BRIGHT RIDERS SCHOOL, ABU DHABI

FIRST PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION (2021-22)

CLASS: X

DATE: 23-2-2022 MAX. MARKS: 40

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS (SET-1) TIME ALLOWED: 2 HRS

General Instructions:
1. Please check that this question paper contains 4 printed pages.
2. The question paper consists of 14 questions divided into 3 sections A, B, C.
3. All questions are compulsory.
4. Section A comprises of 6 questions of 2 marks each. An internal choice has been provided in two
questions.
5. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 3 marks each. An internal choice has been provided in one
question.
6. Section C comprises of 4 questions of 4 marks each. An internal choice has been provided in one
question. It contains two case-study based questions.

Section A

1. Three cubes of a metal whose edges are in the ratio 3:4:5 are melted and converted into a single cube
whose diagonals is 12√3 cm. Find the edges of the three cubes. 2M
2. Find the value of k, for which the quadratic equation (k +4)𝒙𝟐 + (k +1) x + 1 = 0 has equal roots. 2M
3. Find the mean of the following data: 2M

Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

Interval

Frequency 3 5 9 5 3

4. Solve the quadratic equation by factorization method. 𝟑√𝟐 𝒙𝟐 - 5x - √𝟐 = 𝟎 2M

OR
Find the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 3𝒙𝟐 - 4√𝟑 + 4 = 0. If the roots are real, find them.

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5. Find the first four terms of the AP whose sum is 20 and the sum of whose squares is 120. 2M
OR
If the sum of first 14 terms of an Arithmetic Progression is 1050 and its fourth term is 40, find its 20th
term.
6. In below figure, ΔABC is circumscribing a circle, the length of BC is …… cm. 2M

Section B
7. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm with centre O and take a point P outside the circle such that OP = 6.5 cm.
From P, draw two tangents to the circle. 3M
8. Following is the distribution of the long jump competition in which 250 students participated. Find the
median distance jumped by the students. Interpret the median 3M
Distance (in m) 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5

Number of 40 80 62 38 30
Students

9. The mode of the following distribution is 42. Find the missing frequency 𝑥. 3M
Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70
Interval
Frequency 12 20 𝑥 26 6 7

10. An angle of elevation of an aero plane from a point A on the ground is 60°. After a flight of 30 seconds,
the angle of elevation changes to 30°. If the plane is flying at a constant height of 3600√3 m, find the
speed of the plane in km/hr. 3M
OR
Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to each other on either side of the road, which is 100 m
wide as shown in the figure. The angles of elevation of the top of the poles, from a point between them
on the road, are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances of the point from
the poles.

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 Section C

𝟏 𝟏
11. If the mth term of an AP is and nth term is , then show that its mnth term is 1. 4M
𝒏 𝒎
12. In the given figure, ∠ADC = 90 °, BC = 38 cm, CD = 28 cm and BP = 25 cm, then find the radius of the
circle. 4M

OR
Two circles with centres O and Oʹ of radii 3 cm and 4 cm, respectively intersect at two points P and Q,
such that OP and OʹP are tangents to the two circles. Find the length of the common chord PQ.

13. Case Study-1 4M

The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India and an important monument of
Indian Architecture. It was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC. It
has a big hemispherical dome with a cuboidal structure mounted on it. It is a perfect example of the
combination of solid figures. (Take 𝜋 = 22/ 7)
(i) Find the radius of the hemisphere if the volume of the hemisphere is numerically equal to 7 times
the CSA of the hemisphere.
(ii) If the volume of two spheres are in the ratio 64:27 then find the ratio of their surface areas.
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14. Case Study-2 4M
A cyclist is climbing through a 20 m long rope which is highly stretched and tied from the top of a
vertical pole to the ground as shown below

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i). Find the distance between artist and the foot of the pole if the angle made by the rope with the ground
level is 60°.

(ii). Find the height of the pole if the angle made by the rope with the ground level is 45° and the length
of the rope is reduced by 3 m.

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