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SAMPLE PAPER TEST 05 FOR TERM-2 EXAM (2021-22)

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 40

CLASS : X DURATION: 2 HRS
General Instructions:
1. The question paper consists of 14 questions divided into 3 sections A, B, C.
2. Section A comprises of 6 questions of 2 marks each. Internal choice has been provided in two
questions.
3. Section B comprises of 4questions of 3 marks each. Internal choice has been provided in one
question.
4. Section C comprises of 4 questions of 4 marks each. An internal choice has been provided in
one question. It contains two case study based questions.

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 6 carry 2 marks each.
1. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at angle
of 80°, then find ∠ POA

2. Find the 20th term from the last term of the AP : 3, 8, 13, . . ., 253.

3. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 6x2 – x – 2 = 0.

OR
Find the values of k for quadratic equation kx (x – 2) + 6 = 0, so that they have two equal roots.

4. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the
other two sides.

5. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 34.5. Find the value of x.
Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
Frequency 4 8 10 x 8

6. A cone of height 24 cm and radius of base 6 cm is made up of modelling clay. A child reshapes it
in the form of a sphere. Find the radius of the sphere.
OR
A copper rod of diameter 1 cm and length 8 cm is drawn into a wire of length 18 m of uniform
thickness. Find the thickness of the wire.

SECTION – B
Questions 7 to 10 carry 3 marks each.

7. The distribution below gives the weights of 30 students of a class. Find the median weight of the
students.
Weight (in kg) 40 – 45 45 – 50 50 – 55 55 – 60 60 – 65 65 – 70 70 – 75
No. of Students 2 3 8 6 6 3 2

8. Draw a line segment AB of length 8 cm. Taking A as centre, draw a circle of radius 4 cm and
taking B as centre, draw another circle of radius 3 cm. Construct tangents to each circle from the
centre of the other circle.

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9. 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.
OR
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.

10. If the mean of the distribution given below is 16.5, then find the values of a and b.
Class Interval 0 – 5 5 – 10 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25 25 – 30 30 – 35 Total
Frequency 1 7 11 a b 4 2 40

SECTION – C
Questions 11 to 14 carry 4 marks each.

11. If the ratio of the sum of the first n terms of two APs is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), then find the ratio of
their 9th terms.

12. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

OR
In the below 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 ∠ AOB = 90°.

CASE STUDY QUESTION – 1

13. A pen stand made of wood is in the shape of a cuboid with four conical depressions to hold pens.
The dimensions of the cuboid are 15 cm by 10 cm by 3.5 cm. The radius of each of the depressions
is 0.5 cm and the depth is 1.4 cm.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(i) Find the volume of four conical depressions in the entire stand
(ii) Find the volume of wood in the entire stand
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 CASE STUDY QUESTION – 2

14. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m
from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is
60°. After 30 seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to 30° (see the below figure).

Based on the above information, answer the following questions. (Take √3 =1.732)
(i) Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval.
(ii) Find the speed of the balloon.

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI, GPRA CAMPUS, HYD–32
SAMPLE PAPER TEST 05 FOR TERM-2 EXAM (2021-22)
(ANSWERS)
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : X DURATION: 2 HRS
General Instructions:
1. The question paper consists of 14 questions divided into 3 sections A, B, C.
2. Section A comprises of 6 questions of 2 marks each. Internal choice has been provided in two
questions.
3. Section B comprises of 4questions of 3 marks each. Internal choice has been provided in one
question.
4. Section C comprises of 4 questions of 4 marks each. An internal choice has been provided in
one question. It contains two case study based questions.

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 6 carry 2 marks each.
1. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inclined to each other at angle
of 80°, then find ∠ POA
Ans: Since OA ⊥ PA and OB ⊥ PB
Then ∠OAP=90⁰ and ∠OBP=90⁰
Now we know that Centre lies on the bisector of the angle between the two tangents.
∴ ∠OPA = ∠OPB
1 1
So, ∠OPA= ∠APB = × 80 = 40⁰
2 2
In ΔOPA, ∠POA + ∠OPA + ∠OAP = 180⁰
∠POA + 40⁰ + 90⁰ = 180⁰
⇒ ∠POA + 130⁰ = 180⁰ ⇒ ∠POA = 180⁰− 130⁰ ⇒ ∠POA = 50⁰

2. Find the 20th term from the last term of the AP : 3, 8, 13, . . ., 253.
Ans: The given series can be written in the reverse way as
253, 248, 243, …, 13, 8, 5
Now for the new AP,
first term, a = 253 and common difference, d = 248 − 253 = −5, n = 20
Therefore, using nth term formula, we get, a20 = a + (20 − 1)d
⇒ a20 = 253 + (19)(−5)
⇒ a20 = 253 − 95
⇒ a = 158
Therefore, 20th term from the last term of the AP 3, 8, 13, …, 253.is 158.

3. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 6x2 – x – 2 = 0.

Ans: 6x2 – x – 2 = 0.
⇒ 6x2 – 4x + 3x – 2 = 0
⇒ 2x(3x – 2) +1(3x – 2) = 0
⇒ (3x – 2) (2x + 1) = 0
⇒ x = 2/3 and x = -1/2 are the roots of the given quadratic equation.
OR
Find the values of k for quadratic equation kx (x – 2) + 6 = 0, so that they have two equal roots.
Ans: Given, kx(x − 2) + 6 = 0
⇒ kx2 − 2kx + 6 = 0
Since the roots are equal,
⇒ b2 = 4ac ⇒ (−2k)2 = 4(k)(6) ⇒ 4k2 = 4k(6) ⇒ k = 0 or k = 6

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 ∴ k = 6 (∵ k = 0 is not possible)

4. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the
other two sides.
Ans: Let the base of the right triangle be x cm.
Its altitude = (x − 7) cm
From Pythagoras theorem, Base² + Altitude² = Hypotenuse²
⇒ x² + (x – 7)² = 13² ⇒ x² + x² + 49 – 14x = 169
⇒ 2x² – 14x – 120 = 0 ⇒ x² – 7x – 60 = 0
⇒ x² – 12x + 5x – 60 = 0 ⇒ x(x – 12) + 5(x – 12) = 0 ⇒ (x – 12)(x + 5) = 0
Either x − 12 = 0 or x + 5 = 0, i.e., x = 12 or x = −5
Since sides are positive, x can only be 12.
Therefore, the base of the given triangle is 12 cm and the altitude of this triangle will be (12 − 7)
cm = 5 cm.

5. The mode of the following frequency distribution is 34.5. Find the value of x.
Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
Frequency 4 8 10 x 8
Ans:
Here, mode = 34.5. So, modal class is 30 – 40, f1 = x, f0 = 10 and f2 = 8
 f1  f 0   x  10 
Mode  l     h  34.5  30     10
 2 f1  f 0  f 2   2 x  10  8 
 x  10  x  10
 4.5     10  4.5   10
 2 x  18  2( x  9)
4.5  2 x  10 9 x  10
   
10 x 9 10 x  9
⇒ 9(x − 9) = 10(x − 10) ⇒ 9x − 81 = 10x – 100 ⇒ 10x − 9x = 100 – 81 ⇒ x = 19

6. A cone of height 24 cm and radius of base 6 cm is made up of modelling clay. A child reshapes it
in the form of a sphere. Find the radius of the sphere.
1 1
Ans: Volume of cone = ×π×r2×h = ×π×6×6×24 cm3
3 3
4
If r is the radius of the sphere, then its volume is πr3.
3
Since, the volume of clay in the form of the cone and the sphere remains the same, we have
4 1
×π×r3 = ×π×6×6×24 ⇒ r3 = 3 × 3 × 24 = 33 × 23
3 3
So r = 3 × 2 = 6
Therefore, the radius of the sphere is 6 cm.
OR
A copper rod of diameter 1 cm and length 8 cm is drawn into a wire of length 18 m of uniform
thickness. Find the thickness of the wire.
Ans: The volume of the rod = π×(1/2)2 × 8 cm3 = 2π cm3
The length of the new wire of the same volume = 18 m = 1800 cm
If r is the radius (in cm) of cross-section of the wire, its volume = π × r2 ×1800 cm3
Therefore, π × r2 × 1800 = 2π
1 1
⇒ r2 = ⇒r=
900 30
1
So, the diameter of the cross section, i.e., the thickness of the wire is cm, i.e., 0.67mm
15
(approx.).

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 SECTION – B
Questions 7 to 10 carry 3 marks each.

7. The distribution below gives the weights of 30 students of a class. Find the median weight of the
students.
Weight (in kg) 40 – 45 45 – 50 50 – 55 55 – 60 60 – 65 65 – 70 70 – 75
No. of Students 2 3 8 6 6 3 2
Ans:
Weight (in kg) 40 – 45 45 – 50 50 – 55 55 – 60 60 – 65 65 – 70 70 – 75
No. of Students 2 3 8 6 6 3 2
cf 2 5 13 19 25 28 30
We have N = 30 and N/2 = 15.
Median class = 55 − 60, so l = 55, f = 6, cf = 13 and h = 60 − 55 = 5
N
 cf
Now, Median  l  2 h
f
15  13 5
 Median  55   5  55   55  1.67  56.67 kg
6 3

8. Draw a line segment AB of length 8 cm. Taking A as centre, draw a circle of radius 4 cm and
taking B as centre, draw another circle of radius 3 cm. Construct tangents to each circle from the
centre of the other circle.
Ans: Steps of Construction:
Step I: Draw a line segment AB = 8 cm.
Step II: With A as centre, draw a circle of radius 4 cm and let it intersect the line segment AB in
M.
Step III: With B as centre, draw a circle of radius 3 cm.
Step IV: With M as centre, draw a circle of radius AM and let it intersect the given two circles in
P, Q and R, S.
Step V: Join AP, AQ, BR and BS.
These are the required tangents.

9. 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.
Ans: In the below figure, A and B represent points on the bank on opposite sides of the river, so
that AB is the width of the river.
P is a point on the bridge at a height of 3 m, i.e., DP = 3 m.
We are interested to determine the width of the river, which is the length of the side AB of the Δ
APB.
Now, AB = AD + DB
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 PD 1 3
In right Δ APD, ∠ A = 30°. So, tan300 =    AD  3 3 m
AD 3 AD
Also, in right Δ PBD, ∠ B = 45°. So, BD = PD = 3 m.
Now, AB = BD + AD = 3 + 3√3 = 3 (1 + √3 ) m.
Therefore, the width of the river is 3 (√3 + 1)m .

OR
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.
Ans: In the below figure, PC denotes the multistoreyed building and AB denotes the 8 m tall
building.
PB is a transversal to the parallel lines PQ and BD. Therefore, ∠ QPB and ∠ PBD are alternate
angles, and so are equal.
So ∠ PBD = 30°. Similarly, ∠ PAC = 45°.
PD 1
In right Δ PBD, we have  tan 300   BD  PD 3
BD 3

PD
In right Δ PAC, we have  tan 450  1  PC  AC
AC
Also, PC = PD + DC, therefore, PD + DC = AC.
Since, AC = BD and DC = AB = 8 m, we get PD + 8 = BD = PD √3
8 8 3 1
 PD     4( 3  1)m
3 1 3 1 3 1
So, the height of the multi-storeyed building is {4(√3 + 1) + 8}m = 4(3 + √3)m and the distance
between the two buildings is also 4(3 + √3)m.

10. If the mean of the distribution given below is 16.5, then find the values of a and b.
Class Interval 0 – 5 5 – 10 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25 25 – 30 30 – 35 Total
Frequency 1 7 11 a b 4 2 40

Ans:

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 Class Interval Frequency Class mark ‘x’ u = (x – 17.5)/5 fu
0–5 1 2.5 -3 -3
5 – 10 7 7.5 -2 -14
10 – 15 11 12.5 -1 -11
15 – 20 a 17.5 0 0
20 – 25 b 22.5 1 b
25 – 30 4 27.5 2 8
30 – 35 2 32.5 3 6
Total a + b + 25 = 40 b – 14
Here, ∑f = a + b + 25 = 40 ⇒ a + b = 15, ∑fu = b – 14, h = 5, A = 17.5

Now, Mean, x  A 
 fu  h
f
b  14 b  14
 16.5  17.5   5  1 
40 8
 8  b  14  b  14  8  6
 a  15  6  9
SECTION – C
Questions 11 to 14 carry 4 marks each.

11. If the ratio of the sum of the first n terms of two APs is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), then find the ratio of
their 9th terms.
Ans: Let the first terms be a and a′ and d and d′ be their respective common differences.

12. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

Ans: We have ABCD, a parallelogram which circumscribes a circle (i.e., its sides touch the circle)
with centre O.
Since tangents to a circle from an external point are equal in length,
∴ AP = AS, BP = BQ, CR = CQ and DR = DS
Adding, we get
(AP + BP) + (CR + DR) = (AS + DS) + (BQ + CQ)
⇒ AB + CD = AD + BC
But AB = CD [opposite sides of ABCD]
and BC = AD
∴ AB + CD = AD + BC ⇒ 2 AB = 2 BC
⇒ AB = BC
Similarly AB = DA and DA = CD
Thus, AB = BC = CD = AD
Hence ABCD is a rhombus.

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 OR
In the below 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 ∠ AOB = 90°.

Ans: Since, the tangents drawn to a circle from an external point are equal.
∴ AP = AC
In Δ PAO and Δ AOC, we have:
AO = AO [Common]
OP = OC [Radii of the same circle]
AP = AC
⇒ Δ PAO ≅ Δ AOC [SSS Congruency]
∴ ∠PAO = ∠CAO
∠PAC = 2 ∠CAO ...(1)
Similarly ∠CBQ = 2 ∠CBO ...(2)
Again, we know that sum of internal angles on the same side of a transversal is 180°.
∴ ∠PAC + ∠CBQ = 180°
⇒ 2 ∠CAO + 2 ∠CBO = 180° [From (1) and (2)]
⇒ ∠CAO + ∠CBO = 180°/2 = 90° ...(3)
Also ∠CAO + ∠CBO + ∠AOB = 180° [Sum of angles of a triangle]
⇒ 90° + ∠AOB = 180°
⇒ ∠AOB = 180° − 90°
⇒ ∠AOB = 90°.

CASE STUDY QUESTION – 1

13. A pen stand made of wood is in the shape of a cuboid with four conical depressions to hold pens.
The dimensions of the cuboid are 15 cm by 10 cm by 3.5 cm. The radius of each of the depressions
is 0.5 cm and the depth is 1.4 cm.

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 Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
(i) Find the volume of four conical depressions in the entire stand
(ii) Find the volume of wood in the entire stand
Ans: (i) Dimensions of the cuboid are 15 cm, 10 cm and 3.5 cm.
∴ Volume of the cuboid = 15 × 10 × 35/10 cm3
= 15 × 35 cm3
= 525 cm3
Since each depression is conical with base radius (r) = 0.5 cm and depth (h) = 1.4 cm,
∴ Volume of each depression (cone)

Since there are 4 depressions,

∴ Total volume of 4 depressions

(ii) Volume of the wood in entire stand

= [Volume of the wooden cuboid] − [Volume of 4 depressions]

CASE STUDY QUESTION – 2

14. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m
from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is
60°. After 30 seconds, the angle of elevation reduces to 30° (see the below figure).

Based on the above information, answer the following questions. (Take √3 =1.732)
(i) Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval.
(ii) Find the speed of the balloon.
Ans: (i) In the figure, let C be the position of the observer (the girl).
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 A and P are two positions of the balloon.
CD is the horizontal line from the eyes of the (observer) girl.
Here PD = AB = 88.2 m − 1.2 m = 87 m

Thus, the required distance between the two positions of the balloon = 58 √3 m
= 58 x 1.73 = 100.46 m (approx.)
(ii) Speed of the balloon = Distance/time = 100.46/30 = 3.35 m/s (approx.)

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