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Class 10 Probability Activities Guide

The document describes activities and projects for students in mathematics. It includes 13 activities for the first term and 16 activities for the second term. The activities explore topics like finding the highest common factor of numbers, graphing quadratic polynomials, verifying theorems like the Pythagorean theorem, and probability. It also lists 13 mathematics projects for students, such as experiments on probability, geometry in daily life, and the history of Indian mathematicians. Two sample activities are included that demonstrate verifying statements about ratios of triangle areas and prime factorizations through hands-on methods.
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Class 10 Probability Activities Guide

The document describes activities and projects for students in mathematics. It includes 13 activities for the first term and 16 activities for the second term. The activities explore topics like finding the highest common factor of numbers, graphing quadratic polynomials, verifying theorems like the Pythagorean theorem, and probability. It also lists 13 mathematics projects for students, such as experiments on probability, geometry in daily life, and the history of Indian mathematicians. Two sample activities are included that demonstrate verifying statements about ratios of triangle areas and prime factorizations through hands-on methods.
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ACTIVITES(TERMI)
(AnyEight)

Activity1:

TofindtheHCFoftwoNumbersExperimentallyBasedonEuclidDivisionLemma

Activity2:

ToDrawtheGraphofaQuadraticPolynomialandobserve:
i.

Theshapeofthecurvewhenthecoefficientofx2ispositive

ii.

Theshapeofthecurvewhenthecoefficientofx2isnegative

iii.

Itsnumberofzero

Activity3:

ToobtainthezeroofalinearPolynomialGeometrically

Activity4:

ToobtaintheconditionforconsistencyofsystemoflinearEquationsintwovariables

Activity5:

ToDrawaSystemofSimilarSquares,UsingtwointersectingStripswithnails

Activity6:

ToDrawaSystemofsimilarTrianglesUsingYshapedStripswithnails

Activity7:

ToverifyBasicproportionalitytheoremusingparallellineboard

Activity8:

Toverifythetheorem:RatiooftheAreasofTwoSimilarTrianglesisEqualtotheRatiooftheSquares

oftheircorrespondingsidesthroughpapercutting.
Activity9:

ToverifyPythagorasTheorembypapercutting,paperfoldingandadjusting(Arranging)

Activity10:

Verifythattwofigures(objects)havingthesameshape(andnotNecessarilythesamesize)are
[Link].

Activity11:

TofindtheAverageHeight(incm)ofstudentsstudyinginaschool.

Activity12:

ToDrawacumulativefrequencycurve(oranogive)oflessthantype.

Activity13:

ToDrawacumulativefrequencycurve(oranogive)ofmorethantype.

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ACTIVITES(TERMII)
(AnyEight)

Activity1:

TofindGeometricallythesolutionofaQuadraticEquationax2+bx++c=0,a 0(wherea=1)byusing
themethodofcomputingthesquare.

Activity2:

ToverifythatgivensequenceisanA.P(ArithmeticProgression)bythepaperCuttingandPaper
Folding.

Activity3:

Toverifythat

byGraphicalmethod

Activity4:

ToverifyexperimentallythatthetangentatanypointtoacircleisperpendiculartotheRadius
throughthatpoint.

Activity5:

TofindthenumberofTangentfromapointtothecircle

Activity6:

ToverifythatlengthsofTangentsDrawnfromanExternalPoint,toacircleareequalbyusing
methodofpapercutting,paperfoldingandpasting.

Activity7:

ToDrawaQuadrilateralSimilartoagivenQuadrilateralaspergivenscalefactor(Lessthan1)

Activity8:

(a)Tomakemathematicalinstrumentclinometer(orsextant)formeasuringtheangleof
elevation/depressionofanobject

(b)Tocalculatetheheightofanobjectmakinguseofclinometers(orsextant)

Activity9:

Togetfamiliarwiththeideaofprobabilityofaneventthroughadoublecolorcardexperiment.

Activity10:

Toverifyexperimentallythattheprobabilityofgettingtwotailswhentwocoinsaretossed
simultaneouslyis=(o.25)(Byeightytossesoftwocoins)

Activity11:

Tofindthedistancebetweentwoobjectsbyphysicallydemonstratingthepositionofthetwo
objectssaytwoBoysinaHall,takingasetofreferenceaxeswiththecornerofthehallasorigin.

Activity12:

Divisionoflinesegmentbytakingsuitablepointsthatintersectstheaxesatsomepointsandthen
verifyingsectionformula.

Activity13:

Toverifytheformulafortheareaofatrianglebygraphicalmethod.

Activity14:

ToobtainformulaforAreaofacircleexperimentally.

Activity15:

TogiveasuggestivedemonstrationoftheformulaforthesurfaceAreaofacircusTent.

Activity16:

ToobtaintheformulaforthevolumeofFrustumofacone.

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PROJECTS

Project1:

Efficiencyinpacking

Project2:

GeometryinDailyLife

Project3:

Experimentonprobability

Project4:

DisplacementandRotationofaGeometricalFigure

Project5:

Frequencyofletters/wordsinalanguagetext.

Project6:

PythagorasTheoremanditsExtension

Project7:

Volumeandsurfaceareaofcubeandcuboid.

Project8:

GoldenRectangleandgoldenRatio

Project9:

MaleFemaleratio

Project10:

BodyMassIndex(BMI)

Project11:

HistoryofIndianMathematiciansandMathematics

Project12:

CareerOpportunities

Project13:

(Pie)

ProjectWorkAssignment(AnyEight)

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ACTIVITY1

TOPIC:Primefactorizationofcompositenumbers.

OBJECTIVE:Toverifytheprimefactorization150intheform
52x3x2i.e150=52x3x2.

PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE:ForaprimenumberP,P2canberepresentedbytheareaofasquare
whoseeachsideoflengthPunits.

MATERIALSREQUIRED:

i.
Asheetofgraphpaper(Pink/Green)

ii.
Colored(black)ballpointpen.

iii.
Ascale

TOPERFORMTHEACTIVITY:

Steps:

1. Drawasquareonthegraphpaperwhoseeachsideisoflength5cmandthenmakepartitionof
thissquareinto25smallsquaresasshowninfig1.1eachsmallsquarehasitssideoflength1cm.

Here,weobservethattheareaofthesquarehavingsideoflength5cm=52cm2=25cm2

2. AsshowninFig1.2drawthereequalsquareswhereeachsquareisofsamesizeasinfigure1.1
thenthetotalareainthefig1.2
=52+52+52cm2
=52x3cm2ie,75cm2

Fig=1.1

Fig=1.2

3. Asshowninfig1.3drawsixequalsquarewhereeachsquareisassamesizeasinFig1.1Here,
threesquaresareinonerowandthreesquaresinthesecondrow.

Weobservethatthetotalareaofsixsquares

=52x(3+3)cm2
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Alsoobservethatthetotalarea

=75cm2+75cm2=150cm2

Hence,wehaveverifiedthat

150=52x3x2

Fig1.3

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ACTIVITY2

TOPIC:Ratiooftheareasoftwosimilartriangles

STATEMENT:Theratiooftheareaoftwosimilartriangleisequaltotheratioofthesquaresoftheir
correspondingsides.

OBJECTIVE:Toverifytheabovestatementthroughactivity.
PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE:

1. Theconceptofsimilartriangles.

2. Divisionofalinesegmentintoequalparts.

3. Constructionoflinesparalleltogivenline.

MATERIALREQUIRED:

1. Whitepapersheet

2. Scale/Rubber

3. Paintbox

4. Blackballpointpenorpencil

TOPERFORMTHEACTIVITY:

STEPS:

1. Ontheposterpapersheet,[Link]
correspondingsidessameandletashave
AB:DE=BC:EF=CA:FD=5:3

ie,AB/DE=5/3,BC/EF=5/3,CA/FD=5/3,

ieDE=3/5AB,EF=3/5BC,FD=3/5CA

2. DivideeachsideofABCinto5equalpartsandthoseofDEFinto3equalpartsasshowninFig(i)
and(ii).

3. BydrawingparallellinesasshowninFig(i)and(ii).,wehavepartitionABCinto25smaller
triangleofsamesizeandalsoeachsmallertriangleinfig(i)hassamesizeandasthatofthe
smallertrianglefig(ii).

4. PaintthesmallertriangleasshowninFig(i)and(ii)..

OBSERVATION:

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1. AreaofABC=Areaof25smallertriangleinfig(i)=25squareunit

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2.

3.

4.

5.

Whereareaofonesmallertriangleinfig(i)=P(squareunit)

AreaofDEF=AreaofasmallertriangleinFig(ii)=9pwhereareaofonesmallertriangleinfig(ii)=P
squareunits.

AreaofABC=25P=25
AreaofDEF9P9

(AB)2(AB)2 (AB)2 25
(DE)2=(3/5AB2)= 9/25(AB)2=9
Similarly
(BC)225

(CA)225
2=
9and
(FD)2=9
(EF)

Fromsteps(3)and(4),weconcludethat

AreaofABC
(AB)2 (BC)2(CA)2
AreaofDEF = (DE)2= (EF)2= (FD)2
Hencetheratiooftheareasoftwosimilartrianglesisequaltotheratioofthesquaresoftheir
correspondingsides.

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ACTIVITY3

TOPIC:

Trigonometricidentities.

STATEMENT:sin2+cos2=1,00<<900
OBJECTIVE:Toverifytheaboveidentity
PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE:Inarightangledtriangle.

Sideoppositetoangle
sin=Hypotenuseofthetriangle


Sideadjacenttoangle
cos=Hypotenuseofthetriangle

MATERIALREQUIRED:
1. Drawingsheet

2. Blackballpointpen

3. Geometrybox

4. Scale

TOPERFORMTHEACTIVITY

Step:

1. Onthedrawingsheet,drawhorizontalrayAX.
2. ConstructanyarbitraryCAX=O(say)
3. ConstructAC=10cm.
4. FromCdrawCBAX.
5. MeasurethelengthsidesofsidesABandBCoftherightangledABC(seefig)
6. WemeasurethatAB=8.4cm(approx)andBC=5.4cm(approx)

OBSERVATION

1. Sin=BC/AC=5.4/10=.54(Approx)
2. Cos=AB/AC=8.4/10=.84(approx)
3. Sin2+cos2=(.54)2+(.84)2

=.2916+.7056
=.9972(Approx)

Ie.Sin2+[Link].

C
10cm

A
8.4

5.4cm

B x

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ACTIVITY4

Topics:Measureofthecentraltendenciesofadata.

STATEMENT:Wehaveanempiricalrelationshipforstatisticaldataas3xmedian=Mode+2xmean.

OBJECTIVE:Toverifytheabovestatementforadata.

PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE:

Methodtofindcentraltendenciesforgroupeddata.

MATERIALREQUIRED:

1. Adataabouttheheightsofstudentsofaclassandarrangedingroupedform.
2. Aballpointpen.
3. Ascale.

TOPERFORMTHEACTIVITY:

Step:

1. Countthenumberofgirlstudentsintheclass.Thenumberis51
2. Recordthedataabouttheirheightincentimeter.
3. Writethedataingroupedformasbelow:

135
140
145
150
155
160
Total
Heightin
140
145
150
155
160
165
noof
cm
girls
Number
4
7
18
11
6
5
51
ofgirls

4. Onthreedifferentsheetsofpaperfindmeanheightonthesheetofpaper,medianheightonthe
secondandthemodalheightonthethirdsheetofpaper.

5. Letusfindmeanbystepdeviationmethod:

.
Fixui
Classof
Frequency
Classmark

U1=
heights(in
p
xi
a=147.5,h=5
cm)
137.5
2
8
135140
4
142.5
1
7
140145
7
147.5
0
0
145150
18
152.5
1
11
150155
11
157.5
2
12
155160
6
162.5
3
13
160165
5
51

51

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Mean=a+hx

=147.5+5x23/51=147.5+115/51

=(147.5+2.255)cm=149.755cm
6. Letusfindmedianofthedata:

Classofheight(in
cm)
135140
140145
145150
150155
155160
160165
Total

Frequencynumberofgirls
4
7
18=f
11
6
5
n

51

Cumulative
frequency
4
11=cf
29
40
46
51

n/2=25.5

wehavemedianclass(145150) itgivesl=145,h=5,f=18,cf=11

median=l+

xh=145+

x5

=145+14.5x5

18
=145+4.028
=149.028cm
7. Letusfindmodeofthedata:

(Modalclass)

Classofheights(incm)
135140
140145
145150
150155
155160
160165
Total

FREQUENCY(NoofGirls)
4
7=f1
18=fm
11=f2
6
5
51

Modalclassis145150
Thusl=145,h=5,fm=18,f1=7,f2=11

Mode=H

xh=145+

x5

=145+55/18=145+3.055
=148.055cm

8. CONCLUSION:

Mean=149.755,median=149.028andmode=148.055
3xmedian=3x149.028=447.084
Mode+2xmean=148.055+2x149.755
=148.055+299.510=447.565

Thuswehaveverifiedthat3xmedian=mode+2xmean(Approx)
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ACTIVITY5

TOPIC:AngleofElevation

OBJECTIVE:Tofindtheangleofelevationofthesunataparticulartimeonasunnyday.

PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE:knowledgeoftrigonometricratios.

MATERIALREQUIRED:
1. Ametrerod
2. Measuringtape
3. Tablefortangentofangles.

TOPERFORMTHEACTIVITY:
STEPS:
1. Ontheparticularsunnydayatthegiventime,putthemetrerodonthelevelgroundwithoneendonthe
groundandtheotherverticallyupward.
2. [Link]
shadowbe58cm=0.58m.
3. Thelengthofthemetrerod=1mor100cm.

OBSERVATION:
1. Ifbetheangleofelevationofthesunatthegivenmoment,thenwehavethefollowingfigureonasheet
ofpaperbytakingasuitablescale.
2. FromtherightangleOMPdrawninfigure,wehave
1.724

Tan =
Tan=3(approx.)
[Link]=tan60o
=60o

Hence,[Link],wecantakethehelpofthetable
oftangentofangles.

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ACTIVITY6

TOPICProbabilityofeventsofarandomexperiment.

STATEMENT:ForaneventEofarandomexperiment,P(notE)=1P(E).

OBJECTIVE:Toverifytheabovestatementbytossingthreecoinsofdifferentdenominationssimultaneouslyforhead
[Link]
twoheads.

PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE:
1. Probabilityofanevent:NumberofoutcomewhichfavourthehappeningoftheeventE
Totalnumberofoutcome
2. EventnotEhappenswhentheoutcomeisnotfavourablefortheeventEtohappen.

TOPERFORMTHEACTIVITY:
STEPS:
1. Takethreefaircoinsofdifferentdenominationsandtossthesecoinssimultaneously.
2. Weimagingaboutthepossibleoutcomesasbelow.
HHH,HHT,HTH,THH,HTT,TTH,TTT
i.e.therecanbe8possibleoutcomes
favourableoutcomestotheeventEare
HHH,HHT,HTH,THH
ThenP(E)=4/8=
Now,favourableoutcomestotheeventnotEareHTT,THT,TTH,TTT
ThenP(notE)=1=1P(E)

3. Repeatingaboverandomexperiment,werecordtheobservationof20trialsasbelow:
NumberofHeads:

0
1
2
3
Numberoftimesoutof20trials:
4
7
5
4
4. Fromtableinstep3,weobservethatfor2headsorfor3heads,theeventEhappensi.e.thereare5+4=9
chancesoutof20whichfavourE
Thus,wehaveP(E)=
Alsoweobservethatfor0headorfor1headtheeventnotEhappens.Thereare4+7=11chancesoutof20
whichfavournotE.
So,P(notE)=11/20=19/20=1P(E).

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