VIBGYOR HIGH

First Term Examination

Sample Paper
AY 2023-2024
MATHEMATICS
Grade: IX Max. Marks: 80
Date: dd/mm/2023 Time Allowed: 2 ½ hour

INSTRUCTIONS:

 Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

 You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
 This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
 The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the
answers.
 The question paper is divided into two Sections. Attempt all questions from
Section A and any four questions from Section B.
 All working including rough work must be clearly shown and should be done on
the same sheet as the rest of the answer. Omission of essential working will
result in loss of marks.
 The intended marks for the questions or parts of questions are given alongside
the questions.
 This question paper contains 8 printed pages.

SECTION A (40 Marks)

(Attempt all questions from this Section)

Q. 1 Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
i) Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational: √ √
a) Rational
b) Irrational
c) Recurring Decimal
d) None of the above.

ii) The sum of numbers is 15 and their difference is 9, the numbers are:
a) 9 and 0.
b) 7 and 8.

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 c) 12 and 3.
d) 15 and 0

iii) If sin A = cos B and A ≠ B then the relation between angles A and B is:
a) A + B = 90o
b) A – B = 90o
c) B – A = 90o
d) A + B = 180o

iv) In the following diagram, APB is an equilateral triangle and ABCD is a square.
Which of the following option is correct.

D C
a) Δ A B D ≅ Δ B D C
b) Δ D P B ≅ Δ B P C
P
c) Δ A P C ≅ Δ B C P
d) Δ A P D ≅ Δ B P C

B
A

v) If the value of is:

a) 12/13
b) 12/5
c) 5/12
d) 13/12

vi) The square on the diagonal of a cube has an area of 1200 sq cm. Calculate the
side of the cube.
a) √ cm
b) √ cm
c) cm
d) cm
vii) In the given figure D is a point AB such that AC=CD=DB.
A
If x = 20o, find y.
a) 100o
b) 70o D
c) 35o
y
d) 160o x
C B

viii) If , the measure of angle A is:

a) 90 o or 0o
b) 90o and 0o
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 c) 45o or 90o
d) 45o and 90o

ix) Express the following in a form free from logarithm :

a)

b)

c)
d)

x) A chord of length 48 cm is drawn in a circle of radius 26 cm. Calculate its

distance from the centre of the circle.
a) 10 cm
b) 5 cm
c) 20 cm
d) 15 cm

xi) If and , the solution of the equation is:

a)
b)
c)
d)

xii) If a² = b² + c² ; then they are called ____

a) Pythagorean triplets
b) Pythagorean variables
c) Euclidian triplets
d) Pythagorean integers

xiii) The radius of a circle is 14 m. Find the circumference of the circle whose area is
81 times the area of the given circle.
a) 11088 m
b) 5544 m
c) 792 m
d) 396 m

xiv) Compound interest for two consecutive years is ₹ 600and ₹ 690.The rate of
interest is:
a) 12%
b) 18%
c) 15%
d) 5%

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 xv)) The quadrilateral obtained by joining the midpoints of its adjacent sides is ____.
a) Rectangle
b) Rhombus
c) Parallelogram
d) Square

Q. 2 [12]
A In the given figure, AB is a side of regular pentagon and BC is a side of regular [4]
hexagon.
(i) ∠ AOB
(ii) ∠ BOC
(iii) ∠ ABC O
A
C

B
B What sum invested at 4% per annum compounded semi-annually amounts to ₹ [4]
7803 at the end of one year?
Also calculate the amount at the end of 1 ½ years.

C A car has a petrol tank 40 cm long, 28 cm wide and 25 cm deep. If the fuel [4]
consumption of the car averages 13.5 km per litre, how far can the car travel
with a full tank of petrol?
Q. 3 [13]
A Solve the following systems of simultaneous linear equations by cross- [4]
multiplication method:
3x + 2y = 4 ; 8x + 5y = 9
B Given A is an acute angle and cosec A = √2, find the value of [4]

C i. D and F are midpoints of sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC. A line [5]

through F and parallel to AB meets BC at point E. Prove that BDFE is
a parallelogram. Also find AB, if EF =4.8cm.
ii. In the given figure PQRS is a trapezium. Calculate PY if PS = 5.8cm.
P
Q

X Y

R S

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 SECTION B (40 Marks)
(Attempt any four questions from this Section)
Q. 4 [10]
A Using the information in the following figure, find its area. [3]

B If find the value of: [3]

C Find the length of AD.

Given: ∠ABC = 60o, ∠DBC = 45o and BC = 40 cm, (√3 = 1.732) [4]

Q. 5 [10]
a There are 38 coins in a collection of 20 paise coins and 25 paise coins. If the [3]
total value of the collection is ₹ 8.50, how many of each coin are there?

b In the given figure, D is midpoint of BC, DE and DF are perpendicular to AB and [3]
AC respectively such that DE=DF.
Prove that ABC is an isosceles triangle.

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 c Mr. Dubey borrows ₹ 100000 from State Bank of India at 11% per annum [4]
compound interest. He repays ₹ 41000 at the end of first year and ₹ 47700 at
the end of second year. Find the amount outstanding at the beginning of the
third year.
Q. 6 [10]
a Show that in a right angled triangle, the hypotenuse is the longest side. [3]

b The area of an equilateral triangle is √ sq. cm. Find its perimeter. [3]

c If sin (A + B) =
√
= cos (A – B), 00 < A + B ≤ 900 (A > B), find the values of A [4]

and B.
Q. 7 [10]
a In ∆PQR, PD ⊥ QR, such that D lies on QR. If PQ = a, PR = b, QD = c and DR [3]
= d, prove that (a + b) (a – b) = (c + d) (c – d).

b The dimensions of a Cinema Hall are 100 m, 60 m and 15 m. How many [3]
persons can sit in the hall, if each requires 150 m3 of air?
c √ [4]
If a + b√ = , find the value of a and b.
√

Q. 8 [10]
a √ √ [3]
If p, q are rational numbers and p – q√ =
√ √
find the values of p and q.
b In the adjoining figure, O is the centre of a circular arc and AOB is a line [3]

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 segment. Find the area of the shaded region correct to one decimal place.
(Take π = 3.142)

c In the adjoining figure, AB and CD are two parallel chords and O is the centre. If [4]
the radius of the circle is 15 cm, find the distance MN between the two chords of
length 24 cm and 18 cm respectively.

Q.9 [10]
0 0 0 0
a Prove that : sec 70 sin 20 – cos 20 cosec 70 = 0 [3]

b Find the amount and the compound interest on ₹ 2000 at 10% p.a. for 2 years, [3]
compounded annually.

c [4]
Evaluate: 2 log 5 + log 3 + 3 log 2 – log 36 – 2 log 10

Q.10 [10]
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A The area of a playground is 3650 m . Find the cost of covering it with gravel 1.2 [3]
cm deep, if the gravel costs Rs. 6.40 per cubic metre.

B If D, E and F are mid-points of the sides BC, CA and AB respectively of a ΔABC, [3]
prove that AD and FE bisect each other.
C In the given figure, two lines AB and CD intersect each other at the point O such [4]
that BC || DA and BC = DA. Show that O is the mid-point of both the line
segments AB and CD.

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