MATHEMATICS ( PART –  II)

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Q. 1. (A) (i) (D)
(ii) (C)
(iii) (D)
(iv) (D).

Explanations : Only for guidance. Students are not expected to write this.

(i) [Use : Volume of cube  side3 ]

(ii) [Use : Slope of line  tan  ]

(iii) [ Ð ACB  m (arc AB) and m(arc AB)  m(arc ACB)  360°]
1
2
(iv) [Use : Diagonal of square  e2  side]

Q. 1. (B) (i) Solution :

9 ABC and 9 DCB have same base BC.
D
A( 9 ABC) AB

  
A( 9 DCB) DC A

6 3 8
 
8 4 6

A( 9 ABC) 3
Ans.
 .
A( 9 DCB) 4 B C

(ii) S
P
30°

Solution :
In 9 PSR,

    Ð PSR  90°
... (Given)
and Ð SPR  30°

  Ð SRP  60° ... (Sum of all angles of a triangle is 180°)

 9 PSR is a 30° – 60° – 90° triangle.

 by 30° – 60° – 90° triangle theorem,
1

SR  RP ... (Side opposite to 30°)
2

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 6 RP
2

 RP  6  2  12

Ans. RP  12.

(iii) Solution :

Radius of the circle (r)  4.5 cm
Distance between parallel tangents  Diameter of the circle
2r
 2  4.5
 9 cm.
Ans. Distance between parallel tangents is 9 cm.

(iv) Solution :
Let the coordinates of the midpoint joining the points A(4, 6) and B(  2, 2) be (x, y)

 by midpoint formula,
x  x2 y1  y2
x 1
and y
2 2
4  (  2) 62

 
2 2
42 8
 
2 2
 1 4
Ans. The coordinates of the midpoint joining A(4, 6) and B(  2, 2) is (1, 4)

Q. 2. (A) (i) A

C D

B
Activity :

In ABCD,
°
Ð CAD  Ð CBD  90  ... (Tangent theorem)
°

Ð ACB  Ð CAD  Ð CBD  Ð ADB  360

 52°  90°  90° Ð ADB  360°
°

 Ð ADB  232  360°

  Ð ADB  360°  232°

°

 Ð ADB  128

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 (ii) D 7 cm C

A B

Activity :

Area of square  Side2  ... (Formula)
 (7)2
 49 cm2


Area of sector (D– AXC)    r2  ... (Formula)
360

90 22
   72
360 7
 38.5 cm2

(iii) Activity :
LHS  cot    tan 
cos  sin 
 
sin  cos 

cos2   sin2 

sin  ∙ cos 
1
  ... ( B sin2    cos2   1)
sin  ∙cos 

 cosec   sec 
 RHS

 LHS  RHS

 cot   tan   cosec   sec .

Q. 2. (B)
(i) Solution :
3
cos  
5
We know, sin2    cos2   1
 sin2   1  cos2 

1( ) 1
3 2 9
5 25

25  9 16
 
25 25

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 4

 sin    ... (Taking square roots of both the sides)
5
4
Ans. sin  
.
5

(ii) Solution :
 (  4,  2)(x1, y1)
Let E
F(6, 3)(x2, y2)
y2  y1
Slope of line EF  
x2  x1
3  (  2)

6  (  4)
32 5
 
6  4 10
1

2
1
Ans. The slope of line EF is
.
2

(iii) S

R
8
P

12
Q

Solution :
Line PQ is tangent to the circle at point Q and line PRS is secant intersecting the circle
in points R and S.

 by tangent secant segments theorem,
PQ2 PR  PS
 (12)2  8  PS


 144  8  PS
144

 PS 
8

 PS  18
Ans. PS  18.

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 (iv) P

N M

Solution :
In 9 PNM,

Ð PNM  90°
seg NQ = hypotenuse PM

 by theorem of geometric mean,
NQ2  MQ  QP
 NQ2  9  4


 NQ  3  2 ... (Taking square roots of both the sides)

 NQ  6
Ans. NQ  6.

B
(v) Solution : 8
D
Seg BA  seg DC  seg FE and seg FB and seg EA 4 F
are the transversals.
BD AC E

  ... (By property of three parallel lines
DF CE x
and their transversals)
8 12 C

 
4 x

 8x  48
12
 x6

  AE  AC  CE   ... (A – C – E)
 AE  12  x

A

 AE  12  6

 AE  18
Ans. x  6 and AE  18.

Q. 3. (A) (i) Activity :

D
In 9 XDE, PQ  DE ... (Given)
P
XQ
 XP 

PD QE X

 ... (Basic proportionality theorem) ... (1) Q R

E F

In 9 XEF, QR  EF ... (Given)

XQ XR

  ... ( Basic proportionality theorem ) ... (2)
QE RF

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 XP XR

   ... [ From (1) and (2)]
PD RF

 seg PR  seg DF ... (Converse of basic proportionality theorem)

(ii) Activity :
A
m(arc ABC)  m(arc AB)  m (arc BC) 

°
 125  110°
B
O
 235°
m(arc AC)  360 ° m (arc ABC )

°
 360°  235 C
125°

Similarly, m(arc ACB)  360°  125°

 235°

and m(arc BAC)  360°  110°

 250°

Q. 3. (B) (i) Solution :

The radius of the circle (r)  6 cm
Area of the sector  15  sq cm

Area of the sector    r2
360


 15     6  6
360


 15  36
360
15  360

 
36

    150°
Measure of the arc is 150°
length of arc  radius
Area of the sector 
2
length of arc  6

 15  
2
15    2

 length of arc 
6

 length of arc  5  cm.

Ans. Measure of the arc is 150° and length of the arc is 5  cm.

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 (ii) Solution :

A(3, 5)(x1, y1)
B(7, 9)(x2, y2)
m : n2 : 3

Let Q(x, y)

 by section formula of internal division
mx  nx1 my2  ny1

x 2 y
mn mn
27  33 29  35

 
23 23
14  9 18  15

 
5 5
23 33

 
5 5

Ans. The coordinates of point Q are ( , ).

23 33

5 5

(iii) Given : In 9 PQR, Ð PQR  90°. P

To prove : PR2  PQ2  QR2.

Construction : Draw seg QS = side PR such that P – S – R.
Proof : In 9 PQR, S

Ð PQR  90° ... (Given)

Q R
Seg QS = hypotenuse PR ... (Construction)
 9 PSQ  9 QSR  9 PQR ... (Similarity of right angled triangles) ... (1)
9 PSQ  9 PQR ... [ From (1) ]
PQ PS
    ... (Corresponding sides of similar
PR PQ
 triangles are in proportion)
 PQ2  PS  PR ... (2)
9 QSR 9 PQR ... [ From (1) ]
QR SR
   ... (Corresponding sides of similar
PR QR
 triangles are in proportion)
 QR2  SR  PR ... (3)
Adding (2) and (3), we get,
PQ2  QR2  PS  PR  SR  PR
 PQ2  QR2  PR(PS  SR)
 PQ2  QR2  PR  PR ... (P – S – R)
 PQ2  QR2  PR2 OR PR2  PQ2  QR2.

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 (iv) Ans. T

4.2 c
cm

m
4
5.
P L Y
R
4.8 cm
R1
R2
R3
X
R4

Rough figure

Q 4.2 c
cm

m
4
5.

P L Y
R
4.8 cm

R1

R2

R3
X
R4

Q. 4. (i) Solution :

Volume of the bucket (V) 
 28.490 litres
 28490 cm3 ... (1 litre  1000 cm3)
radius (r1)  28 cm
radius (r2)  21 cm
1
Volume of the bucket   h (r12  r22  r1  r2)
3
1
 28490      h (282  212  28  21)

3
1 22
 28490    h(784  441  588)

3 7
1 22 28490  3  7
 28490    h  1813
 h  h  15 cm
3 7 22  1813

Ans. Height of the bucket is 15 cm.

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 (ii) Ans.

m
3c
M 4 cm N

Rough figure

P
m
3c

M N
4 cm

The length of PQ is 4 cm.

(iii) Proof :  P

In 9 PQY,
X
ray QX bisects Ð PQY.
PQ PX

 
QY XY Q Y R

 ... (By theorem of angle bisector of a triangle) ... (1)

In 9 PRY,
ray RX bisects Ð PRY.

PR PX

   ... (By theorem of angle bisector of a triangle) ... (2)
RY XY
PX PQ PR

    ... [From (1) and (2)]
XY QY RY
PX PQ  PR

   ... (By theorem on equal ratios)
XY QY  RY
PX PQ  PR

   ... (Q – Y – C)
XY QR

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Q. 5. (i) Solution :

(a) A M
30°

40 m

B C

(b) Ð MAC  30° ... (Given)

Ð ACB  Ð MAC  30° ... (Alternate angles)
9 ABC is a right angled triangle.
AB
tan Ð ACB  tan 30° 
BC
40
 1 
e3 BC

 BC  40 e3
 40  1.73
 69.20 m
Ans. The distance between the building and the bicycle is 69.20 m.

(ii) Solution :
(a) A

B
D 110°

(b) ABCD is cyclic

 by theorem of cyclic quadrilateral
Ð ADC  Ð ABC  180°
 110° Ð ABC  180°
 Ð ABC  180°  110°
 Ð ABC  70°
(c) In 9 ABC,
seg AB X seg BC
 Ð BAC X  Ð BCA ... (Isosceles triangle theorem)
Let Ð BAC  Ð BCA  x

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 Ð ABC  Ð BAC   Ð BCA  180°  ... (Sum of all angles of a triangle is 180°)
 70°  x  x  180°
 2x  180°  70°
 2x  110°
110
 x 
2
 x  55°
  Ð BAC  55°
1
(d)  Ð ADC  m (arc ABC) ... (Inscribed angle theorem)
2
1
 110°  m (arc ABC)
2
 m (arc ABC)  110 ° 2
 m (arc ABC) 220°
Ans. (b) Ð ABC  70°  (c) Ð BAC  55°  (d) m (arc ABC)  220°

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