Class X Question Paper 18.05.2022
Class X Question Paper 18.05.2022
Class X Question Paper 18.05.2022
MATHEMATICS
SECTION – A ( 4 x 1=4 )
1. If the product of the zeros of the polynomial (ax2-6x-6) is 4, find the value of a.
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ANS :
𝟐
2. The HCF of two numbers is 27 and their LCM is 162. If one of the numbers is 54,
what is the other number?
ANS : 81
3. A number when divided by 143 leaves 31 as a remainder. What will be the remainder
when the same number is divided by 13?
ANS : 5
4. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeros are 1 and -3.
ANS : x2 + 2x – 3
SECTION – B ( 4 x 2=8)
5. Solve :
0.4x + 0.3y = 1.7,
0.7x – 0.2y = 0.8 .
ANS : x = 2, y = 3
6. Find the coordinates of the points of trisection of the line segment joining the points
A(7, -2) and B(1, -5).
ANS : (5, -3) , (3, -4)
7. Find the values of x for which the distance between the points P(x, 4) and Q(9, 10) is
10 units.
ANS : x = 1 or x = 17
8. What is the least number that is divisible by all the natural numbers from 1 to 10 (both
inclusive) ?
ANS : 2520
SECTION – C ( 4 x 3=12 )
9. Find the zeros of the polynomial 6x2-3-7x and verify the relationship between the
zeros and the coefficients.
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ANS : ,-
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10. Show that (4 + 3√2) is irrational.
11. Find the ratio in which the point P(m, 6) divides the join of A(-4, 3) and B(2, 8). Also,
find the value of m.
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ANS : 3:2 , m = 𝟓
12. Find the values of a and b for which the following pair of linear equations have an
infinite number of solutions :
2x+3y =7, (a - b)x+ (a + b)y =3a + b -2.
ANS : a= 5 and b= 1
SECTION – D ( 2 x 4= 8)
13. Solve graphically :
2x + 3y + 5 = 0 and 3x – 2y – 12 = 0
ANS : x = 2, y = -3
14. Show that the points A(-3,2), B(-5,-5), C(2,-3) and D(4,4) are the vertices of a
rhombus. Find the area of this rhombus.
ANS : 45 sq units