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Maths | ICSE Board | Grade 10 | 2015
Q. Find the value of k for which x=3 is a solution of the quadratic equation, (k+2)x2kx+6=0.
Thus find the other root of the equation.
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Q. A bag contains 5 white balls, 6 red balls and 9 green balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the ball drawn is :
(i) a green ball.
(ii) a white or a red ball.
(iii) is neither a green ball nor a white ball.
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Q. Use a graph paper for this question taking 1cm=1 unit along both the x and y axis :
(i) Plot the points A(0, 5), B(2, 5), C(5, 2), D(5, 2), E(2, 5) and F(0, 5)
(ii) Reflect the points B, C, D and E on the y-axis and name them respectively as B, C, D and E.
(iii) Write the coordinates of B, C, D and E.
(iv) Name the figure formed by BCDEEDCB.
(v) Name a line of symmetry for the figure formed.
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Q. Virat opened a Saving Bank account in a bank on 16th April, 2010. His pass book shows the following entries:
DateParticularsWithdrawal
(Rs.)
Deposit
(Rs.)
Balance
(Rs.)
April 16thBy cash ___25002500
April 28thBy cheque ___30005500
May 9thTo cheque 850 ___4650
May 15thBy cash ___16006250
May 24thTo cash1000 ___5250
June 4thTo cash 500 ___4750
June 30thBy cheque ___24007150
July 3rdBy cash ___18008950
Calculate the interest Virat earned at the end of 31st July, 2010 at 4% per annum interest. What sum of money will he receive if he closes the account on 1st August, 2010?
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Q. Sum of two natural numbers is 8 and the difference of their reciprocal is 215. Find the numbers.
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Q. Prove that sinθ1cotθ+cosθ1tanθ=cosθ+sinθ.
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Q. If A=[3724], B=[0253] and C=[1546]. Find AB5C.
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Without using trigonometric tables evaluate :
sin63cos27+cos39sin51sin23sec67+csc230
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Q. Solve the following inequation and write the solution set :
13x5<15x+4<7x+12, xR
Represent the solution on a real number line.
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Q. A wholesaler buys a TV from the manufacturer for Rs. 25, 000. He marks the price of the TV 20% above his cost price and sell it to a retailer at 10% discount on the marked price. If the rate of VAT is 8%, find the:
(i) marked price.
(ii) retailer's cost price inclusive of tax.
(iii) VAT paid by the wholesaler.
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Q. In the given figure, ABCD is a square of side 21cm. AC and BD are two diagonals of the square. Two semi circles are drawn with AD and BC as diameters. Find the area of the shaded region (in cm2). (Take π=227)
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Q. Find a if the two polynomials ax3+3x29 and 2x3+4x+a, leaves the same remainder when divided by x+3.
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Q. The horizontal distance between two towers is 120m. The angle of elevation of the top and angle of depression of the bottom of the first tower as observed from the second tower is 30o and 24o respectively.
Find the height of the two towers. Give your answer correct to 4 significant figures.
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Q. If a, b, c are in continued proportion, prove that
(a+b+c)(ab+c)=a2+b2+c2
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Q. Rohit invested Rs. 9, 600 on Rs. 100 shares at Rs. 20 premium paying 8% dividend. Rohit sold the shares when the price rose to Rs. 160. He invested the proceeds (excluding dividend) in 10% Rs. 50 shares at Rs. 40. Find the :
(i) original number of shares.
(ii) sale proceeds.
(iii) new number of shares.
(iv) change in the two dividends.
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Q. The weight of 50 workers is given below:
Weight in Kg.506060707080809090100100110110120
No. workers 4 7 11 14 6 5 3
Draw an ogive of the given distribution using a graph sheet. Take 2 cm=10 kg on one axis and 2 cm=5 workers along the other axis. Use a graph to estimate the following:
(i) the upper and lower quartiles.
(ii) if weighing 95 kg and above is considered overweight find the number of workers who are overweight.
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Q. Katrina opened a recurring deposit account with a Nationalised Bank for a period of 2 years. If the bank pays interest at the rate of 6% per annum and the monthly installment is Rs. 1, 000, find the:
(i) interest earned in 2 years
(ii) matured value.
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Q. ABC is a right angled triangle with ABC=90o. D is any point on AB and DE is perpendicular to AC. Prove that :
(i) ADEACB.
(ii) If AC=13cm, BC=5cm and AE=4cm. Find DE and AD.
(iii) Find, area of ADE: area of quadrilateral BCED.
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Q. Given x3+12x6x2+8=y3+27y9y2+27. Using componendo and dividendo find x:y.
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Q. Two solid spheres of radii 2 cm and 4 cm are melted and recast into a cone of height 8 cm. Find the radius of the cone (in cm) so formed.
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Q. In the figure given below, O is the centre of the circle and SP is a tangent. If SRT=65o, find the value of x, y and z.
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Q. The present population of a town is 2, 00, 000. Its population increases by 10% in the first year and 15% in the second year. Find the population of the town at the end of the two years.
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Q. Calculate the mean of the following distribution:
Class Interval01010202030304040505060
Frequency 8 5 12 35 24 16
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Q. If A=[3x01] and B=[9160y], find x and y when A2=B.
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Q. In the given figure ABC is a triangle and BC is parallel to the y-axis. AB and AC intersects the y-axis at P and Q respectively.
(i) Write the coordinates of A.
(ii) Find the length of AB and AC.
(iii) Find the ratio in which Q divides AC.
(iv) Find the equation of the line AC.
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Q. A shopkeeper bought an article for Rs. 3, 450. He marks the price of the article 16% above the cost price. The rate of sales tax charged on the article is 10%. Find the :
(i) marked price of the article
(ii) price paid by a customer who buys the article.
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Q. Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD taken in order are A(3, 6), B(5, 10) and C(3, 2) find :
(i) the coordinates of the fourth vertex D.
(ii) length of diagonal BD.
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Q. The marks obtained by 30 students in a class assessment of 5 marks is given below :
Marks012345
Number of Students1361055
Calculate the mean, median and mode of the above distribution.
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Q. AB and CD are two chords of a circle intersecting at P. Prove that AP×PB=CP×PD.
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