ST. MARY'S AI HR.

SEC. SCHOOL

SSLC
MATHEMATICS

Important Questions
ALL CHAPTERS
 CLASS-10 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
UNIT - 1 RELATIONS & FUNCTIONS 2 MARKS

1. If A = {1, 3, 5} and B = {2, 3}, then find A×B and B×A.

2. If A = {1, 3, 5} and A = {2, 3}, then show that n(A×B) = n(B×A) = n(A) × n(B)
3. If A = {8, - 2, 3} and B = {1, - 4}, then find A×B and B×A
4. If A = B = {p, q} then find A×B and A×A
5. If A = {m, n}, B =∅ , then find A×B and B×A
6. If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {x | x is a prime number less than 10}. Find A×B and B×A
7. If A×B = {(3, 2), (3, 4), (5, 2), (5, 4)}, then find A and B
8. If B×A = {(- 2, 3), (- 2, 4), (0, 3), (0, 4), (3, 3), (3, 4)}, Find A and B
9. If A = {1, 2, 3, 7} and B = {3, 0, - 1, 7}, then check whether R = {(2, 1), (7, 1)} is a relation from A to B
10. If A = {1, 2, 3, 7} and B = {3, 0, - 1, 7}, then Check whether R = {(- 1, 1)} is a relation from A to B
11. If A = {1, 2, 3, 7} and B = {3, 0, - 1, 7} then check whether R = {(2, - 1), (7, 7), (1, 3)} is a relation from
A to B
12. A relation R is given by the set {(x, y)| y = x + 3, x ∈ {0,1,2,3,4,5}}. Determine its domain and range.
13. Let f be a function f: N → N defined by f(x) = 3x + 2. Find the images of 1,2,3

14. Find f∘g and g∘f when f(x)=2x+1 and g(x) = x 2 − 2

x+1
15. If f(x) = 2x - 1 and g(x) = . Show that f∘g = g∘f = x
2

16. If f(x) = 3x – 2 and g(x) = 2x + k and if f∘g=g∘f then find 'k'

17. If f(x) = x2 - 1 and g(x) = x – 2, find 'a' if g∘f(a) = 1

18. If f(x) = x2 – 1, find f∘f

UNIT - 1 RELATIONS & FUNCTIONS 5 MARKS

19. Given A={1, 2, 3}, B={2,3,5}, C={3, 4} and D={1, 3, 5}. Check if (A∩C)×(B∩D)= (A×B)∩(C×D) is true?
20. Let A = {x ∈ N | 1 < x < 4}, B = {x ∈ W | 0 ≤ x < 2} and C = {x ∈ N | x < 3}.
Then verify that A×(B∪C) = (A×B)∪(A×C)
21. Let A = {x ∈ N | 1 < x < 4}, B = {x ∈ W| 0 ≤ x < 2} and C = {x ∈ N | x < 3}.
Then verify that A×(B∩C) = (A×B)∩(A×C)
22. Let A = {x ∈ W | x < 2}, B = {x ∈ N | 1 < x ≤ 4} and C = {3,5}.
Then verify that A×(B∪C) = (A×B)∪(A×C)
23. Let A = {x ∈ W | x < 2}, B = {x ∈ N | 1 < x ≤ 4} and C = {3,5}.
Then verify that A×(B∩C) = (A×B)∩(A×C)
24. Let A = {x ∈ W | x < 2}, B = {x ∈ N | 1 < x ≤ 4} and C = {3,5}.
Then verify that (A∪B)×C = (A×C)∪(B×C)

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25. Let A = The set of all natural numbers less than 8, B =The set of all prime numbers less than 8,
C = The set of all even prime numbers. Verify that (A∩B)xC = (AxC)∩(BxC)
26. Let A = The set of all natural numbers less than 8, B =The set of all prime numbers less than 8,
C = The set of all even prime numbers. Verify that Ax(B-C) = (AxB)-(AxC)
27. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {2, 5, 8, 11, 14} be two sets. Let f: A→B be a function given by f(x)=3x–1.
Represent this function by i) arrow diagram ii) table iii) set of ordered pairs iv) graph
x
28. Let f: A→B be a function defined by f(x) = – 1, where A = {2, 4, 6, 10, 12}, B = {0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 9}. Represent
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'f' by i) set of ordered pairs ii) table iii) an arrow diagram iv) graph.
29. Represent the function f = {(1, 2), (2, 2), (3, 2), (4, 3), (5, 4)} through
i) an arrow diagram ii) a table form ⅲ) a graph
x + 2, x>1
30. If the function ‘f’ is defined by f(x) = { 2, −1≤x≤2
x − 1, −3 < x < −1
Find the values of i) f(3) ii) f(0)
iii) f(-1.5) iv) f(2)+f(-2)
2x + 7, x < −2
31. If the function f : R→R is defined by f(x) = {x 2 − 2, −2 ≤ x ≤ 3
3x − 2, x≥3
f(1) − 3f(4)
Find the values of i) f(4) ii) f(-2) iii) f(4)+2f(1) iv)
f(−3)
6x + 1, − 5 ≤ x < 2
32. A function f: [-5,9]→R is defined by f(x) = {5x 2 − 1, 2≤x<6
3x − 4, 6≤x≤9
2f(−2) − f(6)
Find i) f(-3)+f(2) ii) f(7)-f(1) iii) 2f(4)+f(8) iv)
f(4)+f(−2)
33. If f(x) = 2x + 3, g(x) = 1 - 2x and h(x) = 3x. Show that f∘(g∘h) = (f∘g)∘h

34. If f(x) = x - 1, g(x) = 3x + 1 and h(x) = x2. Show that (f∘g)∘h = f∘(g∘h)

35. If f(x) = x2, g(x) = 2x and h(x) = x + 4. Show that (f∘g)∘h = f∘(g∘h)

36. If f(x) = x - 4, g(x) = x2 and h(x) = 3x - 5. Show that (f∘g)∘h = f∘(g∘h)

UNIT - 2 NUMBERS & SEQUENCES 2 MARKS

37. Find the quotient and remainder when 'a' is divided by 'b' for a = -12 and b = 5.
38. Find the quotient and remainder when 'a' is divided by 'b' for a = 17 and b = - 3.
39. Find the quotient and remainder when 'a' is divided by 'b' for a = -19 and b = -4
40. Use Euclid’s Division Algorithm to find the H.C.F. of 340 & 412.
41. Use Euclid's Division Algorithm to find the H.C.F of 10224 & 9648.
42. Find the H.C.F. of 252525 and 363636.
43. If 'a' and ‘b' are two positive integers such that 𝑎𝑏 𝑥 𝑏 𝑎 = 800, find 'a' and 'b'.
44. If 𝑝1 𝑥1 𝑥 𝑝2 𝑥2 𝑥 𝑝3 𝑥3 𝑥 𝑝4 𝑥4 = 113400 where p1, p2, p3, p4 are primes in ascending order and x1, x2, x3,
x4 are integers. Find p1, p2, p3, p4 and x1, x2, x3, x4
45. Find the least number that is divisible by the first 10 natural numbers.
46. Find the first four terms of the sequence whose nth term is 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛3 − 2
47. Find the first four terms of the sequence whose nth term is 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛6 − 6

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 𝑎𝑛−1
48. Find the first 5 terms of the sequence 𝑎1 = 1 , 𝑎2 = 1, 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎 , 𝑛 ≥ 3, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁
𝑛−2 +3

𝑛2 −1
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁
49. Find a5 and a15 whose nth term is 𝑎𝑛 = { 𝑛+3
𝑛2
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑑𝑑, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁
2𝑛+1

50. If 𝑎1 = 1 , 𝑎2 = 1, 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑎𝑛−1 + 𝑎𝑛−2 , 𝑛 ≥ 3, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑁, then find the first 6 terms of the sequence.
51. Write an A.P. whose first term is 20 and the common difference is 8.
52. Find the first term and common difference of the A.P. whose nth term is 𝑡𝑛 = −3 + 2𝑛
53. Find the first term and common difference of the A.P. whose nth term is 𝑡𝑛 = 4 − 7𝑛
54. Find the nth term of an A.P: 3, 15, 27, 39, ...
55. Find the 19th term of an A.P: -11,-15,-19, ...
56. Find the number of terms of the A.P: 3,6,9,12, ... 111
57. Which term of the A.P: 16, 11, 6, 1, … is -54 ?
58. If 3+k, 18-k, 5k+1 are in A.P. Find 'k'
59. Find the 8th term of the G.P. 9,3,1, ...
60. In a G.P. 729, 243, 81, … Find t7
61. Find the sum of 1+2+3+... +50
62. Find the sum of 13 + 23 + 33 + . . . +163
63. If 1+2+3+... +k = 325, then find 13 + 23 + 33 + . . . +𝑘 3
64. If 13 + 23 + 33 + . . . +𝑘 3 = 44100, then find 1+2+3+ ... +k
65. Find the sum of 12 + 22 + 32 + . . . +192
66. Find the sum of 2+4+6+ … +80
67. Find the sum of 1+3+5+... to 40 terms.
68. Find the sum of 1+3+5+... +55

UNIT - 2 NUMBERS & SEQUENCES 5 MARKS

69. Find the H.C.F. of 396, 504, 636

70. The sum of 3 consecutive terms that are in A.P. is 27 and their product is 288. Find the 3 terms?
71. If 9 times nineth term is equal to 15 times fifteenth term, show that 6 times twenty fourth term is 0.
72. The ratio of 6th and 8th term of an A.P. is 7:9. Find the ratio of 9th term to 13th term.
73. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 300 and 600 which are divisible by 7
74. Find the sum to n terms of the series 5+55+555+...
75. Find the sum of 3+33+ 333+... to n terms.
76. Find the sum of 0.4 +0.44+0.444 +… to n terms.
77. Find the sum of the series 51+52+53+ … +92
78. Find the sum of the series 152 + 162 + 172 + . . . +282
79. Find the sum of the series 103 + 113 + 123 + . . . +203
80. Rekha has 15 square colour papers of sizes 10 cm, l1 cm, 12 cm, ... 24 cm. How much area can be
decorated with these colour papers?

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 UNIT - 3 ALGEBRA 2 MARKS

81. Find the L.C.M. of 8𝑥 4 𝑦 2 , 48𝑥 2 𝑦 4

82. Find the L.C.M. of 4𝑥 2 𝑦 , 8𝑥 3 𝑦 2
83. Find the L.C.M. of 9𝑎3 𝑏 2 , 12𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐
84. Find the L.C.M. of 16𝑚 , 12𝑚2 𝑛2 , 8𝑛2
𝑥+10
85. Find the excluded value of 8𝑥
𝑥
86. Find the excluded value of 𝑥 2 +1
𝑦
87. Find the excluded value of
𝑦 2 −25

𝑥3 27𝑦
88. Multiply by 9𝑦2 𝑏𝑦 𝑥5

4𝑥 3 𝑦 6𝑥𝑧 3
89. Simplify 𝑥
2𝑧 2 20𝑦 4

144𝑎8 𝑏12 𝑐 16
90. Find the square root of 81𝑓12 𝑔4 ℎ 14

400𝑥 4 𝑦 12 𝑧 16
91. Find the square root of 100𝑥 8 𝑦 4 𝑧 4

92. Find the square root of 256(𝑥 − 𝑎)8 (𝑥 − 𝑏)4 (𝑥 − 𝑐)16 (𝑥 − 𝑑)20
121(𝑎+𝑏)8 (𝑥+𝑦)8 (𝑏−𝑐)8
93. Find the square root of 81(𝑏−𝑐)4 (𝑎−𝑏)12 (𝑏−𝑐)4

94. Find the square root of 16𝑥 4 + 8𝑥 2 + 1

95. Determine the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 20 = 0
96. Determine the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 9𝑥 2 − 24𝑥 + 16 = 0
97. Determine the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 9 = 0
98. Determine the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 15𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 2 = 0
99. Determine the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 1 = 0
100. Construct a 3x3 matrix whose elements are 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑖 2 𝑗 2
101. Construct a 3x3 matrix whose elements are 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = |𝑖 − 2𝑗|
(𝑖+𝑗)3
102. Construct a 3x3 matrix whose elements are 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 3
5 4 3
103. If 𝐴 = [1 −7 9] , then find the transpose of A
3 8 2
√7 −3
104. If 𝐴 = [−√5 2 ] , then find the transpose of -A
√3 −5
5 2 2
105. If 𝐴 = [−√17 0.7 5/2], then verify that (𝐴𝑇 )𝑇 = 𝐴
8 3 1
1 2 3 1 7 0
106. If 𝐴 = [4 5 6] , 𝐵 = [1 3 1]. Find A+B
7 8 9 2 4 0

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 7 8 6 4 11 −3
107. If 𝐴 = [ 1 3 9 ] , 𝐵 = [−1 2 4 ]. Find 2A+B
−4 3 −1 7 5 0
0 4 9 7 3 8
108. If 𝐴 = [ ],𝐵 = [ ]. Find B-5A
8 3 7 1 4 9
0 4 9 7 3 8
109. If 𝐴 = [ ],𝐵 = [ ]. Find 3A-9B
8 3 7 1 4 9
8 3 1
1 2 0
110. If 𝐴 = [ ] , 𝐵 = [2 4 1]. Find AB
3 1 5
5 3 1
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
111. If 𝐴 = [ ] , then prove that 𝐴𝐴𝑇 = 𝐼
−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
12 3 𝑦 𝑧
112. Find the values of x, y and z from the equation [ ]=[ ]
𝑥 5 3 5
113. Find the values of x, y and z if [𝑥 𝑦 − 𝑧 𝑧 + 3] + [𝑦 4 3] = [4 8 16]

UNIT - 3 ALGEBRA 5 MARKS

114. Find the square root of 64𝑥 4 − 16𝑥 3 + 11𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1

115. Find the square root of 𝑥 4 − 12𝑥 3 + 42𝑥 2 − 36𝑥 + 9
116. Find the square root of 37𝑥 2 − 28𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 4 + 42𝑥 + 9
117. Find the square root of 121𝑥 4 − 198𝑥 3 − 183𝑥 2 + 216𝑥 + 144
118. If 9𝑥 4 + 12𝑥 3 + 28𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 is a perfect square, find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’
119. Find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ if 4𝑥 4 − 12𝑥 3 + 37𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑎 is a perfect square.
120. Find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ if 𝑎𝑥 4 + 𝑏𝑥 3 + 361𝑥 2 + 220𝑥 + 100 is a perfect square.
121. Find the values of ‘m’ and ‘n’ if 36𝑥 4 − 60𝑥 3 + 61𝑥 2 − 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑛 is a perfect square.
122. Find the values of ‘m’ and ‘n’ if 𝑥 4 − 8𝑥 3 + 𝑚𝑥 2 + 𝑛𝑥 + 16 is a perfect square.
4 3 1 2 3 4 8 3 4
123. If A = [2 3 −8] , B = [ 1 9 2 ] and C = [1 −2 3 ]. Then verify that A+(B+C) =(A+B)+C
1 0 −4 −7 1 −1 2 4 −1
1 1 1 2 −7 6
124. If A = [ ],B = [ ] and C = [ ]. Then verify that A(B+C) =AB+AC
−1 3 −4 2 3 2
2 −1
1 2 1
125. If A = [ ] , B = [−1 4 ] . Then show that (AB)𝑇 = 𝐵𝑇 𝐴𝑇
2 −1 1
0 2
1 7
5 2 9
126. If A = [ ] , B = [1 2 ] . Verify that (AB)𝑇 = 𝐵𝑇 𝐴𝑇
1 2 8
5 −1
cosθ 0 sinθ 0
127. If A = [ ] ,B = [ ] . Show that A2 + B 2 = I
0 cosθ 0 sinθ
3 1
128. If A = [ ] . Show that A2 − 5A + 7𝐼2 = 𝑂
−1 2

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 UNIT - 5 CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY 2 MARKS

129. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (-3,5), (5,6) and (5,-2)
130. Find the area of the triangle formed by the points (1,-1), (-4,6) and (-3,-5)
131. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (-10,-4), (-8,-1) and (-3,-5)
132. Show that the points P(-1.5,3), Q(6,-2) and R(-3,4) are collinear.
133. If the points (2,3), (4,a) and (6,-3) are collinear, find the value of ‘a’
134. What is the slope of the line whose inclination is 30°
135. What is the Inclination of a line whose slope is √3
136. Find the slope of the line joining the points (-6,1) and (-3,2)
137. Find the slope of the line joining the points (4,10) and (14,-6)
138. Find the slope of the line joining the points (5, √5) and origin
139. Find the slope of the line joining the points (sin θ , − cos θ) and (− sin θ , cos θ)
140. Find the equation of a straight line whose slope is 5 and y-intercept is -9
5
141. Find the equation of a straight line passing through the point (3,-4) and having slope −
7

142. Find the equation of a straight line passing through the points (5,-3) and (7,-4)
143. A cat is located at the point at (-6,-4)in xy-plane. A bottle of milk is kept at (5,11). The cat wish to
consume the milk traveling through shortest possible distance. Find the equation of the path it needs
to take its milk.
144. Find the equation of a line whose intercepts on x and y axes are 4 and -6
145. Find the slope of the straight line 6𝑥 + 8𝑦 + 7 = 0
146. Find the slope of the straight line which is parallel to the line 3𝑥 − 7𝑦 = 11
147. Find the slope of the straight line which is perpendicular to the line 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 8 = 0
148. Show that the lines 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 8 = 0 and 4𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 18 = 0 are parallel
149. Show that the lines 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 3 = 0 and 6𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 8 = 0 are perpendicular

UNIT - 5 CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY 5 MARKS

150. Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by the points (8,6), (5,11), (-5,12) and (-4,3)
151. Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by the points (-9,0), (-8,6), (-1,-2) and (-6,-3)
152. Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by the points (-9,-2), (-8,-4), (2,2) and (1,-3)
153. Find the value of ‘k’ if the area of the quadrilateral is 28 square units whose vertices are taken in the
order (-4,-2), (-3,k), (3,-2) and (2,3)

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 UNIT - 6 TRIGONOMETRY 2 MARKS

154. Prove that tan2 𝜃 − sin2 𝜃 = tan2 𝜃 sin2 𝜃

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
155. Prove that 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
156. Prove that √1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
157. Prove that √1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃

158. A tower stands vertically on the ground. From a point on the ground which is 48 m away from the
foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
159. Find the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away
from the foot of the tower of height 10√3 m.
160. From the top of a rock 50√3 m high, the angle of depression of a car on the ground is observed to be
30°. Find the distance of the car from the rock.
161. A kite is flying at a height of 75 m above the ground. The string attached to the kite is temporarily tied
to a point on the ground. The inclination of the string with the ground is 60°. Find the length of the
string, assuming that there is no slack in the string.
162. A player sitting on the top of a tower of height 20 m observes the angle of depression of a ball lying
on the ground as 60°. Find the distance between the foot of the tower and the ball. (√3 = 1.732)

UNIT - 6 TRIGONOMETRY 5 MARKS

1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
163. Prove that √ +√ = 2𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃
1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃

164. Prove that sec 6 𝜃 = tan6 𝜃 + 3 tan2 𝜃 sec 2 𝜃 + 1

165. Two ships are sailing in the sea on either side of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the
lighthouse are observed from the ships are 30°and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 200 m high,
find the distance between the two ships. (√3 = 1.732)
166. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and top of a tower fixed at the top
of a 30 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the tower. (√3 = 1.732)
167. To a man standing outside his house, the angle of elevation of the top and bottom of a window are 60°
and 45° 𝑟espectively. If the height of the man is 180 cm and he if he is 5 m away from the wall, what
is the height of the window? (√3 = 1.732)
168. A man is watching a boat speeding away from the top of a tower. The boat makes an angle of
depression of 60° with the man’s eye when at a distance of 200 m from the tower. After 10 seconds,
the angle of depression becomes 45°. What is the approximate speed of the boat (in km/hr), assuming
that it is sailing in still water. (√3 = 1.732)

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169. From the top of a lighthouse, the angle of depression of two ships on the opposite sides of it are
observed to be 30° and 60°. If the height of the lighthouse is ‘h’ meters and the line joining the ships
4ℎ
passes through the foot of the lighthouse, show that the distance between the ships is 𝑚.
√3

170. From the top of a tree of 13 m the angle of elevation and depression of the top and bottom of another
tree are 45° and 30° respectively. Find the height of the second tree. (√3 = 1.732)

UNIT - 7 MENSURATION 2 MARKS

171. A cylindrical drum has a height of 20 cm and the base radius 14 cm. Find its curved surface area and
the total surface area.
172. The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 cm2. Find the diameter of the
cylinder.
173. A garden roller whose length is 3 m long under whose diameter is 2.8 m is a rolled to level a garden.
How much area will it cover in 8 revolutions?
174. If the total surface area of a cone of radius 7 cm is 704 cm2, then find its slant height.
175. Find the diameter of a sphere whose surface area is 154 m2.
176. The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 12 cm to 16 cm as air being pumped into it. Find the
ratio of the surface area of the balloons in the 2 cases.
177. If the base area of a hemispherical solid is 1386 sq.m, then find its total surface area.
178. The radius and the height of a cylinder are in the ratio 5:7 and its curved surface area is 5500 [Link].
Find its radius and height.
179. Find the volume of a cylinder whose height is 2 m and whose base area is 250 m2.
180. The volume of a solid right circular cone is 11088 cm3. If its height is 24 cm then find the radius of
the cone.
181. If the ratio of the radii of two spheres is 4:7. Find the ratio of their volumes
182. A cone of height 24 cm is made up of modelling clay. A child reshapes it in the form of a cylinder of
the same radius as cone. Find the height of the cylinder.

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183. An industrial metallic bucket is in the shape of the frustum of a right circular cone whose top and
bottom diameters are 10 m and 4 m and whose height is 4 m. Find the curved and total surface area
of the bucket.
184. A girl wishes to prepare birthday caps in the form of a right circular cones for her birthday party,
using a sheet of paper whose area is 5720 cm2. How many caps can be made with radius 5 cm and
height 12 cm.
185. The frustum shaped outer portion of the table lamp has to be painted including the top part. Find the
total cost of painting the lamp, if the cost of painting 1 sq.m is rupees 2.

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186. If the radii of the circular ends of a frustum which is 45 cm high are 28 cm and 7 cm, find the volume
of the frustum.
187. A container open at the top is in the form of a frustum of a cone of height 16 cm with radius of its
lower and upper ends are 8 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find the cost of milk which can completely fill
a container at the rate of rupees 40 per litre.
188. A toy is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by hemisphere. The height of the toy is 25 cm. Find the
total surface area of the toy if its common diameter is 12 cm.
189. Nathan, an engineering student was asked to make a model shaped like a cylinder with the two cones
attached at its two ends. The diameter of the model is 3 cm and its length is 12 cm. If each cone has a
height of 2 cm, find the volume of the model that Nathan made.
190. A capsule is in the shape of cylinder with two hemispheres stuck to each of its ends. If the length of
the entire capsule is 12 mm and the diameter of the capsule is 3 mm, how much medicine it can hold?
191. A right circular cylindrical container of base radius 6 cm and hight 15 cm is full of ice cream. The ice
cream is to be filled in cones of height 9 cm and base radius 3 cm, having a hemispherical cap. Find
the number of cones needed to empty the container.
192. Water is flowing at the rate of 15 km per hour through a pipe of diameter 14 cm into a rectangular
tank which is 50 m long and 44 m wide. Find the time in which the level of water in the tank will be
rise by 21 cm.
193. The internal and external diameter of a hollow hemispherical shell are 6 cm and 10 cm respectively.
If it is melted and recast into a solid cylinder of diameter 14 cm, then find the height of the cylinder.
194. A solid sphere of radius 6 cm is melted into a hollow cylinder of uniform thickness. If the external
radius of the base of the cylinder is 5 cm and its height is 32 cm, then find the thickness of the cylinder.

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195. Find the range and coefficient of range of the data 25, 67, 48, 53, 18, 39, 44
196. Find the range and coefficient of range of the data 63, 89, 98, 125, 79, 108, 117, 68
197. Find the range and coefficient of range of the data 43.5, 13.6, 18.9, 38.4, 61.4, 29.8
198. The range of a set of data is 13.67 and the largest value is 70.08. Find the smallest value
199. If the range and the smallest value of a set of data are 36.8 and 13.4 respectively, then find the largest
value.
200. Find the standard deviation of first 21 natural numbers.
201. The mean of a data is 25.6 and its coefficient of variation is 18.75 Find the standard deviation.
202. The standard deviation and mean of a data are 6.5 and 12.5 respectively. Find the coefficient of
variation.
203. The standard deviation and coefficient of variation of a data are 1.2 and 25.6 respectively. Find the
value of the mean.
204. If the mean and the coefficient of variation of a data are 15 and 48. Find the value of standard
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205. Two coins are tossed together. What is the probability of getting different faces on the coins?
206. What is the probability that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 Saturdays.
207. Write the sample space for tossing three coins using tree diagram.
208. If P(A) = 2/3, P(B) = 2/5, P(A ∪ B) = 1/3, then find P(A ∩ B)

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209. The amount of rainfall in a particular season for 6 days are given as 17.8 cm, 19.2 cm, 163 cm, 12.5
cm, 12.8 cm, 11.4 cm. Find its standard deviation.
210. The marks scored by 10 students in a class test are 25, 29, 30, 33, 35, 37, 38, 40, 44, 48. Find the
standard deviation.
211. The following table gives the values of mean and variance of height and weight of the 10 th standard
students of a school. Which is more varying than the other?
Height Weight
Mean 155 46.50
Variance
Variance 72.25
cm 28.09
kg
cm 2 kg
212. Find the coefficient of variation of 24, 26, 33, 37, 29, 31
213. Two dice are rolled. Find the probability that the sum of outcomes is
i) equal to 4 ii) greater than 10 iii) less than 13.
214. Two unbiased dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting
i) a doublet ii) the product as a prime number iii) the sum as a prime number iv) the sum as 1
215. A bag contains 5 red balls, 6 white balls, 7 green balls, 8 black balls. One ball is drawn at random from
the bag. Find the probability that the ball drawn is
i) white ii) black or red iii) not white iv) neither white nor black
216. Two dice are rolled together. Find the probability of getting a doublet or sum of faces as 4.
217. In a class of 50 students, 28 opted for NCC, 30 opted for NSS and 18 opted for both NCC and NSS. One
of the students is selected at random. Find the probability that
i) The student opted for NCC but not NSS.
ii) The student opted for NSS but not NCC.
iii) The student opted for exactly one of them.
218. A and B are two candidates seeking admissions to IIT. The probability that A getting selected is 0.5
and the probability that both A and B getting selected is 0.3 Prove that the probability of B being
selected is atmost 0.8
219. Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting an even number on the first die or a total of
face sum 8.
220. Three unbiased coins are tossed once. Find the probability of getting atmost 2 tails or atleast 2 heads.

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221. Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle PQR with its sides equal to 5 of the corresponding sides
3
of the triangle PQR (scale factor 5 < 1)
2
222. Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle PQR with its sides equal to 3 of the corresponding sides
2
of the triangle PQR (scale factor 3 < 1)
4
223. Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle LMN with its sides equal to of the corresponding sides
5
4
of the triangle LMN (scale factor 5 < 1)
7
224. Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle PQR with its sides equal to of the corresponding sides
4
7
of the triangle PQR (scale factor 4 > 1)
6
225. Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle ABC with its sides equal to 5 of the corresponding sides
6
of the triangle ABC (scale factor 5 > 1)
7
226. Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle PQR with its sides equal to 3 of the corresponding sides
7
of the triangle PQR (scale factor > 1)
3

227. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Take a point P on this circle and draw a tangent at P.
228. Draw a tangent at any point R on the circle of radius 3.4 cm and centre at P.
229. Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. At a point L on it draw a tangent to the circle using alternate segment
theorem.
230. Draw a circle of radius 4.5 cm. Take a point on the circle. Draw the tangent at that point using alternate
segment theorem.
231. Draw two tangents from a point which is 10 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 5 cm, Also
measure the lengths of the tangents.
232. Take a point which is 11 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 4 cm and draw the two tangents
to the circle from that point.
233. Draw a circle of diameter 6 cm from a point P, which is 8 cm away from its centre. Draw the two
tangents PA and PB to the circle and measure their lengths.
234. Draw two tangents from a point which is 5 cm away from the centre of a circle of diamter 6 cm, Also
measure the lengths of the tangents.
235. Draw two tangents to the circle from a point P having radius 3.6 cm and centre at O. Point P is at a
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236. Varshika drew 6 circles with different sizes. Draw a graph for the relationship between the diameter
and circumference of each circle as shown in the table and use it to find the circumference of a circle
when its diameter is 6 cm.
Diameter (x) cm 1 2 3 4 5
Circumference (y) cm 3.1 6.2 9.3 12.4 15.5

237. A two-wheeler parking zone near bus stand charges as below:

Time in hours (x) 4 8 12 24
Amount in Rs. (y) 60 120 180 360

238. A bus is travelling at a uniform speed of 50 km/hr. Draw the distance – time graph and hence find
i) the constant of variation
ii) how far will it travel in 90 minutes?
iii) the time required to cover a distance of 300 km from the graph.

239. A garment shop announces a flat 50% discount on every purchase of items for their customers. Draw
the graph for the relation between the Marked Price and the Discount. Hence find
i) the marked price when a customer gets a discount of Rs. 3250
ii) the discount when the marked price is Rs. 2500

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240. Graph the following linear function 𝑦 = 𝑥. Identify the constant of variation and verify it with the
2

graph. Also i) find y when x=9

ii) find x when y=7.5

241. A company initially started with 40 workers to complete the work by 150 days. Later, it decided to
fasten up the work increasing the number of workers as shown below:
No. of workers (x) 40 50 60 75
No. of days (y) 150 120 100 80

i) graph the above data and identify the type of variation

ii) from the graph, find the number of days required to complete the work if the company decides
to opt for 120 workers?
iii) if the work has to be completed by 200 days, how many workers are required?

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242. The following table shows the data about the number of pipes and the time taken to fill the same tank
No. of pipes (x) 2 3 6 9
Time taken in min (y) 45 30 15 10

Draw the graph for the above data and hence

i) find the time taken to fill the tank when five pipes are used
ii) find the number of pipes when the time is 9 minutes

243. A school announces that for a certain competition, the cash price will be distributed for all the
participants equally as shown below
No. of participants (x) 2 4 6 8 10
Amount for each in Rs. (y) 180 90 60 45 36

i) find the constant of variation

ii) graph the above data and hence find how much will each participant get if the number of
participants are 12

244. Nishanth is the winner in a Marathon race of 12 km distance. He ran at the uniform speed of 12 km/hr
and reached the destination in 1 hour. He was followed by Aradhana, Jeyanth, Sathya and Swetha with
their respective speed of 6 km/hr, 4 km/hr, 3 km/hr and 2 km/hr. And they covered the distance in 2
hrs, 3 hrs, 4 hrs and 6 hrs respectively.
Draw the speed-time graph and use it to find the time taken to Kaushik with his speed of 2.4 km/hr.

245. Draw the graph of 𝑥𝑦 = 24, 𝑥, 𝑦 > 0. Using the graph find
i) y when x=3 ii) x when y=6

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