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Class 10 Maths Test Paper
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (BPT), 7, 8, 9 Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 3 hours
General Instructions:
• All questions are compulsory.
• The paper is divided into four sections: A, B, C, and D.
Section A: Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark each)
Total Marks: 10
1. Is the product of two irrational numbers always irrational? Give an example.
2. Find the zeroes of the polynomial p(x)=x2−4.
3. For what value of k does the pair of linear equations x−2y=3 and 3x+ky=1 have a unique
solution?
4. If the nth term of an AP is an=3n+5, find its common difference.
5. In △ABC, if DE∥BC, find the value of x given that AD=x, DB=2x, AE=3, and EC=6.
6. Find the distance between the points (2,3) and (4,1).
7. If sinA=3/5, find the value of cosA.
8. If a ladder of length 10 m leans against a wall and makes an angle of 60∘ with the ground,
what is the height of the wall?
9. Find the HCF of 15 and 20.
[Link] the sum of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial is 5 and the product is 6, write the
polynomial.
Section B: Short Answer Questions (2 marks each)
Total Marks: 20
[Link] the LCM and HCF of 92 and 510 and verify that LCM×HCF=product of the two
numbers.
[Link] a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2 and −3.
[Link] the pair of linear equations by the substitution method: x+y=14 and x−y=4.
[Link] many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?
[Link] △ABC, DE∥BC. If AD=3 cm, DB=5 cm, and AC=12 cm, find the length of AE.
[Link] the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining the points (−5,4) and (3,−2).
[Link]: sin60∘cos30∘+cos60∘sin30∘.
18.A kite is flying at a height of 60 m from the ground. The string attached to the kite is
temporarily tied to a point on the ground. The inclination of the string with the ground is
30∘. Find the length of the string.
[Link] that √5 is an irrational number.
[Link] the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic progression 5, 8, 11, 14, ...
Section C: Short Answer Questions (3 marks each)
Total Marks: 15
[Link] comparing the ratios a1/a2, b1/b2 and c1/c2, find out whether the lines representing the
following pair of linear equations are consistent or inconsistent: 2x−3y=8 and 4x−6y=9.
[Link] the polynomial p(x)=2x2+3x+1 by the polynomial g(x)=x+2.
[Link] the sum of all odd numbers between 1 and 100.
[Link] that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides
in distinct points, the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.
[Link] the coordinates of the points which divide the line segment joining A(−2,2) and B(2,8)
into four equal parts.
Section D: Long Answer Questions (5 marks each)
Total Marks: 35
[Link] a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a
transmission tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45∘ and 60∘ respectively.
Find the height of the tower.
[Link] sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the
number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.
[Link] AP consists of 50 terms of which the 3rd term is 12 and the last term is 106. Find the
29th term.
29.A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a
tree 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 the height of the tree and the width of the river.
[Link] the polynomial x4−6x3+16x2−25x+10 is divided by another polynomial x2−2x+k, the
remainder comes out to be x+a. Find k and a.
[Link] vertices of a triangle are A(1,−1), B(−4,6), and C(−3,−5). Find the length of the median
from vertex A to side BC.
[Link] that: 1−sinθ/1+sinθ=(secθ+tanθ)2.