VIDYA MANDIR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

CLASS: XI SECOND TERM EXAMINATION ( Set 2) TIME: 3 HRS

SUBJECT:MATHS DECEMBER 2012 MAX. MARKS :100


GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
This question paper contains 2 printed pages.
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each. Questions 11 to 22 carry 4 marks each.
Questions 23 to 29 carry 6 marks each.

SECTION- A

1. Write the set
)
`

50
7
,
37
6
,
26
5
,
17
4
'
10
3
,
5
2
,
2
1
in the set builder form.
2. If the number of terms in the expansion of ( )
1 3m+
+b a is 20, find m .

3. Solve the quadratic equation: 0 9 4
2
= + x

4. Find the multiplicative inverse of i z 2 3 = .
5. Find the length of the arc of a circle of radius 14 cm which subtends an angle of 36

at the centre.
6. If the standard deviation of a certain data is 16 and the coefficient of variation is 80%, find the
arithmetic mean.
7. A relation R is defined on the set of integers as R = ( ) { }. 25 : ,
2 2
= + y x y x Find two elements of R.
8. There are 5 doors to a lecture room. What is the number of ways in which a student can enter the room and
leave it by different doors?
9. If a point P ) 6 , 5 , 1 3 ( + k lies in the yz- plane , find the value of k .
10. Evaluate ) 765 (

Cos
SECTION-B
11. Find the domain and range of the functions (i)
4
1
) (
2

=
x
x f
(ii) = ) (x f x 2 cos 2 1+
.


12. If U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}, A= {3,6,8,9} and B= {1,2,3,6,9},verify that
(i) ( ) B A B A ' ' =
'
(ii) ( ) B A B A ' ' =
'

13. Find the distance of the line 2x 3y 1 = 0 from the point P(2,3), measured in the direction of a line
perpendicular to the line 3x y 5 = 0.
14. Find the middle term in the expansion of
20
2
2
|
.
|

\
|
+
x
x . Does it have an independent term? Justify
15. If the area of the triangle formed by joining the centres of the circles
and 0 5 2 6 , 0 14 12 4
2 2 2 2
= + + = + y x y x y x y x 0 7 2 8
2 2
= + + ky x y x
is 21 sq units, find k .

16 . If all the letters of the word TRUTH are arranged as in a dictionary, what is (i) the 25
th
word?
(ii) the 49
th
word? (iii) Does the 61
st
word exist? Justify.
(iv) Give one benefit you can personally get by using this value in life.

17. Prove by mathematical induction
1+
1
2
.......... 4 3 2 1
1
.. .......... ..........
4 3 2 1
1
3 2 1
1
2 1
1
+
=
+ + + +
+ +
+ + +
+
+ +
+
+ n
n
n

18. If is an imaginary cube root of unity, show that (1 -
2
)(1
4
) (1
8
)(1
10
) = 9.

19. Find the ratio in which the plane 5 3 2 = + z y x divides the join of A(3,-5, 4) and B(2,3,-7).
Find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the line and the plane.
OR


NAME: ROLLNO

Find the ratio in which the line joining the points ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) and ( 1 , 1 , 2 ) is divided by the xy plane
and also find the point of division.

20. Find the sum to 20 terms of the series: 0.7 + 0.77 + 0.777 + 0.7777 + .............................
OR
The ratio of the sum to n terms of two AP s is ( ) ( ) 27 4 : 1 7 + + n n . Find the ratio of their 11 th terms.

21. Prove that
8 6 3
2
2 4 3
Sin xCosx Sin xCos x
tan x
Cos xCosx Sin xSin x

22. The following table gives the frequency distribution of the wages of the workers of a handloom weaving
centre. Calculate the mean deviation about the median for the following frequency distribution:

Wages per
day (Rs)
10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
No. of
workers
4 6 10 20 10 6 4
The handloom sector provides employment for an estimated 12.5 million people and is the largest rural
employment provider next to agriculture in India. But there are various hardships faced by the weavers
today by way of health problems,low wages and competition from the mechanized powerloom.
Give any one reason why you as an Indian would promote the handloom industry against all these odds.


SECTION- C
23. If the third, fourth and fifth terms in the binomial expansion of ( )
n
a x + are 84, 280 and 560
respectively, find x, a and n. OR
The coefficient of the ) 1 ( r th , r th and ) 1 ( + r th terms in the expansion of ( )
n
x 1 + are in the ratio
1 : 3 : 5 . Find n and r .

24. The vertices of a triangle are A(2,1),B(-2,3) and C(4,5). Find the equation of (i) the altitude through B
(ii) the median through C (iii) the perpendicular bisector of side BC.

25. Show that
2 2 2
2 2 2
1 2 2 3 .......... ( 1) 3 5
1 2 2 3 ...... ( 1) 3 1
n n n
n n n
+ + + + +
=
+ + + + +


26. State and prove the Law of Cosines. OR
If , A B C t + + = prove that
2 2 2
2 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
A B C A B C
Cos Cos Cos Sin Sin Sin
| |
+ + = +
|
\ .

27. Show that the points ( 3,-2), (1,0), (-1,-2) and (1,-4) are concyclic.
28. How many words can be formed by taking 4 letters at a time from the letters of the word MORADABAD?


29. Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the following data using step deviation method.
(Take 55 as assumed mean).






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