MATHEMATICS (PART – II)

MATHEMATICS (PART – II)

BOARD’S QUESTION PAPER (MARCH 2021)
Time : 2 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 40

[ NOTE : This examination was not conducted due to Covid-19.]

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 MATHEMATICS (PART – II)
BOARD’S QUESTION PAPER (SEPTEMBER 2021)
(With Full Solution)
Time : 2 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 40

Note :  (i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Use of calculator is not allowed.
(iii) The numbers to the right of the questions indicate full marks.
(iv) In case of MCQ’s [Q. No. 1(A)], only the first attempt will be evaluated and will be given
credit.
(v) For every MCQ, the correct alternative (A), (B), (C) or (D) with subquestion number is
to be written as an answer.
(vi) Draw proper figures for answers wherever necessary.
(vii) The marks of construction should be clear. Do not erase them.
(viii) Diagram is essential for writing the proof of the theorem.

Q. 1. (A)  For each of the following subquestions four alternative answers are given. Choose
the correct alternative and write its alphabet : 4

(i) 9 ABC  9 PQR. If AB  4 cm, PQ  6 cm and QR  9 cm, then BC  ......... .

(A) 7 cm   (B) 6 cm   (C) 8 cm   (D) 9 cm

(ii) Ð PRQ is inscribed in the arc PRQ of a circle with centre O. If Ð PRQ  75°, then
m(arc PRQ)  ......... .
(A) 75°   (B) 150°   (C) 285°   (D) 210°

(iii) Seg AB is parallel to Y-axis and coordinates of point A are (1, 3), then coordinates
of point B can be ......... .
(A) (3, 1)  (B) (5, 3)  (C) (3, 0)  (D) (1,  3)

(iv) Which of the following is not Pythagorean triplet ?

(A) (12, 9, 15)   (B) (10, 24, 26)   (C) (12, 16, 25)   (D) (15, 17, 8)
Q. 1. (B)  Solve the following subquestions : 4
(i)
In the above figure, seg AB = seg BC, seg DC = seg BC.
A(9 ABC)
If AB  3 and DC  4, then find .
A(9 DCB)

(ii) Find the side of a square whose diagonal is 12e2 cm.

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 (iii) If tan   e3, then find the value of  .
(iv) Radius of the circle with centre C is 6 cm. Line AB is a tangent at point A. What
is the measure of Ð CAB ?
Q. 2. (A) Complete the following activities and rewrite it (Any two) :4

(i) In 9 ABC, line PQ  side BC. If AP  10, PB  12,

AQ  15, then complete the following activity to find the
value of QC.
Activity : In 9 ABC, line PQ  side BC   ... (Given)

AP AQ
   ...
PB QC

10

 
12 QC

12

 QC 
10

 QC 
(ii) In the circle with centre O, length of chord AB is equal
to the radius of the circle. Complete the following
activity to find measures of Ð AOB and Ð ACB.
Activity :

  Ð AOB  ° ... ( 9 AOB is an equilateral

triangle)
1
  Ð ACB  m(arc AB)   ...
2
1 °
 Ð ACB  

2
 Ð ACB 
°

(iii) To find the distance between the points P(6,  6) and Q(3,  7), complete the
following activity.
Activity :

Let P(6,  6)  (x1, y1), Q(3,  7)  (x2, y2)

By distance formula,
d(P, Q) gh(x2  x1)2  (y2  y1)2

 gh(3  6)2  (  7  )2

 gh( )2  (  1)2

 gh 1

d(P, Q) gh

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Q. 2. (B) Solve the following subquestions (Any four) : 8
(i) In 9 DEF, Ð E  90°. If DE  33 cm, DF 65 cm, then find EF.
(ii) Measures of two arcs formed by a chord of a circle are 2x° and 7x°. Find the
measure of minor arc.
(iii) If A(  7, 6), B(2,  2) and C(8, 5) are the coordinates of vertices of a triangle,
then find the coordinates of centroid.
7
(iv) If sin   , then find the value of cos .
25
(v) 

In the above figure, seg AC and seg BD intersect each other in point P and
AP BP
 , then prove that 9 ABP  9 CDP.
CP DP
Q. 3. (A) Complete the following activities and rewrite it (Any one) : 3
2 2
(i) If 9 ABC  9 PQR, A(9 ABC)  81 cm , A(9 PQR)  121 cm , BC  6.3 cm,
then complete the following activity to find QR.
Activity :

9 ABC  9 PQR ... (Given)
A(9 ABC)
 2 ...
A(9 PQR) QR

(6.3)2

  2
121 QR

6.3

  ... (Taking square roots of both sides) ... (I)
11 QR
6.3  11

 QR 

 QR  cm

(ii) 

In the above figure circles with centres X and Y touch each other at point Z. A
secant passing through Z intersects the circles at points A and B respectively.

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 Complete the following activity to prove radius XAradius YB.
Activity : Draw segments XZ and seg ZY.

 by theorem of touching circles points X, Z, Y are
 Ð XZA X
... (1) ... (Vertically opposite angles)
Now seg XA X seg XZ
...
 Ð XAZ X
... (2) ... (Isosceles triangle theorem)
Similarly, seg YB X seg YZ

 Ð BZY X Ð YBZ
... (3)
 Ð XAZ 
... [From (1), (2) and (3)]

 radius XA  radius YB ...

Q. 3. (B) Solve the following subquestions (Any two) : 6

(i) Prove that, “In a right-angled triangle, the perpendicular segment to the hypotenuse
from the opposite vertex, is the geometric mean of the segments into which the
hypotenuse is divided.”
(ii) ABCD is cyclic, AB  AD, Ð BCD  70°, then find :
(a) m(arc BCD)
(b) m(arc BAD)
(c) Ð ABD.

(iii) Draw a circle with centre P and radius 3.5 cm. Draw an arc AB of 120° measure.
Draw tangents to the circle at point A and point B.
(iv) Prove that

ij
1  cos A
 cosec A  cot A.
1  cos A

Q. 4.  Solve the following subquestions (Any two) :  8

(i) If two consecutive angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are congruent, then prove that one
pair of opposite sides is parallel and other pair is congruent.
LM 4
(ii) 9 LMN  9 LQP. In 9 LMN, LM  3.6 cm, Ð L  50°, LN  4.2 cm and  , then
LQ 7
construct 9 LQP and 9 LMN.
(iii)  In 9 PQR, seg XY  side QR, point M and point N are
midpoints of seg PY and seg PR respectively, then prove
that :
(a) 9 PXM  9 PQN
(b) seg XM  seg QN.

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Q. 5. Solve the following subquestions (Any one) :  3
i (i) Draw the Ð ABC of measure 65°. Draw ray BM which is a bisector of Ð B. Take
point P on ray BM such that BP  4 cm. Draw perpendicular on arm BC through the
point P. Draw a circle with centre P and length of perpendicular as a radius. Write the
measure of radius. Observe the figure and write the relation between circle and arms
of the angle.
(ii) If point P divides the seg AB joining the points A(2, 1) and B(  3, 6) in the ratio 2 : 3,
then determine whether the point P lies on the line x  5y  15  0 or not.

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 SOLUTION : BOARD’S QUESTION PAPER (SEPTEMBER 2021)
Q. 1. (A) (i) (B)
(ii) (D)
(iii) (D)
(iv) (C)

Hints : Only for guidance. Students are not expected to write this.
AB BC
(i) (B) Corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional,  .
PQ QR
(ii) (D) Same as (ii) of November 2020.

(iii) (D) Seg AB  Y-axis.  x-coordinate for points A and B is the same.

(iv) (C) (A), (B) and (D) are Pythagorean triplets.

(C) is not a Pythagorean triplet.

Q. 1. (B) (i) 9 ABC and 9 DCB have equal bases.

A( 9 ABC) AB

  ... (Triangles having equal bases)
A( 9 DCB) DC
A( 9 ABC) 3

 
A( 9 DCB) 4

(ii) Diagonal of a square  m2  side

 12m2  m2  side

12m2

 side 
m2

 side  12 cm

(iii) tan   m3
 tan 60  m3


    60°

(iv)

Ð CAB  90°
... (Tangent theorem)

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Q. 2. (A) (i)

Activity :


In 9 ABC,
seg PQ  side BC ... (Given)
AP AQ
 ... (Basic Proportionality theorem)
PB QC
10 15

 
12 QC

15  12

 QC 
10
 QC  18

(ii)

Activity :

  Ð AOB  60° ... ( B 9 AOB is an equilateral triangle)
1
  Ð ACB  m (arc AB) ... (Inscribed angle theorem)
2
1
 Ð ACB   60°
2
 Ð ACB 
30°

(iii) Activity :

Let P(6,  6)(x1, y1)

Q(3,  7) (x2, y2)

By distance formula,
d(P, Q) gh(x2  x1 )2  (y2  y1)2
 gh(3  6)2  (  7   6 )2
 gh(  3 )2  (  1 )2
 gh 9  1
 gh 10

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Q. 2. (B) (i)

Solution :


In 9 DEF,
Ð DEF  90°


 by Pythagoras theorem,
  DF2  DE2  EF2
 652  332  EF2

 EF2  652  332

 EF2  4225  1089

 EF2  3136

 EF  mn3136


 EF  56 cm
Ans. EF  56 cm.

(ii) Solution :

Measure of minor arc  2x°

Measure of major arc  7x°

 2x°  7x°  360° ... (Measure of a circle)

 9x  360°
360
 x

9
 x  40°

Measure of minor arc 2x
 2  40°
 80°
Ans. Measure of minor arc is 80°.

(iii) Solution :

A(  7, 6)  (x1, y1)
B(2,  2)  (x2, y2)
C(8, 5)  (x3, y3)

By centroid formula,
x  x2  x3 y  y2  y3
x 1
, y 1
3 3

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  7 2  8 6 2  5
x
, y
3 3
3 9
x , y

3 3
x  1, y  3

Ans. Coordinates of centroid are (1, 3).

(iv) Solution :
sin2    cos2   1

 ( )  cos2   1
2
7

25
 cos2   1  ( )
2
7

25
49
 cos2   1 

625
625  49
 cos2  

625
576
 cos2  

625
24
 cos  
... (Taking square roots of both the sides)
25
24
Ans. cos  
.
25

(v) Proof :

In 9 ABP and 9 CDP,
AP BP
 ... (Given)
CP DP
Ð APB  Ð CPD
... (Vertically opposite angles)

 9 ABP  9 CDP ... (SAS test of similarity)

Q. 3. (A) (i) Activity :

9 ABC  9 PQR ... (Given)
A( 9 ABC) BC2
 ... ( Theorem of areas of similar triangles )
A( 9 PQR) QR2

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 81 (6.3)2

 
121 QR2
9 6.3

  ... (Taking square root of both sides)
11 QR

11  6.3

 QR 
9

 QR  7.7 cm

(ii)

Activity :


Draw segments XZ and ZY.

 by theorem of touching circles points X, Y, Z are collinear
 Ð XZA X Ð YZB
... Vertically opposite angles ... (1)
Now seg XA X seg XZ ... ( Radii of same circle )
 Ð XAZ X Ð XZA
... (Isosceles triangle theorem) ... (2)
Similarly, seg YB X seg YZ

 Ð BZY X Ð YBZ ... (3)

 Ð XAZ  Ð YBZ
... [From (1), (2) and (3)]

 radius XA  radius YB ... ( Alternate angles test )

Q. 3. (B) (i) Statement : In a right angled triangle, the perpendicular segment to the hypotenuse
from the opposite vertex, is the geometric mean of the segments into which the
hypotenuse is divided.

Given : In 9 ABC, Ð ABC  90°.

seg BD = hypotenuse AC such that A-D-C.
To prove : BD2  AD  DC.

Proof : In 9 ABC, Ð ABC  90°
... (Given)

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 seg BD = hypotenuse AC

 9 ADB  9 BDC ... (Similarity of right angled triangles)
AD BD

  ... (Corresponding sides of similar triangles are in proportion)
BD DC
 BD2  AD  DC.

(ii)

Solution :


 ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.
  Ð BAD  Ð BCD  180°
 ... (Opposite angles of cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary)
 Ð BAD  70°  180°

Ð BAD  180°  70°

Ð BAD  110°

Ð BAD  1 m(arc BCD) ... (Inscribed angle theorem)

2
1
 110°  m(arc BCD)

2
 m(arc BCD)  110°  2

 m(arc BCD)  220°

Ð BCD  1 m(arc BAD) ... (Inscribed angle theorem)

2
1
70  m(arc BAD)
2
 m(arc BAD)  2  70°

  m(arc BAD)  140°
In 9 ABD,
seg AB X seg AD ... (Given)
Ð ABD  Ð ADB
... (Isosceles triangle theorem)
Ð BAD  Ð ABD  Ð ADB  180°

... (Sum of all angles of triangle is 180°)
110°  Ð ABD  Ð ABD  180°
2Ð ABD  180°  110°
2Ð ABD  70°

Ð ABD  70

2

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 Ð ABD  35°

Ans. (a) m (arc BCD)  220°

(b) m (arc BAD)  140°
(c)  Ð ABD  35°.

(iii) Ans.

Steps of construction :
(1) Draw a circle of radius 3.5 cm.
(2) Draw arc AB of 120° measure.
(3) Draw tangent through point A.
(4) Draw tangent through point B.

(iv) Proof :

LHS ij
1  cos A
1  cos A

 ij j
(1  cos A) (1  cos A)
(1  cos A) (1  cos A)

 ij
(1  cos A)2
1  cos2 A

 ij [ ]
(1  cos A)2 B sin2 A  cos2A  1

sin2 A  1  cos2 A  sin2 A

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 1  cos A

sin A
1 cos A
   cosec A  cot A
sin A sin A
LHS  RHS

Q. 4. (i)

Given :  ABCD is cyclic and Ð B  Ð C

To prove : (i) seg AD  seg BC

(ii) seg AB X seg DC
Construction : Draw seg DE  seg AB
Proof :


 ABCD is cyclic.
 Ð A  Ð C  180°
... (1) (Opposite angles of cyclic quadrilateral)
  But Ð B  Ð C ... (2) (Given)
 Ð A  Ð B  180°
... [From (1) and (2)]

 seg AD  seg BC ... (Interior angles test)
Now, seg AB  seg DE ... (Construction)

  ABED is a parallelogram.

 AB  DE ... (3) (Opposite sides of parallelogram)
Similarly, Ð B  Ð DEC ... (4) (Corresponding angles)
 ÐC  Ð DEC
... [From (2) & (4)]

 DE  DC ... (5) (sides opposite to congruent angles)

 AB  DC ... [From (3) & (5)]

(ii)
Analytical figure :

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 Ans.
LM 4
   
LQ 7

Steps of construction :

(1) Draw 9 LMN
(2) Draw ray LT and to show 7 equal parts on it.
(3) Draw seg L7Q  L4M
(4) Draw seg QP.

(iii)

Proof :

  seg XY  seg QR and PQ is the transversal
 Ð PXY X Ð PQR
... (Corresponding angles) ... (1)
In 9 PXY and 9 PQR,
Ð PXY X Ð PQR ... [From (1)]
Ð XPY X Ð QPR ... (Common angle)

 9 PXY  9 PQR ... (AA test of similarity)
PX PY

  ... (2) ... (Corresponding sides of similar triangles)
PQ PR

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 PY  2PM ... (3) ... (M is the midpoint of PY)
PR  2PN ... (4) ... (N is the midpoint of PR)
PX 2PM
  ... [From (2), (3) and (4)]
PQ 2PN
PX PM
  ... (5)
PQ PN
In 9 PXM and 9 PQN,
PX PM
 ... [From (5)]
PQ PN
Ð XPM X Ð QPN ... (Common angle)

 9 PXM  9 PQN ... (SAS test of similarity)
 Ð PXM X Ð PQN
... (Corresponding angles of similar triangles)

 seg QM seg QN ... (Corresponding angle test)

Q. 5. (i) Ans.

Steps of construction :

(1) Draw Ð ABC  65°
(2) Draw bisector of Ð ABC and locating point P such that BP  4 cm
(3) Draw PQ = BC.
(4) Draw circle with centre P and radius PQ.
(5) Measure of radius  2.1 cm.
(6) The sides of the angle are tangents to the circle.

(ii) Solution :

Let A(2, 1)(x1, y1)
B(  3, 6)(x2, y2)

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 P(x, y) divides AB in the ratio m : n.
m : n2 : 3

By section formula,
mx  nx1
  x  2
mn
2  (  3)  3  2
 x
23
6  6
 x
5
0
 x
5
 x 0

my2  ny1
  y 
mn
26  31
 y

23
12  3
 y

5
15
 y

5
 y3

 (x, y)  (0, 3)

Now to determine whether point P lies on line x  5y  15  0
We substitute x  0 and y  3 in LHS.
LHS x  5y  15
 0  5(3)  15
 0  15 15
0
 RHS

 LHS  RHS
The coordinate of point P satisfy the equation.
Ans. P lies on the line x  5y  15  0.

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