Paper: CBSE Sample paper 1(Silver series) - X - Math -SA II

Total marks of the

paper:
90
Total time of the
paper:
3.5 hrs
Geeral Istr!"tios:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 34 questions divided into four sections A, , !, and ".
#ection $ A comprises of % questions of 1 mar& each, #ection $ comprises of '
questions of 2 mar&s each, #ection $ ! comprises of 10 questions of 3 mar&s each and
#ection $ " comprises of 10 questions of 4 mar&s each.
3. (uestion num)ers 1 to % in #ection $ A are multiple choice questions *here you are to
select one correct option out of the +iven four.
4. There is no overall choice. ,o*ever, internal choice has )een provided in 1 question of
t*o mar&s, 3 questions of three mar&s each and 2 questions of four mar&s each. -ou have
to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
5. .se of calculator is not permitted.
'. An additional 15 minutes has )een allotted to read this question paper only.
#!estios:
1$
The distance between two parallel tangents to a circle of
radius 5 cm
is
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A.
9cm
.
8cm
!.
5cm
".
10cm
%$
The probability of occurrence of event A is denoted by P(A
so the
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range of P(A is
A.
0!P(A 1
.
0 P(A!1
!.
0!P(A!1
".
0 P(A 1
&$
A tree is bro"en by the wind# The top struc" the ground at
an angle
of $0
o
and at a distance of $0 metres from the foot of the
tree# The
height of the tree in metres is
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A.
%0
.
$5
!.
&5
".
$0
'$
The area of a s'uare A()*+ whose vertices are
A(5+,+((1+5+)(&+1 and *(,+& is given
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A.
- s'# units
.
10 s'# units
!.
$% s'# units
".
1- s'# units
($
.f the perimeter and area of a circle are numerically e'ual+
then the
radius of the circle is
/0ar&s112
A.
- units
.
% units
!.
units
".
& units
)$
The ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which
will
e/actly fit inside the cube is
/0ar&s112
A.
80
.
0 ,
!.
08
".
,0
*$
The first and last terms of an AP are 1 and 11# .f the sum
of all its
terms is $,+ then the number of terms will be
/0ar&s112
A.
8
.
-
!.
5
".
,
+$
The mid1point of the line segment A( in given figure is (%+1
$# The
respective coordinates of A and ( are
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A.
(,+0 and (0+8
.
(18+0 and (0+,
!.
(8+0 and (0+,
".
(8+0 and (0+1,
,$
2ind the roots of the 'uadratic e'uation &/
&
1 / 3 & 4 0
using the
'uadratic formula#
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1-$
.n given figure+ P56 and P78 are tangents to the circle with
centre 9
at the points 5 and 7 respectively# : is a point on the circle
such
that :56 450
o
and :784,0
o
# 2ind the value of 5:7#
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11$
2ind the value of " for which &" ; -+ ," 3 & and 8" ; %
form $
consecutive terms of an AP#
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1%$
.f d
1
+d
&
(d
&
<d
1
are the diameters of two concentric circles
and c is
the length of a chord of a circle which is tangent to the
other circle+
then prove that d
&
&
4 c
&
;d
1
&
#
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1&$
.n a circle of radius 10cm+ an arc subtends an angle of 90
o

at the
centre# 2ind the area of the ma=or sector#
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1'$
)alculate the area of the shaded region in the given figure+
which is
common between the two 'uadrants of circles of radius 8
cm each#
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1($
2ind the values of " for which the given e'uation has real
and e'ual roots0
&/
&
110/;"40#
97
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:olve for / 0 1 10 4$
1)$
>hat is the probability of having 5$ Thursdays in a non1
leap year?
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1*$
.f the points A(-+1&+ ((5+1 and )($+" are collinear+ the find the
value of "#
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1+$
.f A (1&+11 +( (a+0+ ) (%+b and *(1+& are the vertices of
parallelogram+ find the values of a and b#
97
.f the mid point of the line segment =oining the points A
($+% and ( ("+ , is P (/+y and /;y11040+ then find the
value of "#
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1,$
2ind three terms in AP such that their sum is $ and product
is 18#
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%-$
A circle touches the side () of a triangle A() at P and the
e/tended sides A( and A) at 5 and 7 respectively# Prove that A5
4 (();)A;A(
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%1$
At a point on level ground+ the angle of elevation of a
vertical tower
is found to be such that its tangent is # 9n wal"ing 19&
metres
towards the tower+ the tangent of the angle of elevation is
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# 2ind
the height of the tower#
97
The hori@ontal distance between two towers is 1%0 m# The
angle of elevation of the top of the first tower when seen
from the top of the second tower is $0# The height of the
second tower is ,0 m find the height of the first tower#
%%$
A round table cover has si/ e'ual designs as shown in the
figure# .f the radius of the cover is &8 cm+ find the cost of
ma"ing the design
at the rate of 7s# 0#$5 per cm
&
#
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%&$
A cone of ma/imum si@e is carved out from a cube of edge
1%cm#
2ind the surface area of the cone and of the remaining solid
left out
after the cone is carved out#
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%'$
A canal is $00 cm wide and 1&0 cm deep# The water in the canal
is flowing with a speed of &0"mAh# Bow much area will it irrigate
in &0 minutes if 8 cm of standing water is desired?
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%($
A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of
,$ "m
and then travels a distance of -& "m at an average speed
of , "mAh
more than its original speed# .f it ta"es $ hours to complete
the total
=ourney+ what is its original average speed?
97
A ta"es , days less than ( to finish a piece of wor"# .f both
A and (
together can finish the wor" in % days+ find the time ta"en
by ( to
finish the wor"#
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%)$
Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an e/ternal point
to a circle are e'ual#
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%*$
Civen a rhombus A()* in which A(4%cm and A()4,0+ divide
it into two triangles say+ A() and A*)# )onstruct the triangle
A(D)D similar to A() with scale factor # *raw a line segment
)D*D parallel to )* where *D lies on A*# .s A(D)D*D a rhombus?
Cive reasons#
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%+$
Bow many terms of the se'uence 1$+11+9 E## ma"e the sum %5?
F/plain the answer#
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%,$
A container is in the form of a frustum of a cone of height
$0 cm
with radii of its lower and upper ends as 10 cm and &0 cm
respectively# 2ind the capacity and surface area of the
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container#
Also+ find the cost of the mil" which can completely fill the
container+
at the rate of 7s &5 per litre (use 4 $#1%#
&-$
A round balloon of radius r subtends an angle at the eye
of the
observer while the angle of elevation of its centre is #
Prove that the
height of the centre of the balloon is r sin#cosec #
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&1$
A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 18#
>hen ,$ is subtracted from the number+ the digits interchange
their places# 2ind the number#
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&%$
A copper wire of % mm diameter is evenly wound about a
cylinder
whose length is &% cm and diameter &0 cm so as to cover
whole
surface# 2ind the length and weight of the wire assuming
the density
to be 8#,8 gmAcm
$
#
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&&$ /0ar&s142
&'$
2ind the area of triangle formed by =oining the mid1points of the
sides of triangle whose vertices are (0+ 11+ (&+ 10 and (0+ $#
2ind the ratio of this triangle with given triangle#
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Paper: CBSE Sample paper 1(Silver series) - X - Math -SA II
Total marks of the
paper:
90
Total time of the
paper:
3.5 hrs
Geeral Istr!"tios:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. The question paper consists of 34 questions divided into four sections A, , !, and ".
#ection $ A comprises of % questions of 1 mar& each, #ection $ comprises of '
questions of 2 mar&s each, #ection $ ! comprises of 10 questions of 3 mar&s each and
#ection $ " comprises of 10 questions of 4 mar&s each.
3. (uestion num)ers 1 to % in #ection $ A are multiple choice questions *here you are to
select one correct option out of the +iven four.
4. There is no overall choice. ,o*ever, internal choice has )een provided in 1 question of
t*o mar&s, 3 questions of three mar&s each and 2 questions of four mar&s each. -ou have
to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions.
5. .se of calculator is not permitted.
'. An additional 15 minutes has )een allotted to read this question paper only.
Sol!tios:
1$
Two tangents of a circle are parallel if they are drawn at the end
points of a diameter# Therefore+ distance between them is the
diameter of the circle 4 &/5 cm 410cm
%$
The range of P(A is 0GHIP(AGHI1#
&$
6et A( be the tree bro"en at a point ) such that the bro"en part )(
ta"es the position )9 and touches the ground at 9# 9A4$0m +
A9) 4 $0
o
# 6et A) 4 / and ()4)94y#
.n A9)+
tan$0
o
4
4
/410
Again+ in JA9)+
)os$0
o
4
4
y4
Beight of the tree 4 (/;y
4 10 ;&0
4 metres
'$
.n a s'uare all the sides are e'ual+ i#e#+ A(4()4)*4*A
*istance A(4 4 units
Area of s'uare A()* 4 A(
&
4 4 1- s'# units
($
Civen+ & r 4 r
&
r4&
Thus+ the radius of the circle is & units#
)$
6et / be the edge of the cube# Then+ / is also the diameter of the
sphere#
7atio of the volume of the cube to that of the sphere
4 /
$
0 / /
4 1 0 4 ,0
*$
Civen that the first and last terms of an AP are 1 and 11 i#e# a41
and l 411#
6et the sum of its n terms is $,+ then+
:
n
4 / (a;l
$, 4 / (1;11
n4 4 ,
Thus+ the number of terms in the AP is ,#
+$
The points A and ( respectively lie on / and y a/is# 6et the
coordinates of A and ( be (/+0 and (0+y respectively#
.t is given that (%+1$ is the mid1point of A(# (y mid1point formula+
%4 and 1$ 4
/48 and y41,
Thus+ the respective coordinates of points A and ( are (8+0 and
(0+1,#
,$
The given 'uadratic e'uation is &/
&
1 / 3 & 4 0#
b
&
3 %ac 4 5 3 % / & / (1& 4 &1
The roots of the given e'uation are given as0
/ 4 4
Thus+ the roots of the given e'uation are
1-$
.n given figure+ 9 is the centre of the circle#
Therefore+ 9564978 490
o
(radius is perpendicular to tangent at the point of contact
9:5495:4 901504%0
7:94:794901,04$0
Thus + 5:7 4 9:5;9:7 4 %0;$04-0
11$
>e "now that three terms p+'+r form consecutive terms of AP if
and only if &' 4 p;r
Thus+ &" ; -+ ," 3 & and 8" ; % will form consecutive terms of an
AP is &(,"1& 4 (&";- ; (8";%
Kow+
&(,"1& 4 (&";- ; (8";%
1&" 3 % 4 10" ; 11

&" 4 15
" 4
1%$
6et A( 4 c be a chord of the larger circle+ of diameter d
&
+ which
touches the other circle at )# Then J9)( is a right triangle#
(y Pythagoras theorem+
9)
&
;()
&
49(
&
i#e# + (as ) bisects A(
Therefore+ d
&
&
4 c
&
;d
1
&
1&$
Area of sector 9AP( 4 4 / 4
Area of ma=or sector 4 area of circle GLM area of sector 9AP(
4 r
&
GLM
4 /10/10 GLM
4 ( 1 4 cm
&
1'$
7e'uired shaded region 4 area of two 'uadrants GLM area of s'uare
4 &( 8
&
GLM 8/8

4 ( / ,% 1 ,%
4 / ,% 4 cm
&
1($
The given 'uadratic e'uation is &/
&
110/;"40#
Bere+ a4&+ b4110 and c4"
Therefore+ *4b
&
1%ac 4 (110
&
3 %/&/" 4 10018"

The e'uation will have real and e'ual roots+ if
*40 10018" 4 0 N4 4
97
The given 'uadratic e'uation is 1 10 4$#
6et 4 y
the given e'uation becomes 110y 4 $
10y
&
;$y1140
10y
&
;5y1&y1140
5y(&y;1 3 1(&y;1 40
(&y;1(5y1140
y 4 1 +
Bence+ 4 1 or 4
/4 or /4
1)$
.n a non1 leap year+ there are $,5 days+ i#e# 5& wee"s#
5& wee"s 4 $,% days
1year 4 5&wee"s and 1 day
This e/tra one day can be mon+tue+wed+thu+fri+sat+or sun#
Total number of outcomes 4 -
Kumber of favourable outcomes 41
P(having 5$ Thursdays 4
1*$
.f three points A+ ( and ) are collinear+ then the area of triangle
A() 4 0#
O-(11";5(";&;$(1&11 4 0
-1-";5";101940
1&";840
"4%
Thus+ the given points are collinear for "4%#
1+$
>e "now that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other+
i#e#+ the mid point of A) will be the same as that of (*#

a 4 1 and b 4 $
97
)oordinates of the mid point of the line segment =oining A ($+%
and ( ("+, 4
4 (/+y
4/ and 54y
:ince+ /;y11040
:o+
$;"410
" 4 -
1,$
6et a GLM d+ a and a ; d be three terms in AP#
According to the 'uestion+
a GLM d ; a ; a ; d 4 $
$a 4 $ or a 4 1
(a GLM d (a (a ; d 4 18
a(a
&
GLM d
&
4 18
Putting the value of a 4 1+ we get+
1 GLM d
&
4 18
d
&
4 9 or d 4 PQ$
Thus+ the re'uired three terms are 1&+ 1+ % or %+1+1&#
%-$
(5 4 (P (lengths of tangents drawn from an e/ternal point to a
circle are e'ual
:imilarly+ )P4)7 + and A54A7
&A5 4 A5;A7
4 (A(;(5 ; (A);)7
4 A(;(P;A);)P
4 ((P;)P ;A);A(
&A5 4 ();)A;A(
A5 4 (();)A;A(
%1$
6et A( be the tower of height h metres# 6et A*4/ metres+ )*419&
metres#
tanR 4 + tanS 4
.n J(A)+
tanR 4 4 EEEEEEEE# (i
.n J*A(+
tanS 4 4 or /4 EEEEEEEEE (ii
Tsing (ii in (i
4
5 4 1&h
&880 ;&0h 4$,h
1,h 4 &880 or h4 180
Bence+ the height of the tower is 180 metres#
97
6et A( and )* be two towers of height h m and ,0 m respectively#
A)41%0m and (*F 4$0
0
#
.n J*F(+
tan $0 4
(*F4A)41%0m
(F 4 4 80#8$m
Thus+ the height of the first tower is
A(4 AF;(F 4 )*;(F 4,0;80#8$ 4 1%0#8$m
%%$
Area of one design 4 4 / / &8
&
GLM area of GUV9A(
4 / 1 / &8
&
4 &8
&
cm
&
Total cost of ma"ing the design 4 7s ,/ &8
&
/ 0#$5
4 7s &8/&8/ 4 7s# 1,&#,8
%&$
The cone of ma/imum si@e that is carved out from a cube of edge
1%
cm will be of base radius - cm and the height 1% cm#
:urface area of the cone 4 rl ; r
&
4
4
:urface area of the cube 4 , / (1%
&
4 , / 19, 4 11-,

:o+ surface area of the remaining solid left out after the cone is
carved out
4
%'$
Wolume of water that flows in the canal in one hour
4 width of the canal / depth of the canal / speed of the canal
water
4 $ / 1#& / &0 / 1000m
$
4 -&000m
$
.n &0 minutes the volume of water in the canal
4 -&000 / m
$
4 &%000m
$
Area irrigated in &0 minutes+ if 8 cm+ i#e#+ 0#08 m standing water is
re'uired
4 m
&
4 $00000 m
&
4 $0 hectares
%($
6et the original average speed of the train be / "mAh# Therefore+
&1 (/ ; , ; &%/ 4 / (/ ; ,
&1/ ; 1&, ; &%/ 4 /
&
; ,/
/
&
3 $9/ 3 1&, 4 0
(/ ; $ (/ 3 %& 4 0
/ 4 1$ or / 4 %&
:ince / is the average speed of the train+ / cannot be negative#
Therefore+ / 4 %&
:o+ the original average speed of the train is %& "mAh#
97
:uppose ( alone ta"es / days to finish the wor"# Then+ A alone can
finish it in (/ 3 , days#
Kow+ (ADs one dayDs wor" ; ((Ds one dayDs wor" 4
(A ; (Ds one dayDs wor" 4
Therefore+
8/ 3 &% 4 /
&
3 ,/
/
&
3 1%/ ; &% 4 0
/
&
3 1&/ 3 &/ ; &% 4 0
(/ 3 1& (/ 3 & 4 0
/ 4 1& or / 4 &
(ut+ / cannot be less than ,# :o+ / 4 1&#
Bence+ ( alone can finish the wor" in 1& days#
%)$
Civen0 A circle with centre 9X PA and P( are two tangents to the
circle drawn from an e/ternal point P#
To prove0 PA 4 P(
)onstruction0 Yoin 9A+ 9(+ and 9P#
.t is "nown that a tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular
to the radius through the point of contact#
9A PA and 9( P( ### (1
.n 9PA and 9P(0
9AP 4 9(P (Tsing (1
9A 4 9( (7adii of the same circle
9P 4 P9 ()ommon side
Therefore+ 9PA 9P( (7B: congruency criterion
PA 4 P( ()orresponding parts of congruent triangles are
e'ual
Thus+ it is proved that the lengths of the two tangents drawn from
an e/ternal point to a circle are e'ual#
%*$
2rom the figure
4 4
Also+
Therefore+ A(D 4(D)D 4)D*D 4A*D 4 A(
Thus+ A(D)D*D is a rhombus#
%+$
6et the sum of first n terms be %5# Then+
:
n
4 %5
:n 4 O&a;(n11dZ
O&/1$ ;(n11(1&Z 4%5
O&,1&(n11Z4%5
1$n 1 n(n 1 1 4%5
n
&
1 1%n ; %5 40
(n 1 9(n 1 5 40
n45 or 9
Bence+ the sum of first 5 or the first 9 terms is %5#
%,$
)apacity (or volume of the container 4 Or
&
1
; r
&
&
; r
1
r
&
Z
Bere+ h 4 $0 cm+ r
1
4 &0 cm and r
&
4 10 cm
:o+ the capacity of container 4 $#1% / O&0
&
; 10
&
; &0 / 10Z cm
$
4 &1#980 liters
)ost of 1 litre of mil" 4 7s &5
)ost of &1#980 litres of mil" 4 7s &1#980 / &5 4 7s 5%9#50
:urface area of the buc"et 4 curved surface area of the buc"et ;
surface area of the bottom
4 l(r
1
; r
&
; r
&
&
Kow+ l4
l 4 cm 4 $1#,& cm
Therefore+ surface area of the buc"et
4 $#1% / $1#,& (&0;10 ; $#1%/(10
&
4 $#1% / 10%8#, cm
&
4 $&9&#, cm
&
(appro/#
&-$
"
6et 9 be the centre of the balloon of radius r and P the eye of the
observer# 6et PA and P( be tangents from P to the balloon#
AP(4 # Therefore+ AP94(P94
6et 96 be perpendicular from 9 to the hori@ontal#
9P64[#
.n J9AP+
sin 4
9P4 r cosec E(i
.n J9P6+
sin[ 4
9649P sin[
96 4 r sin[ cosec (from (i
Thus+ the height of the centre of the balloon is r sin[ cosec #
&1$
6et unit place digit 4 / and tenDs place digit 4
Kumber 4 (1 (/ ; (10 E(i
.nterchanged Kumber 4 10/ ; 1
Civen+

/
&
; 180 3 ,$/ 3 10/
&
3 18 40
19/
&
3 ,$/ ; 1,& 4 0
/
&
; -/ 3 18 4 0
(/;9 (/1& 4 0 / 4 19 or &
/ 4 & (7e=ecting / 4 19 as digit is not 3ve
2rom (i+ Kumber 4 / ;
&%$
6ength of the cylinder 4 &% cm
diameter of copper wire 4 % m
one round of the wire will cover the surface of cylinder by % mm
Therefore+ the number of rounds of wire to cover the length of
cylinder
Kow+ distance of cylinder 4 &0 cm
Therefore+ length of wire in one round
r4 circumference of base of the cylinder 4 & cm
6ength of wire for covering the whole surface of cylinder 4 length
of wire in ,0 rounds cm
7adius of copper wire 4 4 #& cm
rTherefore+ volume of wire 4
&
h 4 %-%#1&& cu
cm
>eight of wire 4 volume \ density 4 %-%#1&& \ 8#,8 4 %115#$-
gm 4 %#115$- "g
&&$
&'$
*+ F and 2 are mid1
points of A(+ () and )A respectively# Therefore+ coordinates of * 4
)oordinates of F 4 )oordinates
of 2 4 :ince+ area of a triangle 4
Therefore+ area A() 4
4 4 % s'# m Kow+ area *F2
4 4 1 s'# m (1 mar"
Therefore+ 4 % 0 1