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Arithmetic Sequences
Equations:
First term: f
Common difference: d
Nth term:
1
(a-common difference; a+b first term)
Common difference
Sum of sequence:
2
2
2
2
etc.
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Sample Questions
PROBLEM
1.
For an arithmetic sequence , the 8th term is 35 and the 11th

term is 47
a) Find 14th term
b) Find 5th term
c) To get the 17th term, how much is to be added to the 8th
term?
Answer
Common difference =d
8th term = 35
11th term = 47
8th term + 3d = 11th term
3d=11th term - 8th term = 47- 35= 12
a) 14th term = 11th term + 3d =47 + 12 = 59
b) 5th term = 8th term 3d =35-12 = 23
c) 17th term = 8th term + 9d
17th term = 8th term + 3 x12 = 8th term + 36
PROBLEM
2.
For the arithmetic sequence 22, 26, 30...

a) What is the common difference?
b) Find the 7th term
c) Will 50 be a term of this sequence? Why?
d) Can the difference between any two terms of this
sequence be 50? Justify your answer.
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a) Common difference d = 26 22 = 4
b) 10 th term is
22
7 1 4 = 46
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c) If any term of this sequence is divided by the common difference 4, the
remainder is 2. 50 divided by 4 gives remainder 2. So, 50 is a term of this
sequence
d) The difference between any two terms of an arithmetic sequence will
be the multiple of its common difference. Here, 50 is not a multiple of 4.
So, for this sequence, 50 cannot be the difference of two terms.
PROBLEM
3.
Consider the multiples of 7 in between 100 and 500.

a) What are the first and last numbers?
b) How many terms are ther in this sequence?
Answer
To get the first term, first find the remainder when 100 is divided by 7,
remainder is 2.
Then subtract 2 from 100 and add 7
So, 1st term 100-2+7 105
To get the last term, find the remainder when 500 is divided by 7,
remainder is 3.
Subtract 3 from 500
So, last term 500-3
497
b) Common difference,
497 7
105 7
n (497-98)/7 57
So, number of term 57
First term of an arithmetic sequence is 6 and sum of first two
terms is 10.
(a) Find Common difference
(b) Find the third term.
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Answer
First term a 6
Sum of first two terms 10
a+a+d 10
d 10-12 -2
Third term a3 a+2d 2
PROBLEM
5.
Examine whether 685 is a term of the arithmetic sequence 7,

29, 51 ? Give reason?
Answer
First term a = 7
Common difference d = 29 7 = 22
nth term = 685
a + (n-1)d = 685
7 + 22n - 22 = 685
n = 31.82
Thus 685 is not a term of the arithmetic sequence 7, 29, 51
Because n is not a whole number
PROBLEM
Answer
First term, f =205 and
Common difference d = 6
Let the nth term of the given AP be the first negative term.
Then,
xn < 0
f + (n-1) d < 0
205+ (n-1) x 6 < 0
205 + 6n - 6 < 0
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Which term of the sequence, 205,199 is the first negative

term?
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6n > 199
n > 33.17
i.e., n 34
Thus, the 34 th term of the given sequence is the first negative term.
PROBLEM
7.
The 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is 34 and the

15th term is 9.
(a) Find the common difference
(b) Find the rth term of the arithmetic sequence.
Answer
According to the given information,
x5 = f + 4d = 34 and
x15 = f + 14d = 9
Solving the two equations, we get
f = 44
d = -2.5
Therefore, rth term = f + (r-1)d
= 44 -(r-1)2.5
= 46.5 - 2.5 r
PROBLEM
8.
Write the sequence got by adding 2 to the numbers got by

multiplying 5 to the natural numbers starting from 1.
(a) Check whether it is an Arithmetic sequence.
(b) Will 100 be a term of this sequence?
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Answer
Natural numbers starting from 1 are 1, 2, 3...
Multiplying with 5;
5, 10, 15...
Adding 2;
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7, 12, 17...
(a) This is an Arithmetic sequence with common difference 5.
(b) If any term of this sequence is divided by the common difference 5,
the remainder is 2.
100 divided by 5 gives remainder 0, not 2. So, 100 is not a term of this
sequence.
PROBLEM
9.
a) Write the arithmetic sequence with 1st term 7 and

common difference -2
b) Write the algebraic expression of this sequence.
c) Will -30 be a term of this sequence? Justify your answer.
Answer
a) 7, 5, 3...
b) xn = f + (n-1) d
= 7+ (n-1) -2 = -2n +9
c) Take -30 as the nth term. If we get n as a natural number, it will be a
term of the sequence.
-2n + 9 = -30
n = -39 / -2
n = 19.5
Here, n is not a natural number. So, -30 is not a term of this sequence.
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10. For an arithmetic sequence , the 8th term is 67 and the 18th
term is 147
a) Find the common difference
b) Find the sum of 1st term and the 25th term
c) Find 13th term
d) Find the sum of the first 25 terms.
PROBLEM
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Answer
a) Common difference,
18 8
(147-67)/(18-8)
80/10
8
b) 1st term + 25th term= 8th term + 18th term =67+147 = 214
c) 13th term = (12th term + 14th term)/2
= (1st term + 25th term)/2
= 214 / 2
= 107
d) Sum of the terms = Number of terms x Middle term
Sum of first 25 terms = 25 x 13th term
= 25 x 107
= 2675
PROBLEM
11. For what value of n, the nth terms of the arithmetic sequence 63,
65, 67 and 3, 10, 17 are equal?
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Answer
The first AP is 63, 65, 67
Here, f=63, d=2
Therefore xn=63 + (n-1)2
The second AP is 3, 10, 17
Here, f=3, d=7
Therefore, an= 3 + (n-1)7
Therfore,
63 + (n-1)2 = 3 + (n-1)7
60 = 5(n-1)
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n -1 = 12
n = 12+1 = 13
PROBLEM
12. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 15, 25 ... will be

130 more than the 31st term?
Answer
Here, f = 5 and d = 10
x31= f + 30d = 5 + 30 x 10 = 305
Let the required term be the nth term. Then,
xn = 130 + x31
f + (n-1)d = 130+305
5 + (n-1)10 = 435
(n-1)10 = 430
n-1 = 43
n = 44
Hence, the 44th term of the given AP is 130 more than its 31st term.
PROBLEM
13. In an arithmetic sequence the first term is -4, the last term is
29 and the sum of all its term is 150. Find its common
difference.
Answer
f = -4, xn = 29, Sn = 150
Given that the last term is 29.
29 -4 + (n - 1)d
33 (n - 1)d
(1)
Also, given that the sum of all its term is 150.
150
2 4
1
n [-8 + 33]
[Using (1)]
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300 n (25)
n 12
So, from (1), we get: d = 3
PROBLEM
14. Find the sum of first 24 terms of the list of numbers whose
nth term is given by an= 3+2n.
Answer
xn= 3+2n
Now, put n=1,2,3
x1= 3+2(1) = 5
x2= 3+2(2) = 7
x3= 3+2(3) = 9
Thus, the terms of the AP are 5,7,9
Here, f = 5 and d = 2
2 5
24
2
12[10+46]
12 56
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Answer
-5, -8, -11, -230 forms an AP with f=-5, d=-8-(-5) =-3
Let -230 = xn = f+(n-1)d
= -5+(n-1)(-3)
-230 + 5 = (n-1)(-3)
n -1 = 75
n = 76
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15. Find the sum: -5+ (-8) + (-11) +..............+ (-230)
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[(-5) + (-230)]
38 (-235)
- 8930
PROBLEM
16. Find the sum of all two-digit odd positive numbers.
Answer
Two digit odd positive numbers are 11, 13, 15, ...., 99.
First term, f = 11
Common difference, d = 13 - 11 = 2
Last term, xn = l =99
Now,
xn f + (n - 1)d
99 11 + (n - 1)2
99 11 + 2n - 2
2n 90
n 45
2
45
11 99
2
2475
Thus, the sum of all two-digit odd positive numbers is 2475.
2)
Find the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence whose 15th term is

47 and the common difference is 4.
[19]
Find the 31st term of an arithmetic sequence whose 11th term is
38 and the 16th term is 73.
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The 10th term of an arithmetic sequence is 52 and 16th term is

82.
(a) Find the 32nd term
(b) Obtain the general term.
[x32 = 162, xn = 5n + 2]
Which term of the arithmetic sequence 3, 8, 13, 18 ... is 248?
[50]
The 7th term of an arithmetic sequence is 4 and its 13th term is
16.
(a) What is common difference?
(b) Find the arithmetic sequence.
[-2; 8, 6, 4, ..... ]
The 17th term of an arithmetic sequence exceeds its 10th term by
7. Find the common difference.
[1]
If the 10th term of an arithmetic sequence is 52 and 17th term is
20 more than the 13th term, find the arithmetic sequence.
[7, 12, 17, 22.......]
The 9th term of an arithmetic sequence is equal to 7 times the
2nd term and 12th term exceeds 5 times the 3rd term by 2.
(a) Find the first term
(b) Find the common difference.
[a = 1, d = 6]
Find the middle term of an arithmetic sequence with 17 terms
whose 5th term is 23 and the common difference is 2.
[15]
Find 20th and 25th terms of an arithmetic sequence 2, 5,8,11
[59, 74]
For what value of n the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 23,
25, 27, 29 .and -17,-10,-3, 4 .are equal?
[9]
The sixth term of an AP is -10 and tenth term is -26.Find its 15th
term.
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21)
22)
23)
The angles of a triangle are in arithmetic sequence. If the greatest

angle equals the sum of the other two, find the angles.
[30, 60, 90]
Three numbers are in arithmetic sequence. If the sum of these
numbers is 27 and the product is 648, find the numbers.
[6, 9, 12]
Find sum of 1 + 3 + 5 + ....... to 50 terms.
[2500]
Find the sum of first 30 even natural numbers.
[930]
The 10th term of an arithmetic sequence is 29 and and sum of the
first 20 terms is 610. Find the sum of the first 30 terms.
[1365]
How many terms of the arithmetic sequence 3, 5, 7, 9 must be
added to get the sum 120?
[10]
The 3rd term of arithmetic sequence is 40 and 13th term is 0.
Find the common difference.
[4]
The sum of three numbers of an AP is 15. Find its first term.
[5]
The seats in a theatre are arranged in 20 rows. Each row contains
8seats more than the number of seats in the previous row. If the
1st row contains 70seats find the total number of seats in the
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theatre.
In a flower decoration, flowers are arranged in 10 concentric
circles, such that their numbers from an AP. There are 40 flowers
in 3rd circle and 60 flowers in 5th circle. Find the total number of
flowers.
[650]
If (x 3), (x + 6), (2x 3) are 1st three consecutive terms of an AP,
find x.
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Points:
The ends of a diameter of a circle are joined to some point and
we get a right angle at that point. At points within the circle
we get an angle larger than a right angle. For points outside
the circle, we get an angle smaller than aright angle.
Any diameter of the circle divides it into two equal arcs; and
we get a pair of right angles by joining points on each to the
ends of the diameter.
Two points on a circle divide it into a pair of arcs. The angle
got by joining these two points to a point on one of these arcs
is equal to half the central angle of the alternate arc.
The angle made by an arc at any point on the alternate arc is
equal to half the angle made at the centre.
Every chord of a circle divides it into two pruts. Such a part is
called a segment of a circle.
Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal.
A chord divides a circle into a pair of segments.
Angles in alternate segments are supplementary.
If all vertices of a quadrilateral are on a circle, then its opposite
angles are supplementary.
Suppose a circle is drawn through three vertices of a
quadrilateral. If the fourth vertex is outside this circle, then the
sum of the angles at this vertex and the opposite vertex is less
than 180; if the fourth vertex is inside the circle, then this sum
is greater than 180.
A quadrilateral for which a circle can be draVvn through all
the four vertices is called a cyclic quadrilateral.
All rectangles are cyclic quadrilaterals. Isosceles trapeziums
are also cyclic quadrilaterals.
If the opposite angles of a quadrilateral are supplementary,
then we can draw a circle through all four of its vertices.
The exterior angle at a vertex of a cyclic quadrilateral is equal
to the interior opposite angle.
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Sample Questions
PROBLEM
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17. In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. If OAC =

35o and OBC = 40o, find the value of x.
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Answer
Join OP
Since OA = OP
ACO = OAP = 35o
Similarly, OB = OP and OPB = OBP = 40o
APB = 35o + 40o = 75o
AOB 2x75 o 150 o
PROBLEM
18. In figure, O is the centre of circle. If PAO=35 and

PCO=45,then
Calculate APC and AOC.
Answer
Join OP.
In OQP,
OQ = OP = r
OQP = OPQ = 35o
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In OPR,
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OR = OP = r
ORP = OPR = 45o
QPR = 35o + 45o = 80o
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QOR = 2QPR = 2
QOR = 160o
80o
PROBLEM
19. In the figure find PQB, O is the centre.
Answer
PQB = [180 - (2 x 42)]/2
= 48
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20. In the figure PQ is the diameter of the circle,then

(a) Find the value of R
(b) Find the value of Q
(c) If QR=6cm,then find PR
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Answer
R=90
Q=90-30=60
The ratio of sides of triangle is 1:3:2
Thus PR=63
PROBLEM
21. In the figure find APB and AQB where O is the centre of
the circle and OAP = 32 and OBP = 47.
Answer
Join OP.
In OAP, OA = OP = radius
OAP = OPA = 32o
In OPR, OB = OP = radius
22. O is the centre of the circle as shown in the figure. Find

CBD
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PROBLEM
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OBP = OPB = 47o

APB = 32o + 47o = 79o
AQB = 180 o -79 o =10 o
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Take a point E on the circle, join AE and CE.

AEC=100/2=50o
AEC + ABC = 180o
(Opposite Angles of a cyclic quadrilaterals)
ABC = 130o
ABC + CBD = 180o (linear pair)
130o + CBD = 180o
CBD = 50o
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Answer
PROBLEM
24. Using the following fiqure,

(a) B+E=......?
(b) ADC E ......?
Answer
(a) 180o
(b) EAD
PRACTICE EXERCISE
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25)
ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral with DBC = 80, BAC = 40,

find BCD.
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ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. If BCD = 100, ABD = 70,

find ADB.
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26)
In cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, ADBC. B = 70, find

remaining angles.
[110, 70, 110]
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28)
Draw a rectangle of sides 5cm and 3cm and draw a square of the
same area.
2 chords AB and CD intersect at a point O. If AO = 3.5cm, CO =
5cm, DO = 7cm, find OB.
[10cm]
29)
2 chords AB and CD intersect at O. If AO = 8cm, CO = 6cm, OD

= 4cm, find OB.
[3cm]
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31)
32)
Two circles intersect at two points A and B. AD and AC

respectively are diameters to the two circles. Prove that B lies on
the line segment DC.
How do we draw a 22 o angle
EXERCISE
In the picture below, O is centre of the circle. Find AOB
[1000]
Compute specified angle in each
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What is the central angle of arc ABC?
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Find all angles of quadrilaterals.
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Second Degree Equations

Points:
A quadratic equation in the variable x is of the form ax2 + bx
+ c = 0, where a, b, c are real numbers and a 0.
Different methods to findout the solutions of second degree
equations
Completing the square method
Quadratic Formula (Shreedharacharyas rule)method
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2
is the solutions of second degree equation ax2+bx+c=0,a0
b24ac is the discriminant of ax2+bx+c=0
If b24ac=0, then the equation has only one solution and the
solution is b/2a.
If b24ac <0 (a negative number),then the equation has no
solution
If b24ac >0 (a positive number) then the equation has two
different solutions
Sample Questions
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25. Find the roots of the second degree equation 2x2 - 7x +3 =

0 by the method of completing the square.
Answer
We have
7
3 0
2
7
3
0
2
2
7
3
2
4
2
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7
4
7
4
7
4
7
4
3
7
4
49
16
49
16
49
16
5
4
1
2
7
4
3
2
3
2
24
16
3
2
7
4
25
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PROBLEM
26. Sum of the area of two squares is 500 m2. If the difference
of their perimeters is 40 m, find the sides of the two squares.
Answer
Let the side of the squares be x and y meters.
According to the condition,
x2 + y2 = 500 .(1)
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4x - 4y = 40
(x y) = 10
y = x - 10
Substituting the value of y in (1), we get,
x2 + (x - 10)2 = 500
2x2 - 20x - 400 = 0
x2 - 10x - 200 = 0
x = 20 or x = -10
As the side cannot be negative, x = 20
Hence, side of the first square, x = 20m
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Side of the second square, y = (20 - 10) = 10 m
PROBLEM
27. Three consecutive positive integers are taken such that the
sum of the square of the first and the product of the other
two is 232. Find the integers.
Answer
Let the three consecutive positive integers be x, x + 1, x + 2.
x2 + (x + 1) (x + 2) = 232
x2 + (x2 + 3x + 2) = 232
2x2 + 3x - 230 = 0
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x = 10 or -11.5
But, x is a positive integer, so, x = 10.
Thus, the numbers are 10, 11, and 12.
PROBLEM
28. The sum of the squares of two consecutive even numbers is

164. Find the numbers.
Answer
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Let the consecutive numbers be x, x

x 2 2 164
x2
x2 x2 4x 4 164
2x2 4x 160 0
x2 2x 80 0
x 8 or x 10
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Neglecting the negative value, we get, x
The numbers are 8 and 10.
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PROBLEM
29. 250 Rupees is divided equally among a certain number of

children. If there were 25 children more, each would have
received 50 paise less. Find the number of children.
Answer
Let the number of children be x.
It is given that Rs 250 is divided amongst x children.
So, money received by each child 250/x
If there were 25 children more, then
Money received by each child 250/ x 25
From the given information,
250
250
50
25
100
25
12500 0
= -125 or 100
Since, the number of children cannot be negative, so, x
Hence, the number of children is 100.
100.
PROBLEM
30. By increasing the speed of a bus by 10 km/hr, it takes one and

half hours less to cover a journey of 450 km. Find the original
speed of the bus.
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Let speed of the bus be x km/hr
Time t = 450/x
If speed is x + 10, then time T = 450/(x + 10)
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By question,
450/x - 450/(x + 10) =3/2
450 (x + 10) -450 x = (3/2) (x2 + 10x)
4500 2 = 3 x2 + 30x
x2 + 10x - 3000 = 0
x = 50 or x = -60
x = 50
PROBLEM
31. A person has a rectangular garden whose area is 100 sq m.

He fences three sides of the garden with 30 m barbed wire.
On the fourth side, the wall of his of his house is constructed;
find the dimensions of the garden.
Answer
Let the length and breadth of garden be x m and y m respectively.
Area of the garden = 100 sq m
xy = 100 m2 or y =100/x
Suppose the person builds his house along the breadth of the garden.
Then, we have:
2x + y = 30
2x + (100/x) =30
2x2 - 30x + 100 = 0
x = 10, x = 5
When x = 10 m, we have: y = 10 m
When x = 5 m, we have: y = 20 m
Thus, the dimensions of the garden are 10 m 10 m or 5 m 20 m.
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32. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 20m. If the difference

between the length of the other sides is 4m. Find the sides.
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x2 + y2 = 202
x2 + y2 = 400
Also x - y = 4
x=4+y
(4 + y)2 + y2 = 400
2y2 + 8y 384 = 0
y = 12 y = 16
Sides are 12cm and 16cm
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Perimeter of a rectangle is 40cm. If area is 96cm2, find the sides.

[12, 8]
If from a number, twice its reciprocal is subtracted we get 1. What
is the number?
[2 or -1]
The sum of the squares of two consecutive odd positive integers is
290. Find them.
[11, 13]
Divide 16 into two parts such that twice the square of the larger
part exceeds the square of the smaller part by 164.
[10, 6]
The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. It can go 15 km
upstream 22 km downstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the
stream.
[3 km/hr]
Find two consecutive numbers whose squares have the sum 85.
[6, 7]
Sum of 2 numbers is 12. If the sum of their squares is 90, find the
numbers.
[9, 3]
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Anu is 4 years older than Vinu. If 4 is added to the product of their

ages, the result is 169. What are their ages?
To the square of a natural number, four times the next natural
number is added and the result is 36. What is number?
The difference of two numbers is 6 and their product is 16. What
are the numbers
If from the squre of a number, six time the number is subtracted,
we get 40. What is the number?
How many terms of the arithmetic progression 3, 7, 11 must be
added to get 253?
If the product of a number with 6 more than the number is 160.
What is the number?
If the product of a number with 8 less than the number is 65, what
is the number?
How many terms of the arithmetic progression 4, 10, 16 starting
from the first, are to be added to get 252?
The width of a rectangle is 7metre more than its height and its area
is 60 squre metres. Find the dimensions of rectangle.
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If the sum of the squares of 2 consecutive even natural numbers is

244. Find the numbers.
[10, 12]
Square of a number is 60 more than 7times the number. Find the
number.
[12 or -5]
The sum of squares of 2 consecutive odd numbers is 74. Which is
the smaller of the numbers?
[5 or 7]
EXERCISE
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Trigonometry
Points:
If the angles of a triangle are 600,600,600; then its sides will
be in the ratio 1:1:1
In triangle ABC
Sin A=BC/AC
Cos A= AB/AC
Tan A=BC/AB
The angle of elevation of an object viewed, is the angle
formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when it is above
the horizontal level
The angle of depression of an object viewed, is the angle
formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when it is below
the horizontal level
Sample Questions
PROBLEM
33. One angle of a right triangle is 300 and its hypotenuse is

4cm.What is its area?
Answer
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Triangle side ratio is ratio 1:3:2
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Altitude = hypotenuse 3/2
= 4 3/2
= 3.46 cm
PROBLEM
34. One angle of a triangle 600 and the length of its opposite
side is 4cm.What is its circumradius.
Answer
From figure,
sin60 = 4/BD
0.8660 = BC/BD
BD = 4.62 cm
Therefore radius = 2.31 cm
PROBLEM
35. Two sides of a triangle are 7 and 6 centimeters and the

angle between them is 1200. Find length of third side?
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Answer
In triangle ADC
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CD = AC sin60
= 60.8660 = 5.2
AD = AC cos60
= 60.5 = 3
BD = BA + AD = 3+7=10
In triangle BDC
BC2 = BD2+CD2
= 102+5.22 = 100+27.04 = 127.04
BC = 11.3
Third side is 11.3cm
PROBLEM
36. In the figure, B = 90; also, AB = 10 cm and C = 60

(a) What is the measure of A
(b) What are the lengths of AC and BC
Answer
(a)
(b)
A=300
sin 60 = AB/AC = 10/AC
AC = 10/0.8660=11.55 cm
tan 60 = AB/BC
BC = 10/1.73 =5.78 cm
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37. In the figure, BAC = 90, AD=6cm, CD=9cm, ACD =

x
(a) What is tan x?
(b) How much is BAD?
(c) What is the length of BD?
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Answer
(a) tan x= AD/DC=6/9=2/3
(b) x
(c) tan x = BD/AD=BD/6
2/3=BD/6
BD=(2/3) 6=4 cm
PROBLEM
38. In the figure, AQB is an arc of a circle centred at O. Also,

AOB = 120, AOQ = 60, PQ = 3 cm
What is the radius of the circle?
Answer
cos 60 = OP/AO=(r-3)/r
0.5 r = r - 3
r - 0.5 r = 3
r = 3/0.5 = 6cm
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39. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found

to be 45 m longer when the suns altitude is 30 than when it
was 60. Find the height of the tower.
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Answer
In ABD,
AB/BD = tan 30
h /(45+x)=1/3
x = (3h - 45) ..(1)
In ABC,
AB/BC = tan 60
h / x = 3
x = h/3 .(2)
From equation (1) and (2), we get
(3h - 45) = h/3
h = 38.97m
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40. The length of shadow of a tower is 24 m, when the sun is

at an angle of elevation of 550. Find height of tower.
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Answer
In the figure AB is tower.
tan 50 = AB/BC
AB = CB tan 55
AB = 24 1.4281
= 34.2744
Height of the tower = 34.3 m
PROBLEM
41. A 1.5 m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30 m

tall building. The angle of elevation from his eyes to the top
of the building increases from 30 to 60 as he walks towards
the building. Find the distance he walked towards the
building.
Answer
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In figure PR = 28.5
In PAR,
PR/AR = tan 30
28.5/AR = 0.5773
AR = 49.3634
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PR/BR = tan 60
28.5/BR = 3
BR = 16.4545
ST = AR BR
= 49.3634 16. 3634
= 32.9089 m
PROBLEM
42. The angle of elevation of the top of the 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 50
m high, find the height of the building
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In ABC,
AB/BC=tan 60
BC=50/3 ..(1)
In DCB,
DC/BC = tan 30
h /BC = 1/3
h = BC/3
h = 16.67m
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PRACTICE EXERCISE
In ABC, B = 90, C = 70, BC = 16cm, find AC.
[Sin70 = 0.94; Cos 70 = 0.34; tan70 = 2.75]
[47.05cm]
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One angle of a triangle is 110 and the side opposite to it is 4cm

long. What is its circumradius?
[2.13cm]
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The angle between the radius and slant height of a cone is 600. Find
the radius of the cone, if its slant height is 14 cm
[7cm]
58)
A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water

level. He observes the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60
and the angle of depression of the base of the hill as 30.
(a) Calculate the distance of the hill from the ship
(b) Find the height of the hill.
[103m, 40m]
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An observer in a lighthouse 100 m above the sea-level is watching

the ship sailing towards the lighthouse. The angle of depression of
the ship from the observer is 30. How far is the ship from the
lighthouse?
[1003m]
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A ladder is placed along a wall such that its upper end is touching
the top of the wall. The foot of the ladder is 2m away from the wall
and the ladder is making an angle of 60 with the level ground.
Find the height of the wall.
[3.46m]
The top of a tower is seen at an angle of elevation of 40 from a

point 30m away from the base of the tower. What is the height of
the tower?
[Sin 40 = 0.64; Cos 40 = 0.77; tan 40 = 0.84]
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The angle of elevation of a tower at a point is 45. After going 40

m towards the foot of the tower, its angle of elevation becomes 60.
Find the height of the tower.
[94.64m]
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Two men are on the opposite sides of a tower. They measure the
angles of elevation of the top of the towers as 30 and 45. If the
height of the tower is 60 m, find the distance between them.
[163.92 m]
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From the top of a building 60m high the angles of depression of

the top and bottom are observed to be 30 and 60.Find the height
of the tower.
[40m]
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The horizontal distance between 2 towers is 70m.The angle of

depression of the top of first tower when seen from the top of
second tower is 30. If the height of the second tower is 120m,
find the height of the first tower.
[79.6m]
66)
An aero plane when 3000m high passes vertically above another

aero plane at an instant when the angle of elevation of the two aero
planes from the same point on the ground are 60 and 45
respectively. Find the vertical distance between the aero planes.
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EXERCISE
A long pole leans against a short wall, making a 400 angle with the
ground. The foot of the pole is 2metres away from the bottom of
the wall. What is the height of the wall?
A man 1.7metres tall standing 10 metres away from a tree sees the
top of the tree at an angle of elevation 500. What is the height of
the tree?
When the sun is at an angle of elevation 480, the shadow of a tree
is 18metres long. What is the height of the tree?
The difference in the lengths of the shadow of a tower when the
sun is at angles of elevations 300 and 600 is 45 metres. Compute
the height of the tower.
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Solids
Points:
Square Pyramid:
Lateral surface area = 4(Base edge Slant height)
L.S.A 2
Total Surface Area = Base Area Lateral surface area
2
T.S.A
Relations connecting base edge a, lateral edge e, slant height
l, height h and base diagonal d:
1
4
1
4
1
4
Volume = Base area height
Volume
Cones
The radius of the sector becomes the slant height of the cone;
the arc length of the sector becomes the base circumference of
the cone.
Suppose that a cone of base radius r and slant height l, radius
of the sector l and the central angle x ,then
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T.S.A of Cone
Volume
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Spheres
T.S.A 4
Volume =
Hemispheres
L.S.A 2
T.S.A 3
Volume =
Sample Questions
PROBLEM
43. A toy in the shape of a square pyramid has base edge 16cm
and slant height 10cm.
(a) Find lateral surface area.
(b) Find Total surface area.
(c) Calculate its volume.
Answer
L.S.A = 2 =21610=320 cm2
T.S.A=
2 = 1616 + 320=576 cm2
=100 64
6
Volume =
= 256 6=1536 cm3
PROBLEM
44.
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Height of a cone is 40cm. Slant height is 41cm.

(a) Find diameter of its base.
(b) Find Volume
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40
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Answer
PROBLEM
45. Diameter of a football is 30cm.

(a) What is the least area of leather required to make 50
such footballs?
(b) Also find volume of air inside 50 such footballs
Answer
Diameter of a football is 30cm.
Surface area of a football
4
4
15
900
The least area of leather required to make 50 footballs
50 900
45000
Volume of air inside 50 such footballs
= 50
50
= 225000
15
cm3
PROBLEM
46. A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemispherical

ends. The total height of the solid is 19cm and diameter of
the cylinder is 7cm.
(a) Find volume.
(b) Total Surface Area of solid.
Answer
2
12
641.67 cm3
Total Surface Area of solid 2
2
3.5
4
3.5 12
42
3.5
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= 418 cm2
PROBLEM
47. A circus tent is made of canvas and is in the form of a right

circular cylinder and a right circular cone above it. The
diameter and height of the cylindrical part of the tent are
126m and 5m respectively. The total height of the tent is
21m. Find the total cost of the tent if the canvas used costs
Rs.12 per sq.m
Answer
Diameter and height of the cylindrical part of the tent are 126m and
5m. Total height of the tent is 21m.
16
63
256 3969 = 4225
65m
The total surface area 2
2
63 5
63 65
4725
The total cost of the tent
4725
12
56700
178200
PROBLEM
48. A cylindrical jar of radius 6cm contains oil. Iron spheres

each of radius 1.5cm are immersed in the oil. How many
spheres are necessary to raise the oil by 2cm?
Answer
Volume of cylinder with height 2cm = n
4
3
Volume of iron spheres
1.5
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72
16
4.5
Number of spheres are 16.
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PROBLEM
49. A Gulab Jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of

its volume. Find approximately how much syrup would be
found is 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with
two hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8
cm.
Answer
Volume of one gulab jamun = volume of cylindrical part
+ 2 (volume of hemispherical part)
2
2
3
[1:3]
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PRACTICE EXERCISE
A solid is hemispherical at the bottom and conical above. If the
curved surface area of the two parts are equal, then from the ratio
of the radius and height of the conical part.
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1.4 2.2
1.4
Volume of such 45 gulab jamun
7.97
Volume of Syrup 30% Volume of such 45 gulab jamun
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A toy is in form of a cone mounted on a hemi-sphere of radius 3.5

cm. The total height of the toy is 15.5 cm.
(a) Find slant height.
(b) Find its total surface area.
[12.5 cm, 214.5 cm2]
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A tent is of the shape of a right circular cylinder upto a height of 3

metres and conical above it. The total height of the tent is 13.5
metres above the ground. Calculate the cost of painting the inner
side of the tent at the rate of Rs. 2 per square metre, if the radius
of the base is 14 metres.
[2068]
74)
A solid sphere of radius 3cm is melted and then cast into small
spherical balls each of diameter 0.6cm.Find the number of small
balls thus obtained.
[1000]
75)
A cylinder of radius 12 cm contains water to a depth of 20cm, a

spherical iron ball is dropped into the cylinder and thus the level
of water is raised to 6.75cm.Find the radius of the ball.
[9cm]
76)
A vessel is in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow

cylinder. The diameter of the hemisphere is 14 cm and the total
height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the inner surface area of the
vessel.
[572 cm2]
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A glass cylinder with diameter 20 cm has water to the height of 9

cm. A metal cube of 8 cm edge is immersed in it completely. Find
the height by which the water will rise in the cylinder.
The diameters of the internal and external surfaces of a hollow
spherical shell are 6 cm and 10 cm respectively. If it is melted and
recast into a solid cylinder of diameter 14 cm, find the height of
the cylinder.
[8/3 cm]
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If the number of square centimetres on the surface of a sphere is

equal to the number of cubic centimetres in its volume, what is the
diameter of the sphere?
[12 cm]
80)
The diameter of a metallic solid sphere is 12 cm. It is melted and

drawn into a wire having diameter of the cross-section 0.2 cm. Find
the length of the wire.
[1188 cm2]
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A semi-circular thin sheet of metal of diameter 28 cm, is bent to

make an open conical cap. Find the capacity of the cap.
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An ice-cream cone has a hemispherical top. If the height of the

cone is 9 cm and base radius is 2.5 cm, find the volume of ice cream
[91.7 cm3]
cone.
EXERCISE
The volume of a square pyramid is 720 cubic centimetres and its
base edge is12 centimetres. Find its height.
Two square pyramids are of equal volume and the base edge of
the first is double that of the second. What fraction of the height
of the second is the height of the first?
Two square pyramids are of equal volume and the height of the
first is double that of the second. What fraction of the base edge of
the second is the base edge of the first?
Compute the curved surface area of a cone of base radius 12 cm
and slant height 25cm.
What is the surface area of a cone with the diameter of the base
30cm and height 40cm?
If the volumes of two spheres are 27 cubic centimetres and 64 cubic
centimetres, what is the ratio of their radii?
The ratio of the surface areas of two spheres is 3: 5. What is the
ratio of their volumes?
Compute the surface area of the largest sphere that can be cut out
of a cube of side 15 centimetres.
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The base edges of two square pyramids are in the ratio 1: 2 and
their heights are in the ratio 1: 3. The volume of the first pyramid
is 180 cubic centimetres. Compute the volume of the second.
92) A cylindrical vessel of base radius 10 centimetres and height 85
centimetres is completely filled with water. Spheres of radius 10
centimetres, as many as can be completely immersed in water, are
put into the vessel. Find the volume of water remaining in the
vessel.
93) A cylindrical rod of length 4 centimetres and diameter 4
centimetres is melted and recast into spheres of radius 2
centimetres. How many such spheres can be made?
94) A metal sphere of diameter 24 centimetres is melted and recast into
cones of base radius and height 6 centimetres. How many such
cones are made?
95) A metal sphere of diameter 24 centimetres is melted and recast into
cones of base radius and height 6 centimetres. How many such
cones are made?
96) The cost of painting a hemispherical paper weight was 80 rupees.
What will be the cost to paint a hemisphere of triple the radius at
the same rate?
97) If the surface area of a solid hemisphere is 432 square centimetres,
what is its radius?
98) If the inner radius of a hemispherical bowl is 60 centimetres, how
many litres of water can it contain?
99) A petrol tank is in the shape of a cylinder with hemispheres of the
same radius attached to both ends. If the total length of the tank is
6 metres and the radius is 1 metre, what is the capacity of the tank
in litres?
100) A rocket is in the shape of a cylinder with a cone attached to one
end and a hemisphere attached to the other. All of them of the
same radius of 1.5 metre. The total length of the rocket is 7 metres
and the height of the cone is 2 metres. Compute the volume of the
rocket.
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Coordinates
Points
The coordinates of a point are the distances of the point from
x-axis and y-axis.
The coordinates of a point on the x-axis are of the form (x, 0)
and of a point on the y-axis are of the form (0, y).
Sample Questions
PROBLEM
50. Find the coordinates of the other three vertices of the

rectangle in the figure below.
Answer
The coordinates of rectangle are (0,0),(5,0),(5,4) and (0,4)
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in a coordinate system.
(a) What are the coordinates of the points at which it cuts
the x-axis?
(b) And the points where it cuts the y-axis?
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Answer
(a)
(b)
Answer
(6,0) and (-6,0)

(0,6) and (0,-6)
PROBLEM
52. From the points given below, find the pair which are on a
line parallel to the x-axis and the pair which are on a line
parallel to the y-axis
A(4, 3), B(3, 5), C(6, 3), D(3,2), E(5, 4)
Answer
Parallel to the x-axis A (4, 3) and C (6, 3)
Parallel to the y-axis B (3, 5) and D (3,2),
PROBLEM
53.
What is the distance between the points (3, 2) and (4, 2)?
Answer
Distance =|-3-4|=7
PROBLEM
54. The coordinates of a point on a line parallel to the y-axis

are (5, 2).
(a) What is the distance between this line and the y-axis?
(b) Find the coordinates of the point where this line meets
the x-axis.
(c) What is the distance between these two points?
Answer
(a) 5
(b) (5,0)
(c) Distance = |2-0|=2
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55. One end of a line of length 10 units is at the point (-3, 2).
If the y coordinate of the other end is 10, then find the x
coordinate of the other end.
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Let the x coordinate of other end be x.
Given, distance of A(-3,2) from B(x,10) is 10 units, i.e., AB =10.
AB2 = (-3-x)2 + (2-10)2
102 =9 + x2 +6x + 64
or
100 = x2 + 6x + 73
x2 + 6x - 27 = 0
x = -9 or 3
Thus, the x coordinate of the other end is -9 or 3.
PRACTICE EXERCISE
101) Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is
equidistant from the points A (7,1) and B(3,5).
[x - y = 2]
102) Find the point on y axis which is equidistant from (-5, -2) and
(3, 2).
[-2, 0]
103) Find the point on y axis which is equidistant from (-5,2) and (3,2)
[(0,-2)]
104) Draw x and y axis then mark the following points.
(4,3),(-4,7),(-4,-6),(5,9),(6,-4)
105) Draw x and y axis and mark the points P (-1, 6) and Q (6, 6) then
join PQ. Test whether the following points are on the line PQ
(3, 4), (-6, 6), (4, 6), (5, 6)
[(-6, 6), (4, 6), (5, 6)]
106) Find the distance from x axis
(4, 4), (4, 3), (5, 7),(4,-3)
[4, 4, 5, 4]
107) Draw a circle passing through the points (0,-3),(0,-2),(2,3),(0,1)
108) Mark the following points without drawing axis
[(5, 7),(3,4)]
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EXERCISE
109) Draw a triangle joining the points with coordinates (0,0),(4,0) and
(2,5)
110) Draw a quadrilaterals joining the points with coordinates
(0,0),(3,2),(4,6),(1,4)
111) Draw a quadrilaterals joining the points with coordinates
(0,0),(1,4),(5,4) and (6,0)
Mathematics of Chance
Points
An outcome of a random experiment is called an elementary
event.
The probability of an event = Number of outcomes/ Number
of all possible outcomes
The probability of an impossible event is 0, and that of sure
Sample Questions
PROBLEM
56. Two coins are tossed together. Find the probability of

getting at least one tail.
Answer
Total possibilities = {HH, HT, TH, TT}
Number of possible outcomes = 4
The probability of getting at least one tail =3/4
PROBLEM
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One ball is drawn at random from the bag, find the
probability of getting
(i) A white or green ball
(ii) Neither green ball nor a red ball
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Answer
Red balls=6
Green balls=8
White balls=8
Total number of balls= 6 + 8 + 8 = 22
The probability of getting a white or green ball =16/20
The probability of getting neither green ball nor a red ball =8/20
PROBLEM
58. A bag contains 4 red balls and some blue balls. If the
probability of drawing a blue ball from the bag is thrice that
of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.
Answer
Number of red balls = 4
Number of blue balls = x
Total Number of balls = 4 + x
Probability of drawing a red ball from the bag = 5/ (4 + x)
Probability of drawing a blue ball from the bag = x/ (4 + x)
By condition
4
3
4
4
8
48 0
4 12
12
Hence the number of blue balls in the bag = 12
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59. 20 cards numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 19, 20 are put in a box.

One boy draws a card from the box. Find the probability that
the number on the card is:
(i)
Prime
(ii)
Divisible by 3
(iii)
Divisible by 5
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Answer
Total number of outcomes = 20
(i) Prime numbers from 1 to 17 are 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19.
Number of outcomes = 8
The probability that the the card drawn is prime number = 8/20
(ii) Numbers are divisible by 3 are 3,6,9,12,15,18.
The probability that the card drawn is divisible by 3 =6/20
(iii) Numbers are divisible by 5 are 5,10,15,20.
The probability that the card drawn is divisible by 3 = 4/20
PROBLEM
60. Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the

probability of getting
(a) Three heads
(b) Three heads
(c) Exactly 2 heads
(d) At least 2 heads.
Answer
Possible outcomes = {HHH, HHT, HTH, HTT, THH, THT, TTH,
TTT}
Number of total outcomes = 8
(a) 1/8
(b) 1/8
(c) 3/8
(d) 4/8 = 1/2
PROBLEM
Answer
Total probable pairs=6 6=36
(1,4),(2,3),(3,2) and (4,1) are the four pairs whose sum is 5
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61. Two dice rolled simultaneously. Find the probability of

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The probability of getting sum 5=4/36=1/9.
PROBLEM
62. Find the probability that a leap year selected at random

will contain 53 sundays.
Answer
In a leap year, there are 366 days.
We have, 366 days = 52 weeks + 2 days.
Thus, a leap year has always 52 sundays.
probability = 2/7
PROBLEM
63. Cards marked with the numbers 2 to 101 are placed in a

box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn from this box.
Find the probability that the number of the card is
(i) an even number
(ii) a number less than 16
(iii) a number which is a perfect square (iv) a prime number
less than 25.
Answer
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14/100=7/50
The perfect squares are 4, 9, 16.....100
Probability=9/100
(iv)
The prime numbers less than 25 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,
17,19,23
Probability=9/100
PRACTICE EXERCISE
112) A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the
probability that the card is neither a red card nor a queen.
[6/19]
113) A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at
random from a bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is
(i) red (ii) not red
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116) A bag contains 5 red, 8 white and 7 black balls. A ball is drawn at
random from the bag. Find the probability that the ball drawn is ;
(i) red or white (ii) not black (iii) neither white nor black
[13/20, 13/20,1/4]
117) Find the probability that a number selected from the number 1 to
25 is not a prime number when each of the given numbers is
equally likely to be selected.
[16/25]
118) Find the probability that a number selected at a random from the
numbers 1, 2, 3, ...., 35 is a
(i) prime number (ii) multiple of 7
(iii) a multiple of 3 or 5
[11/35,1/7,16/35]
119) A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue
balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is :
(i) white or blue (ii) red or black (iii) not white
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[3/8; 5/8]
114) A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of
drawing a blue ball from the bag is four times that of a red ball,
find the number of blue balls in the bag.
[20]
115) A bag contains 12 balls out of which x are white.
(i) If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it
will be a white ball?
(ii) If 6 more white balls are put in the bag, the probability of
drawing a white ball will be double than that in (i). Find x.
[x/12; x=3]
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(iv) neither white nor black
[1/2,13/20,2/5,9/10]
120) A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing
cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is :
(i) a card of spade or an ace (ii) a red king (iii) neither a king nor a
queen (iv) either a king or a queen
[4/13,1/26,11/13,2/13]
121) Cards marked with numbers 3, 4, 5, ...., 50 are placed in a box and
mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the box.
Find the probability that number on the card drawn is :
(i) divisible by 7 (ii) a number which is a perfect square
[7/48,1/8]
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122) A box contains 100 bulbs out of which 10 are defective. What is
the probability that if a bulb is drawn, it is (i) defective (ii) nondefective?
123) An integer is chosen from 1 to 15. Find the probability that the
integer chosen is divisible by 4.
124) A bag contains 8 red, 6 white and 4 black balls. A ball is drawn at
random from the bag. Find the probability that the drawn ball is:
(i) red or white (ii) neither white nor black.
125) A bag contains 5 red balls and some black balls. If the probability
of drawing a black ball is double that of a red ball, find the number
of black balls in a bag.
126) A pair of dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting the
sum of numbers on two dice as 11.
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Tangents
Points:
Tangent to a circle at a point is perpendicular to the radius
through the point of contact.
From a point, lying outside a circle, two and only two tangents
can be drawn to it.
The tangent at a point on a circle is perpendicular to the radius
through the point.
Each of the two angles made by a tangent to a circle and chord
through the point of contact is equal to an angle in the segment
on the other side of the chord.
The lengths of the tangents from a point outside a circle are
equal.
The bisectors of the three angles of a triangle intersect at a
point.
Sample Questions
PROBLEM
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Answer
Let PQ be a tangent to the circle from point P and OQ be the radius at
the point of contact.
OQP = 90
OP2 = OQ2 + PQ2
OQ2 = OP2 PQ2 = 262 102 = (26 + 10) (26 10) = 36 16
OQ = 6 4 = 24
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64. A point P is 26 cm away from the centre O of a circle and

the length PQ of the tangent segment drawn from P to the
circle is 10 cm. Find the radius of the circle.
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Radius of the circle = 24 cm.
PROBLEM
65. A circle is touching the side BC of ABC at P and

touching AB and AC produced at Q and R respectively. Prove
that AQ 1/2 (Perimeter of ABC)
Answer
Since tangents from an exterior point to a circle are equal in length.
BP = BQ
... (1)
CP = CR
... (2)
and, AQ = AR
... (3)
from eqn. (3), we have AQ = AR
AB + BQ = AC + CR
AB + BP = AC + CP ... (4)
Now, Perimeter of ABC = AB + BC + AC
= AB + (BP + PC) + AC
= (AB + BP) + (AC + PC)
Using (4)
= 2 (AB + BP)
Perimeter of ABC
= 2 AQ
AQ =1/2 (Perimeter of ABC).
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66. C In the figure below,the tangents at A and B intersect at

P.Prove that PA=PB
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Answer
Join the points A, B and P to the centre O of the circle.
Look at the triangles OAPand OBP.

Since the tangents PA and PB are perpendicular to the radii OA and OB
these triangles are right angled. Both share the hypotenuse OP.
Also OA = OB being radii of the circle.
2
So by Pythagoras Theorem
PA2=OP2-OA2=OP2-OA2=PB2
From which we have PA = PB.
PROBLEM
67. Find all the angles of the triangle in the figure below
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Answer
From figure,
C=PAB=600
B=QAC=400
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BAC+180-(600+400)=800
PROBLEM
68. AB is a diameter of a circle. BC is the tangent at B. Show

that PBC = BAP.
Answer
ABC=90o
Since AB being diameter is perpendicular to tangent BC at the point of
contact.
(1)
So ABP +PBC =90o
AlsoAPB =90o (angle in the semi-circle)
So BAP+ABP = 90o
(2)
From (1) and (2), PBC = BAP
PRACTICE EXERCISE
127) A point P is 13 cm from the centre of the circle. The length of
tangent drawn from P to the circle is 12 cm. Find the radius of
the circle.
[5cm]
128) The tangents at the points A and B on a circle centred at a point
O meet at P. Prove that the line OP bisects APB
129) The tangents at the points A and B on a circle centred at the
point O meet at P . Prove that the line OP bisects the line AB.
130) In the figure below the tangent to the circle at A and the
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chord BC extended meet at P . Prove that PB PC = PA2.
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Hint:
PAB=PCA
PBA=CAB+PCA
PBA=CAB+PAB=PAC
PAB and PAC are similar
PB/PA=PA/PC
PB PC = PA2
131) In the figure AB is a diameter of the circle and PQ is the
tangent at A. Find the angles of ABC
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133) In the figure PQ is the tangent to the circle at A. Find the

angles of the quadrilateral ABCD
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132) In the figure AB is a diameter of the circle and PQ is the tangent

at B. Prove that AP AR = AQ AB
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135) Compute the length of the tangent from a point 29 cm away from
the centre of a circle of radius 20 cm.
[21cm]
136) Draw a circle of radius 3 centimetres and mark a point P which is
7 centimetres away from its centre. Draw the tangents from P to
the circle.
137) The tangents from a point P to a circle centred at 0 with radius r
touch the circle at A and B. The line cuts 0P at Q. Prove that
OP OQ = r2
138) The length of the tangent from a point to a circle of radius 12
centimetres is 16 centimetres. How far away is this point from the
centre of the circle?
[20cm]
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134) Drawing the figures below according to the specifications.
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139) The length of the tangent from a point 61 centimetres away from
the centre of a circle is 60 centimetres. What is the radius of the
circle
[11cm]
140) Draw triangle ABC with the specifications given below and draw
the incircle of each
(a) AB = 5 cm, BC = 6 cm, CA = 7 cm
(b) AB = 7 cm A = 70 B = 50
(c) AB = BC = 6 cm B = 40
141) Draw an equilateral triangle with each side 6 centimetre and draw
its circumcircle and incircle.
142) Draw the pictures given below according to the specifications.
Polynomials
Points:
The reminder on dividing the polynomial p(x) by the
polynomial x-a is p(a)
If p(a)=0,then x-a is a factor of polynomial p(x).
If p(a)0,then x-a is not a factor of polynomial p(x)
Sample Questions
69.
Check whether x -1 is a factor of 3x2-2x2-3x+2
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Answer
P (1) =313-212-31+2 = 0
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PROBLEM
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Therefore x -1 is a factor
PROBLEM
70. Write 2x2+5x+3 as a product of two first degree

polynomials.
Answer
P(x) =2x2+5x+3
2x2+5x+3=0
x =( -5 1)/2= -1 or -3/2
Then the polynomial x + 2 , x + (3/2) are factors of 2x2+5x+3
(x + 2) (x + 3/2) = x2 + (5/2)x + 3
= (2x2+5x+3)
From this
2x2+5x+3 = 2(x + 2) (x + 3/2)=(2x+3)(x+1)
PROBLEM
71. Find the value of k if remainder when 5x3 + 4x2 11x + k is

divided by (x 1) is 0.
Answer
P(1) = 5x3+4x2-11x +k = 0
513+412-111 +k = 0
k=2
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72. When x3 2x2 + kx + 7 is divided by (x 4) remainder is

11. Find k.
Answer
P(x) = x3-2x2+kx +7 = 11
P(4) = 43-242+k4 +7 = 11
4k = -64+32-7+11=13-8=-28
k = -7
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PROBLEM
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PRACTICE EXERCISE
143) When x3 3x2 5x + n is divided by (x + 3) remainder is 5. Find
n.
[-10]
3
2
144) Find the value of k if (x + 4) is a factor of 2x + 11x + kx 36.
[3]
3
2
145) If (x + 1) and (x 1) are factors of x + 2x + px + q, find p and q.
[-1, -2]
146) When 3x3 7x2 + px + q is divided by (x 2) and (x 3), the
remainders are 3 and 17 respectively. Find p and q.
[-2, 5]
147) When P(x) = 3x3 + kx2 12x + 8 is divided by (x 1), the remainder
is 35. Find k and test whether (3x 2) is a factor of P(x)?
[36, no]
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148) If (x + 2) and (x 2) are factors of 2x3 3x2 8x + 12, find 3rd

factor.
149) If (3x + 1) and (x + 3) are 2 factors of 3x3 + 13x2 + 13x +3, find 3rd
factor.
150) Find the remainder when 2x3 11x2 + 3x + 5 is divided by (x 3)
151) 3x3 2x2 7x + 5
is divided by
(x 4)
152) 5x3 + 7x2 + x 1
is divided by
(x + 1)
153) 2x3 + 7x2 11x 8 is divided by
(x 2)
3
2
154) 4x + 5x + 2x 10 is divided by (x + 2)
155) Is (x + 2) a factor of 3x3 x2 20 x 12?
156) Is (x 2) a factor of 2x3 11x 2 + 17x -6?
157) Is (x + 1) a factor of x3 5x 2 + 2x + 3?
158) Prove that (x + 2) is a factor of x3 + 3x2 4x 12.
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Geometry and Algebra

Distance
Slope of a line
Equation of a line
Sample Questions
PROBLEM
73. The centre of a circle is (3, 3) and it passes through the

point (2, 6). What is its radius?
Answer
Radius r = Distance between (3, 3) and (2, 6)
r2 = (3-2)2 + (3-6)2
r = 10
PROBLEM
74. Check whether (5, 2), (6, 4) and (7, 2) are the vertices
of an isosceles triangle.
Answer
AB2= (6 -5)2 + (4 - 2)2 = 12 + 62 = 1+36 =37
BC2 = (7 + 6)2 + (-2 - 4)2 = 12 + (-6)2 = 1+ 36 = 37
AC2 = (7 + 5)2 + (-2 +2)2 = 22 + 02 = 4
Since, AB = BC = 37
We observe that A, B, C are the vertices of an isosceles triangle.
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75. Prove the points A(2,3),B(7,5),C(9,8) and D(4,6) are the

vertices of parallelogram.
Answer
Slope AB = 2/5
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PROBLEM
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Slope BC = 3/2
Slope CD = 2/5
Slope AD = 3/2
AB = 29; BC = 29; CD = 13; AD = 13
Since the length of opposite sides and their slopes are equal the points are
the vertices of parallelogram.
PROBLEM
76. What is the equation of the line joining the points (1,3)
and (2,7)
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= 2/1=2
If (x,y) be any point on this line, then
(y - 4)/(x - 1) = 2
y 4 = 2 (x - 1)
y 4 = 2x 2
2x + y +2 =0
PRACTICE EXERCISE
159) Find the value of y if the distance between the points (2, 3) and
(10, y) be 10 units.
[y = 3 or 9]
160) Find the point on x-axis which is equidistant from the points (4,
6) and (5, 9).
[3, 0]
161) Find the area of rhombus ABCD, if A(2, 0), B(5, -5), C(8, 0), D(5,
5)
[30]
162) Show that A (-5, 5), B (7, 10), C (10, 6), D (-2, 1) are vertices of a
parallelogram.
163) Show that the points (2,-2) ,(14,10) (11,13)and (-1,1) are vertices
of a rectangle.
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Answer
Slope of the the line joining the points (1, 4) and (2, 6)
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Statistics
Points:
Mean :
Median :
is median,
/2
Sample Questions
PROBLEM
77.
Find mean
Rainfall(mm)
54
56
58
55
50
47
44
41
Number of Days
3
5
6
3
2
4
5
2
Number of Days
3
5
6
3
2
4
5
2
30
Total Rainfall(mm)
162
280
348
165
100
188
220
82
1545
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Rainfall(mm)
54
56
58
55
50
47
44
41
Total
Mean = 1545/30=51.5mm
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PROBLEM
78.
Find median
Age
Below 30
Below 35
Below 40
Below 45
Below 50
Below 55
Number of teachers
6
8
12
20
16
6
Answer
Age
Below 30
Below 35
Below 40
Below 45
Below 50
Below 55
c.f
6
14
26
46
62
68
Median =?
y = 68/2=34
Using Proportionality assumption,
(x 40)/(45-40)=(34-26)/(46-26)
x = 42
Median = 42
PRACTICE EXERCISE
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164) If the mean of the following data is 5, find p.

x 2 3 5 p 9
f 9 4 6 3 8
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165) Find the mean of the following distribution
x 1 3 5 7 8
f 7 8 1 1 1
[55]
166) Find the median of the following frequency distribution

x
0-10
10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
f
5
3
10
6
4
2
[27]
167) Calculate the median income :

Income
No of
employees
600700
40
700800
68
800900
86
9001000
120
10001100
90
11001200
40
1200
26
[Rs. 934.17]
168) Calculate the median for the following data :

x 1 2 3 4 5 6
f 6 1 2 4 6 7
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