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(A) 3,
3
(B) 2, 3
3 2
(C) ,
2 3
1
(D) 3,
3
Solution:
Correct option: (D)
Explanation:
2 1
The given equation has roots, whose sum is and product is -1. This is possible only with √3 and .
3 3
4. The discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x2 + 4x - 7 = 0 is: [1]
(A) 72
(B) 6√2
(C) 2√10
(D) -40
Solution:
Correct option: (A)
Explanation:
The discriminant of 2x2 + 4x - 7 = 0 is [(4)2 - 4(2)(-7)] = 72
1 1
5. If the points (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1) are collinear, then is: [1]
a b
(A) -1
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(A) 30°
(B) 60°
(C) 75°
(D) 105°
Solution:
Correct option: (B)
Explanation:
From the figure, we have ∠BAT = ∠ACB = 60°
7. If 3 cos θ = 1, then cosec θ is equal to: [1]
(A) 2√2
3
(B)
2 2
2 3
(C)
3
4
(D)
3 2
Solution:
Correct option: (B)
Explanation:
1
3 cos θ = 1 gives cos θ =
3
3 3
cos e c =
8 2 2
8. The area of a circle, whose circumference is 22 cm, is: [1]
(A) 54 sq cm
(B) 46 sq cm
(C) 40.5 sq cm
(D) 38.5 sq cm
Solution:
Correct option: (D)
Explanation:
Let r is the radius of the circle. Than,
2πr = 22 cm
7
⇒r= cm = 3.5 cm
2
22
Thus, r 2 3.5 3.5 sq cm = 38.5 sq cm
7
9. The probability of drawing a green coloured ball from a bag containing 6 red and 5 black balls is: [1]
6
(A)
11
5
(B)
11
(C) 1
(D) 0
Solution:
Correct option: (D)
Explanation:
Of the 11 (6 + 5) balls in the bag, no ball is of green colour.
0
P(a green ball) = =0
11
10. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that the card drawn is either red or a queen,
is: [1]
1
(A)
3
1
(B)
13
7
(C)
13
2
(D)
13
Solution:
Correct option: (C)
28 7
P(a red or a green) =
52 13
(11 – 15) Fill in the Blanks.
11. Equation ax2 + bx + C = 0 represents a quadratic equation if and only if ........ [1]
Solution:
a ≠ 0. [In case a = 0, the equation reduces to bx + c = 0, which is a linear equation]
12. If Sn = 5n2 + 3n, then nth term is ........... [1]
Solution:
Here,
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13. Maximum value of is .......... [1]
cos e c
Solution:
1 1
sin
cos e c 1
sin
1
As sin θ ≤ 1, 1
cos e c
1
Thus, maximum value of is 1
cos e c
14. Mode of observations 4, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 is ........ [1]
Solution:
The most frequent observation in the given data is 4.
15. Cumulative frequency curve is also known as ........... [1]
Solution:
Ogive.
(16 – 20) Answer the following:
3
16. If E be an event such that P(E) = , what is P(not E) equal to? [1]
7
Solution:
3
P( E )
7
3 4
P ( not E ) 1 P( E ) 1
7 7
17. Find a quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are -3 and 4. [1]
Solution:
x 2 ( )
x2 x
Hence the required polynomial is 6. [1]
2 2
18. What is the perimeter of the sector with radius 10.5 cm and sector angle 60°? [1]
OR
If the length of the ladder placed against a wall is twice the distance between the foot of the ladder and the
wall. Find the angle made by the ladder with the horizontal.
Solution:
2 r
Perimeter of the sector 2r
360
22 10.5 60
10.5 2 2
7 360
21 11
32 cm.
OR
Let the distance between the foot of the ladder and the wall, AB be x.
then AC, the length of the ladder = 2x
In ΔABC,
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B 90
x
cos A
2x
1
cos A cos 60
2
A 60
19. Three solid metallic spherical balls of radii 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm are melted into a single spherical ball,
find its radius. [1]
Solution:
Let the radius of spherical ball be R.
Volume of spherical ball = Volume of three balls
4 3 4
R (3)3 (4)3 (5)3
3 3
R 27 64 125
3
R3 216
R 6cm [1]
20. If ratio of corresponding sides of two similar triangles is 5 : 6, then find ratio of their areas. [1]
Solution:
Let the triangles be ∆ABC and ∆DEF.
ar(ABC )
2
5 25
25 : 36
ar(DEF ) 6 36
Section - B
21. Write the prime factorisation of 8190. [2]
OR
Find the HCF of (23 × 32 × 51), (22 × 33 × 52) and (24 × 31 × 52 × 7).
Solution:
The prime factorisation of 8190 is:
8190 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 13.
OR
HCF = 22 × 31 × 51 = 60.
22. Determine the AP whose 3rd term is 5 and the 7th term is 9. [2]
OR
Find the zeros of 3x2 - x - 4.
Solution:
Here, a3 = a + 2d = 5 and a7 = a + 6d = 9
Solving the two equations, we get:
a = 3, d = 1
So, required AP is 3, 4, 5, 6, ........
OR
Here p(x) = 3x2 - x - 4
= 3x2 - 4x + 3x - 4
= x(3x - 4) + 1 (3x - 4)
= (3x - 4) (x + 1)
4
So, the two zeros of 3x2 - x - 4 are and -1.
3
23. Are the points (0, 5) (0, -9) and (3, 6) collinear? Justify your answer. [2]
Solution:
The given points will be collinear, if
0 (-9 - 6) + 0 (6 - 5) + 3 ( 5 + 9) is equal to zero,
which is not true, as
0 (-9 - 6) + 0 (6 - 5) + 3 ( 5 + 9) = 42 ≠ 0
OR
For A = 30°, verify that cos 2A = cos2A - sin2A.
Solution:
Here,
cos 20 cos
sin 70 sin 90
We know that,
arc length 2 r
360
60
22
2 21 cm
360 7
22 cm
26. An urn contains 8 red, 6 white, 4 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the urn. Find the
probability that the drawn ball is neither black nor white. [2]
OR
A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a number between 3 and 6.
Solution:
Number of outcomes = 8 + 6 + 4 = 18
Number of favourable outcomes (a red ball)* = 8
8 4
So, required probability =
18 9
[* A ball which is neither black nor white is a red ball]
OR
Total number of outcomes = 6
Number of favourable outcomes = 2
2 1
So, required probability =
6 3
Section - C
27. Prove that: 2√3 - 4 is an irrational number, using the fact that √3 is an irrational number. [3]
OR
Find the HCF and LCM of 15, 18 and 45, by the prime factorisation method.
Solution:
Let us assume on the contrary, that 2√3 - 4 be a rational number. Then,
p
2 34 , where p and q are co-primes and q ≠ 0.
q
1 p
3 4
2 q
1 p
Since p and q are integers, 4 is rational and so √3 is rational. But, this contradicts the fact that √3 is
2 q
irrational.
Hence, 2√3 - 4 is an irrational number.
OR
Here, prime factorisations of 15, 18 and 45 are:
15 = 31 × 51
18 = 21 × 32
45 = 32 × 51
So, HCF (15, 18, 45) = 31 i.e. 3
and LCM (15, 18, 45) = 32 × 21 × 51 = 90
28. Solve for x and y: [3]
7x - 4y = 49; 5x - 6y = 57
OR
1
The sum of reciprocals of a child's age (in years) 3 years ago and 5 years from now is . Find his present
3
age.
Solution:
Given equations are:
7x - 4y = 49 ....... (i)
5x - 6y = 57 ......... (ii)
Multiplying eq (i) by 5 and eq (ii) by 7, we get:
35x - 20y = 245 ..... (iii)
35x - 42y = 399 ...... (iv)
on solving eq (iii) and (iv), we get
22y = -154
⇒ y = -7
Substituting y = -7 in eq (i), we get
⇒ 7x + 28 = 49
⇒ 7x = 21
⇒x=3
Thus, x = 3, y = -7 is the required solution.
OR
Let the present age of the child (in years) be x. Then,
1 1 1
x 3 x 5 3
( x 5) ( x 3) 1
( x 3)( x 5) 3
⇒ 3(2x + 2) = (x - 3)(x + 5)
⇒ 6x + 6 = x2 + 2x - 15
⇒ x2 - 4x - 21 = 0
⇒ (x - 7)(x + 3) = 0
⇒ x - 7 = 0 or x + 3 = 0
⇒ x = 7 or x = -3 (∵ x = -3 is a rejected value)
Thus, her present age is 7 years.
29. If Q (0, 1) is equidistant from P(5, -3) and R (x, 6); find the values of x. Also, find the distances QR and
PR. [3]
Solution:
Since Q(0, 1) is equidistant from P(5, -3) and R(x, 6)
PQ = QR
⇒ PQ2 = QR2
⇒ (5 - 0)2 + (-3 - 1)2 = (x - 0)2 + (6 - 1)2
⇒ 25 + 16 = x2 + 25
⇒ x2 = 16
⇒x=±4
Thus, R is R(4, 6) or R (-4, 6)
For R (4, 6),
QR (4 0)2 (6 1)2 16 25 41
QR (4 0)2 (6 1) 2 16 25 41
PR (4 5)2 (6 3)2 81 81 162 9 2
30. In the given figure, if TP and TQ are two tangents to a circle with centre O so that, ∠POQ = 110°, then
find ∠PTQ. [3]
Solution:
In the quadrilateral POQT,
∠P + ∠POQ + ∠Q + ∠PTQ = 360°
⇒ 90° + 110° + 90° + ∠PTQ = 360°
⇒ ∠PTQ = 360° - 90° - 110° - 90° = 70°
1 sec sin 2
31. Prove that: [3]
sec 1 cos
Solution:
1
1
1 sec cos cos 1 cos cos 1
LHS
sec 1 cos 1
cos
sin
2
1 cos 2 (1 cos )(1 cos )
RHS 1 cos
1 cos 1 cos 1 cos
Thus, LHS = RHS
1
ar(ADE) AD EN
2
.....(i )
AE DM
1
2
1
And ar(BDE) DB EN ......(ii )
2
1
ar(DEC) EC DM ......(iii)
2
From (i) and (ii), we have
1
AD EN
ar (ADE) 2 AD
......(iv)
ar (BDE) 1 DB EN DB
2
And from (i) and (iii), we have
1
AE DM
ar (ADE) 2 AE
......(v)
ar (DEC) 1 EC DM EC
2
Since ΔBDE and ΔDEC are on the same base DE and between the same parallels BC and DE.
ar(ΔBDE) = ar(ΔDEC) ......... (vi)
Therefore, from (iv), (v) and (vi), we have:
AD AE
DB EC
34. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50.
Compute the missing frequencies f1 and f2. [3]
Solution:
The frequency distribution for calculating the mean, for the given data is:
We know that,
Mean A
fu i i
h
f i
28 f 2 f1
62.8 50 20
30 f1 f 2
28 f 2 f1 12.8
30 f1 f 2 20
3 (3) 2 4(1)(1)
x
2 1
3 9 4
2
3 13
2
36. Prove that, the ratio of areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares of their
corresponding sides. [3]
OR
D and E are points on the sides CA and CB respectively of a ΔABC, right-angled at C.
Prove that: AE2 + BD2 = AB2 + DE2
Solution:
Proof: We are given two ∆'s ABC and PQR such that:
∆ABC ~ ∆PQR
ar(ABC) AB2 BC2 CA 2
We need to prove that:
ar(PQR) PQ2 QR 2 RP 2
1
BC AM
ar(ABC) 2 BC AM
So, ......(i )
ar (PQR) 1 QR PN QR PN
2
Now, in ∆AMB and ∆PNQ, we have
∠B = ∠Q and ∠M = ∠N
So, by AA similarly criterion, ∆AMB ~ ∆PNQ
AM AB
.....(ii)
PN PQ
ar(ABC) BC AB AB AB AB 2
ar(PQR) QR PQ PQ PQ PQ 2
OR
In the figure, ACB is a right triangle, right-angled at C.
D and E are points on sides CA and BC respectively.
We join DE, BD and AE.
in right triangle ACE, we have:
AE2 = AC2 + EC2 ....... (i)
In right triangle BCD, we have:
BD2 = BC2 + DC2 ........ (ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get:
AE2 + BD2 = (AC2 + EC2) + (BC2 + DA2)
= (BC2 + CA2) + (CE2 + CD2)
= AB2 + DE2
37. State and prove the converse of Pythagoras Theorem. [4]
OR
ABCD is a trapezium with AB || DC. If ∆AED ~ ∆BEC, then prove that AD = BC.
Solution:
Statement: In a triangle, if the square of one side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides,
then the angle opposite the first side is a right-angle.
Solution:
Also in ∆APQ,
PQ 1
tan 30
PA 3
h 1
[ from (i) ]
50 3
3
3
50 3 50
h m = 16.67 m
3 3 3
OR
We have
LHS m 2 n 2
(tan sin ) 2 (tan sin ) 2
tan 2 sin 2 2 tan sin tan 2 sin 2 2 tan sin
4 tan sin ......(i)
And
RHS 4 mn
4 (tan sin )(tan sin )
4 tan 2 sin 2
sin 2
4 sin 2
cos
2
1 cos 2
4sin
cos
sin
4sin
cos
4 tan sin .......(ii )
m2 n 2 4 mn
40. How many silver coins, 1.75 cm in diameter and of thickness 2 mm, must be melted to form a cuboid of
dimensions 5.5 cm × 10 cm × 3.5 cm? [3]
Solution:
2
1.75
Volume of metal, obtained on melting a silver coin (0.2) cu.cm = 0.48125 cu.cm
2
Volume of cuboid = (5.5 × 10 × 3.5) cu.cm = 192.5 cu.cm
If n silver coins are melted, then
n × (0.48125) = 192.5
192.5
n 400
0.48125
Thus, 400 silver coins are to be melted to from the required cuboid.
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