SQP 3

BLUE PRINT

Time Allowed : 3 hours  Maximum Marks : 80

VSA / Case based SA-I SA-II LA
S. No. Unit/Chapter Total
(1 mark) (2 marks) (3 marks) (5 marks)
I. Number Systems
1. Real Numbers 3(3)# – 1(3)* – 4(6)
II. Algebra
2. Polynomials 1(1)* + 1(4) – – –
3. Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables 2(2) – 1(3)* –
8(20)
4. Quadratic Equations – – 1(3) –
5. Arithmetic Progressions – 1(2)* – 1(5)*
III. Coordinate Geometry
6. Coordinate Geometry 1(4) 1(2) – – 2(6)
IV. Geometry
7. Triangles 1(1) + 1(4) 1(2) – –
8. Circles 1(1) 1(2) 1(3) – 7(15)
9. Constructions – 1(2) – –
V. Trigonometry
10. Introduction to Trigonometry 2(2)# 1(2)* 1(3) –
5(12)
11. Some Applications of Trigonometry – – – 1(5)
VI. Mensuration
12. Areas Related to Circles 3(3)# – – –
5(10)
13. Surface Areas and Volumes 1(4) – 1(3) –
VII. Statistics and Probability
14. Statistics 1(1) – – 1(5)
5(11)
15. Probability 2(2)# – 1(3) –
Total 20(32) 6(12) 7(21) 3(15) 36(80)
*It is a choice based question.    #Out of the two or more questions only one question is choice based.
Subject Code : 241 SQP-3

Mathematics - Basic
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum marks : 80

General Instructions :
1. This question paper contains two parts A and B.
2. Both Part A and Part B have internal choices.
Part -A :
1. It consists of two sections - I and II
2. Section I has 16 questions. Internal choice is provided in 5 questions.
3. Section II has four case study-based questions.
Part - B :
1. It consists of three sections - III, IV and V.
2. Section - III : Question No 21 to 26 are Short Answer Type-I questions of 2 marks each.
3. Section - IV : Question No 27 to 33 are Short Answer Type-II questions of 3 marks each.
4. Section - V : Question No 34 to 36 are Long Answer Type questions of 5 marks each.
5. Internal choice is provided in 2 questions of 2 marks, 2 questions of 3 marks and 1 question of 5 marks.

PART - A
Section - I
1. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the numbers is 54, then find the other.
2. Which measure of central tendency represent the point of maximum frequency in a distribution.
3. From a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards, a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting a
card of club.
OR
A card is drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of drawing a red face card.
4. If the HCF of 150 and 100 is 50, then find the LCM of 150 and 100.
5. In the given figure, AB and CD are diameters, ∠COB = 30° and OC = 2.1 cm. Find the area of the shaded
portion.
C
O 30°
A B

6. If the area of a circle is thrice the circumference of the circle, then find the diameter of the circle.
OR
If the circumference of a circle is 4p, then find its area.
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7. Find the value of p(x) = x2 – 2x + 7 at x = –1.
OR
Is x = – 2 a solution of the equation x2 – 2x + 8 = 0? Justify your answer.
8. State SSS similarity criterion.
p
9. The probability of guessing the correct answer to a certain question is . If the probability of not guessing
12
1
the correct answer to this question is , then find the value of p.
3
10. Is the area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle of length a cm and breadth b cm (a > b)
is π b2 cm2?
11. A point P is at a distance of d cm from the centre of a circle of radius 4 cm. For what values of ‘d’, a pair of
tangents can’t be constructed from P to the circle?
12. A ramp for disabled people in a hospital makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. If the height of the ramp
be 3 m, then find the length of the ramp.
13. A pole stands vertically on the ground. If from a point on the ground, which is 12.5 m away from the foot of
the tower the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°, then find the height of the tower.
OR
The tops of two poles of height 20 m and 14 m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an angle of 30° with
the horizontal, then find the distance between the two poles.
14. If y2 = 23/25, then show that y is an irrational number.
OR
Comment on the prime factorisation of the denominator of 62.521521521....
15. Find the value of k so that the following system of equations has no solution : 3x – y – 5 = 0; 6x – 2y – k = 0
16. Show that the system of linear equations 2x + 3y – 9 = 0 and 4x + 6y – 18 = 0 is consistent with infinitely
many solutions.
Section - II
Case study-based questions are compulsory. Attempt any 4 sub parts from each question. Each question
carries 1 mark.
17. Kaira was playing with a slinky spring and asked her
brother Shyam, what is the shape thus formed called. Shyam
explained her that the shape formed is a parabola. He also
explained her that parabola is the graphical representation
of a quadratic polynomial.
(i) 
The general form of polynomial representing the
parabolic graph is
ax2 + c, a ≠ 0
(a) (b) ax2 + bx + c, b ≠ 0
ax2 + bx + c, a, b and c ≠ 0
(c) (d) ax2 + bx + c, a ≠ 0
(ii) Which of the following is correct?
(a) A parabola intersects x-axis at maximum of 2 points.
(b) A parabola intersects x-axis only at 1 point.
(c) A parabola intersects x-axis exactly at 2 points.
(d) A parabola intersects x-axis at least at 2 points.
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 (iii) Shyam drawn a parabola passing through (–4, 3), (–1, 0), (1, 8), (0, 3), (–3, 0) and (–2, –1) on the graph
paper. Then zeroes of the polynomial representing the graph is
(a) 3 and –3 (b) –1 and –2 (c) –1 and –3 (d) 1 and 8
(iv) The sum of zeros of a quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c, a ≠ 0 is
(a) a/b (b) a/c (c) –b/a (d) –c/a
(v) The product of roots of the polynomial 2x(x – 3) = 0 is
(a) 3/2 (b) 2/3 (c) 3 (d) 0
18. On Sunday, Kirti took her two kids to the sports complex .As it was their first visit to the complex, Kirti
borrowed a route map at the entrance A. Help Kirti and her kids to reach their desire locations by answering
the following questions.
Entrance A

Entrance B
50 m
30 m
Entrance D
L
90 m 70 m
K J 20 m I
40 m
m
50

130 m
N
20 m O T
M C

Entrance C
120 m
P 80 m

30 m

40 m R 50 m
A
60 m D Q 50 m S U

30 m

(i) What is the distance between Sand pit (P) and Badminton court (Q)?
(a) 70 m (b) 50 m (c) 60 m (d) None of these
(ii) If the distance between Lake (T) and golf court (S) is 100 m, then the distance between Table tennis
court (U) and Golf court (S) is
(a) 40 m (b) 120 m (c) 70 m (d) 60 m
(iii) What is the distance between juice junction (M) and football court (N)?
(a) 30 cm (b) 20 m (c) 10 m (d) None of these
(iv) The distance in which of the following cases is more?
Case-A : Distance from water point (O) to lake (T).
Case-B : Distance from badminton court (Q) to ice cream corner (I).
(a) Case-A (b) Case-B
(c) Both are same (d) Can’t be determined
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 (v) What is the distance from football court (N) to playing area (A)?
(a) 100 m (b) 120 m (c) 80 m (d) Can’t be determined
19. Isha was making a survey on the facilities provided in her society. For that she represented the positions of
various places near her home graphically as shown below.
Vertical Lane
y
6
Dance Academy School
5
4
Home Swimming Pool
3
Horizontal Lane 2
1
Society Club x
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1
–2
–3
–4
Sports Complex
–5
Market
–6

(i) The distance of Market from Horizontal Lane is

(a) 2 units (b) 5 units (c) 3 units (d) 7 units
(ii) What is the distance of Isha’s home from society club?
(a) 14 units (b) 5 units (c) 30 units (d) 13 units
(iii) The midpoint of line joining Sports complex and Dance Academy is
 7  3   3 
 7  (d)
 − , 5 (b)
(a)  ,1 (c)
 − ,1  − , −5
2 2  2  2
(iv) The point dividing the line segment joining school and market in the ratio 2 : 1 is
 5 4  16   4 7
 , −  (b)
(a)  1,  (c)
 ,  (d) None of these
3 3 3 3 3
(v) Which of the following options are equidistant from vertical lane?
(a) Sports complex and Dance Academy (b) Isha’s home and School
(c) Swimming pool and Isha’s home (d) Swimming pool and market
20. Soumya made some orange juice in a cylindrical jug of radius 14 cm
to a height of 25 cm. Then she added 11 ice cubes, some slices of
orange into jug.
(i) The volume of juice in the jar is
(a) 15400 cu. cm (b) 3850 cu. cm
(c) 7700 cu. cm (d) 11550 cu. cm
(ii) 
If each ice cube is of side 5.6 cm, then what is the volume of each
ice cube?
(a) 65.856 cu. cm (b) 175.616 cu. cm
(c) 131.712 cu. cm (d) 87.808 cu. cm
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 (iii) The total volume of ice cubes added is
(a) 1136.96 cu. cm (b) 1110.88 cu. cm (c) 1931.776 cu. cm (d) None of these
(iv) The total volume of juice in jug after adding ice cubes is
(a) 17331.776 cu. cm (b) 17368.736 cu. cm (c) 17294.816 cu. cm (d) None of these
(v) What is the approximate increase in height of juice in the jug after adding ice cubes?
(a) 3.1 cm (b) 2.1 cm (c) 2.8 cm (d) 4.4 cm

PART - B
Section - III

21. If cosec q = 10 , then find the value of sec q.

OR
If 17 cosq = 8, then find the value of 15 cosec q.
22. In the given figure, if ∠AOB = 130°, then find ∠COD.
A
B
130°
O

D C

23. If the points A(4, 3) and B(x, 5) are on the circle with centre O(2, 3), then find the value of x.
24. In the figure of DABC, DE || AB. Find the value of x.
A
2x
D
x+3

B C
2x – 1 E x

25. If the 17th term of an A.P. exceeds its 10th term by 7, then find the common difference.
OR
If Sn, the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. is given by Sn = 2n2 + n, then find its nth term.
26. Draw a line segment of length 6 cm. Using compasses and ruler, find a point P on it which divides it in the
ratio 3 : 4.
Section - IV
1
27. Two taps running together can fill a tank in 3 hours. If one tap takes 3 hours more than the other to fill
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the tank, then how much time will each tap take to fill the tank?
28. A 5 m wide cloth is used to make a conical tent of base diameter 14 m and height 24 m. Find the cost of cloth
 22 
used at the rate of ` 25 per metre. Use π = 
 7
29. A box consists of 100 shirts of which 88 are good, 8 have minor defects and 4 have major defects. Ramesh,
a shopkeeper will buy only those shirts which are good but ‘Kewal’ another shopkeeper will not buy shirts
with major defects. A shirt is taken out of the box at random. What is the probability that
(i) Ramesh will buy the selected shirt? (ii) ‘Kewal’ will buy the selected shirt?
(iii) Ramesh will not buy the selected shirt?
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30. Prove that is irrational.
3
OR

A forester wants to plant 66 apple trees, 88 banana trees and 110 mango trees in equal rows (in terms of
number of trees). Also he wants to make distinct rows of trees (i.e., only one type of trees in one row). Find
the number of minimum rows required.
31. In the given figure, the incircle of DABC touches the sides BC, CA and AB at P, Q and R respectively. Prove
1
that (AR + BP + CQ) = (AQ + BR + CP) = (Perimeter of DABC).
2 A

R Q

B C
P

15 8
32. Given a right angled DABC, right angled at B in which tan A = and tan C = , find the value of
sin A cos C + cos A sin C. 8 15

33. If the system of equations 2x + 3y = 7 and 2ax + (a + b)y = 28 have infinitely many solutions, then find the
value of a2 + b.
OR
Solve for x and y : a2x – b2y = a2 – 2b2; b2x + a2y = b2 + 2a2
Section - V
34. Show that the sum of (m + n)th and (m – n)th terms of an A.P. is equal to twice the mth term.
OR
If the ratio of the sum of the first n terms of two A.P.’s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), then find the ratio of their 9th
terms.
35. The angles of depression of two ships from the top of a light house and on the same side of it are found to be
45° and 30°. If the ships are 200 m apart, then find the height of the light house. [Use 3 = 1.732]
36. Find mean and mode of the following frequency distribution :
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency 4 4 7 10 12 8 5

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 SOLUTIONS
1. For two numbers a and b, we know that 8. If in two triangles, sides of one triangle are
(a × b) = HCF (a, b) × LCM (a, b) proportional to the sides of the other triangle, then
Here a = 54, HCF = 27 and LCM = 162 their corresponding angles are equal and hence the
27 × 162 two triangles are similar.
\ 54 × b = 27 × 162 ⇒ b = = 81
54 9. Clearly, Probability of guessing the correct answer
Hence, the other number is 81. = 1 – Probability of not guessing the correct answer
2. Mode represents the point of maximum frequency p 1 3 −1 2 2
⇒ = 1− = = ⇒ p = × 12 = 8
in a distribution. 12 3 3 3 3
3. Total number of possible outcomes = 52 10. No. Since, diameter of the circle is equal to the
Q There are 13 clubs in a pack of 52 cards. breadth of the rectangle.
So, favourable number of outcomes = 13 \ The area of the largest circle that can be drawn
13 1 2
\ Required probability = =  b  b
52 4 inside a rectangle is π   cm 2 , where   is the
 2  2
OR radius of the circle.
There are 12 face cards in a pack of 52 cards out of 11. Here, radius is 4 cm. So, d > 4.
which 6 are red and 6 are black. So, probability of
6 3
drawing a red face card = =
52 26 4 cm
O P
4. Given, HCF (150, 100) = 50 d
A

150 × 100 150 × 100

\ LCM (150, 100) = = = 300
HCF(150,100) 50
So, a pair of tangents can’t be constructed from P for
5. Given radius of circle, r = 2.1 cm and d ≤ 4.
sector angle, q = 30° 12. Let BC be the length of ramp B
2 θ and AC be the horizontal path.
\ Area of sector OBC = πr ×
360° Here, AB = 3 m and ∠ACB = 30° 3m
22 21 21 30° 231
= × × × = cm2 In right DABC, we have 30°
7 10 10 360° 200 C A
AB 1 3
6. Let r be the radius of the circle. sin30° = ⇒ = ⇒ BC = 6 m
BC 2 BC
Then, according to given condition, we have
13. Let the height of the tower be h m.
pr2 = 3 × 2pr  ⇒  r = 6 units C
In right DABC,
\ Diameter = 2r = 2 × 6 = 12 units
BC h
OR tan 60° = = hm
AB 12.5
Let r be the radius of circle. Then, we have 60°
2pr = 4p  ⇒  r = 2 units ⇒ 3 = h/12.5 ⇒ h = 12.5 3 A 12.5 m B
Now, area of circle = pr2 = p(2)2 = 4p square units \ Height of the tower is 12.5 3 m.
x2
7. We have, p(x) = – 2x + 7 OR
The value of p(x) at x = –1 is Let AB and CD are the two D
p(–1) = (–1)2 – 2(–1) + 7 = 1 + 2 + 7 = 10 poles of height 14 m and 20 m
OR respectively. AD is the wire. A 30° E
Now, DE = CD – CE 20 m
Clearly, x = –2 will be a solution of x2 – 2x + 8 = 0, if it
will satisfy the given equation. = 20 – 14 = 6 m 14 m
Here, L.H.S (at x = –2) = (−2)2− 2(−2) + 8 In right DADE,
B C
= 4 + 4 + 8 = 16 ≠ 0 (R.H.S) DE
tan30° =
Thus, x = −2 is not a solution of the given equation. AE
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 1 6 (v) (a) : Distance between football court and playing
⇒ = ⇒ AE = 6 3 m
3 AE area = ND 2 + DA2 = 802 + 602 = 100 m.
Hence, distance between two poles is 6 3 m . 19. (i) (b) : Distance of Market (2, – 5) from horizontal
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14. Given y2 = lane (2, 0) = (2 − 2)2 + (0 + 5)2 = 5 units.
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23 (ii) (d) : Distance between Isha’s home (–2, 3) and
⇒ y = ± , which is an irrational number.
5 society club (0, 0) = (−2 − 0)2 + (3 − 0)2 = 4 + 9
OR
As 62.521521521... has non-terminating repeating = 13 units.
decimal expansion, so its denominator has factor (iii) (c) : Mid point of line joining sports complex
other than 2 or 5. (–2, –4) and Dance Academy (–5, 6)
15. For no solution, we have  −2 − 5 −4 + 6   7 
=  ,  =  − , 1
a1 b1 c1 3 −1 −5  2 2   2 
= ≠ ⇒ = ≠ ⇒ k ≠ 10
a2 b2 c2 6 −2 − k (iv) (a) : Let the point dividing the line segment
So, the system of equations has no solution for every joining school (1, 6) and market (2, –5) in the ratio
real value of k except when k = 10. 2 : 1 is (x, y).
2 3 −9 1 4 +1 −10 + 6 5 −4
16. Since, = = = \ = x and = y ⇒ x = and y =
4 6 −18 2 3 3 3 3
\ The system of linear equations is consistent with (v) (c) : Distance between swimming pool and Isha’s
infinitely many solutions. home is equidistant from vertical lane i.e., 2 units.
17. (i) (d) : The general form of polynomial 20. (i) (a) : We have, r = 14 cm, h = 25 cm = pr2h
representing the parabolic graph is ax2 + bx + c, a ≠ 0. Volume of juice in the jar = pr2h
(ii) (a) : A parabola intersect x-axis at maximum of 2 22
= × (14)2 × 25 = 15400 cu. cm
points. 7
(iii) (c) : The zeroes of the polynomial are the points (ii) (b) : Side of ice cube = 5.6 cm
which intersects x-axis i.e., whose y co-ordinate is 0. \ Volume of each ice cube = (5.6)3 = 175.616 cu. cm
\ Zeroes are –1 and –3. (iii) (c) : Total volume of ice cubes added
(iv) (c) : Sum of zeroes of quadratic polynomial = 11 × volume of 1 ice cube
−b = 11 × 175.616 = 1931.776 cu. cm.
ax2 + bx + c, a ≠ 0 is . (iv) (a) : Total volume of juice in jug after adding ice
a
(v) (d) : The product of roots of the polynomial cubes = 15400 + 1931.776 = 17331.776 cu. cm
2x2 – 6x = 0 is 0.  [Q constant term = 0] (v) (a) : Approximate increase in the height of juice in
jug after adding ice cubes
18. (i) (b) : Distance between sand pit and Badminton
Increased volume 1931.776
= = = 3.1 cm
court = PR2 + QR2 = 302 + 402 = 50 m. πr 2 22
× 14 × 14
(ii) (d) : Distance between table tennis court and Golf 7
21. Let DABC is a right triangle C
court = TS2 − TU 2 = 1002 − 802 = 60 m.
such that ∠B = 90° and ∠A = q. 10k
(iii) (c) : Distance between water point (O) and k
AC 10 q
2 2 2
football court = LN − OL = 50 − 40 = 30 m.
2 \ cosec q = = (Given) A
3k B
BC 1
\ Distance between juice function and football court
Let AC = 10k and BC = k,
= 30m – 20m = 10m.
(iv) (b) : Case A : Distance from water point to lake where k is positive number.
= (70 + 60) m = 130 m. \ AB2 = AC2 – BC2 = 10k2 – k2 = 9k2
Case B : Distance from badminton court to ice cream
⇒ AB = 9k 2 = 3k
corner = 2 2 2 2
IU + QU = (TU + IT ) + (QS + SU )
AC 10k 10
= 1202 + 1502 = 192.09. \ sec q = = =
AB 3k 3
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 OR 27. Let first tap fill the tank in x hours then second tap
will fill the tank in (x – 3) hours.
We have, cosq = 8 = Base
17 Hypotenuse 1
Since, both taps can fill the tank in 3 hours.
Let perpendicular = P, base (B) = 8k and hypotenuse 13
(H) = 17 k, where k is a positive number. 1 1 13 (x − 3) + x 13
\ + =   ⇒  =
Clearly, H2 = P2 + B2 (By Pythagoras theorem) x x − 3 40 (x ) ( x − 3) 40
⇒ (17k)2 = P2 + (8k)2 2 x − 3 13
⇒ =
x 2 − 3x 40
⇒ P = 289k 2 − 64k 2 = 225k 2 ⇒ P = 15k ⇒ 40(2x – 3) = 13(x2 – 3x) ⇒ 80x – 120 = 13x2 – 39x
H 17 ⇒ 13x2 – 119x + 120 = 0
\ 15 cosec q = 15   = 15 × = 17
 P 15 ⇒ 13x2 – 104x – 15x + 120 = 0
22. Since, opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing ⇒ (13x – 15) (x – 8) = 0
a circle subtend supplementary angles at the centre of 15  15 
the circle. ⇒ x = 8  or  x = ⇒ x = 8 Q x ≠ 
13  13 
\ ∠AOB + ∠COD = 180° ⇒ 130° + ∠COD = 180°
\ First tap will fill the tank in 8 hours.
⇒ ∠COD = 180° – 130° = 50°
and second tap will fill the tank in (x – 3) = 5 hours.
23. Since, A and B lie on the circle having centre O.
28. Radius (r) of conical tent = 7 m
\ OA = OB [Each equal to radius]
Height (h) of conical tent = 24 m
⇒ (4 − 2)2 + (3 − 3)2 = (x − 2)2 + (5 − 3)2
\ Slant height (l) = (24)2 + (7)2 = 625 = 25 m
2
⇒ 2 = (x − 2) + 4 ⇒ 4 = (x – 2)2 + 4
Curved surface area of tent = prl
 (Squaring both sides)
22
⇒  (x – 2)2 = 0 ⇒ x – 2 = 0  ⇒  x = 2 = × 7 × 25 = 550 m 2
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24. In DABC, DE || AB Width of cloth used = 5m
CD CE Let length of cloth used is x m.
\ =  (By Thales theorem)
DA EB \ Area of cloth = Curved surface area of tent
x+3 x ⇒ 5 × x = 550  ⇒  x = 110
⇒ = ⇒ (x + 3) (2x – 1) = (2x) (x)
2x 2x − 1 Hence, cost of cloth used at rate of `25 per metre
⇒ 2x2 – x + 6x – 3 = 2x2 ⇒ 5x – 3 = 0 ⇒ x = 3/5 = `(110 × 25) = `2750
25. According to question, a17 − a10 = 7 29. Total number of shirts = 100
i.e., a + 16d − (a + 9d) = 7 (i) Number of good shirts = 88
where a = first term, d = common difference 88 22
⇒ 7d = 7 ⇒ d = 1 \ P(Ramesh buys the selected shirt) = =
100 25
OR (ii) Number of shirts which don’t have major defects
We have, Sn = 2n2 +n = 88 + 8 = 96
\ Sn–1 = 2(n–1)2 + (n–1) = 2 (n2 + 1 – 2n) + n–1 96 24
\ P(Kewal buys the selected shirt) = =
= 2n2 + 2 – 4n + n – 1 = 2n2 – 3n + 1 100 25
Now, nth term of the A.P., an = Sn – Sn–1 (iii) P(Ramesh will not buy the selected shirt)
= (2n2 + n) – (2n2 – 3n + 1) = 4n – 1 22 3
= 1− =
26. P is the point that divides line segment AB of 25 25
length 6 cm in the ratio 3 : 4. 1
30. Let be rational.
3
1 a
⇒ = , where a and b are positive co-primes.
3 b
⇒ ( 3a)2 = b2 ⇒ 3a 2 = b2 ...(i)
\ b2 is divisible by 3 ⇒ b is divisible by 3
Let b = 3c for some positive integer c.
From (i), 3a2 = 9c2 ⇒ a2 = 3c2
\ a2 is divisible by 3 ⇒ a is divisible by 3
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⇒ a and b have a common factor. a2 = 2a, b2 = a + b, c2 = – 28
This is a contradiction to the fact that a, b are For infinitely many solutions,
co-primes. a1 b1 c1 2 3 −7
1 = = ⇒ = =
Hence, is irrational. a2 b2 c2 2α α + β −28
3 3 −7 1
OR 2 −7 1
⇒ = = and = =
For minimum number of rows, maximum number of 2α −28 4 α + β −28 4
plants must be planted in each row. ⇒ a = 4 and 12 = a + b ⇒ 4 + b = 12 ⇒ b = 8
We have, 66 = 2 × 3 × 11 ; 88 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 and \ a2 + b = 42 + 8 = 16 + 8 = 24
110 = 2 × 5 × 11 OR
\ HCF of 66, 88 and 110 = 22 Given equations are
\ Number of trees in each row = 22
a2x – b2y = a2 – 2b2...(i)
66 88 110
\ Number of rows = + + = 3 + 4 + 5 = 12 and b2x + a2y = b2 + 2a2 ...(ii)
22 22 22
From (i), we get
Hence, minimum number of rows required by forester
is 12. a 2 − 2b2 + b2 y
a2x = a2 – 2b2 + b2y ⇒ x =  ...(iii)
31. We know that the lengths of tangents drawn from a2
an external point to a circle are equal. Substituting the value of x in (ii), we get
\ AR = AQ ...(i), BP = BR...(ii)  a 2 − 2b2 + b2 y 
and CQ = CP...(iii) b2  2
2 2
 + a y = b + 2a
2
 a 
Adding (i), (ii) and (iii), we get
AR + BP + CQ = AQ + BR + CP = k(say)...(iv) b2a 2 − 2b 4 + b 4 y
⇒ + a 2 y = b2 + 2a 2
Perimeter of DABC = (AB + BC + CA) a 2
= (AR + BR) + (BP + CP) + (CQ + AQ)
b a − 2b 4 + b 4 y + a 4 y
2 2
= (AR + BP + CQ) + (AQ + BR + CP) = k + k = 2k ⇒ 2
= b2 + 2a 2
1 a
⇒ k = (Perimeter of DABC) (Using (iv)) ⇒ b2a2 – 2b4 + (b4 + a4)y = a2b2 + 2a4
2
Thus, (AR + BP + CQ) = (AQ + BR + CP) 2(a 4 + b 4 )
⇒ (b4 + a4)y = 2a4 + 2b4 ⇒ y= ⇒y=2
1
= (Perimeter of DABC) b4 + a4
2 When y = 2, (iii) becomes
15 BC
32. In DABC, tanA = = A
a 2 − 2b2 + b2 × 2 a2
8 AB x= ⇒ x = 2 ⇒ x =1
Let BC = 15k and AB = 8k, 17k a2 a
8k
where k is a positive number. \ x = 1 and y = 2
By Pythagoras theorem, B 15k C 34. Let the first term and the common difference of
AC2 = AB2 + BC2 = (8k)2 + (15k)2 the A.P. be a and d respectively.
= 64k2 + 225k2 = 289k2 We know that, an = a + (n – 1)d
⇒ AC = 17k \ (m + n)th term = am+n = a + (m + n – 1)d
BC BC AB AB (m – n)th term = am–n = a + (m – n – 1)d
\ sinA cosC + cosA sinC = ⋅ + ⋅
AC AC AC AC and mth term = am = a + (m – 1)d...(i)
2 2 2 2 Now, Sum of (m + n)th and (m – n)th terms
 BC   AB   15k   8k 
= + = + = am+n + am–n = [a + (m + n – 1)d] + [a + (m – n – 1)d]
 AC   AC   17k   17k 
= a + md + nd – d + a + md – nd – d
225 + 64 289 = 2[a + (m – 1)d] = 2am [From (i)]
= = =1
289 289 Hence proved.
33. The given system of equations is OR
2x + 3y = 7 and 2ax + (a + b)y = 28 Let a1, a2 be the first term and d1, d2 be common
Here, a1 = 2, b1 = 3, c1 = –7 difference of the two A.P.’s respectively.
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 7n + 1 1 h
Given, ratio of sum of first n terms = ⇒ = ⇒ h + 200 = h 3
4n + 27 3 h + 200
n
{2a1 + (n − 1) d1} 7n + 1
⇒ 2 = ...(i) ⇒ h 3 − h = 200 ⇒ h( 3 − 1) = 200
n 4n + 27
2
{2a2 + (n − 1) d2} 200 200 ( 3 + 1)
⇒ h= ⇒ h= ×
2a1 + (n − 1)d1 7n + 1 3 −1 ( 3 − 1) ( 3 + 1)
⇒ =
2a2 + (n − 1)d2 4n + 27 200
⇒ h= × ( 3 + 1)
 n − 1 2
a1 +  d
 2  1 7n + 1 ⇒ h = 100 × ( 3 + 1) = 100 (2.732) = 273.2
⇒ =
 n − 1 4n + 27 Hence, the height of the light house is 273.2 m
a2 +   d2
 2  36. The frequency distribution table for the given data
n −1 can be drawn as:
Putting = 8 , we get
2 Class Class Frequency fixi Cumulative
a1 + 8d1 7(17) + 1  n − 1  Mark (fi) frequency
= Q = 8 ⇒ n = 17 (c.f.)
a2 + 8d2 4(17) + 27  2  (xi)
a1 + 8d1 120 24 0 - 10 5 4 20 4
⇒ = =
a2 + 8d2 95 19 10 - 20 15 4 60 8
\ Ratio of 9th terms = 24 : 19 20 - 30 25 7 175 15
35. Let AB be the light house and the ships are at the 30 - 40 35 10 350 25
points C and D; h is the height of the light house and 40 - 50 45 12 540 37
BC = x. 50 - 60 55 8 440 45
60 - 70 65 5 325 50
Total 50 1910
Σfi xi 1910
Mean = = = 38.2
Σf i 50
Here, the maximum frequency is 12.
\ Modal class is 40 - 50.
So, l = 40 ; f0 = 10 ; f1 = 12 ; f2 = 8 and h = 10
AB  f1 − f 0 
Now, in right angled DABC, tan 45° = ∴ Mode = l + 
BC ×h
h  2 f1 − f 0 − f 2 
⇒ 1= ⇒ x = h …(i)
x  12 − 10 
AB h = 40 +   × 10
In DABD, tan30° = ⇒ tan30° =  2 (12) −10 − 8 
BD x + 200
h  2  10 130
⇒ tan30° =  [Using (i) = 40 +   × 10 = 40 + = = 43.3
h + 200  24 − 18  3 3

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Self Evaluation Sheet
Once you complete SQP-3, check your answers with the given solutions and fill your marks in the marks
obtained column according to the marking scheme. Performance Analysis Table given at the bottom will help
you to check your readiness.

Q.No. Chapter Marks Per Question Marks Obtained

1 Real Numbers 1
2 Statistics 1
3 Probability / Probability 1
4 Real Numbers 1
5 Areas Related to Circles 1
6 Areas Related to Circles / Areas Related to Circles 1
7 Polynomials / Polynomials 1
8 Triangles 1
9 Probability 1
10 Areas Related to Circles 1
11 Circles 1
12 Some Applications of Trigonometry 1
13 Some Applications of Trigonometry / Some Applications of Trigonometry 1
14 Real Numbers / Real Numbers 1
15 Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables 1
16 Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables 1
17 Polynomials 4 × 1
18 Triangles 4 × 1
19 Coordinate Geometry 4 × 1
20 Surface Areas and Volumes 4 × 1
21 Introduction to Trigonometry / Introduction to Trigonometry 2
22 Circles 2
23 Coordinate Geometry 2
24 Triangles 2
25 Arithmetic Progressions / Arithmetic Progressions 2
26 Constructions 2
27 Quadratic Equations 3
28 Surface Areas and Volumes 3
29 Probability 3
30 Real Numbers / Real Numbers 3
31 Circles 3
32 Introduction to Trigonometry 3
33 Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables / Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables 3
34 Arithmetic Progressions / Arithmetic Progressions 5
35 Some Applications of Trigonometry 5
36 Statistics 5
Total 80
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Percentage ..............%

Performance Analysis Table

> 90% You are done! Keep on revising to maintain the position.
81-90% You have to take only one more step to reach the top of the ladder. Practise more.
71-80% A little bit of more effort is required to reach the ‘Excellent’ bench mark.
61-70% Revise thoroughly and strengthen your concepts.
51-60% Need to work hard to get through this stage.
40-50% Try hard to boost your average score.
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