ICSE Board

Class IX Mathematics
Paper 1
Time: 2½ hrs Total Marks: 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
7. Mathematical tables are provided.

SECTION – A (40 Marks)

(Answer all questions from this Section)
Q. 1.
(a) The compound interest on a certain sum of money at 5% p.a. for 2 years is Rs. 287.
Find the sum. [3]

(b) Show that 2 is an irrational number. [3]

cos37o .cosec53o
(c) Evaluate: [4]
tan5o . tan25o . tan 45o . tan65o . tan85o

Q. 2.
(a) Use congruency of triangles to find the value of x and y. [3]

1
 1
(b) Express 2log3  log16  log12 , as a single logarithm. [3]
2

(c) Draw parallelogram ABCD with AB = 6 cm, AD = 5 cm and DAB = 45o. [4]

Join diagonals AC and BD. Let them intersect at O.

Q. 3.
2
 2
 8  3 1
 7 
0
(a) Evaluate:     [3]
 27  3
(b) Find the value of 'a' and 'b' if (2a + b, a – 2b) = (7, 6) [3]
(c) Show that a quadrilateral with vertices (0, 0), (5, 0), (8, 4) and (3, 4) is a rhombus.
Also find its area. [4]

Q. 4.
(a) Using Pythagoras theorem, prove that the area of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ is

3 2
a . [3]
4
(b) The difference between the exterior angle of a regular polygon of n sides and a
regular polygon of (n + 2) sides is 6. Find the number of sides. [4]
4 1
(c) Evaluate   tan2 45 [3]
tan 60 cos 30
2 2

SECTION – B (40 Marks)

(Answer any four questions from this Section)
Q. 5.
(a) Graphically solve the following equations: [4]
3x – 5y + 1 = 0; 2x – y + 3 = 0 [Use 1 cm = 1 unit on both the axes]
(b) A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and earns a fixed increment every
year. If his salary was Rs. 1500 after 4 years of service and Rs. 1800 after 10 years of
his service, what was his starting salary and what is the annual increment? [3]
1 1
(c) If x  , then prove that x2  6  0 [3]
2 1 x2
2
Q. 6.
(a) What sum of money will amount to Rs. 3630 in two years at 10% p.a. compound
interest? [3]
(b) In the given figure, mPSR = 90, PQ = 10 cm, QS = 6 cm, RQ = 9 cm. Calculate the
length of PR. [3]

(c) The lengths of two parallel chords of a circle are 6 cm and 8 cm. If the smaller chord
is at a distance 4 cm from the centre, what is the distance of the other chord from
the centre? [4]

Q. 7.
(a) Calculate the mean and median of the following data: [3]
3, 1, 5, 6, 3, 4, 5, 3, 7, 2
(b) A room is 8 m long and 5 m broad. Find the cost of covering the floor of the room
with 80 cm wide carpet at the rate of Rs. 22.50 per metre. [3]

(c) In the figure, Q is a point on side of PSR such that PQ = PR. Prove that PS > PQ. [4]

Q. 8.
(a) A small indoor greenhouse (herbarium) is made entirely of glass panes (including
the base) held together with tape. It is 30 cm long, 25 cm wide and 25 cm high. [4]
i. What is the area of the glass?
ii. How much of tape is needed for all the 12 edges?
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 (b) In the given figure, AOC is the diameter of the circle, with centre O. If arc AXB is half
of arc BYC, find ∠BOC. [3]

(c) The ages (in years) of 360 patients treated in a hospital on a particular day are given
below. [3]

Age in years 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

Number of 40 60 20 120 30
90
patients
Draw a histogram and a frequency polygon on the same graph to represent the above
data.

Q. 9.
(a) If 2 cos2 θ sin θ – 2 = 0 and 0° ≤ θ ≤ 90°; find the value of θ. [3]
1 1 1
(b) If p  p  p and pqr = 1, prove that x + y + z = 0
x y z
[3]
(c) In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram in which X and Y are the midpoints of
AD and BC respectively, Prove that: AE = EF = FC. [4]

Q. 10.

2 7 3 5
(a) If  P 35  Q , then what is the value of 2P + Q? [3]
7 5
sin A  2cos A
(b) Given 3 cos A – 4 sin A = 0; evaluate without using tables: [4]
3cos A  sin A
1 1 1
(c) If a   4, find the value of i. a2  2 ii. a4  [3]
a a a4
4
Q. 11.
(a) Show that a median divides a triangle into two triangles of equal areas. [4]
(b) In the given figure, area of PQR = 44.8 cm2, PL = LR and QM = MR. Find the area of
LMR. [3]

(c) Factorize: x3  3x2  x  3 [3]

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 ICSE Board
Class IX Mathematics
Paper 2
Time: 2½ hrs Total Marks: 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.
7. Mathematical tables are provided.

SECTION – A (40 Marks)

(Answer all questions from this Section)
Q. 1.
sin30  sin90  2cos0
(a) Without using tables, find the value of
tan30  tan60 [3]
3×27n+ 1 + 9×3n- 1
(b) Evaluate:
8 × 33n  5×27 n [3]

2+ 3
(c) If x and y are rational numbers and = x + y 3 , find the value of x and y. [4]
2 3

Q. 2.
1
(a) In the given figure, AOC is a diameter of a circle with centre O and arc AXB = arc
2
BYC. Find ∠BOC. [3]

1
 (b) Find xy, if x + y = 6 and x – y = 4. [3]
log a log b log c
(c) If = = , prove that aa.bb.cc = 1 [4]
bc ca a b

Q. 3.
(a) From the given figure, find the angles of the parallelogram ABCD. [3]

p
(b) Express 5.347 in the form where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0. [3]
q
(c) The table below classifies the days of the months of June, July and August according
to the rainfall received in a locality. [3]
Rain (mm) Days
10 – 20 8
20 – 30 10
30 – 40 14
40 – 50 20
50 – 60 15
60 – 70 8
70 – 80 7
80 – 90 6
90 – 100 4

Q. 4.
(a) There are two regular polygons with number of sides equal to (n  1) and (n + 2).
Their external angles differ by 6. Find the value of n. [3]
(b) ABCD is a parallelogram, E is the midpoint of AB and F is the mid-point of CD. PQ is
any line that intersects AD, EF and BC at P, G and Q. Prove that PG = GQ. [3]
(c) A man borrows Rs. 5000 at 12% p.a. compound interest. He repays Rs. 2000 at the
end of each year. Calculate the amount he has to pay at the end of the third year. [4]

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 SECTION – B (40 Marks)
(Answer any four questions from this Section)
Q. 5.
(a) A wire is bent to form a square enclosing an area of 484 m2. Using the same wire, a
circle is formed. Find the area of the circle. [3]
p
(b) Given, sin  = , find cos  + sin  in terms of p and q. [3]
q
(c) If the points (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1) are collinear, then prove that [4]
1 1
 1
a b

Q. 6.

 
2
(a) Factorise: x2  y 2  z2  4x2y 2 [3]

(b) Prove that if the diagonals of a parallelogram cut at right angles, it is a rhombus. [4]

x 
(c) If 3a = p   y  , make ‘y’ the subject. Find y, when x = 4, p = 5. [3]
2 

Q. 7.
(a) Draw the graph of the equations 2x – 3y = 7 and x + 6y =11, taking 1 cm = 1 unit on
both axes and find their solutions. [6]
(b) In the given figure, area of parallelogram AFEC is 140 cm2. Find the area of
i. Parallelogram BFED
ii. ∆BFD [4]

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Q. 8.
(a) Show that in any quadrilateral the sum of all the four sides exceeds the sum of the
diagonals. [4]

(b) A and B start at the same time from two places 30 km apart. If they walk in the same
directions, A overtakes B in 10 hours and if they walk in opposite directions they
meet in 2hours. Find the rates of walking of A and B. [6]

Q. 9.
(a) The mean height of the 10 girls in a class is 1.38 m and the mean height of the 40
boys is 1.44 m. Find the mean height of the 50 students of the class. [3]
(b) In the given fig., mD = 90, AB = 8 cm, BC = 6 cm and CA = 3 cm. Find CD. [4]

(c) A rectangular water-tank measuring 80 cm × 60 cm × 60 cm is filled form a pipe of

cross-sectional area 1.5 cm2, the water emerging at 3.2 m/s. How long does it take to
fill the tank? [3]

Q. 10.
(a) Find the value of
sec  90    .cosec   tan  90    cot   cos2 25  cos2 65
[3]
3tan27 tan63
(b) Construct a rhombus ABCD in which AB = 4.5 cm and mA = 60. [3]
(c) Two chords AB and CD of lengths 5 cm and 11 cm respectively of a circle are parallel
to each other and on opposite sides of the centre. If the distance between AB and CD
is 6 cm, find the radius of the circle. [4]

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Q. 11.
1 1
(a) If a +
a a

= p, show that a3 + 3 = p p2  3 .  [3]

5 3 2 5 2
(b) Solve:   4,  5 [4]
xy xy xy xy 5
(c) Find the mean of the following data: [3]

x 25 35 45 55 65 75
f 10 6 8 12 5 9

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 ICSE Board
Class IX Mathematics
Paper 3
Time: 2½ hrs Total Marks: 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.
7. Mathematical tables are provided.

SECTION – A (40 Marks)

(Answer all questions from this Section)

Q. 1.

(a) Calculate the amount and the compound interest on Rs. 6000 at 10% p.a. for
1
1 years , when the interest is compounded half yearly. [3]
2

11  7
(b) If  x  y 77, find the values x and y. [3]
11  7
(c) Sonu and Monu had adjacent triangular fields with a common boundary of 25 m. The
other two sides of Sonu's field were 52 m and 63 m, while Monu's were 114 m and
101 m. If the cost of fertilization is Rs 20 per sq m, then find the total cost of
fertilization for both of Sonu and Monu together. [4]

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Q. 2.
(a) Calculate the area of fig., ABCDE. Given DX = 9 cm, DC = 5 cm FC = 4 cm and XB = 6 cm.
Also F and X are the mid-points of EC and AB respectively. [3]

(b) If two intersecting chords of a circle make equal angles with the diameter passing
through their point of intersection, prove that the chords are equal. [4]
1

   8 .
2x  5
(c) Find x, if 3
4 2
 3
[3]

Q. 3.
10x
(a) Given log x = a + b and log y = a – b, find the value of log in terms of ‘a’ and ‘b’. [3]
y2
(b) The bisector of A of a ABC meets BC at D and BC is produced to E. prove that
ABC + ACE = 2ADC. [3]
(c) Using ruler and compass only, construct a trapezium ABCD, in which the parallel sides
AB and DC are 3.3 cm apart; AB = 4.5 cm, A = 120°, BC = 3.6 cm and B is obtuse. [4]

Q. 4.
(a) The following figure shows a right-angled triangle ABC with ∠B = 90°, AB = 15 cm and
AC = 25 cm. D is a point in side BC and CD = 7cm. If DE ⊥ AC, find the length of DE. [4]

2
 (b) Prove that the interior angle of a regular pentagon is three times the exterior angle of
a regular decagon. [3]
(c) If tan  + cot  = 3, find the value of tan2 θ + cot2 θ. [3]

SECTION – B (40 Marks)

(Answer any four questions from this Section)
Q. 5.

(a) Graphically solve the simultaneous equations:

x – 2y = 1; x + y = 4 [4]
3
(b) A and B together can do a piece of work in 15 days. If A’s one day’s work is times
2
B’s one day’s work; in how many days can A and B do the work alone? [3]
(c) How many sides does a regular polygon have, each angle of which is of measure 108o?
[3]

Q. 6.
(a) A person invests Rs. 5600 at 14% p.a. compound interest for 2 years. Calculate
i. The interest for the first year.
ii. The amount at the end of the first year.
iii. The interest for the second year corrected to the nearest rupee. [3]

(b) A point P lies on the x-axis and another point Q lies on the y-axis. [3]
i. Write the ordinate of point P.
ii. Write the abscissa of point Q.
iii. If the abscissa of point P is -12 and the ordinate of point Q is –16; calculate the
length of line segment PQ.
(c) ABC is right angled at B. If mA = 30 and BC = 8 cm. Find the remaining angles and
sides. [4]

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Q. 7.

3n 1 9n 1
(a) Simplify: n(n1)  [4]
 
n 1
3 3n1

(b) The area of an isosceles triangle is 12 cm2 and the base is 8 cm in length. Find the
perimeter of the triangle. [3]
(c) In the figure, AC = CD. Prove that BC < CD. [3]

Q. 8.

2 mn
(a) If cos  = , find the value of sin  ( >  given m > n  . [4]
mn
(b) The mean of 5 numbers is 20. If one number is excluded the mean of the remaining
numbers becomes 23. Find the excluded number. [3]
(c) 3 equal cubes are placed adjacently in a row. Find the ratio of the total surface area of
the new cuboid to that of the sum of the surface areas of three cubes. [3]

Q. 9.
(a) In the given quadrilateral AD = BC, and P, Q, R and S are the midpoints of the sides AB,
BD, CD and AC, respectively. Prove that PQRS is a rhombus. [4]

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 (b) The distance (in km) of 40 engineers from their residence to place of work were found
as follows: [3]
5 3 10 20 25 11 13 7 12 31
2 19 10 12 17 18 11 32 17 16
3 7 9 7 8 3 5 12 15 18
12 12 14 2 9 6 15 15 7 6

Construct a grouped frequency distribution table with class size 5 for the data given
above taking the first interval as 0 - 5 (5 not included). What main feature do you
observe from this tabular representation?

(c) Solve: log x (8x  3)  log x 4  2 [3]

Q. 10.
(a) Prove that 5 is an irrational number. [4]
tan 1  tan 2 1
(b) If tan  1  2   , find the value of (θ1 + θ2) given that tan 1  and
1  tan 1 tan 2 2

1
tan 2  . [3]
3
x2  1 2
(c) If  4 , find the value of 2x3  3 . [3]
x x

Q. 11.
(a) Factorise: 4a3b – 44a2b + 112b [3]
(b) Find the area of following figure: [3]

(c) In ∆ABC, AB = AC = x, BC = 20 cm and the area of the triangle is 250 cm2. Find x. [4]

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 ICSE Board
Class IX Mathematics
Paper 4
Time: 2½ hrs Total Marks: 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
7. Mathematical tables are provided.

SECTION – A (40 Marks)

(Answer all questions from this Section)

Q. 1.
3 2 2 3
(a) If  x  y 6, find x. [3]
5 2 4 3

(b) How many bricks having dimensions 20 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm are required to make a wall
2.5 m long, 0.5 m broad and 5 m in height? [3]

(c) In two successive years interest on a certain sum at C.I. payable annually is Rs. 350
and Rs.420. Find the rate of interest. [4]

Q. 2.
(a) If a2 – 3a + 1 = 0, find [4]
1 1
(i) a2  2
(ii) a3  3
a a

(b) Factories: 20  45 m  n 

2
[3]

1
 (c) Without using tables evaluate: [3]
5sin62 2sec34

cos28 cosec56

Q. 3.
(a) The perimeter of a square is 4(p + 3q). Find its area. [3]

(b) In figure below, ABCD is a rhombus in which the diagonal DB is produced to E. If

mABE = 160 then find x, y and z. [4]

1 1
(c) If x  23  2 3 , prove that 2x3 = 6x + 5 [3]

Q. 4.

(a) Solve for a and b: [3]

log  a  b log 4 log  a  b 
 
log5 1 log2
log
2

(b) AD is perpendicular to the side BC of an equilateral ABC. [4]

Prove that 4AD2 = 3AB2.

th
1
(c) Sum of the external angles of a regular polygon is of the sum of interior angles.
6
Find the number of sides. [3]

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 SECTION – B (40 Marks)
(Answer any four questions from this Section)
Q. 5.
1 1
(a) Solve : 3x  7  ,x   1 [3]
y y

(b) In the fig., R = S and RPQ = PQS. Prove that PS = QR. [3]

(c) In an equilateral triangle with side a, prove that [4]

a 3 3 2
(i) Altitude  (ii) Area  a
2 4

Q. 6.

(a) The points A(4, −1), B(6, 0), C(7, 2) and D(5, 1) are the vertices of a rhombus. Is ABCD
also a square? [3]

(b) Factories:  e  y    y  g    g  e 
3 3 3
[3]

5 1
(c) If sin   where  < 90, find the value of tan   [4]
13 cos 

Q. 7.
(a) Show that the median of a triangle divides it into two triangles of equal area. [3]

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 (b) In the figure of ΔPQR, ∠P = ° and ∠R = ° [3]
Find (i)  
x  1 cot 

(ii)  
x3  x 2 tan 
(iii) cos 

(c) A road, 14 m wide surrounds a circular ground whose circumference is 704 m Find
the surface area of the road. Also, find the cost of paving the road at Rs. 100 per m2.
[4]

Q. 8.

(a) In the ABC, D, E, F are the mid-points of BC, CA and AB respectively. Given AB = 5.8
cm EF = 6 cm and DF = 5 cm. Calculate BC and CA. [4]

(b) Factorise: x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz [3]

1
(c) Padma invested Rs. 30,000 in a finance company and received Rs. 39,930 after 1
2
years. Find the rate of interest per annum compound semi-annually. [3]

4
Q. 9.
(a) In the given fig., AD = AB and AE bisects A. Prove that: BE = ED. [3]

x bc x c a x a b 1 1 1
(b) Find x,    3,if    0. [3]
a b c a b c

(c) If two intersecting chords of a circle make equal angles with the diameter passing
through their point of intersection, prove that the chords are equal. [4]

Q. 10.
(a) The distribution of weight (in kg) of 40 students in a class is as given below: [6]
Weight (kg) 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65
No.of students 3 6 5 10 9 7

i. Draw a histogram for the distribution

ii. Draw a frequency polygon for the distribution

(b) If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 2 and the denominator by 1, it becomes

5
and if the numerator and denominator of the same fraction are each increased by
8
1
1, the fraction becomes . Find the fraction. [4]
2

Q. 11.
(a) Construct a rectangle ABCD in which AB = CD = 5.2 cm and AC = BD = 5.7 cm and angle
B measures 90 degrees. [3]

(b) Using a scale of 1 cm = 1 unit on both axes, draw the graphs of the following equation:
4x – y = 13, 5x + y = 14 [4]
From the graph find,
i. The co-ordinates of the point where two lines intersect
ii. The area of the triangle between the lines and the x-axis.

(c) A rope is wound round the outside of a circular drum whose diameter is 70 cm and a
bucket is tied to the other end of the rope. Find the number of revolutions made by
the drum, if the bucket is raised by 11 m. [3]

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 ICSE Board
Class IX Mathematics
Paper 5
Time: 2½ hrs Total Marks: 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.
7. Mathematical tables are provided.

SECTION – A (40 Marks)

(Answer all questions from this Section)
Q. 1.
(a) Express 0.001 as a fraction in the simplest form. [3]

(b) Find the median of the following set of numbers: [3]

10, 75, 3, 81, 18, 27, 4, 48, 12, 47, 9, 15

1 3 x
(c) If the side of a square is  x  1 and its diagonal is units. Find the length of the
2 2
side of the square. [4]

Q. 2.

(a) Two concentric circles are of radii 6.5 cm and 2.5 cm. Find the length of the chord of
the larger circle which touches the smaller circle. [3]

(b) Show that the following points A(8, 2), B(5, −3) and C(0, 0) are the vertices of an
isosceles triangle. [3]

x
(c) If sin   , find the value of cos   tan  in terms of x and y. [4]
y
1
Q. 3.
(a) Factorise: a2 + b2– c2 – 2ab [3]

(b) Prove that : 9log4  16log3 [4]

1 1 1
(c) If p  p  p and pqr = 1, prove that x + y + z = 0
x y z
[3]

Q. 4.
(a) In the following figure, find the value of x and y. [3]

(b) The amount at compound interest which is calculated yearly on a certain sum of
money is Rs. 1250 in one year and Rs. 1375 in two years. Calculate the rate of interest.
[3]

(c) Construct a rhombus ABCD, given diagonal AC = 6.0 cm and height = 3.5 cm. [4]

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 SECTION – B (40 Marks)
(Answer any four questions from this Section)
Q. 5.
(a) Use graph paper for this question:
i. Draw the graph of 3x – y – 2 = 0 and 2x + y – 8 = 0. Take 1 cm = 1 unit on both the axes
and plot only three points per line.
ii. Write down the co-ordinates of the point of intersection. [6]

(b) In the parallelogram ABCD, M is the midpoint of AC, X and Y are points on AB and DC
respectively such that AX = CY. Prove that
(a) ∆AXM is congruent to CYM
(b) XMY is a straight line [4]

Q. 6.
(a) In a river, a boat covers 8 km in 40 min while travelling downstream, but takes 60
min for the return journey. If the speed of the boat and the flow of the river are
uniform, find the speed of the boat in still water and speed of the stream. [4]

(b) Hamid built a cubical water tank lid for his house, with each outer edge 1.5 m long. He
gets the outer surface area of the tank excluding the base covered with square tiles of
sides 25 cm. How much will he spend on the tiles, if the cost of the tiles is Rs. 360 per
dozen? [3]

(c) Solve: 3p – 2q = 5, q – 1 = 3p [3]

Q. 7.

(a) If A = 60° and B = 30°, verify that [3]

tan A  tan B
t an (A  B) 
1  tan A tanB

(b) The dimensions of a rectangular field are 120 m  70 m. The field is to be changed into
a garden, leaving a path way of 5 m width around the garden. Find the expenses that
are met when the cost per square meter is Rs. 10. [3]

(c) In a rectangle PQRS, prove that PR2  QS2  PQ2  QR2  RS2  SP2 [4]

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Q. 8.
(a) Two chords AB and CD of lengths 5 cm and 11 cm respectively of a circle are parallel
to each other, and are on opposite sides of its centre. If the distance between AB and
CD is 6 cm, then find the radius of the circle.

(b) If p + q = 1 + pq, prove that p3  q3  1  p3q3 [3]

(c) Construct a histogram of the frequency distribution given below: [4]

Marks obtained No. of students

Below 15 20
Below 30 35
Below 45 40
Below 60 55
Below 75 65
Below 90 70

Q. 9.

(a) In the given figure, AD  BC. Prove that

i. AB > BD
ii. AC > CD
iii. AB + AC > BC [3]

 
2
 27 
n
9n  32  3n/2 1
(b) If 3m 3
 , prove that m – n = 1 [3]
3 2 27

2tanx
(c) If x = 30o, verify that tan2x  [3]
1  tan2 x

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Q. 10.
(a) In rectangle ABCD; AB = 15cm and mBAC = 30. Find the length of the BC. [3]

(b) In the given figure, area of ‖gm ABCD is 80 cm2. Find (i) ar(‖gm ABEF) (ii) ar(⧍ ABD)
and (iii) ar(⧍ BEF).

(c) Two alternate sides of a regular polygon, when produced, meet at right angles. [4]
Find:
i. Each external angle
ii. The number of sides

Q. 11.
3 4x
p p
(a) Find x: 3   [3]
q q

(b) If a + b = 1 and a – b = 7, find the values of [3]

(1) 5(a2 + b2)
(2) a

(c) In ΔAOB, A = (0, 4), O = (0, 0) and B = (3, 0). By plotting these points on a graph paper,
find the area of ΔAOB. [4]