Mathematics All India (Set 2) 2018-2019 English Medium Class 10 Question Paper Solution

Two concentric circles of radii a and b (a > b) are given. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.

In Figure 1, PS = 3 cm, QS = 4 cm, ∠PRQ = θ, ∠PSQ = 90°, PQ ⊥ RQ and RQ = 9 cm. Evaluate tan θ.

If tan α =`5/12` find the value of sec α.

Write the discriminant of the quadratic equation (x + 5)² = 2 (5x − 3).

Find after how many places of decimal the decimal form of the number `27/(2^3. 5^4. 3^2)` will terminate.

Express 429 as a product of its prime factors.

Find the sum of the first 10 multiples of 6.

Find the positive value of m for which the distance between the points A(5, −3) and B(13, m) is 10 units.

A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a composite number

A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a prime number.

Cards numbered 7 to 40 were put in a box. Poonam selects a card at random. What is the probability that Poonam selects a card which is a multiple of 7?

Points A(3, 1), B(5, 1), C(a, b) and D(4, 3) are vertices of a parallelogram ABCD. Find the values of a and b.

Points P and Q trisect the line segment joining the points A(−2, 0) and B(0, 8) such that P is near to A. Find the coordinates of points P and Q.

Solve the following pair of linear equations:

3x − 5y = 4
2y + 7 = 9x

If HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65n − 117, then find the value of n.

On a morning walk, three persons step out together and their steps measure 30 cm, 36 cm, and 40 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in complete steps?

In the quadratic equation kx² − 6x − 1 = 0, determine the values of k for which the equation does not have any real root.

A, B and C are interior angles of a triangle ABC. Show that

sin `(("B"+"C")/2) = cos  "A"/2`

A, B and C are interior angles of a triangle ABC. Show that

If ∠A = 90°, then find the value of tan`(("B+C")/2)`

If tan (A + B) = 1 and tan(A-B)`=1/sqrt3` , 0° < A + B < 90°, A > B, then find the values of A and B.

In Figure 2, PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a point T. Find the length TP.

Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.

A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a class for the whole term. Find the mean number of days a student was absent.

A car has two wipers that do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length 21 cm sweeping through an angle of 120°. Find the total area cleaned at each sweep of the blades. `("Take"  π =22/7)`

The perpendicular from A on side BC of a Δ ABC meets BC at D such that DB = 3CD. Prove that 2AB² = 2AC² + BC².

If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR, respectively where ΔABC ~ ΔPQR, prove that `("AB")/("PQ") = ("AD")/("PM")`.

Check whether g(x) is a factor of p(x) by dividing polynomial p(x) by polynomial g(x),
where p(x) = x⁵ − 4x³ + x² + 3x +1, g(x) = x³ − 3x + 1

Prove that `sqrt3` is an irrational number.

Find the largest number which on dividing 1251, 9377 and 15628 leave remainders 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

Find the area of the triangle ABC with the coordinates of A as (1, −4) and the coordinates of the mid-points of sides AB and AC respectively are (2, −1) and (0, −1).

Two numbers are in the ratio of 5: 6. If 7 is subtracted from each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 4: 5. Find the numbers.

Water is flowing at the rate of 2.52 km/h through a cylindrical pipe into a cylindrical tank, the radius of whose base is 40 cm. If the increase in the level of water in the tank, in half an hour is 3.15 m, find the internal diameter of the pipe.

In Figure 3, a decorative block is shown which is made of two solids, a cube, and a hemisphere. The base of the block is a cube with an edge 6 cm and the hemisphere fixed on the top has a diameter of 4⋅2 cm. Find

(a) the total surface area of the block.
(b) the volume of the block formed. `("Take"  pi = 22/7)`

A bucket open at the top is in the form of a frustum of a cone with a capacity of 12308.8 cm³. 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 metal sheet used in making the bucket. (use π = 3.14)

Prove that, if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides, then the two sides are divided in the same ratio.

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

Change the following distribution to a 'more than type' distribution. Hence draw the 'more than type' ogive for this distribution.

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

If m times the m^th term of an Arithmetic Progression is equal to n times its n^th term and m ≠ n, show that the (m + n)^th term of the A.P. is zero.

The sum of the first three numbers in an Arithmetic Progression is 18. If the product of the first and the third term is 5 times the common difference, find the three numbers.

A shopkeeper buys some books for Rs 80. If he had bought 4 more books for the same amount, each book would have cost Rs 1 less. Find the number of books he bought.

Construct a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point which is at a distance of 6 cm from its centre.

Prove the following:

`1/(1+sin^2theta) + 1/(1+cos^2theta) + 1/(1+sec^2theta) + 1/(1+cosec^2theta) = 2`