ICSE Board

Class IX Mathema cs
Time: 1½ hrs Total Marks: 50
General Instruc ons:
1. This ques on paper is divided into three Sec ons.
2. Sec on A consists of 10 MCQ ques ons of 1 mark each. A empt all ques ons from Sec on A.
3. Sec on B consists of 3 ques ons of 10 marks each. A empt any two ques ons from Sec on B.
4. Sec on C consists of 3 ques ons of 10 marks each. A empt any two ques ons from Sec on C.
5. Intended marks for ques ons or parts of ques ons are given in brackets along the ques ons.
6. All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown and should be done on the same
sheet as the rest of the answer. Omission of essen al working will result in loss of marks.

SECTION A
1. If x – y = 4 and xy = 21 then x3 – y3 =
(A) 316 (B) 225 (C) -225 (D) – 316

2. The factors of x2+ xy – 2xz – 2yz are

(A) (x + y) (x + 2z) (B) (x + y) (x – 2z)
(C) (x – y) (x – 2z) (D) (x – y) (x + 2z)

3. In the given gure if AB = AC and 1= 2, then

(A) PBC = PCB (B) PBC PCB

(C) PBC > PCB (D) PBC < PCB



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4. The value of 64 2 is :

(A) 1/96 (B) 1/64 (C) 512 (D) 1/512

5. If sin(A – B) = (1/2), cos(A + B) = (1/2), 0° <(A + B) 90°, A > B, then the value of A and B are
(A) 30°, 25° (B) 15°, 37° (C) 45°, 20° (D) 45°, 15°

6. In parallelogram PQRS, PQ = 20 cm. The al tudes corresponding to the sides PQ and PS are
respec vely 15 cm and 18 cm. Then the side PS (in cm), is
(A) 18 (B) 17 (C) 16.8 (D) 16.67

(4) ( 9) (3)
6 5 x+2
3 16 4
7. If ×  =  , then the value of x is

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) -2 (D) 6

8. The area of quadrilateral PQRS is

(A) 114 cm2 (B) 112 cm2 (C) 122 cm2 (D) 144 cm2

9. Point (-3,5) lies in the

(A) rst quadrant (B) second quadrant
(C) third quadrant (D) fourth quadrant

10. The sum of the digits of a two digits number is 8. If the digits are reversed, the number is
decreased by 54. Find the number.
(A) 35 (B) 17 (C) 71 (D) 53
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 SECTION B

11. (i) If tanθ + cotθ = 3, nd the value of tan2θ + cot2θ. (3 marks)

3 2 x+ 12 3 5
(ii) Find x, if ( 4) = ( 8) (3 marks)

(iii) Sonu and Monu had adjacent triangular elds with a common boundary of 25 m. The other
two sides of Sonu's eld were 52 m and 63 m, while Monu's were 114 m and 101 m. If the cost
of fer liza on is Rs 20 per sq m, then nd the total cost of fer liza on for both of Sonu and
Monu together. (4 marks)

12. (i) Factorise : 4a 3b − 44a 2 b + 112a b (3 marks)

(ii) In a rectangle PQRS, prove that PR2 + QS 2 = PQ 2 + Q R 2 + R S 2 + SP 2 (3 marks)

(iii) In a river, a boat covers 8 km in 40 min while travelling downstream, but takes 60 min for the
return journey. If the speed of the boat and the ow of the river are uniform, nd the speed of
the boat in s ll water and speed of the stream. (4 marks)

13. (i) 3 equal cubes are placed adjacently in a row. Find the ra o of the total surface area of the
new cuboid to that of the sum of the surface areas of three cubes. (3 marks)

x2 + 1 2
(ii) If = 4, nd the value of 2x 3 + 3 (3 marks)
x x
(iii) If D,E & F are mid points of sides AB, BC & CA respec vely of an isosceles triangle ABC, prove
that ∆ DEF is also isosceles (4 marks)

SECTION C

14. (i) A point P lies on the x-axis and another point Q lies on the y-axis.
a. Write the ordinate of point P.
b. Write the abscissa of point Q.
c. If the abscissa of point P is -12 and the ordinate of point Q is –16; calculate the length of
line segment PQ. (3 marks)
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 (ii) Graphically solve the simultaneous equa ons:

x – 2y = 1; x + y = 4 (4 marks)

tanθ1 + tanθ2
(iii) If tan(θ1 + θ2 ) =
,   nd the value of (θ1 + θ2); given that
1 − tanθ1tanθ2
1 1
tanθ1 =  an d tanθ2 = (3 marks)
2 3
15. (i) What is the length of DE, if D &amp; E are mid points of AB &amp; AC respec vely? (3 marks)

(ii) A wire is bent to form a square enclosing an area of 484 sq m. Using the same wire, a circle is
formed. Find the area of the circle. (3 marks)
(iii) In the following gure, nd the value of x and y. (4 marks)

16. (i) From the top of a tall building of height 24 m, the angle of depression of the top of another
building is 45° whose height is 10 m. Find the distance between the two buildings. (4 marks)
(ii) A and B start at the same me from two places 30 km apart. If they walk in the same
direc ons, A overtakes B in 10 hours and if they walk in opposite direc ons they meet in 2hours.
Find the rates of walking of A and B. (6 marks)



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