MADONNA ENGLISH SCHOOL

TERM – I 2023 – 2024

MATHEMATICS
SECTION – A – 50 MARKS
1)
a) Simplify :
7
√1
3
–2
1 1
3 3 √
+ 3√ 147. [3]

b) Solve for x and y : [3]

mx – ny = m2 +n2
x – y = 2n
c) Without using formula, find the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest
on ₹ 16000 at 9% per annum in 2 years. [4]
2)
a) A man saves ₹ 5000 every year and invests it at the end of the at 10% p.a. compound interest.
Calculate the total amount of his savings at the end of the third year. [3]
b) If 3a + 4b = 9 and ab = 2, find the value of : 27a 3+ 64b 3. [3]
1
c) Rationalize the denominator of : .
√3−√ 2+1
[4]
3)
1 −1 2 −2
a) Simplify : x 3 −x 3 x 3 + 1+ x 3 . [3]
b) In the following figure, find the values of x and y. [3]

c) The sum of two numbers is 7 and sum of their cubes is 133, find the sum of their squares. [4]
4)
a) If 3a + 4b = 9 and ab = 2, find the value of : 27a 3+ 64b 3. [3]

b) In the given figure, AD = AB and AE bisects ∠A. Prove that BE= ED. [3]
 c) Rohit went to bank to withdraw ₹ 4,000. He asked the cashier to give ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 notes only.
Rohit got 50 notes in all. Find how many notes of ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 he received.
[4]
5)
a) Calculate the area of an equilateral triangle, whose height is 20 cm. [3]
b) In the given figure, AB = 8·5 cm, BC = 6 cm and CA = 7·2 cm. Write x°, y° and z° in the
ascending order. [3]

c) If 298 −297 −296+ 295=¿m x 295 , find the value of m. [4]

SECTION – B – 50 MARKS
6)
√5−√ 3 √ 5+ √3 2 2
a) If x = and y = find the value of x + y . [5]
√ 5+ √3 √5−√ 3
OR
Prove that 2 + √ 3 is an irrational number.
b) On a certain sum of money, lent out at C.I., interests for first, second and third years are ₹ 1,500;
₹ 1,725 and ₹ 2,070 respectively. Find the rate of interest for the (i) second year (ii) third year.
[5]
7)
1
a) The sides of an equilateral triangle are given by x + 3y, 3x + 2y – 2 and 4x + y+1
2
respectively. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle. [5]
b) PQRS is a quadrilateral and T and U are points on PS and RS respectively such that PQ = RQ,
∠PQT = ∠RQU and ∠TQS = ∠UQS. Prove that QT = QU. [5]

8)
a) The rate for a 1·20 cm wide carpet is ₹ 40 per metre, find the cost of covering a hall 45 m long
and 32 m wide with this carpet. Also, find the cost of carpeting the same hall if the carpet, 80 cm
wide, is bought at ₹ 25 per metre. [5]
4
b) In the given figure: BC = 15 cm and sin B = ·
5
[5]
 i. Calculate the measures of AB and AC.
ii. Now, if tan ∠ADC = 1; calculate the measures of CD and AD. Also, show that:
2 1
tan B− =−1.
cos 2 B
9)
a) In the following figure, AB = AC and AD is perpendicular to BC.BE bisects angle B and EF is
perpendicular to AB. Prove that (i) BD = CD and (ii) ED = EF. [5]

b) The radii of two circles are in the ratio 3 : 8. If the difference between their areas is 2695π cm2,
find the area of the smaller circle. [5]

10)
a) The marks of 200 students in a test were recorded as follows : [5]

Draw the cumulative frequency table.

OR
In the given figure, triangle ABC is right-angled at B and BD is perpendicular to AC.
Find : (i) cos ∠ABD, (ii) tan ∠DBC. [5]

b) In the given figure, ∠QPR = 50° and ∠PQR = 60°. Show that : (i) PN < RN(ii) SN < SR. [5]

OR
1 1 1
If x - = 4, find the value of : (i) x + 2 (ii) x 4 + 4
2
[5]
x x x