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1. Find the value of m for which the roots of the equation mx(6x + 10)
+25 = 0, are equal.
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2. If the sum of the first n-terms of an AP is 2 (3𝑛2 + 7n), then find its nth
term. Hence write its 20th term.
3. Find the sum of all multiple of 8 lying between 201 and 950

4. If the roots of the quadratic equation (a – b)x2 + (b – c)x +(c – a) = 0 are

equal, prove that 2a = b + c.

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5. If is a root of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 − 4 = 0, then the value of 𝑘 is
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6. In the given fig., PA and PB are tangents to the circle from an external
point P. CD is another tangent touching the circle at Q. If PA = 12 cm,
QC = QD = 3 cm, then find PC + PD.

Ans. 18 cm

7. Find the value of the middle most term(s) of the AP: −11, −7, −3, … , 49.

8. If the 9𝑡ℎ term of an AP is zero, prove that its 29𝑡ℎ term is twice its 19𝑡ℎ term.

9. Values of 𝑘 for which the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 − 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has equal roots is

10. (𝑥 2 + 1)2 − 𝑥 2 = 0 has

11. In the given fig., PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external
point P to a circle with centre O. prove that OP is the right bisector of
line segment AB.

12. Find the sum of last ten terms of the AP: 8, 10, 12, …, 126.

13. The ratio of the 11𝑡ℎ term to the 18𝑡ℎ term of an AP is 2:3. Find the ratio of the
5𝑡ℎ term to the 21𝑡ℎ term, and also the ratio of the sum of the first five terms to
the sum of the first 21 terms.

14. Does (𝑥 − 1)2 + 2(𝑥 + 1) = 0 have a real root? Justify your answer.

15. If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are the sides of a right triangle where 𝑐 is the hypotenuse, prove that tha
radius 𝑟 of the circle which touches the side s of the triangle is given by 𝑟 =
𝑎+𝑏−𝑐
.
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16. A quadratic equation with integral coefficient has integral roots. Justify your
answer.

17. The ratio of the length of a boy and length of its shadow is 1: 1. Find the angle of elevation of
the boy's head at that moment.
18. In fig., a right triangle ABC, circumscribes a circle of radius r. If AB
and BC are of lengths 8 cm and 6 cm respectively, find the value of r.

Ans. 2 cm

19. The volume of two spheres are in the ratio 64: 27. Find their radii, if the sum of their radii is
21 cm.

20. Find the 12𝑡ℎ terms from the end of the AP: −2, −4, −6, … , −100.

21. Solve the following equation for y, 9 (y² - 2 ) – 9 y – 52 = 0.

22. How many numbers lie between 10 and 300, which when divided by 4 leave a
remainder 3?

23. A natural number, when increased by 12, equal 160 times its reciprocal. Find the
number.

24. A circle touches all the four sides of a quadrilateral ABCD. Prove that
AB + CD = BC + DA
 25. At 𝑡 minutes past 2 pm, the time needed by the minutes hand of a clock to show 3
𝑡2
pm was found to be 3 minutes less than minutes. Find 𝑡.
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26. In given fig., from a point P, two tangents PT and PS are drawn to a
circle with centre O such that ∠𝑆𝑃𝑇 = 1200, Prove that OP = 2PS.

27. For what value of k will k + 9, 2k – 1 and 2k + 7 are the

consecutive terms of an AP?

28. How many terms of the AP 27, 24, 21, … should be taken so that their
sum is zero?

29. In the given circle with centre O, ∠ABC = 100°, ∠ACD = 40° and CT is a tangent to the circle
at C. Find ∠ADC and ∠DCT.

Ans2: 60°

30. In the given fig., the sides AB, BC and CA of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 touch a circle with
centre O and radius r at P, Q and R respectively. [CBSE 2013]
 Prove that:
(a) AB + CQ = AC + BQ
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(b) Area (∆𝐴𝐵𝐶) = 2 (perimeter of ∆ABC) x r

31. Solve the following for x:

1 1 1 1
= 2𝑎 + 𝑏 + 2𝑥
2𝑎+𝑏+2𝑥

32. Three positive integers a1 ,a2 and a3 , are in AP such that a1 +a2 +a3 = 33 and a1 x a2 x
a3 = 1155. Find the integers a1 , a2 and a3.

Ans2: d = ±4 , numbers are 7,11,15 or 15,11,7.

33. The sum of two numbers is 9 and the sum of their reciprocal is ½.
Find the numbers.

34. If -4 is a root of the quadratic equation x2 + px – 4 = 0 and the quadratic

equation x2 + px + k = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k:

35. The first and the last terms of an AP are 7 and 49 respectively. If sum
of all its terms is 420, find its common difference

36. If m times the nth term of an Arithmetic progression is equal to n

times its nth term , show that the (m + n)the term of the AP is zero..
37. If the pth term of an AP is 1/q and qth term is 1/p, prove that
𝑝𝑞+1
the sum of first pq terms of the AP is ( ).
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 38. The 4𝑡ℎ term from the end of the AP: −11, −8, −5, … , 49 is

39. The sum of first five multiples of 3 is

40. The angles of a triangle are in AP. The greatest angle is twice the least. Find all
the angles of the triangle.

41. Find the median of the first 10 prime numbers.

Ans6: 12

42. In an AP, if 𝑆𝑛 = 3𝑛 2 + 5𝑛 and 𝑎𝑘 = 164, find the value of 𝑘.

43. For what value(s) of a quadratic equation 30ax2 – 6 x + 1 = 0 has no real roots?
Ans: a > 3/10

44. Find the sum of all the 11 terms of an AP whose middle most term is 30.

45. In fig., the pair of tangents AP and AQ drawn from an external point A to a circle
with centre O are perpendicular to each other and length of each tangent is 5 cm.
then the radius of the circle is
 P

A O

Q
a. 10 cm b. 7.5 cm
c. 5 cm d. 2.5 cm
Ans. C

46. From a point P which is at a distance of 13 cm from the centre O of a circle of

radius 5 cm, the pair of tangents PQ and PR to the circle are drawn. Then the area
of the quadrilateral PQOR is

47. If angle between two tangents drawn from a point P to a circle of radius 𝑎 and
centre O is 90°, then OP = 𝑎√2.

48. Find the solution of the equation

3 4 29 1
𝑥+1
+ 𝑥−1 = 4𝑥−1 , 𝑥 ≠ −1, 4 .

Ans5: 4 and -7

49. If a circle touches the side BC of a triangle ABC at P and extended sides AB and
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AC at Q and R, respectively, prove that AQ= (𝐵𝐶 + 𝐶𝐴 + 𝐴𝐵).
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50. For what value(s) of a quadratic equation 30ax2 – 6 x + 1 = 0 has no real roots?
Ans: a > 3/10