Chapter-1 Real Numbers

1) Find the value of x, y and z in the given factor tree. Can the value of .x, be
found without finding the value of 'y' and 'z'? If yes, explain.
[x=136, y=68, z=34, yes]
2) Show that 9n cannot end with 2 for any natural number n.
3) Find HCF and LCM of 90 and 144 by prime factorisation. [HCF=18, LCM=720]
4) If a = 23 x 3, b= 2 x 3 x 5, c = 3n x 5 and LCM (a, b, c) = 23 x 32 x 5, then find n. [n=2]
5) If xy=180 and HCF (x, y)=3, then find LCM(x,y). [60]
6) 3 bells ring at an interval of 4,7 and 14 minutes. All three bells rang at 6 am, when will the three
bells ring together next? [6:28 am]
7) If LCM(x,18) =36 and HCF(x,18) =2, find x. [x=4]
8) Prove that 5 − 2√3 is an irrational, given that √3 is irrational.
9) Explain why 7 x 11 x 26 + 13 is a composite number.
10) Prove that √5 is an irrational number.
11) Find the largest number which divides 285 and 1249 leaving remainder 9 and 7 respectively. [138]
12) A circular field has a circumference of 360km. Three cyclists start together and can cycle 48km,
60km and 72km day round the field. After how many days will they meet again? [30days]
13) Three sets of Math, Science and Social books have to be stacked in such a way that all books are
stored subject wise and the height of each stack is the same. The number of math, science and
social books are respectively, 240, 960 and 1024. Find the number of stacks of Math, science and
social books assuming that books are of the same thickness respectively. [ 15, 60, 64]
14) Determine the longest tape which can be used to measure exactly the lengths 7m, 3m 85cm
and 12m 95cm. [35cm]

Chapter-2 Polynomials
1) The graph of a polynomial p(x) cuts the X-axis at 3 points and touches it at 2 other points. Find the
number of zeroes of p(x).
2) If 1 is the zero of the polynomial ax2 – 3(a -1) x – 1, find a. [a=1]
3) If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 – kx + 6 is 3, then find the value of k. [ k=9]
4) If the product of zeroes of the polynomials x2 – 9x + a is 8 , then find a and also its zeroes.
[a=8, zeroes are 1 and 8]
5) Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 5 − 3√2 and 5 + 3√2. [x2 – 10x + 7]
6) Find a quadratic polynomial with sum and product of its zeroes are -1 and -2. [x2 +x − 2]
1 1
7) If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 + x – 1, find + [1]
𝛼 𝛽

8) Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + 2√2x – 6 and verify the relationship between zeroes and
coefficients. [ √2 and −3√2]
1 1 27
9) If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 − 5x + 4, find 𝛼 + 𝛽 − 2𝛼𝛽 [− ]
4
10) If one zero of the quadratic polynomial: (a2 + 9) x2 +13x + 6a is reciprocal of the other, find the value
of a. [a=3]
11) If one zero of the quadratic polynomial p(x)=4x2−8kx + 8x − 9 is negative of the other, find the value
of k. Hence, find the zeroes of kx² + 3kx + 2. [ k=1, ( -1, - 2) ]

12) If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 − 4x + 3, find 𝛼 4 𝛽 2 + 𝛼 2 𝛽 4 . [90]

11 2
13) Find the zeroes of the polynomial 7y2 − y− and verify the relationship between zeroes
3 3
1 2
and coefficients. [- , ]
7 3
𝛼𝛽
14) If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 – (k+6) x + 2(2k – 1, then find the value of k, if 𝛼 + 𝛽 = .
2
[k=7]
15) Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 −5 and then find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes
are 1+ 𝛼 and 1 + 𝛽. [±5 , x2 −2𝑥 − 24 ]
16) If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x)=x2−x−4, then evaluate:
13
(i) 13 (ii) − 4

17) If one zero of the polynomial: (a2−9) x2 + 13x + 6a is the reciprocal of the other, then the value of a.
[a=3]

Chapter 14- Probability

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1. Find the probability of getting double let in a throw of a pair of dice. [6 ]
2. Find the probability of getting a black queen when a card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled
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pack of 52 cards. [26 ]
3. What is the probability of getting no head when two coins are tossed simultaneously? [0 ]
4. Find the probability of drawing a green coloured ball from a bag containing 6 red and 5 black balls.
1
[4 ]
5. If P( E ) =0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’? [0.95]
6. From a well shuffled pack of cards, a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting a spade
1
card. [ ]
4
1
7. Find the probability that a non-leap year selected at random will have 53 Tuesday. [7 ]
3
8. Rahim tosses two different coins simultaneously. Find the probability of getting at least one tail. [4 ]
9. One ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered 1 to 40. Find the probability
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that the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5. [ ]
5

10. From a well shuffled pack of cards, a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting neither a
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red card nor a queen. [ ]
13
11. Three unbiased coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting
3 1 1
(i) exactly two heads (ii) at least two heads (iii) at least two tails [(i) (ii) (iii) ]
8 2 2
12. Two different dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability that the sum of the numbers
1
appearing on the two dice is 10. [ ]
12

13. Cards on which numbers 1,2,3,…..,100 are written are put in a bag and are mixed thoroughly. A card
is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the card taken out is
7
(i) a multiple of 13 [ ]
100
1
(ii) a perfect square number [ ]
10
2
(iii)a prime number less than 20. [ ]
25
14. Three different coins are tossed together. Find the probability that
(i) exactly two heads
(ii) at least two heads
3 1 7
(iii) at most two tails (i) (ii) (iii)
8 2 8
15. Two dice are thrown at the same time. Determine the probability that the difference of the numbers on
2
the two dice is 2. [9 ]
16. The king , queen and jack of clubs are removed from a deck of 52 playing cards and then well shuffled.
Now one card is drawn at random from the remaining cards. Find the probability of getting
13 3
(i) a heart (ii) a king (i) (ii)
49 49
17. A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box, find
the probability that it bears
(i) a one-digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5. (iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite
number between 50 and 70.
[(i) 4/65 (ii) 1/5 (iii) 12/65 (iv) 3/13]
2
18. Find the probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays. [ ]
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Chapter-3 A Pair of Linear Eqns. in Two variables

1. If three chairs and one table costs Rs 1500 and 6 chairs and one table costs Rs 2400. Form linear
equations to represent this situation. 3x + y = 1500; 6x + y = 2400
2. Places A and B are 100km apart on a highway. one car starts from A and another from B at the
same time. If the car travels in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5hrs. If they travel
towards each other they meet in one hr. What is the difference of speeds in Km/hr. of the two cars?
[60km/hr. and 40km/hr.]
3. For what value of k, the system of equations: x + 2y -3 =0 and 5x +ky +7 =0 has no solution?
[k=10]
4. In the equations given below, a and b are unknown constraints. 3ax + 4y= - 2 and 2x +by= 14.
If (-3, 4) is the solution of the given equations, what are the values of a and b? [a=2, b=5]
5. Meena went to a bank to withdraw Rs 2000. She asked the cashier to give her Rs 50 and Rs
100 notes only. Meena got 25 notes in all. Find how many notes Rs 50 and Rs 100 she received.
[10, 15]
6. Find whether the following pair of linear equations has q unique solution. If yes, find the solution.

7x – 4y = 49 and 5x – 6y = 57 [yes, unique; x =3, y = − 7 ]

7. Form the pair of linear equations in this problem and solve it graphically: 10 students of class X
took part in a Math quiz. If number of girls is 4 more than the number of boys, find the number of
boys and girls who took part in the quiz. [boys=7, girls=3]
1
8. A fraction becomes if 1 is subtracted from both its numerator and denominator. It 1 is added to
3
1 7
both the numerator and denominator, it becomes . Find the fraction. [ ]
2 15
9. A father’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children. After 5 years his age will be
two times the sum of their ages. Find the present age of father. [45 years]
[Hint: Take present age of father is x years and the sum of the ages of two children is y years]
10. Do the equations 4x + 3y – 1 = 5 and 12x + 9y = 15 represent a pair of coincident lines? [ no]
11. Find the value(s) of k so that a pair of equations: x + 2y =5 and 3x + ky +15 =0 has a unique
solution. [ k≠ 6]
12. Find the value of k for which the pair of linear equations 4x + 6y – 1 =0 and 2x + ky – 7 =0
represent parallel lines. [k=3]
13. Determine graphically the coordinates of the vertices of a triangle, the equations of whose sides
are given by 2y – x =8, 5y – x = 14 and y – 2x =1. [(-4,2);(1,3) and (2,5)]
14. Determine the values of a and b for which the pair of equations:
3x – (a + 1) y = 2b – 1 and 5x + (1 – 2a) y =3b has infinitely many solutions. [a=8, b=5]
15. Find the values of x and y in the given rectangle.

[x =1, y= 4]

16. Solve: 41x − 17 y =99; 17x − 41y = 75 [ x=2, y=−1]

Chapter-4 [ Quadratic Equations]
1. For what value(s) of a quadratic equation 3ax2 – 6x + 1 =0 has no real roots? [ a >3]
2 2
2. If one root of the quadratic equation 3x + px + 4 =0 is 3 , then find the value of p and the other
root of the equation. [p= −8, β=2]
3. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 +k (2x + k -1) +2 =0 has real and equal roots. [k=2]
1
4. Find the roots of the equation 3x2 −2x −1=0. [1, − 3 ]
5. Find the value of k for the equation kx(x – 2) + 6 =0 which has two equal roots. [k=6]
6. Solve the following Quadratic Equations:
√3 2
4√3 x2 + 5x -2 √3=0 [ ,− ]
4 √3
𝑥+1 𝑥−1 5 1
7. Solve : − =6 [5, − ]
𝑥−1 𝑥+1 5
 8. If the discriminant of the equation 6x2 – bx + 2 = 0 is 1, then find the value of b. [-7 or 7]
Find the value of k for which the given equation has equal roots.
(k – 12) x2 + 2(k – 12) x + 2 =0 [k=14]

9. For what value(s) of n, the equation (n + 3) x2 – (5 – n) x + 1 =0 has coincident roots? [ 1 or 13]

17 1
10. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is . Find the numbers. [4 or 4 ]
4
11. If the equation (1 + m2) x2 + (2mc) x + (c2 – a2) = 0 has equal roots, then prove that
c2 = a2 (1 + m2).
16 15
12. Solve for x: −1 = [ x2 – 16 =0, x=4 or −4 ]
𝑥 𝑥+1
1 1 1 1
13. Solve for x: = + + [x= −a or – b]
𝑎 +𝑏 +𝑥 𝑎 𝑏 𝑥
14. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation: √5 x2 - 7 x - 2√5 = 0. [9]

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15. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 18 hrs. The tap with longer diameter takes 2hrs less than
the tap with the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can fill the
tanks separately. [ 4x2 – 23x +15 =0, smaller tap=5hrs and larger tap =3hrs]
16. In a flight of 600km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 200km/h and the time of flight increased by 30minutes. Find the duration of
the flight. [2x2 + x – 3 =0, duration = 1 hour]
17. A passenger train takes 3 hours less for a journey of 360km, if its speed is increased by 10km/h
from its usual speed. Find its usual speed. [x2 + 10x -1200=0,30km/h]
18. The speed of a boat in still water is 15km/h. It can go 30km upstream and return downstream to
the original point in 4hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream. [x2−25=0, 5km/hr.]
19. The sum of the squares of three consecutive natural numbers is 110. Determine the numbers.
[x2 +2x -35=0, numbers=5,6,7]
20. The area of right-angled triangle is 480cm2. If the base of the triangle is 8cm more than twice the
height of the triangle, then find the sides of the triangle. [ 20cm,48cm and 52cm]

Chapter-5 Arithmetic Progression

1. In an A.P, if d= −4, n=7, an=4, then find a. [a=28]
2. Which term of the A.P -4, -1, 2,….. is 101? [36th ]
3. Find the 9th term from the end of the A.P 5, 9, 13,…..,185. [153]
4. For what value of p are 2p + 1, 13, 5p – 3, three consecutive terms of AP? [p=4]
5. If common difference of an AP is 3, then find a 20 – a15. [15]
6. Find the middle term(s) of the A.P 20,16,12, … … … … , −176 [25th and 26th. 𝒂𝟐𝟓 = −𝟕𝟔, a26= −𝟖𝟎]
7. In an A.P, the first term is 12 and the common difference is 6. If the last term of the A.P is 252, find
its middle term. [21st term, a21= 132]
8. Which term of the AP 3, 10, 17,……. will be 84 more than its 13 th term? [ 25th term]
9. If 7 times the 7th term of an A.P is equal to 11 times its 11th term, then find its 18th term. [0]
10. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is 2n2 + 5n, then find its nth term. [4n + 3]
11. What is the common difference of the A.P √3 , √12 , √27 , √48 ,…………….? [d=√3 ]
12. Solve: 1 + 4 +7 +……+ x =287 [ x =40]
13. The sum of first 30 terms of an AP is 1920. If the fourth term is 18, find its 11 th term. [46]
14. Find the sum of those integers between 1 and 500 which are multiples of 2 as well as of 5.
[n=49, Sum=12,250]
15. Sum of first n terms of an AP is 5n2 – 3n. Find the AP and also find its 16th term.
[(67, 69 and 71)]

16. Which term of the AP : 120, 116, 112,… is first negative term? [32nd term]
17. 360 bricks are stacked in the following manner, 30 bricks in the bottom row, 29 bricks in the next
row, 28 bricks in the row next to it, and so on. In how many rows, 360 bricks are placed and how
many bricks are there in the top row. [16 rows, 15bricks]
18. A person buys cash certificates of Rs 125. Thereafter, every year, he buys these certificates of the
value exceeding the previous year purchase by Rs 25. Find the total value of certificates purchased
by him in 20th year. [Rs 7250]

Chapter 7 -Coordinate Geometry

1. Find the point on x-axis which is equidistant from the points (2, -2) and (-4, 2) [(-1,0)]
2. If a point A (0,2) is equidistant from the points B (3, p) and C (p, 5), then find the value of p. [ p=1]
3. Find the ratio in which the point (-3, y) divides the line segment joining the points (-5, -4) and (-2,3).
[2:1]
4. Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is a diameter of the circle with centre (-2, 2) and B is
the point with coordinates (3, 4). (-7, 0)
5. The coordinates of the points P and Q are respectively (4, -3) and (-1, 7). Find the abscissa of the
𝑃𝑅 3
point R on the line segment PQ such that = . [1]
𝑅𝑄 5
6. Find the ratio in which y-axis divides the line segment joining the points A (5, -6) and B (-1, -4). Also
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find the coordinates of the point of division. [(0, − 3 ]

7. Find the ratio in which the line 2x + y – 4 =0 divides the line segment joining the points A (2, -2) and
B (3, 7). [ 2 : 9]

8. If (1,2), (4, y), (x, 6) and (3,5) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, find x and y .
[x=6, y=3]

9. The mid-point of the line segment joining the points (2a, 4) and (−2, 2b) is (1, 2a+1). Find the
values of a and b. [ a=2, b=3]
10. In what ratio the X-axis divides the line segment joining the points A (−4, −6) and B (−1, 7). Also
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find the coordinates of the point of division. [ 6:7, ( − 13 , 0)]
11. Prove that the points (−2, −1), (1, 0), (4, 3) and (1, 2) are the vertices of a parallelogram.
12. Two vertices of a triangle are (3, −5) and (−7, 4). If its centroid is (2, −1), find the third vertex.
[(10,-2)]
13. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the points (3,6) and
(−3, 4). [3x + y – 5 = 0]
𝐴𝑃 𝑘
14. Point P divides the line segment joining the points A(−1, 3) and B(9, 8) such that = . If P lies
𝐵𝑃 1
2
on the line x – y + 2 = 0, find k. [k= ]
3
15. Find the coordinates of the point of trisection of the line segment joining (4, −1) and ( −2, −3).
5 7
(2, − 3) and (0, − 3)

16. AOBC is a rectangle whose three vertices are A (0, 3), O (0, 0) and B (5, 0) Find the length of its
diagonal. [√34 ]
17. Show that the points A(2, −2), B( 14, 10), C(11, 13) and D(−1, 1) are the vertices of a rectangle.
18. If P divides the line segment joining the points A (4, −5) and B (4, 5) in the ratio 2 : 3, find the
coordinates of P. [(4, -1)]
19. Check whether the points (1, 5), (2,3) and (−2, −11) are collinear or not, by using the distance
formula. [yes]
20. Prove that the points (3, 0), (6, 4) and (−1, 3) are the vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle.

Chapters 8 & 9-Trigonometry and Its Applications

1. If sinA + cosB=1, A=300 and B is an acute angle, then find the measure of B. [600]
2. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝛼 = 2, then find the value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛20 𝛼 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 20 𝛼 [2]
3. If x =2sin2𝜃 and y = 2cos2𝜃 + 1, then find x + y. [3]
4. If √3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = 0, find the value of 𝜃. [300]
3 1 1 35
5. If tanA = 4 , find the value of + [ ]
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 12
0
3 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛260
6. Find the value of [ 0]
𝑡𝑎𝑛300.𝑡𝑎𝑛600
1
7. Show that 2(𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟒 𝟔𝟎𝟎 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟒 𝟑𝟎𝟎 ) − (𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝟔𝟎𝟎 + 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝟐 𝟒𝟓𝟎 ) + 3sec2300 = .
4
√3 1
8. If sin(A + 2B)= and cos(A +B) = , where A and B are acute angles, find A and B. [ A=300 , B=150 ]
2 √2
1
9. If cosec(A − B)= 2 and cot(A + B) = , 00<(A + B)≤900,A>B, find A and B. [ A=450 , B=150 ]
√3
1
10. Prove that: (cosecA – sinA)(secA – cosA) =
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴
11. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 60 0. After a flight of 30 seconds,
the angle of elevation changes to 300. If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of 3600√3 metres
then find the speed of the aeroplane. [240m/s]
12. A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10m above the water level, observes the angle of
elevation of the top of a hill as 600 and the angle of depression of the base of the hill as 30 0. Calculate
the distance of the hill from the ship and the height of the hill. [ Take √3 =1.73]
[ distance=17.3m, h=40m]
13. Find the value of 4(sin4300 + cos4600) – 3 (cos2450 – sin2900). [2]
14. From the top of a hill, the angles of depression of two consecutive kilometer stones due east are
found to be 450 and 300 respectively. Find the height of the hill. [ 500(√3 +1) m]
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 −2 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃
15. Prove that: = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
16. Prove that: + = 2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 2
17. Prove that: + =
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝐴
18. The angles of depression of the top and bottom of a building 50 metres high as observed from the
top of a tower are 300 and 600, respectively. Find the height of the tower and also the horizontal
distance between the building and the tower. [h= 75m, d=25√3 m]
1 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
19. Prove that: = (sec𝜃 − tan𝜃)2
1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃

20. If x = a cos𝜃, y=b sin𝜃, then find the value of b2x2 + a2y2 – a2b2.
1
21. If 5sin2𝜽 + cos2𝜽 =2, find the value of sin𝜽. [± ]
2
22. Prove that: (1 + cot2𝜃)( 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) = 1

1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
23. Prove that √ = secA + tanA
1 − 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝐴

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 300 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2600 7

24. Evaluate: + 2𝑠𝑖𝑛2 450 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2450 𝑐𝑜𝑠 200 [ ]
𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 600− 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 450 3

Chapter6- Triangles
1. State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem.
2. In the given figure of ∆ABC, DEǁAC. If DCǁAP, where P lies on BC
𝐵𝐸 𝐵𝐶
produced, then prove that = .
𝐸𝐶 𝐶𝑃

𝑃𝑆 𝑃𝑇
3. In the adjoing figure, = and ∠PST = ∠PRQ. Prove that
𝑆𝑄 𝑇𝑅
PQR is an isosceles triangle.
4. ABCD is trapezium with ABǁDC. E and F are two points on
non-parallel sides AD and BC respectively, such that EF is
𝐴𝐸 𝐵𝐹
parallel to AB. Show that =
𝐸𝐷 𝐹𝐶

𝑃𝑆 3
5. In ∆PQR, STǁQR, = and PR=28cm, find PT.
𝑆𝑄 5

[PT=10.5cm]

6. In ∆ABC, D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively, such that DE ǁ BC.
If AD=4x – 3, AE= 8x – 7, BD= 3x – 1 and CE =5x – 3, find the value of x. [2x2-x-1=0, x = 1]

7. If ∆ABC~ ∆DFE, ∠A=300, ∠C=500, AB =5cm, AC=8cm and DF=7.5cm, then find DE and ∠F.
[DE=12cm, ∠F=1000]

8. What value of a will make DE ǁ AB in the figure given below?

[a=2]

9. In the given figure, if AB ǁ CD, then find the value of x.

[x=7]

10. In the figure, DEǁBC, find the value of x.

[x= 10cm]

11. A and B are respectively the points on the sides PQ and PR of ∆PQR such that PQ=12.5cm,
PA=5cm, BR=6cm and PB=4cm. Is ABǁQR? Give reason.
[Yes, By converse of BPT]
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐷
12. In ∆ABC, it is given that = . If ∠B=700 and ∠C=500 then find ∠BAD. [300]
𝐴𝐶 𝐷𝐶
13. In the figure, if ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF and their sides are of lengths (in cm) as marked along them, then
find the lengths of sides of each triangle.
AB=9cm, BC=12cm, CA=15cm
DE=18cm, EF=24cm, FD=30cm

14. In the given figure, AB = AC, E is the point on CB produced. If AD ⊥ BC and EF ⊥ AC. Prove that
∆ABD ~ ∆ECF.

𝐵𝐶 1 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐏𝐐𝐑
15. If it is given that ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR with = , then find [3 :1]
𝑄𝑅 3 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 ∆𝐀𝐁𝐂
16. ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF such tat AB=9.1cm and DE=6.5cm. If the perimeter of ∆DEF is 25cm,
what is the perimeter of ∆ABC? [35cm]

17. If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR respectively, where ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR, prove
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷
that = .
𝑃𝑄 𝑃𝑀
𝐴𝑀 𝐴𝑁
18. In the figure, If LM ǁ CB and LN ǁ CD, Prove that =
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐷

19. In the given figure, find the value of x in terms of a, b and c.

𝑎𝑐
[𝑥 = ]
𝑏+𝑐

20. In the given figure, DE ǁ CB. Determine AC.

[17.5cm]
21. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB ǁ DC and its diagonals intersect each other at O. Show that
𝐴𝑂 𝐶𝑂
=
𝐵𝑂 𝐷𝑂

22. In the figure, ∆EFC ~ ∆GDB and ∠1 = ∠2. Prove that ∆ADE ~ ∆ABC.

23. Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and
QR and median PM of another triangle PQR. Show that ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR.

24. In the figure, AB ǁ PQ ǁ CD, AB =x units, CD=y units and PQ =z units. Prove that
1 1 1
+ =
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧

25. A vertical pole of length 6m casts a shadow 4m long on the ground and at the same time a tower
casts a shadow 28m long. Find the height of the tower. [42m]

26. A girl of height 90cm is walking away from the base of a lamp-post
at a speed of 1.2m/s. If the lamp is 3.6m above the ground, then
find the length of her shadow after 4seconds. [1.6m]

Chapter10 - Circles
1. Prove that ‘the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of
contact”
2. Prove that “the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.”
3. If the length of a tangent to a circle from a point is 0.5cm and distance of the point from its centre
is 1.5cm, then find its radius. [√2 cm]
4. In the given figure, AT is the tangent to the circle with centre O
such that OT=4cm and ∠OTA=300. Find the length of AT.
[AT= 2√3 cm]
 5. In the given figure, PA is the tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O. If
∠POB=1150, then find ∠APO.
[250]

6. In the given figure, find the value of x0 + y0.

[2700]

7. In fig, common tangents AB and CD to the two circles with centers O 1 & O2 intersect at E.
prove that AB=CD.

8. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents from P to a circle with centre
O. If ∠AOB = 1100, the find ∠APB.
[700]

9. If O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P

makes an angle of 500 with PQ, then find ∠POQ.
[1000]

10. A circle touches the side BC of a ∆ABC at P and AB and AC when

produced at Q and R respectively as shown in the figure. Show that AQ
1
= (perimeter of ∆ABC)
2

11. In the given figure, AB, AC and PQ are tangents. If AB = 5cm, then find
the perimeter of ∆APQ.
[10cm]
12. In the adjoining figure, if ∆ABC is circumscribing a circle. Then, find the
length of side AB.
[14cm]

13. A quadrilateral is drawn to circumscribe a circle.

Prove that AB+ CD = AD + BC.

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

15. In the figure, XY and X’Y’ are wo parallel tangents to a circle

with centre O and another tangent AB with the point of
contact C intersecting XY at A and X’Y’ at B. Prove that
∠AOB=900.

16. In fig, AB and CD are common tangents to circles which

touch each other at D. If AB= 8cm, then find the length of CD.

[4cm]

17. In the given figure PQ is a diameter of a circle with

centre O and PT is a tangent at P. QT meets the circle at R.
If ∠POR=720, find ∠PTR.

[540]

18. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel.
 19. In the adjoining figure, PQ and PR are tangents to a circle with
centre O and S is a point on the circle such that ∠SQL = 500
and ∠SRM= 600. Find ∠QSR.
[700]

20. In Figure a Δ ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and
DC are of lengths 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the lengths of sides AB and AC, when area
of Δ ABC is 84 cm2.

[AB= 15cm, AC=13cm]

21. In the given figure, two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with
centre O from an external point T. Prove that ∠PTQ = 2 ∠OPQ.

Chapter 11- Areas Related to Circles

22
1. In a circle of diameter 42cm, if an arc subtends an angle of 60 0 at the centre where π = 7 , then what
will be the length of arc? [22cm]
2. If the diameter of a semi-circular protractor is 14cm, then find its perimeter. [36cm]
3. The minute hand of a clock is 12cm long. Find the area of the face of the clock described by the
minute hand in 35 minutes. [264cm2]
4. A garden roller has a circumference of 4m. find the number of revolutions if it makes in moving of 40m
[10]

5. The diameters of front and rear wheels of a tractor are 80cm and 2m, respectively. Find the number of
revolutions that rear wheel will make in covering a distance in which the front wheel makes 1400
revolutions. [560]

6. Find the area of a sector of a circle with radius 6cm if angle of the sector is 60 0.
132
[ cm2]
7
22
7. In a circle of radius 7cm, if an arc subtends an angle of 60 at the centre where π = 7 , then find the
0

77
area of the sector. [ cm2]
3
8. Find the area of a circle whose circumference is 22cm. [38.5cm2]
9. Find the area of a sector of a circle of radius 28cm and central angle is 450. [308cm2]
10. A piece of wire 22cm long is bent into the form of an arc of a circle subtending an angle of 60 0 at its
22
centre. Find the radius of the circle. [ π = 7 ] [21cm]
11. A chord of a circle of radius 10cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding (i) minor segment (ii) major sector [ Take π=3.14]
(i)28.5 cm2 (ii)235.5cm2

12. Area of a sector of central angle 2000 of a circle is 770cm2. Find the length of the corresponding arc of
220
this sector. [ 3 cm ]
13. Find the area of the shaded region in the figure, if radii of the two concentric
circles with centre O are 7cm and 14cm respectively and ∠AOC=400.

𝟏𝟓𝟒
[ cm2]
𝟑

14. The length of the hour hand of clock is 7cm. Find the area swept by the hour hand in one hour.
[12.83cm2]
15. Area of sector of a circle of radius 36cm is 54πcm2. Find the length of the corresponding arc of sector.
[ π =3.14] [3π or 9.42cm]
16. A chord of a circle of radius 20cm subtends an angle of 90 0 at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding major segment of the circle. [ π =3.14] [1142cm2]

17. A cow is tied with a rope of length 14m at the corner of a rectangular
field of dimensions 20m × 16m. Find the area of the field in which
(i)the cow can graze. (ii) the cow cannot graze
(i) 154m2 (ii) 166m2

18. In the fig, three sectors of a circle of radius 7cm, making angles of 60 0, 800 and 400 at the centre are
shaded. Find the area of the shaded region. [77cm2]

19. In the given figure, two concentric circles with center O have radii 21 cm
and 42 cm. If ∠AOB=600, then find the area of the shaded region.

[3465cm3]
20. The hour-hand of a clock is 6 cm long. Find the angle and the area swept by it between 7:20am and
𝟑𝟓 𝟎
7:55 am. ( 𝟐 ) , 5.5 cm2

21. The minute hand of a clock is 8 cm long. Find the area described by the minute hand on the face of the
clock between 8.30 AM and 9.05 AM.
117.33cm2

22. A chord of a circle of radius 14 cm subtends an angle of 120° at the centre. Find the area of the
𝟐𝟐
corresponding minor segment of the circle. (Use π = and √3 = 1.73]
𝟕

[120.56 cm2]

Chapter-12 Surface Areas and Volumes

1. Three cubes each of side 5cm are joined end to end. Find the surface area of the resulting solid.
[350 cm2]
2. Two cubes each of volume 64cm3 are joined end to end. Find the TSA of the resulting cuboid. [160cm2]
3. Two cones with same base radius 8cm and height 15cm are joined together along their bases. Find the
surface area of the shape so formed. [855cm2]
4. From a circular cylinder of diameter 14cm and height 15cm, a conical cavity of the same base radius
and the same height is hollowed out. Find the volume of the remaining solid. [1540cm3]

5. A circus tent is a cylindrical up to a height of 4m and conical above it. If the diameter of the base is 98m
and the slant height if the conical part is 33m, then find the total canvas used in making the tent.
[6314m2]

6. A tent is in the shape of a right circular cylinder up to a height of 3m and conical above it. The total
height of the tent is 13.5m above the ground. Calculate the cost of paining the inner side of the tent at
the rate of Rs 2 per m2., if the radius of the base is 14m. [Rs2068]

7. A spherical glass vessel has a cylindrical neck 7 cm long and 4 cm in diameter.

The diameter of the spherical part is 21 cm. If the quantity of water it can hold
𝟐𝟐
is k cm3, then find the value of k. [π = ]
𝟕

[4939 cm3]

8. A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispheres stuck to each of its ends. The
length of the entire capsule is 14 mm and the diameter of the capsule is 5 mm. Find its surface area.
[220cm2]
9. A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 240 cm and base diameter 26 cm, which is surmounted
by another cylinder of height 66 cm and radius 10 cm. Find the mass of the pole, given that 1 cm3of
iron has approximately 8g mass. [ π =3.14] [1184.66kg]

10. A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of same radius. The
height of the cone is 10cm and the radius of the base is 7cm.
(i) Determine the volume of the toy.
𝟐𝟐
(ii) Find the area of the coloured sheet required to cover the toy. [ π = , √149 = 12.2]
𝟕

[(i) 123cm3 (ii) 576.4cm2]

11. A gulab jamun contain sugar syrup up to 35% of its volume. Find approximately how much sugar syrup
would be found in 20 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with hemispherical end with total length
of the gulab jamun is 7 cm and diameter 3 cm. [297cm3]

12. A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from one end and the
cone from the other end as shown in the figure. If the height of the cylinder is 40 cm,
radius of the cylinder is 7 cm and height of the cone is 24 cm, then find total surface
area of the article. [2618cm2]

13. A wooden article as shown in the figure was made from a cylinder by
scooping out a hemisphere from one end and a cone from the other end.
Find the total surface area of the article.
[316.94cm2]

Chapter-13 Statistics
1. The marks obtained by 30 students of class X of a certain school in a Mathematics paper
consisting of 100 marks are presented in table below:

[62]

Find the mean of the marks obtained by the students.

2. The mean of the following frequency table is 50. If the total frequency is 120, find the missing
frequencies.
[f1=28, f2=24]
3. Find the mode of the following distribution.

[125]
4. For the following distribution, find the sum of upper limits of median class and modal class.
[60]

5. Given below is the frequency distribution of the heights of players in a school. Determine the modal
height.

[167.35cm]

6. If mode of the following series is 54, then find the value of f.

[f=10]

7. The distribution below gives the weights of 30 students of a class. Find the median weight of the
students.
[56.67kg]

8. If the median of the distribution is 28.5, find the values of x and y.

[x =8, y=7]

9. The lengths of 40 leaves of plant are measured correctly to the nearest millimeter and the data
obtained is represented in the following table. Find the median length of the leaves.
10.

[146.75]
11. Find the mode of the distribution.
[25.2]

12. If median =137 and mean =137.05, then find mode. [136.90]
13. If the difference of mode and median of a data is 24, then find the difference of median and mean.
[12]
14. If mode=80 and mean=110, then find median. [100]
15. Find the mode of the data when it is given that median =41.25 and mean=33.75. [56.25]
16.

[76.36]

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