Shining Star Education Centre

Aung Myay Thar San Township

Grade -10
Mathematics
February 5, 2020 Time allowed : 2 hours
SECTION (A)
Answer ALL Questions
(15 marks)

1. If a :b=c : d=e : f prove that a 3+ c3 + e3 :b3 +d 3 + f 3=ace :bdf .

2. A bag contains 5 white marbles, 3 black and 2 red.
(a) What is the probability that if one marble is chosen at random it will be white?
(b) If in fact a white marble is chosen, and not replaced, what is the probability that a
black marble will be chosen next?
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3. In the following triangle (figure 3), find the values of x and y.
x
2
y Fig
5 6 ure
3
4. Find the marked lengths in the following figure (figure 4)
tan α tan α
5. Prove that + =2 cosec α .
sec α −1 sec α +1
9
6
1 \ a
2 2
b
Fig
ure
SECTION (B) 4
Answer ALL Questions
(35 marks)

ay−bx cx−az bz−cy x y z

6. If = = , show that = = .
c b a a b c
7. If a ∝ x , b ∝ x, c is a constant, and y=a+b+ c, and y = 5, 12, 25 when x = 1, 2, 3
2

respectively, find the relation between x and y.

8. There are 50 pens of the same marker in a show-case. 18 are blue, 15 white, 10 green,
7 red. If it is equally likely that any one of them will be the first to be sold, what is
the probability that it will be:
(a) white (b) green (c) red or blue (d) neither red nor blue?
9. Given : Parallelogram ABCD ; PQ ∥ MB Q C
Prove : ∆ AMB ∆ CQP D
P
Figu
M re 9
A B
 A

BD 2 E
10. Given : AE = EB , = Figu
DC 3
H re
CH 10
Find : the ratio
CE
B D C

11. Solve the triangle b = c = 12, ∠ B = 44°.

12. A, B and C are three points on horizontal ground, AB = 14 m, AC =10 m. A vertical
mast AT stands at the point A and the angle of elevation of the top of this mast from
the point B is 20°, calculate the height of the mast and find the angle of depression
from the top of the mast to the point C on the ground.

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