CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Practice paper 2
CLASS 10 - MATHEMATICS

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6 9 2 0
23) Find AB, ifA = and B = . [3]
2 3 7 8
[ ] [ ] [ ]
4 0 3 10 8 5
1) Find the value of quadratic polynomial f(x) = 8x2 - 3x + 24) IfP = ,Q = and R = ,
−10 7 0 1 7 1
7 at x = - 1 and x = 2. [2] then find the value of each of the following.
2) Find a if the two polynomials ax3 + 3x2 - 9 and 2x3 + 4x i. P - Q
+ a, leaves the same remainder when divided by x + 3. [2] ii. Q - R
3) Using remainder theorem,(find the ) remainder when x - 5x
3 2
iii. R - P
+ 3x + 1 is divided by x − 3 . [2] 1
[3] [ ] [ ] [ ]
4) Using factor theorem, show that 2 −6 −3 2 4 0
i. (x + 1) is a factor of x19 + 1. 25) Given, A = , B = , C =
2 0 4 0 0 2
ii. (x - 3) is a factor of x4 - 81. Find the matrix X such that A + 2X = 2B + C. [4]
[2] 26) Construct a 3× 4 matrix, whose elements are given by aij =
5) If the polynomials ax3 + 3x2 + 5x - 4 and x3 - 4x + a 1
( -[ 3i + j). ][4]
leave the same remainder, when divided by (x - 2), then
2
2 −3
find the value of a. 27) IfA = , then find p and q, so that A2 = I. [4]
p q
[2] [ ] [ ]
2 0 1 0
6) Show that (x - 1) is a factor of x3 - 7x2 + 14x - 8. 28) A = and I = and A2 = 9A + mI, Find
−1 7 0 1
Hence, completely factorise the above expression. [3] m. [4][ ] [ ]
7) Find the value of a and b if (x - 1) and (x - 2) are 1 3 −2 1
factors of x3 - ax + b. [3] 29) If A = and B = and A2 - 5B2 = 5C.
3 4 −3 2
8) Use factor theorem to factorise 6x3 + 17x2 + 4x - 12 Find matrix C where [ C is] a 2 by 2 matrix. [4]
completely. [3] 1 1
30) Given matrix B = , Find the matrix X if, X = B2
9) Factorise the expression f(x) = 2x3 - 7x2 - 3x + 18 8 3
Hence, find all possible values of x for which f(x) = 0. [3] - 4B. [ ] [ ]
10) When divided by (y - 2), the polynomials py3 + 3y2 - Hence solve for a and b given X
a
=
5
.
13 and 2y3 - 5y + p leaves the same remainder. Find the b 50
value of p. [3] [4] [ ] [ ]
11) Use Remainder theorem to factorize the following polynomial: 4 sin 30◦ cos 0◦ 4
31) Matrix A = and B = If AX =
2x3 + 3x2 - 9x - 10 [4] cos 0◦ 4 sin 30◦ 5
B.
12) If (x - 2) is a factor of the expression 2x3 + ax2 + bx -
i. Write the order of matrix X.
14 and when the expression is divided by (x - 3), it leaves
ii. Find the MatrixX.
a remainder 52. Find) the values of a and b. [4]
[4]
13) If( px2 + qx + 6 + x3 has (x - 1) as a factor and leaves [ ]
3 −1
a remainder 4 when divided by (x + 1), then find the values 32) If A = , find matrix B such that A2 - 2B = 3A
0 2
of p and q. [4]
+ 5I, where I is a 2 ×] 2 identity matrix. [4]
14) If 2y + py2 + qy - 6 has a factor (2y + 1) and leaves the [ [ ]
sin2 θ −1 − cos2 θ 0
remainder 12 when divided by (y + 2). 33) IfX = and Y = , then
− sec2 θ 2 − tan2 θ 2
Calculate the values of p and q, hence factorise the expression find the
completely. [4] [ value of] matrix[ A, if A] + X = Y. [[4] ]
1 −1 4 5 2 7
15) Construct a matrix of order 3× 2, whose elements are 34) IfA = ,B = and C = , then
2 −2 3 3 1 5
determined
[ by aij = ]i+j
2 [. [3] ] show that AB = AC. What conclusion can you draw? [4]
16) If
x − y 2x + z
=
−1 5
, then find the values 35) The sum of three numbers in AP is 15 and their product is
2x − y 3z + w 0 13 105. Find the numbers. [2]
of x, y, [ z and w.2 [3]
] [ ] 36) Find the sum of the first 22 terms of the AP 8, 3, - 2, ....
17) IfA =
ab b
, then prove that A = 2 0 0
. [3] [2]
−a2 −ab 0 0 37) How many terms are there in the sequence 3, 6, 9, 12,...,
18) Construct a 1× 3 order matrix, whose elements are given by 111? [2]
cij = 4i[ - 3j. [3]] [ ] 38) Find the 9th term from the end (towards the first term) of
19) If A =
3 1
and I =
1 0
, then find A2 - 5A the A.P. 5, 9, 13, ... 185. [2]
−1 2 39) How many numbers of two digits √ are√divisible by 7? [2]
0 1
+ 7I. [3] 40) Examine that the sequence2, 2 2, 4, 4 2 ,... is a GP. [2]
20) Find
[ the] values
[ of ] a, b, c and d, 41) Find the sum to n terms of the sequence given by an = 2n +
a −2 2 c 3n, n ∈ N. [2]
if = . [3]
b 7 3 2c + d 42) Find the sum of first 24 terms of an AP, whose nth term is
21) Construct a 3× 3 matrix, whose elements are given by aij =
given by an = 3 + 2n. [2]
sin ix cosec jx.[ [3] ] 43) In a flower bed, there are 43 rose plants in the first row,
x 3
22) If Given A = If A2 = 3I, where I is the identity 41 in the second, 39 in the third and so on. There are 11
y 3
rose plants in the last row. How many rows are there in the
matrix of order 2, find x and y. [3]
 flower bed? [3] [3]
44) Find the sum of first 21 terms of an AP, whose 2nd term 67) Find the coordinates of the image of each of the following
is 8 and 4th term is 4. [3] points under the reflection in the line y = 0.
45) The fourth term of an AP is 11. The sum of the fifth and i. (3, - 6)
seventh terms of the AP is 24. Find its common difference. ii. (1, - 2)
[3] iii. ( - 3, - 1)
46) Find the nth term and the 12th term of the sequence - 6, iv. (0, - 2)
18, - 54, .... [3] v. ((3, 0))
47) How many terms of the series 1 + 3 + 32 + 33 + ... must vi. 12 , 34
be taken to make 3280? [3] [3]
48) Determine k, so that k2 + 4k + 8, 2k2 +3k + 6 and 3k2 + 68) A point P is reflected in the x = 0 and the coordinates of
4k + 4 are three consecutive terms of an AP. [3] its image are ( - 1, 2).
49) Find the sum of first 17 terms of an AP, where 4th and 9th i. Find the coordinates of P.
terms are - 15 and - 30, respectively. [3] ii. Find the coordinates of the image of P under the re-
50) If 12th term of an AP is - 13 and the sum of its four terms flection in the line y = 0.
is 24, then what is the sum of its first 10 terms? [3] iii. Find the coordinates of the image of P under the re-
51) The sum of the first term and the fifth term of an ascending flection in the origin.
AP is 26 and the product of the second term by the fourth [3]
term is 160. Find the sum of the first seven terms of this 69) Find the coordinates of the image of each of the following
AP. [3] points( under) the reflection in Y - axis.
52) If d = - 4, n = 7 and an = 4, then find the value of a. [3] i. − 12 , 45
53) The sum of the first five terms and the sum of the first ii. (3, 7)
seven terms of an AP is 167. If the sum of the first ten iii. (3, 0)
terms of this AP is 235, then find the sum of its first twenty iv. (( - 3,) - 8)
terms. [3] v. 0, 72
54) The sum of first six terms of an arithmetic progression is 42. vi. ( - 6, 7)
The ratio of its 10th term to its 30th term is 1:3. Calculate [3]
the first and the 13th terms of the AP. [3] 70) Find the reflection of the point ( - 1, 5) in the given point
55) How many numbers lie between 10 and 300, which divided (2, 3). [3]
by 4 leave a remainder 3? [3] 71) Use graph paper to answer the following questions. (Take 2
56) Find the sum of all two - digit odd positive numbers. [4] cm = 1 unit on both axis)
57) If the 2nd term of an AP is 13 and 5th term is 25, then i. Plot the points A( - 4, 2) and B(2, 4)
what is its 7th term? [4] ii. A’ is the image of A when reflected in the y - axis.
58) A man writes a letter to four of his friends. He asks each Plot in on the graph paper and write the coordinates of
one of them to copy the letter and mail to four different A’.
persons with the instruction that they move the chain simi- iii. B’ is the image of B when reflected in the line AA’.
larly. Assuming that the chain is not broken and it costs |2 Write the coordinates of B’.
to mail one letter, find the amount spent on postage when 8 iv. Write the geometric name of the figure ABA’B’.
th set of letters is mailed. [4] [4]
59) Find the number of terms of the following AP. 72) Use graph paper to answer this question:
i. 64, 60, 56,... having sum 544. i. The point P(2, - 4) is reflected about the line x = 0
ii. 9, 17, 25, ... having sum 636. to get the image Q. Find the coordinates of Q.
iii. - 7, - 4, - 1, ... having sum 210. ii. Point Q is reflected about the line y = 0 to get the
iv. 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, ... having sum 69. image R. Find the coordinates of R.
[4] iii. Name the figure PQR.
60) Find the sum of the following AP. iv. Find the area of figure PQR.
i. 50, 46, 42,... upto 10 terms. [4]
ii. 2, 4, 6,... upto 100 terms. 73) Using a graph paper, plot the points A(6, 4) and B(0, 4)
iii. - 37, - 33, - 29,... upto 12 terms. i. Reflect A and B in the origin to get the images A’ and
iv. 0.6, 1.7, 2.8, ... upto 100 terms. B’.
v. 151
, 121 1
, 10 , ...up to 11 terms. ii. Write the coordinates of A’ and B’.
[4] iii. State the geometrical name for the figure ABA’B’.
61) Solve the equation - 4 + ( - 1) + 2 + ... + x = 437 [4] iv. Find its perimeter.
62) Which of the following are AP’s? If they form an AP, then [4]
find the common difference d and write three more terms. 74) Use graph paper for this question.
i. 2, 4, 8, 16, ... A(1, 1), B(5, 1), C(4, 2) and D(2, 2) are the vertices of a
ii. 2, 52 , 3, 72 , . . . quadrilateral. Name the quadrilateral ABCD. A, B, C and D
iii. - 1.2, - 3.2, - 5.2, - 7.2, ... are reflected in the origin onto A’, B’, C’ and D’ respectively.
[4] Locate A’, B’, C’ and D’ on the graph sheet and write their
63) Sum of the first n terms of an AP is 5n2 - 3n. Find the coordinates. Are D, A, A’ and D’ collinear points? [4]
AP and also find its 16th term. [4] 75) Use graph paper to answer this question.
64) Find the reflection of the point (3, 2) in the line x = 2. [2] i. Plot the points A(4, 6) and B(1, 2).
65) Find the reflection of the point (4, 5) in the line y = 2. [2] ii. A’ is the image of A, when reflected in X - axis
66) i. The point T( - 3, 5) is reflected in the line y = 3 to iii. B’ is the image of B, when B is reflected in X = 4.
the point T’. Find the coordinates of the point T’. iv. Give the geometrical name for the figure ABA’B’.
ii. Find the image of the point S(1, 4) in the line y = - [4]
3.