Amity International School

Sector 46, Gurgaon

Sample Paper
MM: 50
Class IX
Section B (2 Marks Questions)

Q-21 Express in the form of where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.

Q-22 Calculate the area of quadrilateral PQRS when length of diagonal PR = 10 cm and length
of perpendiculars from Q and S on PR be 5 cm and 6 cm respectively.
Q-23 A box contains 70 bolts and 130 nuts. On checking the box, it was found that half of the
bolts and half of the nuts are rusted. if one of them is chosen at random, find the probability that it
is rusted.
OR
Two coins are tossed simultaneously 200 times and the following outcomes are recorded:
HH HT/TH TT

56 110 34

What is the empirical probability of occurrence of at least one head in the above case?
Q-24 Write the equation of the x-axis, the y-axis and the coordinates of the point where these two
coordinate axes intersect each other.
OR
Find the coordinates of a point:
(i) whose ordinate is 6 and lies on the y-axis
(ii) whose abscissa is –3 and lies on the x-axis.

Q25. Find the value of a and b, if the lines 2ax + 7by = 14 and 3ax – 7by = 6 pass
through (2, 1).
Q26. The base of an isosceles triangle is 10 cm and one of its equal sides is 13 cm.
Find its area using Heron’s formula.
Q27. Find the longest pole length that can be put in a room of 10mX10mX5m
dimensions.
SECTION C (3 Marks)

Q28. Represent √5 on the number line. Justify your answer.

Q29 Give the geometric representation of the equation: 2x+5 = 3 in
(i) one variable (ii) two variables
Q30. In the given fig, if AB‖CD, DE‖FG. Find ∠ PDE, ∠AFD and ∠DFG.

Q31. ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC side BA is produced to D such that

AB = AD. Prove that ∠BCD is a right angle.

Q32. Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 7cm, ∠B = 75° and AB+AC = 13 cm.
OR
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 8cm, ∠B = 45° and AB–AC = 3.5 cm.
Q33. A hollow cylindrical pipe is 42 cm long. Its outer and inner diameters are 20 cm
and 12 cm respectively. Find the volume of the iron used in making the pipe.
OR
Find the volume of the largest right circular cone that can be fitted in a cube whose
edge is 21 cm.
Q34. Following are the ages (in years) of 360 patients getting medical treatment in a
hospital:

Draw a histogram for the above data.

SECTION D (5 markers)
Q35. Simplify:

Q36. The lengths of two parallel chords of a circle are 6cm and 8cm. if the smaller
chord is at a distance of 4cm from the centre, what is the distance of the other chord
from the centre?
OR
 In the figure, OD is perpendicular to the chord AB of a circle with centre O. If BC is a diameter,
show that AC || OD and AC = 20D.

Q37. In right triangle ABC, right-angled at C, M is the mid-point of hypotenuse AB. C

is joined to M and produced to a point D such that DM = CM. Point D is joined to
point B (see the figure). Show that:
(i) ΔAMC ≅ ΔBMD
(ii) ∠DBC is a right angle.
(iii) ΔDBC ≅ ΔACB
(iv) CM = 1/2 AB