Class X Mathematics

Board Paper 2015 (Solution)

SECTION A
1.

(a)
Given, b is the mean proportion between a and c.
a b
   k(say)
b c
 a  bk, b  ck
 a  (ck)k  ck 2 ,b  ck
a 4  a2b2  b4
L.H.S. 
b4  b2c2  c4
 ck    ck   ck    ck 
4 2 2 4
2 2


 ck    ck 
4 2
c2  c 4



c 4 k 8  c2k 4 c2k 2  c 4 k 4 
c k  c k c  c4
4 4
 2 2
 2

c4k 8  c4k 6  c4k 4


c4k 4  c4k 2  c4



c4k 4 k 4  k 2  1 
4

c k  k 1 4 2

 k4
a2
R.H.S. 
c2
 ck 
2
2


c2
c2 k 4
 2
c
 k4
Hence, L.H.S.  R.H.S.
(b)

Given equation is 4x 2  5x  3  0.
Comparing with ax 2  bx  c  0,we get
a  4, b  5 and c  3
b  b2  4ac
x 
2a
( 5)  ( 5)2  4(4)( 3)

2 4
5  25  48

8
5  73

8
5  8.54

8
13.54 3.54
 or
8 8
 1.6925 or  0.4425
 1.69 or  0.44

(c)
Join OA and OC.
Since the perpendicular from the centre of the circle to a chord bisects the chord.
Therefore, N and M are the mid-points of AB and CD respectively.
Consequently,
1 1
AN  NB  AB   24  12 cm and
2 2
1 1
CM  MD  CD   10  5 cm
2 2
In right-angled triangles ANO and CMO, we have
OA2  ON2  AN2 and OC2  OM2  CM2
 132  ON2  122 and 132  OM2  52
 ON2  132  122 and OM2  132  52
 ON2  169  144 and OM2  169  25
 ON2  25 and OM2  144
 ON  5 and OM  12
Now, NM  ON  OM  5  12  17cm
Hence, the distance between the two chords is 17 cm.
2.

(a)
1
sin2 28  sin2 62  tan2 38  cot 2 52  sec2 30
4
1
 sin2 28  sin2(90  28)  tan2 38  cot 2(90  38)  sec2 30
4
2
1  2 
 2

 sin 28  cos 28  tan 38  tan 38   
2 2 2

4  3 
1 4
10 
4 3
1
1
3
4

3

(b)

1 3   2 1
Given : A    , B  and A 2  5B2  5C
3 4   3 2
1 3  1 3 
Now, A 2  A  A    
3 4  3 4 
1  1  3  3 1  3  3  4 
 
3  1  4  3 3  3  4  4 
 1  9 3  12 
 
3  12 9  16 
10 15
 
15 25
 2 1  2 1
And, B2  B  B    
 3 2  3 2
 2  ( 2)  1  ( 3) 2  1  1  2
 
 3  ( 2)  2  ( 3) 3  1  2  2
 4  3 2  2 
 
6  6 3  4 
1 0
 
0 1
10 15 1 0 10 15 5 0  5 15 1 3 
Now, A 2  5B2     5         5   5C
15 25 0 1 15 25 0 5 15 20 3 4
1 3 
Hence, C   
3 4
 (c)

For 1st year:

P  Rs. 50,000; R  12% and T  1 year
50,000  12  1
 Interest  Rs.  Rs. 6,000
100
And, Amount  Rs. 50,000  Rs. 6,000  Rs. 56,000
Since Money repaid  Rs. 33,000
 Balance  Rs. 56,000  Rs. 33,000  Rs. 23,000

For 2nd year:

P  Rs. 23, 000; R  15% and T  1 year
23,000  15  1
 Interest  Rs.  Rs. 3,450
100
And, Amount  Rs. 23,000  Rs. 3,450  Rs. 26,450

Thus, Jaya must pay Rs. 26,450 at the end of 2nd year to clear her debt.

3.
(a)

List price  Rs.42,000

Discount  10% of Rs. 42,000
10
  Rs. 42,000
100
 Rs. 4,200
 Discounted price  Rs. 42,000  Rs. 4,200  Rs. 37,800
Off-season discount  5% of Rs. 37,800
5
  Rs. 37,800
100
 Rs. 1,890
 Sale-price  Rs. 37,800  Rs. 1,890  Rs. 35,910
(i) The amount of sales tax a customer has to pay  8% of Rs. 35,910
8
  Rs. 35,910
100
 Rs. 2872.80
(ii) The total price, a customer has to pay for the computer  Sale-price  Sales Tax
 Rs. 35,910  Rs. 2872.80
 Rs. 38782.80
 (b)

Given, P(1, 2), A(3, 6) and B(x,y)

AP : PB  2:3
 2  x  3  3 2  y  3  ( 6)   2x  9 2y  18 
Hence, coordinates of P   ,  5 ,
 23 23   5 
But, the coordinates of P are (1,  2).
2x  9 2y  18
  1 and  2
5 5
 2x  9  5 and 2y  18  10
 2x  4 and 2y  8
 x  2 and y  4
Hence, the coordinates of B are (  2,4).

(c)

Data in ascending order:

13, 35, 43, 46, x, x  4, 55, 61, 71, 80
Median  48
Number of observations  n  10 (even)
th th
n n 
2 term    1  term
 Median    2 
2
th th
 10   10 
 2  term    1  term
 48     2 
2
th th
5 term  6 term
 48 
2
xx4
 48 
2
2x  4
 48 
2
 48  x  2
 x  46
 x  4  46  4  50
Thus, the observations are 13, 35, 43, 46, 46, 50, 55, 61, 71, 80
Observation 46 is appearing twice.
Hence, the mode of the data is 46.
4.

(a)

Let the number to be subtracted from the given polynomial be k.

Let f(y)  16x3  8x 2  4x  7  k
It is given that (2x  1) is a factor of f(y).
 1
 f  0
 2
3 2
 1  1  1
 16     8     4     7  k  0
 2  2  2
 1 1
 16      8   2  7  k  0
 8 4
 2  2  2  7  k  0
1k 0
 k 1

Thus, 1 should be subtracted from the given polynomial.

(b)

Length of a rectangle  Radius of two semi-circles  Diameter of a circle

 5  5  10
 20 cm
Breadth of a rectangle  Diameter of a circle  2  5  10 cm
 Area of a rectangle  Length  Breadth
 20  10
 200 sq. cm
22
Area of a circle   5  5  78.571 sq. cm
7
1 
And, area of two semi-circles each of radius 5 cm  2  78.571   78.571 sq. cm
2 
Now,
Area of shaded region  Area of a rectangle  Area of a circle  Area of two semi-circles
 200  78.571  78.571
 200  157.142
 42.858 sq. cm
(c)
1 1 1
8    4x  7 , x  I
2 2 2
17 1 15
     4x  , x  I
2 2 2
17 1 1 15
Take     4x   4x 
2 2 2 2
17 1 15 1
   4x  4x  
2 2 2 2
16 16
  4x  4x 
2 2
 8  4x  4x  8
2 x x  2
Thus, on simplifying, the given inequation reduces to  2  x  2.
Since x  I, the solution set is {  2,  1, 0, 1}.
The required graph on number line is as follows:
 SECTION B (40 Marks)
Attempt any four questions from this section

5.
(a)
1 1 
Given : B    and X  B  4B
2

 8 3 
Now, B  B  B
2

1 1   1 1 
  
 8 3   8 3
1  1  1  8 1  1  1  3
 
 8  1  3  8 8  1  3  3
 1  8 1  3
 
8  24 8  9
9 4
 
32 17
9 4 1 1  9 4   4 4  5 0
X  B2  4B     4     
32 17  8 3 32 17  32 12 0 5
a   5 
Now, X     
b 50
5 0 a   5 
     
0 5 b 50
5a  0b  5 
  
0a  5b 50
5a   5 
  
5b 50
 5a  5 and 5b  50
 a  1 and b  10

(b)
10
Since Dividend on 1 share  10% of Rs. 50   Rs. 50  Rs. 5
100
Total dividend Rs. 450
 Number of shares bought    90
Dividend on 1 share Rs. 5
Since market value of each share  Rs. 60
 Sum invested by the man  90  Rs. 60  Rs. 5,400
Total return Rs. 450
Percentage return   100%   100%  8.33%  8%
Sum invested Rs. 5400
(c)
Outcomes: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p
Total number of all possible outcomes  16
(i) When the selected card has a vowel,
the possible outcomes are a, e, i, o.
Number of favourable outcomes  4
4 1
 Required probability  
16 4
(ii) When the selected card has a consonant,
Number of favourable outcomes  16  4  12
12 3
 Required probability  
16 4
(iii)When the selected card has none of the letters from the word median,
the possible outcomes are b, c, f , g, h, j, k, l, o, p.
Number of favourable outcomes  10
10 5
 Required probability  
16 8

6.

(a) Steps of construction:

(i) Draw line AC = 5 cm and CAB = 60o. Cut off AB = 7 cm. Join BC, ABC is the
required triangle.
(ii) Draw angle bisectors of A and
B.
(iii) Bisector of B meets AC at M and
bisector of A meets BC at N.
(iv) Similarly, draw the angle bisector
of C which meets AB at D.
(v) P is the point which is equidistant
from AB, BC and AC.
(vi) With DP as the radius, draw a
circle touching the three sides of
the triangle (incircle.)
(b)
Let h bethe height and r be the radius of the base of the conical tent.
According to the given information,
1
77×16 = πr2h
3
1 22
 77×16 = × ×7×7× h
3 7
1
 77×16 = ×22×7× h
3
77 ×16×3
h  h = 24 m
22×7
Now, l2 = r2 + h2
 l2 = 72 + 242  625
 l = 25 m
22
 Curved surface area = πrl= ×7×25 = 550 m2
7
Hence, the height of the tent is 24 m and the curved surface area of the tent is 550 m2 .

(c)
7m  2n 5
(i) 
7m  2n 3
By Componendo  Divinendo, we get
7m  2n  (7m  2n) 5  3

7m  2n  (7m  2n) 5  3
14m 8
 
4n 2
7m 4
 
2n 1
m 8
 
n 7
 m : n  8 :7

m 8 m2 82
(ii)   2  2
n 7 n 7
ApplyingComponendo  Divinendo, we get
m2  n2 82  72
 2 
m  n2 82  72
m2  n2 64  49
 2 
m  n2 64  49
m2  n2 113
 2 
m  n2 15
7.

(a) Principal for the month of Jan = Rs. 5600

Principal for the month of Feb = Rs. 4100
Principal for the month of Mar = Rs. 4100
Principal for the month of Apr = Rs. 2000
Principal for the month of May = Rs. 8500
Principal for the month of June = Rs. 10000
Total Principal for one month = Rs. 34300

Rate of interest = 6% pa
PRT 34300  6  1
(i) Simple interest = =  Rs.171.50
100 100  12
(ii) Totalamount  Rs.10000  Rs.171.50  Rs.10171.50

(b)

The image of point (x, y) on Y-axis has the coordinates (–x, y).
Thus, we have
Coordinates of B’ = (–2, 3)
Coordinates of C’ = (–1, 1)
Coordinates of D’ = (–2, 0)

Since, Y-axis is the line of symmetry of the figure formed, the equation of the line of
symmetry is x = 0.
8.
(a) Let the assumed mean A = 25
Mid-value x  A x  25
Marks f dxA t   ft
x i 10
0  10 5 10 20 2 20
10  20 15 9 10 1 9
20  30 25 25 0 0 0
30  40 35 30 10 1 30
40  50 45 16 20 2 32
50  60 55 10 30 3 30
 f  100  ft  63
 ft 63 63
 Mean  A   i  25   10  25   25  6.3  31.3
f 100 10

(b)

(i) BAQ  30

Since AB is the bisector of CAQ
 CAB  BAQ  30
AD is the bisector of CAP andP  A  Q,
DAP  CAD  CAQ  180
 CAD  CAD  60  180
 CAD  60
So, CAD  CAB  60  30  90
Since angle in a semi-circle  90
 Angle made by diameter to any point on the circle is 90
So,BD is the diameter of the circle.
 (ii) SinceBD is the diameter of the circle, so it will pass through the centre.
By Alternate segment theorem,
ABD  DAP  60
So, in BMA,
AMB  90 ....(Use AngleSumProperty)
We know that perpendicular drawn from the centre to a chord of a circle bisects the chord.
 BMA  BMC  90
In BMA and BMC,
BMA  BMC  90
BM  BM (common side)
AM  CM (perpendicular drawn from the centre to a chord of a circle bisects the chord.)
 BMA  BMC
 AB  BC (SAS congruence criterion)
 ABC is an isosceles triangle.

(c)

(i) Printed price of an air conditioner = Rs. 45000

Discount = 10%
45000  (100  10)
 C.P.οf the air conditioner = Rs.
100
45000  90
 Rs.
100
 Rs.40500
12
VAT (12%)=40500   Rs.4860
100
So, the shopkeeper paid VAT of Rs. 4860 to the government.

(ii) Discount = 5% of the marked price

45000  (100  5)
C.P.οf the air conditioner= Rs.
100
45000  95
 Rs.
100
 Rs. 42750
12
VAT (12%)=42750   Rs.5130
100
So, the total amount paid by the customer inclusive of tax
= Rs. 42750  Rs.5130
 Rs.47880
9.

(a)
(i) DAE  70 ....(given)
BAD  DAE  180 ....(linear pair)
 BAD  70  180
 BAD  110
Since ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, sum of the measures of the opposite angles
are supplementary.
So, BCD  BAD  180
BCD  110  180
BCD  70
(ii) BOD  2BCD (Inscribed angle theorem)
 BOD  2(70)  140
(iii) In OBD,
OB = OD ....(radii of same circle)
 OBD  ODB
By Angle Sum property,
OBD  ODB  BOD  180
 2OBD  BOD  180
 2OBD  140  180
 2OBD  40
 OBD  20

(b)
Given vertices: A( 1, 3), B(4, 2) and C(3,  2)
(i) Coordinates of the centroid G of ΔABC are given by
 1  4  3 3  2  2   6 3 
G ,  ,  (2, 1)
 3 3   3 3 

(ii) Since the line through G is parallel to AC, the slope of the lines are the same.
y2  y1 2  3 5
m  
x2  x1 3  ( 1) 4
5
So, equation of the line passing throughG(2, 1) and with slo pe is given by,
4
y  y 1  m(x  x1 )
5
 y 1  (x  2)
4
 4y  4  5x  10
 5x  4y  14 is the required equation.
 (c)
sin   2sin3 
L.H.S. 
2cos3   cos 
sin (1  2sin2 )

cos (2cos2   1)
sin (1  2sin2 )

cos  [2(1  sin2 )  1]
sin (1  2sin2 )

cos (2  2sin2   1)
sin (1  2sin2 )

cos (1  2sin2 )
 tan 
 R.H.S. (proved)
10.
(a)
Let Vivek's age be x years and Amit's age be (47-x) years.
According to the given information,
x(47  x)  550
 47x  x2  550
 x2  47x  550  0
 (x  25)(x  22)  0
 x  25 or x = 22
So, Vivek's age is 25 years and Amit's age is 22 years.
 (b)
The cumulative frequency table of the given distribution is as follows:
Wages in Rs. Upper Limit No. of workers Cumulative frequency

400-450 450 2 2
450-500 500 6 8
500-550 550 12 20
550-600 600 18 38
600-650 650 24 62
650-700 700 13 75
700-750 750 5 80
The ogive is as follows:

Number of workers = n = 80
th
n
(i) Median =   term  40th term
2
Through mark 40 on the Y-axis, draw a horizontal line which meets the curve at point A.
Through point A, on the curve draw a vertical line which meets the X-axis at point B.
The value of point B on the X-axis is the median, which is 605.
th
 80 
(ii) Lower quartile (Q1 )    term  20th term  550
 4 
(ii) Through mark of 625 on X-axis, draw a verticle line which meets the graph at point C.
Then through point C, draw a horizontal line which meets the Y-axis at the mark of 50.
Thus, number of workers that earn more than Rs. 625 daily  80  50  30
11.

(a)
Let PQ be the lighthouse.
 PQ  60
In PQA,
PQ
tan 60 
AQ
60
 3
AQ
60
 AQ 
3
20  3
 AQ 
3
20  3  3
 AQ 
3
 AQ  20 3 m
In PQB,
PQ
tan 45 
QB
60
1
QB
 QB  60 m
Now,
AB  AQ  QB
 20 3  60
 20  1.732  60
 94.64
 95 m
(b)
(i) In PQR and SPR, we have
QPR  PSR ....(given)
PRQ  PRS ....(common)
So, by AA-axiom similarity, we have
PQR SPR ....(proved)
(ii) Since PQR SPR ....(proved)
PQ QR PR
  
SP PR SR
QR PR
Consider  ....[From (1)]
PR SR
QR 6
 
6 3
66
 QR   12 cm
3
PQ PR
Also, 
SP SR
8 6
 
SP 3
8
 2
SP
8
 SP   4 cm
2
Area of PQR PQ 2 82 64
(iii)    4
Area of SPR SP2 42 16

(c)

(i) Let the deposit per month  Rs. P

Number of months (n)  36
Rate of interest (r)  7.5% p.a.
n(n  1) r
 S.I.  P  
2  12 100
36  37 7.5
 8325  P  
2  12 100
3  37 7.5
 8325  P  
2 100
8325  2  100
P  Rs. 2000
3  37  7.5
(ii) Maturity value  P  n  S.I.  Rs.(2000  36  8325)  Rs. 80,325