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Jindal Modern School, Hisar

Class X Mathematics MM: 50
UT 1/ Session 2021 - 2022

General Instructions:
1) Section A consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each.
2) Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
3) Section C consists of 5 questions of 3 marks each.
4) Section D consists of 3 questions of 5 marks each.

Section A

Q1)

(i) If LCM (91, 26) = 182, then find HCF (91, 26)
(ii) How many real solutions of 2x + 3y = 5 are possible?
(iii) Write the quadratic polynomial whose sum of zeroes is 3 and product
of zeroes is 2
(iv) If two positive integers a and b can be expressed as a = 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 2 and
b = 𝑝𝑝3 𝑞𝑞, 𝑝𝑝 and 𝑞𝑞 being prime numbers, then find LCM of a and b.
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(v) After how many places will decimal expansion of terminate?
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(vi) The graph of y = f(x) is given in the figure.
Write the number of zeroes of f(x)
(vii) If (6, k) is a solution of the equation
3x + y = 22, then find the value of k.
(viii) Write the value of x
in the factor tree
(ix) What is the
maximum number
of zeroes and
minimum number of zeroes for any quadratic polynomial.
 (x) If the pair of equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 10x + 15y = 2k represent two
coincident lines, then find k.

Section B

Q2) Check whether 4𝑛𝑛 can end with digit 0 for any natural number 𝑛𝑛. Give
reasons.

Q3) Solve:

x + y = 14 and x – y = 4

Q4) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑥 + 6 and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.

Q5) Given that √2 is irrational, prove that 5 + 3√2 is an irrational number.

Q6) Are the following pair of linear equations consistent? Justify your answer.

−3𝑥𝑥 − 4𝑦𝑦 = 12 and

4𝑦𝑦 + 3𝑥𝑥 = 12

Section C
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Q7) A fraction becomes
11
, if 2 is added to both the numerator and the
denominator. If 3 is added to both the numerator and denominator it
5
becomes . Find the fraction.
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Q8) Find the value of k such that the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − (𝑘𝑘 + 6)𝑥𝑥 + 2(2𝑘𝑘 − 1)
has sum of its zeroes equal to half of their product.

Q9) Using Euclid’s Division Algorithm, Find the largest number which divides
70 and 125 leaving remainders 5 and 8 respectively.

Q10) For which values of a and b does the following pair of linear equations
has infinite number of solutions?
 2x + 3y = 7

(a-b)x + (a+b)y = 3a + b – 2

Q11) Divide the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 4 − 3𝑥𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑥 + 5 by 𝑥𝑥 2 + 1 − 𝑥𝑥 and find the

quotient and remainder.

Section D

Q12) Use Euclid’s Division Lemma to show that the square of any positive
integer is either of the form 3m or 3m + 1 for some integer m.

Q13) Find all the zeroes of 3𝑥𝑥 4 − 11𝑥𝑥 3 − 𝑥𝑥 2 + 33𝑥𝑥 − 24, if two of its zeroes
are √3 and −√3.

Q14) A motorboat can travel 30 km upstream and 28 km downstream in 7

hours. It can travel 21 km upstream and return in 5 hours. Find the speed of
the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.