MLM FOR CLASS-X

NUMBER SYSTEM

1. Use prime factorisation to find the HCF of: (i) 135 and 225 (ii) 196 and 38220 (iii) 867 and 255.
[3+3+3]

2. Consider the numbers 4n, where n is a natural number. Check whether there is any value of n for
which 4n ends with the digit zero. [3]
3. Find the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by the prime factorization method. [2]
4. Find the HCF and LCM of 6, 72 and 120, using the prime factorization method. [2]
5. Given that HCF (306, 657) = 9, find LCM (306, 657). [2]
n
6. Check whether 6 can end with the digit 0 for any natural number n. [3]
7. Explain why 7 × 11 × 13 + 13 is composite number. [2]
8. Prove that √5 is irrational. [3]
9. Prove that 3 -2 √5 is irrational. (2)

POLYNOMIALS

1. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10, and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients. [3]
2
2. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x – 3 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the
coefficients. [2]
3. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are –3/2 and ⅖ respectively.

[2]

4. Find the zeroes of the following quadratic polynomials and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients.
(i) X2 – 2x – 8 (ii) 4s2 – 4s + 1 (iii) 6x2 – 3 – 7x
[3+3+3]
5. Find a quadratic polynomial each with the given numbers as the sum and product of its zeroes
respectively.
(i) 0, 5/2 (iI) 1, -1 (IIi) -4, 1/3
[2+2+2]
 PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLES

1. Check whether the pair of equations

x + 3y = 6 and 2x – 3y = 12 is consistent. If so, solve them graphically. [3]

2. Half the perimeter of a rectangular garden, whose length is 4 m more than its width, is 36 m.
Find the dimensions of the garden. [3]
3. Draw the graphs of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the coordinates of
the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis, and shade the triangular region.
[3]
4. Solve the following pair of equations by substitution method:
7x – 15y = 2 and x + 2y = 3 [2]
5. Solve 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x – 4y = – 24 and hence find the value of ‘m’ for which y = mx + 3. [2]
6. Five years hence, the age of Jacob will be three times that of his son. Five years ago, Jacob’s age
was seven times that of his son. What are their present ages? [3]
7. Use elimination method to find solutions of the following pair of linear equations :
2x + 3y = 8 and 4x - 6y = 7 [2]
8. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each day
thereafter. Saritha paid Rs 27 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid Rs 21 for the book
she kept for five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day. [4]

9. Solve the following pair of equations :

6x + 3y = 6 and 2x + 4y = 5 [2]

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

1. The area of a rectangular plot is 528 m2. The length of the plot (in metres) is one more than twice
its breadth. We need to find the length and breadth of the plot. [3]
2. The product of two consecutive positive integers is 306. We need to find the integers. [3]
3. Rohan’s mother is 26 years older than him. The product of their ages (in years) 3 years from now
will be 360. We would like to find Rohan’s present age. [3]
4. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 6x2 – x – 2 = 0. [2]
5. Find two numbers whose sum is 27 and product is 182.[2]
6. Find two consecutive positive integers, sum of whose squares is 365. [2]
2
7. Find the roots of the equation 5x – 6x – 2 = 0 by the method of quadratic formula . [3]
8. Find the roots of the following quadratic equations, if they exist, using the quadratic formula:
(i) 3x2 – 5x + 2 = 0 (ii) x2 + 4x + 5 = 0 (iii) 2x2 – 2√2 x + 1 = 0 [2+2+2]
9. In a class test, the sum of Shefali’s marks in Mathematics and English is 30. Had she got 2 marks
more in Mathematics and 3 marks less in English, the product of their marks would have been
210. Find her marks in the two subjects. [3]
10. Find the values of k for each of the following quadratic equations, so that they have two equal
roots.
(i) 2x2 + kx + 3 = 0 (ii) kx (x – 2) + 6 = 0 [2+2]
 11. Sum of the areas of two squares is 468 m2. If the difference of their perimeters is 24 m, find the

sides of the two squares. [3]

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
1. Find the 10th term of the AP : 2, 7, 12, . . . [2]
2. Which term of the AP : 21, 18, 15, . . . is – 81? Also, is any term 0? Give reason for your answer.
[3]
3. Determine the AP whose 3rd term is 5 and the 7th term is 9. [2]
4. Check whether – 150 is a term of the AP : 11, 8, 5, 2 . . . [2]
5. The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference. [2]
6. Which term of the AP : 3, 15, 27, 39, . . . will be 132 more than its 54th term? [3]
7. How many three-digit numbers are divisible by 7? [3]
8. How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 250? [2]
9. Find the sum of first 22 terms of an AP in which d = 7 and 22nd term is 149. [2]
10. Find the sum of first 51 terms of an AP whose second and third terms are 14 and 18 respectively.
[3]
11. Find the sum of the first 40 positive integers divisible by 6. [2]
12. Find the sum of the first 15 multiples of 8. [2]
13. Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50. [2]

TRIANGLES
Q.1: In the given figure, DE || BC. Find EC. (1)

Q.2 State and prove Basic Proportionality Theorem. (4)

 COORDINATE GEOMETRY
Q.1: Find the distance between the given pairs of points (a, b), (– a, – b) (1)
Q.2: Find the length of all the sides of a triangle whose vertices are (1, –1), (– 4, 6) and (–3,
–5). (1)

Q.3: Find the coordinates of a point A, where AB is the diameter of a circle whose centre is
(2, –3) and B is (1, 4). (2)
Q.4: Find the coordinates of the point which divides the join of (–1, 7) and (4, –3) in the ratio
2 : 3. (2)
Q.5: Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from (2, –5) and (–2, 9). (3)

Q.6: Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the point
(3, 6) and (– 3, 4). (3)
Q.7: Show that the points (1, 7), (4, 2), (–1, –1) and (– 4, 4) are the vertices of a square. (3)
Q.8: Find the ratio in which the line segment joining A(1, – 5) and B (–4, 5) is divided by the
x-axis. Also find the coordinates of the point of division. (4)

INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY
Q.1: In Δ ABC, right-angled at B, AB = 24 cm, BC = 7 cm. Find: sin A, cosA. (2)
Q.2: If sin A = 3 / 4 calculate tan A. (2)
Q.3: Evaluate 2 tan2 45° + cos2 30° – sin2 60° (2)
Q.4: Show that cos 30° cos 60° – sin 30° sin 60° = 0 (2)

Q.5: If sin (A – B) = 1/2 cos (A + B) = 1/ 2 where 0° < A + B ≤ 90°, A > B, find A and B. (3)
Q.6: Prove that (sin A + cosec A)2 + (cos A + sec A)2 = 7 + tan2 A + cot 2A (3)
Q.7: Prove that :
sec A (1 – sin A)(sec A + tan A) = 1. (3)
 Q.8: Prove that :
(cosec θ – cot θ)2 = 1- cos θ / 1 + cosθ (3)
SOME APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY
Q.1: A tower stands vertically on the ground. From a point on the ground, which is 15 m
away from the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be
60°. Find the height of the tower. (2)
Q.2: A circus artist is climbing a 20 m long rope, which is tightly stretched and tied from the
top of a vertical pole to the ground. Find the height of the pole, if the angle made by the
rope with the ground level is 30°. (2)
Q.3: The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the
Sun’s altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower. (3)
Q.4: From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a
transmission tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. Find
the height of the tower. (4)
Q.5: The angle of elevation of the top of a 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. (4)
Q.6: From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is
60° and the angle of depression of its foot is 45°. Determine the height of the tower. (4)
Q.7: The angles of depression of two ships from the top of a lighthouse and on the same side
of it are found to be 45° and 30°. If the ships are 200 m apart , find the height of the
lighthouse. (4)
CIRCLES
Q.1: Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus. (3)

Q.2: A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at
a point Q so that OQ = 12 cm. Find PQ . (1)
Q.3: Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the
point of contact. (3)
Q.4: Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. (3)
Q.5: A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle .Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC (3)
 Q.6: In the given figure, XY and X′Y′ are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O and

∠ AOB = 90°.
another tangent AB with point of contact C intersecting XY at A and X ′Y ′ at B. Prove that

(4)

Q.7: Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle
is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at
the centre. (4)

AREAS RELATED TO CIRCLES

1) Find the area covered by the minute hand 7 cm long when it moves from 2 to 5.
2) Find the area of the quadrant of a circle of diameter 14cm.
3) Find the area of minor segment of quadrant of a circle of radius 7cm.

4) The area of a circle is 154cm2. Find the length of arc making an angle 60° at the centre.

5) Find the area of the sector of a circle with radius 14cm and angle 30°.