M.GOVINDAN . M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil., 9444441210 ASHOKNAGAR .CHENNAI.

MODEL QUESTION PAPER 5

Date : 09-Feb-20
10th Standard

MATHEMATICS Reg.No. :
Exam Time : 03:00:00 Hrs Total Marks : 100
PART 1 14 x 1 = 14
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1) A={a,b,p}, B={2,3}, C={p,q,r,s} then n[(A U C) x B] is
(a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 16
2) If f: A ⟶ B is a bijective function and if n(B) =8, then n(A) is equal to
(a) 7 (b) 49 (c) 1 (d) 14
3) Euclid’s division lemma states that for positive integers a and b, there exist unique integers q and r
such that a = bq + r , where r must satisfy
(a) 1 < r < b (b) 0 < r < b (c) 0 ≤ r < b (d) 0 < r ≤ b
4) An A.P. consists of 31 terms. If its 16th term is m, then the sum of all the terms of this A.P. is
31
(a) 16 m (b) 62 m (c) 31 m (d) 2
5) y2 + 1
is not equal to
y2

(a)
y2 + 1
y 2
(b)
( )
y+
1 2
y
(c)
( )
y−
1 2
y
+2 (d)
( )
y+
1 2
y
−2

6)

( ) ( )
1 2 1 2 3
Which of the following can be calculated from the given matrices A = 3 4 ,B= 4 5 6 ,
5 6 7 8 9
(i) A2
(ii) B2
(iii) AB
(iv) BA
(a) (i) and (ii) only (b) (ii) and (iii) only (c) (ii) and (iv) only (d) all of these
7) In ∠LMN, ∠L=60o,∠M=50o, If △LMN~△PQR then the value of ∠R is
(a) 40o (b) 70° (c) 30° (d) 110°
8) If slope of the line PQ is 1
then the slope of the perpendicular bisector of PQ is
√3
1
(a) √3 (b) -√3
√3
(c) (d) 0

9) If A is a point on the Y axis whose ordinate is 8 and B is a point on the X axis whose abscissae is 5 then
the equation of the line AB is
(a) 8x + 5y = 40 (b) 8x - 5y = 40 (c) x = 8 (d) y = 5
2
10) tanθcosec θ-tanθ is equal to
(a) secθ (b) cot 2θ (c) sinθ (d) cotθ
11) If the ratio of the height of a tower and the length of its shadow is √3:1 then the angle of elevation of the
sun has measure
(a) 45° (b) 30° (c) 90° (d) 60°
12) In a hollow cylinder, the sum of the external and internal radii is 14 cm and the width is 4 cm. If its
height is 20 cm, the volume of the material in it is
(a) 5600π cm3 (b) 11200π cm3 (c) 56π cm3 (d) 3600π cm3
13) A spherical ball of radius r1 units is melted to make 8 new identical balls each of radius r2 units. Then
r1 r2: is
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 4:1 (d) 1:4
14) The mean of 100 observations is 40 and their standard deviation is 3. The sum of squares of all
deviations is
(a) 40000 (b) 160900 (c) 160000 (d) 30000
PART II 10 x 2 = 20
ANSWER ANY TEN ONLY.
QUESTION NUMBER 28 IS COMPULSORY.
15) If B x A = {(-2,3), (-2,4),(0,3), (0,4),(3,3),(3,4)} find A and B.
16) Write the domain of the following real functions
2x + 1
f(x) = x−9
17) if 1+2+3+...+n = 666 then find n.
18) Which of the following sequences are in G.P.?
1
16,4,1, 4
19)

[ ] [ ]
1 3 −2 1 8
If A = 5 −4 6 ,B= 3 4 , find A + B.
−3 2 9 9 6
20) Construct a 3 x 3 matrix whose elements are given by
(i+j) 3
aij = 3
21) The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 6 m more than twice of the shortest side. If the third side is 2 m
less than the hypotenuse, find the sides of the triangle.
22) Find the intercepts made by the following lines on the coordinate axes.
3x - 2y - 6 = 0
23) prove the following identities.
1 − tan 2θ
= tan 2θ
cot 2θ − 1
24) A player sitting on the top of a tower of height 20 m observes the angle of depression of a ball lying on
the ground as 60° . Find the distance between the foot of the tower and the ball.(√3 =1.732)
25) A sphere, a cylinder and a cone (Fig.7.20) are of the same radius, where as cone and cylinder are of
same height. Find the ratio of their curved surface areas.

26) The ratio of the volumes of two cones is 2:3. Find the ratio of their radii if the height of second cone is
double the height of the first.
27) Find the standard deviation of first 21 natural numbers.
28) If n = 5 , xˉ =6, Σx2=765 then calculate the coefficient of variation.
PART III 10 x 5 = 50
ANSWER ANY TEN ONLY.
QUESTION NUMBER 42 IS COMPULSORY.
29) A function f is defined by f(x)=2x-3
f(0) +f(1)
i. find
2
ii. find x such that f(x) = 0
iii. find x such that f(x)=x
iv. find x such that f(x)=f(1-x)
30) Let f be a function f:N ⟶ N be defined by f(x) = 3x+2, x ∈ N
(i) Find the images of 1, 2, 3
 (ii) Find the pre-images of 29, 53
(ii) Identify the type of function
31) Prove that 2n + 6 x 9n is always divisible by 7 for any postive integer n,
32) Kumar writes a letter to four of his friends. He asks each one of them to copy the letter and mail to four
different persons with the instruction that they continue the process similarly. Assuming that the
process is unaltered and it costs Rs. 2 to mail one letter, find the amount spent on postage when 8th set
of letters is mailed
33) Find the GCD of each pair of the following polynomials
12(x4 - x3), 8(x4 - 3x3 + 2x2) whose LCM is 24x3 (x - 1) (x - 2)
34) If α, β are the roots of the equation 2x2 - x - 1 = 0, then form the equation whose roots are
2α + β, 2β + α
35) What length of ladder is needed to reach a height of 7 ft along the wall when the base of the ladder is 4
ft from the wall? Round off your answer to the next tenth

36) Let P(11, 7), Q(13.5, 4) and R(9.5, 4) be the midpoints of the sides AB, BC and AC respectively of Δ ABC.
Find the coordinates of the vertices A, B and C. Hence find the area of Δ ABC and compare this with
area of ΔPQR.
37) Find the area of the quadrilateral whose vertices are at
(–9, 0), (–8, 6), (–1, –2) and (–6, –3)
38) prove that sinA cosA
secA + tanA − 1
+ cosecA + cotA − 1
=1
39) A man is standing on the deck of a ship, which is 40 m above water level. He observes the angle of
elevation of the top of a hill as 60° and the angle of depression of the base of the hill as 30° . Calculate
the distance of the hill from the ship and the height of the hill.
(√3=1.732)
40) For the cylinders A and B (Fig. 7.27),
(i) find out the cylinder whose volume is greater.
(ii) verify whether the cylinder with greater volume has greater total surface area.
(iii) find the ratios of the volumes of the cylinders A and B.

41) If the radii of the circular ends of a frustum which is 45 cm high are 28 cm and 7 cm, find the volume
of the frustum.
42) In a two children family, find the probability that there is at least one girl in a family.
PART IV 2 x 8 = 16
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.
43) a) Draw the graph of y = x2 + x - 2 and hence solve x2 + x - 2 = 0
 (OR)
b) Discuss the nature of solutions of the following quadratic equations.
x2 + 2x + 5 = 0
44) a) 2
Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle PQR with its sides equal to of the corresponding
3

2
sides of the triangle PQR (scale factor ).
3

(OR)
b) 7
Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle PQR with its sides equal to of thecorresponding
3

7
sides of the triangle PQR (scale factor )
3

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