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SMALL STEP X ICSE MATHEMATICS 30 AUG 2023

SOLUTIONS
SECTION - A
1. (i) (B) Here, B = 90º, A = 60º, C = 30º

1 3 3 1
 Exp =   .  0,
2 2 2 2
(ii) (C) Since, dividing by sin2 
 1 + cot2  + 1 = 3 cot   cot2  – 3 cot 
 (cot  – 1) (cot  – 2) = 0  cot 

1
(iii) (B) Since, tan   2  tan2  + 1 = 2 tan 
tan 
 (tan  – 1)2 = 1  tan  = 1 = cot 

(iv) (D) p + q = p  q = 0 and pq = q  q (p – 1) = 0  p = 1.

(v) (B) Let fast train = x km/hr and slow train = (x – 10) km/hr
200 200
  1  x = 50 km/hr and other = 40 km/hr.
x  10 x

(vi) (B) For equal roots ; D = 0

 (k + 1)2 – 4 × (k + 4) = 0
 k2 – 2k – 15 = 0  k = 5, – 3.

3 5
(vii) (C) t1  S1    4 , S2 = 6 + 5 = 111
2 2
 t2 = S2 – S1 = 7  d=3
t25 = 4 + 24 × 3 = 76.

(viii)(C)  tn = a + (n – 1)d  2a = a + (n – 1) d
a b
  ( n  1)  n
ba ba
n  b  1 3ab
Sum = (a  l )     ( a  2a ) 
2 ba 2 2(b  a )

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 (ix) (C) Sn = 2n2 + 5n
 tn = Sn – Sn – 1 = (2n2 + 5n) – (2 (n – 1)2 + 5 (n – 1))
= (2n2 + 5n) – (2n2 – 4n + 2 + 5n – 5) = 4n + 3.
 1 2  3 3  4 1
(x) (A) Centroid =  ,   (0, 0)
 3 3 
(xi) (B) Slope of AB = Slope of BC
3k  2k 3k  1
   3k – 3 = 6k – 2  3k = – 1.
3k  k 3k  3
(xii) (D) If two lines are perpendicular to each other, then m1 . m2 = – 1
k 3
  2  1  k–3=1  k = 4.
24
5
(xiii)(A)  m
4
 5 
Equation : y  0   ( x  0)  5x + 4y =0
  4
(xiv) (D) cosec2  – cot2  = 1
2
 3 9  1 

2
(3 x )     1  9x2  1  9  x2  2   1
 x x2  x 

 2 1  1  2 1  1 1
 x  2   3 x  2   3   .
 x  9  x  9 3
(xv) (A) Let the ladder be AC of the length 12 m.


B C

Then the height AB is 63 m

AB 6 3 3
 sin    sin    sin  
AC 12 2
 sin  = sin 60º   = 60º.

2. (A) Assume digit at ten’s place = x and digit at unit’s place = y

ATQ: xy = 15 ..... (i)
and 10x + y + 18 = 10y + x  x – y + 2 = 0 ....... (ii)
15
From (i) and (ii);  y20  y2 – 2y – 15 = 0
y
 (y – 5) (y + 3) = 0 and x = 3  Number = 3 × 10 + 5 = 35.
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 (B) Let the fraction = x / y
ATQ: x + y = 2x + 4  – x + y = 4 ....... (i)
x3 2
and   3x + 9 = 2y + 6  3x – 2y = – 3 ....... (ii)
y 3 3
From (i) and (ii); x = 5, y = 9
So, required fraction = 5 / 9.
3
(C) Since, cos( A  B )   A – B = 30º ..... (i)
2
3
and sin( A  B )   A + B = 60º ..... (ii)
2
From (i) and (ii); A = 45º, B = 15º.

3. (A) Let A and B be the two equations of the aeroplane.

Let AC  OX and BD  OX. Then COA = 60º, DOB = 30º
and AC = BD = 15003 m.

A B

60º
30º x
O C D

OC 1
From right OCA,  cot 60 º   OC = 1500 m
AC 3
OD
Again, ODB,  cot 30 º  OD = 4500 m
BD
 CD = OD – OC = 3000 m
3000 60  60
 Speed of the aeroplane =   720 km/hr..
15 1000
(B) Here S8 = 64  2a + 7d = 16 ..... (i)
and S19 = 361  19a + 171d = 361 ..... (ii)
From (i) and (ii), a = 1, d = 2
n 20
 S n  ( 2a  ( n  1)d )  S 20  ( 2  1  19  2)  400
2 2
( y  3) y  (1  y )( y  2) 17 2 y 2  2 17
(C) Here   
y ( y  2) 4 y2  2 y 4
 9y2 – 34y – 8 = 0  y = 4, – 2 / 9.

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 SECTION - B

4. (A) Let the height of the balloon at P be h meters.

Let A and B be the two cars.

45º 60º
A B Q
100 m

Thus, AB = 100 m
PAQ, AQ = PQ = h
h
Now, from PBQ, PQ / BQ = tan 60º   3
h  100
 h = 3 (h – 100)  h = 50 (3 + 3).

(B)
(3, 0)
A

B (0, - 2)

Here point A (3, 0) and B (0, – 2)

20 2
 Slope of AB = 
03 3
Equation : y – y1 = m (x – x1)
2
 y  0  ( x  3)  3y = 2x – 6  2x – 3y – 6 = 0.
3
(C) Circumcentre of a triangle is equidistant from the vertices of a triangle.
Let P  (x, y) be the circumcentre  PA = PB = PC
 PA2 = PB2  (x – 8)2 + (y – 6)2 = (x – 8)2 + (y + 2)2  y = 2
and PB2 = PC2  (x – 8)2 + (y + 2)2 = (x – 2)2 + (y + 2)2  x = 5
 Circumcentre  (5, 2)
Also, circum-radius  PA = PB = PC = 5.

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5. (A) L.H.S = 2 ((sin2 )3 + (cos2 )3) – 3 ((sin2 )2 + (cos2 )2) + 1
= 2 ((sin2  + cos2 )2 – 3 sin2  cos2  (sin2 + cos2 ))
– 3 ((sin2  + cos2 )2 – 2 sin2  cos2 ) + 1
= 2 – 6 sin2  . cos2  – 3 + 6 sin2  cos2  + 1
= 0.

(sin   cos )2  (sin   cos )2 2(sin 2   cos 2 ) 2

(B) L.H.S =  2 2

(sin   cos ) (sin   cos ) sin   cos  2 sin 2   1
(C) We have, a sec  + b tan  + c = 0 and p sec  + q tan  + r = 0.
sec  tan  1
Using cross-multiplication, we get  
br  qc cp  ar aq  bp

br  cq cp  ar
 sec   and tan  
aq  bp aq  bp
Now, sec2  – tan2  = 1  (br – cq)2 – (cp – ar)2 = (aq – bp)2.

6. (A) Since, (x – 1) and (x – 2) are factors of f (x) = x3 – 2x2 – ax + b

 f (1) = 0  1 – 2 – a + b = 0  – a + b = 1 ........ (i)
and f (2) = 0  8 – 8 – 2a + b = 0  –b = 2a ........ (ii)
From (i) and (ii) ; a = 1, b = 2.

3 x  9 x 2  5  3x  9 x 2  5 5 1
(B) Using componendo and dividendo, 
3 x  9 x 2  5  3x  9 x 2  5 5 1

6x 6 3x 3
   
2 9x2  5 4 9x2  5 2

x2 1
Squaring on both sides,   4x2 = 9x2 – 5
9x2  5 4
 5x2 = 5  x = 1.
 9  4 1 2  5 0 8 4
(C) f ( A)  A2  4 A  5 I     4 4  3  0 5  8 0 
  8 17       

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 1  1 1  1 1 2 
7. (A) Here, X    , Y   1 1  8 / 5  Sum = 2 / 5.
1 2  4 / 5  
(B) Monthly deposit = Rs. 1500
Amount deposited in 2 years = 1500 × 24 = 36000
 Interest = 37875 – 36000 = 1875
p  n( n  1)r 1
   1875  r = 5%.
100 12
(C) Let three terms : a / r, a, ar
a
ATQ : Product = 1  . a . ar  1  a3 = 1  a=1
r
a 39
and sum = 39 / 10   a  ar 
r 10
2
 10r – 29r + 10 = 0  r = 5 / 2 or 2 / 5
Hence, terms are 2 / 5, 1, 5 / 2 or, 5 / 2, 1, 2 / 5.

4  5  3 2 20 15
8. (A) Here AB  5C     1 0  10 5 
 3 2    
12  5 8  20 15  3  7
  
 7 6  10 5   3 1 

5 x 31
(B) Using C and D, 
6  x 31
5 x 4
Squaring on both sides, 
6 x 1
(5  x )  (6  x ) 4  1
Again using C and D, 
(5  x )  (6  x ) 4  1
11 5 33
   x .
2x 3 10

(C) Here, x2 – 1 = (x – 1) (x + 1) is a factor of f (x) = x4 + x3 + 8x2 + ax + b

 f (1) = 0  1 + 1 + 8 + a + b = 0  a + b = – 10 ...... (i)
f (– 1) = 0  1–1+8–a+b=0  – a + b = – 8 ...... (ii)
From (i) and (ii), b = – 9, a = – 1.

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9. (A ) Here, A = ab, B = b2 – ac, C = – bc

 B  B 2  4 AC  (b 2  ac )  (b 2  ac )2  4ab 2c
 x 
2A 2ab
2 2
 (b 2  ac )  (b 2  ac )2  b  ac  (b  ac ) c b
   , .
2ab 2ab b a

(B) N
P
h

W 
E
O B

A
S

Let OP be the tower and let A and B be two points due south and east respectively
of the tower such that OAP = , OBP = .
Let OP = h.
In OAP, tan = h / OA  OA = h cot 
In OBP, tan = h / OB  OB = h cot 
Since, OAB is a right angled triangle.
 AB2 = OA2 + OB2  d2 = h2 cot2  + h2 cot2 
d
 h .
cot 2   cot 2 

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