CBSE Board

Class IX Mathematics
Sample Paper 7
Time: 3 hrs Total Marks: 80

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 30 questions divided into four sections A, B, C, and D.
Section A comprises of 6 questions of 1 mark each, Section B comprises of 6 questions
of 2 marks each, Section C comprises of 10 questions of 3 marks each and Section D
comprises of 8 questions of 4 marks each.
3. Use of calculator is not permitted.

Section A
(Questions 1 to 6 carry 1 mark each)

 
2
1. If 5  6 = a + b 30 , then find the values of a and b.
OR

 
2
Examine whether 3  2 is rational or irrational?

2. What is the value of a polynomial f (x) = 8x2 – 3x + 7 at x = –1?

OR
Factorise : x3 + 27

3. In quadrilateral PQRS, PQ = QR and RS = SP, then what you can say about the
quadrilateral?

4. Comment on the graph of the linear equation 3x = 4.

5. Find the Number of classes, if the class size is 15 and maximum and minimum values
are 159 and 69 respectively.

6. The sides of the given triangle are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm, then what is the value of
semi-perimeter of a triangle?
 (Questions 7 to 12 carry 2 marks each)

343
2
7. Evaluate: 3

OR
1
If 7  2.646 then find .
7

8. Draw the graph of y – 4x = 8.

9. Find the value of k, if x = 1, y = 1 is a solution of the equation 9kx + 12ky = 63.

10. A right triangle with its sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated about its side of 4 cm to
form a cone having base radius as 3 cm. Find the volume of the solid so generated.
(π = 3.14)

11. How many litres of water flow out through a pipe having 5 cm2 area of cross section
in one minute, if the speed of water in the pipe is 30 cm/sec?

OR
Find the volume and surface area of a sphere of radius 21 cm.

1 2
12. Factorise: x2  2
 2  2x 
x x

Section C
(Questions 13 to 22 carry 3 marks each)

13. Simplify:
3 3
25 2  3435
5 4 3
16 4  8 3  75

14. Which of the following expressions are polynomial in one variable? State reasons for
your answers:
  x  1 x  2
(i)
x

(ii) t 2 t 2  3 
1 2
(iii)
2

x  4x  5  (iv) 3x 2  6 x

1
(v) z 
z

15. ΔABC and ΔADC are two right triangles with common hypotenuse AC. Prove that
ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and hence prove that CAD = CBD.

OR

In the given figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, in which AC and BD are the
diagonals. If m ∠DBC = 55° and m ∠BAC = 45°, find m ∠BCD.

16. Factorize: (x – 3y)3 + (3y – 7z)3 + (7z – x)3.

17. Draw a line segment of length 8 cm and bisect it.

18. A bag contains 12 balls out of which x are white. If one ball is taken out from the bag,
find the probability of getting a white ball. If 6 more white balls are added to the bag
and the probability now for getting a white ball is double the previous one, find the
value of x.

OR
The numbers 50, 42, 35, (2x + 10), (2x – 8), 12, 11, 8 have been written in a
descending order. If their median is 25, find the value of x.

19. Draw the graph of 2x + 3y = 11. From graph, find the value of x, if y = 5.
20. The polynomials p(x) = ax3 + 3x2 – 3 and q(x) = 2x3 – 5x + a when divided by (x – 4)
leave the remainders R1 and R2. Find ‘a’ if R1 + R2 = 0.

21. A village, having a population of 4000, requires 150 litres of water per head per day.
It has a tank measuring 20 m × 15 m × 6 m. For how many days will the water of this
tank last?

OR
A hemispherical tank is made up of an iron sheet 1 cm thick. If the inner radius of
the tank is 1 m then find the volume of iron used in the tank.

22. Fifty seeds each were selected at random from 5 bags of seeds, and were kept under
standardized conditions favorable to germination. After 20 days, the number of
seeds which had germinated in each collection were counted and recorded as
follows:
Bags 1 2 3 4 5
Number of germinated seeds 40 48 42 39 41

What is the probability of

i. More than 40 seeds germinating in a bag?
ii. 49 seeds germinating in a bag?
iii. More than 35 seeds germinating in a bag?
OR
The mean of 25 observations is 36. Out of these observations, if the mean of first 13
observations is 32 and that of the last 13 observations is 40, find the 13th
observation.

Section D
(Questions 23 to 30 carry 4 marks each)

23. Find the value of:

1 1 1 1 1
   
3 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 2

24. Construct ∆XYZ in which mY = 30, mZ = 90 and XY + YZ + ZX = 11 cm.

a   b   c 
3 3 3
2
 b2 2
 c2 2
 a2
25. Simplify:
 a  b   b  c    c  a 
3 3 3
26. If M is the mid-point of the hypotenuse PR of a right-angled triangle PQR, prove that
1
QM  PR
2

27. A wooden bookshelf has external dimensions as follows: Height = 110 cm, Depth =
25 cm, Breadth = 85 cm. The thickness of the plank is 5 cm everywhere. The
external faces are to be polished and the inner faces are to be painted. If the rate of
polishing is 20 paise per cm2 and the rate of painting is 10 paise per cm2, find the
total expenses required for polishing and painting the surface of the bookshelf.
OR
How many cubic meters of earth must be dug out to sink a well 14 m deep and
having a radius of 4 m? If the earth taken out is spread over a plot of dimensions (25
m × 16 m), what is the height of the platform so formed?

28. In t he figure, AC = AE, AB = AD and ∠BAD = ∠EAC show that BC = DE.

29. How does Euclid's fifth postulate imply the existence of parallel lines? Give a
mathematical proof.
OR
Write which of the following statements are true and which are false.
1. Euclid’s fourth axiom says that everything equals itself.
2. The Euclidean geometry is valid only for figures in the plane.
3. Part of a line with two end points is called a line segment.
4. A simple closed figure made up of three or more line segments is called a
polygon.

30. The polynomials x3 + 2x2 – 5ax – 8 and x3 + ax2 – 12x – 6 when divided by (x – 2) and
(x – 3) leave remainders p and q, respectively. If q – p = 10, then find the value of a.
OR
Factorise : x – 7x – 8
6 3
 CBSE Board
Class IX Mathematics
Sample Paper 7 – Solution
Time: 3 hrs Total Marks: 80

Section A

1.

 
2
5 6  5  6  2 30 ..... (a  b)2  a2  2ab  b2

 11  2 30
On compairing a + b 30 and 11 + 2 30,we get
a = 11 and b = 2
OR

   3
2 2
3 2   2  3  2  22

3 4 3  4
74 3

 
2
Hence, 3 2 it is irrational number.

2. At x = –1,
f(x) = 8(–1)2 – 3(–1) + 7 = 8 + 3 + 7 = 18
 The value of f(x) at x = –1 is 18.
OR
x3 + 27 = x3 + 33 = (x + 3)(x2 – 3x + 32) = (x + 3)(x2 – 3x + 9)

3. We know that a quadrilateral with two separate pairs of equal adjacent sides is called
a kite.
 PQRS is a Kite.

4. The given equation is 3x = 4.

4
x=
3
As the Graph of equation x = k (k is any constant) is parallel to the y-axis.
 The graph of the linear equation 3x = 4 is parallel to y-axis.
5. Here, class size = 15, maximum value = 159 and minimum value = 69.
 Range = 159 – 69 = 90
range 90
Number of classes = = 6
class size 15
Therefore, the number of classes is 6.

6. In triangle, a = 6 cm, b = 8 cm, c = 10 cm

a  b  c 6  8  10
 semi-perimeter  s    12 cm
2 2

Section B

343
2
7. 3
= (343)-2/3

= [(7)3}-2/3

=
1
=
49
OR
1 1 7 7 2.646
     0.378
7 7 7 7 7

8. The given equation is y – 4x = 8 ⇒ y = 8 + 4x

x 0 –1 –2
y 8 4 0

Plot the points (0, 8), (–1, 4) and (–2, 0). Draw a line passing through these points.
9. Since x = 1, y = 1 is the solution of 9kx + 12ky = 1, it will satisfy the equation.
 9k(1) + 12k(1) = 63
 9k + 12k = 63
 21k = 63
k=3

10. When rotated about the side of 4 cm.

Given,
r = 3 cm, h = 4 cm, l = 5 cm
1 2 1 
r h     3  4  cm3  37.68 cm3
2
Volume of solid =
3 3 
11. Area of cross section of pipe = 5 cm2
Speed of water flowing out of the pipe = 30 cm/sec
Volume of water that flows out in 1 sec = 5 × 30 = 150 cm3
Volume of water that flows out in 1 minute = 150 × 60 = 9000 cm3 = 9 litres.

OR
Radius of a sphere = 21 cm
4 3 4 22
Volume of a sphere = r    21  21  21  38808 cm3
3 3 7
22
Surface area = 4r2  4   21  21  5544 cm3
7
12.
1 2
x2  2
 2  2x 
x x
 1   1
  x2  2  2   2 x  
 x   x
2
 1  1
  x    2 x  
 x  x
 1  1 
  x   x   2 
 x  x 
Section C

3 3
25 2  3435
13. 5 4 3
16 4  8 3  75
3 3


5   7 
2 2 3 5

5 4 3

2   2 
4 4 3 3
7 5

9
5 73 5
 3
25  24  75
9
53  7 5
 3
2 7
9 5

53  7 5

29
14.
i. No.
x2  3x  2
 x  3  2x 1 has a negative power of x.
x

ii. Yes
t 2  t 2  3
t 4  3t 2

iii. Yes
x 2
 4x  5 x 2

4x 5 x2
   2x 
5
2 2 2 2 2 2

iv. No
3x2  6 x = 3x2  6  x 
1/2
has fractional power of x.

v. No
1
z i.e. z  z1 has a negative power of x.
z

15.

In ABC
mABC + mBCA + mCAB = 180° (Angle sum property of a triangle)
 90° + mBCA + mCAB = 180°
 mBCA + mCAB = 90° ... (1)
In ADC
mCDA + mACD + mDAC = 180° (Angle sum property of a triangle)
 90° + mACD + mDAC = 180°
 mACD + mDAC = 90° ... (2)

Adding equations (1) and (2), we have

mBCA + mCAB + mACD + mDAC = 180°
 (mBCA + mACD) + (mCAB + mDAC) = 180°
mBCD + mDAB = 180° ... (3)
But it is given that
mB + mD = 90° + 90° = 180° ... (4)
From equations (3) and (4), we can see that quadrilateral ABCD is having sum of
measures of opposite angles as 180°.
So, it is a cyclic quadrilateral.
Consider chord CD.
Now, CAD = CBD (Angles in same segment)
OR

Given: ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AC and BD are diagonals.

m ∠DBC = 55° and m ∠BAC = 45°
To find: m ∠BCD
Proof: m ∠CAD = m ∠DBC = 55° (Angles in the same segment)
Therefore, m ∠DAB = m ∠CAD + m ∠BAC
= 55° + 45°
= 100°
However, m ∠DAB + m ∠BCD = 180°
 (∵ opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral)
So, m ∠BCD = 180° – 100° = 80°

16. We know that if a + b + c = 0, then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc

Here,
x  3y  3y  7z  7z  x  0
i.e. a  b  c  0
 (x  3y)3  (3y  7z)3  (7z  x)3
 3 x  3y 3y  7z 7z  x 
So factors are 3,  x  3y  , 3y  7z  , 7z  x  .

17. Steps of construction:

i. Draw a line segment MN = 8 cm
ii. Taking M as the centre and radius more than half the length MN, draw two arcs in
the upper and lower portion of MN.
iii. Taking N as the centre and the same radius, draw two arcs which cut the previous
arcs at B and C.
iv. Join BC which cuts MN at A.
BC is the required perpendicular bisector of MN.
18. Number of white balls = x
Total no. of balls  12
x
P  white ball  
12
If 6 white balls are added,
Total no. of balls  18
White ball  x  6
x 6
P  white ball  
18
If 6 more white balls are added to the bag then probability for getting
a white ball is doubled
x  6 2x
 
18 12
 6x  36  18x
 x 3
OR
The numbers of observations are 8.
th th th th
n n  8 8 
 2    2  1  2    2  1  4th  5th 
th

Hence, median is            value

2 2  2 

2x  10  2x  8
Median =  25
2
4x + 2 = 50
4x = 48
x = 12
19. The given equation is 2x + 3y = 11.
11  2x
y=
3
x 1 4
y 3 1
Plot points (1, 3), (4, 1). Draw line passing through the points.
 From the graph we can see that if y = 5 then the value of x is –2.

20. When p(x) = ax3 + 3x2 – 3 is divided by (x – 4 ), the remainder is given by

R1 = a(4)3 + 3(4)2 – 3 = 64a + 45
When q(x) = 2x3 – 5x + a is divided by (x – 4), the remainder is given by
R2 = 2(4)3 – 5(4) + a = 108 + a
Given: R1 + R2 = 0
153
 65a + 153 = 0  a =
65
By hit and trial we find x = 3 is factor of given polynomial, as
2(3)3 – 9 – 39 – 6 = 54 – 54 = 0
By dividing 2x3 – x2 – 13x – 6 by x – 3 we get (2x2 + 5x + 2) as quotient.
Factorising this further
2x2 + 5x + 2 = 2x2 + 4x + x + 2
= 2x(x + 2) + 1(x + 2)
= (2x + 1)(x + 2)
So, 2x3 – x2 – 13x – 6 = (2x + 1)(x + 2)(x – 3)
21. The given tank is cuboidal in shape having its length (l) as 20 m, breadth (b) as 15 m
and height (h) as 6m.
Capacity of tank = l × b × h
⇒ Capacity of tank = (20 × 15 × 6) m3 = 1800 m3
⇒ Capacity of tank = 1800000 litres
Water consumed by people of the village in 1 day = 4000 × 150 litres = 600000 litres
Let us assume that the water in the tank lasts for n days.
Water consumed by all people of the village in n days = capacity of tank
⇒ n × 600000 = 1800000
⇒n=3
Water in this tank will last for 3 days.
OR
Inner radius of the tank = 1 m = 100 cm
Outer radius of the tank = 100 + 1 = 101 cm
Volume of iron used in the hemispherical tank
2 2 22
 
=  1013  1003   1030301  1000000  63487.81 cm3
3 3 7
Hence, the volume of iron used in the tank is 63487.81 cm3.

22. Total number of bags is 5.

i. Number of bags in which more than 40 seeds germinated out of 50 seeds is 3.
3
P(germination of more than 40 seeds in a bag) = = 0.6
5
ii. Number of bags in which 49 seeds germinated = 0
0
P(germination of 49 seeds in a bag) = =0
5
iii. Number of bags in which more than 35 seeds germinated = 5.
5
The required probability = 1
5
OR
Mean of 25 observations = 36
Sum of 25 observations = 36 × 25 = 900
Mean of first 13 observations = 32
Sum of 13 observations = 32 × 13 = 416
Mean of last 13 observation = 40
 Sum of last 13 observations = 40 × 13 = 520
13th observation = 416 + 520 – 900 = 36
Hence, 13th observation is 36.

Section D

23.
1 1 3 8 3 8
   3 8
3 8 3 8 3 8 98
1 1 8 7 8 7
    8 7
8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7
1 1 7 6 7 6
    7 6
7 6 7 6 7 6 76
1 1 6 5 6 5
    6 5
6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5
1 1 5 2 5 2
    52
5 2 5 2 5 2 54
1 1 1 1 1
   
3 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 2
3 8   8 7    7 6    6 5    5 2 
5

24. The steps of construction for the required triangle are as follows:
Step I: Draw a line segment AB of 11 cm (As XY + YZ + ZX = 11 cm).
Step II: Construct PAB of 30 at point A and an angle QBA of 90 at point B.
Step III: Bisect PAB and QBA. Let these bisectors intersect each other at point X.
Step IV: Draw perpendicular bisector ST of AX and UV of BX.
Step V: Let ST intersects AB at Y and UV intersects AB at Z. Join XY and XZ. XYZ is the
required triangle.
 a   b   c 
3 3 3
2
 b2 2
 c2 2
 a2
25. Consider
 a  b   b  c    c  a 
3 3 3

We know that,
If x + y + x = 0 then x3 + y3 + z3 = 3xyz
Now, a2 – b2 + b2 – c2 – a2 = 0
And, a – b + b – c + c – a = 0

a   b   c 
3 3 3
2
 b2 2
 c2 2
 a2

 a  b   b  c    c  a 
3 3 3


 
3 a2  b2 b2  c2 c2  a2  
3 a  b  b  c  c  a 
3 a  b  a  b  b  c  b  c  c  a  c  a 

3 a  b  b  c  c  a 
  a  b  b  c  c  a 
26.
27. Given,
External length (l) of bookshelf = 85 cm.
External breadth (b) of bookshelf = 25 cm.
External height (h) of bookshelf = 110 cm.
External surface area of shelf excluding its front face
= lh + 2 (lb + bh)
External surface area of shelf excluding its front face
= [85  110 + 2 (85  25 + 25  110)] cm2

External surface area of shelf excluding its front face = 19100 cm2
Area of front face = [85  110 – 75  100 + 2 (75  5)] cm2
= 1850 + 750 cm2 = 2600 cm2

Area to be polished = (19100 + 2600) cm2 = 21700 cm2

Cost of polishing 1 cm2 area = Rs 0.20
Cost of polishing 21700 cm2 area = Rs. (21700  0.20) = Rs. 4340

Now, length (l), breadth (b) height (h) of each row of bookshelf is 75 cm, 20 cm, and
30 cm respectively.
Area to be painted in 1 row = 2 (l + h) b + lh
= [2 (75 + 30)  20 + 75  30] cm2
= (4200 + 2250) cm2
= 6450 cm2

Area to be painted in 3 rows = (3  6450) cm2 = 19350 cm2

Cost of painting 1 cm2 area = Rs. 0.10

Cost of painting 19350 cm2 area = Rs. (19350  0.10) = Rs. 1935

Total expenses required for polishing and painting the surface of the bookshelf
= Rs. (4340 + 1935) = Rs. 6275
 OR

We have r = 4 m and h = 14 m
22
Volume of the earth dug out of the well = r2h   4  4  14  704 m3
7
Area of the given plot = 25 × 16 = 400 m2
Volume of the platform formed = Volume of the earth dug out = 704 m2
volume in m3 704 176
Height of the platform = =   1.76 m
area in m2 400 100

28. Given: AC = AE, AB = AD and ∠BAD = ∠EAC

To prove: BC = DE
Proof: ∠BAD = ∠EAC (given)
∠BAD + ∠DAC = ∠EAC + ∠DAC
∠BAC = ∠DAE
Now in ΔABC and ΔADE
AB = AD
∠BAC = ∠DAE
AC = AE
Thus, ΔABC ≅ ΔADE
 BC = DE

29. Euclid's 5th postulate states that:

If a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same
side of it taken together less than two right angles, then the two straight lines, if
produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which the sum of angles is less than two
right angles.
This implies that if n intersects lines l and m and if 1 + 2 < 1800, then 3 + 4 >
1800. In that case, producing line l and further will meet in the side of 1 and 2
which is less than 180o.

If 1 + 2 = 1800, then 3 + 4 = 1800

 In that case, the lines l and m neither meet at the side of 1 and 2 nor at the side of
3 and 4 implying that the lines l and m will never intersect each other. Therefore,
the lines are parallel.
OR
1. True
2. True, as it fails on the curved surfaces.
3. True
4. True

30. Let f(x) = x3 + 2x2 – 5ax –8 and g(x) = x3 + ax2 – 12x – 6

When divided by (x – 2) and (x – 3), f(x) and g(x) leave remainder p and q respectively
f(x) = x3 + 2x2 – 5ax – 8
 f(2) = 23 + 2 × 22 – 5a × 2 – 8
= 8 + 8 – 10a – 8
 p = 8 – 10a ….(1)
g(x) = x3 + ax2 – 12x – 6
 g(3) = 33 + a × 32 – 12 × 3 – 6
= 27 + 9a – 36 – 6
 q = –15 + 9a ….(2)
If q – p = 10
 –15 + 9a – 8 + 10a = 10
 19a – 23 = 10
 19a = 33
33
a =
19
OR
 x6 – 7x3 – 8
Put x3 = y
x6 – 7x3 – 8
x6 – 7x3 – 8 = y2 – 7y – 8
= y2 – 8y + y – 8
= y(y – 8) + (y – 8)
= (y – 8)(y + 1)
= (x3 – 8)(x3 + 1) ∵ x3 = y
= (x3 – 23)(x3 + 1)
= (x – 2)(x2 + 2x + 4)(x + 1)(x2 – x + 1)
= (x – 2)(x + 1)(x2 + 2x + 4)(x2 – x + 1)
∴ x6 – 7x3 – 8 = (x – 2)(x + 1)(x2 + 2x + 4)(x2 – x + 1)