Solved Paper 2016

Mathematics (Standard)
CLASS-X
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 90
General Instructions :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper consists of 31 questions divided into four sections – A, B, C and D.
(iii) Section A contains 4 questions of 1 mark each. Section B contains 6 questions of 2 marks each. Section C
contains 10 questions of 3 marks each. Section D contains 11 questions of 4 marks each.
(v) Use of calculator is not permitted.

Delhi Set-I Code No. 30/1/1

3. Find the 9 th term from the end (towards the first

SECTION - A term) of the A.P. 5, 9, 13,......, 185.
Question numbers 1 to 4 carry 1 mark each.
1. From an external point P, tangents PA and PB are Sol. l = 185, d = – 4 1/2
drawn to a circle with centre O. If PAB = 50°, then l9 = d + (n – 1) d
∠
= 185 – 8 × 4
find AOB .
∠
l9 = 153 1/2
Sol. APB = 80°
∠ 1/2 (CBSE Marking Scheme, 2016)
\ AOB = 100°
∠ 1/2 4. Cards marked with number and 3, 4, 5, ........, 50
(CBSE Marking Scheme, 2016) are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A
card is drawn at random from the box. Find the
2. In Fig., AB is a 6 m high pole and CD is a ladder probability that the selected card bears a perfect
inclined at an angle of 60° to the horizontal and square number.
reaches up to a point D of pole. If AD = 2.54 m, find
the length of the ladder. (use 3 =1.73 ) Sol. Possible outcomes are 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, i.e., 6. 1
or 1 1
A
So \ P(perfect square number) = 48
6
8
2 (CBSE Marking Scheme, 2016)

D
SECTION - B
6 Question numbers 5 to 10 carry 2 marks each.
2 and x = −3 are roots of the quadratic
5. If x = 3
equation ax2 + 7x + b = 0, find the values of a and b.
6
B C
AB = 6 m − 7
AD = 2.54 So =2 − 3 1/2
m a 3
DB = AB – AD
= 6 – 2.54 = 3.46 m and b 2 (3 )
DB a 3
× -

sin60° = ____
DC  b = – 6 1/2
(CBSE Marking Scheme, 2016)
sin60°
6. Find the ratio in which y -axis divides the line
DC segment joining the points A(5, −6) and B(−1,
3
−4). Also, find the coordinates of the point of
2 division.
DC = 3 46
.
1 Sol. Let the point on y-axis be (0, y) and AP : PB = k : 1 1/2
73
. ×2=2×2=4m1 Therefore, 5k k = 0 gives k = 5
− 1/2
(CBSE Marking Scheme, 2016) 1 +
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Hence, required ratio is 5 : 1

4 5 6 P
()
− −

13
1
−

y= 6
3 / 6
⎛ −

Hence, point on y-axis is ,

0 _13 . ⎞

⎝⎜
3
⎠⎟
1/2

7. In fig., a circle is inscribed in a DABC, such that it

touches the sides AB, BC and CA at points D, E and A B
F respectively. If the lengths of sides AB, BC and
O
CA are 12 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively, find the
lengths of AD, BE and CF.

PAB is an equilateral triangle.

\ ∆ 1/2
C Hence, AB = PA = 5 cm. 1/2

SECTION - C
F E
Question numbers 11 to 20 carry 3 marks each.
11. In fig., ABCD is a square of side 14 cm. Semi-circles
are drawn with each side of square as diameter.
22 ⎛ ⎞

A
D
B Find the area of the shaded region. use = ⎝⎜

7 π ⎠⎟

Sol. Let AD = AF = x A ________________________ B

\ DB = BE = 12 – x
and CF = CE = 10 – x
BC = BE + EC
 8 = 12 – x + 10 – x
 x = 7 1
\ AD = 7 cm, BE = 5 cm, CF = 3 cm 1
D C
8. The x-co-ordinate of a point P is twice its A B
y-co-ordinate. If P is equidistant from Q(2, –5) and Sol.
R(–3, 6), find the co-ordinates of P.
Sol. Let the point P be (2y, y)
x ______________OY
PQ = PR 1/2
 3 ) ( (6 2) 2 ) ( 5 ) y
2 − + y + =(
2 2 y + + y −

2 2 1/2
D C
4y2 – 8y + 4 + y2 + 10y + 25
Area of square = 196 cm2 1
= 4y2 + 12y + 9 + y2 – 12y + 36
Area of semicircles AOB + DOC = 22 49
Solving to get y = 8 1/2
×

7
Hence, co-ordinates of points P are (16, 8). 1/2 = 154 cm2 1
9. How many terms of the A.P. 18, 16, 14, .... be taken Hence, area of two shaded parts (X + Y)
so that their sum is zero? Area of square – Area of semicircles AOB and DOC
= 196 – 154
Sol. Here,a = 18, d = – 2, S = 0 1/2 = 42 cm2 1
n
Therefore, n [36 + (n – 1)( – 2)] = 0 1 Therefore, area of four shaded parts = 84 cm 2.
2 12. In fig., a decorative block, made up of two solids – a
cube and a hemisphere. The base of the block is a
n (– 2n + 38) = 0 cube of side 6 cm and the hemisphere fixed on the
 n = 1 9 1/2 top has a diameter of 3.5 cm. Find the total surface
⎛

10. In fig., AP and BP are tangents to a circle with area of the block. use = 22
π __________
⎞

centre O, such that AP = 5 cm and APB ∠

⎝⎜ 7 ⎠⎟

= 60°. Find the length of chord AB.

Sol. PA = PB (tangents) 1/2
 ∠ PAB = PBA = 60° ∠ 1/2
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( 100 100 3
ic

Sol. Surface
= 216area
22 of block
− x_________x_____________+ x __________x_____________x 2
35
. .
3 5 2 22 3 5
. .
2 2 7 2 2 35
7
7
33.55
= 216 + 22 2
2
= 216 + 9.42.
= 225.42 cm2 1
* 13. In fig., ABC is a triangle, co-ordinates of whose
vertex A is (0, –1). D and E respectively are the
mid-points of the sides AB and AC and their co-
A (0, –

E (0,
(1, 0)

F
B C
ordinates are (1, 0) and (0, 1) respectively. If F is
the mid-point of BC, find the areas of ABC and ∆

DEF.
∆

14. In fig., are shown two arcs PAQ and PBQ. Arc PAQ
is a part of circle with centre O and radius OP while
arc PBQ is a semi-circle drawn on PQ as diameter

5 cm

O M A B

5 cm

a
with centre M. If OP = PQ = 10 cm, show that area
cm . 2 ⎛ π

of shaded region is 25 3 −
⎞

6 ⎝⎜ ⎠⎟

Sol. ∠ POQ = 60°

( Q POQ is equilateral triangle)
∆
 Area of segment PAQM= ~
6 4
-______________________~ cm 2 1
~ ~

25 π

Area of semicircle = ____ cm 2 1/2

2
25 50
Area of shaded region = _______ π ⎛
−
π
− 25 3 ⎞

1
2 ⎝⎜
3 ⎠⎟

~ 7 t cm
= 25 3 -
' 2 1/2
~~ 6 )'

15. If the sum of first 7 terms of an A.P. is 49 and that of

its first 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n
terms of the A.P.
Sol. S7 = 49
7 (2a + 6d) = 49 1/2
2
 2a + 6d = 14 andS17 = 289
17 (2a + 16d) = 289 1
2
 2a + 16d = 34 1/2
Solving equations to get a = 1 2
and d = = n2 1
Hence S n = n [2 + (n – 1) 2]
16. 2
Solve for x :
3, 3
x2xx 3
−

+
- 2 1 3 ( )( 3 9 )
- +
2
x 3 2 3
Sol. x 1
2x(2x + 3) + (x – 3) + (3x + 9) = 0
 2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0 1
2x2 + 2x + 3x + 3 = 0
(x + 1) (2x + 3) = 0 1/
3
 x = – 1, x = − 2
2
17. A well of diameter 4 m is dug 21 m deep. The1/
earth taken out of it has been spread evenly all
around it in the shape of a circular ring of width 3
m to form an embankment. Find the height of the
embankment.
Sol. Volume of earth dug out
= p × 2 × 2 × 21 = 264 m 3 1
As, Volume of earth dug out
= Volume of embankment
And, Volume of embankment
= p(25– 4) × h = 66h m3 1
\ 66h = 264 1/2
 h = 4 m 1/2
18. The sum of the radius of base and height of a solid
right circular cylinder is 37 cm. If the total surface
area of the solid cylinder is 1628 sq. cm, find the
volume of the cylinder.
Sol. Here r + h = 37 and 2pr(r+ h) = 1628 34+34
 2pr = 1628 37
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1628 7 \ h = 118.30
r=
x

2 22 37
x x Now put value of ‘h’ is equation (i)
 r = 7 c m 1/2 x = 118.30 – 50
and h = 30 cm 1/2 x = 68.30 m
22 Hence height of tower = 118.30 m
Hence, volume of cylinder = ____ x 7 x 7 x 30 Distance between tower and building
7
= 68.30 m
= 4620 cm3 1
20. In a single throw of a pair of different
19. The angles of depression of the top and bottom of dice, what is the probability of getting (i) a prime
a 50 m high building from the top of a tower are 45° number on each dice ? (ii) a total of 9 or 11 ?
and 60° respectively. Find the height of the tower
and the horizontal distance between the tower and Sol. (i) Favourable outcomes are (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5)
(3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 5) (5, 2) (5, 3) (5, 5) i.e., 9 outcomes.
the building. (use 3 1/2
S 4 9 1
6
_or 4 .
P(a prime number on each die) = 36 1/2
(ii)
Favourable outcomes are (3, 6), (4, 5), (5, 4), (6, 3)
4 1 (5, 6), (6, 5) i.e., 6 outcomes. 1
6 1
P(a total of 9 or 11) = or . 1
36 6
5
SECTION - D
6
x Question numbers 21 to 31 carry 4 marks each.
- 21. A passenger, while boarding the plane,
tan 45° =
slipped from the stairs and got hurt. The pilot
x took the passenger in the emergency clinic at the
 x = h – 50 1/2 airport for treatment. Due to this, the plane got
h h delayed by half an hour. To reach the destination

x 3 1500 km away in time, so that the passengers
-
could catch the connecting flight, the speed of the
tan 45° = plane was increased by 250 km/hour than the
x usual speed. Find the usual speed of the plane.
What value is depicted in this question?
x = h – 50 – (i) (Q tan 45° =
tan 60° = Sol. Let the usual speed of the plane is = s km/h
( Q tan 60° = and the usual time it takes to reach the destination =
x
th
3x = h ...(ii) Distance , d = 1500 km
By substituting value of x we get Now, speed = distance
3 ( h 50) = h -
time
s = 1500
3 h 50 3 = h
- t

3h h = 50 3
-
t = 1500
s
( 3 1 )h = 50 3 ...(1)
-
The plane got delayed by half
an hour and speed was increased by 250 km/h to
50
h reach the destination on time.
3
Now, speed = s + 250km/h
50
1 3 3 and time = t 1 hr
-

h ( )
+
2
50 3 1 Now, speed x time = distance
= ⎞

2 (s + 250) t −

h = 50 4 ⎛ 1 = 1500
732 ⎝⎜ 2 ⎠ ⎟
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(s + 250) 1500 1  x2(a+ b – 2c) + x(– 2ab + ac + bc) = 0

⎛ ______________________⎞ 11/2
= 1500 (from (1) t = 1500/s ) ac bc
 x=
− ⎠⎟

s 2 1
⎝⎜
a b c2
(s + 250) 3000 s + −

s ⎛ − ⎞
= 1500
⎝⎜ 2 ⎠⎟
26. A bird is sitting on the top of a 80 m high tree. From
2 a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the
3000s – s + 250 x 3000 – 250s = 3000s
bird is 45°. The bird flies away horizontally in such
–s2 + 250 x 3000 – 250s = 0 a way that it remained at a constant height from the
s2 + 250s – 250 x 3000 = 0 ground. After 2 seconds, the angle of elevation of
s2 + 1000s – 750s – 250 x 3000 = 0 the bird from the same point is 30°. Find the speed
(s + 1000)(s – 750) = 0 of flying of the bird.
s = –1000 (Take 3 =1.732)
or s = 750
Speed cannot be negative.
So, usual speed s = 750 km/h
usual time t = 15000 = 2 hr.
750
22. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an
external point to a circle are equal.
Sol. Solution Refer to 2018 year Delhi Set-I Q.18
* 23. Draw two concentric circles of radii 3 cm and 5 cm.
Construct a tangent to smaller circle from a point
on the larger circle. Also measure its length.
Sol.
24. In fig., O is the centre of a circle of radius
5 cm. T is a point such that OT = 13 cm and OT
intersects circle at E. If AB is a tangent to the circle
at E, find the length of AB, where TP and TQ are
two tangents to the circle.
P
A
5

O E
13
T 1
5
B
In ABE
∆ tan 45° = 80 ⇒ y = 80 1/2
Q y
80
In DCE tan 30° =
Sol. PT = 169 25 = 12 cm
∆
− 1 x y
+

TE = 13 – 5 = 8 cm 1/2
 x + y = 80 3
Let PA = AE =x
x = 80 ( 3 1) = 58.4 m 1
TA2 = TE2 +EA2 1
\ −

 (12 – x)2 = 64 + x2 1 Hence, speed of bird = 58 4

.____ = 29.2 m/s 1
80 2
x=
24 27. A thief runs with a uniform speed of 100 m/minute.
 x = 3.3 cm. After one minute a policeman runs after the thief
to catch him. He goes with a speed of 100 m/minute in
Thus AB = 6.6 cm. 1
the first minute and increases his speed by 10 m/
25. Find x in terms of a, b and c: minute every succeeding minute. After how many
b 2c, x a, b, c ≠
minutes the policeman will catch the thief.
a +________________

x b = x x a
—
— Sol. Let total time be n minutes
Sol. a(x – b)(x – c) + b(x – a) (x – c) = 2c(x – a) (x – b) Total distance covered by thief = (100n) metre 1/2
 x2(a + b – 2c) + x(– ab – ac – ab – bc + 2ac
+ 2bc) = 0 11/2

* Out of Syllabus
 Total distance covered
by Policeman = 100 + 1/2
110 + 120 + ... + (n – 1) n −
[ 200 (2 ) 10 ]
1 + −

terms \ 1 0 0 n n
=

 n2 – 3n – 18 = 0 1/2
(n – 6)(n + 3) = 0 1/2
 n = 6 1/2
Policeman took 6 minutes to catch the thief. 1/2
* 28. Prove that the area of a triangle with vertices
(t, t − 2) , (t + 2, t + 2) and (t + 3, t) is independent
of t.