DELHI PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SHIKOHABAD

First Term Examination

CLASS-IX Mathematics Time: 150 Min
Student’s Name: ............................................... M.M: 80

General Instructions:
1. Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will NOT be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in
reading the question paper.
3. The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
4. This question paper is divided into two Sections. Attempt all questions from Section A and
any four questions from Section B.
5.Intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets along the
questions.
6.All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown and should be done on
the same sheet as the rest of the answer. Omission of essential working will result in loss of
marks.

SECTION –A (40 Marks)

(Answer all questions from this Section)

Q.1.
(a) . In an circle with centre O. If OM perpendicular to PQ, prove that PM=QM. [3]

P M Q

.
(b)Find the angles of an isosceles triangles whose base angles and vertex angle are in the
ratio 3:4 . [3]
(c) A chord of length 12 cm is drawn in a circle of radius 10 cm. Find its distance from
the centre. [4]
Q.2.
(a)ABCD is a parallelogram having an area of 60 cm2 . P is point on CD Calculate the
area of ∆𝐴𝑃𝐵 . [3]
(b) In a right angle triangle, if hypotenuse is 10cm and the ratio of other two sides is 3:4
find the sides. [3]
(c) The number of sides of two regular polygons are in the ratio 3:6 and their interior
angles are in the ratio 4:5. Find the number of sides in each polygon. [4]

Q.3.
(a) Prove that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is right angled at A, if AB =2x+1, AC= 2x(x+1) and BC=2x(x+1) +1
. [3]
 (b) PQRS is a rectangle in which PQ=12cm and PS=8 cm . Calculate the area of∆𝑃𝑅𝑆 . [3]

(c) A women travels 7 km due north then goes 4 km due east and then 4 km due south.
How for is she from the starting point [4]
Q.4.
(a) Find the length of the perpendicular of triangle whose base is 5cm and hypotenuse is
13 cm . Also find its area. [3]
(b) The interior angles of pentagon are in the ratio of 1:2:3:4:5. Find each interior angle
of the pentagon. [3]
(c) PQ and RS are two parallel chords of a circle whose centre is O and radius is 10 cm.
If PQ=16cm and RS=12 cm, find the distance between PQ and RS if they lie on the
same side of the centre O. [4]

SECTION –B (40 Marks)

(Answer any four questions from this Section)
Q.5.
(a) . Each equal angle of an isosceles triangle is less than the third angle by 150.
Find the angles.. [3]
(b)In a pentagon PQRST, PQ││ ST and < 𝑆 = 130o . Find the angles R and Q, if <
𝑅: < 𝑄 = 2:3. [3]
(c) In the given figure, triangles PQC and PRC are such that QC = PR and PQ = CR.
Prove that ∠PCQ = ∠CPR. [4]

Q.6.
(a) Construct a triangle in which BC=6 cm and <B=60o and <C = 45o . [3]
(b)A chord of length 30 cm drawn at a distance of 20 cm from the centre of the circle
Find the radius of the circle. [3]
(c)In a parallelogram PQRS, T is any point on the diagonal PR . If area ∆𝑃𝑇𝑄 = 18m2
Find the area ∆𝑃𝑇𝑆.
. [4]
Q.7.
(a Construct a triangle in which BC=6 cm, AC=5 cm <C=450. Write all steps also. [3]
(b) Find the sum of the interior angles of a polygon of : [3]
a. 7 sides b. 12 sides c. 9 sides
(c) In the given figure, AD is bisector of ∠BAC and ∠CPD = ∠BPD. Prove that ΔCAP
≌ ΔBAP. [4]
Q.8.
(a)In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, D,E, F are the mind points of BC, CA and AB respectively. Find- [3]
o
a. FE if BC=14cm b. DE if AB=8 cm c. <FDB if <ACB=115
(b) ABC is a triangle. D and E are mind points of sides AB and AC respectively. DE
produced to F such that DE=EF. Prove that ∆𝐴𝐷𝐸 ≅ ∆𝐸𝐹𝐶. [3]
(c) In triangle ABC, AB = AC; BE AC and CF AB. Prove that: [4]

(i) BE = CF
(ii) AF = AE

Q.9.
(a)Find each exterior angle of a regular polygon of :` [3]
a. 9 sides b.15 sides c. 18 sides
(b) A ladder reaches a window of building 20m above the ground. Determined the
distance of the foot of the ladder from the building. [3]
(c) PQ and RS are two parallel chords of a circle whose centre is O and radius is 10 cm.
If PQ=16cm and RS=12 cm, find the distance between PQ and RS if they lie on the
opposite side of the centre O. [4]
Q.10.
(a) . Find number of sides in a regular polygon, when each interior angle is:
i. 120o ii.140o iii. 135o [3]
(b) ABC is an isosceles triangle such that AB = AC. D is a point on side AB such that
BC = CD. Given BAC = 28o.Find the value of DCA. [3]
(c) Construct an isosceles ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 whose altitude AD=2.1 cm and vertex angle < 𝐴 =
120o . [4]
Q.11.
(a) The difference between the interior angles of two regular polygons of (n-1) sides and
(n+1) sides is 9o. Find the number of sides in each of them. [3]
(b) Find number of sides in a regular polygon, when each exterior angle is:
i. 20o ii.60o iii. 72o [3]
(c) A chord of length 16. Cm is at a distance of 11.2 cm from the centre of a circle. Find
the length of the chord of the same circle which is at a distance of 8.4 cm from the
centre. [4]