10th Standard Mini-Mid-Term Examination : 2020-21

Duration : 1 hr 30 mts Mathematics-A Maximum Marks : 40

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1. Which of the following is not an A.P.? 14=4
A) 1 , 3 , 9 , 27 B) 1, 1 , 2 , 2 C) 2 , 6 , 10 , 14 D) 1 , 4 , 7 , 10
2. Triangle with sides 2cm , 3cm , 4cm is not similar to the triangle of following measures . . . .
A) 4 , 6 , 8 B) 5,6,7 C) 8 , 12 , 16 D) 6 , 9 , 12
3. The pair of equations x + y = 5 and 2x + 2y = 1 has . . . . . . solutions.
A) One B) Two C) Infinite D) No solutions
4. The solutions of the equations x – y = 2 and x + y = 4 are . . . .
A) (4,2) B) (1,3) C) (3,1) D) (1,2)
5. In an A.P. if a3 = 9 and d = 3 , find the value of the first term a. 13=3
6. State Basic Proportionality (Thales) Theorem.
7. What is the angle between the tangent and the radius drawn at the point of contact ?

8. If in an A.P. , a10 = 35 and a45 = 140 , find the common difference. 24=8

9. Solve : 2x - y = 4 and x + 2y = 7
10. Draw two tangents from a point 9cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 5cm.
11. Calculate the distance between the points (2 , 10) and (8 , 4).
12. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. 34=12
OR
In the figure TA and TB are tangents drawn from the
external point T. Another tangent PQ touches the circle at R.
Prove that the perimeter of ∆TPQ = 2AT.
13. Construct a ∆ABC with AB = BC = 6cm and B = 500. Then
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construct another similar triangle whose sides are of the corresponding sides of ∆ABC.
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14. Construct a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 5cm so that the angle between the two
tangents is 700.
15. Calculate the area of the triangle whose vertice are (1 , 1) , (2 , 3) and (4 , 5).
OR
Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining (2 , 1) and (7 , 6) in
the ratio 3 : 2.
16. Solve graphically : 2x + y = 5 and x + 3y = 5 42=8
17. How many terms of the A.P. 24 + 21 + 18 + . . . . . . . must be added to get the sum of 78 ?
OR
Find the sum of the A.P. 1 + 8 + 15 + . . . . . . . + 505.

18. State and prove Pythagoras theorem. 51=5

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