Date : 17-10-2024 STD 10 Maths Total Marks : 950

* Given section consists of questions of 5 marks each. [950]

1. Form the pair of linear equations in the problem, and find it's solution
graphically.
10 students of class X took part in Mathematics quiz. If the number of girls is 4
more than the number of boys, find the number of boys and girls who took part
in the quiz.
2. Solve the given pair of linear equation by the elimination method and the
substitution method: 3x – 5y – 4 = 0 and 9x = 2y + 7
3. Is the pair of linear equation consistent/inconsistent? If consistent, obtain the
solution graphically: 2x + y - 6 = 0; 4x - 2y - 4 = 0
4. In an AP: a3 = 15, S10 = 125, find d and a10.

5. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60o at the center. Find

the areas of the corresponding minor and major segments of the circle. (Use π =
3.14 and
–
√3 = 1.73)
6. A gulab jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find
approximately how much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamun, each shaped
like a cylinder with two hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8
cm.

7. A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere with both their radii
being equal to 1 cm and the height of the cone is equal to its radius. Find the
volume of the solid in terms of π.
8. The following data gives the distribution of total monthly household expenditure
of 200 families of a village. Find the modal monthly expenditure of the families.
Also, find the mean monthly expenditure:
Expenditure (in ₹) Frequency

1000-1500 24
1500-2000 40
2000-2500 33
2500-3000 28

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 3000-3500 30
3500-4000 22

4000-4500 16
4500-5000 7

9. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of
getting
i. a king of red colour
ii. a face card
iii. a red face card
iv. the jack of hearts
v. a spade
vi. the queen of diamonds
10. A railway half ticket costs half the full fare, but the reservation charges are
the same on a half ticket as on a full ticket. One reserved first class ticket
from the station A to B costs Rs. 2530. Also, one reserved first class ticket and
one reserved first class half ticket from A to B costs Rs. 3810. Find the full first
class fare from station A to B, and also the reservation charges for a ticket.
11. Find the roots of the quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula in
–
each of the following: x 2
+ 2√2x − 6 = 0.

12. If Zeba were younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square of
her age (in years) would have been 11 more than five times her actual age.
What is her age now?
13. If sum of the 3rd and the 8th terms of an AP is 7 and the sum of the 7th and

the 14th terms is –3, find the 10th term.

14. Yasmeen saves Rs. 32 during the first month, Rs. 36 in the second month and
Rs. 40 in the third month. If she continues to save in this manner, in how
many month will she save Rs. 2000?
15. A street light bulb is fixed on a pole 6m above the level of the street. If a
woman of height 1.5m casts a shadow of 3m, find how far she is away from
the base of the pole.
16. If P(9a, -2, -b) divides line segment joining A(3a + 1, -3) and B(8a, 5) in the
ratio 3 : 1, find the values of a and b.
17. If (a, b) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(10, -6) and
B(k, 4) and a - 2b = 18, find the value of k and the distance AB.

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18. A window of a house is h metres above the ground. From the window, the
angles of elevation and depression of the top and the 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.
19. If a sin θ + b cos θ = c,
−−
then prove that a cos θ − b sin θ = √a
2
−−−−
2
−−−−
+ b − c2 .

20. Prove that √−−−−−−−−−−−−

2 2
sec θ + cosec θ = tan θ + cot θ.

21. From an external point P, two tangents, PA and PB are drawn to a circle with
centre O. At one point E on the circle tangent is drawn which intersects PA
and PB at C and D, respectively. If PA = 10cm, find the the perimeter of
△PCD.

22. A is a point at a distance 13cm from the centre O of a circle of radius 5cm.
AP and AQ are the tangents to the circle at P and Q. If a tangent BC is drawn
at a point R lying on the minor arc PQ to intersect AP at B and AQ at C, find
the perimeter of the △ABC.

23. AB is a diameter and AC is a chord of a circle with centre O such that

∠BAC = 30 .
∘
The tangent at C intersects extended AB at a point D. Prove that
BC = BD.
24. Draw a triangle △ABC in which AB = 5cm, BC = 6cm and ABC= 60º.
Construct a triangle similar to △ABC with scale factor 5

7
. Justify the
construction.
25. In Fig. ABCD is a trapezium with AB || DC, AB = 18cm, DC = 32cm and distance
between AB and DC = 14cm. If arcs of equal radii 7cm with centres A, B, C and D
have been drawn, then find the area of the shaded region of the figure.

26. The area of a circular playground is 22176m2. Find the cost of fencing this
ground at the rate of Rs. 50 per metre.
27. A cylindrical bucket of height 32cm and base radius 18cm is filled with sand.
This bucket is emptied on the ground and a conical heap of sand is formed. If
the height of the conical heap is 24cm, find the radius and slant height of the
heap.

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28. The annual rainfall record of a city for 66 days is given in the following table.
Rainfall (in cm) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Number of days 22 10 8 15 5 6
Calculate the median rainfall using ogives (of more than type and of less than
type)
29. Prove that √– –
5 + √3 is an irrational number.

30. Find the zeros of the following quadratic polynomial and verify the
relationship between the zeros and their coefficients: q(y) = 7y 2
+
11

3
y−
2

31. If the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = ax3 + 3bx2 + 3cx + d are in A.P., prove

that 2b3 - 3abc + a2d = 0.

32. Solve the following systems of equations: 5
−
2
= −1,
15
+
7
= 10.
x+y x−y x+y x−y

33. Solve graphically that the following system of equation has infinitely many
solutions:
x - 2y + 11 = 0
3x - 6y + 33 = 0
34. The present age of a father is three years more than three times the age of
the son. Three years hence father's age will be 10 years more than twice the
age of the son. Determine their present ages.
35. In a rectangle, if the length is increased by 3 meters and breadth is
decreased by 4 meters, the area of the rectangle is reduced by 67 square
meters. If length is reduced by 1 meter and breadth is increased by 4 meters,
the area is increased by 89 Sq. meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
36. Solve graphically that the following system of equation has infinitely many
solutions:
3x + y = 8
6x + 2y = 16
37. Solve the following systems of equations graphically:
x - 2y = 5
2x + 3y = 10
38. Find the values of a and b for which the following system of equations has
infinitely many solutions:
2x + 3y = 7
(a - 1)x + (a + 2)y = 3a

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39. Find the value of k for which each of the following system of equations have
infinitely many solutions:
2x + 3y = k
(k - 1)x + (k + 2)y = 3k
40. Solve the following systems of equations: xy
=
6 xy
= 6 where
x+y 5 y−x

x + y ≠ 0, y − x ≠ 0.

41. Find the values of a and b for which the following system of equations has
infinitely many solutions:
2x - (2a + 5)y = 5
(2b + 1)x - 9y = 15
42. Find the values of a and b for which the following system of equations has
infinitely many solutions:
2x + 3y = 7
(a - b)x + (a + b)y = 3a + b - 2
43. Solve graphically that the following system of equation has infinitely many
solutions:
2x + 3y = 6
4x + 6y = 12
44. Solve the following systems of equations: 5
+
1
= 2,
6
−
3
= 1.
x−1 y−2 x−1 y−2

45. Solve the following systems of equations: 1

+
5
=
−3

2(x+2y) 3(3x−2y) 2

5 3 61
− =
4(x+2y) 5(3x−2y) 60

46. The incomes of X and Y are in the ratio of 8 : 7 and their expenditures are in
the ratio 19 : 16. If each saves Rs. 1250, find their incomes.
47. Solve graphically the following system of linear equation. Also find the
coordinates of the points where the lines meet axis of y.
3x + 2y = 12
5x - 2y = 4
48. Akhila went to a fair in her village. She wanted to enjoy rides in the Giant
Wheel and play Hoopla (a game in which you throw a rig on the items kept in
the stall, and if the ring covers any object completely you get it). The number
of times she played Hoopla is half the number of rides she had on the Giant
Wheel. Each ride costs Rs. 3, and a game of Hoopla costs Rs. 4. If she spent
Rs. 20 in the fair, represent this situation algebraically and graphically.
49. Solve the following systems of equations: 15
+
2
= 17
1
+
1
=
36

u v u v 5

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50. Solve the following system of linear equations graphically:
3x + y - 11 = 0,
x - y - 1 = 0.
Shade the region bounded by these lines and y-axis. Also, find the area of the
region bounded by these lines and y-axis.
51. Solve the following systems of equations: √– –
2x − √3y = 0,
– –
√3x − √8y = 0.

52. A guy wire attached to a vertical pole of height 18m is 24m long has a stake
attached to the other end. How far from the base of pole should the stake be
driven so that the wire will be taut?
53. In △ABC, AD is median. Prove that AB2 + AC2 = 2AD2 + 2DC2.
54. In the given figure, given that △ABC ∼ △PQR and quad ABCD ∼ quad PQRS.
Determine the value of x, y, z in each case.
i.

ii.

iii.

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55. In △ABC, D and E are the mid-points of AB and AC respectively. Find the ratio
of the areas of △ADE and △ABC.

56. If sin(A − B) = sin A cos B − cos A sin B and

cos(A − B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B, find the values of sin 15° and cos 15°.
57. If cos θ =
12
, show that sin θ(1 − tan θ) = 35
.
13 156

58. Prove the following trigonometric identities. Given that:

(1 + cos α)(1 + cos β)(1 + cos γ) = (1 − cos α)(1 − cos α)(1 − cos β)(1

− cos γ)

Show that one of the values of each member of this equality is sin α sin β sin γ.
59. Prove the following trigonometric identities.
sec A cosec A
(1 + cot A + tan A)(sin A − cos A) = 2
− 2
= sin A tan A
cosec A sec A

− cot A cos A

60. Prove the following trigonometric identities.

(cosec θ − sec θ)(cot θ − tan θ) = (cosec θ + sec θ)(sec θ cosec θ − 2)

61. 100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory and
the frequency distribution of the number of letters in the English alphabets in
the surnames was obtained as follows:
Number of letters 1-4 4-7 7-10 10-13 13-16 16-19
Number surnames 6 30 40 16 4 4
Determine the median number of letters in the surnames. Find the mean
number of letters in the surnames. Also, and the modal size of the surnames.
62. Compute the median for each of the following data: (1)
Marks No. of students
Less than 10 0
Less than 30 10
Less than 50 25
Less than 70 43
Less than 90 65
Less than 110 87
Less than 130 96
Less than 150 100
(2)
Marks No. of students
More than 150 0
More than 140 12

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 More than 130 27
More than 120 60
More than 110 105
More than 100 124
More than 90 141
More than 80 150

63. Find the missing frequency (p) for the following distribution whose mean is
7.68.
x 3 5 7 9 11 13
f 6 8 15 P 8 4

64. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 82m and its area is 400m2. Find the

breadth of the rectangle.

65. Find the value of k for which the following equation have real root:
–
kx(x − 2√5) + 10 = 0

66. If the list price of a toy is reduced by Rs. 2, a person can buy 2 toys more for
Rs. 360. Find the original price of the toy.
67.
Solve the following quadratic equation by factorization: 3( 3x−1

2x+3
) − 2(
2x+3

3x−1
) = 5,

1 3
x ≠ ,−
3 2

68. The speed of a boat in still water is 8km/hr. It can go 15km upstream and
22km downstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the stream.
69. Solve the following quadratic equations by factorization: 1
−
1
=
11
, x ≠ 4, 7
x+4 x−7 30

70. Solve the following quadratic equations by factorization:

1 1 1 1
+ + =
(x−1)(x−2) (x−2)(x−3) (x−3)(x−4) 6

71. Find the value of k for which root are real and equal in the following

equations: (3k + 1)x2 + 2(k + 1)x + k = 0

72. If Zeba were younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square of
her age (in years) would have been 11 more than 5 times her actual age.
What is her age now?
73. Solve the following quadratic equations by factorization: 4
−3 =
5
,
x 2x+3

3
x ≠ −0, −
2

74. An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132km
between Mysore and Bangalore (without taking into consideration the time
they stop at intermediate stations). If the average speed of the express train

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 is 11km/hr more than that of the passenger train, find the average speed of
two trains.
75. The sum of 4th and 8th terms of an A.P. is 24 and the sum of the 6th and

10th terms is 34. Find the first term and the common difference of the A.P.
76. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an A.P., prove that S12 = 3(S8 - S4).

77. In an A.P., the sum of first ten terms is -150 and the sum of its next ten terms
is -550. Find the A.P.
78. AB is a diameter and AC is a chord of a circle with centre O such that
∠BAC = 30
∘
. The tangent at C intersects AB at a point D. Prove that BC = BD.
79. From a point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle with centre O.
If OP = diameter of the circle, show that △APB is equilateral.
80. In the figure, BC is a tangent to the circle with centre O. OE bisects AP. Prove

that △AEO ∼ △ABC.

81. Construct a triangle PQR with sides QR = 7cm, PQ = 6cm and ∘
∠PQR = 60 .

Then construct another triangle whose sides are 3

5
of the corresponiding
sides of △PQR.

82. Construct an isosceles triangle whose base is 8cm and altitude 4cm and then
another triangle whose sides are 3

2
times the corresponding sides of the
isosceles triangle.
83. Draw a right triangle ABC in which AB = 6cm, BC = 8cm and ∘
∠B = 90 . Draw
BD perpendicular from B on AC and draw a circle passing through the points
B, C and D. Construct tangents from A to this circle.
84. If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point h metres above a lake is a
and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake be b, prove that the
distance of the cloud from the point of observation is, 2h sec α

tan β−tan α
.

85. Three coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting:
i. Exactly two heads.
ii. At most two heads.
iii. At least one head and one tail.
 iv. No tails.
86. The area of a triangle is 5. Two of its vertices are (2, 1) and (3, -2). The third
vertex lies on y = x + 3. Find the third vertex.
87. Three consecutive vertices of a parallelogram are (-2, 1), (1, 0) and (4, 3).
Find the fourth vertex.
88. Prove that (4, 3), (6, 4) (5, 6) and (3, 5) are the angular points of a square.
89. The length of minute hand of a clock is 5cm. Find the area swept by the
minute hand during the time period 6:05 AM and 6:40 AM.
90. A chord PQ of length 12cm subtends an angle of 120° at the centre of a
circle. Find the area of the minor segment cut off by the chord PQ.
91. How many coins 1.75cm in diameter and 2mm thick must be melted to form
a cuboid 11cm × 10cm × 7cm?
92. A bucket made up of a metal sheet is in the form of a frustum of a cone of
height 16cm with diameters of its lower and upper ends as 16cm and 40cm
respectively. Find the volume of the bucket. Also, find the cost of the bucket if
the cost of metal sheet used in Rs. 20 per 100cm2. (use π = 3.14)

93. The radius of the base of a right circular cone of semi-vertical angle α is r.
Show that its volume is πr 2
cot a and curved surface area is πr 2
cosec a.

94. A spherical ball of radius 3cm is melted and recast into three spherical balls.
The radii of the two of the balls are 1.5cm and 2cm respectively. Determine
the diameter of the third ball.
95. What length of a solid cylinder 2cm in diameter must be taken to recast into a
hollow cylinder of length 16cm, external diameter 20 cm and thickness
2.5mm?
96. A tent consists of a frustum of a cone capped by a cone. If the radii of the
ends of the frustum be 13m and 7m, the height of the frustum be 8m and the
slant height of the conical cap be 12m, find the canvas required for the tent.
22
(use π = )
7

97. 2.2 cubic dm of brass is to be drawn into a cylindrical wire 0.25cm in

diameter. Find the length of the wire.
98. The diameters of internal and external surfaces of a hollow spherical shell are
10cm and 6cm respectively. If it is melted and recast into a solid cylinder of
length of 2cm, find the diameter of the cylinder.
 99. Find the quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is -5 and their
product is 6.
100. Short-Answer Question: If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomial f(x) = x2 -
5x + k, such that α − β = 1 find the value of k.
101. Find a cubic polynomial whose zeroes are 1
, 1 and −3.
2

102. A two-digit number is such that the product of its digit is 18. When 63 is
subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. Find the
number.
103. Solve each of the following given systems of equations graphically and find
the vertices and area of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis: x -
y + 3 = 0, 2x + 3y - 4 = 0
104. A man invested an amount at 10% per annum and another amount at 8% per
annum simple interest. Thus, he received ₹ 1350 as annual interest. Had he
interchanged the amounts invested, he would have received ₹ 45 less as
interest. What amounts did he invest at different rates?
105. Solve for x and y: 217x + 131y = 913, 131x + 217y = 827
106. Solve for x and y: 44
+
30
= 10,
55
−
40
= 13
x+y x−y x+y x−y

107. Show graphically that each of the following given systems of equations is
inconsistent, i.e., has no solutions: x - 2y = 6, 3x - 6y = 0
108. Draw the graphs of the following equations on the same graph paper: 2x + y
= 2, 2x + y = 6 Find the coordinates of the vertices of the trapezium formed
by these lines. Also, find the area of the trapezium so formed. Hint: The line
2x + y = 2 cuts the x-axis at A(1, 0) and the y-axis at B(0, 2). The line 2x + y
= 6 cuts the x-axis at C(3, 0) and the y-axis at D(0, 6). Area of trap. ABCD
1 1
= ar(△OCD) − ar(△OAB) = ( × 3 × 6) − ( × 1 × 2) = 8 sq. units
2 2

109.
Find a fraction which becomes (
1

2
) when 1 is subtracted from the numerator

and 2 is added to the denominator, and the fraction becomes (

1

3
) when 7 is
subtracted from the numerator and 2 is subtracted from the denominator.
110. Solve the following systems of equations by using the method of cross
multiplication: x + 2y + 1 = 0 2x - 3y - 12 = 0
111. Show that the line segment which joins the midpoint of the oblique sides of a
trapezium is parallel to the parallel sides.
112. For the following statments state whether true (T) or false(F): Two circles with
different radii are similar.
113. State the AA-similarity criterion.
114. For the following statments state whether true (T) or false(F): The sum of the
squares on the sides of a rhombus is equal to the sum of the squares on its
diagonals.
115. D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a △ABC such that

DE || BC: If AD

DB
=
4

7
and AC = 6.6cm, find AE.
116. State the basic proportionality theorem.

117. In △ABC, D and E are the midpoint of AB and AC respectively. Find the ratio of

the areas of △ADE and △ABC.

118. In a △ABC, ∠B = 90 , AB = 24cm

∘
and BC = 7cm. Find:
i. sin A

ii. cos A

iii. sin C

iv. cos C.

119.
If show that
(4 sin θ−3 cos θ)
1
3 cot θ = 2, = .
(2 sin θ+6 cos θ) 3

120. Evaluate the following: Using the formula, tan 2A =

2 tan A
2
, Find the value of
1− tan A

tan 60 ,
∘
it being given that tan 30 ∘
=
1

√3
.

121. Evaluate the following: If sin(A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B and
cos(A − B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B, Find the values of:
i. sin 75
∘

ii. cos 15 .
∘

122. Prove the following identities: 1+cos θ+sin θ

=
1+sin θ

1+cos θ−sin θ cos θ

123. If m = (cos θ − sin θ) and n = (cos θ + sin θ), then show that √
−
m
−
+√
−−
n
=
2
.
n m √1− tan2 θ

124. −−−−− −−−−−

Prove the following identities: √ 1+cos θ

1−cos θ
+√
1−cos θ

1+cos θ
= 2cosecθ

125. 2

If and prove that (

y y 2 y
x x x
( sin θ − cos θ) = 1 ( cos θ + sin θ) = 1, 2
+ 2
) = 2.
a b a b a b

126. If (tan θ + sin θ) = m and (tan θ − sin θ) = n, prove that (m 2

−n )
2
2
= 16mn.

127. 2 2

If (cot θ + tan θ) = m and (sec θ − cos θ) = n, prove that (m 2

n) 3
− (mn )
2 3
= 1.

128. Prove the following identities: cosec 4

θ − cosec θ = cot
2 4
θ + cot
2
θ

129. Prove that: 2

cosec 58
2 ∘
−
2
cot 58
∘
tan 32
∘

3 3

5 ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘
− tan 13 tan 37 tan 45 tan 53 tan 77 = −1.
2

130. Prove that: cot 12 ∘

cot 38
∘
cot 52
∘
cot 60
∘
cot 78
∘
=
1

√3

131. If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 54, find the value of p.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
Frequency 7 p 10 9 13

132. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution using step-deviation
method.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Frequency 7 10 15 8 10

133. Find the arithmetic mean of each of the following frequency distributions
using step-deviation method:
Age (in years) 18-24 24-30 30-36 36-42 42-48 48-54
Number of workers 6 8 12 8 4 2

134. Compute the mode of the following data:

Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
Frequency 25 16 28 20 5

135. ??The following table gives the life-time (in days) of 100 electric bulbs of a
certain brand.
Life-time (in Less Less Less Less Less Less
days) than 50 than 100 than 150 than 200 than 250 than 300
Number of
7 21 52 79 91 100
bulbs
From this table, construct the frequency distribution table.
136. Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution, it being given
that the median of the distribution is 24.
Age (in years) 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Number of persons 5 25 ? 18 7

137. Solve the following quadratic equation: 1

=
1
+
1
+
1

2a+b+2x 2a b 2x

138. A person on tour has Rs. 10800 for his expenses. If he extends his tour by 4
days, he has to cut down his daily expenses by Rs. 90. Find the original
duration of the tour.
139. Solve the following equations by using the method of completing the square:
2 –
4x + 4√3 + 3 = 0

140. Find the roots of the following equations, if they exist, by applying the

quadratic formula: 2x2 + ax - a2 = 0

141. By using the method of completing the square, show that the equation 2x2 +

x + 4 = 0 has no real roots.

142. The difference of the squares of two natural numbers is 45. The squares of
the smaller number is four times the largest number. Find the numbers.
143. Find the values of k for which the given quadratic equation has real and

distinct roots: x2 - kx + 9 = 0
144. The sum of the areas of two squares is 640m2. If the difference in their

perimeters be 64m, find the sides of the two squares.

145. Solve the following equations by using the method of completing the square:
– 2 –
√3x + 10x + 7√3 = 0

146. Solve the following quadratic equation: 4(x+1) + 4(1-x) = 10

147. Solve the following quadratic equation: 12abx2 - (9a2 - 8b2)x - 6ab = 0

148. Solve the following quadratic equation: x+3

−
1−x
= 4
1
, x ≠ 2, 0
x−2 x 4

149. The first and the last terms of an AP are 17 and 350 respectively. If the
common difference is 9, how many terms are there and what is their sum?
150. A sum of ₹ 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school
for their overall academic performance. If each prize is ₹ 20 less than its
precending prize, find the value of each prize.
151. If 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + .....+ x = 287, find the value of x.
152. In an AP, it is given that S5 + S7 = 167 and S10 = 235, then find the AP, where
Sn denotes the sum of its first n terms.

153. The sum of three consecutive terms of an AP is 21 and the sum of the
squares of these terms is 165. Find these terms.
154. Find an AP whose 4th term is 9 and the sum of its 6th and 13th terms is 40.

155. A quadrilateral is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that the sume of

opposite sides are equal.
156. In the given figure, a triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius
2cm such that the segments BD and DC into which BC is divided by the point
of contact D, are of lengths 4cm and 3cm respectively. If the area of
△ABC = 21cm
2
then find the lengths of sides of AB and AC.

157. Draw a circle of radius 4cm. Draw tangent to the circle making an angle of
60° with a line passing through the centre.
158. Draw a right triangle in which sides (other than hypotenuse) are of lengths
4cm and 3cm. Then, construct another triangle whose sides are 5

3
times the
corresponding sides of the given triangle.
159. Draw a line segment AB of length 8cm. Taking A as centre, draw a circle of
radius 4cm and taking B as centre, draw another circle of radius 3cm.
Construct tangents to each circle from the centre of the other circle.
160. Construct a triangle with sides 5cm, 6cm and 7cm and then another triangle
whose sides are 7

5
of the corresponding sides of first triangle.
161. Construct a △PQR, in which PQ = 6cm, QR = 7cm and PR = 8cm. Then,
construct another triangle whose sides are 4

5
times the corresponding sides of
△PQR.

162. Draw a circle of radius 3cm. From a point P, 7cm away from the centre of the
circle, draw two tangents to the circle. Also, measure the lengths of the
tangents.
163. From a point on the ground the angles of elevation of the bottom and top of a
communication tower fixed on the top of a 20-m-high building are 45° and
–
60° respectively. Find the eight of the tower. [Use√3 = 1.732]

164. Two men are on opposite sides of a tower. They measure the angles of
elevation of the top of the tower as 30° and 45° respectively. If the height of
the tower is 50 metres, find the distance between the two men.
–
[Take√3 = 1.732]

165. Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting such numbers on two
dice whose product is a perfect square.
166. Two dice are rolled together. Find the probability of getting such numbers on
two dice whose product is a perfect square.
167. If the points A(4, 3) and B(x, 5) lie on a circle with the center O(2, 3), find the

value of x. Hint: OA2 = OB2.

168. Show that points A(-5, 6), B(3, 0) and C(9, 8) are the vertices of an isosceles
right-angled triangle. Calculate its area.
169. Using the distance formula, show taht the given points are collinear: (6, 9), (0,
1) and (-6, -7)
170. Find the point on the y-axis which is equidistant from the points A(6, 5) and
B(-4, 3).
171. Find a relation between x and y, if the points A(2, 1), B(x, y), and C(7, 5) are
collinear.
172. Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is a diameter of a circle with
center C(2, -3) and the other end of the diameter is B(1, 4).
173. ABCD is a rectangle whose three vertices are B(4, 0), C(4, 3) and D(0, 3). Find
the length of one of its diagonal.
174. Find the length of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right-angled triangle whose

area is 200cm2. Also, find its perimeter.

–
[Given : √2 = 1.41]

175. In the given figure, △ABC is an equilateral triangle the length of whose side is
equal to 10cm, and △DBC is right-angled at D and BD = 8cm. Find the area of
 –
the shaded region. [Take√3 = 1.41]

176. The perimeter of a right triangle is 40cm and its hypotenuse measures 17cm.
Find the area of the triangle.
177. Find the area of the triangle whose sides are 18cm, 24cm and 30cm. Also,
find the height corresponding to the smallest side.
178. Find the area of the triangle whose sides are 42cm, 34cm and 20cm in
length. Find the height corresponding to the longest side.
179. A carpet is laid on the floor of a room 8m by 5m. There is a border of

constant width all around the carpet. If the area of the border is 12m2, find its
width.
180. In the given figure, OPQR is a rhombus, three of whose vertices lie on a circle
–
with centre O. If the area of the rhombus is 2
32√3cm , find the radius of the

circle.
181. In the given figure, three sectors of a circle of radius 7cm, making angles of
60°, 80° and 40° at the centre are shaded. Find the area of the shaded

region.
182. ABCD is a field in the shape of a trapezium, AD||BC, ∠ABC = 90
∘
and LADC
60°. ∠ADC = 60 .
∘
Four sectors are formed with centres A, B, C and D, as
shown in the figure. The radius of each sector is 14m. Find the following.
i. Total area of the four sector,
ii. Area of the remaining portion, given that AD =55m, BC = 45m and AB
= 30m,

183. Water is flowing at the rate of 6km/hr through a pipe of diameter 14cm into a
rectangular tank which is 60m long and 22m wide. Determine the time in
which the level of water in the tank Will rise by 7cm.
184. A solid metallic sphere of diameter 28cm is melted and recast into a number
of smaller cones, each of diameter 4
2

3
cm and height 3cm. Find the number of
cones so formed.
185. The height of a right circular cone is 20cm. A small cone is cut off at the top
by a plane parallel to the base. If its volume be 1

8
of the volume of the given
cone, then at what height above the base is the section made?
186. A right triangle whose sides are 15cm and 20cm (other than hypotenuse), is
made to revolve about its hypotenuse. Find the volume and surface area of
the double cone so formed. (Choose value of π as found appropriate)
187. A milk container is made of metal sheet in the shape of frustum of a
cone whose volume is 10459
3

7
3
cm . The radii of its lower and upper
circular ends are 8cm and 20cm, respectively. Find the cost of metal sheet
used in making the container at the rate of ₹ 1.40 per cm2.
188. The sum of the radius of the base and the height of a solid. cylinder is 37
metres. If the total surface area of the cylinder be 1628 sq metres, find its
volume.
189. The rain water from a 22m × 20m roof drains into a cylindrical vessel of
diameter 2m and height 3.5m. If the rain water collected from the roof fills
4

5
th of the cylindrical vessel, then find the rainfall in centimetre.
190. A solid is in the form of a right circular done mounted on a hemisphere. The
radius of the hemisphere is 2.1cm and the height of the cone is 4cm. The
solid is placed in a cylinrical tub full of water in such a way that the whole
solid is submerged in water. If the radius of the cylinder is 5cm and its height
is 9.8cm, find the volume of the water left in the tub.
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