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GRADE: X REVISION TEST- III TIME : 3 hrs

DATE: MATHEMATICS MARKS: 80

General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 20 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 5 questions of 2
marks each. Section C comprises of 6 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 4
questions of 5 marks and Section E comprises of 3 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks
each
(iv). Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
(Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each)
1. (Sin 30°+cos 60°)-(sin 60° + cos 30°) is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 1+2√3 (c) 1-√3 (d) 1+√3
2. If cos X = a/b, then sin X is equal to:
(a) (b2-a2)/b (b) (b-a)/b (c) √(b2-a2)/b (d) √(b-a)/b
3. 2 tan 30°/(1 + tan230°) =
(a) sin 60° (b) cos 60° (c) tan 60° (d) sin 30°
4. If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(A+B) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) √3/2
5. The value of (tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° … tan 89°) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d)1/2
6.A plane is observed to be approaching the airport. It is at a distance of 12 km from the point of observation
and makes an angle of elevation of 60°. The height above the ground of the plane is
(a) 6√3 m (b) 4√3 m (c) 3√3 m (d) 2√3 m
7.The tops of two poles of height 20 m and 14 m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an angle of 30° with
horizontal, the length of the wire is
(a) 6 m (b) 10 m (c) 12 m (d) 20 m
8.In given figure, the value of angle C is

(a) 90° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 60°

9. sin 2B = 2 sin B is true when B is equal to
(a) 90° (b) 60° (c) 30° (d) 0°
10. 5 tan² A – 5 sec² A + 1 is equal to
(a) 6 (b) -5 (c) 1 (d) -4
11. In given Fig., the angle of depression from the observing position D and E of the object at A are

(a) 60°, 60° (b) 30°, 30° (c) 30°, 60° (d) 60°, 30°
12. In the given figure, if AB = 14 cm, then the value of tan B is:

(a) 4/3 (b) 14/3 (c) 5/3 (d) 13/3

13. In figure given ABCD is a rectangle, the value of CE is

(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 4 cm

14. If cos 9α = sinα and 9α < 90°, then the value of tan 5α is
(a) 1/√3 (b) √3 (c) 1 (d) 0
15. If the height of the building and distance from the building foot’s to a point is increased by 20%, then the
angle of elevation on the top of the building:
(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Do not change (d) None of the above
16. If a tower 6m high casts a shadow of 2√3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s elevation is:
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°
17. The line drawn from the eye of an observer to the point in the object viewed by the observer is said to
(a) Angle of elevation (b) Angle of depression (c) Line of sight (d) None of the above
18. A ladder makes an angle of 60° with the ground, when placed along a wall. If the foot of ladder is 8 m away
from the wall, the length of ladder is
(a) 4 m (b) 8 m (c) 8√3 m (d) 16 m
In the following questions 19 & 20, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason(R).
Mark the correct choice as:
(a)Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A). (b)Both
assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c)Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.(d)Assertion
(A) is false but reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion: If x = 2 sin2θ and y = 2 cos2θ + 1 then the value of x + y = 3.

Reason : For any value of θ, sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
20. Assertion: If the length of shadow of a vertical pole is equal to its height, then the angle of elevation of the
sun is 45°.
Reason: According to Pythagoras theorem, h2 = l2 + b2, where h = hypotenuse, l = length and b = base
 SECTION – B
(Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each)

21. Evaluate: 2 tan245° + cos230° – sin260°

22.If √3 tan θ = 1, then find the value of sin2 θ – cos2 θ.

23. (a)Find the value of x if tan 3x = sin 45°. cos 45° + sin 30°
(OR)
(b) A circus artist is climbing a 20 m long rope, which is tightly stretched and tied from the top of a vertical
pole to the ground. Find the height of the pole, if the angle made by the rope with the ground level is 30°.

24. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away from the foot of
the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.

5 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 30° + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 45° +4 𝑡𝑎𝑛260°

25.(a)Evaluate: 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛30° cos 60° + tan 45°
(OR)
(b) ABC is a right triangle, right angled at C. If A = 30°&AB = 40 units,find the remaining two sides of ΔABC.

SECTION – C
(Questions 26 to 31 carry 3 marks each)

26. Given 15 cot A = 8, find sin A and sec A.

1+sin A
27. Prove that √1 −sin A = sec A + tan A

1 1 1 1
28. (a)Prove that + = -
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐Ɵ−cos Ɵ sin Ɵ sin Ɵ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐Ɵ−cos Ɵ
(OR)
(b) A kite is flying at a height of 60 m above the ground. The string attached to the kite is temporarily tied to a
point on the ground. The inclination of the string with the ground is 60°. Find the length of the string, assuming
that there is no slack in the string.

cos 𝐴 1+sin 𝐴
29. (a)Prove that 1+sin 𝐴 + cos 𝐴
= 2 sec A
(OR)
(b) A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an
angle 30° with it. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is 8 m.
Find the height of the tree.

30. From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60° and the angle of
depression of its foot is 45°. Determine the height of the tower

31. An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a chimney. The angle of elevation of the top of the chimney
from her eyes is 45°. What is the height of the chimney?
 SECTION – D
(Questions 32 to 35 carry 5 marks each)
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32. (a)Given sec Ɵ = 13 calculate all other trigonometric ratios.
(OR)
tan Ɵ cot Ɵ
(b)Prove that + = 1 + secƟ cosecƟ
1−cot Ɵ 1− tan Ɵ

33. Prove that (sin A + cosec A)2 + (cos A + sec A)2 = 7 + tan2A + cot 2A

34.The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30° and the angle of elevation of
the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high, find the height of the
building.
35. (a)As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of depression of two
ships are 30° and 45°. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse, find the distance
between the two ships.
(OR)
(b) Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite each other on either side of the road, which is 80 m wide.
From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the poles are 60° and 30°,
respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances of the point from the poles.

SECTION – E (CASE BASED QUESTIONS)

(Questions to 36 to 38 carry 4 marks each)

36. A lighthouse is a tall tower with light near the top. These are often built on islands, coasts or on cliffs.
Lighthouses on water surface act as a navigational aid to the mariners and send warning to boats and ships for
dangers. Initially wood, coal would be used as illuminators. Gradually it was replaced by candles, lanterns,
electric lights. Nowadays they are run by machines and remote monitoring. Prongs Reef lighthouse of Mumbai
was constructed in 1874-75. It is approximately 40 meters high and its beam can be seen at a distance of 30
kilometres. A ship and a boat are coming towards the lighthouse from opposite directions. Angles of depression
of flash light from the lighthouse to the boat and the ship are 300 and 600 respectively.

(i)Which of the two, boat or the ship is nearer to the light house. Find its distance from thelighthouse? (2)

(ii)Find the time taken by the boat to reach the light house if it is moving at the rate of 2 km perhour. (2)
(OR)

(ii) The ratio of the height of a light house and the length of its shadow on the ground is √3 : 1 .

What is the angle of elevation of the sun? (2)

 37. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m
from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is
60°. After 30 seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to 30° (see the figure).

Based on the above information, answer the following questions. (Take √3 =1.732)
(i) Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval. (2)
(ii) Find the speed of the balloon. (2)
(OR)
(ii) If the elevation of the sun at a given time is 30°, then find the length of the shadow cast by a
tower of 150 feet height at that time. (2)

38. Three friends - Anshu, Vijay and Vishal are playing hide and seek in a park. Anshu and Vijay hide in the
shrubs and Vishal have to find both of them. If the positions of three friends are at A, Band C respectively as
shown in the figure and forms a right angled triangle such that AB = 9 m, BC = 3√3 m and ∠B = 90°, then
answer the following questions.

(i) The measure of ∠A & ∠C (2)

(ii) What is the length of AC (2)