Class 10th Time allowed : 2:30hrs marks:80 all questions are compulsory

Test MATHEMATICS

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1. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q + 1 or 6q + 3 or 6q + 5, where q is some integer. 2 2. prove that 3 + 2 5 is irrational. 2 3. Find the value of k for which the equations kx + 2y = 5 and 3x + y = 1 has unique solution? 2 4. Find the 4th term of an A.P. which have first term = 4 and common difference -3 ? 2 5. Find a quadratic polynomial with the given numbers as the sum and product of its zeroes are respectively 1 and
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6. Find the sum of first 1000 positive integers ? 2 7. Find the roots of quadratic equation 1/x -1/x-2 =3 using the quadratic formula ? 2 8. Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is the diameter of a circle whose centre is (2,-3) and B (1,4). 2 9. Find the value of k for which the points are collinear; (7,-2),(5,1),(3,k). 2 10. Using factorisation, find the roots of quadratic equations 2x2 + 7x + 52 =0 2 11. Find the area of quadrilateral whose vertices, taken in order, are (-4,-2),(-3,-5),(3,-2) and (2,3). 2 12. Prove that the areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio of the squares of corresponding altitudes. 4 13. The 8th term of A.P. is -23 and the 12th term is -39. Find the A.P.? 4 14. If A and B are (1,4) and (5,2) respectively, find the coordinates of P when AP/PB =3/4. 4 15. Find the sum of first 22 terms of an AP in which d =7 and 22nd term is 149. 4 16. Ritu can row downstream 20 km in 2 hrs and upstream 4 km in 2 hrs. Find her speed of rowing in still water and
the speed of current. 4

17. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find other two sides. 4 18. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 75/8 hrs. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hrs less than the smaller
one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank. 6

19. if the pth term of AP is 1/q and the qth 1/p , prove that the sum of the first Pq terms must be (pq + 1). 6 20. Dertermine the ratio in which the line 2x 3y + 7 = 0 divides the join of (3,4) and (7,8). 6 21. If A and B are (-2,-2) AND (2,-4) RESPECTIVELY. FIND THE COORDINATES OF P SUCH THAT AP =3/4AB
AND LIES ON THE LINE SEGMENT AB. 6

22. Prove that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the square of the other two

sides. 6

23. A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hrs. In 13 hrs, it can go 40 kms upstream and 55
kms downstream. Determine the speed of the stream and that of boat in still water.