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2023-24/X/Day-2 Name:
Science Education Centre, Doha
Grade 10-MATHEMATICS
Final Preparation – Day 2
1. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 4 2𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 2 2 = 0.
2. Find the values of 𝑘 for which the quadratic equation 9𝑥 2 − 3𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 hasequal roots.
3. A two-digit number is four times the sum of the digit. It is also equal to 3 times the product of digit. Find
the number.
4. Using quadratic formula solve the following quadratic equation: 𝑝2 𝑥 2 + (𝑝2 – 𝑞 2 ) 𝑥 – 𝑞 2 = 0.
5. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed has been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1
hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
6. If twice the area of a smaller square is subtracted from the area of a larger square; the result is 14 𝑐𝑚2 .
However, if twice the area of the larger square is added to three times the area of the smaller square,
the result is 203 𝑐𝑚2 . Determine the sides of the two squares.
7. A natural number, when increased by 12, equals 160 times its reciprocal. Find the number.
8. Some people collected money to be donated in some orphanages. A part of the donation is fixed and
remaining depends on the number of children in the orphanage. If they donated ₹ 9,500 in the
orphanage having 50 children and ₹ 13,250 with 75 children, find the fixed part of the donation and the
amount donated for each child. What values do these people possess?
9. If the price of petrol is increased by ₹ 2 per litre, a person will have to buy 1 litre less petrol for ₹ 1740.
Find the original price of petrol at that time. (a) Why do you think the price of petrol is increasing day-
by-day? (b) What should we do to save petrol?
10. One fourth of a group of people claim they are creative, twice the square root of the group claim to be
caring and the remaining 15 claim they are optimistic. Find the total number of people in the group.
(a) How many persons in the group are creative?
11. Mr. Ahuja has to square plots of land which he utilises for two different purposes– one for providing free
education to the children below the age of 14 years and the other to provide free medical services for
the needy villagers. The sum of the areas of two square plots is 15425 𝑚2 . If the difference of their
perimeter is 60 m, find the sides of the two squares. Which qualities of Mr. Ahuja are being depicted in
the question?
12. A takes 3 days longer than B to finish a work. But if they work together, then work is completed in 2
days. How long would each take to do it separately? Can you say cooperation helps to get more
efficiency?
13. In a class of 48 students, the number of regular students is more than the number of irregular students.
Had two irregular students been regular, the product of the number of two types of students would be
380. Find the number of each type of students. (a) Why is regularity essential in life? (b) Write values
other than regularity that a student must possess.
14. A passenger, while boarding the plane, slipped from the stairs and got hurt. The pilot took the
passenger in the emergency clinic at the airport for treatment. Due to this, the plane got delayed by half
an hour. To reach the destination 1500 km away in time, so that the passengers could catch the
connecting flight, the speed of the plane was increased by 250 km/h than the usual speed. Find the

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 usual speed of the plane. What value is depicted in this question?
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15. Solve the following equation for x : 9 x 2  9a  bx  2a 2  5ab  2b 2  0 .
 2x  3   x3  3
16. Solve for x : 2   25   5 ; given that x  3, x  .
 x 3   2x  3  2
17. If the equation (1  m 2 ) x 2  2mcx  (c 2  a 2 )  0, has equal roots, prove that c 2  a 2 (1  m 2 ).
18. If the roots of the equation (b  c) x 2  (c  a) x  (a  b)  0, are equal, then prove that 2b  a  c.
19. The denominator of a fraction exceeds its numerator by 3. If one is added to both numerator and
denominator, the difference between the new and the original fraction is 1/24. Find the original fraction.
20. In a class test, the sum of Shefali’s marks in Mathematics and English is 30. Had she got 2 marks more
in Mathematics and 3 marks less in English, the product of their marks would have been 210. Find her
marks in the two subjects.
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21. If (-5) is a root of the quadratic equation 2 x 2  px  15  0 and the quadratic equation p x 2  x  k  0
has equal roots, then find the value of p and k .
1 1 1 1
22. Solve for x :    ; a  0, b  0, x  0 .
a b x ab x
23. In a flight of 2,800km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip
was reduced by 100km/h and time increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration of the flight.
24. Find the roots of the equation: 𝑥 2 − 3 + 1 𝑥 + 3 = 0. [Ans:𝒙 = 𝟑𝒐𝒓𝟏].
1 1 1 1
25. Solve: 𝑥: + + = , 𝑥 ≠ 1,2,3, 4 [Ans:𝒙 = −𝟐𝒂𝒏𝒅𝟕].
𝑥−1 𝑥−2 𝑥−2 𝑥−3 𝑥−3 𝑥−4 6
2 𝑎 𝑎+𝑏 𝒂 𝒂+𝒃
26. Find the roots of the equation: 𝑥 + 𝑎+𝑏 + 𝑎 𝑥 + 1 = 0. [Ans:𝒙 = − 𝒂+𝒃 𝒐𝒓𝒙 = − 𝒂
].
2 2 2 2 2
27. Find the roots of the equation: 𝑎 𝑏 𝑥 + 𝑏 𝑥 − 𝑎 𝑥 − 1 = 0. By Factorization Method.
28. Find the positive value of k for which x2+kx+64=0 and x2-8x+k=0 will have real roots.
29. If the equation 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 𝑥 2 − 2 𝑎𝑐 + 𝑏𝑑 𝑥 + 𝑐 2 + 𝑑2 = 0has equal roots, then prove that:𝑎𝑑 = 𝑏𝑐.

30. Solve:𝒙 = 𝟔 + 𝟔 + 𝟔 + 𝟔. . . . . [Ans:𝒙 = 𝟑].

31. ABCDE is a pentagon with BE || CD and BC || DE, BC is perpendicular to CD If the perimeter of ABCDE
is 21 cm, find 𝑥 and 𝑦.

32. Pinky 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 were deducted for each wrong
answer, then pinky again would have scored 40 marks. How many questions were there in the test?
33. On selling a T.V. at 5% gain and a fridge at 10% gain, a shopkeeper gain ₹2000. But if he sells the
T.V. at 10% gain and fridge at 5% loss, he gains ₹1500 on the transaction. Find the actual price of the
T.V. and the fridge.
34. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first two days and an additional charge for each day
thereafter. Abdul paid Rs.30 for a book kept for 6days while Kaira paid Rs.45 for a book kept for 9 for
days. Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day.

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35. Seven times a two digit number is equal to 4 times the number obtained by reversing the order of its
digits. If the difference between the digits is 3, find the number.
36. A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 14. If 45 is added to the number, the digits
interchange their places. Find the number.
37. A man invested an amount at 12% per annum simple interest and another amount 10% per annum
simple interest. He received an annual interest Rs.2600. But, if he had interchanged the amounts
invested, he would have received Rs.140 less. What amount did he invest at the different rates?
38. Each one of A and B has some money. If A gives ₹ 30 to B then B will have twice the money left with A.
But, if B gives ₹10 to A then A will have thrice as much as is left with B. How much money does each
have?
39. The sum of numerator and denominator of a fraction is 3 less than twice the denominator. If each of the
numerator and denominator is decreased by 1, the fraction becomes ½. Find the fraction.
40. The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in each row, there would be 2
rows less. If 4 students are less in each row, there would be 4 rows more. Find the number of students in
the class.
41. A train moving with uniform speed for a certain distance takes 2 hours less if its speed be increased by
10km/hour. It would have taken 3 hours more, had its speed been decreased by 10km/hour. Find the
distance travelled of the journey and the speed of the train.
42. Places A and B are 70km apart on a highway. A car starts from A and another car starts from B
simultaneously. If they travel in the same direction, they meet in 7 hours. But, if they travel towards each
other they meet in 1 hour. Find the speed of each car.
43. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units, if its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth is
increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, the area increases
by 67 square units. Find the area and perimeter of the rectangle.
44. In a ABC , C  3B  2A  B  . Find the angles. Find the four angles of a cyclic quadrilaterals
ABCD in which A  2 x  10 , B   y  50 , C  2 y  150 and D  4 x  7 0 .
45. Solve for x and y :99𝑥 + 101𝑦 = 499, 101𝑥 + 99𝑦 = 501.
b a
46. Solve the following pair of linear equation for x and y : x  y  a 2  b 2 , x  y  2ab .
a b
2
ax by a b2 a 2b b 2 a
47. Solve for x and y : i)   a  b, ax  by  2ab ii)   0;   a  b, x  0; y  0
b a x y x y
48. Solve for x and y : a  bx  a  by  a 2  2ab  b 2 , a  bx  y   a 2  b 2 .
49. Solve for x and y : a x  b y  a  b  0, b x  a y  a  b  0 .
50. Check graphically whether the pair of equations: x + 3y = 6and 2x – 3y = 12 is consistent. If so, solve
them graphically.
51. Draw the graphs of x-y+1 =0 and 3x +2y -12 =0. Determine the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle
formed by these lines and x-axis and shade the triangular region. Calculate the area of the triangle
formed.
52. For what value of 𝑘: 2𝑘, 𝑘 + 10 and 3𝑘 + 2 are in AP?
53. For what value of 𝑝 are 2𝑝 + 1, 13, 5𝑝 – 3, three consecutive terms of AP?

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54. Find the 9thterm from the end (toward the first term) of the AP 5, 9, 13, …, 185.
55. Find x , if 3x 2  4 x  4 , 2 x 2  3x  3 and 3x  8 are three consecutive terms of an AP., where x  N
.
56. The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an A.P is 24 and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 44. Find the
first three terms of the A.P.
57. The 8th term of an A.P. is zero. Prove that its 38th term is triple of its 18th term.
58. If m times the mth term of an A.P. is equal to n times its nth term, find its (m+n)th term.
59. Which term of the AP : 3, 15, 27, 39, . . . will be 132 more than its 54th term?
60. How many three-digit numbers are divisible by 7?
61. An AP consists of 50 terms of which 3rd term is 12 and the last term is 106. Find the 29th term.
62. If the 3rd and the 9th terms of an AP are 4 and – 8 respectively, which term of this AP is zero?
63. The sum of 5th and 9th terms of an A.P. is 72 and the sum of 7th and 12th terms is 97. Find the A.P.
64. How many terms of the series 54, 51, 48 …… be taken so that, their sum is 513? Explain the double
answer.
65. If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n terms.
66. Divide 56 into four parts which are in AP such that the ratio of product of extremes to the product of
means is 𝟓: 𝟔.
67. In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of first 10 terms is 210 and the sum of its last 15 terms is 2565. Find the
AP.
1 1 1
68. If the pth term of an A.P.is and the qth term is , show that the sum of pq terms is ( pq  1) .
q p 2
69. If the sum of 𝑚 terms of an AP is the same as the sum of its 𝑛 terms, show that the sum of its (𝑚 + 𝑛)
terms is zero.
70. In an A.P., the sum of its first ten terms is -80 and the sum of its next ten terms is -280. Find the A.P.
71. The sum of first six term of an A.P is 42. The ratio of the 10th term to its 30th term is 1 : 3. Calculate the
first and 13th term of the A.P.
3n 2 5n
72. In an A.P. , the sum of first n terms is  . Find its 25th term.
2 2
73. The sum of three terms in A.P. is -3, and their product is 8. Find the numbers.
74. If S n denote the sum of the first n terms of an A.P., prove that S 30  3S 20  S10 .
75. The sum of n, 2n, 3n terms of an A.P. are S1 , S 2 , S 3 respectively. Prove that S3  3S 2  S1  .
76. A sum of Rs 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school for their overall
academic performance. If each prize is Rs 20 less than its preceding prize, find the value of each of the
prizes.
77. In a school, students thought of planting trees in and around the school to reduce air pollution. It was
decided that the number of trees, that each section of each class will plant, will be the same as the class,
in which they are studying, e.g., a section of Class I will plant 1 tree, a section of Class II will plant 2
trees and so on till Class XII. There are three sections of each class. How many trees will be planted by
the students?

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78. The houses of a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that there is a value of x such that
the sum of the numbers of the houses preceding the house numbered x is equal to the sum of the
numbers of the houses following it. Find this value of x.
79. A spiral is made up of successive semicircles, with centres alternately at A and B, starting with centre at
80. There are 25 trees at equal distances of 5 meters in a line with a well, the distance of the well from the
nearest tree being 10 meters. A gardener waters the entire tree separately starting from the well and he
returns to the well after watering each tree to get water for the next. Find the total distance the gardener
will cover in order to water all the trees.
81. Kanika was given her pocket money on Jan 1st, 2008. She puts Re 1 on Day 1, Rs 2 on Day 2, Rs 3 on
Day 3, and continued doing so till the end of the month, from this money into her piggy bank. She also
spent Rs 204 of her pocket money, and found that at the end of the month she still had Rs 100 with her.
How much was her pocket money for the month?
82. If the median of the distribution given below is 28.5, find the values of x and y.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Total
Frequency 5 x 20 15 y 5 60
83. The distribution below gives the marks of 100 students of a class, if the median makes are 24, find
the frequencies f1 and f2
Marks 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
No. of students 4 6 10 f1 25 f2 18 5
84. If the median of the following distribution is 46, find the missing frequencies p and q if the total
frequency is 230.
Marks 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 60
Frequency 12 30 p 65 q 25 18
85. A survey regarding the heights (in cm) of 50 girls of class Xth of a school was conducted and the
following data was obtained. Find the mean, median and mode of the given data.
Heights (in cm) 120 – 130 130 – 140 140 – 150 150 – 160 160 – 170
No. of Girls 2 8 12 20 8
86. The mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50.
Compute the missing frequencies f1 and f2.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 100-120

Frequency 5 f1 10 f2 7 8
87. 100 surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory and the frequency distribution of the
number of letters in the English alphabets in the surnames was obtained as follows:
Number of letters 1−4 4−7 7−10 10−13 13−16 16−19

Number of surnames 6 30 40 16 4 4
Determine the median number of letters in the surnames. Find the mean number of letters in the surnames?
Also, find the modal size of the surnames.
88. Find the mean marks per student, using assumed-mean method:

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 89. Calculate the missing frequency from the following distribution, it being given that the median of the
distribution is 24.

90. The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 25. Determine the value of 𝑝.

91. The mode of the following series is 36. Find the missing frequency in it.

92. Find the mean of the following data:

93. Find the mode of the following data:

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