VIMALA CENTRAL SCHOOL, PERUMBAVOOR

SECOND MODEL EXAMINATION 2020-21

MATHEMATICS
CLASS X (Two and Half hours) Marks: 100
Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Attempt all questions from section A and any four questions from section B. All working, including
rough work, must be clearly shown and must be done on the same sheet
as the rest of the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in bracket []

SECTION A (40 marks)

Attempt all questions from this section
Question 1
a) Determine the number of terms in the AP 3, 7, 11, ----, 407. Also find its 20th term
from the end. [3]
b) Solve the inequation: -2 + 2x ≤ ≤ + 2x , x ɛ W. Graph the solution set on the
number line. [4]
c) A bag contains 5 red balls, 8 white balls, 4 green balls and 7 black balls. If one ball is
drawn at random, find the probability that it is
i) Black ball
ii) Red ball
iii) Not green ball [3]

Question 2
4 −4 8
a) Solve the matrix equation A = [4]
1 −1 2

b) Anu has a cumulative deposit account in a bank for 5 years at 9% p.a. At the
time of maturity, she gets ₹. 51607.50. Find the monthly instalment. [3]
c) The slope of a line joining P(6, k) and Q(1-3k, 3) is . Find
i) The value of k
ii) Mid-point of PQ, using the value of k found in (i) [3]

Question 3
a) Prove that = tan A Cot B [3]

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 b) If the polynomial 2x3 + ax2 – 11x + b leaves remainders 0 and 42 when divided by
x – 2 and x -3 respectively, find the value of a and b . [3]
c) For the following distribution, draw a histogram and estimate mode from it. [4]

C.I 0-5 5 -10 10 -15 15 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 30

Freq 2 7 18 10 8 5

Question 4
a) Numbers 50,42, 35, 2x + 10, 2x + 8, 12, 11, 8, 6 are written in descending order and
their median is 25, find x. [3]
b) In the figure, C and D are points on the semi-circle described on BA as diameter.
Given <BAD = 700 and <DBC = 300. Calculate <ABD and <BDC [3]

c) Use a graph paper for this question [4]

i) Plot the points P (4, 6) and Q(1, 2)
ii) P’ is the image of P when reflected in X-axis. Write the coordinates of P’
iii) Q’ is the image of Q when reflected in the line PP’. Writ the coordinates of Q’.
iv) Give the geometrical name for the figure PQP’Q’.

SECTION B (40 marks)

Attempt any four questions from this section
Question 5
a) A dealer in Mumbai sold a refrigerator to a consumer in Mumbai for ₹.21,500. If
the rate of GST is 18%, find
i) IGST
ii) CGST
iii) SGST [3]
b) In what ratio is the line joining the points (4,2) and (3, -5) divided by the X-axis?
Also, find the coordinates of the point of intersection. [3]
c) In ΔABC, <ABC =<DAC, AB = 8cm, AC = 4cm, AD = 5cm.
i) Prove that Δ ACD is similar to ΔBCA
ii) Find BC and CD
iii) Find area of Δ ACD : area of Δ ABC. [4]
A

B D C
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Question 6
a) Find the values of m will the equation (m + 1) x2 + 2( m + 3)x + (m + 8) =0 have
equal roots? [3]
b) A man standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of a tree
on the opposite bank is 600.When he moves 50m away from the bank, he finds the
angle of elevation to be 300. Calculate:
i) The width of the river
ii) The height of the tree. [4]
c) The volume of a right circular cylinder is 616cm3and its height is 16cm and take
π= . Find
i) Radius
ii) Its surface area [3]

Question 7
a) Scores on Reading Comprehension Test of 1000 students are given below. Find the
mean. [6]
Score 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50
Freq 6 12 50 120 225 250 185 110 32 10

−3 2 𝑥 −5
b) Find x and y, if = [4]
0 −5 2 𝑦

Question 8
a) In the figure, O is the centre of the circle and AB is a chord of the circle. Line
QBS is a tangent to the circle at B. If <AOB = 1100, find <APB and <ABQ. [3]

b) A train covers the same distance of 300km between two stations at a speed of
x km per hour. Another train covers the same distance at a speed of (x – 5) km per
hour. If the first train takes 3 hours less than the second train, finds the speed
of each train. [4]
c) From a well shuffled pack of 52 cards, two black kings and two black jacks are
removed. From the remaining cards, a card is drawn at random. Find the probability
that the drawn card is neither an ace nor a king. [3]

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Question 9
a) If = , then find the value of
i) x:y
ii) [3]
b) The sum of two numbers a and b is 15 and the sum of their reciprocals is .
Find the numbers. [3]
c) Solve the following equation correct to two significant figures: x - =6 [4]

Question 10
a) The volume of a conical tent is 1232m3 and the area of the base floor is 154m2,
Calculate the
i) Radius of the floor
ii) Height of the tent [4]
b) Marks obtained by 200 students in an examination are given below. Draw an ogive for
the distribution taking 1cm = 10 marks on one axis and 1cm = 20 students on the other
axis. Using graph, determine:
i) The median marks
ii) The number of students who failed if minimum marks required to pass is 40. [6]

Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90 -100
Freq 5 11 10 20 28 37 40 29 14 6

Question 11
a) Prove that + = [3]

b) Determine the sum of the first 35 terms of an AP. If t2 = 2 and t7 = 22 [3]

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c) The surface area of a cylinder is 5500cm and the circumference of the base is 110cm. Find
the height and the volume of the cylinder. [4]

Internal Assessment: 20 marks

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