S10 MATH REVISIOn For All Students
S10 MATH REVISIOn For All Students
• The intended marks for question or parts of question are given in brackets [ ].
• All working, including rough work, must be clearly shown and must be done on the same sheet
as the rest of the answer. Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
G) The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away
from the foot of the building is 300. The height of the building is:
30 √3
a) 10 m b) m c) m d) 30 m
√3 10
H) Aman invests ₹ 9600 on ₹ 100 shares at ₹80 if the company pays him 18% dividend then his
percentage return on shares is:
(a) 22·0% (b) 22·5% (c) 20·5% (d) 22·6%
I) AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that angle ACB = 50°. If AT is the tangent
to the circle at the point A, then BAT is equal to
(a) 65° (b) 60° (c) 50° (d) 40°
J) If the numbers n – 2, 4n – 1 and 5n + 2 are in AP, then the value of n is
a) 1 b) 2 c) – 1 d) -2
K) The equation 2x2 + kx + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is
a) ±√6 b) ±4 c) ±3√2 d) ±2√6
L) The radius of the top and bottom of a bucket of slant height 35 cm are 25 cm and 8 cm. The
curved surface of the bucket is:
(a) 4000 sq.cm (b) 3500 sq.cm (c) 3630 sq.cm (d) 3750 sq.cm
M) A bag has 3 red balls and 5 green balls. If we take a ball from the bag, then what is the
probability of getting red balls only?
(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) ⅜ (d) 8
N) In the figure given below , O is the centre of the circle and PT is a tangent. The value of x is :
a) 200 b) 400 c) 550 700
QUESTION 2
(a) Solve the following inequation and write down the solution set: [4]
11𝑥 − 4 < 15𝑥 + 4 ≤ 13𝑥 + 14, 𝑥⊂W
Represent the solution on a real number line.
(b) The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point P on the ground is 60°. After 12 seconds from
the same point P, the angle of elevation of the same plane changes to 30°. If the plane is flying
horizontally at a speed of 600√3 km/hr, find the height at which the plane is flying. [4]
(c) In a class of 40 students, marks obtained by the students in a class test (out of 10) are given
below: [5]
QUESTION 3
(a) Using the factor theorem, show that (x – 2) is a factor of 𝑥3 + 𝑥2 − 4𝑥 − 4. [4]
Hence factorise the polynomial completely.
(b) Prove the following identity: [4]
1 1 2 sin 𝜃
+ sin 𝜃− 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = 1−2𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃
sin 𝜃+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
(c) In an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) the fourth and sixth terms are 8 and 14 respectively.
Find the: [4]
(i) first term
(ii) common difference
(iii) sum of the first 20 terms.
SECTION B ( 40 MARKS)
( Attempt any four questions from this Section)
QUESTION 4
(a) Simplify [3]
(b) M and N are two points on the X axis and Y axis respectively. P (3, 2) divides the line segment MN
in the ratio 2: 3. [3]
Find:
(i) the coordinates of M and N
(ii) slope of the line MN.
(c) A solid metallic sphere of radius 6 cm is melted and made into a solid cylinder of height 32 cm.
Find the: [4]
(i) radius of the cylinder
(ii) curved surface area of the cylinder
Take π = 3.1
QUESTION 5
(a) The following numbers, K + 3, K + 2, 3K – 7 and 2K – 3 are in proportion. Find K. [3]
(b) Solve the following quadratic equation for x and give your answer correct to three significant
figures : 2x2 – 4x – 3 = 0 [3]
(c) Use ruler and compass only for answering this question. [4]
Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. Mark the centre as O. Mark a point P outside the circle at a distance
of 7 cm from the centre. Construct two tangents to the circle from the external point P.
Measure and write down the length of any one tangent.
QUESTION 6
(a) An integer is chosen at random from 1 to 50. Find the probability that the number is: [3]
(i) divisible by 5
(ii) a perfect cube
(iii) a prime number.
(b) Rekha opened a recurring deposit account for 20 months. The rate of interest is 9% per annum and
Rekha receives ₹ 441 as interest at the time of maturity. [3]
Find the amount Rekha deposited each month.
(c) Use a graph sheet for this question. [4]
Take 1 cm = 1 unit along both x and y axis.
(i) Plot the following points: A(0,5), B(3,0), C(1,0) and D(1,–5)
(ii) Reflect the points B, C and D on the y axis and name them as B’, C’ and D’ respectively.
(iii) Write down the coordinates of B’, C’ and D’.
(iv) Join the points A, B, C, D, D’, C’, B’, A in order and give a name to the closed figure ABCDD’C’B’.
QUESTION 7
(a) In the given figure, ∠PQR = ∠PST = 90o, PQ = 5 cm and PS = 2 cm. [3]
(i) Prove that ΔPQR ~ ΔPST.
(ii) Find Area of ΔPQR: Area of quadrilateral SRQT.
(b) Construct a triangle ABC with AB = 6 cm, BC = 7 cm and ∠ABC = 60°. Locate by construction the
point P such that
(i) P is equidistant from B and C
(ii) P is equidistant from AB and BC.
(iii) Measure and record the length of PA. [3]
(c) A hemispherical and a conical hole is scooped out of a solid wooden cylinder. Find the volume of the
remaining solid where the measurements are as follows: [4]
The height of the solid cylinder is 7 cm, radius of each of hemisphere, cone and cylinder is 3 cm. Height
of the cone is 3 cm. Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number. Take π =22/7.
QUESTION 8
(a) In the given figure AC is a tangent to the circle with centre O. [3]
If ∠ADB = 55o, find x and y. Give reasons for your answers.
(b) On a map drawn to a scale of 1:50,000, a rectangular plot of land ABCD has the following
dimensions. AB = 6 cm; BC = 8 cm and all angles are right angles. [3]
Find:
(i) the actual length of the diagonal distance AC of the plot in km.
(ii) the actual area of the plot in square km.
4 2
( c) If [ ] M = 6I, where M is a matrix and I is unit matrix of order 2×2. [4]
−1 1
(i) State the order of matrix M.
(ii) Find the matrix M.
QUESTION 9
(a) The sum of the first three terms of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) is 42 and the product of the first
and third term is 52. Find the first term and the common difference. [3]
(b) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining A(4, 2) and
B(-3, -5). [3]
(c ) Construct a triangle ABC, given that AB = 6 cm, BC = 8 cm and median AD = 5 cm. Construct an
incircle to triangle ABC and measure its radius [4]
QUESTION 10
(a) Use graph paper for this question. [3]
The marks obtained by 120 students in an English test are given below:
(c) Sachin invests ₹ 8500 in 10%, 100 shares at ₹ 170. He sells the shares when the price of each share
rises by ₹ 30. He invests the proceeds in 12% Rs. 100 shares at ₹ 125. Find: [4]
(i) the sale proceeds
(ii) the number of ₹ 125 shares he buys
(iii) the change in his annual income