I.E.
S KATRAP VIDYALAYA
PRACTICE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
2021-22
SUB: Algebra
STD: X MARKS: 40
DATE: 13/10/21
Q.1) A) Choose correct alternative for each of the following questions
[4]
i) To solve x + y = 3; 3x – 2y – 4 = 0 by determinant method
Find D.
a) 5 b) 1 c) -5 d) -1
ii) Out of the following equations which one are not
quadratic equation?
a) x2 + 4x = 11 + x2 b) x2 = 4x
c) 5x2 = 90 d) 2x - x2 = x2 + 5
iii) In an A.P first two terms are -3, 4 then 21st term is
a) -143 b) 143 c) 137 d) 17
iv) In the format of GSTIN there are …….. alpha-numerals.
a) 15 b) 10 c) 16 d) 9
Q.1) B) Solve the following questions : [4]
i) Find the value of ‘y’ in the equation
2x – y = 4 when x = 3
ii) Find the value of the discriminant
x2 + 10x – 7 = 0
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iii) Which term of the following A.P is 560?
2,11,20,29,…..
iv) A box contains 5 red, 8 blue and 3 green pens. Rutuja
wants to pick up a pen at random. What is the probability
that the pen is blue?
Q.2) A) Complete and write any two activities : [4]
i) Complete the following table to draw a graph of the
Equation x + y = 3
ii) First term and common difference of an A.P are 6 and 3
Respectively. Find S27 where a = 6, d = 3, S27 = ?
Sn = n/2 [ ___ + ( n – 1) d]
S27 = 27/2 [ 12 + (27 – 1) __ ]
= 27/2 [ ___ ]
= 27 x 45 = ____
iii) A box contains 5 strawberry chocolates, 6 coffee
chocolates and 2 peppermint chocolates. Then
Sample space is ‘s’ and n(s) = ______
Event A : it is a coffee chocolate _____ = 6
P(A) = n(A) / n(S) = ____ / _____
Q.2) B) Solve any four sub questions from the following : [8]
i) Solve the simultaneous equation :
99x + 101y = 499
101x + 99y = 501
ii) Solve the following quadratic equation by factorisation :
x2 + x – 20 = 0
iii) The taxable value of a wristwatch belt is Rs. 586. Rate of
GST is 18%. Then what is the price of the belt for the
customer?
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iv) Find the sum of first ‘n’ even natural numbers
v) Find the probability of the following when one coin is
tossed :
a. Getting head
b. Getting tail
Q.3) A) Complete and write any one activity : [3]
i) One of the roots of equation 5m2 + 2m + k = 0 is -7/5.
Complete the following activity to find the value of ‘k’
ii) Complete the following activity to find the sum of natural
numbers between 1 and 140 which are divisible by 4.
Q.3) B) Attempt any two-sub question from the following : [6]
i) The denominator of a fraction is 4 more than twice its
numerator. Denominator becomes 12 times the
numerator, if both the numerator and the denominator are
reduced by 6. Find the fraction.
ii) If 460 is divided by natural number, quotient is 6 more
than 5 times the divisor and remainder is 1. Find the
quotient and divisor.
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iii) Kargil’s temperature was recorded in a week from
Monday to Saturday. All readings were in A.P the sum of
temperature of Monday and Saturday was 5 degree more
than the sum of temperature of Tuesday and Saturday. If
temperature of Wednesday was -30 degree Celsius. Then
find the temperature on another five days.
iv) A box contains 30 tickets, bearing only one number from
1 to 30 on each. If one ticket is drawn at random, find the
probability of an event that the ticket drawn bears
a. An odd number
b. A complete square number
Q.4) Attempt any 2 from the following : [8]
i) Solve the following equation by Cramer’s rule
ii) The product of four consecutive natural numbers is 840
Find the numbers.
iii) If ‘m’ times the mth term of an A.P is equal to ‘n’ times the
nth term then show that [m + n]th term of the A.P is zero.
Q.5) Solve any one : [3]
i) The entry ticket for an exhibition is Rs. 5 for children and
Rs. 15 for adults. A group of thirteen person visited this
exhibition and paid Rs. 115 to buy entry tickets.
Find the number of children and adults in the said group.
ii) Find two consecutive odd positive integers sum of whose
square is 290.
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