Maths Score Booster Question Bank

Section A: Heights and Distances

1. The length of the shadow of a vertical tower is 3 times its height. Find the angle of
∘
elevation of the sun. (Ans: θ = 30 )
2. A guard observes an enemy boat, from an observation tower at a height of 180 m above
sea level, to be at an angle of depression of 29∘ .
i) Calculate, to the nearest metre, the distance of the boat from the foot of the
observation tower.
ii) After some time, it is observed that the boat is 200 m from the foot of the
observation tower. Calculate the new angle of depression. (Ans: i. 325 m, ii. 41∘ 59′ )
3. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower, at a distance of 120 m from its foot on a
horizontal plane is found to be 30∘ . Find the height of the tower. (Ans: 69.28 m)
4. Two people standing on the same side of a tower in a straight line with its base, the angles
of elevation of the tower are 25∘ and 50∘ respectively. If the height of the tower is 70 m,
find the distance between the two people. (Ans: 91.38 m)
5. A kite is attached to a string. Find the length of the string, when the height of the kite is
60 m and the string makes an angle 30∘ with the ground. (Ans: 120 m)
6. An observer on the top of a cliff, 200 m above sea level, observes the angle of depression
of two ships to be 45∘ and 30∘ . Find the distance between the ships, if the ships are:
i) On the same side of the cliff
ii) On the opposite sides of the cliff (Ans: i. 146.4 m, ii. 546.4 m)
7. The angle of elevation of a stationary cloud from a point 25 m above a lake is 30∘ and the
angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is 60∘ . What is the height of the cloud above
that lake level? (Ans: 50 m)
8. A vertical pole and a vertical tower are on the same level ground. From the top of the pole
the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60∘ and the angle of depression of the foot
of the tower is 30∘ . Find the height of the tower if the height of the pole is 20 m. (Ans:
80 m)
9. A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of
a tree standing on the opposite bank is 60∘ . When he moves 40 m away from the bank, he
finds the angle of elevation to be 30∘ . Find:
i) the height of the tree, correct to 2 decimal places.
ii) the width of the river. (Ans: i. 34.64 m, ii. 20 m)
10. An aeroplane, at an altitude of 250 m, observes the angles of depression of two boats on
the opposite banks of a river to be 45∘ and 60∘ respectively. Find the width of the river.
Write the answer correct to the nearest whole number. (Ans: 394 m)
11. From the top of a tower 100 m high a man observes the angles of depression of two ships
A and B, on opposite sides of the tower as 45∘ and 38∘ respectively. If the foot of the
tower and the ships are in the same horizontal line, find the distance between the two
ships A and B to the nearest metre. (Ans: 228 m)

Twisted Questions (Trigonometry)

1. A vertical tower standing on a horizontal plane is surmounted by a vertical flagstaff. At a
point 80 m away from the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top and bottom of
the flagstaff are 60∘ and 45∘ respectively. Find the height of the flagstaff (nearest metre).
2. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of a tree is 30∘ . On moving
20 m closer to the tree, the angle of elevation increases to 60∘ . Find the height of the tree
(nearest metre).
3. Find the shadow cast by a 10 foot lamp post when the angle of elevation of the sun is 58∘ .
(Nearest tenth of a foot).

Section B: Graphical Representation

Q1. Draw the histograms for the following frequency distribution: | Class Interval | 0-10 | 10-
20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Frequency | 12 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 10 |

Q2. Draw the histogram for Class Marks: | Class Mark | 16 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 64 | | :--- | :---
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Frequency | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 10 |

Q3. Draw the Ogives for the following: | Class Interval | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-30 | 30-35 | |
:--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Frequency | 10 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 |

Q4. Draw the Ogives for the following: | Class Interval | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | |
:--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Frequency | 23 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 12 |

Section C: Measures of Central Tendency

1. A Mathematics aptitude test of 50 students recorded: | Marks | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 |
80-90 | 90-100 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | No. of Students | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 5 | Draw
histogram and locate mode.
2. Distribution of marks of 25 students. Find Mean, Median, and Mode: | Marks obtained | 5 | 6
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | No. of students | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
3. Marks of 120 students: | Marks | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-
80 | 80-90 | 90-100 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | |
Students | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Draw Ogive and estimate: (i) Median, (ii)
Students with >75% marks, (iii) Failures if pass marks = 40, (iv) Lower Quartile.
4. Monthly income of 320 employees: | Income (₹ 1000s) | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 |
12-13 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | No. of employees | 20 | 45 | 65 | 95 | 60
| 30 | 5 | Determine from Ogive: (i) Median wage, (ii) Employees below 8,500, (iii) Senior
employees (>11,500), (iv) Upper Quartile.
5. Calculate Mean using Shortcut and Step Deviation methods: | Marks | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 |
30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Frequency | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4
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6. Median of 11, 12, 14, (x − 2), (x + 4), (x + 9), 32, 38, 47 is 24. Find x and the mean.
7. Ascending order: 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, x. If Mean = Median, find x.
8. Mean of 45, 52, 60, x, 69, 70, 26, 81, 94 is 68. Find x and estimate median.
9. Study graph "Distribution of Marks":
(a) Find number of students scoring 400 to 600.
(b) Identify modal class.
(c) Calculate value of mode.