HOTS-2

Time allowed- 2 hours Maximum Marks- 50

Section A (2 marks each)

Ques 1 If the total number of legs of in a herd of deer and crane is 40. Represent this information in
linear equation in two variables.

Ques 2 In the given figure,BC = CE and ∠1 = ∠2. Prove that ΔGCB ≅ ΔDCE

Ques 3 Factorise: 9𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 − 6𝑥𝑦 + 2𝑦𝑧 − 6𝑧𝑥 and hence find the value when
𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 = 1

Ques 4 In figure, BA⊥AC ,DE⊥DF. Such that BA =DE and BF =EC. Show that ΔABC≅ΔDEF

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Ques 5 Teacher asked the student, ‘Can we write 0.38 in p/q form as 100 ? Atul answered, ‘No, it is 18 ′. Is
Atul Correct? Justify your answer.

Section B (3 marks each)

Ques 6 Twenty-seven solid iron spheres, each of radius r and surface area S are melted to form a sphere
with surface area S′. Find the

(i) Radius r′ of the new sphere

(ii) ratio of S and S′

Ques 7 𝐼𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑥, 𝑥 + 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝑥 − 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑥√10. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑥

Ques 8 Prove that the angle subtended by an arc at the centre is double the angle subtended by it at any
point on the remaining part of the circle.
 2(√3−1)
Ques 9 𝐼𝑓 √3 = 1.732, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 √ ?
√3+1

Ques 10 If 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 (𝑥 + 4), (𝑥 − 3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑥 − 7) 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 − 19𝑥 + 84

Section C (5 marks each)

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Ques 11 𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 (𝑥 3 + ) − 5 (𝑥 2 + ) + (𝑥 + )
2 𝑥3 𝑥2 𝑥

Ques 12 AC and BD are chords of the circle that bisect each other. Prove that:

(i) AC and BD are diameters

(ii) ABCD is a rectange
Or

In the given figure O is the centre of the circle, BD = OD and CD ⊥ AB. Find ∠CAB

Ques 13 If two equal chords of a circle intersect within the circle, prove that

(i) The segments of one chord is equal to the corresponding segments of other chord
(ii) The line joining the point of intersection to the centre makes equal angles with the chords.

Ques 14 Two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, prove that the bisectors of interior angles
form a rectangle.

Ques 15 Case Study based Question-

There are 50 students in a blind school. Mr and Mrs Sharma wished to serve them milk. They have two
options for serving the milk.
Option A – A hemispherical bowl with radius 10.5cm made up of eco- friendly material.
Option B – A hemispherical bowl with radius 7 cm made up of plastic.

a) How many kilo-litres of milk is required if option A is taken?

b) How many litres of milk is required if option B is taken?