GR 10 – TEST – 9TH FEB

1 Three bulbs red, green and yellow flash at intervals of 80 seconds, 90 seconds and
110 seconds. All three flash together at 8:00 am. At what time will the three bulbs
flash altogether again?
2 3 cos 2θ +2 cosθ
If √3 sin θ = cos θ, find the value of
3 cosθ +2
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In ∆ABC, DE || BC, find the value of x.

4 Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the
larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
5 The perimeter of a sector of a circle of radius 5.6 cm is 27.2 cm. Find the area of the
sector.
6 Prove that 6 + √ 2 is irrational.
7 If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial: 25 x 2+ 25 x +5, then find the
1 1
value of . 2
+ 2
α β
8 In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at B, BC = 12 cm and AB = 5 cm.
Calculate the radius of the circle inscribed in the triangle
9 Prove the identity: (sec A – cos A). (cot A + tan A) = tan A. sec A.
10 Two fair dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the
two numbers appearing on the top of the dice is:
(i) 8 (ii) 13 (iii) less than or equal to 12
11 Solve the following quadratic equation for x: 9x2 – 6b2x – (a4 – b4) = 0
12 In the given figure, from a cuboidal solid metallic block of dimensions 15 cm 10 cm 5
cm, a cylindrical hole of diameter 7 cm is drilled out. Find the surface area of the
remaining block.

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