MATHEMATICS CLASS X FULL MARKS-100

SECTION-A (Marks-50)

1. (a) The first term of an AP is 5, the common difference is 3 and the last term is 80, find the number of
terms.

(b) If 9th term of an A.P. is zero, prove that its 29th term is double the 19th term.

(c) If (m + 1) th term of an A.P. is twice the (n + 1) th term, prove that the (3m + 1) th term is twice the
(m+n+1) th term. [2+2+3]

2. (a) Solve: (i) (a-b) x + (a +b)y = 2a2-2b2; (a + b)(x + y)= 4ab (ii) 57/(x+y)+6/(x-y)=5; 38/(x+y)+21/(x-y)=9
(b) For a unique solution of the given system of equations, find the value of k:
x+ (k+1)y=4; (k+1)x+ 9y=(5k+2)
(c) On selling a T.V at 5% gain and a fridge at 10% gain, a shopkeeper gains Rs 2000. But if he sells the T.V
at 10% gain and the fridge at 5% loss, He gains Rs 1500 on the transaction. Find the actual prices of T.V
and fridge. [4+3+3]
3. (a) Find the sum of all natural numbers between 50 and 500, which are divisible by 7.
(b) The length of a line segment is of 10 units and the coordinates of one end-point are (2, -3). If the
abscissa of the other end is 10, find the ordinate of the other end.
(c) Show that the points (-4, -1), (-2, -4), (4, 0) and (2, 3) are the vertices points of are the vertices points
of a rectangle.
(d) Prove that the points (-2, 5), (0, 1) and (2, -3) are collinear. [2+2+3+2]
4. (a) Find the circumcenter of the triangle whose vertices are (-2, -3), (-1, 0), (7, -6).
(b) A two digits number is such that the product of the digits is 12. When 36 is added to the number, the
digits inter change their places determine the number.
(c) The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. It can go 15 km upstream and 22 km downstream in 5
hours. Find the speed of the stream.
(d) An aero plane left 50 minutes later than its scheduled time, and in order to reach the destination,
1250 km away, in time, it had to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from its usual speed. Find its usual
speed. [3*4=12]
5. (a) Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours less
than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Two taps together can fill the tank in 9 and 3/8 hours.
Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank.
(b) A dealer sells an article for Rs. 24 and gains as much percent as the cost price of the article. Find the
cost price of the article.
(c) If two opposite vertices of a square are (5, 4) and (1, -6), find the coordinates of its remaining two
vertices.
(d) From a pack of 52 playing cards Jacks, queens, kings and aces of red colour are removed. From the
remaining, a card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the card drawn is:
(i) a black queen (ii) a red card (iii) a black jack. [3*4=12]
 SECTION-B (Marks-50)

6. (a) The following table gives the number of branches and number of plants in the garden of a School.
No. of branches (x): 2 3 4 5 6
No. of plants (f): 49 43 57 38 13
Calculate the mean number of branches per plant using assumed mean.
(b) Consider the following distribution of daily wages of 50 workers of a factory
Daily wages (in Rs): 100 – 120, 120 – 140, 140 – 160, 160 – 180, 180 - 200
Number of workers: 12 14 8 6 10
Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory by using an appropriate method.
(c) In a ΔABC, P and Q are points on sides AB and AC respectively, such that PQ || BC. If AP = 2.4 cm, AQ=
2 cm, QC = 3 cm and BC = 6 cm, find AB and PQ.
(d) D, E and F are the points on sides BC, CA and AB respectively of ΔABC such that AD bisects angle A, BE
bisects angle B and CF bisects angle C. If AB = 5 cm, BC = 8 cm and CA = 4 cm, determine AF, CE and BD.
[3*4=12]
7. (a) Find the ratio in which the point (2, y) divides the line segment joining points A(-2, 2) and B(3,7).
Also, find the value of y.
(b) If a vertex of a triangle be (1, 1) and the middle points of the sides through it be (-2, 3) and (5, 2), find
the other vertices.
(c) Find the coordinates of the points which divide the line segment joining the points (−4, 0) and (0, 6)
in four equal parts. [3*3=9]
8. (a) A vertically straight tree, 15 m high, is broken by the wind in such a way that its top just touches
the ground and makes an angle of 60° with the ground. At what height from the ground did the tree
break?
(b) From the top of a building 15 m high the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is found to be 30°.
From the bottom of the same building, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°.
Find the height of the tower and the distance between the tower and building.
(c) The length of the shadow of a tower standing on level plane is found to be 2x metres longer when the
sun’s altitude is 30° than when it was 45°. Prove that the height of tower is x (√3 + 1) metres.
(d)Prove that: (i) sec A(1-sin A)(sec A+ tan A)=1 (ii) (cosec A-sin A)(sec A-cos A)(tan A+ cot A)=1 [3*4=12]
9. (a) Prove that the points (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1) are collinear if, 1/a + 1/b = 1.
(b) The point A divides the join of P (-5, 1) and Q (3, 5) in the ratio k : 1. Find the two values of k for
which the area of ΔABC where B is (1, 5) and C (7, -2) is equal to 2 units.
(c) If A, B, C are the interior angles of a ΔABC, show that:
(i) Sin (B+C)/2= Cos A/2 (ii) Cos (B+C)/2= Sin A/2
(d) If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point h meters above a lake is a and the angle of depression
of its reflection in the lake be b, prove that the distance of the cloud from the point of observation is (2 h
Sec a)/( tan b−tan a).
(e) Prove: (i) Cos A/ (1-Tan A) + Sin A/ (1-Cot A) = Sin A + Cos A
(ii) Tan3 A/ (1+Tan2 A) + Cot3 A/ (1+Cot2 A) = Sec A Cosec A - 2 Sin A Cos A [3+3+3+4+4]