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Class 10 Advanced Maths Sample Paper

This document is a sample paper for CBSE Class 10 Mathematics, consisting of four sections with a total of 30 questions. The paper covers various topics including rational numbers, quadratic equations, geometry, and trigonometry, with a total duration of 3 hours and a maximum score of 80 marks. Each section has questions of varying marks, and the use of calculators is not permitted.

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Class 10 Advanced Maths Sample Paper

This document is a sample paper for CBSE Class 10 Mathematics, consisting of four sections with a total of 30 questions. The paper covers various topics including rational numbers, quadratic equations, geometry, and trigonometry, with a total duration of 3 hours and a maximum score of 80 marks. Each section has questions of varying marks, and the use of calculators is not permitted.

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CBSE Class 10 Mathematics - Advanced Level Sample Paper

Time Allowed: 3 Hours

Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper is divided into four sections A, B, C, and D.

3. Use of calculator is not permitted.

4. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.

5. Show all working clearly.

Section A (1 mark × 6 = 6 marks)

1. Is 129 a rational or irrational number? Justify your answer.

2. Write a quadratic polynomial whose zeros are reciprocal of each other.

3. Find the nature of roots of the quadratic equation: 5x^2 - 6x + 2 = 0.

4. Evaluate: sin 60 degrees cos 30 degrees + sin 30 degrees cos 60 degrees.

5. Write the general solution of 2x - 3y = 7.

6. A cube and a sphere have equal volumes. Which has a greater surface area?

Section B (2 marks × 6 = 12 marks)

7. Use Euclid's Lemma to prove that 7 is a factor of 84 and 140.

8. Find the zeros of the polynomial x^2 + 4x + 3 and verify the relationship.

9. Solve the equation 3x^2 - 2sqrt6x + 2 = 0.

10. A conical tent is 24 m high and has a base radius of 7 m. Find its slant height and surface area.

11. Find the values of a and b if the point (a, b) lies on the line 2x - 3y = 5 and also on the y-axis.

12. Find the height of a tower if its shadow is 10sqrt3 m long when the sun's altitude is 30 degrees.

Section C (3 marks × 10 = 30 marks)

13. Prove that sqrt2 + sqrt3 is irrational.

14. Divide: (3x^3 + 2x^2 - x + 5) ÷ (x + 1).


15. Find the roots of the equation: 4x^2 - 4sqrt5x + 5 = 0.

16. Solve graphically: x + 2y = 6 and 2x - 3y = 12.

17. A cylindrical pipe has outer radius 10 cm and inner radius 7 cm. Find the volume of metal used

in 2 m of pipe.

18. If sin A = 0.6 and A lies in the second quadrant, find cos A and tan A.

19. The angle of depression of a ship from the top of a lighthouse 60 m high is 45 degrees. Find the

distance of the ship from the base.

20. A rational number is such that when you multiply it by 3/2 and subtract 5/8, you get 7/8. Find the

number.

21. Construct a quadratic equation whose roots are square of 1 and cube of -2.

22. From a solid cylinder of height 20 cm and radius 6 cm, a cone of same base and height is

removed. Find the total surface area of the remaining solid.

Section D (4 marks × 8 = 32 marks)

23. Show that there is no positive integer n for which n^2 + 3n + 7 is divisible by 5.

24. Solve: x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0 and give the geometric representation.

25. Solve graphically: x - y = 1 and 3x + y = 7. Also, find the area of the triangle formed with axes.

26. A toy is in the shape of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The height of the toy

is 13 cm and radius 3.5 cm. Find the total surface area.

27. The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from a point 200 m away from its foot is 60 degrees.

Find the height of the hill.

28. Prove the identity: (1 + cot^2 A)(1 - sin^2 A) = 1.

29. A sphere of radius 6 cm is melted and recast into cones of radius 2 cm and height 9 cm. How

many cones are formed?

30. A two-digit number is such that the sum of the digits is 11. When the digits are reversed, the

number is increased by 9. Find the number.

Common questions

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For a polynomial whose zeros are reciprocals, say α and 1/α, the polynomial can be generated by considering the sum and product of roots formulas: sum = α + 1/α and product = α * 1/α = 1. Using x^2 - (sum)x + product = 0, the polynomial is x^2 - (α + 1/α)x + 1 .

The general solution for the linear equation 2x - 3y = 7 can be expressed as y = (2/3)x - 7/3. For any given x-value, we can find a corresponding y-value. Alternatively, we can write x in terms of y: x = (3/2)y + 7/2. No special restrictions on x or y are needed aside from them being real numbers, ensuring flexibility to choose x or y to find corresponding pairs .

Using the quadratic formula: x = (-b ± √(b²-4ac))/2a on the equation 4x² - 4√5x + 5 = 0, calculate discriminant: (4√5)² - 4*4*5 = 0, indicating exactly real and equal roots. The discriminant guides the nature: zero implies a perfect square discriminant. Roots are x = 2√5/4, suggesting duplication and singularity, as deduced through algebraic solutions .

The expression takes advantage of the identity sin(A)cos(B) + sin(B)cos(A) = sin(A+B). Here, using known angle values: sin 60° = √3/2, cos 30° = √3/2, sin 30° = 1/2, and cos 60° = 1/2, the expression becomes (√3/2)*(√3/2) + (1/2)*(1/2). Simplifying yields 3/4 + 1/4 = 1. It reverts to sin 90°, verifies properties of complementary angles, where sin(90) equates to 1 .

If the point (a, b) lies on line 2x - 3y = 5 and also on the y-axis, set a = 0 since on y-axis implies x=0. Substitute into the line equation: 2(0) - 3b = 5 gives b = -5/3. Point satisfies line concurrently. Thus, (a, b) = (0, -5/3).

To conclude that sqrt2 + sqrt3 is irrational, assume the contrary: it is rational; hence, can be expressed as a ratio a/b. Then, square both sides: (sqrt2 + sqrt3)^2 = a^2/b^2. Simplifying and isolating terms assuming rationality contradicts known irrational properties of sqrt2 and sqrt3. Irrationals maintain irrational products with rationals. Therefore, no such a/b can exist where both square roots combine rationally, proving irrationality .

To find the surface area of the solid remaining after removing a cone from a cylinder with the same base and height, start by calculating the surface areas separately. The lateral and base areas of the cylinder are 2πrh and πr^2, respectively, with r being the radius and h the height. The cone's surface area is πr(l + r), where l is the slant height found using the Pythagorean theorem: l = √(r^2 + h^2). Subtract the cone's area from the cylinder's, adjust for common surfaces, leading to: Lateral = 2πrh - πrl and Base = πr^2 (half sphere), total surface area adjustment .

To solve these equations graphically, plot each line: for x + 2y = 6, rearrange to form y = -0.5x + 3; for 2x - 3y = 12, transform into y = (2/3)x - 4. The lines intersect at a specific point on a Cartesian plane. Point of intersection determines solutions for x and y, indicating where both equations hold true simultaneously .

To determine the number of cones formed, equate volumes: volume of sphere = (4/3)πr³ and cone volume = (1/3)πr²h. Given sphere radius (6 cm) and cone (radius 2 cm, height 9 cm), calculate each: sphere = 288π cm³, and cone = 12π cm³. Divide sphere volume by single cone volume: 288π / 12π = 24 cones. Therefore, melting forms 24 cones .

To prove that n^2 + 3n + 7 is never divisible by 5 for any positive integer n, we consider all possible residues of n modulo 5, which are 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Calculating n^2 + 3n + 7 modulo 5 for these values: For n ≡ 0 (mod 5), the expression becomes 7 (mod 5) which is 2 (not 0 mod 5); for n ≡ 1, it becomes 11 (mod 5) which is 1; for n ≡ 2, it becomes 17 (mod 5) which is 2; for n ≡ 3, it becomes 25 (mod 5) which is 0; and for n ≡ 4, it becomes 37 (mod 5) which is 2. All cases show that the expression is either 0 when n=3, which shows no positive integer n satisfies divisibility by 5 for all n."

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