Mock 2

NOVEMBER TRIALS MOCK 2
80 Marks
2 Hours
Question 1: [1x10]
i. Which of the following is a rational number?

a) √2
b) π
c) 1/2
d) e
ii. What is the value of 23  22 ?
e) 25
f) 26
g) 45
h) 8
iii. Which of the following is the square root of 841?
a) 26
b) 27
c) 28
d) 29
iv. What is the cube root of 9261?
a) 21
b) 23
c) 24
d) 26
v. Which of the following number/s is divisible by 3?
a) 10001
b) 50011
c) 12349
d) 62367
vi. If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {2, 3, 4}, what is A ∩ B?
a) {1}
b) {2, 3}
c) {1, 2, 3, 4}
d) {4}
vii. What is 20% of 150?
a) 25
b) 30
c) 35
d) 40
viii. A book is bought for $80 and sold for $100. What is the profit percentage?
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) 40%
ix. If $1000 is invested at a 5% simple interest rate per year, what is the interest after 2
years?
a) $50
b) $100
c) $150
d) $200
x. If 4 workers can complete a task in 6 days, how long would it take 2 workers to complete
the same task, assuming they work at the same rate?
a) 3 days
b) 6 days
c) 9 days
d) 12 days
Question 2: [1x10]
i. Simplify −72a 4b3c2  (−8a 2bc) .
ii. Factorize: c( x − z )2 + az − ax
iii. In a quadrilateral, two angles measure 45 each, and the other two angles are equal. Calculate the
measure of each of the equal angles.
3 5
iv. Identify a rational number between and .
5 7
x +3 x −6
m  p
v. If   =  , determine the value of x.
 p m
−216
vi. Find the cube root of .
729
3 4 5
vii. Write C =  , ,  in set-builder notation.
4 5 6
viii. The cost price of 15 items is equal to the selling price of 12 items. Calculate the percentage profit
or loss.
ix. Ten workers can complete a task in 18 days. How many workers are needed to complete the same
task in 12 days?
x. The perimeter of a triangle is 7 x 2 − 6 x + 5 , with two sides measuring 2 x 2 − 3x and 4 x 2 + 2 .
Determine the length of the third side.
Question 3: [3x10]
5 2
1. The product of two rational numbers is . If one of them is − , find the other.
6 3
a3n + 2  a 4 n −1
2. Evaluate:
a n+ 2  (a 2 )n+1
3. For each of the following, find the least number that must be added so that the resulting number is a
perfect square.
(i) 624
(ii) 8325
(iii) 17185
4. The difference between the two perfect cubes is 540. If the cube root of the greater of the two numbers
is 9, find the cube root of the smaller number.
5. If 42y6 is divisible by 6, find the value(s) of digit y .
6. Write the following sets in set-builder (Rule Method) form:
(i) C1 = {5,10,15, 20,}
(ii) C2 = {2, 4,8,16}
1 2 3 4 5 
(iii) C3 =  , , , , , 
2 3 4 5 6 
7
7. In an election between two candidates, one candidate secured of the votes polled and won the
10
election by 25,476 votes. Find the total number of votes polled and the votes secured by each
candidate.
8. A shopkeeper marks his goods at 40% above the cost price and then gives a discount of 15%. Find his
gain percent.
9. A can do a piece of work in 18 days and B in 12 days. They worked together on it for 4 days and then
A left. How long will B take to finish the remaining work?
10. Factorize completely: 10(3x − z )2 − 14(3x − z ) − 10 .
Question 4: [4x5]
1. Renu sold an article at a loss of 5%. Had she bought it at 12% less and sold for ₹ 28 more, she
would have gained 15%. Find the cost price of the article.
2. Divide the polynomial 4 x5 + 9 x 4 − 8 x3 + 3x 2 − 6 x + 5 by x − 4 .
3. ₹ 10,000 invested at 8% per annum, compounded quarterly, amounts to ₹ 13,728 after a certain
period. Find the time period of investment.
4. Factorize:
i. b2 − 14b + 49
ii. 2 − 25 y − 100 y 2
5. The ratio of the number of sides of two regular polygons is 3:4, and the ratio of the sum of their
interior angles is 1:2. Find the number of sides in each polygon.
Question 5: [5x2]
1. Given the Universal set U = {x : x  , −3  x  5} , and the sets A = {x : −2  x  4} ,

B = {x : 0  x  5} , and C = {x : −3  x  0} , show that: A − ( B  C ) = ( A − B)  ( A − C )
2. Given that x + y = − z , use the identity ( x + y )3 to prove that: x3 + y3 + z 3 = 3xyz Then, use this
result to find the value of: −213 + 153 + 63

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NOVEMBER TRIALS MOCK 2

i. Which of the following is a rational number?

i. Simplify −72a 4b3c2  (−8a 2bc) .

1. Given the Universal set U = {x : x  , −3  x  5} , and the sets A = {x : −2  x  4} ,

result to find the value of: −213 + 153 + 63

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