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Guess Paper
Class IX
Subject Mathematics
Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown and must be done on the same sheet as the rest of
the answer. Omission of essential working will result in the loss of marks.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
Mathematical tables are provided.

Section A (40 Marks)
(Attempt all questions)
Question1:
(a) Factorise:
3 2
3 3 x x x + .
(b) Make p as the subject of the formula:

( ) a p a
r
q

=
(c) If 5tan 4 u = , find the value of
5sin 3cos
5sin 3cos
u u | |
|
u+ u
\
.

Question2:
(a) Find the compound interest for 1 year 3 months on 6000 lent at 8% p.a., reckoned annually.

(b) The ratio of an interior angle to the exterior angle of a regular polygon is 5:1, find the number
of sides.
(c) Simplify:
2
1
3.2 4.2
2 2
x x
x x

.
Question3:
(a) How many litres of water flows out of a pipe of cross-section area 5 cm
2
in 1 minute, if the
speed of the water in the pipe is 30 cm/sec?


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(b) In the given figure, AB is parallel to
CD.
Find the values of x, y and z.



(c) Without using the log tables, evaluate:
10 10 10
1
2 5 8 4 log log log
2
+ .

Question4:
(a) Ajays income is 25% less than Vijays income. How much per cent would Vijays income be
more than Ajays income?

(b) A man spent 15% of his money and after spending 20 % of the remainder, he has 10200
left. How much had he at first?
(c) In AABC, 90 B Z = and D is the mid- point of BC. Prove that
2 2 2
3 AC AD CD = + .



Section B (40 Marks)
(Attempt any four questions)

Question5:
(a) Two brothers start at the same time from two places 20 km apart. If they walk in the same
direction, the elder brother overtakes the younger in 10 hours but if they walk in opposite
directions, they meet in 2 hours. Find the rates at which they walk.

(b) A man walks around a circular park of area 2464 sq.m. at a speed of 5.4 km/hr. How long will
he take to walk 10 rounds of the park?








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(c) Solve the following simultaneous equations graphically:


2 3 0
3 2 7 0
x y
x y
+ =
+ =









Question6:

(a) The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar is 132 sq.m. and its volume is 99 cubic m. Find
the diameter and the height of the pillar.
(b) If 20 , x = evaluate:
2
3
12sin cos3 5tan(2 5) 3cot 3
2
x
x x x + + .
(c) In the given figure angle BAD=angle CAE
and the angle B = the angle D. Prove that
( )
AB AC
i
AD AE
=
( ) ii theangle ADB theangle AEC =





Question7:
(a) Which is better offer? Two successive discounts of 25% and 15% or 30% and 10%.

(b) ABCD is a rhombus. RABS is a straight line such that . RA AB BS = = Prove that RD and SC
when produced meet at right angle.


(c) If the polynomials
3 2
2 4 12 x ax x + + and
3 2
2 x x x a + + leave the same remainder when
divided by ( 3) x , find the value of a. Also find the remainder.

Question8:

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(a) M and N are points on sides QR and PQ respectively of a triangle PQR, right angled at Q. Prove
that
2 2 2 2
PM RN PR MN + = + .
(b) Draw a frequency polygon from the following frequency distribution:

C.I. 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
Frequency 40 60 50 35 20


Question9:
(a) Three cubes, each of volume 343 cm
3
are joined end to end. Find the surface area of the
resulting cuboid.

(b) The string of a kite is 150 m long and it makes an angle of 60
0
with the horizontal. Find the
height of the kite from the ground.



(c) Solve:

5 2
1,
15 7
10.
x y x y
x y x y
=
+
+ =
+


Question10:
(a) If
2
5 1 0 a a = ; find:
2
2
1 1 1
( ) ( ) ( ) . i a ii a iii a
a a a
+
(b) A tradesman sells his goods at 10% discount. What price should he mark on an article, that
costs him 1,200, to gain 12.5%?
(c) Solve for x and y. if:
( )
1
32 2 1
x
y+
= and
4 /2
8 16 0
y x
= .

Question11:
(a) If 2 1 x = + , find the value of
2
2
1
x
x
+ .








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(b) In the figure, AD and BE are the medians of triangle ABC and BE is parallel to
DF. Prove that
1
4
CF AC = .








(c) When a metal cube is completely submerged in a cylindrical vessel containing water, with
diameter 30 cm, the level of water rises by
41
1
99
cm. Find:
(i) the length of edge of the cube.
(ii) the total surface area of the cube.



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Name CHANDAN SINGH GHUGHTYAL
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