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ASSESSMENT 2022-2023
Q.1
Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are
√2∧−3 , respectively.
2
Also find its zeroes.
Q.2 A railway half ticket costs half the full fare, but the reservation charges are the same on a half
ticket as on a full ticket. One reserved first class ticket from the station A to B costs Rs 2530.
Also, one reserved first class ticket and one reserved first class half ticket from A to B costs Rs
3810. Find the full first class fare from station A to B, and also the reservation charges for a
ticket.
Q.3 In the centre of a rectangular lawn of dimensions
50 m × 40 m, a rectangular pond has to be
constructed so that the area of the grass
surrounding the pond would be 1184 m2. Find
the length and breadth of the pond.
Q.4 Mr. Subhramaniyam repays his total loan of Rs 118000 by paying every month starting with
the first instalment of Rs 1000. If he increases the instalment by Rs 100 every month, what
amount will be paid by him in the 30th instalment? What amount of loan does he still have to
pay after the 30th instalment?
Q.5 A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then travels a distance of
72 km at an average speed of 6 km/h more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to
complete the total journey, what is its original average speed?
Q.6 AD AE
D = E and = . Prove that BAC
DB EC
is an isosceles triangle
Q.7 The points A (x1, y1), B (x2, y2) and C (x3 y3) are the vertices of Δ ABC.
(i) The median from A meets BC at D. Find the coordinates of the point D.
(ii) Find the coordinates of the point P on AD such that AP : PD = 2 : 1
(iii) Find the coordinates of points Q and R on medians BE and CF, respectively such that
BQ : QE = 2 : 1 and CR : RF = 2 : 1
(iv) What are the coordinates of the centroid of the triangle ABC?
Q.8 The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point h metres above the surface of a lake is θ and the
angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is φ. Prove that the height of the cloud above
the lake is h (tan ∅ + tan θ
tan ∅ −tan θ )
.
Q.9 In the given figure O is the centre of a circle
of radius 5 cm, T is a point such that OT =
13 cm and OT intersects the circle at E. If
AB is the tangent to the circle at E, find the
length of AB.
Q.10 On a square cardboard sheet of area 784 cm2, four congruent circular plates of maximum size
are placed such that each circular plate touches the other two plates and each side of the square
sheet is tangent to two circular plates. Find the area of the square sheet not covered by the
circular plates.
Q.11 A rocket is in the form of a right circular cylinder closed at the lower end and surmounted by a
cone with the same radius as that of the cylinder. The diameter and height of the cylinder are 6
cm and 12 cm, respectively. If the the slant height of the conical portion is 5 cm, find the total
surface area and volume of the rocket
Q.12 The mean of the following frequency distribution is 50, but the frequencies f1 and f2 in classes
20-40 and 60-80, respectively are not known. Find these frequencies, if the sum of all the
frequencies is 120.
Class 0- 20-40 40- 60-80 80-100
20 60
Frequency 17 f1 32 f2 19
Q.13 Given that the zeroes of the cubic polynomial x3 – 6x2 + 3x + 10 are of the form a, a + b, a +
2b for some real numbers a and b, find the values of a and b as well as the zeroes of the given
polynomial.
Q.14 For which values of p and q, will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions? 4x + 5y = 2 (2p + 7q) x + (p + 8q) y = 2q – p + 1.
Q.15 Solve the equation: 1+4 +7+10+ ∙∙ ∙∙ ∙∙ ∙ ∙∙ ∙∙ ∙ ∙∙ ∙+ x=287
Q.16 In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. The average speed of
the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the
duration of flight.
Q.17 The roots a and b of the quadratic equation x2 – 5x + 3(k – 1) = 0 are such that a – b = 1. Find
the value k.
Q.18 1 1 1
If the pth term of an AP is and qth term is , prove that the sum of the pq terms is (pq +
q p 2
1).
Q.19 A circle touches the side BC of a DABC
at P and AB and AC when produced at Q
and R respectively as shown in the figure.
1
Show that AQ = (Perimeter of DABC)
2
1
or show that AQ = (BC + CA + AB).
2
Q.20 A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with
the wind in a horizontal line at a height 88.2 m
from the ground. The angle of elevation of the
balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant
is 60°. After sometime, the angle of elevation
reduces 30°. Find the distance travelled by the
balloon during the interval.
Q.21 In a cylindrical vessel of radius 10 cm, containing some water, 9000 small spherical balls are
dropped which are completely immersed in water which raises the water level. If each
spherical ball is of radius 0.5 cm, then find the rise in the level of water in the vessel.
Q.22 In the given figure, XY and X′Y′ are two
parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and
another tangent AB with point of contact C
that ∠AOB = 90°.

intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove
Q.23 The mode of the following data is 67. Find the missing frequency x.
Class 40- 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90
50
Frequency 5 x 15 12 7
Q.24 The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The
mean pocket allowance is ` 18.Find the missing frequency k.
Daily pocket allowance (in `) 11- 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23 23-25
13
Number of children 3 6 9 13 k 5 4
Q.25 3 4 29 1
Solve for x: + = ; x ≠−1 , 1,
x+1 x −1 4 x−1 4

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that ∠AOB = 90°.

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