Halfyearly examination Time
Sub-Maths class 10
Part A
Multiple choice Type Question
1. Which of the following numbers is not a real number?
(a) 3.1416 ( b) √2 (c) -5 (d) i
2. What is the smallest prime number?
(a) 0 ( b) 1 (c) 2 ( d) 3
3. Which of the following is a prime number?
(a) 4 ( b) 9 (c) 11 ( d) 15
4. What is the value of √(-16)?
( a) 4 ( b) -4 ( c) √16 (d) √(-4)
5. Which of the following numbers is irrational?
(a) 0.25 (b) 1/3 (c) √5 (d) 0.666...
6. What is the value of 'm' in the equation 4m - 7 = 5?
( a) m = 2 ( b) m = 3 (c) m = -1 ( d) m = 4
7. If 2x - 3 = 5, what is the value of 'x'?
(a) x = 4 (b) x = 7 ( c) x = 3.5 (d) x = -1
8. Solve for x: 2x + 5 = 15
(a) x = 5 (b) x = 10 (c) x = -5 (d) x = -10
9. Which of the following equations represents a linear equation?
( a) x2 + 3x + 5 = 0 (b) 2x + 3y = 7 (c) 2x^2 + 5 = 0 (d) 3x3 + 4x + 1 = 0
10. The solution to the equation 3(x - 4) = 2x + 6 is:
(a) x = -6 ( b) x = 6 ( c) x = 2 (d) x = -2
11. The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0 is:
(a) -b/a (b) c/a (c) -c/a ( d) -a/b
12. If a quadratic equation has one real root, what can be said about its discriminant?
( a) Discriminant is positive ( b) Discriminant is zero ( c) Discriminant is negative ( d)
Discriminant is any value
13. Solve for x: x2 - 4x + 4 = 0
(a) x = 2 (b) x = 4 (c) x = -2 ( d) x = -4
14. The discriminant of the quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0 is given by:
(a) b2 - 4ac (b) 2ab – c (c) a2 + b2 (d) √(b2- 4ac)
15. If a quadratic equation has no real roots, what can be said about its discriminant?
(a) Discriminant is positive (b) Discriminant is zero (c) Discriminant is negative( d)
Discriminant is any value
16. In the arithmetic progression 2, 5, 8, 11, ..., what is the common difference?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 8
17. What is the 10th term of the arithmetic progression 3, 7, 11, 15, ...?
( a) 33 (b) 37 (c) 41 (d) 45
18. What is the sum of the first 5 terms of the arithmetic progression 1, 4, 7, 10, ...?
(a) 15 (b) 22 (c) 25 (d) 30
19. If the 6th term of an arithmetic progression is 18 and the common difference is 3, what is the
first term?
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 15
20. If the 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 14 and the common difference is 4, what is the
7th term?
(a) 22 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 34
Part-B
1. Solve all part [each 2marks]
a. Find the distance between two points A(3, 4) and B(7, 1) using the distance formula.
b. Write down the general form of a quadratic equation?
c. If the first term of an AP is 5, and the common difference is 3, what is the 10th term?
d. Factor the polynomial x2 – 4
e. Find the point of intersection for the lines represented by the equations:
3x + 2y = 10, 2x - y =4
f. Prove that √2 + √3 is an irrational number.
2. Solve all parts (each marks 4)
a. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic progression: 4, 7, 10, 13, ...
b. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x2 - 5x + 7 = 0 and determine the nature of
its roots.
c. If the 8th term of an AP is 24 and the sum of the first 12 terms is 192, find the common
difference.
d. In a right triangle, if the tangent of one acute angle is 2/3, find the values of the other
trigonometric ratios for that angle?
e. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line joining (-3, 4) and (5, -2) in the ratio
3:4
f. Given a right triangle with hypotenuse of length 10 cm and one acute angle of 30 degrees, find
the lengths of the other two sides.
3. If the sum of the first 'n' terms of an AP is given by S_n = 3n2 - 2n, find the common difference
and the first term [6]
4. A car rental agency charges a flat fee of $30 plus $0.15 per mile driven. If a customer's bill
was $90, how many miles did they drive? [6]
OR
A rectangular garden has a length that is 4 meters more than its width. If the area of the
garden is 60 square meters, find its dimensions.
5. A boat travels 80 km downstream in 4 hours and returns upstream in 10 hours. Find the
speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the current? [6]
OR
A chemist wants to mix a solution containing 15% salt with a solution containing 25% salt to
obtain 10 liters of a solution containing 20% salt. How many liters of each solution should be used
