Maharashtra Board Mathematics Assessment Paper for Grade 12
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics - Arts and Science
Total Questions: 20
Total Marks: 100
Time Duration: 2 Hours
Instructions:
Answer all questions.
Each question carries equal marks.
Use appropriate mathematical notation and show your workings clearly.
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Section A: Objective Questions
1. **Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)**: Choose the correct option.
a) What is the truth value of the statement "5 + 4 = 9"?
A) True
B) False
C) Undefined
D) None of the above
b) If p is true and q is false, what is the truth value of the statement "p → q"?
A) True
B) False
C) Undefined
D) None of the above
c) The logical connective "and" is represented by:
A) ∨
B) ∧
C) →
D) ↔
d) A statement that is always true is called:
A) Tautology
B) Contradiction
C) Contingency
D) None of the above
e) The negation of the statement "It is raining" is:
A) It is not raining
B) It is raining
C) It might rain
D) None of the above
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Section B: Short Answer Questions
2. Write the truth values of the following statements:
a) "The sun rises in the east."
b) "2 + 2 = 5."
c) "A triangle has four sides."
3. If the statement "p is a natural number" is true, what can you say about the statement "p is an integer"?
Justify your answer.
4. Construct the truth table for the compound statement "p ∧ (q ∨ r)".
5. Express the following compound statement symbolically: "If it rains, then the ground will be wet."
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Section C: Long Answer Questions
6. Prove that the angle between two vectors a and b can be found using the formula a · b = |a| |b| cos(θ).
7. Given the vectors a = 2i + 3j - k and b = 4i - j + 2k, find the vector projection of a onto b.
8. Find the area of the triangle with vertices A(1, 2, 3), B(4, 5, 6), and C(7, 8, 9) using the scalar triple product.
9. Show that the medians of a triangle are concurrent by using vector methods.
10. If the position vectors of points A, B, and C are given as A(1, 2, 3), B(4, 5, 6), and C(7, 8, 9), find the
coordinates of the centroid of triangle ABC.
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Section D: Application-Based Questions
11. A triangle has vertices at points A(2, 3, 4), B(5, 6, 7), and C(8, 9, 10). Calculate the length of the sides of the
triangle.
12. If a line makes angles of 30 degrees and 45 degrees with the X and Y axes respectively, find the direction
cosines of the line.
13. Determine the coordinates of the point that divides the line segment joining A(1, 2, 3) and B(4, 5, 6) in the
ratio 2:1.
14. Prove that the sum of the lengths of the projections of two vectors on the coordinate axes is equal to the
length of the resultant vector.
15. If the vectors a = 3i + 4j and b = 4i + 3j, find the angle between them.
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Section E: Miscellaneous Questions
16. If the vectors a = 2i + 3j and b = 3i + 4j, find a vector c such that a + b + c = 0.
17. Prove that the area of a triangle formed by three points A, B, and C can be expressed using the determinant
of a matrix formed by their coordinates.
18. Find the volume of the tetrahedron formed by the points A(1, 2, 3), B(4, 5, 6), C(7, 8, 9), and D(10, 11, 12).
19. If the vectors a = i + 2j + 3k and b = 4i + 5j + 6k, find the scalar triple product a · (b × c).
20. Given that the vectors a, b, and c are non-coplanar, prove that the scalar triple product a · (b × c) is equal to
the volume of the parallelepiped formed by these vectors.
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End of Question Paper
Total Marks: 100
Instructions for Submission: Review your answers and ensure all questions are answered before
submitting your paper.