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X-MATHEMATICS

REVISION WORKSHEET

REAL NUMBERS
1. If LCM of (𝑝, 𝑞 ) = 6 and HCF (𝑝, 𝑞 ) = 2 then find (𝑝𝑞)2 .
2. Find the LCM of the smallest composite number and smallest prime number.
3. If two positive integers 𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑞 are written as 𝑝 = 𝑎2 𝑏3 and 𝑞 = 𝑎3 𝑏; 𝑎, 𝑏 are prime numbers, then
verify 𝐿𝐶𝑀 (𝑝, 𝑞 ) × 𝐻𝐶𝐹 (𝑝, 𝑞 ) = 𝑝𝑞.
4. Find the HCF and LCM of 6, 72 and 120, using the prime factorization method.
5. Find the LCM and HCF of 510 and 92 and verify that LCM × HCF = product of the two numbers.
6. Find the largest number that divides 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaving remainders 1, 2 and 3,
respectively.
7. Explain why 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 5 are composite numbers.

8. Find the greatest number that divides 49 and 39 leaving the remainder 4 in each case.
9. What is the smallest number that, when divided by 35,56 and 91 leaves remainders of 7 in each case?
10. Given that the 𝐻𝐶𝐹 (1261,1067) = 97. Find the LCM.
11. Prove that √2, √3, √5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 √7 is irrational number
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12. Prove that 2+√ 3 is an irrational number

13. Prove that √3 − √2 is an irrational number.


14. Express 5050 as product of its prime factors. Is it unique?
15. Show that 12n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n.
16. In a morning walk, three persons step off together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm and 45 cm,
respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same
distance in complete steps?
17. Two tankers contain 850 litres and 680 litres of kerosene oil respectively. Find the maximum
capacity of a container which can measure the kerosene oil of both the tankers when used an exact
number of times
18. Two tankers contain 850 litres and 680 litres of kerosene oil respectively. Find the maximum
capacity of a container which can measure the kerosene oil of both the tankers when used an exact
number of times.
19. The length, breadth and height of a room are 825 cm, 675 cm and 450 cm respectively. Find the
longest tape which can measure the three dimensions of the room exactly.
20. The traffic light at three different road crossing change after every 48 seconds, 72 seconds and 108
seconds respectively. If they change simultaneously at 7.00 𝑎𝑚 at what time will they change
simultaneously again?
POLYNOMIALS
1. Find the zeroes of the following quadratic polynomial and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients.
(i) 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 10 (ii) 6𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 2 (iii) ) 𝑡 2 − 15
2. Find the quadratic polynomial, sum of whose zeroes is 9 and product is 18. Hence, find the zeroes of
the polynomial.
3. If one of the solutions of the equation 3𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 2𝑘 + 1 is seven times the other. Find the
solutions and the value of k.
𝑚 𝑛
4. If 𝑚 and 𝑛 are the zeroes of the polynomial 3𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 − 4, find the value of + 𝑚.
𝑛

5. Find the quadratic polynomial, sum of whose zeroes is −3 and product is 2.


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6. Find the quadratic polynomial, sum of whose zeroes is 4 and product is 2.

7. Find the quadratic polynomial, sum of whose zeroes is 0 and product is √5.
8. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 4 and – 3.
9. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are zeroes of quadratic polynomial 𝑘𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 4, find the value of 𝑘 such that
(𝛼 + 𝛽)2 − 2𝛼𝛽 = 24.
10. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 3, find the value of
1 1 1 1 𝛼 𝛽
(i) 𝛼 + 𝛽 (ii) 𝛼2 + 𝛽2 (iii) 𝛽 + 𝛼 (iv) 𝛼 3 + 𝛽 3
(v) (𝛼 − 𝛽)2 (vi) 𝛼 − 𝛽
11. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 3, from the polynomial whose zeroes are
𝛽 𝛼
1 + 𝛼 and 1 + 𝛽.
12. If one zero of the polynomial (𝑎2 − 9)𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 6𝑎 is the reciprocal of the other, then the value
of a.
13. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (𝑘– 1)𝑥 2 + 𝑘 𝑥 + 1 is –3, then the value of k.
14. If 2 and – 3 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + (𝑎 + 1)𝑥 + 𝑏, then find the value of a and b.
15. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 − 3(𝑎 − 1)𝑥 − 1, then find the value of ′𝑎′.
16. If the product of zeroes of the polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 6 is 4, find the value of ′𝑎′.

17. If the sum and product of the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 𝑐 is equal to 10 each, find the
values of 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐.
18. The sum and the product of the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥 ) = 4𝑥 2 − 27𝑥 + 3𝑘 2 are equal. Find
the value(s) of 𝑘.
19. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 𝑝, find 𝑝 if 𝛽 = −2.
20. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 𝑘 such that 𝛼 − 𝛽 = 1, find the value of 𝑘.
21. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 3, from the polynomial whose zeroes are
𝛼 + 𝛽 and 𝛼 − 𝛽
22. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 3, from the polynomial whose zeroes are
𝛼 2 and 𝛽 2 .
LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES
1. Check graphically whether the pair of equations: x + 3y = 6 and 2x – 3y = 12 is consistent. If so,
solve them graphically.
2. Solve the following system graphically: x + y = 3, 2x + 5y = 12.
3. 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 line of y = 0 (ie, x-axis), and shade the
triangular region. Also find the area of the triangle.
4. For which values of p does the pair of equations given below has unique solution?
4x + py + 8 = 0 and 2x + 2 y + 2 = 0.
5. For which value of k will the following pair of linear equations have no solution?
3x + y = 1 and (2 k – 1) x + (k – 1) y = 2k + 1
6. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions?
kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0 and 12x + ky – k = 0
7. For which values of a and b does the following pair of linear equations have an infinite number of
solutions?
2x + 3y = 7 and (a – b) x + (a + b) y = 3a + b – 2.
8. Find the value of m for which the pair of linear equation, 2 x + 3 y − 7 = 0 and
(m − 1)x + (m + 1)y = (3m − 1) has infinitely many solutions.
9. For each of the following systems of equations determine the value of k for which the given system
of equations has a unique solution
(i) 𝑥 − 𝑘𝑦 = 2 ; 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −5 (ii) 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 1 ; 𝑘𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 7
(iii) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 5 = 0 ; 𝑘𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 8 = 0 (iv) 2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 1 ; 5𝑥 − 7𝑦 = 5
10. For each of the following system of equations determine the values of k for which the given system
has no solution
(i) 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 7 = 0 ; 𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 5 = 0 (ii) 2𝑥 − 𝑘𝑦 + 3 = 0 ; 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 1 = 0
11. For each of the following systems of equations determine the value of k for which the given system
of equations has infinitely many solutions
(i) 5𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 𝑘 ; 10𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 3 (ii) (𝑘 − 3)𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘; 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 12
(iii) 𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘 − 3 ; 12𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 𝑘
152x − 378y = −74
12. Solve for x and y;
−378x + 152y = −604
13. Solve for x and y: 29x + 41y = 169, 41x + 29y = 181.
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14. A fraction becomes 11. If 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator. If 3 is added to
5
both the numerator and the denominator becomes 6. Find the fraction.
15. If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1. It becomes
1
if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction.
2
1 1
16. A fraction becomes 3 when 1 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes 4 when 8 is added to

its denominator. Find the fraction.


17. The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge of the distance covered.
For a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is ₹105 and for a journey of 15 km, the charge paid is ₹155.
What are the fixed charges and the charge per km? How much does a person have to pay for travelling
a distance of 25 km?
18. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each day
thereafter. Saritha paid ₹27 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid ₹21 for the book, she
kept for five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day.
19. Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. A car starts from A and another car starts from B at
the same time with different speeds. If the cars travel in the same direction, they will meet in 5
hours. If they travel toward each other, they will meet in 1 hour. Find the speeds of the cars.
20. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth
is increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, the area
increases by 67 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
1. Check whether the following are quadratic equations:
(i) (x – 2)( x + 1) = (x – 1)(x + 3) (ii) (x – 3)(2x +1) = x(x + 5)
2. Find the roots of the quadratic equation by factorisation: 3x 2 − 2 6 x + 2 = 0 .
3. Find the discriminant of the following quadratic equation: 2x2 – 4x + 3 = 0
4. Determine the nature of the roots of the QE: 3x 2 + 2 5 x − 5 = 0.
5. Find the values of k for which the roots are real and equal in the QE: kx 2 + 4 x + 1 = 0.
6. Find the values of k for which the roots are real and distinct in QE: x 2 − kx + 9 = 0.
7. Find the roots of the following equations:
1 1 1 11
(i) 𝑥 − = 3, 𝑥 ≠ 0 (b) − = , 𝑥 ≠ −4,7
𝑥 𝑥+4 𝑥−7 30

+ 𝑥−4 = 3 3 ; x  2,4. (𝑖𝑖 )


𝑥−1 𝑥−3 1 1 1 1 1
8. Solve for x: - (𝑖 ) + 𝑏 + 𝑥 = 𝑎+𝑏+𝑥 ; 𝑎 ≠ 0, 𝑏 ≠ 0, 𝑥 ≠ 0.
𝑥−2 𝑎

9. If (−5) is a root of the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 − 15 = 0 and the quadratic equation


𝑝(𝑥 2 + 𝑥 ) + 𝑘 = 0 has equal roots, then find the value of 𝑝 and 𝑘.
10. If the equation (1 + 𝑚2 )𝑥 2 + 2𝑚𝑐𝑥 + (𝑐 2 − 𝑎2 ) = 0, has equal roots, prove the 𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 (1 + 𝑚 2 ).

11. If the roots of the equation (𝑏 − 𝑐)𝑥 2 + (𝑐 − 𝑎)𝑥 + (𝑎 − 𝑏) = 0, are equal, then prove that 2𝑏 = 𝑎 + 𝑐.
12. The altitude of a right triangle is 7cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13cm, find the other
two sides
7𝑥+1 5𝑥−3 3 −1
13. Solve for 𝑥: 3 (5𝑥−3) − 4 (7𝑥+1) = 11; 𝑥 ≠ 5 , 7
1 1 2
14. Solve for 𝑥: (𝑥−1)(𝑥−2) + (𝑥−2)(𝑥−3) = 3
15. Find two consecutive positive integers, sum of whose squares is 365.

16. Find two consecutive odd positive integers, sum of whose square is 290.
17. The sum of the reciprocals of Rehman’s ages, (in years) 3 years ago and 5 years from now is 1/3.
Find his present age.
18. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1
hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
19. In a flight of 2,800 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 100 km/h and time increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration of the
flight.
20. In a class test, the sum of Shefali’s marks in Mathematics and English is 30. Had she got 2 marks
more in Mathematics and 3 marks less in English, the product of their marks would have been 210.
Find her marks in the two subjects.
21. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream than to
return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream
3
22. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10hours less
8
than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill
the tank.
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
1. The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.
2. Write the next term of the √8, √18, √32, … .,
3. Check whether 301 is a term of the list of numbers 5, 11, 17, 23, . . .
4. Determine the AP whose 3rd term is 5 and the 7th term is 9.
5. How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?
6. Find the number of 3 digit-numbers, which leaves a remainder 1, when divided by 3.
7. Which terms of the AP: 213,207,201, …, is last positive term.
8. The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 44. Find
the first three terms of the AP.
9. Find the 11th term from the last term of the AP: 10, 7, 4, . . ., – 62.
10. Determine k so that k + 2, 4k – 6 and 3k – 2 are the three consecutive term of an A.P.
11. Which term of the AP: 3, 15, 27, 39, . . . will be 132 more than its 54th term?
12. Find the sum of the following AP’s:
1 1 1
(i) 0.6,1.7,2.8, . . . ., to 100 terms (ii) 15 , 12 , 10 , . . . ., to 11 terms.

13. Find the sums of (−5) + (−8) + (−11)+. . . . +(−230)


14. How many terms of the AP: 9, 17, 25, . . . must be taken to give a sum of 636?
15. If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n terms.
16. Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50.
17. A manufacturer of TV sets produced 600 sets in the third year and 700 sets in the seventh year.
Assuming that the production increases uniformly by a fixed number every year, find: (i) the
production in the 1st year (ii) the production in the 10th year (iii) the total production in first 7
years.
18. A sum of Rs 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school for their overall
academic performance. If each prize is Rs 20 less than its preceding prize, find the value of each of
the prizes.
19. 200 logs are stacked in the following manner: 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the next row, 18 in
the row next to it and so on. In how many rows are the 200 logs placed and how many logs are in
the top row?
20. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 27and their product is 405. Find the numbers.
21. Find the sum of the first 25 terms of an AP, whose nth term is given by 𝑎𝑛 = 2 − 3𝑛.
3𝑛 2 13
22. In an AP, the sum of first 𝑛 terms is + 𝑛. Find its 25th term.
2 2

23. The sum of first six term of an A.P is 42. The ratio of the 10th term to its 30th term is
1 : 3. Calculate the first and 13th term of the A.P.
TRIANGLES
1. Define and prove BPT. (Compulsory)
2. In a ABC , D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively such that DE║BC.

If AD = 6 cm, DB = 9 cm and AE = 8 cm, find AC


3. If a line intersects sides AB and AC of triangle ABC at D and E respectively and is parallel to BC,
𝐴𝐷 𝐴𝐸
then prove that: 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶
𝑃𝑆 𝑃𝑇
4. In figure, 𝑆𝑄 = 𝑇𝑅 and ∠𝑃𝑆𝑇 = ∠𝑃𝑅𝑄. Prove that PQR is an isosceles triangle.

𝐵𝐸 𝐵𝐶
5. In figure, DE║AC and DC║AP. Prove that 𝐸𝐶 = 𝐶𝑃

6. In figure, 𝐷𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐶𝐷 ∥ 𝐸𝐹. Prove that 𝐴𝐷2 = 𝐴𝐵 × 𝐴𝐹


7. In figure, if DE║AQ and DF║AR. Prove that EF║QR.

𝐴𝑂 𝐶𝑂
8. The diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at the point O such that 𝐵𝑂
= 𝐷𝑂. Show

that ABCD is a trapezium.


9. S and T are points on sides PR and QR of Δ PQR such that ∠ P = ∠ RTS.
Show that: Δ RPQ ~ Δ RTS.
𝑄𝑇 𝑄𝑅
10. In figure if 𝑃𝑅
= 𝑄𝑆
and 1 = 2 . Prove that PQS ~ TQR

11. E is a point on the side AD produced of a parallelogram ABCD and BE intersects CD at F. Show
that ΔABE ~ ΔCFB.
12. D is a point on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that ∠ ADC = ∠ BAC.
Show that CA2 = CB.CD.
13. Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and
QR and median PM of Δ PQR. Show that Δ ABC ~ Δ PQR.
14. In figure, E is a point on side CB produced of an isosceles triangle ABC with AB = AC. If
AD ⊥ BC and EF ⊥ AC , prove that: Δ𝐴𝐵𝐷~Δ𝐸𝐶𝐹.
A

E B D C

COORDINATE GEOMETRY
1. Find the distance between the points: (𝑎, 𝑏), (−𝑎, −𝑏)
2. Prove that the units (7,10), (−2,5) and (3, −4) are the vertices of an isosceles right triangle.
3. Show that the points (1, 7), (4, 2), (–1, –1) and (– 4, 4) are the vertices of a square.
4. Find the values of y for which the distance between the points P(2, – 3) and Q(10, y) is 10 units.
5. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x , y) is equidistant from the points (7, 1) and
(3, 5).
6. Find a point on the y-axis which is equidistant from the points A (6, 5) and B (– 4, 3).
𝟑
7. If A and B are (– 2, – 2) and (2, – 4), respectively, find the coordinates of P such that AP= 𝟕 AB and

P lies on the line segment AB.


8. Find the coordinates of the points of trisection (i.e., points dividing in three equal parts) of the line
segment joining the points A(2, – 2) and B(– 7, 4).
9. 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.
10. Point 𝑀(11, 𝑦) lies on the line segment joining the points 𝑃(15,5), 𝑄(9,20). Find the ratio in which
point M divides the line segment 𝑃𝑄 and also find the value of ′𝑦′.
11. Determine the ratio in which the line 2x + y – 4 = 0 divides the line segment joining the points
A(2, -2) and B(3, 7).
12. If (1, 2), (4, y), (x, 6) and (3, 5) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, find x and y.
13. AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O. The coordinates of the points B and O are (-2, 1) and
(3, -4) respectively, find the coordinates of point A.
APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY
1. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of a tower is 30 o and the angle of

elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60o. If the tower is 50 m high, find
the height of the building.
2. A 1.5 m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30 m tall building. The angle of elevation from
his eyes to the top of the building increases from 30° to 60° as he walks towards the building. Find
the distance he walked towards the building.
3. 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 some time, the angle of elevation reduces to 30°. Find the distance travelled by the
balloon during the interval.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a multi-
storeyed building are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multi-storeyed building and
the distance between the two buildings
7. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a
car at an angle of depression of 30°, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform
speed. Six seconds later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be 60°. Find the time taken
by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.
8. A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground
making an angle 300 with it. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top
touches the ground is 8m. Find the height of the tree.
9. 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.
10. From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building is 30°. A flag
is hoisted at the top of the building and the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff from P is
45°. Find the length of the flagstaff and the distance of the building from the point P.
(Take √3 = 1.732)
11. The angle of elevation of a cloud from point 6m above a lake is 30o and the angle of depression of

the reflection of the cloud in the lake is 60o. Find the height of the cloud above the lake.

CIRCLES
1. Prove that tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
2. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. (Compulsory)
3. 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 and the
centre.
4. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the larger circle, which touches the smaller circle,
is bisected at the point of contact.
5. A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a point Q
so that OQ = 12 cm. Length PQ is _______.
6. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC. (Or,
prove that if a quadrilateral circumscribes a circle, then sum of opposite sides are equal)
7. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
8. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle subtend supplementary angles at
the centre of the circle.
9. In Fig, XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and another tangent AB with
point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove that

∠ AOB = 90°.

10. The radius of the in-circle of a triangle is 4cm and the segments into which one side is divided by
the point of contact are 6cm and 8cm. Determine the other two sides of the triangle.
11. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external T. Prove that
∠PTQ=2 ∠OPQ
12. PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The tangents at P and Q intersect at a point
T. Find the length TP.
13. In figure, a circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD with AB = 6cm, BC = 7cm and
CD = 4cm. Find AD.
14. In the given figure, ∠𝐴𝐷𝐶 = 900 , 𝐵𝐶 = 38𝑐𝑚, 𝐶𝐷 = 28𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝑃 = 25𝑐𝑚, find the radius of the
circle.

15. In figure, ∆ABC is circumscribing a circle. Find the length of BC

16. In figure, ∠𝑄𝑃𝑅 = 500 find ∠𝑄𝑆𝑅.

17. In the figure, AB is a diameter of circle with centre O and QC is a tangent to the circle at C. If
∠𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 300 , find (i) ∠𝐶𝑄𝐴, (ii) ∠𝐶𝐵𝐴.

18. In figure, O is the centre of the circle PQ is a tangent to the circle at A. If ∠𝑃𝐴𝐵 = 580 , find
∠𝐴𝐵𝑄 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐴𝑄𝐵.

19. In the figure, TAS is a tangent to the circle with centre O at the point A.
If ∠𝑂𝐵𝐴 = 320 , find the value of 𝑥.

20. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. Determine ∠𝐴𝑄𝐵 and ∠𝐴𝑀𝐵, if PA and PB are
tangents.
21. In the given figure, TBP and TCQ are tangents to the circle whose centre is O. Also ∠𝑃𝐵𝐴 = 600
and ∠𝐴𝐶𝑄 = 700 . Determine ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝐵𝑇𝐶.

AREA RELATED TO CIRCLES


1. Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm.
2. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the areas of the
corresponding minor and major segments of the circle. (Use  = 3.14, 3 = 1.73 ).
3. A chord of a circle of radius 12 cm subtends an angle of 120° at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding segment of the circle. (Use  = 3.14, 3 = 1.73 ).
4. A round table cover has six equal designs as shown in Fig. If the radius of the cover is 28 cm, find
the cost of making the designs at the rate of Rs. 0.35 per cm2. (Use 3 = 1.7 )

5. The wheels of a car are of diameter 80 cm each. How many complete revolutions does each wheel
make in 10 minutes when the car is travelling at a speed of 66 km per hour.
6. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in 5
minutes.
7. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding: (i) minor segment and (ii) major segment. (𝑈𝑠𝑒 π = 3.14).
8. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 600 at the centre. Find:
(i) the length of the arc (ii) area of the sector formed by the arc
(iii) area of the segment formed by the corresponding chord.
9. A chord 10cm long is drawn in a circle whose radius is √50 𝑐𝑚. Find the area of segments.
10. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 11.2 cm is 54.4 cm. Find the area of the sector.
11. In the adjoining figure, ABC is a triangle right-angled at B with AB = 14 cm and BC = 24 cm with
vertices A, B and C as centres, arcs are drawn, each of radius 7 cm, find the area of the shaded region.

12. ABCD is a trapezium with 𝐴𝐵 ∥ 𝐷𝐶, AB = 18 cm, CD = 32 cm and the distance between AB and
CD is 14 cm. If the arcs of equal radii 7 cm with centre A, B, C and D have been drawn, then find
the area of the shaded region of the figure.
SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES
1. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and diameter of the
cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the top is 2.8 m, find the area
of the canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of the canvas of the tent at the rate of Rs
500 per m2. (Note that the base of the tent will not be covered with canvas.)
2. 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.
3. A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of same radius. The total
height of the toy is 15.5 cm. Find the total surface area of the toy.
4. A medicine capsule is in the shape of a cylinder with two hemispheres stuck to each of its ends (see
Fig). The length of the entire capsule is 14 mm and the diameter of the capsule is 5 mm. Find its
surface area.

5. 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.
6. A cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the greatest diameter the
hemisphere can have? Find the surface area of the solid.
7. A hemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical block of side 7 cm, such that the
diameter of the hemisphere is equal to the edge of the cube. Find the surface area of the remaining

solid. [use  = 22 ].
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8. From a solid circular cylinder with height 10 cm and radius of the base 6 cm, a right circular cone
of the same height and same base is removed. Find the volume of the remaining solid. Also, find
the whole surface area.
9. A wooden article was made by scooping out a hemisphere from each end of a solid cylinder, as
shown in Fig If the height of the cylinder is 10 cm, and its base is of radius 3.5 cm, find the total
surface area of the article.

10. Rachel, an engineering student, was asked to make a model shaped like a cylinder with two cones
attached at its two ends by using a thin aluminium sheet. The diameter of the model is 3 cm and its
length is 12 cm. If each cone has a height of 2 cm, find the volume of air contained in the model
that Rachel made. (Assume the outer and inner dimensions of the model to be nearly the same.)
11. A pen stand made of wood is in the shape of a cuboid with four conical depressions to hold pens.
The dimensions of the cuboid are 15cm by 10cm by 3.5cm. The radius of each of the depressions
is 0.5cm and the depth is 1.4cm. Find the volume of wood in the entire stand.
12. A right circular cylinder having diameter 12 cm and height 15 cm is full of ice-cream. The ice-
cream is to be filled in cones of height 12 cm and diameter 6 cm having a hemispherical shape on
the top. Find the number of such cones which can be filled with ice-cream
13. 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.
14. A gulab jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find approximately how
much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with two
hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8 cm.
15. A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone(fig). The height of
the cone is 2cm and the diameter of the base is 4cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a right
circular cylinder circumscribes the toy, find the difference of the volumes of the cylinder and the
toy. (π=3.14).

16. A solid toy is in the form of a right circular cylinder with a hemispherical shape at one end and a
cone at the other end. Their common diameter is 4.2 cm and the height of the cylindrical and
conical portions are 12 cm and 7 cm respectively. Find the volume of the solid toy.
STATISTICS
1. The length of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to the nearest millimetre and the data obtained
is represented in the following table. Find the average. (Use assumed mean method)
Length (in mm) 118-126 127-135 136-144 145-153 154-162 163-171 172-180
No. of leaves 3 5 9 12 5 4 2
2. The distribution below shows the number of wickets taken by bowlers in on-day cricket matches.
Find the mean number of wickets by choosing a suitable method. (Use step deviation method)
Number of wickets 20 – 60 60 – 100 100 – 140 140 – 180 180 – 220 220 – 260
Number of states/UT 7 5 16 12 2 3
3. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance given to the children of a multistorey
building. The average pocket allowance is RS 18.00. Find out the missing frequency.
Class interval 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25
No. of states/UT 7 6 9 13 - 5 4
4. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50.
Compute the missing frequency 𝑓1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓2 .
Class Interval 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120
No of States/UT 5 𝑓1 10 𝑓2 7 8
5. The following table shows the ages of the patients admitted in a hospital during a year.
Age (in years) 5 – 15 15 – 25 25- 35 35 – 45 45 – 55 55 – 65
Number of students 6 11 21 23 14 5
Find the mode of the data given above.
6. Find the mode of the following frequency distribution.
Class 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 59-69 70-79
Frequency 3 5 15 12 5 4 2
7. Calculate the median mark of the student from the following data
Marks 0 – 10 10 – 30 30 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 90
Number of households 5 15 30 8 2
8. The length of 40 leaves of a plant are measured correct to the nearest millimetre and the data obtained
is represented in the following table. Find the median length of leaf.
Length (in mm) 118-126 127-135 136-144 145-153 154-162 163-171 172-180
No. of leaves 3 5 9 12 5 4 2
9. A survey regarding the height (in cm) of 51 girls of class X of a school was conducted and the
following data was obtained.
Height (in cm) Number of Girls
Less than 140 4
Less than 145 22
Less than 150 29
Less than 155 40
Less than 160 46
Less than 165 51
Find the median height.
10. Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution, it being given that the median of the
distribution is 24.
Age (in years) 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
Number of households 5 25 ? 18 7
11. If the median of the following data is 32.5, find the missing frequencies.
Class interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 Total
Number of 𝑓1 5 9 12 𝑓2 3 2 40
households
12. Find the sum of the upper limit of the median and lower limit of the modal class of the following:
Family size 1–3 3–5 5–7 7–9 9 – 11
Number of households 7 8 2 2 1
13. If mode = 400 and median = 500, find mean
14. If mean = 17, mode = 16, find median.
PROBABILITY
1. It is given that in a group of 3 students, the probability of 2 students not having the same birthday is
0.992. What is the probability that the 2 students have the same birthday?
2. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball is drawn at random
from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is i) white or blue?
ii) red or black, iii) not white and iv) neither white nor black.
3. A bag contains 4 red 5 black and 6 white balls. A ball is drawn from the bag at a random. Find the
probability that the ball drawn is (i) white (ii) red (iii) not black (iv) red or white
4. A bag contains 5 red, 8 white and 7 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. Find the
probability that the drawn balls are (i) red or white, (ii) not black and (iii) neither white nor black.
5. Cards marked with numbers 3, 4, 5, …, 50 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is
drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that number on the drawn card is
i) divisible by 7 ii) a number which is a perfect square.
6. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is
(i) a black king (ii) either a black card or a king (iii) a jack, queen or a king
(iv) neither an ace nor a king (v) neither a red card nor a queen (vi) a face card
7. 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.
8. Two unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting
(i) two heads (ii) one head (iii) at most one head (iv) at least one head (v ) no head
9. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting
(i) an even number as the sum (ii) the sum as a prime number (iii) a total of at least 10
(iv) a doublet of even number (v)a multiple of 2 on one dice and multiple of 3 on the other
(vi) a multiple of 3 as sum (xi) 5 will come up on at least one (vii) a doublet
(viii) a total of 6 (ix) sum of the numbers appearing is less or equal to 12 (x) a total more than 9
10. Two dice are drawn simultaneously. What is the probability that:
a) 5 will not come up on either of them, b) 5 will come up on at least one?
C) 5 will come up at both dice.
11. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bag is thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

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