Class X

Question Bank

1. Prove that √3 is an irrational number.

2. The HCF of two numbers is 23 and their LCM is 1449. If one of the numbers is 161,
find the other.
3. Given the HCF (81,54) = 27, find LCM (81,54).
4. Prove that (2-3√5) is irrational.
5. Show that 9ⁿ can never end with digit 0, for any natural number n.
6. Why is 17+11×13×17×19 a composite number? Explain.
7. Express 3825 as a product of its prime factors.
8. Find LCM and HCF of 312 and 27 and verify LCM × HCF = Product of the numbers.
9. Find LCM and HCF of 15, 18, 45 by prime factorisation method.
10. Using the fundamental theorem of Arithmetic, find HCF of 26, 51 and 91.
11. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x²-3 and verify the relations between the zeroes
and
12. the coefficients.
13. If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = px²-4x+2p is the same as their
14. product, find the value of p.
15. If α andβ are the zeros of the polynomial x²-5x+k, such that α+β=1. Find the value of
k.
16. If the zeros of the polynomial x²+px+q are 3 and 2, find the values of p and q and
write the polynomial.
17. Draw the graph of x²-3x-4 and find the zeros.
18. Find a quadratic polynomial each with the given numbers as the sum and
product of its zeros, respectively a) -1\4,1\4 (b) √2,1/3
19. Find the zeros of the polynomial 2S2-(1+2√2)S+√2 and verify the relations
between the zeros and coefficient of the polynomial.
20. Find the zeroes of the polynomial: 5t²+12t+7 and verify the relation between the
zeros and the coefficients of the polynomials.
21. If (x+1) is a factor of 2x³+ax²+2bx+1, then find the value of a and b given that 2a-3b =
4.
22. The angles of a triangle are x,y and 40°. The difference between the two angles x
and y is 30°. Find x and y.
23. Solve by method of elimination:- a) 11x + 15y + 23 = 0 ; 7x - 2y - 20 = 0
24. Solve 2x+3y = 11 and 2x-4y = -24 and hence find the value of 'm' for which y = mx +
3.
25. Solve by substitution method: 3x/2 -5y/3 = -2 ; x/3+ y/2= 13/6
26. The cost of 2kg of apples and 1 kg of grapes on a day was found to be ₹160. After a
month, the cost of 4kg apples and 2 kg of grapes is ₹300. Represent the situation
algebraically and geometrically.
27. Solve by substitution:- 2x+3y=9; 4x+6y-18=0
28. Solve by elimination:- x/a+y/b=2 ; ax-by=a²-b²
29. Check whether the following are quadratic Equations: a) x²-5x+9 = x²-7x+3
b) 3x²+2x-5 = x²-2x+3
30. Find the roots of 3x²+5√5x-10=0 by factorisation method.
31. Find the roots of the following equations: a) 2x²-5x+3 = 0 (b) 2x²-
2√2x+1=0
32. Determine the nature of roots: a) x²+10x+39=0 (b) k²x²+kx+1=0
33. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation 3x²-5x+2k=0 has real and equal
roots.
34. Find a natural number whose square diminished by 84 is equal to thrice of 8 more
than the given number.
35. Solve:- a) x²-18x+77=0 b) 9x²+6x+1=0
36. Solve for x: x+3\x-2 -1-x\x = 17\4 (x≠2,0)
37. Find two numbers whose sum is 27 and product is 182.
38. Find the value of k for each of the quadratic equations, so that they have two equal
roots: kx(x-2)+6=0.
39. D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a Δ ABC such that DE ||
BC. If AD/DB = 4/7 and AC = 6.6cm, find AE.
40. E is a point on the side AD produced of a parallelogram ABCD and BE intersects CD
at F. Show that ΔABE ~ ΔCFB.
41. A vertical pole of length 6m casts a shadow 4m long on the ground and at the same
time a tower casts a shadow 28m long. Find the height of the tower.
42. D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that <ADC = <BAC. Show that
CA² = CB·CD.
43. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 24cm and 10cm. Find each side of the
rhombus.
44. If the bisector of an angle of a triangle bisects the opposite side, prove that the
triangle is isosceles.
45. A girl of height 90 cm is walking away from the base of a lamp post at a speed
1.2m/s. If the lamp is 3.6m above the ground, find the length of her shadow after 4
seconds.
46. ΔABC ~ ΔPQR. If ar(ABC) = 2.25m², ar(PQR) = 6.25m², PQ = 0.5m, then length of
AB is _____.
47. If ΔPQR ~ ΔXYZ, <Q = 50° and <R = 70°, then <X is equal to ? _____.
48. Find the distance between the points A(2,4) and B(-1,5).
49. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x,y) is equidistant from the points
(7,1) and (3,5).
50. Prove that the points (-2,5), (0,1) and (2,-3) are collinear.
51. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining points (4,-3)
and (8,5) in the ratio 3:2 internally.
52. In what ratio does the point P(2,5) divides the join of A(8,2) and B(-6,9)?
53. Find the ratio in which the point P(m,6) divides the join of A(-4,3) and B(2,8). Also
find the value of m.
54. The line segment joining the points A(3,2), B(5,1) is divided at the point P in the ratio
2:1 and it lies on the line 3x-18y+k=0. Find the value of k.
55. If (1,2), (4,4), (x,6) and (3,5) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, find x
and y.
56. Show that ∠A = ∠B if ∠A and ∠B are acute angles such that cosA = cosB.
57. If Sin A = 3/4, Calculate Cos A and tan A.
58. Evaluate: 2 tan²45° + cos²30° - sin²60°
59. Evaluate: (Sin²63° + Sin²27°) / (Cos²17° + Cos²73°)
60. Prove the identities:- tanθ/(1+SinA) + (1+SinA)/cosA = 2 SecA
61. If Sin(A-B) = 1/2, Cos(A+B) = 1/2, find A and B.
62. Prove that (1+Secθ-tanθ)/(1+Secθ+tanθ) = (1-Sinθ)/Cosθ
 63. Prove that (Secθ-tanθ)²(1+sinθ) = 1-Sinθ
64. Given that Sinθ + 2cosθ = 1 then prove that 2Sinθ - cosθ = 2.
65. If x = atanθ + bSecθ and y = btanθ+aSecθ prove that x²-y² = b²-a².
66. At a point 25m away from the foot of a tower the angle of elevation of the top of the
tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
67. The length of the shadow of a tower on the plane ground is √3 times the
height of the tower. Find the angle of elevation of the Sun.
68. An observer 1.5m tall is 20.5 m away from a tower 22m high. Determine the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the eye of the observer.
69. A man on the top of a vertical tower observes a car moving towards the tower. If it
takes 12 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 30° to 45° how soon will
the car reach the tower?
70. A man in a boat rowing away from a lighthouse 200m high takes 2 minutes to change
the angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse from 60° to 45°. Find the speed of
the boat.
71. The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point on the ground is 60°.
From another point 10m vertical above the first, its angle of elevation is 45°. Find the
height of the tower?
72. If sin θ + cos θ = √3, then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 1.
73. If 1 + sin² θ = 3 sin θ cos θ, prove that tan θ = 1 or 1/2.
74. If sec θ = x + 1/4x, prove that sec θ + tan θ = 2x or 1/2x.
75. The length of shadow of a pole on the playground is 1/√3 times the height
of the pole, the angle of elevation of the sun is (a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d)
90°
76. The length of a string between a kite and a point on the ground is 85 m, if the string
makes an angle θ with the ground level such that tan θ = 15/8, then at what height is
the kite from the ground? (a) 75 m (b) 79.41 m (c) 80 m (d) 72.5 m
77. It is found that on walking x meters towards a tower in a horizontal line
through its base, the elevation of its top changes from 30° to 60°. The
height of the tower is? (a) 3√2x m (b) 2√3x m (c) (√3/2)x m (d)
(2/√3)x m
78. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation? (a) 2(x - 1)² = 4x² - 2x
+ 1 (b) 2x - x² = x² + 5 (c) (√2x + √3)² + x² = 3x² - 5x (d) (x² + 2x)² = x⁴ +
3 + 4x³
79. Which of the following quadratic equations has sum of its roots as 4? (a)
2x² - 4x + 8 = 0 (b) -x² + 4x + 4 = 0 (c) √2x² - (4/√2)x + 1 = 0 (d) 4x² - 4x
+4=0
80. The roots of the equation x² + 3x - 10 = 0 are (a) 2, -5 (b) -2, 5 (c) 2, 5 (d) -2, -5
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