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MATHEMATICS (PART - II)

Chapter-1: Similarity
Q.1: (A) Four alternative answers are given for each of the following
subquestions. Choose the correct alternative and write the alphabet of that
answer:

(1) Which of the following is not the test of similarity?

(A) AAA test (B) SAS test (C) SAA test (D) SSS test

(2) ABC and DEF are equilateral triangles. A(ABC) : A(DEF) = 1 : 2.

If AB = 4, then what is the length of DE?
(A) 2 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 4 2

Q.1: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

(i) In the figure, BC = 7, BD = 3,

A( ABD)
Then write the ratio
A( ABC)

(ii) PQR  XYZ, write the proportionality of its corresponding sides.

(iii) In the figure, D is a point on side BC such that B - D - C.

A( ABD)
Find:
A( ADC)

Q.2: (A) Complete and write activities from the following:

(1) Observe the figure and complete the following activity.

In ABC and EDC
ABC   … (Each measures 46)
C  C …( )
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 ABC   …( test for similarity)

(2) In the figure,

BC ⊥ AB, AD ⊥ AB, BC = 4, AD = 8,
A( ABC)
then find
A( ADB)
by completing the following activity.
In the figure,
BC = 4, AD = 8
ABC and ADB have same base AB.
Areas of triangles with same base are proportional to
their corresponding
A( ABC) BC
 =
A( ADB)
A( ABC) 4
 =
A( ADB)

A( ABC)
 =
A( ADB)

(3) In the figure, ABC = ZDCB = 90°, A13 = 6, DC = 8. Complete the

A( ABC)
following activity to find .
A( DCB)

ABC and DCB have same base BC. Their areas are proportional to
their corresponding
A( ABC) AB
 =
A( DCB)
A( ABC) 6
 =
A( DCB)

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A( ABC)
 =
A( DCB)
Q.2: (B) Solve subquestions from the following:

(1) In ABC, DE || BC. If DB = 5.4 cm,

AD = 1.8 cm, EC = 7.2 cm then find AE.

Q.3: (A) Complete and write any one of the following activities:

(1) In the figure, Point D is on side BC such that BAC  ADC.

Complete the following activity to prove: CA2 = CB × CD.
Proof:
In BAC and ADC,
BAC  ….(Given)
ACB  DCA ….
BAC  ADC ….

CA
 = ….
CA

 CA2 = CB × CD

Q.3: (B) Solve of the following subquestions:

(1) In trapezium ABCD,

side AB || side DC, diagonals AC and BD intersect
in point O. If AB = 20,
DC = 6, OB = 15 then find OD.

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(2) Prove the following statement, “When two triangles are similar, the ratio
of areas of those triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares of their
corresponding sides.”

(3) In the figure, AD = 17, AB =10, BC =15.

ABC = BCD = 90°. Seg, AE ⊥ side CD then
find the length of (1) AE (2) DE (3) DC.

Q.4: Solve of the following subquestions:

(1) A line cuts two sides AB and AC of

ABC in points P and Q.
A( APQ) AP  AQ
Prove: = .
A( ABC) AB  AC

(2) Point S is on the side PR of PMR such that 3SR = 2SP.

Seg ST || seg PM, If A(PMR) = 50 cm2.
Find (a) A(RST) (b) A( PMTS).

(3) In ABC, seg XY || side BC. If M and N are the

midpoints of seg AY and seg AC respectively.
Prove that
(a) AXM  ABN
(b) seg XM || seg BN.

Q.5: Solve of the following subquestions:

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(1) In ABC, AP ⊥ BC,

BQ ⊥ AC, B – P – C and A – Q – C, then
(1) Prove CPA  CQB.
(2) Write the proportionality of the corresponding
sides of CPA and CQB.
(3) If AP = 7, BQ = 8, BC = 12, then find AC.
(2) ABC and DBC have common base BC.
A( ABC) AO
Prove that = .
A( DBC) DO

(3) ABCD is a trapezium. CD || AB. If DO = 3, CO = x - 5, BO = x - 3

and AO = 3x - 19 then answer the following questions.

(a) Prove AOB  COD

(b) Write the corresponding sides of AOB and COD and frame an
equation involving x.
(c) Find the value of x.

(4) In the figure,

PS = 3, SQ = 6, QR = 5, PT = x and TR = y.
Give any two pairs of values of x and y
such that line ST || side QR.

Chapter-2: Pythagoras theorem

Q.1: (A) For every subquestion 4 alternative answers are given. Choose the
correct answer and write the alphabet of it:

(1) In a right angled triangle, if the sum of the squares of the sides making a right
angle is 169, then what is the length of the hypotenuse?
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(A) 15 (B) 13 (C) 5 (D) 12

(2) If a, b, c arc sides of a triangle and a2 + b2 = c2, name the type of triangle :
(A) Obtuse angled triangle (B) Acute angled triangle
(C) Right angled triangle (D) Equilateral triangle
(3) Find perimeter of a square, if its diagonal is 10 2 cm.
(A) 10 cm (B) 40 2 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 40 cm

(4) In ABC, AB = 6 3 cm, AC = 12 cm, BC = 6 cm. Find the measure of LA.

(A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 45°

(5) In right angled PQR, if hypotenuse PR = 12 and PQ = 6 then what is the

measure of P?
(A) 30° (13) 60° (C) 90° (D) 45°

Q.1: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

(i) In ABC, if AB2 = AC2 + CB2, state with reason whether ABC is a right
angled triangle or not.

(ii) In the figure, ABC = 90° and seg BD ⊥ side AC and A-D-C, then by theorem
of geometric mean BD2 = × .
Fill in the boxes with the correct answers.

(iii) In the figure, ABC = 90°, BAC = BCA = 45°.

If AC = 2 2 then find AB.

Q.2: (A) Complete and write the following activities:

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(1) Complete the following activity to prove that (3, 5, 4) is a Pythagorean

triplet. In a triplet, if the of the largest number is equal to the
sum of the squares of the remaining two numbers, then the group of
these three numbers is called a Pythagorean triplet.
In the numbers (3, 5, 4) the largest number is
2
52 = and 32 + = 9 + 16 + 25
 52 = 32 + 42.
 (3, 5, 4) is a Pythagorean triplet.

(2) Complete the following activity to find

the length of diagonal of a rectangle whose
length is 35 cm and breadth is 12 cm.

Activity: ABCD is rectangle, BC = 35 cm. CD = 12 cm

BCD = 90° …(Angle of a rectangle)
BCD is a right angled triangle.
By Pythagoras theorem,
2 2
BD 2 = BC2 + = 352 +
 BD2 = 1225 + 144
 BD 2 =

(3) Determine whether the values given against the quadratic equation are
the roots of the equation or not.
x2 + 4x - 5 = 0, x = 1, -1.

Q.2: (B) Complete and write the following activities:

(1) Identify, with reason, whether (24, 70, 74) is a Pythagorean triplet or
not.

(2) In the figure, QPR = 90°, seg PM ⊥ seg QR and Q — M — R.

PM = 10 and QM = 8.
Find the length of seg MR.

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(3) Is (12, 35, 37) a Pythagorean triplet? Give reason.

(4) Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle if remaining
sides arc 9 cm and 12 cm.
Q.3: (A) Complete and write the following activities:

(1) Complete the following activity to find

AB and BC with the help of the information
given in the figure. AB = BC
 BAC =

 AB = BC =  AC .... [Reason ]

=  8

= 2 2 =

Q.3: (B) Complete and write the following activities:

(1) Prove, 'In a right angled triangle, the perpendicular segment to the
hypotenuse from the opposite vertex, is the geometric mean of the
segments into which the hypotenuse is divided.'

(2) In ABC, seg AD ⊥ seg BC.

Prove: AB2 + CD2 = BD2 + AC2.

Q.4: Solve the following subquestions:

(1) In the adjoining figure, PQRS is a trapezium. SR || PQ. S = 45°,

R = 30°, PQ = 4, QR = 12 then find the length of SR.

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(2) In ABC, BAC = 90°, seg AD ⊥ side BC and seg DE ⊥ side AB, then

(a) Prove ADB  ADE and thus prove AD2 = AE × AB.

(b) Prove BDA  ADC and thus prove AD2 = BD × DC.
(c) From (i) and (ii), conclude AE × AB = BD × DC.

Chapter-3: Circle

Q.1: (A) Four alternative answers are given for each of the following
subquestions. Choose the correct alternative and write the alphabet of that
answer:

(1) In a cyclic ABCD, twice the measure of A is equal to thrice the

measure of C. Find the measure of C.
(A) 36° (B) 72° (C) 90° (D) 108°

(2) If the points A, B, C are non-collinear points, then how many circles can
be drawn which passes through points A, B and C?
(A) two (B) three (C) one (D) infinite

(3) If the points A, B, C are non-collinear points, then how many circles can
be drawn which passes through points A, B and C?
(A) two (B) three (C) one (D) infinite
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Q.1: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

(i) Two circles with radii 3.5 cm and 2.5 cm touch each other internally,
then find the distance between their centres.

(ii) In a circle, the measure of the minor arc is 60°. What is the measure of
the corresponding major arc?

(iii) In the figure, seg PQ is tangent and OP is the radius.

OQP = 40°.
Write the measures of OPQ and POQ.

(iv) PQRS is cyclic. If QPS = 110°,

then find the measure of QRS. Give reason.

Q.2: (A) Complete and write activities from the following:

(1) Observe the given figure and complete the following activity to find the
measure of an angle in a semicircle.
scg AC is the diameter
 m(arc AMC) = 180°
1
ABC = m(arc ) ... [Inscribed angle theorem]
2
1
 ABC = 
2
 ABC =
 angle inscribed in a semicircle is a

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(2)

In a circle with centre B, arc APC  arc DQE. Complete the following
activity to prove chord AC  chord DE.
In ABC and DBE.
side AB  side DB …[ ]
side  side BE ….( Radii of same circle)
ABC  DBE …. (Measures of congruent arcs)
 ABC  DBE …[ test ]
 chord AC  chord DE …[ ]

(3) In the figure,

ABCD is cyclic and D—C—E.
Complete the following activity
to prove BCE  BAD.

BCE + BCD = ... (Linear pair of angles) … (1)

ABCD is cyclic,
BAD + BCD = 180° … ( ) … (2)
 from (1) and (2)
BCE + BCD = + BCD
Eliminating BCD from both the sides, we get BCE =

(4) In the figure,

PQR and PSR arc inscribed in the same arc.
Complete the following activity to prove
PQR  PSR.

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1
mPQR = m(arc PXR )... ( )....(1)
2
1
m = m(arc PXR )... ( )....(2)
2
m = m PSR … [From (1) and (2)]
 PQR  PSR

(5) In the figure,

tangents at B and C of the circle with
centre O intersect at point A. If BAC = 90°
then prove BACO is a square by
completing the following activity.
Proof In BACO,
OBA = 90° ....
OCA = 90°
BCA = 90° … (Given)
BOC = ... (Remaining angle of quadrilateral)
 BACO is … (By definition)
 AB = AC …( )
BACO is a square … (A rectangle is square, if its adjacent sides are
equal)

Q.2: (B) Solve subquestions from the following:

(1) PQRS is cyclic and Q-R-T.

If QPS =110°, QRS = x and
SRT then find the values of x and y.

(2) In the figure, circle with centre

D touches the sides of ACB at A and B as shown,
If ACB = 52° then find the measure of ADB

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(3) In the figure, chords AD and BC intersect

at point P. If DAB = 35°,
then find the measure of ADC.

(4) In the figure, circles with centres X and Y

touch internally at point Z.
seg BZ is a chord of bigger circle and
it intersects smaller circle at point A.
Prove that seg AX || scg BY.

(5) In the figure, chords AC and DE intersect at B.

If ABE = 108°, m(arc AE) = 95°, find m(arc DC).

Q.3: (A) Complete and write the following activities:

(1) In the figure, chord AB  chord CD.

Complete the following activity
to prove arc AC  arc BD.
Proof:
chord AB  chord CD ... (Given)
 arc ACB  arc ... (1) [Arcs corresponding to congruent chords]
Now, (arc ACB) = m(arc AC) + …(2)
and (arc CBD) = m(arc CB) + …(3) …(Arc addition property)
 from (1), (2) and (3)
m(arc AC) + m(arc CB) + m(arc CB) +
Eliminating m(arc CB) from both the sides, we get,
 m (arc AC) =
 arc AC 

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Q.3: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

(1) In the figure, rectangle PQRS is inscribed

in a circle with centre T.
Prove that arc SPQ  arc PQR.

(2) Prove that: The chords corresponding to congruent arcs of a circle are
congruent.

(3) Prove that opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral arc supplementary.

(4) Prove the following statement, "A tangent at any point of a circle is
perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact."

Q.4: Solve the following subquestions:

(1) The diagonals of cyclic quadrilateral ABCD are congruent.

Show that AD = BC and seg AB || seg CD.

(2) In the figure, points P, B and Q are points of contact of respective

tangents. Line QA is parallel to line PC.

If QA = 7.2 cm, PC = 5 cm, find the radius of the circle.

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(3) Seg AB is a diameter of a circle with centre P. Seg AC is a chord. A

secant through P and parallel to seg AC intersects the tangent drawn at C
in D. Prove that line DB is a tangent to the circle.

(4) The diagonals of cyclic quadrilateral ABCD are congruent. Show that
AD = BC and seg AB || seg CD.

(5) Prove that quadrilateral formed by the angle bisectors of a quadrilateral

is cyclic.

Chapter-4: Geometric Constructions

Q.1: Solve the following subquestions:

(i) Draw seg AB of length 4.5 cm and construct its perpendicular bisector.

Q.2: (A) Complete and write the following activities:

(1) Complete the following activity to draw a tangent to a circle at a point

on the circle.
Draw a circle of radius 4 cm and centre
O
Take a point P on the circle and draw ray OP

Draw a perpendicular line to ray OP at point

P

Name the perpendicular line as l, l is the

tangent at point P

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Q.2: (B) Solve subquestions from the following:

(1) Draw a circle with centre O and radius 3 cm. Take a point P at a distance
5.7 cm from the centre. Draw tangents to the circle from point P.

(2) Draw a circle with centre O and radius 3.9 cm. Draw a tangent to the
circle at any point on it without using the centre.

(3) Draw a circle of radius 3.6 cm. Take any point on it. Draw tangent to the
circle through that point.

(4) Draw a circle of radius 3.4 cm. Draw a chord MN of length 5.7 cm in it.
Construct tangents at M and N to the circle.

(5) Draw a circle with centre P. Draw an arc AB of measure 100°. Draw
tangents to the circle at point A and B.

Q.3: Attempt subquestions from the following:

(1) PSE  TSV. In PSE, PS = 4.4 cm, SE = 5.1 cm, PE = 5.5 cm and
PS 5
= . Construct PSE and TSV.
TS 3

(2) ABC  LBN. In ABC, AB = 5.1 cm, LB = 40°, BC = 4.8 cm.

AC 4
= . Construct ABC and LBN.
LN 7

(3) PQR  PMN. In PQR, PQ = 4 cm, QR = 5 cm mid PR = 6 cm.

PR 3
Construct PQR and PMN such that = .
PN 5

(4) Draw a circle of radius 4.2 cm and centre O. Mark a point P at a distance
of 7 cm from the centre. Draw tangents to the circle from point P.

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Q.4: Solve the following subquestions:

(1) Draw a circle with centre O and radius 3.2 cm. Take points A and B on
the circle such that AOB = 60°. Let the bisector of AOS intersect the
circle in point K. Draw a circle passing through K such that ray OA and
ray OB are tangents to it.

Q.5: Solve the following subquestions:

(1) Using 82 - 72 = 15, draw a square of area 15 sq cm.

Chapter-5: Co-ordinate Geometry

Q.1: (A) Four alternative answers are given for each of the following
subquestions. Choose the correct alternative and write the alphabet of that
answer:

(1) The distance between the point (- 6, 8) and the origin is

(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 5 (D) 14

(2) If P is the midpoint of the line segment AB with A (-4, 2) and B (6, 2), then
the coordinates of point P are____________
(A) (2, 1) (B) (1, 2) (C) (2, 0) (D) (0, 2)

(3) Out of the following, point__________ lies to the right of the origin on X-axis.
(A) (-2, 0) (B) (0, 2) (C) (2, 3) (D) (2, 0)

Q.1: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

P  , 4  is the midpoint of seg AB joining the points A(-6, 5) and B(-2, 3).
a
(i)
2 
Find the value of a.

(ii) What is y coordinate of every point on X-axis?

(iii) What are the coordinates of the origin?

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(iv) Draw seg PQ of length 6 cm. Divide it in the ratio 2:3.

Q.2: Solve the following subquestions:

(1) Find the ratio in which the line segment joining the points A(3, 8) and B(-9, 3)
is divided by the Y-axis.

(2) Find the distance between the points A(2, 3) and B(4, 1).

(3) Find a point on the Y-axis which is equidistant from the points A (6, 5)
and B(-4, 3).

(4) Find the distance between the points A(l, - 3) and B(2, - 5).

Q.3: (A) Complete and write the following activities:

(1) Complete the following activity to find the length of median AD.
Activity:
A(-1, 1), B(5, - 3), C(3, 5)
Let D(x1, y1)
By midpoint formula,
5+3 -3 + 5
x1 = y1 =
2 2
 x1 =  y1 =
By distance formula,
2
AD =  4 −  + (1 − 1)2


 AD =
2
+ 02

 AD =
 AD =

(2) If A (-2, -1), B(a, 0), C(4, b) and D(1, 2) are the vertices of a
parallelogram, then complete the following activity to find the values of
a and b.
Diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
 coordinates of midpoint of AC = coordinates of midpoint of BD.
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 -2 + -1+ b   a +1 0 + 
 , = , 
 2 2   2 2 
 
 b -1   a +1 
 ,= ,
 2   2 

a +1 b -1
 = 1and =2
2 2
On simplifying, we get,
a= and b = .

(3) Find the ratio in which point P (6, 7) divides the segment joining A(S, 9)
and B(1, 2) by completing the following activity.
Let P divide the seg AB in the ratio m:n.
A(8, 9) = (x1, y1) B (1, 2) = (x2, y2), P(6, 7) = (x, y)
By section formula,
m + n (9 )
 7=
m+n
 7m + 7n = + 9n
 7m - = 9n -
 = 2n
m
 =
n

Q.3: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

(1) In ABC, G(-4, -7) is the centroid. If A(-14, -19) and B(3, 5), then
find the coordinates of point C.

(2) Two vertices of n triangle arc (1, 2), (3, 5) and its ccntroid is at the
origin. Find the coordinates of the third vertex.

(3) Show that points A(-4, -7), B (-1, 2), C(8, 5) and D(5, -4) are the
vertices of rhombus ABCD

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Q.4: Solve the following subquestions:

(1) Give one pair of values of x and y such that (x, y) is equidistant from the
Points (-1, 8) and (3, 4). Justify your steps.

Chapter-6: Trigonometry

Q.1: (A) Four alternative answers are given for each of the following
subquestions. Choose the correct alternative and write the alphabet of that
answer:

1- sin 2 A
(1) If tan , then the value of  is ____________
cos2 A
(A) 600 (B) 45° (C) 90° (D) 30°

(2) sin2  + cos2  = 7

(A) cot2  (B) tan2  (C)  (D) 1

(3) 1 + tan2  = ___________.

(A) cot2  (B) cosec2  (C) sec2  (D) tan2 

2tan 30
(4) is equal to ____________
1 - tan 2 30
(A) cos 30 (B) sin 30° (C) tan 30° (D) tan 60°

Q.1: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

(1) sin α = cos , then what is the value of α + ?

(2) What will be the result when each term sin2  + cos2  = 1 is divided by
sin2 ?

(3) If 2 sin  = 5 cos , then find the value of tan .

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Q.2: (A) Complete and write the following activities:

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(1) Complete the following activity to find cos , if sin  =
25
sin  + cos  =
2 2

   + cos 2 = 
7
 25 
49
 cos 2 =  −

 cos 2 =
625

 cos 2 =

1 1
(2) Complete the following activity to prove + = 2sec2 .
1+ sin 1- sin
1 1
LHS = +
1+ sin 1- sin
1− +1+
=
(1+ sin)(1- sin)

=
1- sin 2
2
= … [Using identity]

= 2sec2 … [By reciprocal]

= RHS

(3) Complete the following activity by filling the boxes:

sin 2  + cos 2  =
Dividing each term by cos2 
sin 2 cos2
+ =
cos2 cos2 cos2
 +1 =

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Q.2: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

sin 2 
(1) Prove that + cos  = sec  .
cos 

Q.3: (A) Complete and write the following activities:

(1) Complete the following activity to prove

cot  + tan  = cosec  - sec .
LHS = cot  + tan 
cos 
= +
sin  cos 
+
=
sin  cos 
=
sin  cos 
1 1
= 

= cosec  × sec 

Q.3: (B) Solve the following subquestions:

(1) Two buildings are facing each other on a road of width 15 metres. From
the top of the first building, having a height of 12 metres, the angle of
elevation of the top of the second building is 30°. What is the height of
the second building?

(2) A ladder on the platform of a fire brigade van can be elevated at an angle
of 700 to the maximum. The length of the ladder can be extended up to
20 m. If the platform is 2 m above the ground, find the maximum height
from the ground up to which the ladder can reach. (sin 70° = 0.94)

(3) When an observer at a distance of 12 m from a tree looks at the top of

the tree, the angle of elevation is 60°. What is the height of the tree?
( 3 = 1.73)

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Q.4: Solve the following subquestions:

(1) A person, standing on the bank of a river, observes the top of a tree on
the opposite bank at an angle of 600. When he retreats 20 m from the
bank, he finds the angle to be 30°. Find the height of the tree and width
of the river. ( 3 = 1.732)

(2) The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 60 m above a lake is 30°
and the angle of depression of the reflection of the cloud in the lake is
60°. Find the height of the cloud from the surface of the lake.

Q.5: Solve the following subquestions:

(1) Prove: cot2  - tan2  = cosec2  - sec2  by following the given steps.
(a) Consider LHS and write the square relation of cot2  and tang .
(b) Simplify and prove it equal to RES.

❑❑❑

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BOARD QUESTION PAPER: July 2019

Q.1: (A) Solve the following questions (Any four): [4]

(1) Point M is the mid-point of segment AB. If AB = 8.6 cm, then find AM.

(2) Write the equations of x-axis and y-axis.

(3)

In the above figure, line l || line m and line n is a transversal. Using the
given information find the value of x.

1
(4) If sin  = , then find the value of .
2

(5) If the side of a cube is 5 cm, then find its volume.

(6) In DEF, if E = 90, then find the value of D + F.

Q.1: (B) Solve the following questions (Any two): [4]

(1) Draw seg AB = 6.8 cm and draw perpendicular bisector of it.

(2) If ABC  DEF, then write the corresponding congruent angles and
also write the ratio of corresponding sides.

(3) Perpendicular height of a cone is 12 cm and its slant height is 13 cm.

Find the radius of the base of cone.

Q.2: (A) Choose the correct alternative: [4]

(1) In right-angled triangle PQR, if hypotenuse PR = 12 and PQ = 6, then
what is the measure of P?
(A) 30 (B) 60 (C) 90 (D) 45
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(2) If ABC  PQR and 4A (ABC) = 25 A(PQR), then AB : PQ = ?

(A) 4 : 25 (B) 2 : 5 (C) 5 : 2 (D) 25 : 4

(3) If the points, A, B, C are non-collinear points, then how many circles
can be drawn which passes through points A, B and C?
(A) two (B) three (C) one (D) infinite

(4) sin  × cosec  =?

1
(A) 2 (B) (C) 0 (D) 1
2

Q.2: (B) Solve the following questions (Any two): [4]

(1) Construct a tangent to a circle with centre O and radius 3.5 cm at a point P on
it.

(2) Find the slope of the line passing through the points A(4, 7) and B (2, 3).

(3) If the length of an arc of sector of a circle is 20 cm and if radius is 7 cm, find
the area of the sector.

Q.3: (A) Complete the following activities (Any two): [4]

(1) In the above figure, line AB || line CD || line EF, line l and line m are its
transversals. If AC = 6, CE = 9. BD = 8, then complete the following activity
to find DF.
Activity:
AC
= (Property of three parallel lines and their transversal)
DF
6
 =
9 DF
 DF =

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(2)

A circle is inscribed in square ABCD of side 14 cm. Complete the following activity
to find the area of shaded portion.
Activity:
Area of square ABCD =
= 142
= 196 cm2
Area of circle = πr2
22
=  72
7
= cm2
Area of shaded portion = Area of square ABCD – Area of circle
= 196 –
= cm2

(3) In the following figure, O is the centre of the circle. ABC is inscribed in arc
ABC and ABC = 65. Complete the following activity to find the measure of
AOC.
1
ABC = m (Inscribed angle theorem)
2
 2 = m(arc AXC)
m(arc AXC) =
AOC = m(arc AXC) (Definition of measure of an arc)
AOC =

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Q.3: (B) Solve the following questions (Any two): [4]

(1) Find the side and perimeter of a square whose diagonal is 13 2 cm.

(2) Find the co-ordinates of the centroid of the PQR, whose vertices are
P(3, –5), Q(4, 3) and R(11, –4).

5
(3) If cos  = = 5 then find sin .
13

Q.4: (B) Solve the following questions (Any three): [9]

(1) Verify that the points A(–2, 2), B(2, 2) and C(2, 7) are the vertices of right-
angled triangle.

1 − sin 
(2) Prove that: = sec  − tan 
1 + sin 

(3) In ABC, seg AP is a median. If BC = 18, AB2 + AC2 = 260, then find the
length of AP.

(4) ABC  LMN. In ABC, AB = 5.5 cm, BC = 6 cm, CA = 4.5 cm. If MN =

4.8 cm, then construct ABC and LMN.

Q.5. Solve the following questions (Any one): [4]

(1)

In the above figure, seg PA, seg QB and RC are perpendicular to seg AC. From
1 1 1
the information given in the figure, prove that: + = .
x z y

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(2)

In the above figure, the circles with P, Q and R intersect at points B, C, D and E
as shown. Lines CB and ED intersect in point M. Lines drawn from point M touch
the circles at points A and F. Prove that MA = MF.

Q.6. Solve the following questions (Any one): [3]

(1)

In the above figure, seg AB is a diameter of a circle with centre P. C is any

point on the circle.
seg CE ⊥ seg AB. Prove that CE is the geometric mean of AE and EB. Write
the proof with the help of following steps:

a) Draw ray CE. It intersects the circle at D.

b) Show that CE = ED.
c) Write the result using theorem of intersection of chords inside a circle.
d) Using CE = ED, complete the proof.

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(2)

In the above figure, a sphere is placed in a cylinder. It touches the top, bottom
and the curved surface of the cylinder. If radius of the base of cylinder is ‘r’,
write the answer of the following questions.

a. What is the height of the cylinder in terms of ‘r’?

b. What is the ratio of the curved surface area of the cylinder and the surface
area of the sphere?
c. What is the ratio of volumes of the cylinder and of the sphere?

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BOARD QUESTION PAPER: July 2020

Q.1: (A) For each of the following sub-question four alternative answers are
given. Choose the correct alternative and write its alphabet: [4]

(1) ΔABC  ΔPQR and A = 45°, Q = 87°, then C = _______.

(A) 45° (B) 87° (C) 48° (D) 90°

(2) PRQ is inscribed in the arc PRQ of a circle with centre ‘O’.
If PRQ = 75°, then m(arc PRQ) = _______.
(A) 75° (B) 150° (C) 285° (D) 210°

(3) A line makes an angle of 60° with the positive direction of X-axis, so the
slope of a line is _______.
1 3 1
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D)
2 2 3

(4) Radius of a sector of a circle is 5 cm and length of arc is 10 cm, then the
area of a sector is _______.
(A) 50 cm2 (B) 25 cm2 (C) 25 m2 (D) 10 cm2

Q.1: (B) Solve the following sub-questions: [4]

(1) In the above figure, seg AB ⊥ seg BC

and seg DC ⊥ seg BC.
A(ABC)
If AB = 3 cm and CD = 4 cm, then find .
A(DCB)

(2) In cyclic ☐ABCD, B = 75°, then find D.

1
(3) Point A, B, C are collinear. If slope of line AB is then find the slope of
2
line BC.

(4) If 3 sin θ = 4 cos θ, then find the value of tan θ.

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Q.2: (A) Complete the following activities and rewrite it (Any two): [4]

(1)

In ΔABC, seg DE || side BC. If AD = 6 cm, DB = 9 cm, EC = 7.5 cm,

then complete the following activity to find AE.
Activity: In ΔABC, seg DE || side BC ….. (Given)
AD AE
 = .........
DB EC
6 AE
 =
9
6  7.5
 AE =

 AE =

(2)

In the above figure, chord AB and chord CD intersect each other at point
E. If AE = 15, EB = 6, CE = 12, then complete the activity to find ED.
Activity:
Chord AB and chord CD intersect each other at point E …… (Given)
 CE  ED = AE  EB..........
  ED = 15  6

 ED =
12
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 ED =

(3) If C(3, 5) and D(–2, –3), then complete the following activity to find the
distance between points C and D.
Activity:
Let C(3, 5) ≡ (x1, y1), D(–2, –3) ≡ (x2, y2)
(x − ) + ( y − y ) .......(Formula )
2
CD =
2
2 2 1

( −2 − ) + ( −3 − 5)
2
 CD =
2

 CD = + 64

 CD =

Q.2: (B) Solve the following sub-questions (Any four): [8]

(1) ΔABC  ΔPQR, A(ΔABC) = 81 cm2, A(ΔPQR) = 121 cm2.

If BC = 6.3 cm, then find QR.

(2) In ΔPQR, P = 60°, Q = 90° and QR = 6 3 cm, then find the values
of PR and PQ.

(3) Find the slope of a line passing through the points A(2, 5) and B(4, –1).

(4) Draw a circle with centre ‘O’ and radius 3.2 cm. Draw a tangent to the
circle at any point P on it.

(5) Find the surface area of a sphere of radius 7 cm.

Q.3: (A) Complete the following activities and rewrite it (Any one): [3]

(1) In ΔPQR, seg PS ⊥ side QR, then complete the activity to prove
PQ2 + RS2 = PR2 + QS2.
Activity:
In ΔPSQ, ∠PSQ = 90°
 PS2 + QS2 = PQ2 ……. (Pythagoras theorem)

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 PS2 = PS2 − .......(i )

Similarly,
In ΔPSR, PSR = 90°
 PS2 + = PR 2 ……(Pythagoras theorem)
 PS2 = PR 2 − .......(ii )
 PQ2 − = − RS2 …….. from (I) and (II)
 PQ2 + = PR 2 + QS2

(2) Measure of arc of a circle is 36° and its length is 176 cm. Then complete
the following activity to find the radius of circle.
Activity:
Here, measure of arc = θ = 36°
Length of arc = l = 176 cm

 Length of arc (l) =  .....(formula )
360
36 22
 =  2  r
360 7
1 44
 176 =  r
7
176 
 r=
44
 r=  70
Radius of circle (r) = cm

Q.3: (B) Solve the following sub-questions (Any two): [6]

(1) Prove that, “The ratio of the intercepts made on a transversal by three
parallel lines is equal to the ratio of the corresponding intercepts made
on any other transversal by the same parallel lines.”

(2) Draw a circle with centre ‘O’ and radius 3.4 cm. Draw a chord MN of
length 5.7 cm in it.
Construct tangents at points M and N to the circle.

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(3) Prove that:

1
= = sec  + tan 
sec  - tan 

(4) Radii of the top and base of frustum are 14 cm and 8 cm respectively. Its
height is 8 cm. Find its curved surface area. (π = 3.14)

Q.4: Solve the following sub-questions (Any two): [8]

(1)

In ΔABC, BAC = 90°, seg AP ⊥ side BC, B-P-C. Point D is the mid-
point of side BC, then prove that 2AD2 = BD2 + CD2.

(2)

In the above figure, chord AB  chord AD. Chord AC and chord BD

intersect each other at point E. Then prove that:
AB2 = AE × AC.

(3) A straight road leads to the foot of the tower of height 48 m. From the
top of the tower the angles of depression of two cars standing on the
road are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the distance between the two
cars. 3 = 1.73

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Q.5: Solve the following sub-questions (Any one): [3]

(1) Let M be a point of contact of two internally touching circles. Let line
AMB be their common tangent. The chord CD of the bigger circle
touches the smaller circle at point N. The chord CM and chord DM of
bigger circle intersect the smaller circle at point P and R respectively.
a. From the above information draw the suitable figure.
b. Draw seg NR and seg NM and write the two pairs of congruent
angles in smaller circle considering tangent and chord.
c. By using the property which is used in (b) write the two pairs of
congruent angles in the bigger circle.

(2) Draw a circle with centre ‘O’ and radius 3 cm. Draw a tangent segment
PA having length 40cm from an exterior point P.

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BOARD QUESTION PAPER: March 2019

2020
Q.1: (A) Solve the following questions (Any four): [4]

(1) If ABC  PQR and A = 60, then P =?

(2) In right-angled ABC, if B = 90, AB = 6, BC = 8, then find AC.

(3) Write the length of largest chord of a circle with radius 3.2 cm.

(4) From the given number line, find d(A, B):

(5) Find the value of sin 30 + cos 60.

(6) Find the area of a circle of radius 7 cm.

Q.1: (B) Solve the following questions (Any two): [4]

(1) Draw seg AB of length 5.7 cm and bisect it.

(2) In right-angled triangle PQR, if P = 60, R = 30 and PR = 12, then

find the values of PQ and QR.

(3) In a right circular cone, if perpendicular height is 12 cm and radius is 5

cm, then find its slant height.

Q.2: (A) Choose the correct alternative: [4]

(1) ABC and DEF are equilateral triangles.

If A(ABC) : A(DEF) = 1:2 and AB = 4, then what is the length of
DE?
(A) 2 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 4 2

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(2) Out of the following which is a Pythagorean triplet?

(A) (5, 12, 14) (B) (3, 4, 2)
(C) (8, 15, 17) (D) (5, 5, 2)

(3) ACB is inscribed in arc ACB of a circle with centre O.

If ACB = 65, find m(arc ACB) :
(A) 130 (B) 295 (C) 230 (D) 65

(4) 1 + tan2  =?
(A) sin2  (B) sec2  (C) cosec2  (D) cot2 

Q.2: (A) Solve the following questions (Any two): [4]

(1) Construct tangent to a circle with centre A and radius 3.4 cm at any
point P on it.

(2) Find slope of a line passing through the points A(3, 1) and B(5, 3).

(3) Find the surface area of a sphere of radius 3.5 cm.

Q.3: (A) Complete the following activites (Any two): [4]

(1)

In ABC, ray BD bisects ABC.

AB AE
If A-D-C, A-E-B and seg ED || side BC, then prove that: = .
BC EB
Proof:
In ABC, ray BD is bisector of ABC.
AB
 = …(i) (By angle bisector theorem)
BC
In ABC, seg DE || side BC

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AE AD
 = ...(ii) …(ii)
EB DC
AB
 = …[From (i) and (ii)]
EB

(2)

Prove that, angles inscribed in the same arc are congruent.

Given: PQR and PSR are inscribed in the same arc.
Arc PXR is intercepted by the angles.
To prove: PQR  PSR
Proof:
1
mPQR = m(arc PXR ) …(i)
2
1
m = m(arc PXR ) …(ii)
2
 m = m PSR …[From (i) and (ii)]
 PQR  PSR …(Angles equal in measure are congruent)

(3) How many solid cylinders of radius 6 cm and height 12 cm can be made
by melting a solid sphere of radius 18 cm?
Activity: Radius of the sphere, r = 18 cm
For cylinder, radius R = 6 cm, height H = 12 cm
Volume of the sphere
 Number of cylinders can be made =

4 3
r
= 3

4
 18 18 18
= 3

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Q.3: (B) Solve the following questions (Any two): [4]

(1)

In right-angled ABC, BD ⊥ AC.

If AD = 4, DC = 9, then find BD.

(2) Verify whether the following points are collinear or not:

A (1, –3), B (2, –5), C (–4, 7).

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(3) If sec  = , then find the value of tan .
7

Q.4: Solve the following questions (Any three): [9]

(1) In PQR, seg PM is a median, PM = 9 and PQ + PR = 290. Find the
2 2

length of QR.

(2)

In the given figure, O is centre of circle. QPR = 70 and m(arc PYR)
= 160, then find the value of each of the following:
(a) m(arc QXR)
(b) QOR
(c) PQR

(3) Draw a circle with radius 4.2 cm. Construct tangents to the circle from a
point at a distance of 7 cm from the centre.

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(4) When an observer at a distance of 12 m from a tree looks at the top of

the tree, the angle of elevation is 60. What is the height of the tree?
( 3 = 1.73 )

Q.5: Solve the following questions (Any one): [4]

(1)

A circle with centre P is inscribed in the ABC. Side AB, side BC and side
AC touch the circle at points L, M and N respectively. Radius of the circle is r.
1
Prove that: A(ABC) = (AB + BC + AC)  r.
2

(2)

In ABC, ACB = 90. seg CD ⊥ side AB and seg CE is angle bisector of

ACB.
AD AE 2
Prove that: = .
BD BE 2

Q.6: Solve the following questions (Any one): [3]

(1) Show that the points (2, 0), (–2, 0) and (0, 2) are the vertices of a
triangle. Also state with reason the type of the triangle.

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(2)

In the above figure, XLMT is a rectangle. LM = 21 cm, XL = 10.5 cm.

Diameter of the smaller semicircle is half the diameter of the larger
semicircle. Find the area of non-shaded region.

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BOARD QUESTION PAPER: March 2020

2020
Q.1: (A) For each of the following sub-question four alternative answers are
given. Choose the correct alternative and write its alphabet: [4]

(1) Out of the following which is the Pythagorean triplet?

(A) (1, 5, 10) (B) (3, 4, 5) (C) (2, 2, 2) (D) (5, 5, 2)

(2) Two circles of radii 5.5 cm and 3.3 cm respectively touch each other
externally. What is the distance between their centres?
(A) 4.4 cm (B) 2.2 cm (C) 8.8 cm (D) 8.9 cm

(3) Distance of point (–3, 4) from the origin is _______.

(A) 7 (B) 1 (C) –5 (D) 5

(4) Find the volume of a cube of side 3 cm:

(A) 27 cm3 (B) 9 cm3 (C) 81 cm3 (D) 3 cm3

Q.1: (B) Solve the following sub-questions: [4]

(1) The ratio of corresponding sides of similar triangles is 3:5, then find the
ratio of their areas.

(2) Find the diagonal of a square whose side is 10 cm.

(3) ABCD is cyclic. If B = 110, then find measure of D.

(4) Find the slope of the line passing through the points A(2, 3) and B(4, 7).

Q.2: (A) Complete and write the following activities (Any two): [4]

(1) In the figure given above, ‘O’ is the

centre of the circle, seg PS is a tangent segment
and S is the point of contact. Line PR is a secant.

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If PQ = 3.6, QR = 6.4, find PS.

Solution:
PS2 = PQ  ...(tangent secant segments theorem)
= PQ  ( PQ  )
= 3.6  (3.6 + 6.4)
= 3.6 
= 36
= PS  …(by taking square roots)

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(2) If sec  = , find the value of tan 
7
Solution:
1 + tan2  = sec2 
 1 + tan 2  = 
25 

 7 
625
 tan 2  = −
49
625 − 49
=
49

=
49

 tan  = …(by taking square roots)

7

(3) In the figure given above, O is the centre of the circle.

Using given information complete the following table:

Type of arc Name of the arc Measure of the arc

Minor arc
Major arc

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Q.2: (A) Solve the following sub-questions (Any four): [8]

(1)

In PQR, NM || RQ. If PM = 15, MQ = 10, NR = 8, then find PN.

(2)

In MNP, MNP = 90, seg NQ seg MP. If MQ = 9, QP = 4,

then find NQ.

(3) In the figure given above, M is the centre of the circle and seg KL
is a tangent segment. L is point of contact. If MK = 12, KL = 6 3
then find the radius of the circle.

(4) Find the co-ordinates of midpoint of the segment j oining the

points (22, 20) and (0, 16).

(5) A person is standing at a distance of 80 metres from a Church and

looking at its top. The angle of elevation is of 45. Find the
height of the Church.

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Q.3: (A) Complete and write the following activities (Any one): [3]

(1)

In the given figure, X is any point in the interior of the triangle. Point X
is joined to the vertices of triangle. seg PQ || seg DE, seg QR || seg EF.
Complete the activity and prove that seg PR || seg DF.
Proof:
In XDE,
PQ || DE …(Given)
XP
 = …(Basic proportionality theorem)…(i)
PD QE
In XEF,
QR || EF …(Given)
XQ XR
 = ….. ( ).. (ii)

XP
 = …[From (i) and (ii)]
PD
 seg PR || seg DF …(By converse of basic proportionality theorem)

(2) If A(6, 1), B(8, 2), C(9, 4) and D(7, 3) are the vertices of 􀀀ABCD, show
that 􀀀ABCD is a parallelogram.
Solution:
y -y
Slope of line = 2 1
x 2 - x1
2 -1
 Slope of line AB = = …(i)
8-6
4-2
 Slope of line BC = = …(ii)
9 -8
3-4
 Slope of line CD = = …(iii)
7 -9
3 -1
 Slope of line DA = = …(iv)
7 -6
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 Slope of line AB = …[From (i) and (iii)]

 line AB || line CD
 Slope of line BC = …[From (ii) and (iv)]
 line BC || line DA
Both the pairs of opposite sides of the quadrilateral are parallel.
 ABCD is a parallelogram.

Q.3: (B) Solve the following sub-questions (Any two): [6]

(1) If PQR, point S is the mid-point of side QR. If PQ = 11, PR = 17,
PS = 13, find QR.

(2) Prove that, tangent segments drawn from an external point to the circle
are congruent.

(3) Draw a circle with radius 4.1 cm. Construct tangents to the circle from a
point at a distance 7.3 cm from the centre.

(4) A metal cuboid of measures 16 cm  11 cm  10 cm was melted to

make coins. How many coins were made, if the thickness and diameter
of each coin was 2 mm and 2 cm respectively? ( = 3.14)

Q.4: Solve the following sub-questions (Any two): [8]

(1) In ABC, PQ is a line segment intersecting AB at P and AC at Q such

that seg PQ || seg BC.
BP
If PQ divides ABC into two equal parts having equal areas, Find .
AB
(2) Draw a circle of radius 2.7 cm and draw a chord PQ of length 4.5 cm.
Draw tangents at points P and Q without using centre.

(3) In the figure given above ABCD is a square

of side 50 m. Points P, Q, R, S are midpoints
of side AB, side BC, side CD, side AD respectively.
Find area of shaded region.

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Q.5: Solve the following sub-questions (Any one): [3]

(1) Circles with centres A, B and C touch each other externally. If AB = 3

cm, BC = 3 cm, CA = 4 cm, then find the radii of each circle.

(2) If sin  + sin2  = 1

show that: cos2  + cos4  = 1

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