Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Session 2020-21
GRADE- 10
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read the question paper carefully.
2. Answer all questions on the printed question paper / A4 paper with proper question number.
3. You are advised to write in black pen. Do not copy the questions.
4. Do the work neatly.
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1.The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD in which angles ABC = BCD = 90 0,
AB = 90 mm, BC = 72 mm and CD = 25 mm. Calculate the angle DAB. [3]
2. A girl, whose eyes are 1.5m above the ground, stands 12 m away from a tall
chimney. She has to raise her eyes 350 upwards from the horizontal to look directly
at the top of the chimney. Calculate the height of the chimney. [3]
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3.
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
10 cm
50q
A 6 cm C
The diagram shows triangle ABC in which AC = 6 cm, CB = 10 cm and BAC = 50q
Calculate, to 3 significant figures,
(a) the size, in degrees, of ABC,
q
......................................................
(3)
(b) the length, in cm, of AB.
...................................................... cm
(3)
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4.
North
125°
A
950
NOT TO
520 SCALE
C
680 B
The diagram shows the positions of three farms A, B and C on horizontal ground.
Farm B is on a bearing of 125° from farm A.
AB = 950 m, BC = 680 m and AC = 520 m.
[3]
.................................................... [1]
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(c)
[4]
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5. E
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
15 cm
D
10 cm
C
A O
10 cm
M
Figure 2
A solid right pyramid has a square base ABCD and vertex E as shown in Figure 2.
AB = BC = CD = AD = 10 cm and EA = EB = EC = ED = 15 cm
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6. (a) (i) On the axes, sketch the graph of y = tan x for 0° ≤ 𝒙 ≤ 360°
(ii) Describe fully the symmetry of the graph of y = tan x for, 0° ≤ 𝒙 ≤ 180 °
[2]
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7.
A B
NOT TO
SCALE
Q
O x
12
In the diagram, OB = e o .
6
1
(a) Show that the gradient of OB = .
2
[1]
p
(b) AP is parallel to OB and AP = e o .
2
(i) Find the value of p.
p = ................................................... [1]
AP
(ii) Write down the value of .
OB
.................................................... [1]
.................................................... [1]
3
(ii) Given that AQ = e o , find the value of q.
q
q = ................................................... [1]
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8.
O
a
A b NOT TO
SCALE
B
C D
P
(i) OC ,
OC = ................................................... [1]
(ii) CD.
CD = ................................................... [1]
3
(b) P is the point on CD where CP = CD .
4
(i) Express AP , as simply as possible, in terms of a and/or b.
AP = ................................................... [2]
.................................................... [1]
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9.
A Diagram NOT
accurately drawn
O B
Figure 3
→ →
In Figure 3, OA a and OB = 3b
P is the point on OA such that OP : OA = 1 : 2
Q is the point on AB such that AQ : AB = 2 : 5
(a) Find as simplified expressions in terms of a and b
→ →
(i) PB (ii) OQ
(3)
The lines OQ and BP intersect at the point X.
→ → → →
Given that OX = Ȝ24 and PX = ȝ3% , where Ȝand ȝare scalars,
→
(b) write down an expression for AX
(i) in terms of a, b and Ȝ,
(ii) in terms of a, b and ȝ.
(4)
(c) Hence find the value of Ȝ and the value of ȝ.
(3)
....
....
....
....
....
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10. (a) The table summarises the time, m hours, that each student in a year group spent listening to music
in one day.
Some of the results are shown on the histogram.
Time (m hours) Frequency
01mG1 8
1 1 m G 1 12 10
1 12 1 m G 2 p
2 1 m G 2 12 14
2 12 1 m G 3 12 23
3 12 1 m G 5 18
51mG7 12
30
25
20
Frequency
density 15
10
0 m
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (hours)
(i) Use the histogram to find the value of p.
p = ................................................ [1]
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(b) This table summarises the time, c hours, that each student in a group of 50 students spent cooking
in one week.
01cG2 8
21cG4 16
41cG6 15
61cG8 7
8 1 c G 10 4
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11. The pie chart below shows the average monthly budget of Mr Tan. The
monthly salary of Mr. Tan is $2880.
(b) If he spent $512 on entertainment and travel, calculate the angle of the sector
that represents this information. [2]
(c) Given that he spent twice the amount on rent than on electricity and water,
calculate the amount he spent on rent. [2]
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12. The times, in seconds, taken by each of a group of scouts to tie a knot are
shown below.
[3]
(a) Construct an ordered stem and leaf diagram to illustrate the above data.
(b) State
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300 children is shown in the cumulative frequency curve belorv.
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(tr) Dralv a box-and-rvhisker dia-gram to repre sent the above data. [4]
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14. (a)
5 2 4 6 3
Two of these cards are chosen at random.
They are placed next to each other to give a two-digit number.
(i) Find the probability that the two-digit number is less than 30.
................................................. [1]
(ii) List all the possible two-digit numbers that are prime.
................................................. [2]
................................................. [2]
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(b) Rowan throws a dice 200 times.
The bar chart shows his results.
50
40
30
Frequency
20
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Number on dice
Number on dice 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 46 31 28
[1]
(ii) Using Rowan’s results, find the relative frequency that he threw a number less than 3.
................................................. [2]
(iii) Rowan says that the dice he has thrown is not a fair dice.
Make two comments to explain why the dice may not be fair.
.............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................. [2]
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15. On any day that Marian goes to school, she either goes by bus or walks.
early
....................
bus
....................
....................
not early
early
....................
....................
walks
....................
not early
(2)
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Find the probability that on any day Marian goes to school,
(b) she walks to school and is not early for school,
...................................................
(2)
...................................................
(3)
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