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1.
Find the value of k for which the distance between (9,2) and (3, k) is 10 units.
2.
The 13th term of an A.P.is four times its 3rd term. If the fifth term is 16, then find the sum of its first ten terms.
3.
Find the value of p, when px2+\(\left( \sqrt { 3 } -\sqrt { 2 } \right) x-1\)=0 and x=\(\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
4.
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from the bottom of a tree is 60° and the angle of elevation of the top of tree from the foot of the tower is 30°. If the tower is 50 m tall, then what is the height of the tree?
5.
Two concentric circles are of radii 10 cm and 8 cm. RP and RQ are tangents to the two circles from R. If the length of RP is 24 cm, find the length of RQ.

6.
One year ago, a man was 8 times as old as his son. Now, his age is equal to the square of his son's age, Find their present ages.
7.
In a flower bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 in the second, 19 in the third, and so on. There are 5 rose plants in the last row. How many rows are there in the flower bed?
8.
From a window (60 metres high above the ground) of a house in street the angles of elevation and depression of the top and the foot of another house on opposite side of street are 60o and 45o respectively. Show that the height of the opposite house is \(60(1+\sqrt { 3 } )\) metres.
9.
Find two consecutive positive integers, sum of whose squares in 365.
10.
In the given figure, find \(\angle QSR\).
11.
PQ is a line segment of length 6.4 cm. Geometrically, obtain point R on PQ such that \(\frac { QR }{ PQ } =\frac { 5 }{ 8 } \)
12.
A circus artist is climbing on a 10 m long rope which is tightly stretched and tied from the top of a vertical pole to the ground. If the angle made by the rope with the ground level is 45°, then find the height of pole.
13.
In fig., AP = 2 cm, BQ = 3 cm and RC = 4 cm, then find the perimeter of \(\triangle ABC\).

14.
To construct a triangle similar to given triangle \(\Delta\)ABC with its sides \(\frac { 7 }{ 3 } \) of the corresponding sides of triangle \(\Delta\)ABC, draw a ray BX making acute angle with BC and X lies on the opposite side of A with respect to BC. The points B1, B2,...B7 are located at equal distances on BX, B3 is joined to C and then a line segment B6C' is drawn parallel to B3C where C' lies on BC produced. Finally, line segment A'C' is drawn parallel to AC.
15.
Angle between two tangents PQ and PR from point P to a circle with centre O, is right angle. If the radius of the circle is 4cm, then find the length of each tangent.
16.
A boy flying a kite has let out 60m of string if the angle of elevation of the kite is 600 , then the height of the kite above the ground is
17.
A circus artist is climbing a 20m long rope, which is tightly stretched and from the top of a vertical pole to the ground. Find the height of the pole, if the angle made by the rope with the ground level is 30o.
18.
The length of the string between a kite and a point on the ground is 90 m. The string makes an angle of 60o with the level ground. Assuming that there is no slack in the string, find the height of the kite.
19.
Find a positive number which when decreased by 20 is equal to 69 times its reciprocal.
20.
Find the sum of the series: (a - b)2 + (a2 + b2) + (a + b)2 +......+ {(a + b)2 + 6ab}.
21.
Find the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation \(4\sqrt{5} x^{2} + 7x - 3\sqrt{5} = 0\) .
22.
If 7 times the 7th term of A.P. is equal to 11 times the 11th term, then find the 18th term.
23.
The sum of n terms of two APs are in the ratio 5n + 4 : 9n + 6. Find the ratio of their 25th terms.
24.
Write the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 9x2-6x-2=0
25.
Find the number of terms in each of the following APs.
7, 13, 19,...., 205
26.
Find the difference of the roots of equation x2-7x-9=0
27.
PA and PB are two tangents from an exterior point P to a circle of radius 5 cm. If length of the chord AB is 8 cm, then find the length of the tangent.
28.
The radius of the incircle of a triangle is 6 cm and the segments into which one side is divided by the point of contact are 9 cm and 12 cm. Determine the other two sides of the triangle.
29.
From the top of a hill the angles of depression of two consecutive kilometre stones east are found to be 30o and 60o . Find the height of the hill.
30.
Jobanpreet applied for a teaching job and got selected. She has been offered the job with a starting monthly salary of Rs.12500 with an annual increment of Rs.1250. Find her salary after 15 years of service. Also, find the total amount received by Jobanpreet in 15 years.
31.
A boy standing on a horizontal plane finds a bird flying at a distance of 100 m from him at an elevation of 30o. A girl standing on the roof of 20 metre high building, finds the angle of elevation of the same bird to be 45o. Both the boy and the girl are on opposite sides of the bird. Find the distance of bird from the girl. [given \(\sqrt2\) = 1414]
32.
In the given figure, 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 \(\angle AOB=90^0\)

33.
The common point of a tangent and a circle is called point of contact.
34.
Infinite tangents can be drawn from a point lying inside the circle.
35.
If height of a tower and the distance of the point of observation from its foot, both are increased by 20%, then angle of elevation of its remains unchanged
36.
(x - 2) (x + 1) = (x - 1) (x + 3) represent a quadratic equation.
37.
If a, b, c are in A.P., then b is called the arithmetic mean of a and c.
38.
Radius of circle given below is

39.
Factors of \(x^{2} - 2x + 1\) .
40.
The sum of A.P. (-5) + (-8) + (-11) + .......... + (-230) is
41.
The sum of any two sides of a triangle is always _____________ than the third side.
42.
The length of the shadow of a tree 10 high, when the sun's elevation is 300 , is ..........
43.
Construct a \(\Delta ABC\) with sides AB = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm and CA = 7cm. Then, construct a triangle to it whose sides are \(\frac { 5 }{ 7 } \) times of the corresponding sides of the given triangle. First, we draw a ray BX such that \(\angle CBX\) is an acute angle and X lies on the opposite side of A with respect to Be. Then, locate points B2 , B2 , B 3, ... on BX at equal distances. What is the next step to join?
44.
Draw two equal circles with centres A and B and distance between A and B is 6 cm. Construct a pair of tangents from centres A and B to each other. Measure the lengths of the tangents. What type of 31. figure is enclosed by these four tangents?
45.
Ramesh’s salary in February 2008 is Rs. 10,000. If he’s promised an increase of Rs. 1000 every year, what would be his salary in Feb 2011
Rs.14,000
Rs. 12,000
Rs. 13,000
Rs. 15,000
46.
Consider a ship with a right triangular mast. If the base of the mast is 10 m long, and the angle that the mast makes with the base is 60°, then what area of cloth is used to make the mast?
50 (√3 + 1) m2
50 √3 m2
50 m2
100 m2
47.
Given a triangle with side AB = 8 cm. To get a line segment AB’ = 3/4 of AB, it is required to divide the line segment AB in the ratio:
1 : 3
4 :3
3 :1
3 : 4
48.
In figure, AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ∠ACB = 50°. If AT is the tangent to the circle at the point A, then ∠BAT is equal to
45o
60o
50o
55o
1.
\(\sqrt { (3-9)^{ 2 }+(k-2)^{ 2 } } =10\)
\(\left[ Dist\quad =\sqrt { (x_{ 1 }-x_{ 2 }) } ^{ 2 }+(y_{ 1 }-y_{ 2 } \right] \)
\(\Rightarrow (-6)^{ 2 }+k^{ 2 }-4k+4=100\)
\(\Rightarrow k^{ 2 }-4k+40=100\)
\(\Rightarrow k^{ 2 }-4k-60=0\)
\(\Rightarrow k^{ 2 }-10k+6k-60=0\)
\(\Rightarrow k(k-10)+6(k-10)=0\)
\(\Rightarrow (k-10)(k+6)=0\)
k=10,-6
2.
Here a13 = 4a3
Let the firs term be a and the common difference be d.
a + 12d = 4(a + 2d)
\(\Rightarrow\) 3a = 4d .....(i)
a5 = 16
\(\Rightarrow\) a + 4d = 16 .....(ii)
Solving (i) and (ii), we get
a = 4 and d = 3
\(\\ { S }_{ 10 }=\frac { 1 }{ 2 } [2\times 4+(10-1)3]\)
= 5 [8 + 27] = 5 \(\times\)35
= 175
3.
Given quadratic equation is px2+\(\left( \sqrt { 3 } -\sqrt { 2 } \right) x-1\)=0
and x=\(\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \) is a root of this equation.
On putting x=\(\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \) in a given equation we get
\(p{ \left( \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \right) }^{ 2 }+\left( \sqrt { 3 } -\sqrt { 2 } \right) \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } -1=0\)
\(\frac { p }{ 3 } +\frac { \sqrt { 3 } -\sqrt { 2 } -\sqrt { 3 } }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =0\)
\(\frac { p }{ 3 } -\frac { \sqrt { 2 } }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =0\)
\(p=\frac { \sqrt { 2 } }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \times 3=\frac { 3\sqrt { 2 } }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \times \frac { \sqrt { 3 } }{ \sqrt { 3 } }\)
\(=\frac { 3\sqrt { 2 } \times \sqrt { 3 } }{ 3 } =\sqrt { 2 } \times \sqrt { 3 } =\sqrt { 6 } \)
Hence, the value of p is \(\sqrt { 6 } \)
4.
16.67 m
5.
Given that, OP 10 cm and OQ = 8 cm
and RP 24 cm. Join OR.

In OPR, we have OP PR
OR = \(\sqrt { { PR }^{ 2 }+{ OP }^{ 2 } } \)
= \(\sqrt { { 24 }^{ 2 }+{ 10 }^{ 2 } } =\sqrt { 576+100 } \)
= \(\sqrt { 676 } =26\quad cm\)
In \(\triangle\)OQR, we have OQ ⊥ QR
OR2 = RQ2 + OQ2
⇒ RQ2 = OR2 - OQ2
= 262 - 82 = 676 - 64
= 612
⇒ RQ = \(\sqrt { 612 } =6\sqrt { 17 } cm\)
6.
Let present age of his son = x yr
One year ago, his son's age = (x - 1) yr
One year ago, man's age = 8(x - 1) yr = (8x - 8) yr
Present age of man = (8x - 8 + 1) yr = (8x - 7) yr
According to the question,
8x - 7 = x2 ⇒ x2 - 8x + 7 = 0
which is the required quadratic equation.
Now, x2 - 7x - x + 7 = 0 [by factorisation]
⇒ x(x - 7) - l(x - 7) = 0
⇒ (x - 7)(x - 1) = 0
⇒ x - 7 = 0 or x- 1 = 0
⇒ x = 7 or x = 1
But x = 1is not possible because if x = 1, then present age of the son and father are same. So, x = 7.
Hence, present age of his son = 7 yr and present age of man = 8 x 7 - 7 = 49 yr.
7.
The number of rose plants in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, . . ., rows are :
23, 21, 19, . . ., 5
It forms an AP . Let the number of rows in the flower bed be n.
Then a = 23, d = 21 – 23 = – 2, an = 5
As, an = a + (n – 1) d
We have, 5 = 23 + (n – 1) (– 2)
i.e., – 18 = (n – 1) (– 2)
i.e., n = 10
So, there are 10 rows in the flower bed.
8.

Let A be the window and CE be the opposite house
CD=AB=60 m [Opposite side of a rectangle] ........(i)
In rt. ΔABC, tan45o=\(\frac { 60 }{ BC } \)
⇒ 1=\(\frac { 60 }{ BC } \)
⇒ BC=60 m .........(ii)
AD=BC [Opposite sides of a rectangle]
∴ AD=60 m [From (ii)] ......(iii)
In rt. ΔADE, tan600=\(\frac { DE }{ AD } \)
⇒ \(\sqrt { 3 } =\frac { DE }{ 60 } \) [From (iii)]
⇒ DE=60\(\sqrt { 3 } \) m
∴ Height of the opposite house
CE=CD+DE=60+60\(\sqrt { 3 } \)
=60(1+\(\sqrt { 3 } \))m.
9.
Let the two consecutive integers be x and x+1
ATQ x2+(x+1)2=365
\(\Rightarrow\) x2+x2+2x+1=365 \(\Rightarrow\) 2x2+2x-364=0
\(\Rightarrow\) x2+x-182=0 \(\Rightarrow\) x2+14x-13x-182=0
\(\Rightarrow\) x(x+14)-13(x+14)=0 \(\Rightarrow\) (x-13)(x+14)=0
\(\Rightarrow\) x=13, -14 (-14 is rejected because it is a negative integer)
Hence, the two consecutive positive integers are 13 and 13+1=14
10.
\(\angle ROQ={ 180 }^{ ° }-{ 60 }^{ ° }={ 120 }^{ ° }\)
\(\angle QSR=\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \angle ROQ=\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \times { 120 }^{ ° }\)
\(={ 60 }^{ ° }\)
11.
Given, PQ = 6.4 cm and
\(\frac { QR }{ PQ } =\frac { 5 }{ 8 } or\quad \frac { QR }{ PR } =\frac { 5 }{ 3 } \)
Steps of Construction
1. Draw a line segment of length PQ = 6.4 cm.
2. Draw any ray QX making an acute \(\angle PQX\) with PQ.
3. Draw a ray parallel to Q)( by making \(\angle QPY=\angle PQX\)
4. Mark five points A1 , A2 , A 3 , A4 and A5 on QX and three points B1, B2 , and, B3 on PY such that
QA1 = A1A2 = A2A3 = A3A4 = A4A5 = PB1 = B1B2 = B2B3
5.Join A5 to B3.
Then it intersect PQ at a point R.Thus, R is the point of dividing PQ such that \(\frac { QR }{ PQ } =\frac { 5 }{ 8 } or\quad \frac { QR }{ PR } =\frac { 5 }{ 3 } \)
12.
Let PR = 10 m be the length of rope and PQ = h m be the height of pole.
Given, angle of elevation \(\angle PQR=45°\)
In right angled \(\Delta PQR,\)
\(sin45°=\frac { PQ }{ PR } \Rightarrow \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } =\frac { h }{ 10 } \left[ \because sin45°=\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } \right]\)
\(\therefore h=\frac { 10 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } =\frac { 10 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } \times \frac { \sqrt { 2 } }{ \sqrt { 2 } } =5\sqrt { 2 } m\)
Hence, the height of pole is \(=5\sqrt { 2 } m\).
13.
As the tangents drawn from an external point to the circle are equal
ஃ AR = AP = 2 cm
BP = BQ = 3 cm
CQ = CR = 4 cm
ஃ AB = AP + BP
= 2 + 3 = 5 cm
BC = BQ + CQ
= 3 + 4 = 7
CA = CR + AR
= 4 + 2 = 6 cm
Perimeter of \(\triangle\)ABC
= AB + BC + CA = 18 cm
14.
False
15.
4 cm
16.
52m
17.

Let us assume that
AB = h m be the height of the pole
As AC = 20 m is the length of the rope, and ㄥACB = 30o (given)
Consider a rt, angle ΔABC, we have
sin 30o =\(\frac { AB }{ AC } \)
⇒ \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 } =\frac { h }{ 20 } \) (cross-multiply)
⇒ 20=2 x h
⇒ h=\(\frac { 20 }{ 2 } \)=10
⇒ h=10 m
Hence, the height of the pole is 10 m
18.
77.94 m
19.
23
20.
6(a2 + b2 + 3ab)
21.
Roots are real and distinct
22.
0
23.
\(83\over149\)
24.
Given quadratic equation 9x2-6x-2=0
Here a=9, b=-6, c=-2
D=b2-4ac
D=(-6)2-4X9X(-2)=36+72=108 > 0
Given quadratic has two unequal real roots.
25.
7, 13, 19, …, 205
For this A.P.,
a = 7
d = a2 − a1 = 13 − 7 = 6
Let there are n terms in this A.P.
an = 205
We know that
an = a + (n − 1) d
Therefore, 205 = 7 + (n − 1) 6
198 = (n − 1) 6
33 = (n − 1)
n = 34
Therefore, this given series has 34 terms in it.
26.
\(\sqrt{85}\)
27.
\(6\frac { 2 }{ 3 } \)cm
28.
19.5 cm and 22.5 cm
29.
Let AB= hm be height of the hill. BC = x km and BD = (x+1) km As ∠ACB = 600 and ∠ADB = 300 Consider rt. △ABC, we have
\(\frac{AB}{BC}\) =tan 60o
\(\frac{h}{x}=\sqrt{3}\)
⇒ h=\(\sqrt{3}x\) --- (i)

Consider rt. △ABD, we have
\(\frac{AB}{BD} \)=tan 30o
⇒ \(\sqrt{3}\)h=x+1
⇒ \(\sqrt{3}\)x\(\sqrt{3}\)x=x+1 [using(i)]
⇒ 3x=x+1
2x=1 ⇒ \(x=\frac{1}{2}\)
Putting the value of x in eq.(i), we have
h=\(\sqrt{3}\)x\(\frac{1}{2}\)=\(\frac{1.732}{2}\)
=0.866 km
=866 metre
∴ Height of the hill = 866 metre.
30.
Rs.800, Rs.750, Rs.700,........., Rs.450
31.

Given: A boy is standing at a distance of 100 m from the bird flying at an elevation of 30o. A girl is standing on the roof of 20 m high building finds the angle of elevation of the bird to be 45o Boy and girl are on opposite side of the bird.
To find: Distance between the bird and the girl i.e., BE.
Solution: In ΔACB,
⇒ \(\frac { h }{ 100 } \) = sin 300 ⇒ h = \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \) x 100 = 50 m
⇒ BF = h - 20 = (50 - 20) m = 30 m
In ΔBFE,\(\frac { 30 }{ BE } =sin{ 45 }^{ 0 }\Rightarrow \frac { 30 }{ BE } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } \Rightarrow 30\sqrt { 2 } \) = BE
BE = 30 x 1.414 = 42.420 = 42.42 m
32.
Given XY and X'Y' are two parallel tangents. Another tangent AB touches the circle at C and intersect XY at A and X'Y'at B.
To prove \(\angle\)AOB = 90°
Proof We know that, tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal in length.
\(\therefore\) AP = AC [\(\because\) A is an external point] ...(i)
Thus, in \(\Delta\)APO and \(\Delta\)ACO, AP = AC [from Eq. (i)]
AO = AO [common sides]
OP = OC [radii of circle]
\(\Delta\)APO \(\cong\)\(\Delta\)ACO [by SSS congruence rule]
Then, \(\angle\)OAP = \(\angle\)OAC [by CPCT] ...(ii)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\angle\)PAC = 2 \(\angle\)CAO ....(iii)
Similarly, we can prove that \(\angle\)CBO = \(\angle\)OBQ
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\angle\)CBQ = 2 \(\angle\)CBO ...(iv)
since, XY || X'Y' [given]
\(\therefore\) \(\angle\)PAC + \(\angle\)QBC = 180°
[\(\because\) sum of interior angles on the same side of transversal is 180°]
\(\Rightarrow\) 2 \(\angle\)CAO + 2 \(\angle\)CBO = 180° [from Eqs. (iii) and (iv)]
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\angle\)CAO + \(\angle\)CBO = 90° ...(v)
Now, in \(\Delta\)AOB, \(\angle\)CAO + \(\angle\) CBO + \(\angle\)AOB = 180°
[by angle sum property of triangle]
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\angle\)CAO + \(\angle\)CBO = 180° - \(\angle\)AOB ...(vi)
From Eqs. (v) and (vi), we get
180° - \(\angle\)AOB = 90° \(\Rightarrow\) \(\angle\)AOB = 90° Hence proved.
33.
(a)
34.
(b)
35.
(a)
36.
(b)
37.
(a)
38.
( )
5 cm
39.
( )
(x - 1) (x - 1)
40.
( )
-8930
41.
( )
greater
42.
( )
\(10\sqrt{3}m\)
43.
( )
Here, scale factor =\(\frac { 5 }{ 7 } \).So, we locate points B1 , B2 , B3 , B4 , B5 , B6 and B7 on BX at equal distances and in next step, join the last p .nt B7 to C.
44.
7.75 cm, square
45.
(c)
Rs. 13,000
46.
(b)
50 √3 m2
47.
(c)
3 :1
48.
Here AC is the diameter of the circle.
∴ ∠ABC = 90° [ Angle in a semi-circle]
Now, in ΔACB, ∠A + ∠B + ∠C = 180° [Sum of all interior angles of a triangle is 180°]
⟹ ∠A + 90° + 50° = 180°
⟹ ∠A + 140 = 180
⟹ ∠A = 180o - 140° = 40°
Or ∠OAB = 40° …(i)
Here, OA ⏊ AT
⟹ ∠OAT = 90°
⟹ ∠OAB + ∠BAT = 90°
⟹ ∠BAT = 90° - 40° = 50° [Using (i)]
Hence, the value of ∠BAT is 50°.
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