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CBSE COMPETITIVE SCHOOL

Subject: Advanced Mathematics

Class: IX Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:
• This question paper contains 38 questions divided into five sections: A, B, C, D, and E.
• Section A comprises 20 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each.
• Section B comprises 5 very short answer questions of 2 marks each.
• Section C comprises 6 short answer questions of 3 marks each.
• Section D comprises 4 long answer questions of 5 marks each.
• Section E comprises 3 case-based questions of 4 marks each with sub-parts of 1, 1, and 2 marks.
• Chapters Included: Number System, Polynomials, Coordinate Geometry, Linear Equations in Two Variables.
• All questions are compulsory. Internal choices are not provided.

SECTION A (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)

1. Find the value of (256)0.16 × (256)0.09. [1]

(A) 4 (B) 16 (C) 64 (D) 256.25

2. If x = 3 + 2√2, what is the value of x + 1/x? [1]

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 6 + 4√2

3. The value of √10 × √15 is equal to: [1]

(A) 5√6 (B) 6√5 (C) √30 (D) 25

4. Which of the following is an irrational number? [1]

(A) √(4/9) (B) √12 / √3 (C) √7 (D) √81

5. The degree of the zero polynomial is: [1]

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) Any real number (D) Not defined

6. If x51 + 51 is divided by x + 1, the remainder is: [1]

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 49 (D) 50

7. One of the factors of (25x2 - 1) + (1 + 5x)2 is: [1]

(A) 5 + x (B) 5 - x (C) 5x - 1 (D) 10x

8. If p(x) = x2 - 2√2x + 1, then p(2√2) is equal to: [1]

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 4√2 (D) 8√2 + 1

9. The point of intersection of the coordinate axes is called: [1]

(A) Abscissa (B) Ordinate (C) Origin (D) Quadrant

(A) First quadrant (B) Second quadrant (C) Third quadrant (D) Fourth quadrant

11. The perpendicular distance of the point P(3, 4) from the y-axis is: [1]

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 7

12. The equation of a line parallel to the x-axis and 3 units below it is: [1]

(A) x = 3 (B) x = -3 (C) y = 3 (D) y = -3

13. Any point on the line y = x is of the form: [1]

(A) (a, a) (B) (0, a) (C) (a, 0) (D) (a, -a)

14. The linear equation 2x - 5y = 7 has: [1]

(A) A unique solution (B) Two solutions (C) Infinitely many (D) No solution
solutions

15. If (2, 0) is a solution of the linear equation 2x + 3y = k, then the value of k is: [1]

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 2

16. The graph of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 6 cuts the y-axis at the point: [1]

(A) (2, 0) (B) (0, 3) (C) (3, 0) (D) (0, 2)

17. Evaluate: 992 - 982. [1]

(A) 1 (B) 197 (C) 199 (D) 100

18. If a + b + c = 0, then a3 + b3 + c3 is equal to: [1]

(A) 0 (B) abc (C) 3abc (D) 2abc

19. The rationalizing factor of 1 / (2 + √3) is: [1]

(A) 2 - √3 (B) √2 + 3 (C) 2 + √3 (D) √3 - 2

20. Find the value of p for which x - 2 is a factor of x3 - px2 + 12. [1]

(A) 5 (B) -5 (C) 4 (D) -4

SECTION B (VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE)

21. Simplify the expression: (3 + √3)(2 + √2). [2]

22. Factorize completely using an algebraic identity: 27x3 + y3 + z3 - 9xyz. [2]

23. In which quadrant or on which axis do the following points lie? (-2, 4), (3, -1), (-1, 0), (0, -5). [2]

24. Find the value of k if x = 1, y = 2 is a solution of the equation k2x + 3y = 22. [2]

25. Give the equations of two distinct lines passing through the point (2, 14). Conceptually, how many more such[2]
lines are there?

SECTION C (SHORT ANSWER TYPE)

26. If x = (√3 + √2) / (√3 - √2) and y = (√3 - √2) / (√3 + √2), calculate the value of x2 + y2. [3]
27. Factorize the cubic polynomial completely: x3 - 23x2 + 142x - 120. [3]

28. Plot the points A(1, 1), B(4, 1), and C(4, 5) on a Cartesian plane. Find the coordinates of point D such that ABCD[3]
forms a rectangle, and calculate its area.

29. The cost of a notebook is twice the cost of a pen. Write a linear equation in two variables to represent this[3]
statement and draw its graph.

30. Find the rational values of a and b if: (7 + 3√5) / (3 + √5) - (7 - 3√5) / (3 - √5) = a + √5b. [3]

31. Given that a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = 26, compute the value of a2 + b2 + c2. [3]

SECTION D (LONG ANSWER TYPE)

32. Prove that: 1/(3 - √8) - 1/(√8 - √7) + 1/(√7 - √6) - 1/(√6 - √5) + 1/(√5 - 2) = 5. [5]

33. The polynomial p(x) = x4 - 2x3 + 3x2 - ax + b leaves remainders of 5 and 19 when divided by (x - 1) and (x + 1)[5]
respectively. Find the values of a and b. Hence, determine the remainder when p(x) is divided by (x - 2).

34. Draw the graphs of the linear equations x + y = 6 and 2x - y = 3 on the same Cartesian plane. Find the coordinates[5]
of the vertices of the triangle formed by these two intersecting lines and the y-axis.

35. Without actual long division, use the Factor Theorem to prove that the polynomial 2x4 - 6x3 + 3x2 + 3x - 2 is[5]
exactly divisible by x2 - 3x + 2.

SECTION E (CASE-BASED QUESTIONS)

36. Case Study 1 (Polynomials): An architect is designing a rectangular community park. The total area of the
park is represented by the quadratic polynomial A(x) = 2x2 + 7x - 15 square meters.
(a) Factorize the polynomial to find the length and breadth of the park in terms of x. [1]
(b) If x = 5 meters, calculate the actual numerical dimensions (length and breadth) of the park. [1]
(c) Formulate an expression for the perimeter of the park in terms of x. What will be the exact perimeter if x
= 10 meters? [2]

37. Case Study 2 (Coordinate Geometry): A city's emergency response map is plotted on a Cartesian coordinate
plane. The hospital is located at H(-3, 4), the primary school is at S(2, 4), the police station is at P(2, -1), and
the fire station is at F(-3, -1).
(a) If you plot and join these locations in the order H → S → P → F → H, what specific geometric
quadrilateral is formed? [1]
(b) Assuming 1 coordinate unit equals 1 kilometer, what is the exact straight-line distance between the
Hospital and the School? [1]
(c) The city planners want to build a central monitoring unit exactly at the geometric center of this
quadrilateral. Find the coordinates of this central point and explain your geometric reasoning. [2]
38. Case Study 3 (Linear Equations in Two Variables): A local taxi service charges a fixed base fare for the first
kilometer and a variable fare per kilometer for any subsequent distance covered. For a total distance of 10 km, a
passenger pays ₹105, and for a journey of 15 km, another passenger pays ₹155. Let the fixed base fare be ₹x
and the variable fare per subsequent km be ₹y.
(a) Represent the payment situation for the 10 km journey as a linear equation in terms of x and y. [1]
(b) Represent the payment situation for the 15 km journey as a linear equation in terms of x and y. [1]
(c) Solve the two equations algebraically to find the exact value of the fixed fare and the per-km fare.
Subsequently, calculate the total fare a passenger must pay for a journey of 25 km. [2]