CBSE Class 10 Maths Board Exam: Important 3 marks questions

In the CBSE examination, Mathematics is one of the subjects for which students feel that they are enough prepared and still not confident even after covering the syllabus as the subject requires proper understanding to excel in an examination. For students planning to choose their future career in Engineering, it is pretty essential to do extensively great on the subject.

Class 10 maths paper contains 1, 2, 3 & 4 marks questions, whereas one-third of the paper comprises 3 marks questions. Thus, if one wishes to excel in the examination, a good practice of 3 marks questions is essential. Hence, we at BYJU’S provide class 10 important 3 marks questions from an exam perspective to help students score good marks.

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Students preparing for CBSE Class 10 Maths Board Examination are advised to practice the questions provided below and verify solutions. Also, get the additional questions provided below to improve your problem solving skills.

Important 4 Marks Questions and Solutions for Class 12 Maths Board are as follows-

Question 1- If mth term of an A.P. is

Solution:

Let a be the first term and d be the common difference of an AP.

Given,

a_m = 1/n

i.e. a + (m – 1)d = 1/n

n[a + (m – 1)d] = 1

an + mnd – nd = 1….(i)

And

a_n = 1/m

a + (n – 1)d = 1/m

m[a + (n – 1)d] = 1

am + mnd – md = 1….(ii)

From (i) and (ii),

an + mnd – nd = am + mnd – md

an – am = nd – md

a(n – m) = (n – m)d

a = d

Substituting a = d in equation (i),

dn + mnd – nd = 1

mnd = 1

d = 1/mn

Therefore, a = 1/mn

Sum of first mn terms is:

S_mn = (mn/2)[2(1/mn) + (mn – 1)(1/mn)]

= (mn/2)[(2/mn) + (mn – 1)/mn]

= (mn/2mn)[2 + mn – 1]

= (1/2)(mn + 1)

Hence, the sum of first mn terms = (mn + )/2.

Question 2- A moving boat is observed from the top of a 150 m high cliff moving away from the cliff. The angle of depression of the boat changes from

Solution:

Let AB be the height of the cliff.

AB = 150 m

C and D be the position of a boat.

Boat is moved from C to D in 2 minutes = 2/60 hr = 1/30 hr

In right triangle ABC,

tan 60° = AB/BC

√3 = 150/BC

BC = 150/√3 m

In right triangle ABD,

tan 45° = AB/AD

1 = 150/(BC + CD)

(150/√3) + CD = 150

CD = 150 – (150/√3)

CD = (150√3 – 150)/√3

= 150(√3 – 1)/√3 m

Distance CD = Speed × time

150(√3 – 1)/√3 = Speed × (1/30)

Speed = 30 × [150(√3 – 1)/√3]

= 1500√3(√3 – 1) m/h

Question 3- Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the numbers obtained

(i) have a sum less than 7

(ii) have a product less than 16

(iii) is a doublet of odd numbers.

Solution:

Given,

Two different dice are thrown together.

S = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6)

(2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6)

(3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)

(4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6)

(5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6)

(6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)}

Total number of outcomes = n(S) = 36

(i) have a sum less than 7

Let E₁ be the event of getting the numbers on dice whose sum is less than 7.

E₁ = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (4, 1), (4, 2),(5, 1)}

n(E₁) = 15

P(E₁) = n(E₁)/n(S) = 15/36 = 5/12

(ii) have a product less than 16

Let E₂ be the event of getting the numbers on dice whose product is less than 16.

E₂ = {1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6) (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6) (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (6, 1), (6, 2)}

n(E₂) = 25

P(E₂) = n(E₂)/n(S) = 25/36

(iii) is a doublet of odd numbers.

Let E₃ be the event of getting a doublet of odd numbers.

E₃ = {(1, 1), (3, 3), (5, 5)}

P(E₃) = n(E₃)/n(S) = 3/36 = 1/12

Question 4- The area of a triangle is 5 sq units. Two of its vertices are (2,1) and (3,-2). If the third vertex is

Solution:

Let A, B, and C be the vertices of a triangle.

A(2, 1) = (x₁, y₁)

B(3, -2) = (x₂, y₂)

C(7/2, y) = (x₃, y₃)

Given,

Area of the triangle is 5 sq.units.

(1/2)|x₁(y₂ – y₃) + x₂(y₃ – y₁) + x₃(y₁ – y₂)| = 5

(1/2)|2(-2 – y) + 3(y – 1) + (7/2)(1 + 2)| = 5

|-4 – 2y + 3y – 3 + (7/2)(3)| = 10

y – 7 + (21/2) = 10

y = 10 + 7 – (21/2)

y = 17 – (21/2)

y = (34 – 21)/2

y = 13/2

Therefore, the value of y is 13/2.

Question 5- The

Solution:

Given,

Height of conical vessel = h = 24 cm

Radius of conical vessel = r = 5 cm

Volume of water = (3/4) × Volume of conical vessel

 = (3/4) × (1/3)πr²h

= (3/4) × (1/3) × (π × 5 × 5 × 24)

= 150π cm³

Let H be the height of a cylindrical vessel.

Radius of cylindrical vessel = R = 10 cm {given}

From the given,

Volume of cylindrical vessel = Volume of water

πR²H = 150π

R²H = 150

10 × 10 × H = 150

H = 1.5 cm

Therefore, the height of a cylindrical vessel.

Question 6- In the given figure, OACB is a quadrant of a circle with centre O and radius 3.5 cm. If OD = 2 cm, find the area of the shaded region.

Solution:

Given,

Radius of the quadrant (r) = 3.5 cm

Area of quadrant = (1/4)πr²

= (1/4) × (22/7) × 3.5 × 3.5

= 9.625 cm²

Area of triangle BOD = (1/2) × OB × OD

= (1/2) × 3.5 × 2

= 3.5 cm²

Area of the shaded region = Area of quadrant – Area of triangle BOD

= 9.625 – 3.5

= 6.125 cm²

Question 7- If the equation

Solution:

Given,

(1 + m²)x² + 2mcx + c² – a² = 0

Comparing with the standard form of a quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0,

a = (1 + m²)

b = 2mc

c = (c² – a²)

Given that the quadratic equation has equal roots.

So, b² – 4ac = 0 {determinant is equal to 0}

(2mc)² – 4(1 + m²)(c² – a²) = 0

4m²c² – 4(c² – a² + m²c² – m²a²) = 0

4m²c² – 4c² + 4a² – 4m²c² + 4m²a² = 0

4c² = 4a²m² + 4a²

4c² = 4a²(m² + 1)

c² = a²(1 + m²)

Question 8- Find the sum of n terms of the series

Solution:

Given series:

[4 – (1/n)] + [4 – (2/n)] + [4 – (3/n)] + …. up to n terms

= (4 + 4 + 4 + ….. up to n terms) – [(1/n) + (2/n) + (3/n) + …. up to n terms]

= 4n – (1/n)[1 + 2 + 3 + …. up to n terms]

= 4n – (1/n)[n(n + 1)/2]       {sum of first n natural numbers = n(n + 1)/2}

= 4n – (n + 1)/2

= (8n – n – 1)/2

= (7n – 1)/2

Therefore, the sum of the given series is (7n – 1)/2.

Question 9- Prove that: (sec A – cos A). (cot A + tan A) = tan A. sec A

Solution:

LHS = (sec A – cos A)(cot A + tan A)

= [(1/cos A) – cos A] [(cos A/sin A) + (sin A/cos A)]

= [(1 – cos²A)/cos A] [(cos²A + sin²A)/ (sin A cos A)]

= (sin²A/ cos A) [1/(sin A cos A)]

= sin A/(cos A cos A)

= (sin A/cos A) (1/cos A)

= tan A sec A

= RHS

Thus, (sec A – cos A). (cot A + tan A) = tan A. sec A

Hence proved.

Question 10- 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.

Solution:

Mean = x̄ = ∑f_ix_i /∑f_i

= (752 + 20f)/(44 + f)

Given that, (752 + 20f)/(44 + f) = 18

752 + 20f = 18(44 + f)

752 + 20f = 792 + 18f

20f – 18f = 792 – 752

2f = 40

f = 20

Therefore, the missing frequency = f = 20

CBSE Class 10 Maths 3 Marks Important Questions for Practice

1. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle with centre O from an external point T. Prove that
   \(\begin{array}{l}\angle PTQ = 2 \angle OPQ\end{array} \)
2. In a game, a one-rupee coin is tossed three times and the result is recorded every time. Haneef will win if he gets at least two heads. Calculate Haneef’s probability of losing the game.
3. From a point of a ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and top of a communication tower fixed on the top of a 20 m high building are
   \(\begin{array}{l}45^{\circ}\end{array} \)
   and
   \(\begin{array}{l}60^{\circ}\end{array} \)
   respectively. Find the height of the tower. (Take
   \(\begin{array}{l}\sqrt{3} = 1.732\end{array} \)
   ).
4. Show that
   \(\begin{array}{l}\Delta ABC\end{array} \)
   , where A(-2,0), B(2,0), C(0,2) and
   \(\begin{array}{l}\Delta PQR\end{array} \)
   where P(-4,0), Q(4,0), R(0,4) are similar triangles.
5. The mid-points of the side BC, CA, and AB of a
   \(\begin{array}{l}\Delta ABC\end{array} \)
   are D(3,4), E(8,9) and F(6,7) respectively. Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle.
6. Water is flowing into a canal, 6 m wide and 1.5 m deep, at the rate of 10km/hr. How much area will it irrigate in 30 minutes, if 8 cm of standing water is required for irrigation?
7. A solid metallic sphere of diameter 21 cm is melted and recast into a number of smaller cones, each of radius 4.5 cm and height 3 cm. Find the number of cones so formed.
8. A hemisphere of maximum possible diameter is placed over a cuboidal block of side 7 cm. Find the surface area of the solid so formed.
9. If the sixth term of an A.P. is zero, then show that its 33rd term is three times its 15th term.
10. Show that
    \(\begin{array}{l}x = -\frac{bc}{ad}\end{array} \)
    is a solution of the quadratic equation
    \(\begin{array}{l}ad^{2}\left ( \frac{ax}{b} + \frac{2c}{d}\right )x + bc^{2} = 0\end{array} \)
11. In the given figure, two concentric circles with centre O have radii 21 cm and 42 cm. If
    \(\begin{array}{l}\angle AOB = 60^{\circ}\end{array} \)
    , find the area of the shaded region.
    
12. Three semicircles each of diameter 3 cm, a circle of diameter 4.5 cm and a semicircle of radius 4.5 cm are drawn in the given figure. Find the area of the shaded region.
    
13. If the roots of the equation
    \(\begin{array}{l}(c^{2}- ab) x^{2}- 2(a^{2}-bc)x – ac = 0\end{array} \)
    in x are equal, then show that either a = 0 or
    \(\begin{array}{l}a^{3}+b^{3}+ c^{3} = 3abc\end{array} \)

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