CHAVARA INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, VAZHAKULAM

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION N.2020

GALAXY IX MATHEMATICS MARKS: 80

(2 hours 30 minutes)

Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.

This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.

The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown and must be done on the
same sheet as the rest of the answer.
Attempt all questions

SECTION A

Question 1

a) Simplify: (𝑥 𝑎 )𝑏−𝑐 × (𝑥 𝑏 )𝑐−𝑎 × (𝑥 𝑐 )𝑎−𝑏 [3]

b) The following observations 40, 42, 45, x – 1, x +1, 51, 54, 62 are arranged
in ascending order. If the median is 49, find the value of ‘x’. Hence find
the mean of the above observations . [3]
c) Show that points A(2,-2), B(8,4), C(5,7) and D(-1,1) are the vertices
of a rectangle. Also find the area of the rectangle [4]

Question 2

a) A room is 8 m long, 6 m wide and 3 m high.Find its volume and area

of 4 walls. [3]
sin 𝐴+2 cos 𝐴
b) If 3 sin 𝐴 − 4 cos 𝐴 = 0, evaluate [3]
3 cos 𝐴−sin 𝐴
c) Find the slope and y-intercept of the following lines. [4]
(i) 3x – y = 2 (ii) 2x - y +3 = 0

Question 3

a) The mean age of 12 boys is 10 years. It was found that the age of one
boy was taken as 14 years in place of 12 years. Find the correct mean. [3]
 sin 60°−sin 90°+2 cos3 0°
b) Find the value of [3]
tan 30°×tan 60°

c) Draw the graph of 4x - 3y + 12 = 0. From the graph find the value of y

when x = -3 [4]

Question 4

a) A rectangular plot 95m long and 50 m broad is to be covered with grass

leaving 4m all around. Find the area of the place to be laid with grass. [3]
b) Find the co-ordinates of the points on y-axis which are at a distance of
4 units from the point (4,3) [3]
c) Solve for x: [4]
(i) 2cos3x-1=0 (ii) 2cos(3𝑥 − 15°)=1

SECTION B

Question 5

a) Solve for x:
𝑥−4
2 125 𝑥
(√ ) =( ) [3]
5 8

b) A wire is bent to form an equilateral triangle of perimeter 32 cm. If the

same wire is bent to form a circle, find the area enclosed by the wire. [3]
c) The area of cross section of a pipe is 5.4 𝑐𝑚2 and water is pumped out
from it at the rate of 27 km/hr. Find in litres the volume of water
which flows out of the pipe in one minute. [4]

Question 6
a) The internal measurement of a box are 10 cm × 8 cm × 7 cm. How many
cubes of side 2 cm can be put into the box? [3]
1
b) If cosec𝐴 =√5, find the value of 2 + [3]
sin2 A − Cos2A
c) Draw the graph of 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 4 = 0 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3 = 0 on the same
axes. Write down the coordinates of the point of the intersection of
the two Lines. Also find the area of the triangle formed by the lines and
the Y-axis. [4]
Question 7
a) PQ is a straight line of 13 units. If P has the co-ordinates (2, 3) and Q has the
co-ordinates (x, 7), find the value of ‘x’ [3]
−2
8 3 1 −2
b) Evaluate: ( ) −( ) [3]
27 3

c) Using graph sheet, draw a frequency polygon (without using Histogram)

to represent the following data: [4]

class 10 - 20 20 – 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60
Frequency 10 25 12 8 5

Question 8
a) The ages of 50 teachers working in a school are as follows:

Age(in years) Number of teachers

20 – 25 2
25 – 30 4
30 – 35 5
35 – 40 10
40 – 45 15
45 – 50 8
50 – 55 5
55 – 60 1

Construct a cumulative frequency table. [3]

b) A rectangular sheet of paper is 34cm long and 28cm wide. Find the area
of the largest circle that can be cut from this sheet. [3]
c) The parallel sides of a trapezium are 46cm and 25cm. Its non-parallel sides
are 20cm and 13cm. Find the distance between the parallel sides and area
of the trapezium. [4]