Paper Subject : Mathematics – 10th ICSE (Page 1)

Total Marks : 80 Marks (Test No 8)

Total Time : 2 hr 30 min
Topic Names : Ch5 Quadratic Equation, Ch7 Proportion, Ch8 Remainder and factor theorem, Ch12 Reflection
Ch14 Eqn of Line, Ch24 Measures of Central Tendency, Ch25 Probability (Total 7 topics)
Note: Paper contains 8 questions. All questions are compulsory.

Q.1) Choose correct option for given MCQs (1 Mark * 15 = 15 Marks)

(i) Which of the following quadratic equations has 2 end 3 as its roots?
(a) x2 - 5x + 6 =0 (b) x2 + 5x + 6 = 0 (c) x2 - 5x - 6 =0 (d) x2 + 5x -6 =0
(ii) If x, y, z are in continued proportion then (y2 + z2): (x2 + y2) is equal to:
(a) z : x (b) x : z (c) zx (d) (y + z) : (x + y)
(iii) The slope of a line parallel to line 4x - 5y - 9 = 0 is
(a) 0 (b) 5/4 (c) 4/5 (d) not defined
(iv)

Q. We have 101 to 125 numbers. Find the probability of following {next 5 questions – (v) to (ix) }
(v) Probability of getting perfect square numbers
(a) 0 (b) 1/25 (c) 13/16 (d) 2/25
(vi) Probability of getting even numbers
(a) 1/25 (b) 0 (c) 13/25 (d) 12/25
(vii) Probability of getting odd numbers
(a) 13/25 (b) 12/25 (c) 1/25 (d) 0
(viii) Probability of getting numbers divisible by 5
(a) 13/25 (b) 1/25 (c) 6/25 (d) 1/5
(ix) Probability of getting perfect cube numbers
(a) 1/5 (b) 1/25 (c) 1/125 (d) 0
(x) Reflection of A(11,22) along line x = 12 is:
(a) A’(11,10) (b) A’(10,22) (c) A’(13,22) (d) A’(11,22)
(xi) The mean of 6, 4, 7, a, and 10 is 8, then the value of ‘a’ is:
(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 14
(xii) Which is the factor of following polynomial: x3 + 6x2 – x – 30
(a) (x +1) (b) (x – 1) (c) (x + 2) (d) (x – 2)
(xiii) Reflection of B(2,4) along origin is:
(a) B’(-4,-2) (b) B’(-2,4) (c) B’(2,-4) (d) B’(-2,-4)
 (xiv) Equation of line passing through origin and having slope 2 is: (Page 2)
(a) x + y = 0 (b) x – 2y = 0 (c) 2x – y = 0 (d) 2x + y = 0
(xv) Which is the factor of following polynomial: x3 + 9x2 + 23x + 15
(a) (x +1) (b) (x – 1) (c) (x + 2) (d) (x – 2)

Q.2) Solve the following

(a) (2 Marks)

(b) A game of numbers has set of following numbers: 11, 12, 13, … 40. A number is chose at random. Find
the probability that the number chose is : (3 Marks)
(i) A perfect square
(ii) Divisible by 7

Q.3) Solve the following

(a) Use Remainder theorem to factorize the following polynomial: 2x3 + 3x2 – 9x – 10. (3 Marks)
(b) Use a graph sheet for this question. (4 Marks)
Take 1 cm = 1 unit along both x and y axis.
(i) Plot the following points: A(0,5), B(3,0), C(1,0), and D(1,-5)
(ii) Reflect the points B, C and D on the y axis and name them as B’, C’ and D’ respectively.
(iii) Write down the coordinates of B’, C’ and D’.
(iv) Join the points A, B, C, D, D’, C’, B’, A in order and give a name to the closed figure ABCDD’C’B’.
(c) If the lines 3x – 5y = 7 and 4x + ay + 9 = 0 are perpendicular to one another, find the value of a. (3 Marks)

Q.4) Solve the following:

(a) Solve x2 + 7x = 7 and give your answer correct to two decimal places. (3 Marks)
(b) The following numbers, K + 3, K + 2, 3K - 7 and 2K – 3 are in proportion. Find K. (3 Marks)
(c) The data on the number of patients attending a hospital in a month are given below. Find the
average (mean) number of patients attending the hospital in a month by using the shortcut method.
Take the assumed mean as 45. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (4 Marks)

Q.5) Solve the following:

(a) Find the value of K for which the following equation has equal roots. x2 + 4Kx + (K2 – K + 2) = 0 (3 Marks)
(b)
 (c) Using the factor theorem, show that (x - 2) is a factor of x3 + x2 – 4x – 4, (Page 3)
Hence, factorise the polynomial completely. (4 Marks)

Q.6) Solve the following:

(a) Use graph paper for this question (Take 2 cm = 1 unit along both x and y axis). (4 Marks)
ABCD is a quadrilateral whose vertices are A(2, 2), B(2, –2), C(0, –1) and D(0, 1).
(i) Reflect quadrilateral ABCD on the y-axis and name it as A'B'CD.
(ii) Write down the coordinates of A' and B'.
(iii) Name two points which are invariant under the above reflection.
(iv) Name the polygon A'B'CD.
(b) Find the value of M if quadratic equation 3Mx2 – x + 3 = 0 has real and equal roots. (3 Marks)
(c) Using properties of proportion solve for x, given. (3 Marks)

Q.7) Solve the following:

(a) Using the Remainder Theorem, find the remainders obtained when x3 + (Kx + 8)x + K is divided by x + 1
and x – 2. Hence find K if the sum of the two remainders is 1. (3 Marks)
(b) A(-1, 3), B(4, 2) and C(3, -2) are the vertices of a triangle. (3 Marks)
(i) Find the coordinates of the centroid G of the triangle
(ii) Find the equation of the line through G and parallel to AC
(c) The marks of 10 students of a class in an examination arranged in ascending order is as follows:
13, 35, 43, 46, x, x + 4, 55, 61, 71, 80
If the median marks is 48, find the value of x. Hence find the mode of the given data (4 Marks)

Q.8) Solve the following:

(a) (3 Marks)

(b) If (x + 2) and (x + 3) are factors of x3 + ax + b, find the values of 'a' and `b'. (3 Marks)
(c) Sixteen balls are labelled as a, b, c, ……………. m, n, o, p. They are put in a box. A boy is asked to draw a
ball from the box. What is the probability that the ball drawn is: (4 Marks)
(i) a vowel (ii) a consonant (iii) none of the letters of the word median

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