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Board Paper of Class 10 2017 Maths - Solutions

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  • Question 1
    If f (x) = x2 + 5, then f(−4) =

    (a) 26

    (b) 21

    (c) 20

    (d) −20 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 2
    If k + 2, 4k − 6, 3k − 2 are the three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the value of k is :

    (a) 2

    (b) 3

    (c) 4

    (d) 5 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 3
    If the product of the first four consecutive terms of a G.P. is 256 and if the common ratio is 4 and the first term is positive, then its 3rd term is:

    (a) 8

    (b) 116

    (c) 132

    (d) 16 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 4
    The remainder when x2 − 2x + 7 is divided by x + 4 is :

    (a) 28

    (b) 29

    (c) 30

    (d) 31 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 5
    The common root of the equations x2 bx + c = 0 and x2 + bx a = 0 is :

    (a) c+a2b

    (b) c-a2b

    (c) c+b2a

    (d) a+b2c VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 6
    If A=7213 and A+B=-1   0   2-4, then the matrix B =

    (a) 1001

    (b) 6   23-1

    (c) -8-2   1-7

    (c)    82-17 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 7
    Slope of the straight line which is perpendicular to the straight line joining the points (−2, 6) and (4, 8) is equal to :

    (a) 13

    (b) 3

    (c) –3

    (d) -13 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 8
    If the points (2, 5), (4, 6) and (a, a) are collinear, then the value of ‘a’ is equal to :

    (a) −8

    (b) 4

    (c) −4

    (d) 8 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 9
    The perimeters of two similar triangles are 24 cm and 18 cm respectively. If one side of the first triangle is 8 cm, then the corresponding side of the other triangle is :

    (a) 4 cm

    (b) 3 cm

    (c) 9 cm

    (d) 6 cm VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 10
    ΔABC is a right angled triangle where ∠B = 90° and BD ⊥ AC. If BD = 8 cm, AD = 4 cm, then CD is :

    (a) 24 cm

    (b) 16 cm

    (c) 32 cm

    (d) 8 cm VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 11
    In the adjoining figure ∠ABC =



    (a) 45°

    (b) 30°

    (c) 60°

    (d) 50° VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 12
    9 tan2θ − 9 sec2θ =

    (a) 1

    (b) 0

    (c) 9

    (d) −9 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 13
    If the surface area of a sphere is 100 π cm2, then its radius is equal to :

    (a) 25 cm

    (b) 100 cm

    (c) 5 cm

    (d) 10 cm VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 14
    Standard deviation of a collection of a data is 22. If each value is multiplied by 3, then the standard deviation of the new data is :

    (a) 12

    (b) 42

    (c) 62

    (d) 92 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 15
    A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards at random. The probability of getting neither an ace nor a king card is :

    (a) 213

    (b) 1113

    (c) 413

    (d) 813 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 16
    Given, A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6} and C = {5, 6, 7, 8}, show that A⋃ (B ⋃ C) = (A ⋃ B) ⋃ C. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 17
    The following table represents a function from A = {5, 6, 8, 10} to B = {19, 15, 9, 11} where f(x) = 2x − 1. Find the values of a and b.
     
    x 5 6 8 10
    f(x) a 11 b 19
    VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 18
    If -27, m,-72m+2 are in G.P., find the values of m. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 19
    Solve by elimination method : 13x + 11y = 70, 11x + 13y = 74. VIEW SOLUTION




  • Question 21
    Construct a 2 × 2 matrix A = [aij] whose elements are given by aij = 2i − j. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 22
    Let A=3251 and B=8-14   3 . Find the matrix C, if C = 2A + B. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 23
    Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining (−3, 5) and (4, −9) in the ratio 1 : 6 internally. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 24
    “The points (0, a), a > 0 lie on x-axis for all a”. Justify the truthness of the statement. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 25
    In ΔPQR, AB || QR. If AB is 3 cm, PB is 2 cm and PR is 6 cm, then find the length of QR. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 26
    The angle of elevation of the top of a tower as seen by an observer is 30°. The observer is at a distance of 303 m from the tower. If the eye level of the observer is 1.5 m above the ground level, then find the height of the tower. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 27
    The total surface area of a solid right circular cylinder is 1540 cm2. If the height is four times the radius of the base, then find the height of the cylinder. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 28
    The smallest value of a collection of data is 12 and the range is 59. Find the largest value of the collection of data. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 29
    In tossing a fair coin twice, find the probability of getting :

    (i) Two heads

    (ii) Exactly one tail VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 30
    (a) If the volume of a solid sphere is 724117 cu. cm, then find its radius. Take π=227

     OR
     
    (b) If x = a sec θ + b tan θ and y = a tan θ + b sec θ, then prove that x2 y2 = a2 b2. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 31
    Let A = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, x, y, z}, B = {1, 2, c, d, e} and C = {d, e, f, g, 2, y}. Verify A\(B ⋃ C) = (A\B) ⋂ (A\C). VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 32
    Let A={6, 9, 15, 18, 21}; B = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6} and f : A → B be defined by fx=x-33. Represent f by :
    (i) an arrow diagram
    (ii) a set of ordered pairs
    (iii) a table
    (iv) a graph VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 33
    Find the sum of the first 2n terms of the series 12 − 22 + 32 − 42 + ... VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 34
    Find the sum of first n terms of the series 7 + 77 + 777 +... VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 35
    The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr. It goes 30 km upstream and return downstream to the original point in 4 hrs 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 36
    Find the values of a and b if 16x4 − 24x3 + (a − 1)x2 + (b + 1)x + 49 is a perfect square. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 37
    If A=5273 and B=   2-1-1   1 verify that (AB)T = BTAT. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 38
    Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by the points (−4, −2), (−3, −5), (3, −2) and (2, 3). VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 39
    State and prove Pythagoras theorem.
      VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 40
    A flag post stands on the top of a building. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flag post are 60° and 45° respectively. If the height of the flag post is 10 m, find the height of the building. 3=1.732 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 41
    The perimeter of the ends of a frustum of a cone are 44 cm and 8.4 π cm. If the depth is 14 cm, then find its volume. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 42
    The length, breadth and height of a solid metallic cuboid are 44 cm, 21 cm and 12 cm respectively. It is melted and a solid cone is made out of it. If the height of the cone is 24 cm, then find the diameter of its base. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 43
    Find the coefficient of variation of the following data.

    18, 20, 15, 12, 25 VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 44
    If a die is rolled twice, find the probability of getting an even number in the first time or a total of 8. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 45
    (a) Find the GCD of the following polynomials 3x4 + 6x3 − 12x2 − 24x and 4x4 + 14x3 + 8x2 − 8x.

    OR
     
    (b) A straight line cuts the coordinate axes at A and B. If the mid point of AB is (3, 2), then find the equation of AB. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 46
    (a) Draw the two tangents from a point which is 10 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm. Also, measure the lengths of the tangents.
    OR
     
    (b) Construct a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, given AB = 6 cm, ∠ABC = 70°, BC = 5 cm and ∠ACD=30°. VIEW SOLUTION


  • Question 47
    (a) Solve graphically 2x2 + x − 6 = 0.
     
    OR
     
    (b) Draw the graph of xy = 20, x, y > 0. Use the graph to find y when x = 5, and to find x when y = 10. VIEW SOLUTION
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