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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS X EXAMINATION 2009

Mathematics Paper I

Time allowed: 40 minutes Marks 30

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read each question carefully.

2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.

3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 30 only.

4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid black out
the box for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

Correct Way Incorrect Way

1 A B C D 1 A B C D

2 A B C D

3 A B C D

4 A B C D

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new box.

6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the boxes.

7. You may use a simple calculator if you wish.

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3x 2
1. If − = 0 , then the value of x is equal to
2 3

A. −1
4
B. −
9
4
C.
9
D. 1

2. If one root of 3x 2 − 3x + c = 5 is − 2, then c is equal to

A. – 13
B. –1
C. 13
D. 17

3. Consider the following equations;

x− y =4
y = −2
the value of x is

A. −2
B. −1
C. 0
D. 2

The standard form of (x − 2) = 3x is

2
4.

A. x2 −x+4=0
B. x2 + x−4=0
C. x2 − 7x + 4 = 0
D. x2 − 7x − 4 = 0
⎡0 0 ⎤
5. If the adjoint of matrix B is ⎢ ⎥ , then matrix B is
⎣1 2⎦
⎡ 2 0⎤
A. ⎢1 0⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡ 2 0⎤
B. ⎢ − 1 0⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡ − 2 1 ⎤
C. ⎢ 0 0⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡ 0 1 ⎤
D. ⎢0 − 2⎥
⎣ ⎦

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6. If P is a 2 × 1 matrix and Q is a 1× 1 matrix, then the order of P × Q is

A. 2 ×1
B. 1×1
C. 1× 2
D. 2× 2

⎡1 0 ⎤
7. The additive inverse of P = ⎢ ⎥ is
⎣0 1 ⎦
⎡1 0 ⎤
A. ⎢0 1 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡− 1 0 ⎤
B. ⎢ 0 − 1⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡ − 1 0⎤
C. ⎢ 0 1⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡0 1 ⎤
D. ⎢1 0 ⎥
⎣ ⎦

⎡1 0 ⎤
8. If matrix X is an additive inverse of matrix Y and Y = ⎢ ⎥ , then X − Y is equal to
⎣ 2 3⎦
⎡0 0⎤
A. ⎢0 0⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡1 0 ⎤
B. ⎢0 1 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡ 2 0⎤
C. ⎢ 4 6⎥
⎣ ⎦
⎡− 2 0 ⎤
D. ⎢ − 4 − 6⎥
⎣ ⎦

9. If x = y 2 and y = z 3 , then x in terms of z is

A. x= z6
B. x= z9
C. x= z5
D. x= z8

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a 2
10. The relation free from x for equations x = and x = is
2 b
a
A. =1
b
B. ab = 1
C. ab = 4
b
D. =4
a

11. Eliminating p from p + q = 1 and p − q = 2, we get

A. q =1
1
B. q=
2
1
C. q=−
2
D. q = −1

12. If a car covers 84 km in 7 litre of patrol. At the same rate of fuel consumption it will cover a
distance of 120 km in

A. 8 litres
B. 9 litres
C. 10 litres
D. 12 litres

13. Given that x is inversely proportional to y 2 . If x = 1 and y = 1 , then the constant of

proportionality is equal to

A. 2
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0

1
14. if z ∝ , then the value of a in the following table is
t

z 3 5
t 5 a
3
A.
5
5
B.
3
C. 3
D. 5

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15. The average age of 10 students in a class is 25 years. The total age of the students is

A. 500 years
B. 270 years
C. 250 years
D. 240 years

16. In the following table how many students obtain less than 31 marks?

Marks No of Students
11-20 3
21-30 7
31-40 15
41-50 8

A. 7
B. 8
C. 10
D. 23

17. In the following table the missing frequency is

Cumulative
Weight (kg) Frequency
Frequency
9.5-14.5 8 8
14.5-19.5 12 20
19.5-24.5 20 40
24.5-29.5 ? 52
29.5-34.5 8 60

A. 40
B. 20
C. 14
D. 12

18. In the following table the upper limit of the 4th group is

Marks 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44

Students 5 8 12 15 3

A. 44
B. 40
C. 39
D. 35

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19. The number of occurrences of items corresponding to the class interval is known as

A. Class Frequency
B. Class Mark
C. Cumulative Frequency
D. Range

20. The m ∠1 in the given figure is equal to

8
80°

B C Diagram is not drawn to scale.

A. 50°
B. 80°
C. 100° D 1
D. 130°

21. In the figure below ΔABC is an isosceles triangle with m AC = m BC . The value of m∠1 is

Diagram is not drawn to scale.

55°
B A

A. 20° 1
B. 35°
C. 50°
D. 65°

22. If AT is a tangent to the circle at point T and mOA = 13cm and m AT = 12cm, then the radius
of the circle is
T
12cm
A. 14 cm Diagram is not drawn to scale.
B. 10 cm O 13cm A
C. 6 cm
D. 5 cm

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23. In the following figure m∠CBD is equal to

C

γ
A. 180° + β Diagram is not drawn to scale.
B. α +γ
α β
C. α −γ
D. 180° − α A B D

24. Which one of following is NOT the measure of sides of a right angled triangle?

A. 3cm, 4cm, 5cm

B. 30cm, 40cm, 50cm
C. 3cm, 4cm, 5cm
D. 0.3cm, 0.4cm, 0.5cm

25. In the following isosceles ΔABC , m AC = 9cm and the sum of all sides of the triangle is
30cm. Then m AB is equal to C
9cm
Diagram is not drawn to scale.
A. 9cm
B. 12cm
C. 16cm A B
D. 18cm

26. In the given triangle ΔABC , m∠B = 50° and m∠C = 70° then

C
A. m BC > m AB 70o Diagram is not drawn to scale.
B. m BC < m AC o
50
C. m AC < m AB A B
D. m AC > m AB

27. In the given diagram secθ is equal to

5
A.
3
3 5
B. 3
5
4
C. θ
5 4
5
D.
4

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28. In any right angled triangle tan θ is equal to

cos θ
A.
sin θ

B. 1 − sin 2 θ
sin θ
C.
cos θ
1
D.
sec θ

29. cos 25° is equal to

A. sin 25°
B. cos 65°
C. sec 25°
D. sin 65°

3
30. In the given triangle if sin θ = and a = 5, then the value of b is equal to
2

A. 10 C
5 3
B.
2
b Diagram is not drawn to scale.
2 a=5
C.
5 3
10 θ
D. A B
3

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