Sample Question Paper - 32

Mathematics-Basic (241)
Class- X, Session: 2021-22
TERM II

Time Allowed : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 40

General Instructions :
1. The question paper consists of 14 questions divided into 3 sections A, B, C.
2. Section A comprises of 6 questions of 2 marks each. Internal choice has been provided in two questions.
3. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 3 marks each. Internal choice has been provided in one question.
4. Section C comprises of 4 questions of 4 marks each. An internal choice has been provided in one question.
It contains two case study based questions.

SECTION - A
1. If the numbers 2n – 1, 3n + 2 and 6n – 1 are in A.P., then find n and hence find the numbers.

2. A circus tent is cylindrical to a height of 4 m and conical above it. If its diameter is 105 m and its slant height
is 40 m, then find the total area of the canvas required.

3. In the given figure, PQ and PR are two tangents to a circle with centre O. If ∠QPR = 46°, then what is the
measure of ∠QOR ?

O 46° P

OR
If the angle between two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle of radius a and centre O, is 60°,
then find the length of OP.

4. The mean of a set of numbers is x . If each number is multiplied by k, then find the mean of the new set.

5. Solve the following quadratic equation for x:

9x2 – 6b2x – (a4 – b4) = 0

6. For the following grouped frequency distribution, find the mode.

Class interval 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18 18-21 21-24
Frequency 4 10 11 21 12 9

OR
If the median of the series exceeds the mean by 3, then by what number the mode exceeds its mean?
 SECTION - B
7. If 2 is a root of the quadratic equation 3x2 + px – 8 = 0 and the quadratic equation 4x2 – 2px + k = 0 has equal
roots, find the value of k.

8. The ninth term of an A.P. is –32 and the sum of its eleventh and thirteenth terms is –94. Find the common
difference of the A.P.

OR
The first and the last terms of an A.P. are 8 and 65 respectively. If the sum of all its terms is 730, then find its
common difference.

9. Draw two tangents at the end points of the diameter of a circle of radius 3.5 cm. Are these tangents parallel?

10. A pole casts a shadow of length 2 3 m on the ground, when the sun’s elevation is 60°. Find the height of
the pole.

SECTION - C
11. From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60°and the angle of
depression of the foot of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.

OR
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a distance of 120 m from a point A on the ground is 45°. If the
angle of elevation of the top of a flagstaff fixed at the top of the tower, at A is 60°, then find the height of the
flagstaff. [Use 3 = 1.73 ]

12. Prove that the tangent drawn at the mid-point of an arc of a circle is parallel to the chord joining the end
points of the arc.

Case Study - 1
13. A carpenter used to make and sell different kinds of wooden pen stands like rectangular, cuboidal, cylindrical,
conical. Aarav went to his shop and asked him to make a pen stand as explained below.
Pen stand must be of the cuboidal shape with three conical depressions, which can hold 3 pens. The
dimensions of the cuboidal part must be 20 cm × 15 cm × 5 cm and the radius and depth of each conical
depression must be 0.6 cm and 2.1 cm respectively.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Find the volume of the cuboidal part.
(ii) Find total volume of the conical depressions.
 Case Study - 2
14. A bread manufacturer wants to know the lifetime of the product. For this, he tested the life time of 400
packets of bread. The following tables gives the distribution of the life time of 400 packets.

Lifetime (in hours) 150-200 200-250 250-300 300-350 350-400 400-450 450-500

Number of packets
14 70 130 216 290 352 400
(Cumulative frequency)

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Find the average lifetime of a packet.
(ii) Find the median lifetime of a packet.
 Solution

MATHEMATICS BASIC 241

Class 10 - Mathematics

1. We have 2n – 1, 3n + 2 and 6n – 1 are in A.P. kx1 + kx2 + ...kxn

\ (3n + 2) – (2n – 1) = (6n – 1) – (3n + 2) New mean =
n
⇒ n + 3 = 3n – 3 ⇒ 6 = 2n  ⇒  n = 3 k(x1 + x2 + ... + xn )
\ Numbers are 2(3) –1 = 5, 3(3) +2 = 11, 6(3) –1 = 17. = = kx  (From (i))
n
2. Total area of canvas required 5. We have, 9x2 – 6b2x – (a4 – b4) = 0
40
= Curved surface area of cone + m ⇒ 9x2 – 6b2x – a4 + b4 = 0
Curved surface area of cylinder 105 m ⇒ {(3x)2 – 2(3x)b2 + (b2)2} – (a2)2 = 0
= prl + 2prh ⇒ (3x – b2)2 – (a2)2 = 0

4m
105   105  ⇒ (3x – b2 + a2)(3x – b2 – a2) = 0
= p  40 + 2p  4
 2    2  ⇒ 3x – b2 + a2 = 0 or 3x – b2 – a2 = 0
22 ⇒ 3x = b2 – a2 or 3x = b2 + a2
= p(2100 + 420) = × 2520 = 7920 m2
7 b2 − a 2 a 2 + b2
⇒ x= or x =
3. Given, ∠QPR = 46° 3 3
We have, OQ ^ PQ and OR ^ RP 6. We observe that the class 15-18 has maximum
[∵ Radius is ^ to the tangent through frequency. Therefore, this is the modal class.
 the point of contact] l = 15, h = 3, f0 = 11, f1 = 21 and f2 = 12
⇒ ∠OQP = ∠ORP = 90°  f1 − f 0 
\ Mode = l +  ×h
In quadrilateral PQOR, we have  2 f1 − f 0 − f 2 
∠OQP + ∠QPR + ∠PRO + ∠ROQ = 360°  21 − 11 
= 15 +  ×3
⇒ 90° + 46° + 90° + ∠ROQ = 360°  42 − 11 − 12 
⇒ ∠ROQ = 360° – 226° = 134° 10 30
⇒ Mode = 15 + × 3 = 15 + = 16.58
OR 19 19
Since, tangents drawn from an external point are OR
equally inclined to the line joining centre to that point. Given, Median – Mean = 3 ...(i)
T We know, Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean
a ⇒ Mode – Mean = 3 Median – 3 Mean
30º = 3(Median – Mean)
P O
⇒ Mode – Mean = 3 × 3 [Using (i)]
⇒ Mode – Mean = 9
T ′
Hence, the mode exceeds the mean by 9.
\ ∠ TPT ′ = 60° ⇒ ∠ TPO = 30°
7. Since 2 is a root of 3x2 + px – 8 = 0
Also, OT ^ TP
\ 3(2)2 + p(2) – 8 = 0  ⇒  2p + 4 = 0 ⇒ p = –2
OT
Now, in DTPO, sin 30° = Putting p = –2 in 4x2 – 2px + k = 0, we get
OP
4x2 + 4x + k = 0  ...(i)
1 a
⇒ = ⇒  OP = 2a Since (i) has equal roots. \ D = 0
2 OP
⇒ 42 – 4(4)(k) = 0  ⇒  16 = 16k ⇒ k = 1
4. Let the numbers are x1, x2, ..., xn. 8. Let the first term be a and d be the common
x1 + x2 + ... + xn difference of the A.P.
\ Mean = = x ...(i)
n Given, a9 = –32 ⇒ a + 8d = –32  ...(i)
When given numbers are multiplied by k, then new Also, a11 + a13 = –94
observations are kx1, kx2, ..., kxn. ⇒ a + 10d + a + 12d = –94  ⇒ 2a + 22d = –94
⇒ a + 11d = –47  ...(ii) ∴ CD = CE + ED = (21 + 7) m = 28 m
Subtracting (ii) from (i), we get Thus, the height of the tower is 28 m.
–3d = 15 ⇒ d = –5 OR
OR Let BD = h be the total height of tower and flagstaff
Let a and d denotes the first term and common \ In DDBA,
difference respectively of the A.P. h
Given, a = 8 and l = 65 = a + (n – 1)d tan 60° =
120
⇒ 65 = 8 + (n – 1)d ⇒ 57 = (n – 1)d...(i)
n ⇒ h = 120 3 m
Sn = 730 ⇒ (a + l ) = 730
2 and in DCBA,
1460 CB
⇒ n[8 + 65] = 1460 ⇒ n = = 20 tan 45° =
73 120
Putting value of n in (i), we get 57 = (20 – 1)d ⇒ CB = 120 m [Q tan 45° = 1]
⇒ 57 = 19d ⇒ d = 3 \ Height of flagstaff, DC = DB – BC
9. Steps of construction : = 120 3 − 120 = 120( 3 − 1)
Step-I : Draw a circle with centre O and radius 3.5 cm. = 120(1.73 – 1) = 120(0.73) = 87.6 m
Step-II : Draw the diameter POQ.
12. Given : A circle with centre O and C is the mid
Step-III : Construct X L point of arc ACB and DE is a tangent to the circle.
perpendiculars on PQ at both
To prove : AB || DE
end points P and Q.
Construction : Join OA, OB and
Thus, XPY and LQM are the P Q
two tangents at P and Q to the O 3.5
cm
OC. O
circle with centre O. Proof : Since C is the midpoint
Since ∠XPQ + ∠PQL Y M
of arc ACB. A
F
B

= 90° + 90° = 180° \ ∠AOF = ∠BOF

D C E
\ XPY || LQM (∵ OA and OB are equally
inclined with OC)
10. Let AB be the pole of height h m and its shadow
Now, in DOAF and DOBF,
be BC.
OA = OB  (Radii of the circle)
BC = 2 3 m, ∠ACB = 60°
∠AOF = ∠BOF  (Proved above)
In DABC,
OF = OF  (Common)
h h
= tan 60° ⇒ = 3 \ DOAF @ DOBF  (By SAS criterion)
BC 2 3 ⇒ ∠AFO = ∠BFO  (By CPCT)
⇒ h = 2 × 3 = 6
Now, ∠AFO + ∠BFO = 180° (Linear pair)
\ Height of the pole is 6 m.
⇒ 2∠AFO = 180° ⇒ ∠AFO = 90°
11. Let AB = 7 m be the height of building and CD be Also, ∠OCD = 90°
the height of tower. Now, AB = DE = 7 m Tangent is perpendicular to radius through the point
Also, BD = AE of contact.
In ΔABD, \ ∠AFO = ∠OCD  (Each 90°)
AB 7 1 But these are corresponding angles  \  AB || DE
= tan 30° ⇒ =
BD BD 3
13. (i) Volume of cuboidal part = l × b × h
⇒ BD = 7 3 m = AE = (20 × 15 × 5) cm3 = 1500 cm3
CE (ii) Radius of conical depression, r = 0.6 cm
In ΔACE, = tan 60° Height of conical depression, h = 2.1 cm
AE
1
CE \ Total volume of conical depressions = 3 × πr 2h
⇒ = 3 3
7 3
22 2376
= × 0. 6 × 0 . 6 × 2 .1 = = 2.376 cm3
⇒ CE = 3 × 7 3 m = 21 m 7 1000
14. (i)
= A+
∑ fi di = 325 +
6400
= 341 hrs
Lifetime Class mark fi di = xi – A fi di
(in hours) (xi) ∑ fi 400
N
150-200 175 14 –150 –2100 (ii) Here, N = 400 ⇒ = 200
2
200-250 225 56 –100 –5600 Also, cumulative frequency for the given distribution
250-300 275 60 –50 –3000 are 14, 70, 130, 216, 290, 352, 400
300-350 325 = A 86 0 0 \ c.f. just greater than 200 is 216, which is
corresponding to the interval 300-350.
350-400 375 74 50 3700
l = 300, f = 86, c.f. = 130, h = 50
400-450 425 62 100 6200
N 
450-500 475 48 150 7200 − c. f .

\ Median = l +  2   200 − 130 
Total 400 6400  f  × h = 300 +  86
 × 50

\ Average lifetime of a packet = 300 + 40.697 = 340.697 ≈ 340 hrs (approx.)