MATHS TEST (CLASS 10) QUADRATIC EQUATION ,STATISTICS AND CIRCLES

1. . In the figure quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a

circle. Prove that AD + BC = AB + CD.

2. Find the value of 𝑚 so that the quadratic equation 𝑚𝑥(5𝑥 − 6) = 0 has two
equal roots.
3. Mrs. Garg recorded the marks obtained by her students in the following
table. She calculated the modal marks of the students of the class as 45. While
printing the data, a blank was left. Find the missing frequency in the table
given below .
Marks Obtained
0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 - 100
Number of Students 5 10 --- 6 3 6
4. The area of a rectangular plot is 528 m2. The length of the plot (in metres) is
one more than twice its breadth. We need to find the length and breadth of the
plot.
5.  Find the values of k for each of the following quadratic equations, so that
they have two equal roots. 2x2 + kx + 3 = 0
6. Find the discriminant of the equation 3x2– 2x +1/3= 0 and hence find the
nature of its roots. Find them, if they are real.
7. The following data gives the distribution of total monthly household
expenditure of 200 families of a village. Find the modal monthly expenditure of
the families. Also, find the mean monthly expenditure :
ExpenditureNumber of families
1000-1500 24
1500-2000 40
2000-2500 33
2500-3000 28
3000-3500 30
3500-4000 22
4000-4500 16
4500-5000 7

8. If the median of a distribution given below is 28.5 then, find the value of an x
&y.
Class
Frequency
Interval
0-10 5
10-20 x
20-30 20
30-40 15
40-50 y
50-60 5
Total 60

9. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 51 girls of Class X of a school was
conducted and the following data were obtained:
Number
Height (in cm)
of girls
Less than 140 4
Less than 145 11
Less than 150 29
Less than 155 40
Less than 160 46
Less than 165 51
Find the median height.

10. The sum of the reciprocals of Rehman’s age (in years) 3 years ago
and 5 years from now is Find his present age.
11. The sum of the squares of two consecutive odd numbers is 394.
Find the numbers.
12. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed has been 5
km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find
the speed of the train.