HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2022–23

SAMPLE PAPER

Subject: Mathematics Grade: 12

Marks: 80 Time: 3Hours
Name: _______________________ Date: 30.08.2022
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General Instructions:
• This question paper contains two parts- A and B. Each part is compulsory.
• There is no overall choice in the paper. Internal choice is provided in 4 questions of 1 mark, 2 questions of 3 marks and
3 questions of 4 marks.
Part – A:
• It consists of three sections- I, II and III.
• Section I comprises 16 Multiple Choice Questions.
• Section II contains 3 case studies. Each case study comprises 5 case-based Multiple Choice Questions. Attempt any 4 out
of 5 such questions.
• Section III contains 3 competency Based questions. Each question comprises 2 subparts of 2 marks each.
Part – B:
• It consists of two sections- IV and V.
• Section IV comprises 4 questions of 3 marks each and Section V comprises 7 questions of 4 marks each.

Part A
Section I
Question Nos. 1 to 16 carry 1 mark each.
2𝑥+2 −16
The value of the k so that the function 𝑓(𝑥) = { 4𝑥 −16 𝑥 ≠ 2} is continuous at x = 2, is:
1
𝑘 𝑥=2
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) −4 (d) 2
2 The number of all possible matrices of order 3× 2 with each entry 0 or 1 is:
(a) 512 (b) 64 (c) 128 (d) 256
OR
If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then A2+B2 =_____.
(a) 2BA (b) 2AB (c) A+B (d) AB
−17𝜋
3 The value of cos−1 [cos ( 15
)] is:
17𝜋 13𝜋 3𝜋 −17𝜋
(a) 15
(b) 15 (c) 15 (d) 15
OR
1
The value of 2 sec −1 2 + sin−1 2 is:
𝜋 5𝜋 7𝜋
(a) (b) 6 (c) (d) 1
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4 The derivative of log10 𝑥 with respect to 𝑥 is:
1 1 1 1
(a) 𝑥
log 𝑒 𝑥10 (b) 𝑥 (c) 𝑥 log10 𝑥 (d) 𝑥 log10 𝑒
5 The domain of 𝑦 = cos−1(𝑥 2 − 4) is:
(a) [−1,1] (b) [−√5, −√3] ∩ [√3, √5] (c) [−√5, −√3] ∪ [√3, √5] (d) [0, 𝜋]
1 1 −2
6 If 𝐴 = [𝛼 1 −3] , then 𝐴−1 exist if__________.
5 4 −9
(a) 𝛼 = 2 (b) 𝛼 ≠ 2 (c) 𝛼 ≠ 0 (d) 𝛼 = 0
7 If A is square matrix ,then________
(a) (A+A’) is symmetric (b) (A+A’) is skew symmetric (c) (A-A’) is symmetric (d) none of these
8 If 𝑦 = sec −1
√𝑥+1
+ sin−1
√𝑥−1 𝑑𝑦
then 𝑑𝑥 = ________.
√𝑥−1 √𝑥+1
𝜋
(a)
√𝑥+1
(b)
√𝑥−1 (c) (d) 0
2
√𝑥−1 √𝑥+1
OR
The derivative of √tan √𝑥 with respect to x is:
(a) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 √𝑥 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 √𝑥 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 √𝑥 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 √𝑥
(b) 2√𝑥
(c) (d)
2√𝑥 √tan √𝑥 4√𝑥 √tan √𝑥
9 Given set A = {a, b, c}. An identity relation on set A is:
(a) R = {(a, b), (a, c)} (b) R = {(a, a), (b, b), (c, c)}
(c) R = {(a, a), (b, b), (c, c), (a, c)} (d) R = {(c, a), (b, a), (a, a)}
10 If A = {1, 2, 3} and relation R on A is defined as R ={ (1,1),(2,2),(3,3),(1,2),(2,3),(1,3) }, then R is:
(a) Reflexive but not symmetric (b) Reflexive but not transitive
(c) symmetric and transitive (d) neither symmetric nor transitive
11 If sin−1 (𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 12) = 𝑛𝜋, ∀ 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍, then value of 𝑥 is:
(a) −4 (b) 4 (c) −3 (d) 0
12 If A is matrix of order 𝑚 × 𝑛 and B is a matrix such that AB’ and B’A are both defined , then the order of
matrix B is:
(a) 𝑚 × 𝑚 (b) 𝑛 × 𝑛 (c) 𝑛 × 𝑚 (d) 𝑚 × 𝑛
13 If Set A has 3 elements and the set B has 4 elements, then the number of injective functions that can be
defined from set A to set B is:
(a) 144 (b) 12
(c) 24 (d) 64
14 The feasible region of LPP is always a______.
(a) Square (b) parallelogram (c) Convex polygon (d) concave polygon
OR
Which of the following is a convex set:
(a) {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≥ 5} (b) {(𝑥, 𝑦): 𝑦 2 ≥ 𝑥}
(c) {(𝑥, 𝑦): 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 ≥ 5} (d) {(𝑥, 𝑦): 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 1}

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15 If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct:
(a) adj A=|A|.A-1 (b) |A-1|=[det (A)]-1 (c) (AB)-1 = A-1B-1 (d)(A + B)-1 = A-1 + B-1
16 The corner points of the feasible region determined by the following system of linear inequalities
2𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 10, 𝑥 + 3𝑦 ≤ 15, 𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0 are (0,0), (5,0), (3,4) and (0,5). Let 𝑍 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦.
If the Z occurs maximum at (3,4) and (0,5), then_______.
(a) p = q (b) p = 2q (c) p = 3q (d) q = 3p
Section II
Question Nos 17 to 19 has five subparts and each subpart carries 1 mark.
17 A mathematics teacher went to the sports club in which he saw a snooker table, on which there were red and
yellow colour balls. He analyse that the number of red and yellow colour balls can be represented as a
function f(x) = 4x2 + 12x + 15 and f : N → R where f(x) is red colour ball when x represent yellow colour ball.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) The given function f is:
(a) onto (b) into (c) one -one (d) many one
(ii) If f is given as f : N → A , then the value of A which makes f surjective is:
(a) A = N (b) A = Z (c) A = R (d) none of these
(iii) If f is given as f : R+ → A , then the value of A which makes f surjective is:
(a) A = R (b) A = R+ (c) A = R – [6, ∞) (d) A = R – [15, ∞)
(iv) If f(x) = y, then the value of x is:
2 √𝑦−6−3 √𝑦+6+3
(a) 2√𝑦 − 6 + 3 (b) (c) (d)
√𝑦−6−3 2 2
(v) If f is given as f : R → R, then the function f is:
(a) onto (b) into (c) one -one (d) many one
18 Suppose f is a real function on a subset of the real numbers and let c be a point in the domain of f. Then f is
continuous at c if lim𝑥→𝑐 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑐)
𝑎𝑥 + 5, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 5
The function f is given by 𝑓(𝑥) = { 10, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 5}
𝑏𝑥 + 20 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 5
The given function is continuous at x = 5
Based on above information answer the following questions.
(i) The relation between a and b can be given by________.
(a) a + b = 3 (b) a - b = 2 (c) a – b = 3 (d) b –a = 3
(ii) The value of a is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
(iii) The value of b is:
(a) –1 (b) –2 (c) –5 (d) 2
(iv) The value of 𝑑𝑦
at x =-12 is:
𝑑𝑥
(a) 12 (b) – 12 (c) 5 (d) 1

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(v) The value of left hand limit of the given function f at x= 5 is:
(a) 10 (b) 5 (c) -5 (d) 0
19 A company manufactures two articles A and B. There are two departments through which these articles are
processed: (i) assembly and (ii) finishing departments.
The maximum capacity of the assembly department is 60 hours a week and that of the finishing department is
48 hours a week. The production of each article A requires 4 hours in assembly and 2 hours in finishing and
that of each unit of B requires 2 hours in assembly and 4 hours in finishing. The profit is ₹ 6 for each unit of A
and ₹ 8 for each unit of B. The number of units of A and B to be produced per week is x and y respectively.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) If the company want to have maximum profit in a week, then the objective function is:
(a) 𝑧 = 6𝑥 + 8𝑦 (b) 𝑧 = 8𝑥 + 6𝑦 (c) 𝑧 = 8𝑥 + 3𝑦 (d) 𝑧 = 3𝑥 + 8𝑦
(ii) The constraint on assembly department is:
(a) 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 ≥ 60 (b) 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≥ 48 (c) 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≤ 60 (d)2 𝑥 + 4𝑦 ≤ 48
(iii) The constraint on finishing department is:
(a) 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 > 48 (b) 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 ≤ 48 (c) 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 ≥ 60 (d) 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 < 60
(iv) The value of x and y which give maximum profit in a week, is:
(a) (0, 12) (b) (15,0) (c) (12,6) (d) (0,0)
(v) The maximum profit of the company in a week is:
(a) 0 (b) 190 (c) 196 (d) 120
Section III
Question Nos. 20 to 22 has two subparts and each subpart carries 2 marks
20 One of the best applications of determinants is to solve system of simultaneous linear equations by Cramer’s
rule. If the simultaneous linear equations are
𝑎1 𝑥 + 𝑏1 𝑦 = 𝑐1
𝑎2 𝑥 + 𝑏2 𝑦 = 𝑐2
𝐷 𝐷 𝑎 𝑏1 𝑐 𝑏1 𝑎1 𝑐1
The solution is given by 𝑥 = 𝐷1 and 𝑦 = 𝐷2 where D = | 1 |, 𝐷1 = | 1 | and 𝐷2 = |𝑎 𝑐 |
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2 𝑏2 2 2
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) If 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 17; 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 6, then find 𝐷1 and 𝐷2 for these equations.
(ii) Find the value of D for the equations given in (i), hence find the value of x and y.
21 Two men on either side of a temple of 30 metres high from the level of eye observe its top at the angles of
elevation are α and β respectively. The distance between the two men is 40√3 metres and the distance
between the first person A and the temple is 30√3 metres.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

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 (i) Find ∠BAD and ∠BCD in terms of ITF.
(ii) Find cos−1 (sin ∠ABC).
22 There are two families A and B. There are 4 men, 6 women and 2 children in family A and 2 men, 2 women
and 4 children in family B. The recommended daily allowance for calories is: man: 2400, Woman: 1900, Child:
1800 and for proteins is: Man: 55 gm, woman: 45 gm and child: 33 gm.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Represent the above information using matrices.
(ii) using matrix multiplication, calculate the total requirement of calories and proteins for each of the two
families
Part B
Section IV
Question Nos. 23 and 26 carry 3 marks each.
23 Show that the function 𝑓: 𝑅+ → [−5, ∞) given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 9𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 5 is one-one and onto.
24 If 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 ∈ [−1, 1] such that cos−1 𝑥 + cos −1 𝑦 + cos −1 𝑧 = 3𝜋, then find the value of
𝑥(𝑦 + 𝑧) + 𝑦(𝑧 + 𝑥) + 𝑧(𝑥 + 𝑦).
𝑥 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
25 Prove that the determinant |− sin 𝜃 −𝑥 1 | is independent of 𝜃.
cos 𝜃 1 𝑥
OR
If the points (𝑎1 , 𝑏1 ), (𝑎2 , 𝑏2 ) and (𝑎1 + 𝑎2 , 𝑏1 + 𝑏2 ) are collinear, then show that 𝑎1 𝑏2 = 𝑎2 𝑏1 .
𝑑𝑦 𝜋
26 If 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑐 3 𝜃 and 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑛3 𝜃 , then find at 𝜃 = .
𝑑𝑥 3
OR
𝑑𝑦 3𝑥−𝑥 3
Find 𝑑𝑥
, if 𝑦 = tan−1 (1−3𝑥2 )
Section V
Question Nos. 27 and 33 carry 4 marks each.
1 2 2
27 If 𝐴 = [2 1 2], verify that A2 – 4A – 5I = 0. Hence find 𝐴−1
2 2 1
𝑑𝑦
28 If (cos 𝑥) 𝑦 = (sin 𝑦) 𝑥 , find
𝑑𝑥
2 −1 −1 −8 −10
29 If [ 1 0 ] × A = [ 1 −2 −5 ], then find A.
−3 4 9 22 15
30 Maximize 𝑍 = 5𝑥 + 2𝑦
Subject to the constraints:
−2𝑥 − 3𝑦 ≤ −6
𝑥 − 2𝑦 ≤ 2
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≤ 12
−3𝑥 + 2𝑦 ≤ 3
𝑥 ≥ 0, 𝑦 ≥ 0

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31 Let L be the set of all lines in XY plane and R be the relation in L defined as R = {(L1, L2) : L1 is parallel to L2}.
Show that R is an equivalence relation. Find the set of all linesrelated to the line y = 2x + 4.
OR
Let R be a relation on the set A of ordered pairs of positive integers defined by (x, y) R (u, v) if and only if
xv = yu. Show that R is an equivalence relation.
32 𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
If y = a cos(log x) + b sin(log x) , then show that 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0
OR
√1−𝑥 2
Differentiate tan−1 𝑥
with respect to cos−1(2𝑥√1 − 𝑥 2 ).
33 Using matrix method, solve the following equations :
2 3 10
+ + =4
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
4 6 5
− + =1
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
6 9 20
+ − =2
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
OR
1 −1 2 −2 0 1
Fid the product [0 2 −3] [ 9 2 −3] and use it to solve the system of equations :
3 −2 4 6 1 −2
x - y + 2z = 1,
2y - 3z = 1,
3x - 2y + 4z = 2

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