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PB 2 REVISION 1
Class 10 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 289
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1. Prove that 4 − 5√2 is an irrational number. [3]

2. If two positive integers p and q are written as p = a2b3 and q = a3 b, a and b are a prime number then. [3]

[Link] × (p.q.) × HCF (p.q.) = pq

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3. Prove that (3 + 2√5) is irrational. 2
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4. Three sets of physics, chemistry and mathematics books have to be stacked in such a way that all the books are [5]

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stored topic wise and the number of books in each stack is the same. The number of physics books is 192, the
number of chemistry books is 240 and the number of mathematics books is 168. Determine the number of stacks
of physics, chemistry and mathematics books.
5. Explain why the numbers 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 + 5 × 4 and 11 × 13 × 15 + 11 are composite numbers?
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6. Prove that √5 + √7 is irrational. [5]
7. If α, β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 9x + 20, form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are (α + [3]
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1) and (β + 1).
8. If α, β are the zeros of the polynomial 2x2 – 4x + 5. find the value of (i) α 2 + β 2 (ii) (α - β)2. [3]

9. ​If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 - 2x + 3, find a polynomial whose roots are [3]
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i. α + 2, β + 2
α−1 β−1
ii. α+1
,
β+1

10. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, then evaluate: [5]
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2
2
α β α β
a( + ) + b( + )
β α β α

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11. Find the zeros of f(s) = 2s 2
− (1 + 2√2)s + √2 and verify the relationship between the zeros and its [5]
coefficients.
12. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 6x2 + 5x - k satisfying the relation, α − β = 1
, then find the [5]
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value of k.
13. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the number obtained by [3]
reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.
14. Draw the graph of the pair of equations 2x + y = 4 and 2x – y = 4. Write the vertices of the triangle formed by [3]
these lines and the y-axis. Also find the area of this triangle.
15. Father's age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years, his age will be twice the sum of [3]
ages of two children. Find the age of father.
16. Sangeeta went to a book-seller's shop and purchased 2 textbook of IX Mathematics and 3 textbook of X [5]
mathematics for Rs.250. Her friend Meenu also bought 4 textbooks of IX Mathematics and 6 textbooks of X
maths of same kind for Rs.500. Represents this situation algebraically and graphically.
17. A railway half ticket costs half the full fare and the reservation charge is the same on half ticket as on full ticket. [5]

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 One reserved first class ticket from Mumbai to Ahmedabad costs ₹ 216 and one full and one half reserved first
class tickets cost ₹ 327. What is the basic first class full fare and what is the reservation charge?
18. DDA wants to make a rectangular park in the colony. If the length and breadth of the park are decreased by 2 m, [5]
then the area will be decreased by 196 sq meters. Its area will be increased by 246 sq meters if its length is
increased by 3 m and breadth is increased by 2 m. Find the length and breadth of the park.
19. An aeroplane left 50 minutes later than its scheduled time, and in order to reach the destination, 1250 km away, [3]
in time, it had to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from its usual speed. Find its usual speed.

20. If -2 is a root of the equation 3x2 + 7x + p = 0, find the value of k so that the roots of the equation x2 + k(4x + k - [3]
1) + p = 0 are equal.
21. Prove that both the roots of the equation (x - a)(x - b) + (x - b)(x - c ) + (x - c)(x - a) = 0 are real but they are [3]
equal only when a = b = c.
22. If the roots of the quadratic equation (c 2
− ab) x
2 2
− 2 (a
2
− bc) x + b − ac = 0 in x are equal then show [5]
that either a = 0 or a 3 3
+ b
3
+ c = 3abc

23. The sum of ages of a father and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages (in years) was 124. [5]

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Determine their present ages.
24. Sum of the areas of two squares is 452 m2. If the difference of their perimeters is 8 m, find the sides of the two [5]
squares.
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25. In an A.P. the sum of first n terms is 3n

+
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. Find the 25th term. [3]
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26. If 9th term of an A.P. is zero, prove that its 29th term is double the 19th term. [3]
27. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 100 and 500 which are divisible by 8. [3]
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28. Solve the equation: [5]
-4 + (-1) + 2 + 5 + ... + x = 437.
29. A man is employed to count ₹10710. He counts at the rate of ₹180 per minute for half an hour. After this he [5]
counts at the rate of ₹3 less every minute than the preceding minute. Find the time taken by him to count the
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entire amount.
30. Let there be an A.P. with first term 'a', common difference 'd'. If an denotes its nth term and Sn the sum of first n [5]

terms, find. n and Sn, if a = 5, d = 3 and an = 50.

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31. In Fig. CM and RN are respectively the medians of △ABC and △PQR. If △ABC ∼ △ PQR, prove that: [3]
i. △AMC ∼ △ PNR
ii. CM

RN
=
AB

PQ

iii. △CMB ∼ △ RNQ

32. In given figure △ABC ∼ △DEF . [3]

AP bisects ∠C AB and DQ bisects ∠ FDE

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i. AP

DQ
=
AB

DE

ii. △C AP ∼ △F DQ

33. In the given figure, ∠1 = ∠2 and AC

BD
=
CB

CE
. [3]
Prove that △AC B ∼ △DC E .

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34. In the given figure, ∠ ADC = ∠ BCA ; prove that △ACB ∼ △ADC . Hence find BD if AC = 8 cm and AD = 3 [5]
cm.

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35. Prove that a line drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides in distinct points, divides [5]
the two sides in the same ratio.
36. In Fig., DEFG is a square in a triangle ABC right angled at A. [5]
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Prove that
i. △AGF ∼ △ DBG
ii. △AGF ∼ △ EFC
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37. The line segment joining the points P (3,3) and Q (6, - 6) is trisected at the points A and B such that A is nearer [3]
to P. If A also lies on the line given by 2x + y + k = 0, find the value of k.
38. If (1, 2), (4, y), (x, 6) and (3, 5) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, find x and y. [3]
39. If (a, b) is the mid-point of the segment joining the points A(10, - 6) and B(k, 4) and a - 2b = 18, then find the [3]
value of k and the distance AB.
40. If (-4, 3) and (4, 3) are two vertices of an equilateral triangle, find the coordinates of the third vertex, given that [5]
the origin lies in the interior of the triangle.
41. Find the coordinates of the points which divide the line segment joining A(-2, 2) and B(2, 8) into four equal [5]
parts.
42. Show that the points (1, 1), (-1, 5), (7, 9) and (9, 5) taken in the order are the vertices of a rectangle. [5]

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43. If sinθ + 2 cosθ = 1 prove that 2 sinθ - cosθ = 2. [3]
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44. If sin θ = a
, show that (sec θ + tan θ) = √
b+a
. [3]
b b−a

45. Prove the identity: [3]

(sin8θ - cos8θ ) = (sin2θ - cos2θ ) (1 - 2sin2θ cos2θ )

46. Prove that:
(1+cot θ+tan θ)(sin θ−cos θ)
= sin2 θ cos2 θ [5]
3 3
(sec θ−cosec θ)

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47. In △ABC, AB = x units, AC = 7 units, and ∠B = 90
∘
, cos B = 0. Evaluate : √7 − x tan C + √7 + x cot A - [5]
−−−−− −
14 cos A + 21 sin C + √49 + x2 cos B.

48. Evaluate: 4 (sin 4

60
∘
+ cos
4 ∘
30 ) − 3 (tan
2
60
∘
− tan
2 ∘ 2
45 ) + 5 cos 45
∘
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49. A chord PQ of length 12 cm subtends an angle 120o at the center of a circle. Find the area of the minor segment [3]

cut off by the chord PQ.

50. The central angles of two sectors of circles of radii 7 cm and 21 cm are respectively 120° and 40°. Find the areas [3]
of the two sectors as well as the length of the corresponding arcs. What do you observe?
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51. A momento is made as shown in the figure. Its base PBCR is silver plated from the front side. Find the area [3]
which is silver plated. (π = 22

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52. Find the area of the segment of a circle of radius 12 cm whose corresponding sector central angle 60°. (Use π = [5]
3.14).
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53. A chord of a circle of radius 10cm subtends a right angle at the center. Find the area of the corresponding: (Use [5]
π = 3.14)
i. minor sector
ii. major sector
iii. minor segment
iv. major segment

54. A chord of a circle of radius 14 cm subtends an angle of 60o at the centre. Find the area of the corresponding [5]

minor segment of the circle. Also find the area of the major segment of the circle.
55. A toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of the same base radius as that of the [3]
hemisphere. If the radius of base of the cone is 21 cm and its volume is of the volume of the hemisphere,
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calculate the height of the cone and the surface area of the toy.
56. An empty cone is of radius 3 cm and height 12 cm. Ice-creams is filled in it so that lower part of the cone which [3]
th
is ( 1

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) of the volume of the cone is unfilled but hemisphere is formed on the top. Find volume of the ice-

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57. The following table gives the life of 50 bulbs: [3]

Life time (in hrs) 0 - 100 100 - 200 200 - 300 300- 400 400 - 500

No. of bulls 5 12 14 6 13

Calculate the modal life.

58. Find the mode of the following distribution of marks obtained by 80 students : [3]

Marks obtained 0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50

No. of students 6 10 12 32 2

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59. Determine the mean of the following distribution: [3]

Marks Number of students

Below 10 RJ 5

Below 20 9

Below 30 17
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Below 40 29

Below 50 45
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Below 60 60

Below 70 70

Below 80 78
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Below 90 83

Below 100 85

60. An incomplete distribution is given as follows: [5]

Variable 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70

Frequency 10 20 ? 40 ? 25 15

You are given that the median value is 35 and the sum of all the frequencies is 170. Using the median formula,
fill up the missing frequencies.
61. Find the mean from the following frequency distribution of marks at a test in statistics: [5]

Marks (x): 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

No. of students (f): 15 50 80 76 72 45 39 9 8 6

62. 5 cards the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds are well shuffled with their faces downward. One card is [3]
then picked up at random.
a. What is the probability that the drawn card is the queen?

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 b. If the queen is drawn and put aside and a second card is drawn, find the probability that the second card is (i)
an ace, (ii) a queen.
63. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that [3]
i. 5 will not come on either of them?
ii. 5 will come up on atleast one?
iii. 5 will come up on both dice?
64. A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box, find the [5]
probability that it bears.
i. a one digit number.
ii. a number divisible by 5.
iii. an odd number less than 30.
iv. a composite number between 50 and 70
65. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1,2,3 and 4. Another number y is selected at random from [5]
the numbers 1,4, 9 and 16. Find the probability that product of x and y is less than 16.

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66. In figure, OP is equal to diameter of the circle. Prove that △APB is an equilateral triangle. [3]

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67. From a point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circle C(O r). If OP = 2r, show that △AP B is [3]
equilateral.
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68. In figure the sides AB, BC and CA of triangle ABC touch a circle with centre O and radius r at P,Q and R [5]
respectively.

Prove that:
i. AB + CQ = AC + BQ
ii. Area(ΔABC ) Perimeter of ΔABC ) × r
1
= (
2

69. In Figure, a triangle ABC with ∠ B = 90o is shown. Taking AB as diameter, a circle has been drawn intersecting [5]
AC at point P. Prove that the tangent drawn at point P bisects BC.

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70. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 30m longer when the sun's altitude is 30 , than∘
[3]
when it was 60 . Find the height of the tower. [Take V3 = 1.732.]
∘

71. A spherical balloon of radius r subtends an angle θ at the eye of an observer. If the angle of elevation of its [3]
centre is φ, find the height of the centre of the balloon
72. The angles of elevation of the top and bottom of a flagstaff fixed on a wall, are 60° and 45° respectively to a [5]
man standing on the other side of the road 20 m wide. Find the height of the flagstaff.
73. A TV tower stands vertically on the bank of a canal. From a point on the other bank directly opposite the tower, [5]
the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60o. From another point 20 m away from the point on the line
joining this point to the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 30o. Find the height of

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