1. Prove that 3+2√5, √3+√5, 2−3√2 are irrational.
2. Prove that √5 is irrational.
3. Find the largest number that divides 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaving remainders 1, 2 and 3,
respectively.
4. In a seminar, the number, the number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are
60, 84 and 108 respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the
same numbers of participants are to be seated and all of them being in the same subject.
5. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are – 3 & 2.
6. Find a quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are i) 1 &−2 ii) 3 &−3,
7. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial and verify the relationship between the zeroes and
the coefficients. (𝑖) 𝑥2 + 7𝑥 + 10 (𝑖𝑖) 𝑥2 – 3
8. If 𝛼 and 𝛽are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (𝑥) = 𝑥2 –2𝑥–8,
then find the value of (i) 𝛼3+𝛽3 (ii) 𝛼2 +𝛽2 (iii) 1/𝛼+1/𝛽 (iv) 𝛼𝛽2 +𝛼2𝛽
9. Find the sum of all three-digit natural numbers which are multiples of 7.
10. Find the sum of first 24 terms of the list of numbers whose nth term is given by 𝑎n = 3 + 2𝑛.
11. The sum of n terms of an AP is (5𝑛2 – 3n). Find the AP and hence find its nth term.
12. Solve the equations:
(i) 152x – 378y = – 74 (ii) x – 3y – 7 = 0
–378x + 152y = – 604 3x – 3y – 15 = 0
13. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions? 𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 – (𝑘 – 3) = 0 ; 12𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 – 𝑘 = 0
14. Draw the graphs of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the
coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis, and shade
the triangular region.
15. The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 18 degrees. Find them.
16. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 4 : 3. If each
of them manages to save Rs 2000 per month, find their monthly incomes.
17. Find a point on the y-axis which is equidistant from the points A(6, 5) and B(– 4, 3).
18. Check whether (5, – 2), (6, 4) and (7, – 2) are the vertices of an isosceles triangle.
19. Show that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point
of contact.
20. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
21. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the center O at a
point Q so that OQ = 12 cm. Find the length PQ.
22. In Fig, XY and X’Y’are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent
AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X’Y’at B. Prove that ∠AOB = 90°.
23. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.
24. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find: (i) the length
of the arc (ii) area of the sector formed by the arc (iii) area of the segment formed by the
corresponding chord.
25. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct
points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
26. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding : (i) minor segment (ii) major sector. (Use ∏ = 3.14)
27. A round table cover has six equal designs as shown in Fig. If the radius of the cover is 28 cm,
find the cost of making the designs at the rate of Rs 0.35 per c𝑚2 . (Use √3 = 1.7)
28. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 6.5 cm is 31 cm. Find the area of the sector.
29. Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm.
30. Write the empirical relationship between mean, median and mode.
31. Weekly income of 600 families is as under:
Income 0-1000 1000-2000 2000-3000 3000-4000 4000-5000 5000-6000
Families 250 190 100 40 15 5
Compute the median income.
32. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦.
C.I 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total
F 5 𝑥 20 15 𝑦 5 60
33. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 57.6 and the sum of the observations
is 50. Find 𝑓1 and 𝑓2.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
Frequency 7 𝑓1 12 𝑓2 8 5
34. If tan (A + B) = √3 and tan (A – B) =1/√3 ; 0° < A + B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.
35. If 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝜃 = √10 , find the value of all T– ratios of 𝜃.
36. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting
(a) an even number on first dice (b) an odd number on first dice
(c) an even number as the sum (d) a multiple of 5 as the sum
(e) a sum more than 7 (f) a sum greater than 9
37. All spades are removed from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards and then one card is drawn
randomly from the remaining cards. Find the probability of getting
(a) neither a heart nor a king (b) neither an ace nor a king
(c) either a heart or a spade card (d) a red card
(e) a black card (f) a spade card
38. Cards are marked with numbers 4, 5, 6, …….50 are placed in the box and mixed thoroughly.
One card is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability of getting
(a) a two-digit number (b) a perfect square number
(c) a number divisible by 5. (d) a number divisible by 2 or 3.
39. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.
40. In the below figure, DE || BC, find EC and AD.
41. In the below figure A, B and C are points on OP, OQ and OR respectively such that
AB || PQ and AC || PR. Show that BC || QR.
42. Evaluate: sin2 60˚ + 2tan 45˚ - cos2 30˚.
43. Prove that sec A (1 – sin A) (sec A + tan A) = 1.
44. A train travels 360km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5km/h more, it would have
taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
45. India is competitive manufacturing location due to the low cost of manpower and strong
technical and engineering capabilities contributing to higher quality production runs. The
production of TV sets in a factory increases uniformly by a fixed number every year. It
produced 16000 sets in 6th year and 22600 in 9th year.
i) In which year, the production is 29,200 sets?
ii) Find the production in the 8th year.
iii)Find the production in first 3 years.
46. Evaluate : 4(sin4 30º + cos4 60º)- 3(cos2 45 – sin2 90º)
47. If two positive integers p and q can be expressed as p = 18a2 b4 and q = 20a3 b2, where a and
b are prime numbers, then find HCF and LCM (p, q).
48. Find the values of k for which the roots are real and equal in each of the following equation:
(i) kx2+4x+1=0 (ii) 3x2-5x+2k=0
49. The dimensions of Rinku’s pencil are given as follows: Length of cylindrical portion is
21cm. Diameter of the base is 1 cm and height of the conical portion is 1.2 cm
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Find the slant height of the sharpened part.
(ii) Find curved surface area of sharpened part (in terms of 𝜋).
(iii) Find the total surface area of the pencil (in terms of 𝜋).
50. As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea level, the angles of
depression of two ships are 30 and 45. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same
side of the lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships (Use √3=1.732)
