Maths Revision - Full Syllabus: Top 125 Questions

MATHS REVISION -
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TOP 125 QUESTIONS

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1. Find the ratio in which P(4,m) divides the lines segment joining the points A(2,3) and
B(6,-3). Hence, find m.
ANS: m = 0
2. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability:

a.Of getting a doublet
b.Of getting a sum 10, of the numbers on the two dice
ANS: ⅙, 1/12
3. A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in order to reach its destination
1500 km away in time, it had to increase its speed by 100 km/hr from the usual speed. Find
its usual speed.
ANS: 500 km/hr

4. Find the area of the shaded region, where arcs drawn with centres A, B, C and D
intersect in pairs at mid - points P, Q, R and S of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively of
a square ABCD of side 12 cm. (Use 𝞹 = 3.14)
ANS: 30.96 cm2

5. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then travels at a
distance of 72 km at an average speed of 6 km/hr more than its original speed. If it takes 3
hours to complete the total journey, what is the original average speed?
ANS: 42 km/hr
6. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio of the product of the
first and the last term to the product of two middle terms is 7:15. Find the numbers.
ANS: 2, 6, 10, 14 or 14, 10, 6, 2

7. Prove that: (sin A - 2 sin3A)/(2 cos3A - cos A) = tan A

8. The mean of the following distribution is 18. Find the frequency ‘f’ of the class 19 - 21:
Class 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25
Frequency 3 6 9 13 f 5 4
ANS: 8
9. Find the values of m and n, so that the following system of linear equations has infinite
number of solutions:
(2m - 1)x + 3y - 5 = 0
3x + (n - 1)y - 2 = 0
ANS: 17/4, 11/5

10. In the given figure, E is a point on the side CB produced of an isosceles triangle ABC
with AB = AC. If AD is perpendicular to BC and EF is perpendicular to AC, prove that AB X EF
= AD X EC.
11. Two circles touch externally. The sum of their areas is 58𝞹 cm2 and the distance between their
centres is 10 cm. Find the radii of the two circles.
ANS: 7 cm and 3 cm
12. Prove that: (1 + cot A - cosec A)(1 + tan A + sec A) = 2

13.Solve the following pair of linear equations:

a2/x - b2/y = 0; a2 b/x + b2a /y = a + b
ANS: x = a2 and y = b2
14. If P(9a - 2, -b) divides the line segment joining A(3a + 1, -3) and B (8a, 5) in the ratio 3:1,
find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’.
ANS: a = 1 and b = -1/3

15. A shopkeeper buys some books for ₹ 80. If he had bought 4 more books for the same
amount, each book would have cost ₹ 1 less. Find the number of books he bought.
ANS: 16
16. In the given figure, XY and X’Y’ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another
tangent AB with point of contact C intersects XY and A and X’Y’ at B. Prove that ∠AOB = 90o.
17. The radii of two concentric circles are 13 cm and 8 cm. AB is a diameter of the bigger circle.
BD is a tangent to the smaller circle touching it at D. Find the length AD.
ANS: 19 cm
18. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points P and Q at distances of ‘a’ and
‘b’ respectively from the base in the same straight line with it are complementary. Find the
height of the tower.
ANS: √ab
19. A building is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a hemispherical dome. The base
diameter of the dome is equal to ⅔ of the total height of the building. Find the height of the
building if it contas 67(1/21) m3 of air.
ANS: 6 m
20. In the given figure, DE||AC and BE/EC = BC/CP, prove that DC||AP.
21. If 𝝰 and 𝝱 are zeroes of the polynomial 6x2 - 7x - 3, then form a quadratic polynomial whose
zeroes are 1/𝝰 and 1/𝝱.
ANS: (3x2 + 7x - 6)/3

22. The 19th term of an AP is equal to three times its 6th term. If its 9th term is 19, find the AP.
ANS: 3,5,7,9….
23. In the given figure, a semicircle is drawn with centre O and AB as diameter. Semicircles are
drawn with AO and OB as diameters. If AB = 28 m, find the perimeter of the shaded region.
ANS: 88 m
24. Prove that:

(tan A + sec A - 1)/(tan A - sec A + 1) = (1 + sin A)/cos A
25. The angles of depression of two ships from the top of a lighthouse and on the same side are
found to be 45o and 30o. If the ships are 200 m apart, find the height of the lighthouse.
ANS: 50/3 m
26. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the sum of all frequencies is 50.
Compute the missing frequencies f1 and f2.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
Frequency 5 f1 10 f2 7 8
ANS: 8 and 12
27. If 4 cos 𝝷 = 11 sin 𝝷, find the value of (11 cos 𝝷 - 7 sin 𝝷)/(11 cos 𝝷 + 7 sin 𝝷)
ANS: 93/149
28. Find the largest number that divides 2053 and 967 and leaves a remainder of 5 and 7
respectively.
ANS: 64
29. A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter 36 cm contains a liquid. This liquid is filled into 72
cylindrical bottles of diameter 6 cm. Find the height of each bottle, if 10% liquid is wasted int his
transfer.
ANS: 5.4 cm
30. A student scored a total of 32 marks in class tests in mathematics and science. Had he scored
2 marks less in science and 4 more in mathematics, the product of his marks would have been
253. Find his marks in the two subjects.
ANS: 7 and 25; 19 and 13

31. If -4 is a root of the equation x2 + 2x + 4p = 0, find the values of k for which the equation x 2 +
p(1 + 3k)x + 7(3 + 2k)= 0 has equal roots.
ANS: -10/9 or 2
32. Through the mid - point M of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD, the line BM is drawn
intersecting AC at L and AD produced in E. prove that EL = 2BL.
33. In the given figure, O is the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm. T is a point such that OT = 13 cm,
PT and QT are tangents to the circle at points P and Q respectively. OT intersects the circle at the
point E> If AB is tangent to the circle at E, find the length of AB.
ANS: 5.4 cm
34. A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is surmounted b a vertical flag stuff of
height h. At a point on the plane, the angles of elevation of the bottom and top of the flagstaff
are 𝝰 and 𝞫 respectively. Prove that the height of the tower = (h tan 𝝰)/(tan 𝞫 - tan 𝝰)
35. Two customers Shyam and Ekta visit a particular shop in the same week from Tuesday to
Saturday. Each is equally likely to visit the shop on any day. Find the probability that they visit the
shop:
a. On the same day
b. On consecutive days
c. On different days
d. Neither on the same day nor on consecutive days
ANS: ⅕, 8/25, ⅘, 12/25

36. Prove that: sin A(1 + tan A) + cos A(1 + cot A) = sec A + cosec A
37. In the given figure, a triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 2 cm such that
the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point of contact D are of lengths 4 cm
and 3 cm respectively. If the area of triangle ABC is 21 cm 2, then find the lengths of sides AB and
AC.
ANS: 7.5 cm, 6.5 cm

38. In the given figure, APB and CQD are semicircles of diameter 7 cm each, while ARC and BSD
are semicircles of diameter 14 cm each. Find the perimeter of the shaded region.
ANS: 5.4 cm
39. If pth, qth and rth terms of an AP are a,b and c respectively, then show that: (a - b)r + (b - c)p
+ (c - a)q = 0
40. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower
observes a car at an angle of depression of 30o, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a
uniform speed. Six seconds later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be 60 o. Find the
time taken by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.
ANS: 3 seconds
41. If m and n are the zeroes of the polynomial 3x2 + 11x - 4, then find the value of m/n + n/m.
ANS: -145/12
42. There are 100 cards in a box on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A card is taken out
from the box at random. Find the probability that the number on the selected card is:
a. Divisible by 9 and is a perfect square
b. A prime number greater than 80
ANS: 3/100, 3/100

43. A solid right - circular cone of height 60 cm and radius 30 cm is dropped in a right circular
cylinder full of water of height 180 cm and radius 60 cm. Find the volume of water left in the
cylinder in m3.
ANS: 1.98 m3
44. Prove the following: sin6A + cos6A + 3 sin2Acos2A = 1

45. If cos 𝝷 + sin 𝝷 = √2 cos 𝝷, show that cos 𝝷 - sin 𝝷 = √2

46. If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2px + mn = 0 are real and equal, show that the
roots of the quadratic equation x2 - 2(m + n)x + (m2 + n2 + 2p2) = 0 are also real and equal.
47. The sum of three numbers in AP is 12 and the sum of their cubes is 288. Find the numbers.
ANS: 2, 4, 6
48. Milkman has two vessels containing 720 ml and 405 ml of milk. Milk from these container is
poured into glasses of equal capacity to their brim. Find the minimum number of glasses that can
be filled.
ANS: 25
49. In the given figure, AB is a chord of length 16 cm of a circle with centre O and of radius 10 cm.
The tangents at A and B intersect at point P. Find the length of PA.
ANS: 40/3 cm
50. Find the middle term(s) of the following AP: 213, 205, 197, …….37.
ANS: 40/3 cm
51. If the roots of the equation (a - b)x2 + (b - c)x + (c - a) = 0 are equal, then prove that 2a = b + c
52. The sum of the first 7 terms of an AP is 63 and the sum of its next 7 terms is 161. Find the
28th term of the AP.
ANS: 57
53. If sec A + tan A = p, prove that sin A = (p2 - 1)/(p2 + 1)

54. If 𝝰 and 𝝱 are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2x2 + 5x + k satisfying the relation 𝝰2 + 𝝱2 +
𝝰𝝱 = 21/4, then find the value of k.
ANS: 2
55. A number ‘x’ is selected from the numbers 1,2,3 and 4. Another number ‘y’ is selected at
random from the numbers 1,4,9 and 16. Find the probability that the product of x and y is:
a. Less than 16 b. Not less than 16
ANS: ½, ½
56. A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 m less than its length. Its area is 4 m 2
more than the area of a park that has already been made in the shape of an isosceles triangle
with its base as the breadth of the rectangular park and of altitude 12 m. Find the dimensions of
the rectangular park.
ANS: 4, 7
57. A bird is sitting on the top of a 80 m high tree. From a point on the ground, the angle of
elevation of the bird is 45o. The bird flies away horizontally in such a way that it remained at a
constant height from the ground. After 2 seconds, the angle of elevation of the bird from the
same point is 30o. Find the speed of flying of the bird.
ANS: 29.28 m/s

58. In which quadrant the point P, that divides the line segment joining the points A(2, -5) and
B(5,2) in the ratio 2:3 lies?
ANS: IV
59. Solve the following pair of equations:

49x + 51y = 499
51x + 49y = 501
ANS: 11/2, 9/2

60. Three alarm clocks ring at intervals of 4, 12 and 20 minutes respectively. If they start ringing
together, after how much time will they next ring together?
ANS: 60 mins
61. In the given figure, ABCD is a square of side 14 cm. Semicircles are drawn with sie of square
as diameter. Find the area of the shaded region.
ANS: 84 cm2
62. In the given figure, two arcs PAQ and PBQ are drawn. Arc PAQ is a part of a circle with centre
O and radius OP, while arc PBQ is a semicircle drawn on PQ as diameter. If OP = PQ = 10 cm, show
that the area of the shaded region is 25(√3 - 𝞹/6) cm2
63. A circle touches the side BC of a △ABC at P and AB and AC when produced touches the circle
at Q and R respectively, as shown in the figure. Show that AQ = ½(Perimeter of △ABC)
64. If tan A = a tan B and sin A = b sin B, prove that cos2A = (b2-1)/(a2-1).
65. Solve the following equations for x: 9(x2 + 1/x2) - 9(x + 1/x) - 52 = 0
ANS: -⅓,3, (-7 土 √13)/6

66. Two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point P. Prove
that ∠APB = 2∠OAB.
67. ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC = 10 cm and BC = 12 cm. PQRS is a rectangle

inside the isosceles triangle. If PQ = SR = y cm, PS = QR = 2x, then prove that x = 6-3y/4.
68. A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. Height of the
cone is 4 cm and the diameter of the base is 8 cm. If a right circular cylinder circumscribes the
solid, how much more space does it cover as compared to the solid toy?
ANS: 25.12 cm3

69. Sides AB, AC and median AD of △ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and PR and
median PM of another △PQR. Show that △ABC is similar to △PQR.
70. If the distance of P(x,y) from A (6,2) and B (-2, 6) are equal, prove that y = 2x.
71. Red balls are arranged in rows to form an equilateral triangle. The first row consists of one
ball, the second row consists of two and so on upto ‘n’ rows. If 669 more red balls are added,
then all the balls can be arranged in the shape of a square and each of its sides then contains 8
balls less than each side of the triangle. Find the initial number of balls.
ANS: 1540
72. A well of diameter 4 m is dug 21 m deep. The earth taken out of it is spread evenly all around
it in the shape of a circular ring of width 3 m to form an embankment. Find the height of the
embankment.
ANS: 4 m
73. Water is flowing at the rate of 2.52 km/hr through a cylindrical pipe into a cylindrical tank, the
radius of whose base is 40 cm. If the increase in the level of water in the tank, in half an hour is
3.15 m, find the internal diameter of the pipe.
ANS: 4 cm
74. Point A lies on the line segment PQ joining P(6,-6) and Q(-4,-1) in such a way that PA/PQ = ⅖.
If point P also lies on the line 3x + k(y+1) = 0, find the value of k.
ANS: 2
75. On selling a bowl at 5% loss and a coffee mug at 15% gain, a crockery seller gains ₹7. If he
sells the bowl at 5% gain and the coffee mug at 10% gain, he gains ₹13. Find the actual price of
the bowl and the coffee mug.
ANS: 100, 80
76. Solve: √(2x + 7) + √(3x - 18) = √(7x + 1)
ANS: 9, -18/5
77. Two poles of height a metres and b metres are p metres apart. Prove that the height of point
of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the opposite pole is given by
ab/(a + b).
78. The line segment joining the points (3, -4) and (1,2) is trisected at the points P and Q. If the
coordinates of P and Q are (p, -2) and (5/3, q) respectively, then find the values of p and q.
ANS: 7/3, 0
79. The ratio of the sums of first m and first n terms of an AP is m 2:n2. Show that the ratio of its
mth and nth terms is (2m - 1):(2n-1).
80. If one zero of the polynomial f(x) = (k2 + 4)x2 + 13x + 4k is reciprocal of the other, find the
value of k.
ANS: 2
81. If cot 𝝷 + tan 𝝷 = x and sec 𝝷 - cos 𝝷 = y, prove that (x2y)⅔ - (xy2)⅔ = 1
82. In the given figure, a conical vessel of radius 6 cm and height 8 cm is completely filled with
water. A sphere is lowered into the water such that when it touches the sides, it is just immersed.
What fraction of water overflows?
ANS: 3/8
83. In the given figure, if PQRS is a parallelogram and AB||PS, then prove that OC||SR.
84. In the given figure, tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an external point P to a circle with
centre O, such that ∠RPQ = 30o. A chord RS is drawn parallel to the tangent PQ. Find ∠RQS.
ANS: 30o
85. A bag contains 20 silver balls and x iron balls. If one ball is drawn from the bag, what is the
probability that it is: (i) silver ball (ii) iron ball? If the probability of drawing the silver ball is ⅓
times the probability of drawing iron balls, find the value of x.
ANS: ¼, ¾
86. If the equation (1 + m2)x2 + 2mcx + (c2 - a2) = 0 has equal roots, prove that c2 = a2(1 + m2).
87. At a point A, 20 metres above the level of water in a lake, the angle of elevation of a cloud is
30o. The angle of depression of the reflection of the cloud in the lake at A is 60 o. Find the
distance of the cloud from A.
ANS: 40 m
88. The height of the cone is 40 cm. A small cone is cut - off at the top of a plane parallel to its
base. If its volume is 1/64 of the volume of the given cone, at what height above the base is the
section cut?
ANS: 30 cm
89. Solve:
1/(a + b + x) = 1/a + 1/b + 1/x
90. Two water pipes together can fill a tank in 9(⅜) hours. The pipe of larger diameter takes 10
hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each people can
fill the tank separately.
ANS: 15, 25 hours

91. If the sum of first ‘m’ terms of an AP is the same as the sum of its first ‘n’ terms (m ‡ n), show
that the sum of its first (m + n) terms is zero.
92. In the given figure, from an external point P, a tangent PT and a line segment PAB is drawn to
a circle with centre O. ON is perpendicular to the chord AB. Prove that:
a. PA X PB = PN2 - AN2
b. PN2 - AN2 = OP2 - OT2
c. PA. PB = PT2
93. If : a sin A + b cos A = c, then prove that: a cos A - b sin A = ± √(a2 + b2 - c2)
94. If 𝝰 and 𝝱 are zeroes of the polynomial x2 - 2x - 1, form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes
are 2𝝰 - 1 and 2𝝱 - 1.
95. A cone of height 20 cm and radius of base 5 cm is made up of modelling clay. A child reshapes
it in the form of a sphere. Find the diameter of the sphere.
ANS: 10 cm
96. If a, b, c are the sides of a right triangle where c is the hypotenuse, prove that the radius r of
the circle which touches the sides of the triangle is given r = (a + b - c)/2
97. If 7 sin2A + 3 cos2A = 4, then find sec A + cosec A
ANS: 2 + 2/√3
98. If △ABC ⩬ △PQR such that AB = 5.5 cm, PQ = 11 cm and perimeter of △ABC = 70 cm, then
find the perimeter of △PQR.
99. In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of the first 10 terms is 210 and the sum of its last 15 terms is
2565. Find the AP.
ANS: 3, 7, 11, 15….

100. A doorway is decorated as shown in the given figure. There are four semicircles. BC, the
diameter of the larger semicircle is of length 84 cm. The centres of the three equal semicircles lie
on BC. ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC. If BO = OC, find the area of the shaded region.
ANS: 1932 cm2

101.Solve for x: 2(2x - 1)/(x + 3) - 3(x + 3)/(2x - 1) = 5; x ≠ -3, 1/2
ANS: -⅕, -10

102. A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm surmounted on
a hemisphere of radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such that it
touches the bottom. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius of the cylinder is
60 cm and its height is 180 cm.
ANS: 1.13 m3
103. If the points (p, q), (m, n) and (p - m, q - n) are collinear, then show that pn = qm.
104. The probability of guessing the correct answer to a certain question is x/12. If the
probability of guessing the wrong answer is ¾, find x. If a student copies the answer, then its
probability is ⅓. If he does not copy the answer, then the probability is 2y/3, find the value of y.
ANS: x = 3, y = 1
105. A window of a house is ‘h’ metres above the ground. From the window, the angles of
elevation and depression of the top and bottom of another house situated on the opposite side
of the lane are found to be 𝝰 and 𝞫 respectively. Prove that the height of the other house is:
h(1 + tan 𝝰 cot 𝞫) metres.
106. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and TP is the tangent to the circle from an
external point T. If ∠PBA = 30o, prove that BA: AT = 2:1.
107. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 65 and the sum of all frequencies is 70.
Compute the missing frequencies x and y.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120 120-140 140-160
Frequency 8 11 x 12 y 9 9 5
ANS: x = 10, y = 6
108. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(-1,3) and B(9,8) such that AP/PB = k/1.
If P lies on the line x - y + 2 = 0, find the value of k
ANS: 3, 7, 11, 15….

109. If tan A+sin A= m and tan A−sin A= n, then show that m2−n2=4√mn
.
110. A thief runs with a uniform speed of 100 m/min. After one minute, a policeman runs after
the thief to catch him. He runs with a speed of 100 m/min in the first minute and increases his
speed by 10 m/min every succeeding minute. After how many minutes will the policeman catch
the thief?
ANS: 5 minutes

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2. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability:

ANS: 500 km/hr

ANS: 30.96 cm2

ANS: 2, 6, 10, 14 or 14, 10, 6, 2

7. Prove that: (sin A - 2 sin3A)/(2 cos3A - cos A) = tan A

Class 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25

ANS: 17/4, 11/5

12. Prove that: (1 + cot A - cosec A)(1 + tan A + sec A) = 2

13.Solve the following pair of linear equations:

ANS: a = 1 and b = -1/3

ANS: (3x2 + 7x - 6)/3

24. Prove that:

Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120

ANS: 7 and 25; 19 and 13

ANS: ⅕, 8/25, ⅘, 12/25

ANS: 7.5 cm, 6.5 cm

ANS: 3/100, 3/100

44. Prove the following: sin6A + cos6A + 3 sin2Acos2A = 1

45. If cos 𝝷 + sin 𝝷 = √2 cos 𝝷, show that cos 𝝷 - sin 𝝷 = √2

53. If sec A + tan A = p, prove that sin A = (p2 - 1)/(p2 + 1)

ANS: 29.28 m/s

59. Solve the following pair of equations:

ANS: 11/2, 9/2

ANS: -⅓,3, (-7 土 √13)/6

67. ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC = 10 cm and BC = 12 cm. PQRS is a rectangle

ANS: 25.12 cm3

76. Solve: √(2x + 7) + √(3x - 18) = √(7x + 1)

ANS: 15, 25 hours

97. If 7 sin2A + 3 cos2A = 4, then find sec A + cosec A

ANS: 3, 7, 11, 15….

ANS: 1932 cm2

101.Solve for x: 2(2x - 1)/(x + 3) - 3(x + 3)/(2x - 1) = 5; x ≠ -3, 1/2

ANS: -⅕, -10

Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120 120-140 140-160

ANS: 3, 7, 11, 15….

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