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SPOORTHI SAGARIKA PUBLIC SCHOOL
MAHESHWARAPPA EXT,POST 43,BANJARA LAYOUT

Hormavu, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560016
First Preparatory question paper : 2024 – 25

10th standard
Time : 3hrs subject : Mathematics Marks : 80
I. Choose the correct option : 1x8=8

1. The HCF of two number is 27 and their LCM is 162. If One of the Number
Is 54, What is the other Number
a) 36 b) 45 c) 9 d) 81 .
2. If One zero of 3x2+8x +k be the reciprocal of the other then k = ?

1 −1
a) 3 b)-3 c) 3 d) 3
3. 1f 2x+y = 2x-y = √ 8 then the value of y is

1 3
a) 2 b) 2 c) 0 d) None of these.
4. If (2p+1), 10 and (5p+5) are three Consecutive terms of an A.P, then P = ?

a) -1 b) -2 c) 1 d) 2
5. If the Angle Between two Radius of a Circle Is 130° then the Angle
between the tangents at the ends of the Radii Is
a) 65° b) 40° c) 50° d) 90°
6. From the top of a hill, the Angle of depression of two consecutive km

stones due east are found to be 30° and 45°. The height of the hill is .
1 1
a) 2 ( √ 3 - 1) km b) 2 ( √ 3 + 1) km
c) ( √ 3 - 1) km d) ( √ 3 + 1) km
7. If Xi's are the midpoints of the class intervals of a grouped data, f i1 are the
corresponding frequencies and x is the Mean then 5fi (x i - x ) = ?
a) 1 b) 0 c) -1 d) 2
1
∑ f i ui
8. For finding the Mean by Using a formula ; x = A + h , we have ui = ?
∑ fi
( A−x i) ( x i− A) ( A+ x i )
a) b) c) d) h( x i-A)
h h h
II. Answer the following question: 1x8=8

8 10 6
9. Find the HCF and LCM of 9 , 27 and 81
10.If the sum of the Squares of zero of the polynomial f(x) = x2 - 8x + K is 40,
find the value of K.
11.Find the Value of x and y.

0.4х + 0.3y = 1.7
0.7х – 0.2y = 0.8
12.Which term of the AP 5, 15, 25, _________ will be 130 more than its 31 st
term?
13.A point P is 25cm away from the centre of a circle and the length of
tangent drawn from P to the Circle is 24 cm . Find the Radius of the Circle.
14.If the elevation of the sun changes from 30° to 60°, then the difference
B/w the lengths of shadows of a pole 15m high is .
15.If the mean of 5 observations x , x+2, x+4, x+6, and x+8 is 11, find
the Value of x.
16.If the Mean of 25 observation Is 27 and each observation Is decreased by

7 , What will be the New mean?
III. Answer the fellaving questions: 2 x 8 = 16

17.Prove that √ 3 is an irrational number.
18.If the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x3-3x2+x+1 are (a-b) , a and (a+b), find
a and b.
2
3n 5n
19.The Sum of first n terms of an AP is [ + ] Find its nth term and 25th
2 2
term.
2
20.Prove that the perpendicular at the point of Contact to the tangent to a
Circle passes through the centre.
21.Two Concentric circle are of Radii 5 cm, 3cm . Find the length of the
chord of the larger Circle which touches the Smaller Circle.
22.The Angle of elevation of the top of a Building from the foot of the tower
is 30° and the Angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of
the Building is 60° if the tower is 50m high find the height of the Building.
23.The mean of the following data is 42 . Find the missing frequency x and y
if the sum of frequencies is 100.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Interval
Frequency 7 10 x 13 y 10 14 9
24.The median of the following data is 16. Find the missing frequencies a
and b if the total of frequencies is 70 .
Class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
Frequency 12 a 12 15 b 6 6 4
IV. Answer the following questions : 3 x 9 = 27

25. Show that every positive odd integer is of the form (4q+1) or (4q+3) for
some integer q .
26. If α and β are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x2+x-2 , find the value of
1 1
[ α - β ].
27. Find four numbers In AP whose sum is 28 and the sum of whose square is
216.
28. The sum of first n terms of two APs are in the ratio ( 3n +8 ) : (7n + 15). Find
the ratio of their 12th terms.
29. Prove that tangents draw to a Circle from an external point are equal.
30. The sum of two numbers is 137 and their difference is 43. Find the
numbers
3
31. 5 Chairs and 4 tables together Cost ₹ 5600 , while 4 chairs and 3 tables
together cost ₹ 4340 , find the Cost of a chair and that of a table.
32.100 Surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory

and the frequency distribution of the number of letters in the English
alphabets in the Surnames was obtained as follows:
number 1-4 4-7 7-10 10-13 13-16 16-19
of letters
Number 6 30 40 16 4 4
of
surnames
33. A tree breaks due to storm and broke part bends so that the top of the
tree touches the ground making an angle 30° with it the distance b/w the
foot of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is 8m find
the height of the tree.
V. Answers the following questions: 4 x 4 = 16

34. A life Insurance agent found the following data for distribution of ages. at
100 policy holders Calculate the Median Age. If policies are given only to
persons having Age 18 years onwards But less than 60 year.
Age (In years) No of policy holders
Below 20 2
Below 25 6
Below 30 24
Below 35 45
Below 40 78
Below 45 89
Below 50 92
Below 55 98
Below 60 100
35.The Angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance
of 4m and 9m from the Base of the tower and in the same straight line with
it are complementary prove that the height of the tower is 6m.
4
36. If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is 4n – n2 . What is the first term
(that is S1)? What is the sum of first ten terms? What is the Second term?
Similarly , find the 3rd , the 10th and the nth terms.
−1
37. Verify that 3 , -1 , 3 are the zeroes of the Cubic polynomial
p(x) = 3x3-5x2-11x-3 , and then verify the relationship b/w the zeroes and
the co-efficients.
VI. Answers the frllowing questions:

38. State and prove Basic proportionality theorem ?

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SPOORTHI SAGARIKA PUBLIC SCHOOL

MAHESHWARAPPA EXT,POST 43,BANJARA LAYOUT

First Preparatory question paper : 2024 – 25

I. Choose the correct option : 1x8=8

2. If One zero of 3x2+8x +k be the reciprocal of the other then k = ?

3. 1f 2x+y = 2x-y = √ 8 then the value of y is

4. If (2p+1), 10 and (5p+5) are three Consecutive terms of an A.P, then P = ?

6. From the top of a hill, the Angle of depression of two consecutive km

II. Answer the following question: 1x8=8

11.Find the Value of x and y.

16.If the Mean of 25 observation Is 27 and each observation Is decreased by

III. Answer the fellaving questions: 2 x 8 = 16

IV. Answer the following questions : 3 x 9 = 27

32.100 Surnames were randomly picked up from a local telephone directory

V. Answers the following questions: 4 x 4 = 16

VI. Answers the frllowing questions:

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