COORG PUBLIC SCHOOL, GONIKOPPAL

I TERM EXAMINATION, SEPTEMBER 2022

CLASS : X MATHEMATICS
Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: Two and half hours
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 spent in reading the question paper.

The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the test.
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 the loss of marks.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION A (40 Marks)

Attempt all the questions from this section.

QUESTION 1:
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options: [15]
i. Debolina opened an RD account in a bank and deposited ₹100 per month for one year.
If she receives ₹1265 at the time of maturity, the interest earned by her is
a. 10% b. ₹265 c. ₹65 d. 9%

ii. Choose the range of values of x for which both the following inequations are true.
𝑥 > 2 and −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5
a. 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5 b. 2 < 𝑥 < 5 c. 2 < 𝑥 ≤ 5 d. 2 ≤ 𝑥 < 5

iii. The quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 − 4√3𝑥 + 4 = 0 ℎ𝑎𝑠

a. Two distinct real roots c. Two equal real roots
b. No real roots d. Two imaginary roots

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 iv. In the given figure, AB and DE are perpendicular to BC. If AB = 9cm, DE = 3cm and
AC = 24cm, calculate AD. A
D
a. 8cm c. 12 cm
b. 14 cm d. 16 cm
B C
E

v. Find the common difference of the AP in which T21 – T7 = 84?

a. – 6 b. 6 c. 58 d. -58

vi. If the sum and the product of the roots of 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 are 3 and 2, then
a. b = -3, c = 2 b. b = 3, c = -2 c. b = 3, c = 2 d. b = -3, c = -2

vii. The point P (2,3) is reflected in the line x = 4 to the point P!. Find the coordinates of the
point P!.
a. (−2 , 3) b. (0, 3) c. (4 , 3) d. (6 , 3)

viii. If 3A = 4B = 6C, find A : B : C

a. 5 : 3 : 2 b. 4 : 1 : 2 c. 4 : 5 : 2 d. 4 : 3 : 2

ix. If the lines 3x+2ky – 2 = 0 and 2x+5y+1 = 0 are parallel, then what is the value of k?
4 15 4 5
a. b. c. d.
15 4 5 4

x. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is An + Bn² where A and B are constants, the
common difference of AP will be
a. A + B b. A – B c. 2A d. 2B

xi. The cost of some financial services in the same city is given below. Cost of services is
₹500, ₹700, ₹1200, ₹600. If the rate of GST is 12%, then the amount of GST on the
above services is
a. ₹180 b. ₹360 c. ₹3360 d. ₹ 540

xii. The roots of 6 − 4𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 = 0 are

−3 −3 3 3
a. -2, b. 2, c. 2, d. -2 ,
4 4 4 4

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xiii. The third proportion to 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5 is
4
1 1
a. 4 b. 8 c. 3 d.
2 4

xiv. Points A and B have co-ordinates (3 , 5) and ( x , y) respectively. The mid-point of AB

is (2 , 3). Find the values of x and y.
a. x = -1 and y = -1 c. x = 1 and y = -1
b. x = -1 and y = 1 d. x = 1 and y = 1

xv. The slope of a line perpendicular to the line passing through the points (2 , 5)
and (-3 , 6) is
−1 1
a. b. c. 5 d. -5
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QUESTION 2:
i. Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD taken in order are A(3 , 6) , B(5 , 10) and
C(3 , 2). Find: (a) the coordinates of the fourth vertex D
(b) length of the diagonal BD [4]
(c) equation of the side AB of the parallelogram ABCD

ii. A shopkeeper bought a washing machine at a discount of 20% from a wholesaler, the
printed price of the washing machine being ₹18,000. The shopkeeper sells it to a
consumer at a discount of 10% on the printed price. If the rate of GST is 8%, find:
a. GST paid by the shopkeeper.
b. Total amount paid by the consumer [4]

iii. Five years ago, a woman’s age was the square of her son’s age. Ten years hence her age
will be twice that of her son’s age. Find:
a. The age of her son five years ago. [4]
b. The present age of the woman.

QUESTION 3:
i. The first, the last and the common difference of an Arithmetic Progression are 98, 1001
and 7 respectively. Find:
a. The number of terms.
b. Sum of ‘n’ terms. [4]

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 ii. In the fig, PQRS is a parallelogram with PQ = 16cm and QR = 10cm. R Q
L is a point on PR such that RL : LP = 2:3. QL produced meets RS at
L
M and PS produced at N. Find the lengths of PN and RM. M

N P [4]
S

iii. Use a graph paper for this question taking 2 cm = 2 unit along both the axes.
a. Plot the points A (0,5) , B(2 ,5) , C (5 ,2) , D (5 , -2) , E (2 , -5) and F(0 , -5).
b. Reflect the points B , C , D and E on the y – axis and name them respectively as
B! , C! , D! and E! .
c. Write the coordinates of B!, C! , D! and E!. [5]
! ! ! !
d. Name the figure formed by BCDEE D C B .

SECTION – B
(ANSWER ANY FOUR FULL QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION)

QUESTION 4:
i. Katrina opened a recurring deposit account with a Nationalised Bank for a period of 2
years. If the bank pays interest at the rate of 6% per annum and the monthly instalment
is ₹1000, find the:
a. Interest earned in 2 years. [3]
b. Maturity value.

ii. Find the value of ‘K’ for which x = 3 is a solution of the quadratic equation,
(𝑘 + 2)𝑥 2 − 𝑘𝑥 + 6 = 0. Thus find the other root of the equation. [3]

iii. The sum of 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. [4]

QUESTION 5:
i. Solve for x using the quadratic formula. Write your answer correct to two significant
figures. 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 5 = 0 [3]

ii. What number must be added to each of the numbers 6, 15, 20 and 43 to make them
proportional. [3]

iii. Find the value of ‘a’ for which the following points A(a,3), B (2,1) and C (5, a) are
collinear. Hence find the equation of the line. [4]
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QUESTION 6:
3x −2
i. Solve the inequation 4x − 19 < −2≤ + 𝑥 , 𝑥 𝜖 𝑅. Write the solution set and
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draw the number line. [3]

ii. Write the equation of the line passing through (1, 2), perpendicular to

7y - 6x + 28 = 0. [3]

iii. (x-2) is a factor of the expression 𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 6. When this expression is divided

by (x-3), it leaves the remainder 3. Find the values of a and b. [4]

QUESTION 7:
i. In the given figure, 𝐴𝐵 DC, BO = 6 cm and DQ = 8 cm; find
Q
𝐵𝑃 × 𝐷𝑂. D C [3]

A P B

ii. Given a line segment AB joining the points A (-4 , 6) and B (8 , -3). Find :
a. The ratio in which AB is divided by the y – axis. [3]
b. Find the coordinates of the point of intersection.

iii. Find the amount of bill for the following on the intra state goods and services. The GST
is 18%. [4]
No of items 35 47 20
MRP of each item in ₹ 420 600 350
Discount % 10 10 20

QUESTION 8:
i. Find the equation of the line, whose x- intercept is 5 and y – intercept is 3. [3]

ii. If the numbers n - 2, 4n-1 and 5n + 2 are in AP, find the value of n and its next two
terms. [3]

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 7𝑚+2𝑛 5
iii. If = , use properties of proportion to find: [4]
7𝑚−2𝑛 3
𝑚2 +𝑛2
a. m : n b.
𝑚2 −𝑛2

QUESTION 9:
i. Solve the inequation, write the solution set and represent it on the number line.
𝑥−4 𝑥
3≥ + ≥ 2 ,𝑥 𝜖 𝐼 [3]
2 3

ii. Ramkali saved Rs 5 in the first week of a year and then increased her weekly saving by
Rs 1.75. If in the nth week, her weekly savings become Rs 20.75, find n. [3]

iii. A car covers a distance of 400 km at a certain speed. Had the speed been 12km / hr
more, the time taken for the journey would have been 1 hour 40 minutes less. Find the
original speed of the car. [4]

QUESTION 10:
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i. Solve 2𝑥 − = 7. Write your answer correct to two decimal places. [3]
𝑥

𝑎2 +𝑏2 𝑏(𝑎+𝑐)
ii. If a, b, c are in continued proportion, show that: = [3]
𝑏(𝑎+𝑐) 𝑏2 +𝑐 2

iii. Adit has a recurring deposit in a bank for 3 years at 10% S.I. per annum. If she gets ₹
24,930 at the time of maturity, find the amount of each monthly instalments. [4]

QUESTION 11:
i. Using Remainder Theorem, factorise: 𝑥 3 + 10𝑥 2 − 37𝑥 + 26 completely. [3]

ii. Split 207 into three parts such that these three parts are in A.P. and the product of the
two smaller parts is 4623. [3]

iii. A line segment DE is drawn parallel to the base BC of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 which cuts AB at a point
D and AC at a point E. If AB = 5 BD and EC = 3.2 cm, find the length of AE. [4]

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