United High School, Hassan
SECOND PREPERATORY EXAMINATION MAY - 2021
Class: 10 Subject: Mathematics Code: 81E
Date: 08.05.2021 Time : 3hrs15min M.M: 80
I. In the following questions, four choices are given for each question, choose
and write the correct answer along with its alphabet: 8x1=8
𝑨𝑴
1. In the given figure LM || CB and LN || CD then is equal to
𝑨𝑩
𝐴𝑁 𝐴𝐿 𝐴𝐷 𝐵𝐶
A. B. C. D.
𝐴𝐷 𝐿𝐶 𝐴𝑁 𝐷𝐶
2. The value of Sn+1 – Sn is
A. an B. an+1 C. d D. a
3. AP and BP are tangents to the circle. If |AOB = x0, the value of |APB is
A. (x – 180)0 B. (180 – x)0 C. (90 – x)0 D. (90 + x)0
4. A cylindrical pencil sharpened at one end it is combination of
A. Two cylinders B. Hemisphere and cylinder
C. Cone and cylinder D. Frustrum of a cone and cylinder
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5. Coordinates of mid-points of line joining the points (–3, 10) and (6, –8) is
3 3 −3 3
A. ,1 B. 1, C. 1, D. –1,
2 2 2 2
6. The line drawn from the eye of an observer to the point in the object viewed
by the observer is known as
A. transversal line B. line of sight
B. vertical line D. horizontal line
7. The number of tangents to be drawn parallel to the given tangent of the circle is
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
8. In the given figure, if ∆POQ ~ ∆SOR and PQ : RS = 1: 2 then OP : OS is
A. 1 : 2 B. 2 : 1 C. 3 : 1 D. 1 : 3
II. Answer the following questions: 8x1=8
9. State Pythagoras Theorem.
10. In ∆ABC, DE || BC.12cm
If AD
4cm= 4cm, AB = 12cm, AC = 18cm then find the
length of AE.
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11. Find the value of ‘d ’, in which a21 – a7 = 84.
12. Find the sum of first 20 natural numbers.
13. Three points P, Q and R are collinear. What is the area of triangle formed
by these points?
14. In the given figure, ‘O’ is the centre of a circle. AC is diameter.
If |ACB = 500, then find the measure of |BAC.
15. Find the distance between the origin and a point P (5, 12).
16. If the area of the circular base of a cylinder is 22cm2 and its height
is 10cm then find the volume of the cylinder.
III. Answer the following questions: 8 x 2 = 16
17. In the given figure, DE || AC and DF || AE.
𝑩𝑭 𝑩𝑬
Prove that : =
𝑭𝑬 𝑬𝑪
<
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18. A) Diagonals AC and BD of a trapezium ABCD with AB || CD intersect
each other at the point ‘O’. Using a similarity criterion for two triangles,
𝑂𝐴 𝑂𝐵
show that =
𝑂𝐶 𝑂𝐷
OR
B) In the given figure, if PQ || RS, prove that ∆POQ ~ ∆SOR.
19. Find the distance between the points (–5, 7) and (–1, 3) using distance
formula.
20. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle as shown in the
given figure. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.
21. Draw a circle of radius 6cm. From a point 10cm away from its centre.
Construct the pair of tangents to the circle and measure their lengths.
22. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground,
which is 30mt away from the foot of the tower is 300. Find the height of
tower.
23. 2 cubes each of volume 64cm3 are joined end to end Find the surface area of
the resulting cuboid.
24. Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50.
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IV. Answer the following questions: 9 x 3 = 27
25. A) BL and CM are medians of a triangle ABC right angled at A.
Prove that 4(BL2 + CM2) = 5BC2
OR
B) 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 3.6mt above the ground, find the length
of her shadow after 4 seconds.
26. If A(–5, 7), B(–4, –5), C(–1, –6) and D(4, 5) are the vertices of a
quadrilateral, find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.
27. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40mt
longer when the sun’s altitude is 300 than when it is 600. Find the height of
the tower.
28. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre ‘O’ from an
external point ‘T’. Prove that |PTQ = 2|OPQ.
29. Draw a triangle ABC with sides BC = 7cm, |B = 450, |A = 1050 then
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construct a triangle whose sides are times the corresponding sides of
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∆ABC.
30. Prove that “the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle
are equal”.
31. A) Prove that sec2𝜽 – cot2(900 – 𝜽) = cos2(900 – 𝜽) + cos2𝜽
OR
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽−𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽+𝟏 𝟏
B) Prove that : =
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽+𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽−𝟏 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝜽 −𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽
using the identity sec2𝜃 = 1 + tan2𝜃
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32. A) Ganesh an engineering student, was asked to make a model shaped like a
cylinder with two cones attached at its two ends by using a thin
aluminium sheet. The diameter of the model is 3cm and its length
is 12cm. If each cone has a height of 2cm, find the volume of air
contained in the model that Ganesh made. (Assume the outer and inner
dimensions of the model to be nearly the same)
OR
B) A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the
height and diameter of the cylindrical part are 2.1 mt and 4mt
respectively and the slant height of the top is 2.8mt, find the area of the
canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of ₹500 per m2.
(Note that the base of the tent will not be covered with canvas).
33. 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
preceding prize, find the value of each of the prizes.
V. Answer the following questions: 4 x 4 = 16
34. State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem (Thales Theorem).
35. Find the ratio in which the y–axis divides the line segment joining the points
(5, –6) and (–1, –4). Also find the point of intersection.
36. A) A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the
top of the tower observes a car at an angle of depression of 30 0, which is
approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform speed. Six seconds
later, the angle depression of the car is formed to be 600. Find the time
taken by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.
OR
B) The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8mt tall
building from the top of a multi – storeyed building are 300 and 450
respectively. Find the height of the multi – storeyed building and the
distance between the two buildings.
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37. A) A line segment is divided into 4 parts forming an A.P. The sum of the
lengths of 2nd and 3rd parts is 2 times the sum of the lengths of first two
parts. If the length of 4th part is 14cms, find the total length of the line
segment.
OR
B) A manufacturer of TV sets produced 600 sets in the third year and 700
sets in the seventh year. Assuming that the production increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year, find
(a) The production in the 1st year
(b) The production in the 10th year
(c) The total production in the 7th year
VI. Answer the following question: 1x5=5
38. Sanjay got a playing top as his birthday present, which surprisingly
had no colour on it. He wanted to colour it with his cryons. The top is
shaped like a cone surmounted by a hemisphere as shown in the
figure. The entire top is 5cm in height and the diameter of the top is
22
3.5cm. Find the area he has to colour. (Take 𝜋 = )
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