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OUR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2023

Name: __________________________ Grade: 11 Sec : ___

Subject: MATHEMATICS M Marks: 80

Date : 15-11-2023 Time : 3 hours
General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains -five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory. However,
there are internal choices in some questions.
2. Section A has 18 MCQ’s and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 Short answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case-based questions of 4 marks each with sub-parts.
7. Reading time is fifteen minutes and use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION A
This section comprises multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.

1. The range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 4 is :

a) R b)[4 , ∞) c) (4, ∞) d) (−∞, 4]

2. If A.M. and G.M. of two positive numbers a and b are 10 and 8 respectively, the numbers are
a) 4 and 16 b) 12 and 8 c) 4 and 12 d)16 and 12

3. The complex number corresponding to √−25 − √−9 + 3 is :

a) 3 − 2𝑖 b) 8𝑖 + 3 c) −2𝑖 − 3 d) 3 + 2𝑖

4. The value of cos 5𝜋 is:

a) −5 b) 0 c) −1 d) 1

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5. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 = and 𝑥 lies in third quadrant, then the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 is:
3
1 −7 5 −5
a) b) c) d)
4 4 4 4

6. If [𝑥] denotes greatest integer function and [𝑥] 2 − 5[𝑥] + 6 = 0 then

a) 𝑥 ∈[3, 4] b) 𝑥 ∈ (2, 3] c) 𝑥 ∈ [2, 3) d) 𝑥 ∈ [2, 4)

7. The value of 𝑎 for which 3𝑖 3 − 2𝑎𝑖 2 + (1 − 𝑎)𝑖 + 5 is purely real number is :

a) 2 b)−2 c) 4 d) 0

8. The solution set of the inequality −8 < 5𝑥 − 3 ≤ 7 is :

a) (−1,2] b) (2,3] c) [−1,2) d) (−1, 2)

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9. The point which does not lie in the half plane 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 ≤ 15 is :
a) (1,2) b) (2,1) c) (3,1) d) (0,5)

1 1 𝑥
10. If + 9! = , then x is:
8! 10!
a) 10 b) 100 c)90 d) 20

11. If 𝑛𝐶4 = 𝑛𝐶7 , then the value of 𝑛𝐶2 is :

a) 55 b) 11 c) 1 d)110

4 4 4
12. Evaluate: 4 − 3 + 9 − 27 … … … … … … . . ∞
a) 4 b)3 c) 6 d) −4

13. The point (-2, 3, -4) lies in:

a) 2nd octant b) 7th octant c) 6th octant d) 8th octant

14. Which term of the sequence 2, 2√2 , 4 … … … . . 𝑖𝑠 64 ?

a) 12 b)11 c) 10 d) 13

15. If [𝑥] denotes greatest integer function, then lim[𝑥] =

𝑥→2
a) 2 b)1 c) 0 d) doesnot exist

16. 𝜋
If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 . 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 , then 𝑓 ′ ( 2 ) is :
𝜋
a) b) 1 c) 0 d) −1
2

17. 𝑒 2𝑥 − 1
lim =
𝑥→0 10 𝑥
1 1
a) 5 b) c)10 d)
10 5

18. 𝑥 5 −𝑎5
lim = lim( 𝑥 + 10) ,then the possible values of a :
𝑥→𝑎 𝑥 3 −𝑎3 𝑥→5
a) 3 b) ±3 c) 5 d) ±1

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS

In the following questions , a statement of Assertion(A) is followed by statement of Reason (R ).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(e) (A) and (R) both are false.

19. Assertion : The value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛 750 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛300 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛 750 . 𝑡𝑎𝑛300 is 1
tanA−tanB
Reason : Tan(A − B) = 1+tanA.tanB

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20. 2 log(1+3𝑥)
Assertion: lim =3
𝑥→0 𝑥
log(1+𝑥)
Reason: lim =1
𝑥→0 𝑥

Section B
This section comprises of very short answer type questions (VSA) of 2 marks each.

21. Let 𝑓 be the subset of 𝑍 × 𝑍 defined by 𝑓 = {(𝑎𝑏, 𝑎 + 𝑏): 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑍}. Is f a function from Z to Z?
Justify your answer.
OR
A relation R on the set A = {𝑥: |𝑥| ≤ 4, 𝑥 𝜖 𝑍} is defined as 𝑅 = {(𝑎, 𝑏) 𝜖 𝐴 × 𝐴: 2𝑎 + 𝑏 = 3}
Write down the relation R in roster form. Find its domain and range.
22. 3+2𝑖
Find the conjugate of the complex number 𝑧 = and express in standard form
1−𝑖

23. Find the number of integers greater than 7000 that can be formed with the digits 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9
where no digits are repeated.
OR
There are 10 lamps in a hall. Each one of them can be switched on independently. Find the
number of ways in which the hall can be illuminated.

24. 𝐶𝑜𝑠 9𝑥 − 𝐶𝑜𝑠 5𝑥

Evaluate : lim
𝑥→0 𝑥2

25. 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
Find the derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) =
1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥

Section C
This section comprises short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each

26. Find the domain and range of the function f(x) = √9 − 𝑥 2 .

27. The fourth term and seventh term of a geometric series are 10 and 80 respectively. Find the sum
of first 10 terms of the series
OR
Find the sum of the following series upto nterms: 5 + 55 + 555 + …………….. upto n terms.

28. A committee of 6 members has to be formed from 8 boys and 5 girls. In how many ways can this
be done when the committee consists of
a) exactly 3 girls?
b) at least 3 girls?
29. Prove that 𝐶𝑜𝑠200 . 𝐶𝑜𝑠300 . 𝐶𝑜𝑠400 . 𝐶𝑜𝑠800 =
√3
.
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OR
𝐶𝑜𝑠8𝐴 𝐶𝑜𝑠5𝐴−𝐶𝑜𝑠12𝐴𝐶𝑜𝑠9𝐴
Prove that = tan 4𝐴
𝑆𝑖𝑛8𝐴 𝐶𝑜𝑠5𝐴+𝐶𝑜𝑠12𝐴𝑆𝑖𝑛9𝐴

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 𝑥 𝑦
30. If (𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦) = (𝑎 + 𝑖𝑏)3 where 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ 𝑅 , then prove that − = −2(𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 )
𝑎 𝑏

31. a) Determine the values of a and b such that lim 𝑓(𝑥) and lim 𝑓(𝑥) exists.
𝑥→2 𝑥→4

𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 , 𝑖𝑓 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2
𝑓(𝑥) = { 3𝑥 + 2, 𝑖𝑓 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4
2𝑎𝑥 + 5𝑏, 𝑖𝑓 4 < 𝑥 ≤ 8

OR
b) Based on the information given in the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) , answer the following questions

1) Evaluate lim 𝑓(𝑥)

𝑥→ −4−
2) Evaluate lim+ 𝑓(𝑥).
𝑥→ 2
3) Does lim 𝑓(𝑥) exist or not. Justify your answer.
𝑥→ 4
Section D
(This section comprises long answer type questions (LA) of 5 marks each.)

32.
a) Prove that √2 + √2 + √2 + 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 8𝑥 = 2 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑥

b) Evaluate: 𝑆𝑖𝑛(−6600 ) + 𝐶𝑜𝑠( 4200 ). 𝑡𝑎𝑛(−2400 )

OR
3 3𝜋 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
a) If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 = 4 , 𝜋 < 𝑥 < , find the value of 𝑆𝑖𝑛 2 , 𝐶𝑜𝑠 2 and 𝑡𝑎𝑛
2 2
1+𝑆𝑖𝑛2𝐴+𝐶𝑜𝑠2𝐴
b) Prove that: = 𝐶𝑜𝑡 𝐴
1+𝑆𝑖𝑛2𝐴−𝐶𝑜𝑠2𝐴

33. Solve the following system of linear inequalities graphically and write the vertices of the feasible
region: 2𝑥 + 𝑦 ≥ 4 ; 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 3 ; 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 ≤ 6 ; 𝑥 ≥ 0 , 𝑦 ≥ 0

34. a) If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 4 ; 𝑓 ′ (1) = 3 and 𝑓 ′ (2) = 18 , then find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
b) Differentiate 𝑓(𝑥) = with respect to x
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
OR
Find the derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 using first principle.
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35. The diagram below shows a cuboid with one vertex at the origin. The coordinates of vertex 𝐹 is
(2, 3, 4). Based on the information given in the figure , answer the following questions.

a) Find the perpendicular distance of the point 𝐹 from 𝑋 axis

b) Find the perpendicular distance of the point 𝐹 from 𝑌𝑍 plane
c) Find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from the point 𝐹 to 𝑋𝑌 plane
d) Find the length of the longest rod that can be placed inside the cuboid.

Section E
(This section comprises 3 Case- study based questions of 4 marks each.)

36. Case Study -1

In a library, 25 students read Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics books. It was found that 15
students read Mathematics, 12 students read Physics while 11 students read Chemistry. 5
students read both Mathematics and Chemistry , 9 students read Physics and Mathematics. 4
students read Physics and Chemistry and 3 students read all the three subjects. Based on the
above information answer the following questions using venn diagram.

(i) Find the number of sudents who read only Chemistry books
(ii) Find the number of students who read Mathematics and Physics but not Chemistry books.
(iii) (a) Find the number of students who donot read any of the subject books.
OR
(iii) (b) Find the number of students who read at most two subject books.

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37. Case Study -2
A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 30 m above the ground. Each time the ball strikes the
ground, It rebounds to 80% of its previous height.

(i) Identify the sequence formed by the vertical height of the ball after each bounce. Justify
your answer.
(ii) About how high will the ball go after its fourth bounce?
(iii) (a) What will be the total distance travelled by the ball before it actually comes to rest?
OR
(iv) (b) The second term of a geometric series is −20 and the sum to infinity of the series
is 64, find the common ratio of the series.

38. Case Study -3

Read the following information and answer the questions given below.
There are 52 cards in a standard deck divided into 4 suits; Diamonds, Clubs, Hearts, Spades.
“Face Cards” include Jacks, Queens, and Kings. Black cards include all Clubs and Spades; Red
cards include all Hearts and Diamonds.

Find the number of ways of choosing four cards from a pack of 52 playing cards if
(i) all four cards are of the same suit.
(ii) two are red cards and two are black cards
( Calculations must be done )
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