , ° 1
1 M
b ° 2
¾
where 'a' and 'b' are co-prime. °
°
°
So b 7 a °
¿
On squaring both sides and rearranging, we get ½
°
7b2 = a2 °
\ 7 divides a2 ° 1
¾ 1 M
° 2
Þ 7 divides a °
So, we can write a = 7c, for some integer 'c' °
¿
Substituting for a, we get 7b2 = (7c)2 ½
°
Þ 7b2 = 49c2 °
2 2 °
Þ b = 7c ¾ 2M
2 °
This means 7 divides b °
Þ 7 divides b °
¿ ½
\ Both 'a' and 'b' have 7 as a common factor. °
°
But this contradicts the fact that 'a' and 'b' are co-prime. ° 2M
¾
This contradiction has arises because of our assumption that 7 is rational. °
°
Thus our assumption is false. °
Þ 7 is irrational. ¿

8M
C

b) Given b a
p
ABC is a right triangle right angled at C ½ 2M
BC = a, CA = b, AB = c ¾ A
D B
CD ^ AB and CD = p ¿ o
 c 
o

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1
i) Area of DABC = ˜ AB ˜ CD ½
2 °
¾
1 1M
= cp –––– (1) °¿
2
1
Area of DABC = ˜ BC ˜ AC ½
2 °
1 ¾ 1M
= ab –––– (2) °¿
2

(1) and (2) ½

°
1 1 ° 1M
cp = ab ¾
2 2
°
cp = ab °¿

ii) From pc = ab ½
° 1
° M
¾ 2
2 2 2 2
Ÿ p c =a b °
°¿

2 2
Ÿ p (a + b2) = a2b2 [By pythagorous theorem c2 = a2 + b2] 1M

a 2  b2 1 1
Ÿ 2 2 2 M
a b p 2

a2 b2 1 1
Ÿ 2 2  M
2 2 2
a b a b p 2

1 1 1 1
Ÿ  M
2 2 2
a b p 2

8M

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30. a) Given A = {1, 3, 4, 5, 7}, B = {2, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 8, 9}

D = {1, 3, 7, 8}
(i) A ‰ B = {1, 3, 4, 5, 7} ‰ {2, 4, 5, 6} = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} 2M
(ii) B ˆ D = {2, 4, 5, 6} ˆ {1, 3, 7, 8} = { }=f 2M
(iii) A ˆ D = {1, 3, 4, 5, 7} ˆ {1, 3, 7, 8} = {1, 3, 7} 2M
(iv) C – D = {4, 5, 8, 9} – {1, 3, 7, 8} = {4, 5, 9} 2M

½ 8M
b) Consider the value of first prize =` x °
°
Consider the value of second prize = ` (x – 20) °
° 2M
Consider the value of third prize = ` (x – 40) ¾
°
... ... ... °
°
Ÿ x, x – 20, x – 40 .......... (7 prizes) °
¿
These are in AP ½
n °
Ÿ S7 = 700 (We know Sn = [2a + (n – 1) d] °
2 ¾ 2M
Here n = 7, a = x, d = –20) °
°¿
7
? ª¬ 2 x  6 20 ¼º 700 1M
2
2x – 120 = 200 ½
°
2x = 320 ° 2M
¾
x = 160 °
°¿
The values of cash prizes are `160, `140, `120, `100, `80, `60 & `40. 1 M

8M
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31. a) A (4, –1) B(–2, –3) ½
P Q °
°
Let A (4, –1) and B(–2, –3) °
° 2M
Let P and Q are the points of trisection ¾
°
of AB i.e. AP = PQ = QB °
°
\ P divides AB internally in the ratio 1 : 2 °
¿
Therefore, the coordinates of P are
½
§ m1x 2  m 2 x1 m1y 2  m 2 y1 · °
P(x, y) = ¨ m m , mn ¸ °
© 1 2 ¹ ° 3M
¾
§ 1 2  2 4 1 3  2 1 · § 2  8  3  2 · § 6 5 · °
= ¨ 1 2
,
1 2
¸ = ¨ , ¸ = ¨ , ¸°
© ¹ © 3 3 ¹ © 3 3 ¹°
¿
§ 5 ·
P(x, y) = ¨ 2, 3 ¸
© ¹
Now, Q also divides AB internally in the ratio 2 : 1
So the coordinates of Q are
½
§ 2 2  1 4 2 3  1 1 · °
Q(x, y) = ¨ , ¸ °
© 2 1 2 1 ¹ °
°
§ 4  4 6  1 · ° 3M
= ¨ , ¸ ¾
© 3 3 ¹ °
°
§ 7 · °
= ¨ 0, 3 ¸ °
© ¹ °
¿
Therefore, the coordinate of the points of trisection of the line
§ · 5 § · 7
segment are P ¨ 2, 3 ¸ and Q ¨ 0, 3 ¸
© ¹ © ¹

8M

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b)
CI fi xi ui fiui ½
°
100 – 150 4 125 –2 –8 °
°
150 – 200 5 175 –1 –5 °
°
200 – 250 12 225 a 0 0 ¾ 4M
°
250 – 300 2 275 1 2 °
°
300 – 350 2 325 2 4 °
°
¿
Sfi = 25 Sfiui = –7

Here a = 225, Sfiui = –7,Sfi = 25, h = 50 1M

6fi u i
Mean x = a uh 1M
6fi

§ 7 ·
= 225  ¨ ¸ u 50 ½
© 25 ¹ °
°
= 225 – 14 ¾
° 2M
= 211 °¿
\ Mean expenditure on food in the locality = ` 211.
8M
32. a) From the diagram
Consider AB and CD are two poles of equal heights
Now A C
i) From DABP ½
°
tan 60 =
AB °
BP ° h h 1M
° 2M
h ¾
3 °
x ° 60°) ) 30°
° B x p 120– x D
h 3x o 1 °
¿ ¬ 120 feet ®
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ii) From DCDP ½

°
CD °
tan 30° = °
PD
° 2M
¾
1 h °
3 120  x °
°
h 3 120  x o 2 °
¿
By substituting eqn (1) in eqn (2) ½
°
3x 3 120  x °°
¾ 2M
3x = 120 – x °
4x = 120 °
°¿
x = 30 feet
Ÿ Height of each pole is 30 3 feet 1M

8M

b) Number of cards in the deck n(S) = 52

i) Number of favourable outcomes to get a face card = n(E1) = 12 ½ 2M
°
n E1 12 3 ¾
Probability of getting a face card P(E1) = °
¿
n(S) 52 13

ii) Number of favourable outcomes to get a spade = n(E2) = 13 ½

° 2M
¾
n E2 13 1 °
Probability of getting a spade P(E2) = ¿
n(S) 52 4

iii) Number of favourable outcomes to get a diamond queen = n(E3) = 1 ½

° 2M
¾
n E3 1 °
Probability of getting a diamond queen P(E3) = ¿
n(S) 52
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iv) Number of favourable outcomes to get a king of hearts = n(E4) = 1 ½

° 2M
¾
n E4 1 °
Probability of getting a king of hearts P(E4) = ¿
n(S) 52

8M

33. a) Let y = x2 – x – 12 1M
For finding the points of y = x2 – x – 12 3M
To plot the points and draw parabola 3M
For finding –3 and 4 as zeroes of the polynomial. 1M

8M
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b) B

B'

4 cm 5 cm

C
6 cm C'

For constructing DABC with given measurements. 2M

JJJG
To draw a ray AX 1M

To locate points A1, A2, A3, A4 such that AA1 = A1A2 = A2A3 = A3A4 1M

To join A4 and C, constructing A3C' parallel to CA4. 2M

For constructing C'B' parallel to BC 2M

So DB'AC' is the required triangle.

8M

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