Mathematics Question Bank

One mark questions

1. Without performing long division method state whether the rational number 29 by 343 is a
terminating decimal expansion or a non terminating repeating decimal expansion ?

2. Find the zeros of quadratic polynomial x²-16.

3. Write the condition for a pair of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0and a2x + b2y + C2 = 0 has
consistent and one and only one solution.

4. Find the 15th term of AP 0.6, 1.7, 2.8,……

5. Without using trigonometric tables determine the value of

Sin² 25° + Sin² 65°.

6. The length of a diagonal of a cube is 6 3 cm. Find the volume of the cube.

7. Coin is tossed at random. What will be the probability of getting head?

8. From a point P, the length of the tangent to a circle is 8 cm and the distance of p from the
centre of circle is 10 cm. Find the radius of the circle

9. Define ‘Mode’.

10.In figure: DE ∥ BC. Find EC.

11.Write the condition to be satisfied by q, so that a rational number has non terminating
repeating decimal expansion.

12.The graph of y = p(x) is given in figure for polynomial p(x).

Find the number of zeros of p(x)

13. The graph of y = p(x) is given in figure for polynomial p(x).

Find the number of zeroes ofp(x).
14.Find the roots of quadratic equation x²-25 = 0.

15.The nth term of an AP is (9 – 5n). Find its 5th term.

16.Find the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 − 6x + 3 = 0

17.Write fourth terms of A.P. when the first term a = 4 and the common difference d = -3

2 63°+ 2 27°
18.Evaluate: 2 17°+ 2 73°

54°
36°
19.Find the value of .

20.What will be distance between two parallel tangents of a circle of radius 5 cm?

21.In the figure, EF ∥ BC. If AE: BE = 4: 1 and CF = 1.5 cm then determine the length of
AF

22.The circumference of two circles are in the ratio 2:3. Find the ratio of their radii.

23.Find the mean of the following frequency distribution by direct method -

Variable 4 6 8 10

Frequency 2 4 3 1

5
11
24.If the probability of winning a game is , then what will be the probability of losing.

25.In the figure, tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with

the value of ∠POA.

centre O are inclined to each other at an angle of 80°, then find

26.In ∆ABC, AB = 6 3 cm, BC = 6 cm and angle B = 90°. Find the value of AC.

27.If the diameter of a semicircle is 14 cm, then find its perimeter.

28.Write the values of x and y from the given frequency distribution table

Class interval Frequency Cumulative

frequency
0-10 5 5
10-20 x 15
20-30 20 y
30-40 15 5

29.A bag contains 5 black, 7 red and 3 white balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag.
What is the probability that the ball drawn is not black.

30.Express the number of 7429 as a product of its prime factors.

2 −4
31.Express the rational expression 3 +8 in its lowest form.

32.How many zeroes are there in the given graph.

33.Find the roots of equation 3x2 − x − 2 = 0.

34.Which term of the A.P. 21, 18, 15,........is zero?

35.Simplify: sinθ(cosecθ − sinθ)

36.The three sides of a triangle are 4 cm, 5 cm and 6 cm. Another triangle with corresponding
sides 6 cm, x cm and 9 cm is similar to first triangle. What is the value of x.

37.The length, breadth and height of a box are 120 cm, 40 cm and 30 cm respectively. Find out
the maximum length of a rod that can be put in the box.

38.Calculate the mode for a frequency distribution for which median and mean are 50 and 55
respectively.

39.One playing card, out of 52 taken out blindly. Find out its probability that this card will be
an ace.

40.Fill in the blanks -

(i) A circle can have ...........parallel tangents at the most.
(ii) The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called............

41.Find a quadratic polynomial with the given number 2 and

1
3
as the sum and product of its
zeros

42.Check whether the pair of equations x+3y = 6 and 2x-3y = 12 is consistent.

1
43.Write the first two terms of the AP if a = -1 and d = 3.

4
3
44.If tan A= then find the value of sin A and Cos A.
45.Fill in the blanks –
(a) A Circle can have……….. parallel tangents at the most.
(b) The common point of tangent to a circle and the circle is called………

46.Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4:9. What will be the ratio of areas of these
triangles?

47.Find the volume of the cuboid whose sides are 5 cm, 8 cm and 12 cm.

48.Write the relation between mean mode and median.

49.If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E'.

50.Write the condition to be satisfied by q, so that a rational number p/q has a non
terminating repeating decimal expansions.

51.The sum and product of zeros of a quadratic polynomial are 0 and 5 respectively. What is
the quadratic polynomial.

52.Let ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF and their areas which are respectively 64 cm² and 81 cm². If EF = 18 cm,
find BC.

53.Find the sum of the first 100 positive integers.

3 1 1 3
2 2 2
54.For the AP , ,- , - 2,…. Write the first term ‘a' and the common difference ‘d’.

1 ⸱ 2 − ⸱ 2
⸱ 2 + ⸱ 2
55.Given that tan A =
3
. Find the value of

56.The radius of a sphere is 8 cm. Find its surface area.

57.What is the probability of sure event?

58.In the given figure two concentric circles with centre O, have radii
5cm and 3 centimetre. From an external point P, two tangents PA
and PB are drawn to the circles. If PA = 12 cm, find PB.

59.In the following frequency distribution table write the value of 'b'
and 'd'.

Marks 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50

Frequency 4 5 b 7 4 3 1
Cumulative 4 9 15 22 d 29 30
frequency

60.Find the volume of a cylinder having height 7 cm and base diameter 10 cm.

61.Find the 10th term of AP 1, 4, 7, 10…..

62.If Sin A=3/5 then calculate Cos A.

63.Find the zeros of polynomial x²-3.

64.If the nth term of an AP is (2n+3), find its 11th term.

65.If tan A = cot B, prove that A+B =90°.

66.Find the median of the following data-

20, 29, 28, 33, 42, 38, 43, 25, 40

67.Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4:9. Find the ratio of areas of these triangles.

68.Solve the quadratic equation x²-9=0.

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69.If Cot A = 15, then calculate the value of tan A.

70.Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 4:5. Find the ratio of the areas.

71.How many tangents are there to a circle, passing through a point lying on the circle?

72.Find the mean of a distribution if its median and mode are 45 and 13 respectively.

73.Find the value of x in the following table

Term Frequency Cumulative
frequency

2 6 6

4 20 26

6 24 50

8 28 x

10 15 93

=
2
3
74.In figure, DE || BC and . If EC = 6 cm, find AE

75.The probability of an event which is sure to occur is:

(i) 0 (ii) 1/2 (iii) 1 (iv) 2

76.The perimeter and area of a circle are numerically equal, the radius of the circle is
(i) 2 units (ii) 4 units (iii) π units (iv) 7 units

77.The next term of the A.P 4, 10, 16, 22,......will be -

(i) 26 (ii) 28 (iii) 30 (iv) 32

78.The degree of a quadratic polynomial is -

(i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 2 (iv) 3
79.In the following the rational number is -
(i) 3 (ii) 4 (iii) 5 (iv) 2/3

80.The number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle through a point lying outside the
circle is -
(i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) 2 (iv) 4

81.The area of circle having radius r, will be -

(i) 2πr2 (ii) πr2 (iii) 2πr (iv) πr

82.Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event

(i) 1/3 (ii) 15% (iii) -2 (iv) 0.3

83.If the line representing the pair of linear equations 6x − 3y + 10 = 0 and kx − y + 9 = 0

are parallel , then the value of k will be -
(i) 1 (ii) 2 (iii) 3 (iv) 6

84.In following, rational number is :

(i) 3 (ii) 4 (iii)π (iv) 2 + 5

85.The probability of impossible event is -

(i) 0 (ii) 1 (iii) - 1 (iv) ∞

86.How many tangents can be there at a point of a circle -

(i) 1 (ii) 2 (iii) 3 (iv) 4

87.The discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x2 - 4x + 3 = 0 will be

(i) 24 (ii) 16 (iii) 3 (iv) -8

88.Product of zeros of the quadratic polynomial x +7x + 10 is -
2

(i) 1 (ii) 7 (iii) 10 (iv) 17

89. In following, rational number is:

(i) 2 (ii) π (iii) 0.375 (iv) 5 - 3
Two mark questions

1. For which minimum value of A, Sin 2A = 2 Sin A is true?

2. Find the distance of the point (x1 , y1) from the origin.

3. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm, and then draw a tangent at any point in it.

4. Give solution by graphical method for the following pair of linear equations -
2x + y - 6 = 0; 4x -2y - 4 = 0

5. A dice is thrown at random. Find the probability of getting an odd number.

6. A pen is drawn at random from a mixture of 12 defective pens and 132 good pens.
Determine the probability that the pen taken out is good one.

7. For what value of k will be the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions?
4x + 5y = 0; kx + 10y = 0

= 30°
60°− 30°
1+ 60°. 30°
8. Show that:

9. If tanθ = then find the value of 7sin2 θ + 3cos2θ.

1
3

10. Prove that the points (0, 0), (5, 5) and (-5, 5) are the vertices of a right angled isosceles
triangle.

11. Prove that: 4 + 2 = ⸱ 4 − ⸱ 2

= ⸱ −
1−
1+
12. Prove that:

13. The vertices of a triangle are (a, a), (-a, -a) and (-a 3, a 3). Prove that it is an
equilateral triangle.

14. A ladder is placed against a wall such that its foot is at a distance of 2.5 meter from the
wall and its top reaches a window 6 meter above the ground. Find the length of ladder.

15. Find out the mean for the table given below using assumed mean method:

Class interval 10-25 25-40 40-55 55-70 70-85 85-100

Frequency 2 3 7 6 6 6

16. Prove that the points (-3, 0), (1, -3) AND (4, 1) are the vertices of an isosceles right angled
triangle.
17. A vertical pole of length 6 m casts a shadow 4 m long on the ground and at the same time a
tower casts a shadow 28 m long. Find the height of the tower.

18. Area of two similar triangles ABC and PQR are in the ratio 16:25, if BC = 6.4 cm, find the
length of QR.

19. A dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting:

(i) a number lying between 1 and 4
(ii) An odd number

20. A box contains 20 discs which are numbered from 1 to 20. If one disc is drawn at random
form the box, find the probability that it bears:
(i) a perfect square number
(ii) A number divisible by

21. Find two consecutive odd positive integers, sum of whose squares is 290.

22. A dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting -

(i) a prime number
(ii) an odd number

23. If cotθ =
7 (1+ )(1− )
8 (1+ )(1− )
, then evaluate,

= ⸱ −
1−
1+
24. Prove that:

25. Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant form (2, -5) and (-2, 9).

26. Draw a circle of radius 6 cm. From a point 10 cm away from its centre, construct the pair
of tangents to the circle and measure their lengths.

27. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting -
(a) a king of red colour (b) a face card

28. Without showing the graph, state whether the following pair of linear equations represents
intersecting lines, coincident lines or parallel lines: 6x - 3y + 10 = 0, 2x - y - 9 = 0. Justify
your answer.

+ 57° ⸱ 33° − 2 60°.

70°
20°
29. Find the value of

30. ABC is a triangle in which ∠ACB = 90°. IF CD ⊥ AB, prove that 2 = . .

31. Do the points (3, 2), (-2, -3) and (2, 3) form a triangle? If so, name the type of triangle formed.

32. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards, find the probability that the card will be:
(a) an ace (b) a red card

33. A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles and 4 green marbles. One marble taken out of
the box at random. What is the probability that the marble taken out will be:
(a) Red (b) not green
34. On comparing the ratios 1
, 1 1
, find out whether the lines representing the following
2 2 2
pair of linear equations intersect at a point, are parallel or coincident.
x + 2y - 4 = 0
2x + 4y - 12 = 0

35. If cosθ = 13, find the value of cotθ + cosecθ.

12

36. Find a point on the x-axis which is equidistant from the point (6, 5) and (-4, 3).

37. Find the co-ordinate of mid point of the line joining points (4, -1) and (-2, -3).

38. Two players, Sangeeta and Reshma, play a tennis match. It is known that the probability of
Sangeeta winning the match is 0.62. What is the probability of Reshma winning the match.

39. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is red.

40. Draw a circle of radius 5 cm. From a point 8 cm away from its centre, construct the pair of
tangents to the circle.

41. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 9x2 − 3x − 20 = 0.

42. Which term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, 18,.... is 78?

43. If tan(A + B) = 3 and tan(A − B) = ; 0° < A + B ≤ 90°; A > B, find the value of A and B.
1
3

44. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB ∥ DC and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O.
=
h h
h h
Show that .

45. Find the coordinate of the point which divides the line segment joining the points (4,-3) and
(8, 5) in the ratio 3:1 internally.

46. One card is taken out from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a red
face card.

47. A dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting an even number.

48. If the sum of zeros of the polynomial 2 − 8 − 4 is 4, then find the value of ‘a’.

49. If A, B and C are the interior angles of a ∆ ABC then show that
sin cos + cos sinA = 1
B+C A B+C
2 2 2

=
1+ 2
2
1+
50. Prove that - 2

51. Check whether (5, -2) , (6, 4) and (7, -2) are the vertices of an isosceles triangle.
 52. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm, and then draw then draw a tangent at any point to it.

53. A dice is thrown at random. Find the probability of getting an odd number.

Three mark questions

1. Find all other zeros of 2 4 −3 3 −3 2 + 6 − 2,if you know that two of its zeros are 2
and − 2.

2. How many odd numbers are there in between 0 and 50 and find their sum.

3. Using Euclid’s division algorithm find HCF of numbers 135 and 225.

4. Prove that 2 is irrational.

5. Check whether the points A(5, -2), B(6, 4) and C(7, -2) are the vertices of an isosceles triangle
ABC.

6. In which ration the point (-1, 6) divides the line segment joining the points (-3, 10) and (6, -8)?

7. If tan(A + B) = 3 and tan(A − B) = ; 0° < A + B ≤ 90°; A > B, find the value of A and B.
1
3

= 1−
1+ ⸱ 2

⸱
8. Prove that:

9. Draw a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm. Then construct a triangle whose sides are 2/3 of
the corresponding sides of the given triangle.

10. The product of two consecutive positive integers is 306. Determine the integers.

11. An umbrella has 8 ribs which are equally spaced. Assuming umbrella to be a flat circle of radius
45 cm, find the area between the two consecutive ribs of umbrella. (π = 3.14)

12. A rectangle measure of 8 cm X 6 cm, is inscribed in a circle as shown in

figure. Find the area of shaded region. (π = 3.14)

13. In figure OACB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O and radius 3.5cm
If OD = 2 cm, find the area of shaded region.
14. Prove that 2 − 3 is irrational.

15. Find the HCF of 96 and 404 by prime factorization method and then find their LCM also.
16. Prove that 3 − 5 is an irrational number.

17. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2 − 3 − 7x and verify the relationship between
zeroes and the coefficients.

18. Using Euclid’s division algorithm, find the HCF of 867 and 255 and then find their LCM.

19. Obtain all zeros of the polynomial 3

− 7 + 6, if one of its zeroes is 1.

20. Solve the equations 6x + 3y = 6xy and 2x + 4y = 5xy, by reducing them to a pair of linear
equations.

− =− 9, + =5
3 1 2 3
21. Solve the equations

22. The first term of an A.P. is 8, the last term is 62 and sum of terms is 210. Find the number of
terms and the common difference.

23. The first and last term of an A.P. are 17 and 350 respectively. If the common difference is 9,
how many terms are there and what is their sum?

=( ⸱ − )2
1−
24. Prove that:1+

= 1−
1+ ⸱ 2

⸱
25. Prove that:

+ =
+ − 2
− + −
26. Prove that: 2 2

27. Find the coordinate of the point which divides the line segment joining A(-2, 2) and B(2, 8) into
four equal parts.

28. Find the ratio in which the line segment joining A(1, -5) and B(-4, 5) is divided by the X-axis.
Also find the coordinates of the point of division.

29. Find the area of the quadrilateral whose vertices taken in order are (-4, -2), (-3, -5), (3, -2) and
(2, 3).

30. Find the value of m if points (m, 3), (6, -2) and (-3, 4) are collinear.

31. Prove that length of two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

32. Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 6 cm, which are inclined to each other at an angle
of 60°.

33. Construct a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm and then construct an another triangle
7
5
whose sides are of the corresponding sides of the triangle.
34. In the given figure, ABCD is a square of side 14 cm. With centers, A, B,
C and D, four equal circles are drawn such that each circle touches
externally two of the remaining three circles. Find the area of the
shaded region.

35. Draw a triangle ABC with sides AB = 5 cm, BC = 7 cm,∠ABC = 50°. Then construct an another
times the corresponding sides of ∆ABC.
7
5
triangle whose sides are

36. In the adjoining figure, a square OABC is inscribed in a quadrant OPBQ of a

(use π = 3.14)
circle of centre O. If OA = 20 cm, find the area of the shaded region.

37. In the adjoining figure a sector OAPB is cut from a circle of radius 42 cm. The angle of sector is
120°. Find the perimeter and area of sector OAPB. (π = )
22
7

38. Prove that 3 + 2 5 is irrational

39. Find all the zeros of 2 4 −3 3 −3 2 + 6 − 2, if you know that two of its zeros are
2 − 2.

40. If the sum of the first 7 terms of an A.P. is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n
terms.

41. If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1. It
1
2
becomes if we only add 1 to the denominator. Form the pair of linear equations and find the
fraction by solving them.

+ =1+ ⸱ ⸱ (where θ is acute angle)

1− 1−
42. Prove that:

43. Prove that: (cosecA − sinA)(secA − cosA) = tanA+cotA

1
(where A is acute angle)

44. Find the area of triangle ABC formed by A(7, 6), B(3, 5), C(7, -4).

45. 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.
46. Draw a right triangle whose sides (other than hypotenuse) are of length 3 cm and 4 cm. Then
5
3
construct another triangle whose sides are times the corresponding side of the given triangle.

47. If a line intersect AB and AC at of a triangle ABC at D and E

respectively and is parallel to BC (according to figure),
=
‴
prove that

48. In given figure, AB and CD are respectively arcs of two concentric circles
of radii 21 cm and 7 cm and center O. If ∠AOB = 30°, find the area of
the shaded region.

49. In given figure AB and CD are two diameters of a circle (with

center O) perpendicular to each other and OD is the diameter of
smaller circle. If OA = 7 cm, find the area of the shaded region.

50. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find HCF of 4052 and 12576.

51. Show that 3 2 is irrational.

52. Solve 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x − 4y =− 24 and hence find the value of ‘m’ for which y = mx + 3.

53. A sum of Rs. 700 is to be used to give 7 cash prizes to students of a school for their overall
academic performance. If each prize is Rs. 20 less than its preceding prize, find the value of the
prizes.

54. Prove that the points (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1) are collinear, if + = 1.
1 1

+ 1+ =2 ⸱
1+
55. Prove that:

= 1−
1+ ⸱ 2

⸱
56. Prove that:

57. Find the area of that quadrilateral whose vertices taken in order are A(-5, -3), B(-4, -6), C(2, -1)
and D(1 , 2).
58. Construct a tangent to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point on the concentric circle of radius
6 cm measure its length. Also verify the measurement by actual calculation.

59. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the

(π = 3.14)
corresponding:
(i) Minor segment (ii) Major sector

60. In the adjoining figure, two circular flower beds have been shown on two
sides of a square lawn ABCD of side 56 cm. If the centre of each circular

lawn,find the sum of the areas of the lawn and the flower beds.(π = 22/7)
flower bed is the point of intersection O of the diagonals of the square

61. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove
that:∠PTQ = 2∠OPQ.

62. For which value of ‘k’ the quadratic equation 2 − + 4 = 0 has equal roots.

63. Using Euclid’s division algorithm, find HCF of 4830 and 759.

64. Prove that 6 + 2 is an irrational number.

65. The sum of squares of two consecutive odd natural numbers is 202. What are the numbers?

2 2 +2 −7 −1
2+ −6 −2
66. What rational expression should be subtracted from to find ?

67. The coordinates of two vertices of a triangle are (3, 5) and (-4, -6). The coordinate of the
centroid of the triangle are (4, 3). Find out the coordinate of third vertex of the triangle.

68. Using coordinate geometry, prove that the mid point of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle
is at equidistant from all the three vertices of the triangle.

69. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the point (7, 1) and
(3, 5).

70. Prove that only two equal tangents can be drawn on circle from a point given outside the circle.

71. Prove that the perpendicular drawn at the end of a radius of a circle is a tangent to the circle.

72. In figure, given that ∠ACB = 90° and CD ⊥ AB. Prove that:
=
2
2

73. Metallic sphere of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively, are melted to form a single solid
sphere. Find the radius of the resulting sphere.

74. Find two numbers whose sum is 27 and product is 182.

 + = 5 and − = 6.
7 3 2 9
75. Solve the equations:

76. Find the sum of first 22 terms of an A.P. in which d = 7 and 22nd term is 149.

+ =2 ⸱
1+
1+
77. Prove that:

78. Prove that: ( ⸱ + )2 =

1+
1−

79. Find the co-ordinates of the point which divides internally the line joining the points (6, -9) and
(4, 6) in the ratio 3:4.

80. If (1, 1), (7, -3), (12, 2) and (7, 21) are the co-ordinates of the vertices of a quadrilateral. Prove
that the area of quadrilateral is 132 square unit.

81. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB ∥ DC and its diagonals intersect

=
h h
h h
each other at the point O. Prove that

3
4
82. Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle ABC with sides equal to of the corresponding
sides of the triangle ABC.

83. Find the area of the shaded region in figure of the two concentric
circles with centre O are 7 cm and 14 cm respectively and ∠AOC = 40°.

84. A right circular cone is 8 cm high and the radius of its base is 2 cm. The cone is melted and
recast into the shape of a sphere. Find the diameter of the sphere.

85. By using Euclid’s division algorithm, find the HCF of the numbers 135 and 225. Hence find their
LCM.

86. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the
other two sides.

+ =2 ⸱
1+
1+
87. Prove that:

88. If 15 cotA = 8, then find the value of sinA.

89. Show that the points (-2, 1), (2, -2) and (5, 2) are the vertices of a right triangle.

90. Solve the following equations graphically.

2x + y = 6
x − 2y + 2 = 0
91. Find the values of Y for which the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, Y) is 10 units.

92. Find the value of k if the points A(2, 3), B(4, k) and C(6, -3) are collinear.

93. D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that ∠ADC = ∠BAC. Show that
2 = CA.CB

94. In the given figure a quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to

circumscribe a circle. Prove that: AB + CD = AD + BC.

9
11
95. A fraction becomes , if 2 is added to both the numerator and denominator. If 3 is added to
5
6
both the numerator and denominator, it becomes . Find the numbers.

96. A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The diameter of
the hemisphere is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the inner surface area
of the vessel.

97. Find all other zeros of 2 4 −3 3 −3 2 + 6 − 2,if you know that two of its zeros are
2 and − 2.

98. Solve the following equations graphically:

x + 3y = 6
2x − 3y = 12

99. The first term of an A.P. is 8, the last term is 62 and sum of the terms is 210. Find the number
of terms and common difference.

100. H.C.F. (306, 657) = 9, find L.C.M. (306, 657)

101. Prove that 5 is an irrational number.

102. If tan2θ = cot(θ + 6°), then calculate the value of θ, [ 2θ and (θ + 6°) both are acute
angles ]

+ = 1.
1 1
103. Prove that the points (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1) are co-liner, if

104. Find the ratio in which Y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (1, -4) and (-5, -6).
Also find the point of intersection.

105. Find the area of a rhombus if its vertices are (3, 0), (4, 5), (-1, 4) and (2, -1) taken in order.
106. Prove that the length of two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

107. In figure, OACB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O and radius is

3.5 cm. IF OD = 2 cm, find the area of shaded region.

108. Find the area of the shaded region, where ABCD is a square of

as diameter. (π = 3.14)
side 20 cm and semicircles are drawn with each side of the square

109. Draw a line segment of length 7.8 cm, and divide it in the ration 5:8. Write the measurement
of both parts.
Six mark questions

− = ; ≠− 4,7
1 1 11
+4 −7 30
1. Solve the following equation -

2. Is it possible to design a park of perimeter 80 meter and area 400 m2 ? If so, find the length and
breadth.

3. A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the
ground making an angle 30° with it. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point
where the top touches the ground is 8 meter. Find the height of the tree.

4. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The mean
pocket allowance is Rs 18. Find the missing frequency.

Daily pocket allowance(in Rs) 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-117-19

19-21 21-23 23-25
9

Number of children 7 6 9 13 f 5 4

5. A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The diameter of the
hemisphere is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the inner surface area of
the vessel.

6. Prove that in a right angle triangle, the square of the

hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the

2 =2
other two sides. Now, if ABC is an isosceles triangle
2
right angles at C, show that .

7. Prove that if a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same
ratio, then the line is parallel to the third side. Using the above
theorem in a triangle ABC, if D and E are the mid points of sides
AB and AC respectively. Show that BC = 2 DE.

8. Find two consecutive positive integers, sum of whose squares is 365.

9. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and
breadth is increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units,
the area increased by 67 square units. Find the length and breadth of rectangle.
10. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 60°. After a flight of 15
seconds, the angle of elevation changes to 30°. If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of
1500 3 m, then find the speed of aeroplane in km per hour.

11. What is Baudhayan Theorem ?

Prove that : 4(BL2 + CM2 ) = 5BC2

In the figure, BL and CM are medians of a triangle ABC right angled at A

12. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct
points, then prove that the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

In ∆ABC, DE ∥ BC, if AD = 4, AE = 8, DB = x − 4 and EC = 3x − 19.

Using the above theorem solve:

Find the value of x.

13. A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of same radius. The
total height of the toy is 15.5 cm. Find the total surface area and volume of the toy.(π = )
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14. A train travels 150 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have
taken one hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.

15. 8 men and 12 boys can together finish a work in 10 days, while 6 men and 8 boys can finish it in
14 days. Find the time taken by one man alone and that by one boy alone to finish the work.

16. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 4 m and 9 m from
the base of the tower and in the same line with it are complementary. Prove that the height of
the tower is 6 m.

17. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of
their corresponding medians.
Medians of two similar triangle are in the ratio 4:9. Find the ratio of the areas of these triangles.

18. A container shaped like a right circular cylinder having diameter 12 cm and height 15 cm is full
of ice cream. The ice cream is to be filled into cones of height 12 cm and diameter 6 cm, having
a hemispherical shape on the top. Find the number of such cones which can be filled with ice
cream.

19. Find the mode of the following data:

Class interval 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65

Frequency 6 11 21 23 14 5
20. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9:7 and the ratio of their expenditures in 4:3. If each of
them manages to save Rs. 2000 per month, find their monthly incomes.

21. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.

22. The angle of elevation of a cloud from point 200 meter above a lake is 30° and the angle of
depression of its reflection in the lake is 60°. Find the height of the cloud.

23. O is any point inside a rectangle ABCD (see figure).

Prove that OB2 + OD2 = OA2 + OC2

24. Prove that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of
the other two sides.

Using the above, solve the following -

A ladder 10 meter long reaches a window 8 meter above the ground. Find the distance of the
foot of the ladder form base of the wall.

25. A cylindrical bucket, 32 cm high and with radius of base 18 cm, is filled with sand. This bucket is
emptied on the ground and a conical heap of sand is formed. If the height of the conical heap is
24 cm, find the radius and slant height of the heap.

26. The median of the following data is 525. Find the value of x and y, if the total frequency is 100.
Class interval 0-100 100-200 200-300 300-400 400-500 500-600 600-700 700-800 800-900 900-1000

Frequency 2 5 x 12 17 20 y 9 7 4

27. The speed of a boat in constant water is 5 km/h. The boat takes one hour more in covering a
distance 5.25 km against the stream than coming back along the stream for same distance. What
is the speed of the stream?

28. Two points P and Q are in the same straight line on the same side of a tower at distance of a and
b respectively from the tower. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower form points P and
Q are found to be complementary. Prove that the height of the tower is .

29. The angle of elevation of the top of a cliff from the base of a tower is 60°. The angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the base of the cliff is 30°. Find the height of the cliff
when the height of the tower is 50 meter.

= and ∠PST = ∠PRQ.

PS PT
SQ TR
30. In the given figure
Prove that ∆PQR is an isosceles triangle.
31. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of
their corresponding sides.

32. A motor boat takes 2 hour more to cover a distance of 30 km upstream than it takes to cover the
same distance downstream. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/h, find the speed of the boat in
still water.

33. The difference of a squares of two number is 180. The square of the smaller number is 8 times
of the large number. Find the two numbers.

34. The diameter of a 120 cm long roller is 84 cm. If it takes 500 complete revolutions to level a
play ground, determine the cost of leveling it a rate of 30 paise per square meter.

35. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at the
centre.

36. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun’s
elevation is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower.

37. The angle of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a
multi - storeyed building are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multi - storeyed
building and the distance between the two buildings.

38. The following table gives production yield per hectare of wheat of 100 farms of a village:

Production yield (in kg/ha) 50-55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 75-80

Number of farms 2 8 12 24 38 16

Change the distribution to a ‘more than type’ distribution and draw its ogive.

39. After five years, the age of Mohan will be three times that of his son. Five year ago, Mohan’s age
was seven times that of his son. Find out their present ages.

40. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 10 km/h more, it would have
taken 3 hours less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.

41. From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60° and
angle of depression of its foot is 45°. Determine the height of the tower.

42. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 100 m and 150 m
from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it are complementary. Prove that
the height of the tower is 50 6 m.
43. Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangle is equal to the square of the ratio of
their corresponding medians.

44. The lower part of a tent of a circus is in the cylindrical shape and upper part is conical. If the
diameter and height of the cylindrical part are 126 m and 5 m respectively and the total height
of the tent is 21 m, find the area of the cloth used for making the tent. Also find the cost of the
cloth at the rate of Rs. 50 per m2 .

45. Find the median for the following data:

Class Interval 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100

Frequency 4 12 14 16 20 16 10 8

46. In the adjoining figure, O is any point inside a rectangle

OB2 + OD2 = OA2 + OC2

ABCD. Prove that

47. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.

48. Solve the pair of equation -

2 3
− = 13

5 4
− =− 2

49. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of a tower is 30° and the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high,
find the height of the building.

50. In the given figure the perpendicular drawn from the vertex
A to the side BC of a triangle ABC intersects BC at D such
that BD = 3 CD. Prove that 2 AB2 = 2 AC2 + BC2 .
51. Construct a triangle of side 4 cm, 5 cm and 6 cm and then construct another triangle similar to
2
3
it whose sides are of the corresponding sides of the given triangle.

52. The radii of the ends of a frustum of a cone 45 cm high are 28 cm and 7 cm. Find its volume and
the curved surface area. (take π = ).
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53. A metallic sphere of radius 4.2 cm is melted and recast into the shape of a cylinder of radius 6
cm. Find the height of the cylinder.

54. Find the mode of the following data:

Class interval 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120

Frequency 10 35 52 61 38 29

55. A boat goes 35 km, upstream and 55 km down-stream in 12 hours. In 10 hours it can go 30 km
upstream and 44 km downstream. Determine the speed of the steam and that of the boat is still
water.

56. The sum of the reciprocal of Mohan’s age ( in years ) before 3 years and after 5 years from now
1
3
is . Find his present age.

57. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segment joining the points of contact at the
centre.

58. BL and CM are medians of a triangle ABC right angled at A. Prove that 4(BL2 + CM2) = 5BC2.

59. A 20 m deep well with diameter 7 m is dug and the earth from digging is evenly spread out to
form a platform 22 m by 14 m. Find the height of the platform.

60. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30° and the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high,
find the height of the building.

61. 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°, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a
uniform speed. Eight second later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be 60°. Find
the time taken by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.
62. Find the median of the following frequency distribution:

Class interval frequency

Less than 140 4

140-145 7

145-150 18

150-155 11

155-160 6

160-165 5