GUESS PAPER FOR CLASS 10TH MATHS

CHAPTER 1ST

REAL NUMBERS

EXAMPLE 7: find the HCF of 96 and 404 by the prime factorization method. Hence find their LCM

1) Find the LCM and HCF of the following pairs of integers and verify that LCM × HCF = product of the
two numbers.

(i) 26 and 91

(ii) 510 and 92

(iii) 336 and 54

2). Check whether 6n can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n.

3). Prove that 5 is irrational.

CHAPTER 2ND

POLYNOMIALS

4). Example 2: Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10, and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficients

5). Example 3: Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients.

6). Find the zeroes of the following quadratic polynomials and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients.

(i) x2 – 2x – 8

(ii) 6x2 – 3 – 7x

(iii) t 2 – 15 .

CHAPTER 3RD

PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES

7). Form the pair of linear equations in the following problems and find their solutions graphically.
10 students of Class X took part in a Mathematics quiz. If the number of girls is 4 more than the
number of boys, find the number of boys and girls who took part in the quiz. Fig. 3.2

8). On comparing the ratios a1/a2, b1/b2 and c1/c2, find out whether the following pair of linear
equations are consistent, or inconsistent.

(I) 3x + 2y = 5; 2x – 3y = 7

(ii) 2x – 3y = 8 ; 4x – 6y = 9

(iii) 5x – 3y = 11 ; – 10x + 6y = –22

(iv) 4/2x + 2y = 8 ; 2x + 3y=12

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9.) Draw the graphs of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the coordinates of
the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis and shade the triangular region.

10.) Solve the following pair of linear equations by the substitution method.

(i) x + y = 14

(ii) s – t =3

{PART (V)}

11) Form the pair of linear equations for the following problems and find their solution by
substitution method.

(I) The difference between two numbers is 26 and one number is three times the other. Find them.

(ii) The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 18 degrees. Find them.

12) example 7: Solve the following pair of equations by substitution method: (1) 7x – 15y = 2 (2) x +
2y = 3

13) Example 12: The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is
66. If the digits of the number differ by 2, find the number. How many such numbers are there?

14) Solve the following pair of linear equations by the elimination method and the substitution
method:

(ii) 3x + 4y = 10 and 2x – 2y = 2

(v) x/2 + 2y/3 = and x – y/3 = 3

15). Form the pair of linear equations in the following problems and find their solutions (if they exist)
by the elimination method:

(i) If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1. It
becomes 1 2 if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction?

(ii) Five years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as old as Sonu.
How old are Nuri and Sonu?

CHAPTER 4TH

QUADRATIC EQUATION

16) Example 4: Find the roots of the quadratic equation 6x2 – x – 2 = 0

17). Find the roots of the following quadratic equations by factorization: {PART III . IV. V}

18) Find two numbers whose sum is 27 and product is 182.

19) Find two consecutive positive integers, sum of whose squares is 365.

20) The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the
other two sides.

21) Find the nature of the roots of the following quadratic equations. If the real roots exist, find
them: (ii) 3x2 – 4 3 x + 4 = 0 (iii) 2x2 – 6x + 3 = 0 2.

22) Find the values of k for each of the following quadratic equations, so that they have two equal
roots. (i) 2x2 + kx + 3 = 0

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 CHAPTER 5TH

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS

23) Example 7: How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?

24) The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.

25). How many three-digit numbers are divisible by 7?

26) How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 250

27). Find the sum of first 22 terms of an AP in which d = 7 and 22nd term is 149.

28) Find the sum of the first 40 positive integers divisible by 6. 13.

29) Find the sum of the first 15 multiples of 8.

30) Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50.

CHAPTER 6TH

TRIANGLES

31) Theorem 6.1 : If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides
in distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.

32) Theorem 6.2 : If a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, then the line is
parallel to the third side

33) In Fig. 6.18, if LM || CB and LN || CD, prove that AM/AB = AN/AD.

34) In Fig. 6.21, A, B and C are points on OP, OQ and OR respectively such that. AB || PQ and AC ||
PR. Show that BC || QR.

35) ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and its diagonals intersect each other at the point O.
Show that AO/ BO ( CO/DO

36) The diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at the point O such that AO / BO (
CO/DO Show that ABCD is a trapezium

37) In Fig. 6.38, altitudes AD and CE of ABC intersect each other at the point P. Show that:

(AEP ~ (ADB

38) In Fig. 6.39, ABC and AMP are two right triangles, right angled at B and M respectively. Prove
that: (i) ( ABC ~ ( AMP (ii) CA / PA = BC/MP

39) Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and
QR and median PM of ( PQR (see Fig. 6.41). Show that ( ABC ~ ( PQR.

40) Sides AB and AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and
PR and median PM of another triangle PQR. Show that ( ABC ~ ( PQR.

41) If AD and PM are medians of triangles ABC and PQR, respectively where ( ABC ~ ( PQR, prove
that AB /PQ = AD/PM

CHAPTER 7TH

COORDINATE GEOMETRY

42) Example 4: Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x , y) is equidistant from the
points (7, 1) and (3, 5).

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43). Determine if the points (1, 5), (2, 3) and (– 2, – 11) are collinear

44).Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (2, –5) and (–2, 9)

45). Find the values of y for which the distance between the points P (2 – 3) and Q(10, y) is 10 units.

46). Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the point (3, 6) and
(– 3, 4)

47). Example 9: Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (5, – 6)
and (–1, – 4). Also find the point of intersection.

48).Find the ratio in which the line segment joining the points (– 3, 10) and (6, – 8) is divided by (– 1,
6).

49).Find the ratio in which the line segment joining A(1, – 5) and B(– 4, 5) is divided by the x-axis.
Also find the coordinates of the point of division.

50). If (1, 2), (4, y), (x, 6) and (3, 5) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, find x and y.

51). Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is the diameter of a circle whose center is (2, – 3)
and B is (1, 4)

52). If A and B are (– 2, – 2) and (2, – 4), respectively, find the coordinates of P such that AP = 3 AB 7
and P lies on the line segment AB

CHAPTER 8TH

INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY

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

54). Given sec ( = 13, 12 calculate all other trigonometric ratios

55).In ( PQR, right-angled at Q, PR + QR = 25 cm and PQ = 5 cm. Determine the values of sin P, cos P
and tan P.

56). Example 8: If sin (A – B) = 1/ 2 cos (A + B) = 1 / 2’ 0° < A + B ( 90°, A > B, find A and B

57). If tan (A + B) =root 3 and tan (A – B) = 1 / root 3 ; 0° < A + B ( 90°; A > B, find A and B.

58). Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for which the
expressions are defined {(PART III. IV. V. VII)}

CHAPTER 9TH

SOME APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY

59). Example 5: The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when
the Sun’s altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower.

60).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° (see Fig. 9.11).

61). 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.

62)..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.

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 63). 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.

64). From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission
tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the
tower.

65). A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of
elevation of the top of the statue is 60° and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of
the pedestal is 45°. Find the height of the pedestal.

CHAPTER 10TH

CIRCLES

66).Theorem 10.1: The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the
point of contact.

67). Theorem 10.2: The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

68). Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel

69). In Fig. 10.13, XY and X(Y( are two parallel tangents to a circle with center O and another tangent
AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X(Y( at B. Prove that ( AOB = 90°.

70). Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the
center.

71). Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus

72). Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary
angles at the center of the circle.

CHAPTER 12TH

AREAS RELATED TO CIRCLES

73). The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 5
minutes.

74). A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the center. Find the area of the
corresponding: (i) minor segment (ii) major sector. (Use ( = 3.14)

75). A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the center. Find the areas of the
corresponding minor and major segments of the circle. (Use ( = 3.14 and 3 = 1.73)

76). A chord of a circle of radius 12 cm subtends an angle of 120° at the center. Find the area of the
corresponding segment of the circle. (Use ( = 3.14 and 3 = 1.73)

77). A round table cover has six equal designs as shown in Fig. 11.11. If the radius of the cover is 28
cm, find the cost of making the designs at the rate of ` 0.35 per cm2. (Use root 3 = 1.7)

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 CHAPTER 13TH

SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME

78). 2 cubes each of volume 64 cm3 are joined end to end. Find the surface area of the resulting
cuboid. 79. A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The
diameter of the hemisphere is 14 cm, and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the inner
surface area of the vessel.

80). A hemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical wooden block such that the
diameter l of the hemisphere is equal to the edge of the cube. Determine the surface area of the
remaining solid.

81). A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispheres stuck to each of its ends
(see Fig. 12.10). The length of the entire capsule is 14 mm and the diameter of the capsule is 5 mm.
Find its surface area

82). From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the same
height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the remaining solid to the
nearest cm2.

83). ( A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere with both their radii being equal to 1
cm and the height of the cone is equal to its radius. Find the volume of the solid in terms of (.

84). A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of its top, which is
open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim. When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of
radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-fourth of the water flows out. Find the number of
lead shots dropped in the vessel.

85). A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm standing on a
hemisphere of radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such that it
touches the bottom. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius of the cylinder is 60
cm and its height is 180 cm.

CHAPTER 14TH

STATISTICS

86). Consider the following distribution of daily wages of 50 workers of a factory. Find the mean
daily wages of the workers of the factory by using an appropriate method. (PART II )

87). The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The mean
pocket allowance is Rs 18. Find the missing frequency f. (PART III)

88). Thirty women were examined in a hospital by a doctor and the number of heart beats per
minute were recorded and summarized as follows. Find the mean heartbeats per minute for these
women, choosing a suitable method. (IV)

89). In a retail market, fruit vendors were selling mangoes kept in packing boxes. These boxes
contained varying number of mangoes. The following was the distribution of mangoes according to
the number of boxes. (PART V)

Find the mean number of mangoes kept in a packing box. Which method of finding the mean did you
choose?

90.) The table below shows the daily expenditure on food of 25 households in a locality. (PART VI)

Find the mean daily expenditure on food by a suitable method.

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91). A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a class for the whole term.
Find the mean number of days a student was absent. (PART VIII )

92). The following table gives the literacy rate (in percentage) of 35 cities. Find the mean literacy
rate. (PART LAST)

93). The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a hospital during a year. (PART I )

Find the mode and the mean of the data given above. Compare and interpret the two measures of
central tendency.

CHAPTER 15TH

PROBABILITY

94). Example 4: One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Calculate the probability
that the card will.

(I) be an ace, (ii) not be an ace.

95). Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/ 3

(B) –1.5

(C) 15%

(D) 0.7

96). If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’

97). A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is (i) red? (ii) not red?

98). A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting (i) a prime number; (ii) a number lying
between 2 and 6; (iii) an odd number. 14.

99). One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting (i) a king
of red color (ii) a face card (iii) a red face card (iv) the jack of hearts (v) a spade (vi) the queen of
diamonds.

100). Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with their face
downwards. One card is then picked up at random. (i) What is the probability that the card is the
queen? (ii) If the queen is drawn and put aside, what is the probability that the second card picked
up is (a) an ace? (b) a queen?

101). 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

102). (i) A lot of 20 bulbs contain 4 defective ones. One bulb is drawn at random from the lot. What
is the probability that this bulb is defective? (ii) Suppose the bulb drawn in (i) is not defective and is
not replaced. Now one bulb is drawn at random from the rest. What is the probability that this bulb
is not defective

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