Maths

Class 10

Question 1

(a) Vijay has a recurring deposit account in a bank. He deposits Rs. 2500 per month for 2
years. If he gets Rs. 66250 at the time of maturity, find the rate of interest.
1 −1 4 5 2 7
(b) If A = [ ], B =[ ] and C = [ ], show that AB = AC
2 −2 3 3 1 5
(c) Solve the quadratic equation x2 – 3(x + 3) = 0, give your answer correct to two significant
figures.

Question 2

(a) Two different dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of
two numbers appearing on the top of dice is (a) 8 (b) at least 10
(b) The sum of first six terms of an A.P. is 42. The ratio of the 10th term to the 30th term is
1:3. Find the first and the 13th term.
√𝑎+1+√𝑎−1
(c) ) If x = , using properties of proportion, show that x2 - 2ax + 1 = 0
√𝑎+1−√𝑎−1
(d) ) The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a point P on the ground is 600. After a flight of
15 seconds the angle of elevation changes to 300. If the jet plane is flying at a constant
height of 1500√3 m, find the speed of jet plane.

Question 3

(a) What number should be subtracted from 2x3 – 5x2 +5x +2 so that the resulting
polynomial is exactly divisible by (2x-3)?
𝑎3 +3𝑎𝑏 2 63
(b) If 𝑏3+3𝑎2𝑏 = 62, find a:b
(c) Prove that : sinA (1 + tanA) + cosA (1 + cotA) = secA +cosecA

Question 4
2 1 10
(a) Solve the equation -23 ≤ 𝑥 + 3 < , x∈ 𝑅 and graph the solution on number line.
3
(b) Solve the equation 3x2 – 14x + 8 = 0, By using quadratic formula.
(c) In an A.P. of 50 terms, the sum of first 10 terms is 210 and the sum of its last 15 terms is
2565. Find the A.P.
Question 5

(a) Mr. Gopal visits the market and buy the following articles:
Medicines costing Rs. 950, GST @ 5%
A pair of shoes costing Rs. 3000, GST @ 18%
A laptop bag costing Rs. 1000 with a discount of 30%, GST @ 18%
Calculate the total amount paid including GST paid by MR. Gopal.

𝑥 3 +12𝑥 𝑦 3 +27𝑦
(b) Given = . Find x:y
6𝑥 2 +8 9𝑦 2 +27

(c) Find the sum of all multiples of 9 lying between 300 and 700.

(d) From the top of church spire 96 m high, the angle of depression of two vehicles on a
road, at the same level as the base of the spire and on the same side of it are x 0 and y0
where tan x0 = 1/4 and tan y0 = 1/7. Find the distance between the vehicles.

Question 6

(a) For what value of K, (4-K) x2 + (2K + 4) X + (8K + 1) is a perfect square?

(b) The polynomials ax3 -7x2 + 7x -2 and x3 -2ax2 + 8x -8, when divided by x-2, leave the
same remainder, find the value of a.
tan 𝐴 cot 𝐴
(c) Prove that + = 1 + tan A + cot A
1−cot 𝐴 1−tan 𝐴

(d) Harpreet tossed two different coins simultaneously. Find the probability of getting

(a) atmost one head (ii) atleast one head.

Question 7
𝑥 𝑥
(i) Solve +5 ≤ + 6, where x is a positive odd integer.
2 3
(ii) Using remainder theorem, find the value of ‘a ‘if the division of x 3 +5x2 –ax + 6 by (x – 1)
leaves the remainder 2a.
𝐶𝑂𝑆 𝐴
(iii) Prove that + tan 𝐴 = sec 𝐴
1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴

Question 8

4 𝑥𝑦 𝑝+2𝑥 𝑝+2𝑦
(i) If p = , find the value of 𝑝−2𝑥 + 𝑝−2𝑦
𝑥+𝑦
(ii) Two different dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of two
numbers appearing on the top of dice is (a) at least 10 (b) less than or equal to 12
(iii) What number must be added to each of the numbers 16, 26 and 40 so that the resulting
numbers may be in continued proportion?
Question 9

(i) The printed price of an air conditioner is Rs. 45000. The wholesaler allows a discount of 10%
to a dealer. The dealer sells the air conditioner to a consumer at a discount of 4% on the
marked price. If the sales are intra- state and rate of GST is 18%, find the amount of tax
(under GST) paid by the dealer to Central and State Governments.
(ii) Gauri has a cumulative deposit account of Rs. 400 per month at 10% per annum simple
interest. If she gets Rs. 30100 at the time of maturity, find the total time for which the account
was held.
(iii) Which term of the A.P. 53, 48, 43……….. is the first negative term?

Question 10

√𝑎+1+√𝑎−1
(i) If x = , using properties of proportion, show that x2 - 2ax + 1 = 0
√𝑎+1−√𝑎−1
(ii) A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 12. When 36 is added to this
number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
1 −1 2 3
(iii) If A =[ ] and C =[ ] find matrix B such that BA = C
2 3 1 −11

Question 11
𝑎 𝑏
(i) Solve for x: + +𝑎+𝑏 =0
𝑎𝑥−1 𝑏𝑥−1

(ii) Mohan has a recurring deposit account in a bank for 2 years at 6% p.a. simple interest. If he
gets Rs. 1200 as interest at the time of maturity, find the monthly instalment and the amount
of maturity.
(iii) Solve the equation. – 4 + (-1) + 2 +……….. + x = 437.

Question 12

(i) If Sn , the sum of first n terms of an A.P. is given by S n = 3 n2 +4 n, then find its nth term.
sin 𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃+1 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
(ii) Prove that =
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃+cos 𝜃−1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
(iii) From a window, 60 m high above the ground, of a house in a street, the angle of elevation
and depression of the top and bottom of another house on the opposite side of the street are
600 and 450 respectively, show that the height of opposite house is 60(1+√3)m.

Question 13

(𝑥+𝑦)2 𝑥
(i) If x,y,z are in continued proportion, prove that =
(𝑦+𝑧)2 𝑧
(ii) A jar contains 24 marbles, some green and other blue. If a marble is drawn at random from
the jar, the probability that it is green is 2/3, find the number of blue marbles in the jar.
(iii) By increasing the speed of a car by 10 km/hr, the time of the journey for a distance of 7 km is
reduced by 36 minutes. Find the original speed of the car.

MATHS --------- MANISH AWASTHI