Name……………………… Roll No………………………

St. Jhon’s School,

Fatehpur Half Yearly
Examination Class IX
Subject : Maths
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 80

Note:- Attempt all question from section A and Any four question from section B.
Section A (40 Marks)
Question 1. Choose the correct answer to question from the given options.

(i) 23 + 3 is equal to

(a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 25 (d) 105

(ii) The compound interest on ₹ 1000 at 10% p.a. Compounded annually for 2 years is.
(a) ₹ 190 (b) ₹ 200 (c) ₹ 210 (d) ₹ 1210
1 1 1
(iii). If ab+bc+ca=0 , then find the value of 2
+ 2
+ 2
is.
𝑎 𝑏 − 𝑐 − 𝑎𝑏
−𝑏𝑐 𝑐𝑎

(a) 0 2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) -10

1
(iv) If x+ 1 = 2 then
𝑥
+ is equal to.
2
� 𝑥

(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) N.O.T

4

(𝑃 − 9) (𝑃 + 9) (𝑃 + 9)
(v) Factorisation of �- 81 is.
2 2 2
(a) (b) (𝑃 − 3) (𝑃 + 3)
2 2
(b) (c) (𝑃 − 3) (𝑑) (𝑃 + 3)
(vi) If x=3 , y=k is a solution of equation 3 x - 4 y +7=0, then the value of K is.
(a) 16 (b) -16 (c) 4 (d) -4
(vii) The sum of two natural numbers is 240 and there ratio is 3:5 then the greater number is.
(a) 180 (b) 160 (c) 150 (d) 90
(viii) Value of log 100
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 3 (d) 4
𝑚
(ix) Value of log is
�
 (a) Log m - log n (b) log m . log n (c) 1 (d) N.O.T
(x) Which of the following is not a quadratic equation.
2
= 3𝑥 − 5 2
(b) (2𝑥 − 1) (𝑥 − 1) =𝑥2 − 7𝑥
(a) 2𝑥

(c) (2𝑥 − 1) (𝑥 + 2)= (𝑥 − 1) (𝑥 3 3

(d) (𝑥 + 1) = 𝑥 + 2𝑥 +
+ 1)
2
2 𝑥 = 3𝑦 = 6
−𝑧, Than value of 1
+ 1 is
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
(xi) If +

( )
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

5
−3
1 4
(xii) The value of
1
−
is

4 4 8 2
9 27 8
(a)
9
(b) (c) (d)

𝑙𝑜𝑔125
𝑙𝑜𝑔
(xiii) Value of is
5
2
(a) 6 (b) -6 (c) � (d) N.O.T
(xiv) Every rational number is.
(a) A natural number (b) An integer
(c) A real number (d) A whole number
(xv) Which of the following is an irrational number.

(a) 4/9 (b) 12 (c) 7 (d) 81

13

Question 2.
(i) A man invests ₹ 46875 at 4% p.a. Compounded interest for 3 years. Calculate [4]
a. The interest for the first year.
b. The amount standing to his credit at the end of the second year.
c. The interest for the third year.
(ii) The sum of two numbers is 43 the larger is doubled and the smaller is tripled the difference
is 36 Find the two numbers. [4]
1

𝑥
(iii) Factorise - x2 + - 11 [4]
2

𝑎
Question 3.

5
3− 5

= +
3+25 −19
(i) Given a and b are rational numbers find A and B if
1
[4]
(ii) Prove that5 is an irrational number. [4]
+ +
2 2 2
𝑎 𝑏
𝑐
(iii) If a+b+c=0, then find the value of [2]
𝑏𝑐 𝑐 𝑎𝑏
𝑎
(iv)Solve by cross-multiplication method:
2 2
𝑚𝑥 − 𝑛𝑦 = 𝑚 + 𝑛
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2𝑚 [3]
Section B (40 Marks)
Attempt any four questions from this section.
Question 4.
(i) Solve the quadratic equation:

+ = 2
𝑥 𝑥+1 1

𝑥+1 𝑥 6
[4]

3 (2 + 1) − 2 + 5 =
(ii) Solve the equation:
𝑥 𝑥−2

0 [3]
(iii) If 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑎 and 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑦 = 𝑏 find the value of 𝑥𝑦.
10 10
[3]

Question 5.
(i) Evaluate:

2𝑙𝑜𝑔5 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔3 + 3𝑙𝑜𝑔2 − 1

𝑙𝑜𝑔36 −
2 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 2 [3]

(ii) In the adjoining figure, 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶,𝑃 and 𝑄 are points on 𝐵𝐴 and 𝐶𝐴 respectively such
that
𝐴𝑃 = 𝐴𝑄. Prove that: [4]
(a) △𝐴𝑃𝐶≅△𝐴𝑄𝐵
(b) 𝐶𝑃 = 𝐵𝑄
(c) ∠𝐴𝐶𝑃 = ∠𝐴𝐵𝑄
(iii) Solve the equations 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5 , 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 =− 1 , Hence find p if − 3 [3]
𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥
Question (6)
−1 −1
𝑎 +𝑏
(i) Simplify:
(𝑎𝑏)
[3]
−
(ii) In the figure (2) given below, 𝐷 and 𝐸 are midpoints of the sides 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 respectively.
If
𝐵𝐶 = 5. 6 𝑐𝑚 and ∠𝐵 = 72o, compute:
(a) 𝐷𝐸
(b)∠𝐴𝐷𝐸
[4]
(iii) Factorise:
2
(𝑥 − 1) − (𝑥 − 1)+ (𝑎𝑥 −
𝑎) [3]

Question (7)
(i) Find five rational numbers between 2 and 3. [5]
1
2
(ii) Find the fraction which becomes when the denominator is increased by 4 and is equal to
1

8
when the numerator is diminished by 5. [5]

(𝑎 −
Question 8.

(i) If 𝑎 = 2 3
+

)
1 [3]
, Then find the value of

�
(ii) At what rate percent per annum compound interest will ₹ 5000 amount to ₹5832 in 2 years
[3]
𝑥+1 𝑥−2 1+𝑥
(iii) If 3 =9 , find the value of2