ICSE
Class IX Mathematics
Time: 2 ½ Hours Total Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent
in reading the question paper.
3. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
4. Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
5. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
Section A
(Attempt all questions from this section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
i. Which of the following is not an irrational number?
(a) 5+ 23
(b) 23 −7 +34 +
2
(c) 9+7
(d) 51 − 2 −
8
ii. A person invests Rs. 20,000 for the year at a certain rate of interest compounded
annually. If the amount he receives after 1 year is Rs. 22,400, find the rate of interest
per annum.
(a) 10%
(b) 11%
(c) 12%
(d) 13%
iii. Expand (x + 9)(x + 11).
(a) x2 + 20x + 99
(b) x2 + 2x + 99
(c) 12x + 99
(d) x2 – 2x + 2
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iv. The factors of 2a2 + bc – 2ab – ac are
(a) (a + b) and (2a – c)
(b)(2a – b) and (c + 2a)
(c) (a – c) and (2a – b)
(d)(2a – c) and (a – b)
v. Which of the following ordered pair satisfies the two equations 2x + y = 35, 3x + 4y = 65?
(a) (12, 11)
(b)(14, 7)
(c) (15, 5)
(d)(16, 3)
vi. The value of am × an is equal to
(a) am – n
(b) amn
(c) am+n
(d) am/n
vii. Which of the following in not one of the congruency criteria?
(a) SSS
(b) AAA
(c) RHS
(d) SAS
viii. In ΔABC, ∠C = 90o. If BC = 8 cm and AC = 6 cm, then AB =
(a) 2 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 12 cm
ix. A chord of length 8 cm is drawn in a circle of diameter 20 cm, its distance from the centre
of the circle is
(a) 4 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 8 cm
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x. Which term will be the median if there are 9 numbers arranged in ascending order?
(a) 2nd & 3rd
(b) 3rd & 4th
(c) 4th
(d) 5th
xi. For n = 2
years,
Statement 1: When interest is compounded yearly, A = P(1+r/100)2
Statement 2: When interest is compounded half-yearly, A =P(1+r/2x100)2
Which of the following is valid?
(a) Both the statements are true.
(b) Both the statements are false.
(c) Statement 1 is true, and Statement 2 is false.
(d) Statement 1 is false, and Statement 2 is true.
xii. The dimensional ratio of a cuboid is 1 : 2 : 3. If its volume is 1296 cm 3, the actual
dimensions of the cuboid are:
(a) 8 cm, 12 cm and 12 cm
(b) 12 cm, 8 cm and 8 cm
(c) 12 cm, 12 cm and 12 cm
(d) 6 cm, 12 cm and 18 cm
xiii. Given sec θ= 12/13 , then the value of sin θ is
12
(a)
13
5
(b)
13
1
(c)
13
(d) 0
xiv. Assertion (A): Trinomial 6x2 + 17x + 5 is factorisable.
Reason (R): A trinomial ax2 + bx + c is factorisable if the value of b2 – 4ac is a perfect square.
(a) A is true, R is false.
(b) A is false, R is true.
(c) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct reason for A.
(d) Both A and R are true, and R is the incorrect reason for A.
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xv. Distance between the points P(5, 2) and Q(9, 5) is equal to
(a) 1 unit
(b) 3 units
(c) 5 units
(d) 6 units
Question 2
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i. Find the amount and the compounded interest on Rs. 64000 for 1 2 years at 15% per
annum, compounded half-yearly (Without using formula). [4]
ii. Solve using the method of elimination by equating coefficients:
6 4
4x + = 15, 3x − [4]
=7
y y
iii. In triangle ABC, the medians BE and CF are produced to points P and Q, respectively, such
that EP = BE and FQ = CF. Prove that [4]
(a) Q, A and P are collinear.
(b) A is the mid-point of QP.
Question 3
i. A ladder 15 m long reaches a window which is 9 m above the ground on one side of
the street. Keeping its foot at the same point, the ladder is turned to the other side of the
street to reach a window 12 m high. Find the width of the street. [5]
ii. The diagonals of a quadrilateral are of lengths 10 cm and 24 cm. If the diagonals bisect each
other at right angles, find the length of each side of the quadrilateral. Name the type of the
quadrilateral. [4]
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iii. Factorise: [4]
A. x3 + 3x2 + 3x – 7
B. [(674)2 – (326)2]
Section B
(Attempt any four questions from this Section.)
Question 4
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i) If x = and y , find the value of x2 + y2. [3]
5 2 6 = 5 2 6
ii) A woman saves Rs. 4,000 every year and invests it at the end of the year at 10%
compound interest. Calculate the total amount of her savings at the end of the third year
(Without using formula). [3]
iii) Two chords AB and CD of lengths 5 cm and 11 cm respectively, of a circle are parallel to
each other and are on opposite sides of its centre. If the distance between AB and CD is 6
cm, find the radius of the circle. [4]
Question 5
i) If (3a + 4b) = 16 and ab = 4, find the value of (9a2 + 16b2). [3]
ii) Factorise: 4(2a – 3)2 – 3(2a – 3)(a – 1) – 7(a – 1)2. [3]
iii) The mean of 9 observations was found to be 35. Later on, it was detected that an observation
81 was misread as 18. Find the correct mean of the observations. [4]
Question 6
i) i) Solve using cross multiplication: 2x – 5y + 8 = 0, x – 4y + 7 = 0. [3]
ii) ii) Simplify: n+3
5 −6× [3]
n+1
5
n 2
9 ×5 − 2
n
×5
iii) In a study of diabetic patients in a village, the following observations were noted.
Age (in years) 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70
Number of patients 2 5 12 19 9 4
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Represent the above data by a frequency polygon (without using a histogram). [4]
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Question 7
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i) If cot θ = , evaluate [5]
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(1+sinθ)(1−sinθ)
(a) (1+cosθ)(1−cosθ)
(b) tan2 θ
ii) Find the perimeter and area of a quadrilateral ABCD in which BC = 12 cm, CD = 9 cm, BD =
15 cm, DA = 17 cm and ∠ABD = 90°. [5]
Question 8
i) Two opposite angles of a parallelogram are (3x – 2) and (50 – x). Find the measure of
each angle of the parallelogram. [3]
ii) Two circles with centres O and O’ intersect at two points A and B. A line PQ is
drawn parallel to OO’ through A or B intersecting the circles at P and Q. Prove that PQ
= 2OO’. [3]
iii) A godown measures 40 m × 25 m × 10 m. Find the maximum number of wooden
crates each measuring 1.5 m × 1.25 m × 0.5 m which can be stored in the godown.
[4]
Question 9
i) The line segment joining the midpoints M and N of parallel sides AB and DC, respectively, of
a trapezium ABCD is perpendicular to both sides AB and DC. Prove that AD = BC.
[3]
ii) Prove that the figure obtained by joining the mid-points of the adjacent sides of a
quadrilateral is a parallelogram. [3]
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iii) Two sides of a triangular field are 85 m and 154 m in length and its perimeter is 324 m. Find
[4]
a. the area of the field
b. the length of the perpendicular from the opposite vertex on the side measuring 154 m.
Question 10
i. An open rectangular cistern when measured from the outside is 1.35 m long, 1.08 m
broad and 90 cm deep. It is made of iron which is 2.5 cm thick. Find the capacity of the
cistern and the volume of the iron used. [3]
ii. Using the distance formula, show that the points (1, –1), (5, 2) and (9, 5) are collinear.[3]
iii. Draw the graphs of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the
co- ordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis, and
shade the triangular region. [4]
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