Work Sheet For Class – X (Subject :- Mathematics)

1. The HCF of 52 and 130 is

(a) 52 (b) 130 (c) 26 (d) 13
2. For some integer q, every odd integer is of the form
(a) q (b) q + 1 (c) 2q (d) none of these
3. For some integer q, every even integer is of the form
(a) q (b) q + 1 (c) 2q (d) none of these
4. A quadratic polynomial can have at most …….. zeroes
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
5. A cubic polynomial can have at most …….. zeroes.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
6. Construction of cumulative frequency table is useful in determining the
(a) mean (b) median (c) mode (d) all three
7. 0.357 is
a) a rational number b) an irrational number c) a natural number d) a whole number
8. The ratio between the LCM and HCF of 5, 10, 20 is
a) 2:1 b) 1:2 c) 1:4 d) 4:1
9 Any positive odd integer is of the form 4q+1 and _______.
10 find after how many digits, decimal expansion of will terminate.
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6
11. The middle most observation of a statistical data is called
a) Mean b) mode c) Median d) none of these
12. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with center O are inclined to each other at angle of 800 then
∠POA is equal to
a) 500 b) 600 c) 700 d) 800
13 Prove that the length of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
14 If for some angle , value of Sec is √2 than value of tan will be ________.
15 In △ABC and △DEF, ∠B = ∠E, ∠F = ∠ and AB = 3DE. Then the two triangles are
A. Congruent but not similar B. Similar but not congruent
C. Neither congruent nor similar D. Congruent and similar
16 Area of two triangles is in the ratio 289 : 196 their sides should be in the ratio ________.
17. The sum of exponents of prime factors in the prime factorization of 250 is
a) 7 b) 3 c) 4 d) 0
18 Common difference of an AP whose nth term is 6n + 2 is
A.2 B. 6 C. 8 D. 7
19 Complete the AP: √2, √8, _____ ,√32, _____.
20 Find the number of terms in the AP 6, 10, 14, 18, …….. 178.
21 Find the 8th term from the last term of the AP: 7, 10, 13, ……… 184.
22. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
a) 2/3 b) -1.5 c) 15% d) 0.7
23. If A(4, - 8), B(3, 6) and C(5, - 4) are the vertices of a △ABC. D is the midpoint of BC
and P is a point on AD joined such that AP : PD = 2 : 1, find the coordinate of P.
24 A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 white balls and 7 black balls. What is the probability that a ball drawn from the
bag at random will be neither red nor black?
A. B. C. D.
25. A quadratic polynomial , whose zeroes are -3 and 2
a) x2 +x -6 b) x2 -x -6 c) x2 -3x +2 d) x2 -3x -2
26. If p(x) = g (x) . q(x) + r (x), then degree of q(x) is always less than
a) deg g(x) b) deg p(x) c) deg r(x) d) equal to deg p(x)
27 Zeros of the polynomial x - 4x +1
2

A.2+√3, 2-√3 B.√3-2,√3+2 C.√2 + √3, √2-√3 D.√3 + √2, √3-√2

28 Value of K for no solution of the pair of linear equation Kx – y = 2 & 6x - 2y = 3 be
A.2 B. -2 C. 3 D. -3
29 if is a root of the equation x2 + kx - = 0 then the value of k is
 A. B. C. -2 D. 2
30. The coordinates of a point which divides the join of (-1, 7) and (4, -3) in the ratio 2 : 3
a) (3, 4) b) (4, 3) c) (1, 3) d) (3, 1)
31. The distance of the point (-6,8) from the origin
a) 2 b) -2 c) 10 d) -10
32. AOBC is a rectangle whose three vertices are vertices A (0, 3), O (0, 0) and B (5, 0). The length of its diagonal
isA. 5 B. 3 C.√34 D. 4
33. if P( , 4) is the mid point of line segment joining points Q(-6, 5) and R(-2, 3) then value of a is?
34. (i) If the centre of a circle is (2p-1, p). Find the value of ‘P’
(ii) if a point on the circumference of circle is (10, - 2) and diameter is 10√2 units.
35. Perpendicular distance of the point (2, 5) from x-axis is ________.
36. The coordinate of the point A, where AB is the diameter of a circle whose centre is (2,-3) and B is (1,4) is
---------- .
37. The value of sec A is ----------------, if 3tan A = 4.
38. The value of the expression Cos2 22° + Cos2 68° A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
39. Find the value of Cos90°.Sin0° - Sin90°.Cos0°
40 Given the linear equation 3x + 4y – 8 = 0, write another linear equation in two variables such that
the geometrical representation of the pair so formed is parallel lines.
41. For A = 300 , find 4cos3 A – 3cos A.
42. PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a point T. Find
the length TP.
43. Two tangents PQ and PR are drawn from an external point to a circle with centre O. Prove that QORP is a
cyclic quadrilateral
44. Determine k for which the system of equations has infinite solutions: 4x + y = 3 and 8x + 2y = 5k
45. Find whether the lines representing the following pair of linear equations intersect at a point, are parallel or
coincident: 2x – 3y + 6 = 0; 4x – 5y + 2 = 0
46. A vertical stick 12 m long casts a shadow 8 m long on the ground. At the same time a tower casts the
shadow 40 m long on the ground. Determine the height of the tower.
47 Find the HCF of P = x3 and Q = y3
48 If tanx = sin450cos450 + sin300 determine x.
49. Prove that =
50. In triangle ABC, if DE || BC, DB = 7.2 cm , AE = 1.8 cm and EC = 5.4 cm then AD=----------------------
51. The area of two similar triangles are 100 cm2 and 49 cm2 respectively. If the median of bigger triangle is 5
cm, find the median of the smaller triangle.
52. The system of equations kx + 2y = 5 and 3x + y = 1 has unique solutions, if k is not equal to ---------------.
Do the equations 4x + 3y - 1 = 0 and 12x + 9y = 15 represent a pair of coincident line? --------------
53. Value of Q, if 2sin2Q = √3 is ------------------.
54. For A = 300, find 4cos3 A – 3cos A., If tanx = sin450cos450 + sin300 determine x.
55. If the perimeter and the area of a circle are numerically equal then find the radius of the circle.
56. If TP and TQ are the two tangents to a circle with Centre O so that ∠POQ = 170°, Then ∠PTQ will be.
57. The radii of the top and bottom of a bucket of slant height 45 cm are 28 cm and 7 cm, respectively. The
curved surface area of the bucket is
A. 4950 cm2 B. 4951 cm2 C. 4952 cm2 D. 4953 cm
58. If P (E) = 0.05, what is the probability of “Not E” ?
59. For the AP : , , write the first term and common difference.
60. Harprit tosses two different coins simultaneously. What is the probability that she gets at least one head?
61. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that the sum of the two numbers appearing on
the top is less than or equal to 10.
62. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.
63. Two dice one blue and one gray, are thrown at the same time. Write down all the possible outcomes. What
is the probability that the sum of two number appearing on the top of the dice is i) 8 ii) 1?
64 A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability
that the ball drawn is i) red ii) not red?
65. Prove that the opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at the
centre.
66. If sin (A-B) = 1/2 and cos (A +B) = 1/2 , 00 < A + B ≤ 900 , A > B ,find A and B.
° °
67. Evaluate: + sin2630+cos630sin270
° °
69. Find the area of a circular park, whose circumference is 22 cm.
70. If -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px – 15 = 0 and the quadratic equation p (x2+x) + k = 0 has
equal roots, then find the value of k.
71. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2+7x+10 and verify the relationship between zeroes and the
coefficients.
72. Obtain all the other Zeros of 3x4 + 6x3 - 2x2 - 10x - 5, if two of its zeros are and - .
73. Two years ago, Salim was thrice as old as his daughter and six years later, he will be four years older than
twice her age. How old are they now?
74. A motor boat whose speed in still water is 20km/h takes 1 hour more to go 21 km upstream than to return
downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of stream.
75. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 80 km and then travels a distance of 24 km at an
average speed of 5 km/h more than its original speed. If it takes 4 hours to complete the total journey, what
is the original average speed?
76. Two men start from two points P and Q, 8 Km apart and walk towards each other, they meet in 80 minutes.
If they walk in the same direction, they meet in 2 hours, find their speeds.
77. Construct a triangle ABC of sides 4 cm , 5 cm and 6 cm and then a triangle similar to it whose sides are 2/3
of the corresponding sides of it.
78. Construct a ∆ABC in which AC = 5cm, ∠C = 60° and altitude BM = 4 cm. construct a triangle similar to
∆ABC with scale factor .
79. Construct two tangents AB and AC from external point A to a circle of radius 3.5cm and centre O such that
∠BOC = 105°.
80. Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 5 cm which are inclined to each other at an angle of 600.
81. For what value of k will the system of linear equations has infinite number of solutions? kx + 4y =
k – 4, 16x + ky = k
82. Solve 6x + 3y = 6xy and 2x + 4y = 5xy algebraically.
83. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q+1 or 6q+3 or 6q+5, where q is some integer.
84 Prove that 3+2√5 is irrational, given that √5 is irrational.
85. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
86. Ashima, Bharti and Camella are seated at A(3,1) , B(6,4) and C(8,6) respectively. Do you think they are
seated in a line? Give reason for your answer using distance formula.
87. Prove that: (sinA+cosA)(tanA+cotA) = secA + cosecA
1+ = cosecA
88. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the other sides.
89. The length of the shadow of a tower on the plane ground is √3 times the height of the tower. Find the angle
of elevation of sun.
90. The first term of an AP is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. Find the common difference .
91. Which term of the AP -7, -12, -17 , …. will be - 82? Is -100 any term of the AP?
92. If sum of first 6 terms of an AP is 36 and that of the first 16 terms is 256, find the sum of first 10
terms.
93 A spiral is made up of successive semicircles, With centre at alternatively at A and B, starting at A, of radii
0.5 cm, 1.0cm, 1.5cm…..as shown in the figure. What is the total length of such a spiral made up of thirteen
consecutive semicircles?
94. From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles of depression of the banks on the opposite sides of the river
are 300 and 450 respectively. If the bridge is at a height of 3 m from the banks find the width of the river.
95. A man in a boat rowing away from lighthouse 200m high takes 2 minutes to change the angle of elevation
of the lighthouse from 60° to 45°. Find the speed of boat.
96. Prove that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other
two sides.
97. State and prove Thales Theorem.
98. State and prove Pythagoras Theorem. A ladder is placed against a wall such that its foot is at a distance of
2.5m from the wall and its top reaches a window 6m above the ground. Find the length of the ladder.
99. In an equilateral triangle ABC, D is a point on side BC such that BC = 3BD. Prove that 9 AD2 = 7 AB2
100. A cone of height 24 cm and radius of base 6 cm is made up of modeling clay. A child reshapes it in the
form of a sphere. Find the radius of the sphere.
101. Marbles of radius 0.7cm are dropped in to a cylindrical beaker of radius 7cm containing some water. Find
the number of marbles that should be dropped in to the beaker so that the water level rises by 5.6cm
102. Three metallic cubes of edges 3cm, 4cm and 5cm are melted and formed into a single cube. Find the edge of
the cube so formed.
103. Rasheed got a playing top as his birthday present which surprisingly had no colour on it. He wanted to
colour it with his crayons. The top is shaped like a cone surmounted by a hemisphere. The entire top is 5 cm
in height and diameter of the top is 3.5 cm, find the area he has to colour.
104. The following table gives production yield per hectare of the wheat of 100 farms of the village.
Production yield 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80
Number of farms 2 8 12 24 38 16
Change the distribution to the less than type distribution, and draw its ogive.
105. Find the missing frequency F1 and F2. If mean of 50 observation given below is 38.2
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Frequency 4 4 F1 10 F2 8 5
106. The annual rainfall record of a city for 66 days is given in the following table:
Rainfall 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
No. of days 22 10 8 15 5 6
Calculate the median rainfall using ogives (of more than type and of less than type).
107. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics books have to be stacked in such a way that all the books are stored
subject-wise and height of each stack is the same. The number of physics books is 260, the number of
chemistry books is 364 and the number of Mathematics books is 416. Assuming that books are of same
thickness, determine the number books in each stake and number of stacks of each subject.
108. If the ratio of the 11th term of an AP to its 18th term is 2 :3 , find the ratio of the sum of the first five terms
to the sum of its 10 terms.
109. In an A.P ap = and aq = prove that the sum of first pq terms of this A.P is (pq+1).
110. Determine the sum of the first 20 terms of an AP whose 3rd term is 10 and when 6th term is subtracted from
9th term , we get 24.
111 In the fig., PQ = 24 cm, QR = 26 cm, ∟ PAR = 90°, PA = 6 cm and AR = 8 cm. Find ∟QPR.

112. A copper rod of diameter 1 cm and length 8 cm is drawn into a wire of length 18 m of
uniform thickness. Find the thickness of the wire.
113 A hemispherical tank full of water is emptied by a pipe at the rate of liters per second. How
much time will it take to empty half the tank, if it is 3m in diameter?
114 A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it has been spread evenly all
around it in the shape of a circular ring of width 4 m to form an embankment. Find the height
of the embankment.
115 A container shaped like a right circular cylinder having diameter 12 cm and height 15 cm is
full of ice cream. The ice cream is to be filled into cones of height 12 cm and diameter 6 cm,
having a hemispherical shape on the top. Find the number of such cones which can be filled
with ice cream.