THE BISHOP’S CO – ED SCHOOL – UNDRI

FIRST PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT [2020-2021]

MATHEMATICS
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(𝟐 𝟐 Hours)

CLASS: X MAX MARKS: 80

DATE: 27th NOVEMBER 2020

• Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

• You will be not allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
• This time is to be spent in reading the Question Paper.
• The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
• Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B
• The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]

SECTION A

Question 1

a) Solve the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 3(𝑥 + 3) = 0 , give your answer correct to

two significant figures. [3 M]

b) Anil deposits ₹1600 per month in a cumulative account for 3 years at the rate
of 9% p.a. simple interest. Find the amount Anil will get at the time of maturity
. [3 M]

c) The sum of four consecutive numbers in an A.P is 32 and the ratio of the product
of the first and the last terms to the product of two middle terms is 7:15. Find
the numbers. [4 M]

Question 2

a) Three consecutive vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A (10,-6), B (2,-6) and

C (-4, -2). Find the fourth vertex. [3 M]

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 b) In the adjoining figure, XY // BC. Given that AX =3 cm, XB = 1.5 cm, BC = 6
cm. Write down
AY
i) [3 M]
YC
ii) XY

c) In the adjoining figure, BD is a diameter of the circle. If ∠ DBC = 480 , find

iii) ∠ 𝐵𝐷𝐶
iv) ∠ 𝐵𝐸𝐶
v) ∠ 𝐵𝐴𝐶 [4 M]

Question 3

1 1
a) Given matrix B = [ ] , find the matrix X if X = B2 − 4B . Hence solve for
8 3
‘a’ and ‘b’
𝑎 5
Given X [ ] = [ ] [3 M]
𝑏 50

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 b) If the replacement set is a set of integers lying between -3 and 10, find the
solution set of 14 − 5𝑥 ≥ 3𝑥 − 40. Also represent the solution set on the
number line. [3 M]

c) Find the mode of the following distribution by drawing a histogram. [4 M]

Daily wages in ₹ 31-36 37-42 43-48 49-54 55-60 61-66

No. of workers 6 12 20 13 9 4

Question 4

a) A dealer buys an article at a discount of 30% from the wholesaler, the marked
price being ₹6000. The dealer sells it to a shopkeeper at a discount of 10% on
the marked price. If the rate of G.S.T is 6% find
i) The price paid by the shopkeeper including tax
ii) G.S.T paid by the dealer [3 M]

b) Use factor theorem to factorise completely 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 4 [3 M]

𝑥 4 +1 17
c) Using the properties of proportion, solve for ‘x’ given = [4 M]
2𝑥 2 8

SECTION B

Question 5

a) A line passes through the point P (2,3) and meets the co-ordinate axes at the
points ‘A’ and ‘B’. If 2PA = 3PB, find
i) The co-ordinates of ‘A’ and ‘B’
ii) The equation of the line AB [3 M]

b) Prove the following identity

1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
√ = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 + cot 𝐴 [3 M]
1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴

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 c) The total surface area of a hollow metal cylinder open at both ends of external
radius 8 cm and height 10 cm is 338 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2. Taking ‘𝑟′ cm to be the inner radius,
write down an equation in ‘𝑟′ and use it to find the thickness of the metal in
the cylinder. [4 M]

Question 6

a) A bag contains 15 balls of which ‘x’ are blue and the remaining are red. If the
number of red balls are increased by 5, the probability of drawing the red ball
doubles. Find
i) P(red balls)
ii) P(blue balls)
iii) P(blue balls if 5 red balls are actually added) [3 M]

b) An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a chimney. The angle of elevation
at the top of the chimney from his eye is 450 . What is the height of the chimney?
. [3 M]

c) Find the mean of the following (any method) [4 M]

Class Intervals 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80

Frequency 10 6 8 12 5 9

Question 7

a) In the adjoining figure, ABC and CEF are two triangles where BA is parallel to
CE and AF:AC = 5:8
i) Prove that △ 𝐴𝐷𝐹 ∼ △ 𝐶𝐸𝐹
ii) Find AD if CE = 6 cm
iii) If DF is parallel to BC, find area of △ 𝐴𝐷𝐹 ∶ area of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶
. [4 M]

b) Draw ogive for the following distribution

Monthly income in ₹ 600- 700- 800- 900- 1000- 1100- 1200-

700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300
No. of employees 40 68 86 120 90 40 26

Hence determine

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 i) The median income
ii) The percentage of employees whose income exceeds ₹1180
iii) The lower and upper quartile
iv) The interquartile range [6 M]

Question 8

a) Use graph paper for this question. A (0,3), B(3,-2) and O (0,0) are the vertices
of triangle ABO
i) Plot the triangle on a graph sheet taking 2 cm = 1 unit on both
axes
ii) Plot ‘D’ to the reflection of ‘B’ in the y axis and write its co-
ordinates.
iii) Give the geometrical name of the figure ABOD [3 M]

b) In the adjoining figure, AD is the diameter of the circle with centre ‘O’. If AD
is parallel to BC and ∠ 𝐶𝐵𝐷 = 320 , find
i) ∠ 𝑂𝐵𝐷
ii) ∠ 𝐴𝑂𝐵
iii) ∠ 𝐵𝐸𝐷 [3 M]

c) From a circular cylinder of diameter 10 cm and height 12 cm, a conical cavity

of the same base radius and of the same height is hollowed out. Find the
volume and the whole surface area of the remaining solid [Take 𝜋 = 3.14]
. [4 M]

Question 9

a) Prove the following identity

𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴+𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴−1 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
= [3 M]
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴−𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴+1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴

b) Show that (𝑥 + 3) is a factor of 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 21. Hence factorize 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 21

. [3 M]

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 c) An aeroplane left 30 minutes later than its scheduled time, and in order to reach
its destination 1500 km away in time, it has to increase its speed by 250 km/hr.
from its usual speed. Determine its usual speed. [4 M]

Question 10

2 3 𝑥 7
a) Find ‘x’ and ‘y’ if [ ] [𝑦 ] = [ ] [3 M]
−1 0 −2

b) Use graph paper to answer the following question. [Take 2cm = 1 unit on both
axes]
i) Plot points A (-4,2) and B (2,4)
ii) A’ is the image of A when reflected in the y-axis. Plot it on
the graph paper and write the co-ordinates of A’
iii) B’ is the image of B, when reflected in the line AA’. Write
the co-ordinates of B’. [3 M]

4𝑥𝑦 𝑝+2𝑥 𝑝+2𝑦

c) If 𝑝 = 𝑥+𝑦 , find the value of + 𝑝−2𝑦 [4 M]
𝑝−2𝑥

Question 11

a) Seema opened a recurring deposit account with a Nationalized Bank for a period
2 year. If the bank pays interest at the rate of 6% p.a. and the monthly
instalment is ₹1000. Find
i) Interest earned in 2 years
ii) Matured value [3 M]

b) A straight line passes through the points P (2,-5) and Q (4, 3). Find
i) The slope of the line PQ
ii) The equation of the line PQ
iii) The value of ‘p’ if PQ passes through the point (p-1, p+4) [3 M]

c) Two persons standing on the same side of a tower in a straight line with it,
measure the angle of elevation of the top of the tower as 250 and 500
respectively. If the height of the tower is 70 m, find the distance between the
two persons. [4 M]

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