DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

LAM,AMARAVATI
SECUNDERABAD, NACHARAM
Important questions from NCERT text book

Chapter-1 ( Number system)

1. An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a
parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum
number of columns in which they can march?
2. A sweetseller has 420 kaju barfis and 130 badam barfis. She wants to stack them in such a
way that each stack has the same number, and they take up the least area of the tray. What is
the number of that can be placed in each stack for this
purpose?
3. Consider the numbers 4n, where n is a natural number. Check whether there is any value of n
for which 4n ends with the digit zero.
4. Explain why 7 × 11 × 13 + 13 and 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 + 5 are composite numbers.
5. There is a circular path around a sports field. Sonia takes 18 minutes to drive one round
of the field, while Ravi takes 12 minutes for the same. Suppose they both start at the
same point and at the same time, and go in the same direction. After how many minutes
will they meet again at the starting point?
6. Given that HCF (306, 657) = 9, find LCM (306, 657).
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7. Prove that ( 𝑖) √3 ( 𝑖𝑖 ) is an irrational
√2
8. Show that 5 – √3 is irrational.
9. If the least prime factor of a is 3 and the least prime factor of b is 5 then find the least prime
factor of (a + b ).
Chapetr -2 ( Polynomials )
10. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ( i) x2 + 7x + 10 ( ii ) x2 – 3, and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the given polyniomials.
11. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are respectively
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(i) – 3 and 2. (ii ) √2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (iii ) 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 √5
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1 1 𝛼 𝛽
12. 𝐼𝑓 𝛼, 𝛽 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 3 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 (𝑖 ) + (𝑖𝑖) +
𝛼 𝛽 𝛽2 𝛼2
13. The graph of y = p(x), where p(x) is a polynomial
is shown. Find the number of zeroes of p(x) is

14. If α, β are zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 4x + 3, then

form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3α and 3β
 Chapter -3 ( Pair of linear equations in two variables )
15. Romila went to a stationery shop and purchased 2 pencils and 3 erasers for 9. Her friend Sonali
saw the new variety of pencils and erasers with Romila, and she also bought 4 pencils and 6
erasers of the same kind for Rs: 18. Represent this situation algebraically and graphically.

16. Find out whether the lines representing the following pairs of linear equations intersect at a
point, are parallel or coincident:
(i) 5x – 4y + 8 = 0 ; 7x + 6y – 9 = 0 (ii ) 6x – 3y + 10 = 0 ; 2x – y + 9 = 0
(iii) 9x + 3y + 12 = 0 ; 18x + 6y + 24 = 0
17. find out whether the following pair of linear equations are consistent, or inconsistent

( I )3x + 2y = 5 ; 2x – 3y = 7 (ii) 5x – 3y = 11 ; – 10x + 6y = –22

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(iii) x +2 y = 8; 2x + 3y = 12
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18. Given the linear equation 2x + 3y – 8 = 0, write another linear equation in two variables
such that the geometrical representation of the pair so formed is: (i) intersecting lines
(ii) coincident lines (iii) parallel lines
19. The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance
covered. For a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is RS: 105 and for a journey of 15 km, the
charge paid is Rs: 155. What are the fixed charges and the
charge per km? How much does a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 25 km?
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20. A fraction becomes , if 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator. If, 3 is added
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to both the numerator and the denominator it becomes . Find the fraction.
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21. Five years hence, the age of Jacob will be three times that of his son. Five years ago, Jacob’s
age was seven times that of his son. What are their present ages.
22. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 4 : 3. If each
of them manages to save Rs:2000 per month, find their monthly incomes.
23. The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the digits is 66. If the
digits of the number differ by 2, find the number. How many such numbers are there?
24. ive years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as old as
Sonu. How old are Nuri and Sonu?
25. The 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.
26. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each
day thereafter. Saritha paid Rs: 27 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid Rs: 21 for
the book she kept for five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge
for each extra day.
27. For what values of k will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many solutions?
kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0 ; 12x + ky – k = 0.
28. For which values of a and b does the following pair of linear equations have an infinite number
of solutions?
2x + 3y = 7 ; (a – b) x + (a + b) y = 3a + b – 2.
29. For which value of k will the following pair of linear equations have no solution?
3x + y = 1 ; (2k – 1) x + (k – 1) y = 2k + 1
30. A part of monthly hostel charges is fixed and the remaining depends on the number of days
one has taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 20 days she has to pay  1000
as hostel charges whereas a student B, who takes food for 26 days, pays Rs: 1180 as hostel
charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.
31. Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for
each wrong answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been
deducted for each incorrect answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many
questions were there in the test?
32. Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at
the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours.
If they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. What are the speeds of the two cars
33. A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours, it can go 40 km upstream and 55 km
down-stream. Determine the speed of the stream and that of the boat in still water.
34. Ritu can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours, and upstream 4 km in 2 hours. Find her speed of
rowing in still water and the speed of the current
35. Roohi travels 300 km to her home partly by train and partly by bus. She takes 4 hours if she
travels 60 km by train and the remaining by bus. If she travels 100 km by train and the
remaining by bus, she takes 10 minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and the bus
separately.

Chapter-4 : Quadratic equations

36. John and Jivanti together have 45 marbles. Both of them lost 5 marbles each, and the product
of the number of marbles
they now have is 124. We would like to find out how many marbles they had to start with.
37. A cottage industry produces a certain number of toys in a day. The cost of production of each
toy (in rupees) was found to be 55 minus the number of toys produced in a day. On a
particular day, the total cost of production was Rs: 750. We would like to find out the number
of toys produced on that day
38. The product of two consecutive positive integers is 306. Find the integers.
39. Rohan’s mother is 26 years older than him. The product of their ages (in years) 3 years from
now will be 360. We would like to find Rohan’s present age.
40. A train travels a distance of 480 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 8 km/h less,
then it would have taken 3 hours more to cover the same distance. We need to find the speed
of the train.
41. Find the roots of the quadratic equations: (𝑖) 3𝑥 2 − 2√6𝑥 + 2 = 0 (𝑖𝑖 )√2𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 5√2 = 0
42. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the
other two sides.
43. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream
than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
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44. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours
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less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can
separately fill the tank.
45. Find the values of k for each of the following quadratic equations, so that they have two equal
roots.
(i) 2x2 + kx + 3 = 0 (ii) kx (x – 2) + 6 = 0

Chapter-5 : Arithmetic Progressions

46. Write first four terms of the AP, when the first term a and the common difference d are given
as follows:
(a) a=-2, d= 0 (b) a = – 1.25, d = – 0.25
47. Which term of the AP : 21, 18, 15, . . . is – 81? Also, is any term 0? Give reason for your
answer.
48. Determine the AP whose 3rd term is 5 and the 7th term is 9.
49. Check whether 301 is a term of the list of numbers 5, 11, 17, 23, …
50. How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?
51. Find the 11th term from the last term (towards the first term) of the AP : 10, 7, 4, . . ., – 62.
52. In the following APs, find the missing terms in the boxes :

(a) (b)
53. Check whether – 150 is a term of theAP : 11, 8, 5, 2……..
54. An AP consists of 50 terms of which 3rd term is 12 and the last term is 106. Find the 29 th term.
55. If the 3rd and the 9th terms of an AP are 4 and – 8 respectively, which term of this AP is zero?
56. The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.
57. How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 250?
58. For what value of n, are the nth terms of two APs: 63, 65, 67, . . . and 3, 10, 17, . . . equal
59. Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their 100th terms is 100,
what is the difference between their 1000th terms?
60. The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 44.
Find the first three terms of the AP.
61. If the sum of the first 14 terms of an AP is 1050 and its first term is 10,find the 20th term.
62. How many terms of the AP : 24, 21, 18, . . . must be taken so that their sum is 78?
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63. Find the sum : (a) –5 + (–8) + (–11) + . . . + (–230) (b) 7 +10 + 14 + . . . + 84
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64. In an AP given a = 8, an = 62, Sn = 210, find n and d.
65. Find the sum of the first 15 terms of an AP where an is defined as an= 9 – 5n.
66. Find the sum of the first 40 positive integers divisible by 6
Chapter-6 : Triangles
67. State and prove the Thales theorem.
68. Prove that “ If a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, then the line is
parallel to the third side”.
69. ABCD is a trapezium with AB || DC.
E and F are points on non-parallel sides AD and BC
respectively such that EF is parallel to AB. Show
𝐴𝐸 𝐵𝐹
that =
𝐸𝐷 𝐹𝐶
𝑃𝑆 𝑃𝑇
70. In the given figure = and ∠ PST = ∠ PRQ.
𝑆𝑄 𝑇𝑅
Prove that PQR is an isosceles triangle.

𝐴𝑀 𝐴𝑁
71. In given figure, if LM || CB and LN || CD, prove that =
𝑀𝐵 𝐴𝐷

72. In the given figure DE || AC and DF || AE. Prove that

𝐵𝐹 𝐵𝐸
=
𝐹𝐸 𝐸𝐶

73. In the given figure DE || OQ and DF || OR. Show that EF || QR.

74. In the given figure A, B and C are points on OP, OQ and
OR respectively such that AB || PQ and AC || PR.
Show that BC || QR.

75. In the given figure find ∠ P.

76. CM and RN are respectively the medians of ∆ABC and
∆ PQR.
If ∆ ABC ~ ∆ PQR, prove that : (i) ∆AMC ~ ∆ PNR
𝐶𝑀 𝐴𝐵
(ii) = (iii) ∆ CMB ~ ∆ RNQ
𝑅𝑁 𝑃𝑄

𝑄𝑅 𝑄𝑇
77. In the given figure , = and ∠ 1 = ∠ 2. Show that
𝑄𝑆 𝑃𝑅
∆PQS ~ ∆ TQR.

78. if ∆ABE ≅ ∆ ACD, show that

∆ADE ~ ∆ ABC

79. In the given figure, altitudes AD and CE of ∆ ABC

intersect each other at the point P. Show
that:
(i) ∆AEP ~ ∆ CDP
(ii) ∆ABD ~ ∆CBE
(iii) ∆AEP ~ ∆ADB
(iv) ∆PDC ~ ∆BEC

80. In the given figure ,ABC and AMP are two right
triangles, right angled at B and M
respectively. Prove that:
(i) ∆ABC ~ ∆AMP
𝐶𝐴 𝐵𝐶
(ii) =
𝑃𝐴 𝑀𝑃

81. Sides AB and BC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively

proportional to sides PQ and QR and median PM of ∆ PQR. Show that
∆ ABC ~ ∆ PQR.
82. E is a point on side CB produced of an isosceles triangle ABC
with AB =AC. If AD ⊥ BC and EF ⊥AC,
prove that ∆ ABD ~ ∆ ECF.
Chapter-7: Coordinate Geometry
83. Do the points (3, 2), (–2, –3) and (2, 3) form a triangle? If so, name the type of triangle formed
84. Show that the points (1, 7), (4, 2), (–1, –1) and (– 4, 4) are the vertices of a square.
85. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x , y) is equidistant from the points (7, 1)
and (3, 5)
86. Determine if the points (1, 5), (2, 3) and (– 2, – 11) are collinear
87. Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (2, –5) and (–2, 9).
88. Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the point (3, 6) and
(– 3, 4).
89. In what ratio does the point (– 4, 6) divide the line segment joining the points A(– 6, 10) and
B(3, – 8)?
90. Find the coordinates of the points of trisection (i.e., points dividing in three equal parts) of the
line segment joining the points A(2, – 2) and B(– 7, 4).
91. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (5, – 6) and (–1, –
4). Also find the point of intersection.
92. If the points A(6, 1), B(8, 2), C(9, 4) and D(p, 3) are the vertices of a parallelogram, taken in
order, find the value of p.
93. Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is the diameter of a circle whose centre is (2, – 3)
and B is (1, 4).
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94. If A and B are (– 2, – 2) and (2, – 4), respectively, find the coordinates of P such that AP = AB
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and P lies on the line segment AB.
95. Find the coordinates of the points which divide the line segment joining A(– 2, 2) and B(2, 8)
into four equal parts.
96. Determine the ratio in which the line 2x + y – 4 = 0 divides the line segment joining thevpoints
A(2, – 2) and B(3, 7).
97. Find a relation between x and y if the points (x, y), (1, 2) and (7, 0) are collinear.

Chapter- 8 ( Trigonometry )
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98. Given tan A = , find the other trigonometric ratios of the angle A.
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99. If ∠ B and ∠ Q are acute angles such that sin B = sin Q, then prove that ∠ B = ∠ Q.
7 (1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃)(1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃)
100. 𝐼𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 = , 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒
8 (1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)(1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)
1−𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
101. 𝐼𝑓 3𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 = 4, 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
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102. In a right triangle, right angle at B, if tanA= , find
√3
(i )sin A cos C + cos A sin C (ii) cos A cos C – sin A sin C
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103. If sin (A – B) = , cos (A + B) = , 0° < A + B ≤ 90°, A > B, find A and B.
2 2
104. Evaluate the following :
sin 30° + tan 45° – cosec 60° 5 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 60° + 4 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 30° – 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 45°
(I) (ii )
sec 30° + cos 60°+cot 45° sin2 30° + cos 2 30°
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105. If tan (A + B) = √3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A + B ≤90°; A > B, find A and B.
√3
106. Prove that sec A (1 – sin A)(sec A + tan A) = 1
cot A – cos A cosec A – 1
107. Prove that: =
cot A + cos A cosec A + 1
sin A – cos A+1 1
108. Prove that: =
sin A + cos A+1 sec A−tan 𝐴
109. Express the ratios cos A, tan A and sec A in terms of sin A
1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
110. 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ∶ √ = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴
1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
111. (sin A + cosec A)2 +(cos A + sec A)2 = 7 + tan2 A + cot2 A.
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112. (cosec A – sin A)(sec A – cos A) =
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴+𝐶𝑜𝑡𝐴
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
113. + = 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴
1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
114. + = 1 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃. 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃
1−𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃−2 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃
115. = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
2𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

Chapter- 9: Some Applications of Trigonometry

116. An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a chimney. The angle of elevation of the top of
the chimney from her eyes is 45°. What is the height of the chimney?
117. From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building is 30°. A flag is hoisted at the
top of the building and the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff from P is 45°. Find the length of the flagstaff
and the distance of the building from the point P. (You may take 3 = 1.732).
118. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun’s altitude is 30° than
when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower
119. The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a multi-storeyed building
are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multi-storeyed building and the distance between the two
buildings.
120. From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles of depression of the banks on opposite sides
of the river are 30° and 45°, respectively. If the bridge is at a height of 3 m from the banks,
find the width of the river.
121. A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the
ground making an angle 30° with it. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point
where the top touches the ground is 8 m. Find the height of the tree.
122. A contractor plans to install two slides for the children to play in a park. For the children below
the age of 5 years, she prefers to have a slide whose top is at a height of 1.5 m, and is inclined
at an angle of 30° to the ground, whereas for elder children, she wants to have a steep slide at a
height of 3m, and inclined at an angle of 60° to the ground. What should be the length of the
slide in each case?
123. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m
away from the foot of the tower, is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
124. A kite is flying at a height of 60 m above 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 60°. Find the length of the string, assuming that there is no slack in the string.
125. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30° and the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high, find
the height of the building.
126. Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite each other on either side of the road, which is 80 m
wide. From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the poles are 60°
and 30°, respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances of the point from the poles.
127. As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of depression of
two ships are 30° and 45°. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse,
find the distance between the two ships.
128. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes
a car at an angle of depression of 30°, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a
uniform speed. Six seconds later, the angle of depression of the car is foundto be 60°. Find the
time taken by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.

Chapter-10: Circles
129. The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
130. The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.
131. Prove that in two concentric circles, the chord of the larger circle, which touches the smaller
circle, is bisected at the point of contact.
132. Two tangents TP and TQ are drawn
to a circle with centre O from an external point T.

Prove that ∠ PTQ = 2 ∠ OPQ

133. PQ is a chord of length 8 cm of a circle of radius 5 cm. The

tangents at P and Q intersect at a point T (see the figure). Find the
length TP.
134. Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of
the chord of the
larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
135. Aquadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle Prove that AB + CD =AD + BC
136. XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle with
centre O and another tangent AB with point of contact C
intersecting XY at A and X′Y′ at B. Prove
that ∠ AOB = 90°.

137. Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is
supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the
centre.
138. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.
139. Atriangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle
of radius 4 cm such that the segments BD and
DC into which BC is divided by the point of
contact D are of lengths 8 cm and 6 cm
respectively. Find the sides AB and AC.
140. Prove that opposite sides of a quadrilateral circumscribing a circle
subtend supplementary angles at the centre of the circle.

Chapter-12: Areas related to circles

141. The cost of fencing a circular field at the rate of ` 24 per metre is Rs: 5280. The field is to be
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ploughed at the rate of ` 0.50 per m2. Find the cost of ploughing the field (Take 𝜋 = )
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142. The radii of two circles are 19 cm and 9 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle which
has circumference equal
to the sum of the circumferences of the two circles.
143. The radii of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle having
area equal to the sum of the
areas of the two circles.
144. The wheels of a car are of diameter 80 cm each. How many complete revolutions does each
wheel make in 10 minutes when the car is travelling at a speed of 66 km per hour?
145. Find the area of the sector of a circle with radius 4 cm and of angle 30°.
Also, find the area
of the corresponding major sector (Use 𝜋 = 3.14)
146. Find the area of the segment AYB
shown in the figure, if radius of the circle is 21 cm and
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∠ AOB = 120°. (Use = = )
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147. Find the area of a quadrant of a circle whose circumference is 22 cm.

148. The length of the minute hand of a clock is 14 cm. Find the area swept by the minute hand in
5 minutes.
149. A chord of a circle of radius 10 cm subtends a right angle at the centre. Find the area of the
corresponding : (i) minor segment (ii) major sector. (Use 𝜋 = 3.14)
150. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60° at the centre.
Find: (i) the length of the arc (ii) area of the sector formed by the arc
(iii) area of the segment formed by the corresponding chord
151. A chord of a circle of radius 15 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre. Find the areas of the
corresponding minor and major segments of the circle.
(Use 𝜋 = 3.14 and √3 = 1.73)
152. A chord of a circle of radius 12 cm subtends an angle of 120° at the centre. Find the area of
thecorresponding segment of the circle.
(Use 𝜋 = 3.14 and √3 = 1.73)
153. A horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass
field of side 15 m by means of a 5 m long rope (see the figure).
Find
(i) the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.
(ii) the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10 m long instead
of 5 m. (Use 𝜋 = 3.14)

154. An umbrella has 8 ribs which are equally spaced. Assuming umbrella to be a flat circle of
radius 45 cm, find the area between the two consecutive ribs of the umbrella.
155. A car has two wipers which do not overlap. Each wiper has a blade of length 25 cm sweeping
through an angle of 115°. Find the total area cleaned at each sweep of the blades.
156. To warn ships for underwater rocks, a lighthouse spreads a red coloured light over a sector of
angle 80° to a distance of 16.5 km. Find the area of the sea over which the ships are warned.
(Use 𝜋 = 3.14)
157. A round table cover has six equal designs. If the radius of the cover is 28 cm, find the cost of
making the designs at the rate of ` 0.35 per cm2. (√3 = 1.73 )
Chapter-13: Surface areas and Volumes
158. The decorative block shown
in the given figure. made of two solids a cube
and a hemisphere. The base of the block is a
cube with edge 5 cm, and the hemisphere
fixed on the top has a diameter of 4.2 cm.
Find the total surface area of the block.
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( Use = = )
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159. Mayank made a bird-bath for his garden
in the shape of a cylinder with a hemispherical
depression at one end (see Fig. 13.9). The height of
the cylinder is 1.45 m and its radius is 30 cm. Find the
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total surface area of the bird-bath. ( Use = = )
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160. 2 cubes each of volume 64 cm3 are joined end to end. Find the
surface area of the
resulting cuboid.
161. A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The diameter of
the hemisphere is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the inner surface area
of the vessel.
162. A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of same [Link]
total height of the toy is 15.5 cm. Find the total surface area of the toy.
163. A cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the greatest diameter the
hemisphere can have? Find the surface area of the solid.
164. A hemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical wooden block such that the
diameter l of the hemisphere is equal to the edge of the cube. Determine the surface area of the
remaining solid
165. A tent is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a conical top. If the height and
diameter of the cylindrical part are 2.1 m and 4 m respectively, and the slant height of the
top is 2.8 m, find the area of the canvas used for making the tent. Also, find the cost of
the canvas of the tent at the rate of `500 per m2. (Note that the base of the tent will not
be covered with canvas.)
166. From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the
same height and same diameter is hollowed out. Find the total surface area of the
remaining solid to the nearest cm2.
167. A wooden article was made by scooping
out a hemisphere from each end of a solid
cylinder, as shown in the fig. If the
height of the cylinder is 10 cm, and its
base is of radius 3.5 cm, find the total
surface area of the article.
168. A juice seller was serving his customers using glasses as
shown in the given figure The inner diameter of the cylindrical
glass was 5 cm, but the bottom of the glass had a
hemispherical raised portion which reduced the
capacity of the glass. If the height of a glass
was 10 cm, find the apparent capacity of the
glass and its actual capacity. (Use 𝜋 = 3.14.)
169. A solid toy is in the form of a
hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. The
height of the cone is 2 cm and the diameter of the
base is 4 cm. Determine the volume of the toy. If a
right circular cylinder circumscribes the toy, find the
difference of the volumes of the cylinder and the toy.
(Use 𝜋 = 3.14.)
170. A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere with both their radii being
equal to 1 cm and the height of the cone is equal to its radius. Find the volume of the solid
in terms of .
171. A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of its top, which is
open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim. When lead shots, each of which is a sphere
of radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-fourth of the water flows out. Find the
number of lead shots dropped in the vessel.
172. A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base diameter 24 cm, which is
surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm and radius 8 cm. Find the mass of the pole,
given that 1 cm3 of iron has approximately 8g mass. (Use 𝜋 = 3.14)
173. A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm standing on a
hemisphere of radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such that
it touches the bottom. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius of the cylinder
is 60 cm and its height is 180 cm.
174. A spherical glass vessel has a cylindrical neck 8 cm long, 2 cm in diameter; the diameter of the
spherical part is 8.5 cm. By measuring the amount of water it holds, a child finds its volume to
be 345 cm3. Check whether she is correct, taking the above as the inside measurements, and
𝜋 = 3.14.

Chapter 13 &14: Statistics and probability

175. Consider the following distribution of daily wages of 50 workers of a factory.

Daily wages in
500 - 520 520 -540 540 - 560 560 - 580 580 -600
rupees
Number of
12 14 8 6 10
workers
Find the mean daily wages of the workers of the factory.
176. The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The
mean pocket allowance is Rs 18. Find the missing frequency f
Daily pocket
allowance 11 - 13 13 - 15 15 - 17 17 - 19 19 - 21 21 - 23 23 - 25
(in`)
Number of
7 6 9 13 f 5 4
children
177. The following distribution gives the state-wise teacher-student ratio in higher secondary
schools of India. Find the mode and mean of this data. Interpret the two measures
Number of students per
Number of states / U.T.
teacher
15 - 20 3
20 - 25 8
25 - 30 9
30 - 35 10
35 - 40 3
40 - 45 0
45 - 50 0
50 - 55 2

178.A student noted the number of cars passing through a spot on a road for 100 periods each of 3
minutes and summarised it in the table given below. Find the mode of the data :
Number of
0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70 70 - 80
cars
Frequency 7 14 13 12 20 11 15 8
179. The median of the following data is 525. Find the values of x and y, if the total frequency is
100.

Class interval Frequency

0 - 100 2
100 - 200 5
200 - 300 x
300 - 400 12
400 - 500 17
500 - 600 20
600 - 700 y
700 - 800 9
800 - 900 7
900 - 1000 4
180. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.
Class interval Frequency
0 - 10 5
10 - 20 x
20 - 30 20
30 - 40 15
40 - 50 y
50 - 60 5
Total 60
181. A life insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages of 100 policy holders.
Calculate the median age, if policies are given only to persons having age 18 years onwards
but less than 60 year.
Age (in years) Number of policy holders
Below 20 2
Below 25 6
Below 30 24
Below 35 45
Below 40 78
Below 45 89
Below 50 92
Below 55 98
Below 60 100

182. Suppose we throw a die once. (i) What is the probability of getting a number greater than 4 ?
(ii) What is the probability of getting a number less than or equal to 4 ?
183. Savita and Hamida are friends. What is the probability that both will have
(i) different birthdays? (ii) the same birthday? (ignoring a leap year).
184. A box contains 3 blue, 2 white, and 4 red marbles. If a marble is drawn
at random from the box, what is the probability that it will be (i) white? (ii) blue? (iii) red?
185. A missing helicopter is reported to have crashed somewhere in the rectangular region shown in
Fig. 15.2. What is the probability that it crashed inside the lake shown in the figure?

186. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball is
double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.
187. A box contains 12 balls out of which x are black. If one ball is drawn at random from the box,
what is the probability that it will be a black ball? If 6 more black balls are put in the box, the
probability of drawing a black ball is now double of what it was before. Find x.
188. A jar contains 24 marbles, some are green and others are blue. If a marble is drawn at random
from the jar, the probability that it is green is 2/3 ⋅ Find the number of blue balls in the jar.
189. Two dice, one blue and one grey, are thrown at the same time. Write down all the possible
outcomes. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top of the
dice is (i) 8? (ii) 13? (iii) less than or equal to 12?
190. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting

(i) a king of red colour (ii) a face card (iii) a red face card (iv) the jack of hearts

(v) a spade (vi) the queen of diamonds