HALF YEARLY DECEMBER 2023  2 ( 3 – a ) = – 1 x 11

10TH
MATHS KEY ANSWER ( CHENNAI ) 𝟏𝟕
 – 2a = – 17 a=
I CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 𝟐
1. c 2mn – 1 22. x – intercept = – 9
2. a { 1, – 1 } Y – intercept = 4
𝟏
3. d 2520 secθ sinθ 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉 sinθ
23. − = −
4. c 31m sinθ cosθ sinθ cosθ
5. a Straight line 1 1 1 cos2 θ
= ( − sinθ) = ( )
6. b Rectangular matrix cos θ sin θ cos θ sin θ
cosθ
7. d 5√2 = = cot
sin θ
8. a 13m 5
9. d 8 24.  CSA = x 1848 = 5 x 308
6
1 = 1540 sq. meter.
10. b
25 CSA = 2 rh = 1540 sq. meter.
11. c 3  TSA = 1848
12. d 3:1:2
 2 r (h + r) = 1848
13. d 0
 1540 + 2 r2= 1848
14. b 1
 r = √7 × 7 = 7m
CSA = 2 rh = 1540
II ANSWER ANY 10 ONLY
7 1 1
15.  f(x2) = (f(x))2  3 – 2x2 = ( 3 – 2x )2  h = 1540 x x x = 35cm
22 2 7
 x2 – 2x + 1 = 0 25. Ratio of C.S.A. of the balloons = 4 r12 : 4 r22
(x–1)(x–1)=0 x=1 = r12 : r22 = 122 : 162 = 9 : 16
16. f(x) = x 3 σ σ ×100
26. (C.V) = x 100 %  18.74 =
(i) Range of f = { 1, 8, 27, 64} x̅ 25.6
18.74×25.6
(ii) It is one – one and into function. σ = 𝛔 = 4.8
l−a 111−3 100
17. n = +1 = +1 27. P(AUB) = P(A) + P(B) – P(AB)
d 3
n = 36 + 1 n = 37  P(AUB) = 0.37 + 0.42 – 0.09 = 0.70
x3 y3 x3 y3 28. a = 13q1 + 9 ------------------(1)
18. + = − b = 13q2 + 7 ------------------(2)
x− y y− x x− y x− y
x3 −y3 (x−y )( x2 +xy+ y2 ) c = 13q3 + 10 ------------------(1)
= =
x− y (x − y) Adding (1) + (2) + (3)
= (x2
= xy + y2)  a + b + c = 13q1 + 13q2 + 13q3 + 9 + 7 + 10
19. AB = (
1 − 6 −2 + 2
) =(
−𝟓 𝟎
)  a + b + c = 13(q1 + q2 + q3 ) + 26
3 − 3 −6 + 1 𝟎 −𝟓  a + b + c = 13(q1 + q2 + q3 + 2 )
1−6 2−2 −𝟓 𝟎
BA = ( ) =( )  a + b + c =13K
−3 + 3 −6 + 1 𝟎 −𝟓
AD AE 3 x Therefore a + b + c is always divisible by 13.
20. =  =
AB AC 4 15−x
𝟒𝟓
 3 ( 15 – x ) = 4x x= III ANSWER ANY 10 ONLY
𝟕
29. ( B U C )= { 2, 3, 4 } U { 3, 5 } = { 2, 3, 4, 5 }
 x = 6.4 cm
y2 −y1 1 A x ( B U C ) = { 0, 1 } x { 2, 3, 4, 5 }
21. Slope of AB (m)  = − = { (0,2),(0,3),(0,4),(0,5),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4),(1,5)
x2 −x1 2
3−a 1 (A x B ) = {(0,2),(0,3),(0,4),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4)}
 = −
9+2 2 (A x C ) = { (0,3),(0,5),(1,3),(1,5) }
D.S.GNANADASON – MATHS TEACHER (MCCHSS )
 (AxB)U(AxC) In  PQS, PQ2 = PS2 + QS2 ---------- (1)
={ (0,2),(0,3),(0,4),(0,5),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4),(1,5)} In  PRS, PR2 = PS2 + SR2 ---------- (2)
30. goh = ( 1 – 2x )o( 3x ) = 1 – 2(3x) = 1 – 6x (1) – (2)  PQ2 – PR2 = QS2 – SR2
fo(goh) = (2x + 3 )o( 1 – 6x ) = 2 – 12x + 3 1 2
= (3SR)2 – SR2 = 8SR2 = 8(4 𝑄𝑅)
fo(goh) = 5 – 12x
fog = ( 2x + 3 )o( 1 – 2x ) = 5 – 4x 1 (𝑸𝑹)𝟐
= 8x x QR2 =
16 𝟐
(fog)oh = ( 5 – 4x )o( 3x ) 5 – 4(3x)
(𝑸𝑹)𝟐
(fog)oh = 5 – 12x  PQ2 – PR2 =
𝟐
31. a – 3d + a – d + a + d + a + 3d = 28
 2PQ2 = 2PR2 + QR2
a=7
(a – 3d)2 + ( a – d)2 + ( a + d)2 + ( a + 3d)2= 276
36. Angle Bisector Theorem
20
 d2 = d = √4  d = 2 & -2 37. A=( 8, 6 ), B=( 5, 11 ), C=( – 5, 12 ), D=( – 4, 3 )
5
1 8 5 −5 −4 8
Therefore the numbers are 1, 5, 9, 13 Area of quadrilateral =2 { }
6 11 12 3 6
32. ( 23 – 1 ) + ( 43 – 33) + ( 63 – 53) +..… to ‘n’ terms. 1
= 2[ (88 + 60 – 15 - 24 ) – (30 – 55 – 48 + 24 )]
 tn = (2n)3 – (2n – 1 )3 1 1
 a3 – b3 = ( a – b )3 + 3ab ( a – b ) = 2 [ (109) – (– 49)] = 2 (109 + 49 )
1
tn= ( 2n – 2n + 1 )3 + 3 ( 2n ) ( 2n – 1 ) ( 2n – 2n + 1 ) = 2( 158 ) = 79 Sq. units.
tn = 12n2
– 6n + 1 𝟗
38. Point of intersection is ( , 0 )
Sn = 12 n2 – 6 n –  1 𝟒
n ( n+1 )(2n+1) n ( n+1 ) x1 +x2 y1 +y2
Sn = 12 x –6x +n  Mid point of l2 = ( , )
6 2 2 2
= 4n3 + 3n2 5−7 −4+6
=( , ) = ( -1, 1 )
S8 = 4(8)3 + 3(8)2 = 2240 2 2
9
1 1 1 y−y1 x−x1 y−0 x −4
33. = + −  =  = 9
(x−3)(x−2) (x−2)(x−1) (x−5)(x−3) y2 −y1 x2 −x1 1−0 −1−
4
( x−1 )( x−5 )+( x−3 )( x−5 )−( x−2 )( x−1 ) 4x−9
= y=  4x + 13y – 9 = 0
(x−3)(x−2)( x−1 )( x−5 ) −13
(𝐱−𝟗)
=
(𝐱−𝟑)( 𝐱−𝟏 )( 𝐱−𝟓 ) 39.

34.

h 1 h
tan 300 =  =  BD = h√3
BD √3 BD
h h h
tan 600 =  √3 =  DC =
DC DC √3
h 𝟒𝐡
BC = BD + DC = h√3 + =
√3 √𝟑
1
40. =  h(R2 + r2 + Rr) Cubic units.
3
m = 24 & n = – 32 1
35. QR = QS + ST = x  x 45 ( 282 + 72 + 28 x 7 )
3
= 3SR + SR = 4SR = 15435  cm3 (or) = 48510 cm3
1
SR = QR
4
D.S.GNANADASON – MATHS TEACHER (MCCHSS )
 28 30 44. (a)
41. n(A) = 28 = , n(B) = 30 =
50 50
18
n(AB) = 18 =
50
Probability of the students opted for NCC but
not NSS
28 18 10 𝟏
̅)
P(A ∩ B = - = =
50 50 50 𝟓
Probability of the students opted for NSS but
not NCC
30 18 12 𝟔
̅ ∩ B)
P(A - = =
50 50 50 𝟐𝟓
12
̅ ∩ B)
P(A =
50
Probability of the students opted for exactly
one of them.
̅)U(A
P [(A ∩ B ̅ ∩ B)] = P(A ∩ B ̅ ∩ B)
̅ ) + P(A
10 12 10+12 22 𝟏𝟏
= + = = =
50 50 50 50 𝟐𝟓
1 Solution: From the graph
42. Area of base of cone = 201
7 (i) If x = 3 then, y = 8
1408
 r2 =  r = 8cm (ii) If y = 6 then, x = 4
7
5
Volume of cone = 1005
7 (b)
1
 r 2h =
3
GEOMETRY & GRAPH
43. (a)

(b)

Therefore the roots are real and equal.

Length of the tangents AP = BP = 6.3cm. (appr)