Total number of printed pages : 6 NB-T/M

2019
MATHEMATICS
Total marks : 80 Time : 3 hours

General Instructions:
i) Approximately 15 minutes is allotted to read the question paper and revise
the answers.
ii) The question paper consists of 22 questions.
iii) All questions are compulsory.
iv) Internal choice has been provided in some questions.
v) Marks allocated to every question are indicated against it.
N.B: Check that all pages of the question paper is complete as indicated on the top
left side.

Section - A

1. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.

(a) A quadratic polynomial whose zeros are 5 and 1 is 1
(i) x 2  4 x  5 (ii) x 2  4 x  5 (iii) x 2  4 x  5 2
(iv) x  4 x  5
(b) If a pair of linear equations is inconsistent, then the lines representing
them will be 1
(i) parallel (ii) coincident
(iii) intersecting at a point (iv) perpendicular

(c) The nature of the roots of the equation 4x 2  4 3 x  3  0 are 1

(i) real and distinct. (ii) real and equal.
(iii) not real. (iv) unreal and distinct.

(d) If the sum of first five terms of an A.P. is 30 and the sum of first four
terms is 20 then the 5th term of the A.P. is 1
(i) 6 (ii) 10 (iii) 12 (iv) 30
(e) cot 10  cot 15 cot 60 cot 75 cot 80  1
1 1
(i) 1 (ii) (iii) (iv) 1
3 3
(f) The midpoint of the join of the points (3, 5) and (5, 9) is 1
(i) (1, 2) (ii) (1, 2) (iii) (1, 2) (iv) (1, 2)
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(g) Two concentric circles have radii 10 cm and 6 cm. The length of the
chord of the larger circle which is a tangent to the smaller circle is 1
(i) 8 cm (ii) 12 cm (iii) 16 cm (iv) 20 cm

(h) The perimeter of a semicircle of diameter 14 cm is 1

(i) 14 cm (ii) 22 cm (iii) 29 cm (iv) 36 cm
(i) A circus tent is cylindrical in shape with hemispherical top. If the height
of the cylindrical part is half of its radius (r) then the surface area of the
tent will be 1
(i) 4r2 (ii) 3 r2 (iii) 2 r2 (iv)  r2

(j) A dice is thrown once. The probability of getting a number less than 3 is 1
1 1 1
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 1
3 4 6

Section - B
2. Given that HCF of two numbers is 97 and their LCM is 13871. If one of the
numbers is 1067, find the other number. 2
1
3. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 2x 2  x   0 by factorization. 2
8
4. Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (0, 2) and (4, 2). 2

5. In the adjoining figure, if PQ || BC, find x. 2

A
5.1cm x
P Q
3.4cm 2.8cm
B C

6. The length of a minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the
22
minute hand in 10 minutes [Use   ]. 2
7

Section - C

7. If the zeros of the polynomial ax 2  bx  c are in the ratio 3 : 4, then prove

that 12b2 = 49ac. 3
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8. a. Solve the system of equations 2x + 3y = 17 and 3x  2y = 6 using the

cross-multiplication method.
Or 3
b. Solve the quadratic equation 2 x 2  x  4  0 by the method of completing
the square.

9. a. The first and the last terms of an A.P. are 8 and 350 respectively. If its
common difference is 9, how many terms are there and what is their sum?
Or 3
b. If the 8th term of an A.P. is zero, prove that its 38th term is triple of its 18th
term.

10. If cot   3 , prove that : 7 sin 2   3 cos2   4 [Proof is to be explained using a

right angled triangle]. 3

1 1  1
11. a. Prove that: 1   
  1  2 

 tan    cot   sin   sin 4 
2 2

Or 3
cos 67 cos 55  cosec 35 
b. Evaluate : 
sin 23 tan 5 tan 25 tan 45  tan 65  tan 85

12. A(1,1), B(6,1) and C(10,4) are three vertices of a rhombus ABCD. Find the
area of the rhombus. Also, if DM  AB, find the height of the rhombus. 3

13. a. Draw an isosceles triangle with base 5 cm and altitude 6 cm. Construct a
PQR similar to the given isosceles triangle with scale factor 5 : 3. (Traces
of construction only is required.)
Or 3
b. Draw a line segment AB of length 9cm. Draw two circles of radii 2.5cm
and 3.5cm with A and B as centre respectively. Construct a pair of tangents
to each circle from the centre of the other circle. (Traces of construction
only is required.)

14. a. A wire bent in the form of a square encloses an area of 1936 sq. cm. If the
same wire is bent into a circle, find the area enclosed by it.
Or 3
b. A sector of arc length 22 cm and central angle 60 is cut off from a circular
metal disc. Find the perimeter of the remaining portion of the disc.
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15. Calculate the median marks obtained by the students of Class X in a class test: 3
Marks 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99
No. of students 5 10 20 30 20 15

16. A bag contains 6 red balls, 8 white balls, 5 green balls and 3 black balls. One
ball is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls
drawn is: (i) white, (ii) red or black, (iii) neither white nor black. 3

Section - D

17. a. Solve the following pair of equations by reducing them to a pair of linear
equations:
1 1 3
  ,
3x  y 3x  y 4
1 1 1
 
23 x  y  2 3 x  y  8
Or 5
b. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would
have been 10 km/hr faster, it would have taken 2 hours less than the
scheduled time. And if the train were slower by 10 km/hr, it would have
taken 3 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by
the train.

18. a. An aeroplane flying horizontally at a height of 2500 m above the ground is

observed at an elevation of 60. After 15 seconds, the elevation is observed
to be 30. Find the speed of the aeroplane in km per hour. [Use 3 = 1.73]
Or 5
b. A ladder leans against a wall making an angle of 45 with the ground. It
 
reaches 3  2 m higher when the angle with the ground is made 60.
How long is the ladder?

19. a. In the adjoining figure, PA, QB and RC P

are perpendicular to AC such that PA = x,
RC = y, QB = z, AB = a and BC = b. R
x Q
1 1 1
Prove that:   z y
x y z
A a B b C
Or 5
b. State and prove Pythagoras theorem.
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20. a. In the figure, a, b, c are the sides of a A

right triangle where c is the hypotenuse.
c F
Prove that the radius r of the circle b
which touches the sides of the triangle is O E
a  bc
given by, r  .
2 B D C
a
Or 5
b. In the adjoining figure, PQ, RS and XY are P A XQ
tangent at A, B and Z respectively. AOB is
the diameter of the circle. If AXO = 25,
find BOX. O
Z

R B Y S
21. a. A bucket is in the form of a frustrum of a cone with capacity of 12308.8
cm3 of water. The radii of the top and bottom circular ends are 20 cm and
12 cm respectively. Find the height of the bucket and the area of the metal
sheet used in making it. [Use  = 3.14]
Or 5
b. A conical cavity of height 10 cm and diameter 14 cm is carved out of a
solid cylinder of same height and diameter. Find the volume and total
surface area of the remaining solid. [Use 149  12.21 ]

22. a. Calculate the mean of the following data using Step-deviation method:
[Take assumed mean, a = 35]
Marks Number of persons
More than 0 100
More than 10 90
More than 20 75
More than 30 50
More than 40 25
More than 50 15
More than 60 5
Or 5
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b. The following frequency distribution table shows the heights of 150 students
of a school:
Height (in cm) 130-135 135-140 140-145 145-150 150-155 155-160
No. of students 22 18 15 32 54 9
Draw a ‘more than’ type cumulative frequency curve to represent the above
data.

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