Amity International School, Vasundhara, Sector-1

Class X, Mathematics
STANDARD
Section A
Question number 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
Q.1. Sum of two irrational numbers is:
(a) rational number (b) irrational number (c) integer only (d) none of these
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Q.2. Mid point of the line segment joining the points (−5, 2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (6, 5) is:
−1 −17 1 17 17 1
(a) ( 2 , ) (b) (2 , 20) (c) (20 , 2) (d) none of these
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Q.3. Fill in the blank in the following statement:

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Value of 10 + 10 tan2 𝜃 at 𝜃 = is ________.
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Q.4. Roots of the quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 2 = 0 are:

(a) real and equal (b) real and distinct (c) not real (d) none of these
Q.5. State true or false:
Sum of first 10 terms of A.P. 3, 11, 19, …, is 290.
Q.6. For which value of k will the consecutive terms 2k + 1, 3k + 3 and 5k + 1 form an A.P.?
(a) k = 2 (b) k = 4 (c) k = 6 (d) none of these
Q.7. Which point on the x-axis is equidistant from (5, 9) and (-4, 6)?
(a) (3, 0) (b) (2, 0) (c) (4, 0) (d) none of these
Q.8. Show that the points (1, -1), (5, 2) and (9, 5) are collinear.
Q.9. In the given figure, if DE// BC, AD = 6 cm, DB = 9 cm and AE = 8 cm, find the length
of AC.

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Q.10. In the given figure, 𝑂𝐶 = 𝑂𝐷 = 2 and AB = 5 cm. Find the length of DC.
Q.11. ABCD is a rectangle whose three vertices are B(4, 0), C(4, 3) and D(0, 3). Calculate
the length of one of its diagonals.

Q.12. Zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + (𝑝 + 1)𝑥 + 𝑞 are 2 and -3. Value of p and q are:
(a) p = 0, q = -6 (b) p = -6, q = 1
(c) p = 0, q = 0 (d) none of these
Q.13. In fig., PQ is a tangent at a point C to a circle with centre O. If AB is a diameter and
∠CAB = 30°. Find ∠PCA.

Q.14. ∆ABC ~∆DEF. If AB = 4 cm, BC = 3.5 cm, CA = 2.5 cm and DF = 7.5 cm, find the
perimeter of ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹.

Q.15. The quadratic equation px2- 2√5px + 15 = 0 has two equal roots, value of p is:
(a) 1/3 (b) ½ (c) 1/6 (d) none of these
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Q.16. If 3x + y = 4 and 4x – y = 3, then find the value of 𝑦.

Q.17. 9th term from the end of the A.P. 5, 9, 13, …….185 is:
(a) 151 (b) 152 (c) 153 (d) none of these
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Q.18. If 2 is a root of the equation x2 + kx - 4 = 0,then the value of k is:

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) none of these

Q.19. Show that the equations 2x + 3y =8, 6x + 9y = 24 have infinitely many solution.
𝐵𝐶 1 𝑎𝑟(∆𝑃𝑄𝑅)
Q.20. Given that ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑃𝑄𝑅 with 𝑄𝑅 = 3. The value of 𝑎𝑟(∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) is:

(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) none of these

SECTION B
Question number 21 to 26 carry 2 marks each.

Q.21. Prove that 9√2 is irrational.

Q.22. For what value of k, the system of equations have infinitely many solutions:

𝑘𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 𝑘 − 4, 16𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 𝑘
Q.23. Check whether -150 is a term of the A.P. 11, 8, 5, 2, …..
𝑥 𝑦
Q.24. If (p, 0), (0, q) and (x, y) are collinear, then show that 𝑦 + 𝑞 = 1.

Q.25. A pair of dice is thrown once. Find the probability that both have same number
(i.e. doublet).
Q.26. Find the probability that a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, …, 35
is a (i) prime number (ii) multiple of 7.

SECTION C
Question number 27 to 34 carry 3 marks each.
Q.27. Find the zeroes of polynomial p(x) = x3- 5x2 – 2x + 24, if it is given that the product of
its two zeroes is 12.
Q.28. Show that there are infinitely many primes of the form 4n + 3.
OR
Show that square of any positive integer is of the form 4m or 4m + 1, where m is any integer.
Q.29 Prove that the line segments joining the mid points of the sides of a triangle form four
triangles, each of which is similar to the original triangle.
OR
Two isosceles triangles have equal vertical angles and their areas are in the ratio 9:16. Find
the ratio of their corresponding heights.
Q.30. Draw a circle of radius 6 cm. From a point 10 cm away from its centre, construct the
pair of tangents to the circle.

Q.31 If sin ( A+ B) = 1 and cos (A – B) = 1 (0°< 𝐴 + 𝐵 ≤ 90°, 𝐴 ≥ 𝐵). Find A and B.

OR
If 𝜃 = 30°, 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡:
2𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
(i) tan 2ϴ = 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 (ii) cos 2ϴ = 1+ 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃

Q.32 The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute
hand in 5 minutes.
OR
Find the area of shaded region in the given figure, if ABCD is a square of side 14 cm and
APD and BPC are semicircles.

Q.33. The perimeters of the ends of a frustum are 48 cm and 36 cm. If the height of the
frustum be 11 cm, find its volume.
Q.34. Find the mode from the following distribution:

Size of 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35

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Frequency 3 7 15 30 20 10 5

SECTION D
Question number 35 to 40 carry 4 marks each.
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Q.35. The sum of two numbers is 15. If the sum of their reciprocals is 10, find the numbers.

OR
1 2 6
Solve: + = .
𝑥−2 𝑥−1 𝑥

Q.36 Prove that the ratio of areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares
of their corresponding sides.
OR
In an equilateral triangle, prove that three times the square of one side is equal to four times
the square of one of its altitudes.
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴−1 sin 𝐴−1
Q.37. Prove that : 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝐴 (1+sin 𝑎) + 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴 (1+sec 𝐴 ) = 0 .
OR
Prove that: (sin A + sec A)2 + (cos A + cosec A)2 = (1 + sec A cosec A )2.
Q.38. At a point on level ground, the angle of elevation of a vertical tower is found to be such
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that its tangent is 12. On walking 192 m towards the tower, the tangent of the angle of
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elevation is 4. Find the height of the tower.

Q.39.A farmer wants to dig a well either in the form of cuboid of dimensions
(1m x 1m x 7m) or in the form of cylinder of diameter 1 metre and height 7m. The rate to dig
the well is rupees 50/m3. Find the cost to dig both wells.
Q.40. The mean of the frequency distribution given below is 57.6 and the sum of the
observations is 50. Find the missing frequencies.

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

Frequency 7 F1 12 F2 8 5