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Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata

Second Semester Block Test
Class: 9, Mathematics Time: 2 Hrs
Date: 26.02.2024 Full Marks: 100

SECTIONA (40 Marks)

(Atempt all the questions from this section)

1. Chose the correct option for the following questicns (15x1=15)

)If tan A+ cot A2, the value of tan A ot Ais

a)2 (b) 1 . (c)0 ()-1

(i) The area of anequilateral triangle is 16v3 cm. The length of cach side is
(a)4 V3 em (b) 6v3 cm (c) Scm (d) 4cm

(il) The bisectors of angle Aand angle Bof the parallelogram ABCD intersect at E. Angle AEB is
(a) 100° (b) S0 (c) 90 (d) 120
(iv) AB is a chord of length 16 cm drawn in a circle of radius 10 cm. The distance of AB from the centre of the
circle is
(a) 6 cn (b) 8 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 15 cm

() The number that is to be subtracted from v721o get V32 is

(a)2 V10 (b) 4v2 ()3 v2 ()2v2

(v) Ifa, then a-is equal to

(a) 0 (b) 7 (o) ()1

(vil) If3 l+3 *90, then x is

(a) 16 (b) 27 (c)4 (d) 81
(vii) Ifx and y are real numbers and (2x -1 +(3y -1 y=0, then (x+yis
(a) (b) 25 () 13

(ix) IfB is an acute angle and sin 2Bcos 3B, the value of Bis
(a) 120 (b) 18 (C) 36 (d24°

0,12,0,s are respectrvely the class marks of the classes ofa grouped frequency distribution, then the class
() If 10,15,20,

(a) 21.5-285 (b) 21-28 (c) 225. 27.5 (d) 20-27

(x) D, Eand Fare respectively the midpoints of the sides BC, CA and AB of triangle ABC IfBC - 12 em,
CA15 cm and AB 18 cm, then the perimeter of quadrilateral DEAF is
(a) 27 cm. (b) 45 cm (c) 33 cm (d) 30 cm

(xi) If the angles of atriangie are in the ratio :then the smallest angle is
(a) 60 (b) 40 () 30
(xii) At what rate of compound interest p.a. will Rs $76 amount to Rs 625 in 2 yecars ?

(b) 5% (c) 4% (d)6%

 (xiv) If the length of cach side of a cube is reduced by 255%, then the ratio of the volumes of the original
and the
new cube is

(a) 64:1. (b) 4:3. (c) 32-9. (d) 64.27

(xv) The value of log 0.0001 to the base 0.1 is

(a) 3. (d) 4

2(a) Simplify: (x- 16)+ (x'+2x i+ &x +8 )

(b) Atwo digit number is obtained by either multiplying the sum of the digits by &and subtracting 5, or by
multiplying the difference of the digits by 16 and then adding 3. Find the number.
(c) OD and OE are the perpendicular bisectors of the sides AB and AC of the triangle ABC. Prove that
OA-OB-oC.
(4+4+4m12)
3(a) 1fxv3+vZ and y- 1-(T-), find the valae of ((x+ y +(x-y})
(b) In the following figure ABCis a right angled triangle. AB=15 cm and A-25 cm. Dis a point on
the side BC
and CD-7 cm. DE is perpendicular to AC, find the length of DE

(c) Construct a paralielogram ABCD in which AB 5.2cm, AC 44 cm and the height from AB = 3.1 em
(4+4+5-13)
SECTIONB
(Atempt any four questions from this section)
4(a) Two opposite angles of a rhombus are 60 cach. If the length of cach side of a rhombus is &cm, find the
lengths
of the diagonals of the rhombus.
(b)lnsert two rational numbers between 3v2 and 2V5
(c) Factorise: () (x-y -8x
() (-2) (x+2)+3. (3+3+4=10)

5(a) If2 -2"-2W+2 Wmm x 2. Find the value of 2m 12

(b)Find the value ofx, if x sin60 tan 30-tan 45cosec 60 cot 30-se 450
(c) In the adjoining figure, D is any point inside triangle ABC Prove that
AB+AC > BD+CD

(3+3+4=1o)
 6 (a) SoBve for x and y: ax + by =-b, bx - ay =a+b
(b) 0n the given figure, Mis the mid-point of AB and DE, and Nis the mid-point of BCand DF. Show that EF =AC

(c) The circle with centre (xy) passes through the points (3,11), (14,0) and (12,8). Find the values of xand y.
(3+3+4=10)

7(a) Asum of money is let out at compound interest for two years at 20% pa., compound interest being reckoned
vearly. If the same sum of money was lent out at compound interest at the same rate percent per annum, compound
interest being reckoned semi-annually, it would have fetched Rs 482 more by way of interest in two years. Caleulate
the sum of money lent out.

(b) Use graph paper : Draw the graphs of 3x-y2-0 and 2x +y-8= [Link] down the co-ordinates of thepoint of
intersection and the area of the triangie forned by the lines and the x-axis. (4+6m10)

8(a) Ifa*+ 47. Find the value ofa+

(b) In the given figure, there are five squares each of side 2em Find (9) the radius of the circle (ii) area of the shaded
portion.

(e) ln the figure below, Dis the mid-point of side BC of triangle ABC and Eis the mid-point of BD. IfO is the mid
point of AE, then prove that
Area of triangleOBE-area of triangle ABC (3+3+4=10)

B E D
9(a) Show that:log. m log m=1+ log b
(b) Construct a parallelogram ABCD in which LBAD=75 and the heights from the sides AB and BC are 2.8 cm
and 4.3 cm respectively. (4+6=10)
 10(a) ABCD is a rectangle. AP= BQ = CR - DS. Prove that PQRS is a
parallelogram

(b) The data given below represents the marks of 40 students in a

Mathematicsexamination on 50. Forma frequency
distribution table with a class size of 10. Also represent the data with a
histogram and frequency polygon.
12, 16,45, 30, 22, 8, 39,42, 11, 20,
33, 29, 41, 50, 3, 19, 22, 34, 40, 9,
12, 28, 34, 48, 5, 40, 31, 22, 16, 22,

$, 13, 29, 10, 47, 11, 23, 33,43,32 (4+6m10)