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SECTION – A [each question carry 1 mark]
141
1. After how many decimal places will the decimal expansion of terminate?
120

2. Find number of zeroes for the polynomial given in the figure.

3. If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are parallel, then find k.

SECTION – B [each question carry 2 marks]

4. Prove that 3 - 5 is an irrational number.

5. A sweet seller has 420 kaju barfis and 130 badam barfis. She wants to stack them in such a
way that each stack has the same number, and they take up the least area of the tray. What
is the number of that can be placed in each stack for this purpose?

6. If two zeroes of a polynomial p(x)= x3 – 4x2 – 3x + 12 are and - ,then find its third
zero.

7. If the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x2 – px + q are double in value to the zeroes of
f(x)= 2x2 – 5x – 3, then find the value of p and q.

8. Solve for x and y: 37x + 43y = 123, 43x + 37y = 117

9. Find value of k so that equation x2 – 4x + k = 0 has real roots.

10. If the roots of the equation (a2 + b2)x2 – 2 (ac + bd)x + (c2 + d2) = 0 are equal then prove that
ad = bc.

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SECTION – C [each question carry 3 marks]

11. Using Euclid’s division lemma, show that the square of any positive integer is of the form
3m or 3m+1 for some integer m.

12. If the zeroes of the polynomial x3 – 3x2 + x + 1 are a-b, a and a+b, then find a and b.

13. A lady has only 25 paise and 50 paise coins in her purse. If total number of coins is 40
which amount to Rs. 12.50, find the number of coins of each type she had?

14. Find roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 – 7x + 3 = 0 by completing the square method.

15. The sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n2 + 5n. Find which term of the A.P. is 152.

SECTION – D [each question carry 4 marks]

16. A train covers a distance of 480 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 8 km/hr less,
then it would have taken 3 hours more to travel the same distance. Find the speed of the
train.

17. A ball rolling up an inclined plane covers 30 m during the 1st , 27 m during the 2nd and 24 m
during the 3rd second and so on. How much distance does the ball travel during the 10th
second? Also, find the total distance covered in 10 seconds.

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Tuesday. September 19. 2017

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SESSION: 2017-18 MAX. MARKS: 80

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 27 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section -A comprises of 3 questions of 1 mark each, Section -B comprises of 5 questions of
2 marks each, Section-C comprises of 9 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D comprises
of 10 questions of 4 marks each.
3. There is no overall choice in the question paper.
4. Use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION – A
1. Using Euclid’s division algorithm, find the HCF of 165 and 345.

2. The mid point of a line segment AB is the point . If the coordinates of A are (3,-2), then
find the coordinates of point B.

3
3. If Sin A = , then find the value of Sec A.
4

SECTION – B

4. If and are zeroes of polynomial , then find the value of

5. Find the roots of the quadratic equation , using quadratic formula.

6. In the given figure, if , prove that

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7. In what ratio the point divide the line segment joining the points and
?

8. An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a tower of height 30 m high. Determine the
angle of elevation of the top of the tower from his eye.

SECTION – C

9. Divide by and verify the division algorithm.

10. Solve the following pair of linear equations by reducing them to pair of linear equations:

1 1 3 1 1 1
  &  
3x  y 3x  y 4 23 x  y  23 x  y  8

11. The sum of a two digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is 66. If the
digits of the number differ by 2, find the number. How many such numbers are there?

12. Find the value of ‘k’ for which the following equation has equal roots:

13. Find the sum of all natural numbers lying between 100 and 500, which are divisible by 8.

14. In the given figure, and . Prove that .

15. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the point
A(7, 1) and B(3, 5).

16. If the points A(k+1,2k), B(3k, 2k+3) and C(5k-1,5k) are collinear then find value of k.

sin   2 sin 3 
17. Prove the following identity:  tan  .
2 cos 3   cos 

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SECTION – D

18. Prove that 3 is an irrational number. Hence show that is irrational.

19. When a polynomial is divided by the quotient is and remainder is

zero. Find the polynomial and all its zeros.

20. Draw the graphs of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the

coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x – axis, shade the
triangular region and find the area of the triangle so formed.

21. A motor boat whose speed is 18km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.

22. A sum of Rs. 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school for their
overall performance in sports. If each prize is Rs. 20 less than its preceding prize, find the
value of each of the prizes. Why is sportsmanship important in life?

23. The ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares of their
corresponding sides, prove it.
Use the above theorem to prove the following:
Diagonals of a trapezium ABCD with intersect each other at the point O. If
AB=2CD, find the ratio of the areas of triangles AOB and COD.

24. 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.

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25. Without using trigonometric tables, find the value of:

   
cot  . tan 90     sec 90    cos ec  3 tan 12  tan 60  tan 78 

26. Prove the following identity:

1
27. In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on side BC such that BD = BC. Prove that
3
9AD2 = 7AB2.

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Monday. December 11. 2017

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General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 30 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section -A comprises of 6 questions of 1 mark each, Section -B comprises of 6 questions of
2 marks each, Section-C comprises of 10 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D
comprises of 8 questions of 4 marks each.
3. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in four questions of 3 marks and three questions of 4 marks each.
4. In question(s) on construction, the drawing should be neat and exactly as per given
measurements.
5. Use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION – A

14587
1. After how many decimal places, the decimal expansion of the rational number will
1250
terminate?
2. What is the number of solutions of the pair of linear equations x+2y—8=0 and 2x+4y=16.
3. Find the value of a18  a13 , if the common difference of the A.P. is 5.
4. In fig., BD and CE intersect each other at the point P. Is ∆PBC  ∆PDE? Why?
E
B
5 cm 12 cm

6 cm 10 cm
C D
3
5. If tan  3 , and is acute, then find the value of 2
2
6. Find the distance of the point (-3,4) from the origin.

SECTION – B

7. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 4q+1 or 4q+3, where q is some integer.
8. If the sum of the zeros of a quadratic polynomial ky 2 2y 3k is equal to its product, find
the value of k.
9. If the numbers n – 2, 4n – 1 and 5n + 2 are in A.P., find the value of n.
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10. Find the area of a triangle whose vertices are and

11. A coin is tossed 3 times. List the possible outcomes and find the probability of getting
(i) all heads (ii) at least 2 heads.
12. Cards with numbers 2 to 101 are placed in a box and a card is selected at random. Find the
probability that the card has
(i) an even number (ii) a perfect square number.

SECTION – C
13. On a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 40cm, 42cm
and 45cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can
cover that same distance in complete steps?
14. Find all the zeros of the polynomial f(x) =x3 13x2 32x 20 if one of its zeros is 2.
15. In what ratio does the X – axis divide the line segment joining the points and
? Find the co-ordinates of the point of division.
OR
AP k
If P divides the line segment joining the points A(3, –5) and B (–4, 8) such that  . If P
PB 1
lies on the line , find the value of k.
16. Two triangles ABC and DBC are drawn on the same hypotenuse BC and on the same side
of BC. If AC and DB intersect at P, prove that .
OR
In the given figure, the line segment DE is parallel to the side AC of and it divides
AD
triangle into two parts of equal area. Find the ratio .
AB

17. In the given figure two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O from an
external point P. Prove that =2 OAB.

18. The following is the cumulative frequency distribution (of less than type) of 1000 persons
each of age 20 years and above. Determine the mean age.

Age below (in years) 30 40 50 60 70 80

Number of persons 100 220 350 750 950 1000
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19. Draw the graphs of the pair of linear equations: x – y + 2 = 0 and 4x – y – 4 = 0. Calculate
the area of the triangle formed by the lines so drawn and the x–axis.
20. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate the following:
cos 2 20 0  cos 2 70 0
 3 tan 13 0 tan 77 0
sec 50  cot 40
2 0 2 0

OR

p2 1
If cos ec  cot   p, then prove that cos   .
p2 1
21. PQRS is a diameter of a circle of radius 6cm.The lengths PQ, QR, RS are equal. Semicircles
are drawn on PQ and QS as diameters as shown in the figure. Find the perimeter and area
of the shaded portion.

22. Dimensions of a cuboid are 4.4 m, 2.6 m and 1m, it is melted and recast into a hollow
cylindrical pipe of inner radius of 30 cm and outer radius of 35 cm. Find the length of the
pipe.
OR
Marbles of diameter 1.4cm are dropped into a cylindrical beaker of diameter 7cm
containing some water. Find the number of marbles that should be dropped into the beaker
so that the water level rises by 5.6cm.

SECTION – D

23. Rajni required Rs. 2500 after 12 weeks to send her daughter to school. She saved Rs. 100 in
the first week and increased her weekly savings by Rs. 20 every week. Find whether she
will be able to send her daughter to school after 12 weeks. How would you help a child
who is unable to go to school due to financial problem?
24. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63km and then travels a distance
of 72km at an average speed of 6km/h more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to
complete the total journey, what is its original average speed?
OR
By increasing the list price of a book by Rs. 10 a person can buy 10 books less for Rs. 1200.
Find the original list price of the book.
25. Draw an isosceles triangle ABC in which AB = AC = 6cm and BC = 5cm. Construct a
4
triangle similar to triangle ABC with its sides equal to times the corresponding sides of
3

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tan   sec   1 1  sin 

26. Prove that  .
tan   sec   1 cos 
27. Prove that if in a triangle square of one side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other
two sides then the angle opposite the first side is a right angle.
OR
In the figure given, ∆PQR is right angled at Q and the points S and T trisect the side QR.
Prove that: 8 PT 2  3PR 2  5 PS 2 .
P

Q R
S T
28. At a milk shop, the milk seller has two types of glasses in the shape of frustum of a cone,
the radii of the ends of the frustum being 6cm and 3cm. One glass A has a plane bottom
and other B has a hemispherical bottom. If the height of each glass is 15cm then find the
capacity of each glass. (Use   3.14 )
29. From the top of a light house, the angles of depression of two ships on the opposite sides of
it are observed to be 30 and 60 . The height of the light house is h metres and the ships and
the base of the light house are in the same straight line. Show that the distance between the
4
ships is h metres.
3
30. The following table gives production yield per hectare of wheat of 100 farms of a village:

Production 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70

yield(kg/ha)

Number of farms 4 6 16 20 30 24

Change the distribution to a more than type distribution and draw its ogive. Find the
median production using the graph.
OR

The median of the following frequency distribution is 28.5 and the sum all the frequencies
is 60. Find p and q:

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

Frequency 5 p 20 15 q 5

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Friday. January 12. 2018

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General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 30 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D.
Section -A comprises of 6 questions of 1 mark each, Section -B comprises of 6 questions of
2 marks each, Section-C comprises of 10 questions of 3 marks each and Section-D
comprises of 8 questions of 4 marks each.
3. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in four questions of 3 marks and three questions of 4 marks each.
4. In question(s) on construction, the drawing should be neat and exactly as per given
measurements.
5. Use of calculator is not permitted.

SECTION – A
1. Find the value of p and q so that the prime factorisation of 2520 is expressible as

2. Find the roots of the quadratic equation: .

3. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is an2 + bn, find the second term of AP.
4. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at its centre. What is the length of
the chord?
5. If sin(x – 20)0 = cos(3x – 10)0, find the value of x.
6. A 6m high pole casts a shadow 2 3 m long on the ground. Find the angle of elevation of
the Sun.

SECTION – B
7. Using Euclid’s division algorithm find the HCF of 480 and 685. If HCF is expressed in the
form , find the value of .
8. Prove that the point (3,0), (6,4) and (-1,3) are the vertices of a right angled triangle.
9. In the given figure, OAPB is a sector of a circle of radius 3.5 cm with the centre at O. If
then find the length OAPBO.

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10. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

11. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of
getting
(a) a red king (b) a queen or a jack.
AR CR
12. In figure, PQ AB and AQ CB. Prove that  .
PR AR

SECTION – C

13. Prove that only one of the numbers is divisible by 3, where is any
positive integer.
14. The sum of first 8 terms of an A.P. is 140 and sum of first 24 terms is 996. Find the A.P.
OR
The 8th term of an A.P. is half the second term and the 11th term exceeds one third of its
fourth term by 1. Find the 15th term.

15. Solve for and by cross multiplication method:

16. A farmer connects a pipe of internal diameter 20 cm from a canal into a cylindrical tank in
her field, which is 10 m in diameter and 2 m deep. If water flows through the pipe at the
rate of 3 km/h, in how much time will the tank be filled?
OR
From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the
same height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the
remaining solid to the nearest cm2.
 sec 2 59 0  cot 2 310  2 x
17. Find the value of x, if 4   sin 90 0  3 tan 2 56 0. tan 2 34 0 
 3  3 3
tan A cot A
18. Prove that   sec A. cos ecA  1
1  cot A 1  tan A
19. In ABC , B  90 0 , BC= 6cm and AB = 8 cm, find the
radius of the Incircle.

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OR
Prove that in an equilateral triangle, three times the square of one of the sides is equal to
four times the square of one of its altitudes.
20. The following data gives the information on the observed lifetimes (in hours) of 225
electrical components. Determine the modal lifetimes of the components.

21. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The
mean pocket allowance is Rs 18. Find the missing frequency f.

OR
The following table gives production yield per hectare of wheat of 100 farms of a village.
Change the distribution to a more than type distribution, and draw its ogive.

22. A number x is selected at random 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 less than 16.

SECTION – D
23. A cottage industry produces a certain number of pottery articles in a day. It was observed
on a particular day that the cost of production of each article (in rupees) was 3 more than
twice the number of articles produced on that day. If the total cost of production on that
day was Rs 90, find the number of articles produced and the cost of each article.
OR
Solve for

24. The points A(4, –2), B(7, 2), C(0, 9) and D(–3, 5) form a parallelogram. Find the area of the
parallelogram. Also find the length of the altitude of the parallelogram on the base AB.

25. Find the other zeros of the polynomial p(x)= 2x4 + 7x3 – 19x2 – 14x + 30 if two of its zeros
are  2 and 2.
26. The time taken by a person to cover 150 km was 2 ½ hours more than the time taken in the
return journey. If he returned at a speed of 10 km/h more than the speed while going, find
the speed per hour in each direction.

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27. Milk in the containers, which are in the form of a frustum of a cone of height 30 cm and the
radii of whose lower and upper circular ends are 20 cm and 40 cm respectively, is to be
distributed in a camp for flood victims by a donor agency. The milk is available at the rate
of Rs.35 per litre and 880 litres of milk is needed daily for the camp. Find how many such
containers of milk are needed for the camp and what cost will it put on the donor agency?
What value is indicated through this act by donor agency?
28. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A on the ground is 30 0. On moving
a distance of 30 m towards the foot of the tower to point B, the angle of elevation increases
to 600. Find the height of the tower and the distance of the tower from the point A.
OR
The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a
multi-storeyed building are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multi-storeyed
building and the distance between the two buildings.
29. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Draw two tangents to the circle inclined at an angle of to
each other. Also measure the length f tangents.
30. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares of
their corresponding sides.
Use the above theorem and solve the following:
and are two equilateral triangles such that . Find the ratio of areas of
and .
OR
In the given figure, ABC is a triangle and GHED is rectangle. If BC=12cm, HE=6cm, FC=BF
and altitude AF=24cm . Find the area of rectangle.

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