CH#1 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

1) Definitions singular and non-singular matrix, matrix, rectangular matrix, square matrix,
Row and column matrix, Null or Zero matrix, Transpose of matrix, Symmetric and
Skew-symmetric, Diagonal matrix, Scalar matrix, Identity matrix, Multiplicative identity
of matrix.
 3 1 
2) Find additive inverse of matrix  
 1 2
 1 2 1 2 3
3) Find the product of  3 4   
 1 1   4 5 6

4) If A = 
1 2  then verify A t t  A .
0 1   
5) Find 3A – 2B if A = 
1 2  , B =  0 7 
3 4   3 8 
1 2 3 1 1 1 
6) If A =  2 3 1  , B =  2 2 2  verify that A + B = B + A.
1 1 0   3 1 3 

If A = 
7)
3 0  , B =  6  find AB.
 1 2   5 
8) Find the determinant if A = 
1 1 
 2 0 
9) Find the value of X if 
2 1   X   4 2
 3 3  1 2 
Find B if B = 
10)
1 3
 2 2 
11) If B = 
1 1  then verify Bt t  B
 2 0   
   2 3  2 1
Find the product (i) 1 2 (ii) 1 1   
12)
4
 0   0 2  3 0 

Find BC if B = 
13)
1 2  , C =  2 1
 3 5 1 3
If A = 1 2 and B = 
14)
2 0  then find AB.
 3 1 
15) Find the value of a, b c and d which satisfy matrix equation 
a  c a  2b   0 7 
 c  1 4d  6  3 2d 
Find product (i)  3 0   (ii)  6 0  
16)
4 4
 0   0 
 1 2 2 3 
17) Find A + B if A =  1 3  and B = 1 2 
 0 2   3 4 
18) Find AB if A = 
1 3 and B =  1 2
 2 0   3 5
19) If 
a 3 4    3 4 then find ‘a’ and ‘b’.
 6 b  1  6 2
20) If C = 1 1 2 then find (i) ( - 2)C (ii) 3C

   1 2
21) Find Product (i)  x y 
2 (ii)  1 2 3   3 4
 1  4 5 6   1 1 
 
22) Is the given matrix singular or non-singular D = 
5 10 
 2 4 
Find transpose of (i) B = 5 1 5 (ii) E = 
23)
2 3
 4 5
If 2 
24)
2 4  3 1 b    7 10 then find ‘a’ and ‘b’.
 3 a  8 4 18 1 
1 2 4 5
25) Find product of  3 0   
 6 1   0  4 

If A = 
26)
1 2  then verify A + At is symmetric matrix.
0 1 
Find determinant of C = 
27)
3 2
3 2 
28) If A = A  
1 2 then find (i) A + 1 1 (ii) 2A
 2 1  1 1
If A = 
29)
1 2  then verify A – At is skew-symmetric.
0 1 
Find the determinant of D = 
30)
3 2
1 4 
CH#2 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definitions:

Rational number, Real number, Multiplicative Identity, Irrational number, Complex number,
Natural number with example, Terminating decimal fraction, Whole number with example

Integer:

Conjugate of a complex number

Base and Radical

 
2
 x3 ; x  0
2
1) Simplify (i) ( ) (ii) x3
2) Find the conjugate of (i) – 3 + 4i (ii) – 4 – i (iii) – i
3) Simplify (i)√ (ii)√
 4  3
4/3 n
 8  3
Simplify (i)   (ii) n1 (iii) 5
 125  3  3n 32
3
 x 2 y 1 z 4 
(iv)  4 3 0  (v) √ 
(vi) 2 x5 y 4  8x 3
y2 
 x y z 

(vii) √ (viii) 25 x10 m y8m

4) Simplify and write your answer in a + bi form

2 2  3i 9  7i
  (v)  7  3i  3  2i 
2
(i) (ii) 5  3i (iii) (iv)
1 i 4i 3i

1 4  5i
(vi) (vii)
1  2i 4  5i

(i)  i  (iv)  i 
5 8
5) Evaluate (ii) i 27 (iii) i12 (v) i 50
6) Find the value of x and y if x + yi + 1 = 4 – 3i.
7) Convert the following fraction into decimal fraction
19 57 25
(i) (ii) (iii)
4 8 38
8) Write the real and imaginary part of the number (i) – 3i (ii) – 1 + 2i (iii) – 2 – 2i
P
9) Express the given decimal in the form of where P, q Z and q  0
q
(i) 0.3 (ii) 0.5 (iii) 0.13

3
10) Represent the number 2 on number line.
4
3 5
11) Give a rational number between and .
4 9
12) Calculate Z  Z if Z  2  i .

CH#3 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

1) Definitions: Logarithm, Scientific Notation, Common logarithm, Characteristic,

Mantissa.
2) Express in Scientific Notation.
(i) 0.0063 (ii) 416.9 (iii) 5700 (iv) 0.00643

(v) 0.0074 (vi) 0.00000035 (vii) 8300

3) Express in ordinary Notation.
(i) 5.06 x 1010 (ii) 6 x 10-4 (iii) 9.018 x 10-6 (iv) 7.61 x 10-4

4) Write in the form of single logarithm:

(i) log 25 – 2log 3 (ii) 2logx – 3logy (iii) logx + 2logx + 3log(x + 1)–log(x2 – 1)

5) Write logarithm in the form of sum and difference:

 22 
1/3
7
(i) log3 (ii) log
15 53

6) Find the value of x when log2x = 5

2
7) Find the value of x when log 64 x 
3
8) Find the value of x when log81 9  x
9) Find the value of x when (i) logx = 2.4543 (ii) logx = 0.0044
2
10) Find the value of x when log 64 x  
3
1
11) Evaluate (i) log 2 (ii) log512 to base 2 2
128
x
12) Find the value of x when log 64 8 
2
1
13) Find the value of x when log 625 5  x
4
14) Find the value of x when log x 64  2

15) Find the value of x when log3 x  5, log3 x  4

16) Find the value of x when log 4 256  x

17) Calculate
(i) log53 x log325 (ii) log32 x log281 (iii) log23 x log38

18) Find the value of unknown log381 = L

22
19) If A   r 2 Find A where   and r = 15
7
20) If log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771 and log 5 = 0.6990,
Then find (i) log 24 (ii) log 30
 CH#4 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definitions:
Algebraic expression, Polynomial, Surd, Monomial Surd, Rational Expression.
1) Simplify

(i)
21 9
63

(ii) 3  3 3  3  


(iii) 2 6 5  3 5  (iv) 21  7  3

18
(v) 45  3 20  4 5 (vi)
3 2

(vii) 14 35 (viii) 5 243x5 y10 z15

3 1
 
2
(ix) 5 3 (x)
3 1

 1  1 
(xi)  2   2  
 3  3

2 1 58
2) Rationalize the denominator of (i) (ii) (iii)
5 2 3 2 5 72 5
3) Find the value of x3 + y3 if x + y = 7, xy = 12
1
4) If x  4  17 then find
x
1
5) If x  2  3 then find
x
6) If a + b = 5 and a  b  17 then find the value of ab.
1 1
7) If x   4 then find x3  3 .
x x
8) Find the value of a2 + b2 if a + b = 10 and a – b = 6.
If a2 + b2 + c2 = 45 and a + b + c = – 1 then find the value of ab + bc + ca

1
(i) 64x3 + 343y3 (ii) x3 – y3 – x + y (iii) 8 x 
3
9) Factorize
27 y 3
 x3 y  2 z
10) Evaluate for x = 3, y = – 1, z = – 2 for x = – 1, y = – 9, z = 4
xz
x2 y3  5z 4
11) Evaluate for x = 4, y = – 2, z = – 1
xyz

3x 2 y  6
12) Evaluate if x = – 4, y = 9
5 x  y 
13) Reduce into lowest form
3x 2  18 x  27 x2  4 x  4
(i) (ii)
5 x 2  45 2 x2  8

( ) 8a  x  1
(iii) (iv)
( )
2  x 2  1

120 x 2 y 3 z 5 x  2 4 x2  9 y 2
(v) (vi) 
30 x3 yz 2 2 x  3 y xy  2 y

7 xy 14 y  x  2   x 2  1
(vii) 2  2 (viii)
x  4x  4 x  4  x  1  x 2  4 

33 43
(ix) 128 (x) 125
4 5

14) To examine whether a rational expression is in lowest form or not.

15) What is meant by Rational Expression in its lowest form.
CH#5 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Factorization, State factor theorem

State remainder theorem

Zero of a polynomial

1) Factorize
a2 b2
(i)  2  (ii) 1 – 125x3
b2 a2

(iii) x2 – y2 – 4x – 2y + 3 (iv) x(x – 1) – y (y – 1)

 (v) pqr + qr2 – pr2 – r3 (vi) 144a2 + 24a + 1

(vii) x2 – 11x – 42 (viii) 6x4 – 96

(ix) 64x3 – 27y3 (x) 128am2 – 242an2

(xi) x3 + 3xy2 – 2x2y – 6y3 (xii) x2 + x – 132

(xiii) 3x2 – 75y2 (xiv) 125x3 – 216y3

(xv) 64x3 + 343y3 (xvi) 12x2 – 36x + 27

(xvii) 24x2 – 65x + 21 (xviii) x2 – 21x + 108

(xix) x2 + 5x – 36 (xx) 27x3 + 64y3

(xxi) 125x3 – 1331y3 (xxii) 5x2 – 16x - 21

(xxiii) x2 – 7x + 12 (xxiv) 25x2 + 40x + 16

(xxv) 1 – 64z3 (xxvi)

2) Use the remainder theorem to find the remainder when 3x3 – 10x2 + 13x – 6 is divided
by (x – 2).
3) Determine if (x – 2) is a factor of x3 – 4x2 + 3x + 2
4) Use remainder theorem to find the remainder of x3 – 3x2 + 4x – 12 is divided by
(x + 2)
CH#6 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTION
Definitions:
H.C.F, L.C.M
Topic: H.C.F:
Find the H.C.F of following
1) 39x7y3z and 91x5y5z7
2) 102xy2z, 85x2yz and 187xyz2
3) x2 – 4 ; x2 + 4x + 4 and 2x2 + x – 6
4) x2 + 5x + 6 ; x2 – 4x – 12
5) x2 – 4 ; x2 + 4x + 4
Topic: L.C.M:
Find the L.C.M of following
1) 39x7y3z and 91x5y6z7
2) 102xy2z, 85x2yz and 187xyz2
3) (x2 + 4x + 4) ; (x2 – 4) ; 2x2 + x – 6
Topic: Square Root
Find square root by factorization

1) 4x2 – 12x + 9
2) 4x2 – 12xy + 9y2
1 2 1 1 2
3) x  xy  y
16 12 36
1
4) x2  1 
4 x2
Topic: Simplify

x2  x  6 x2  4
1) 
x2  x  6 x2  9
1 a 1
2) Find A  if A 
A a 1
CH#7 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definitions
1) Linear equation (one variable, two)
2) Radical equation
3) Inequality equation
4) What is meant by Absolute of a real number
5) What is meant by extraneous roots
Topic: Linear equation solve

3x x  2 25 x3 x2
1)   3)  1
2 3 6 3 2
3 3y 2 1 1
2) 2 ; y 1 4) x x x
y 1 y 1 3 2 6

Topic: Absolute value solve

1) 3x  14  2  5 x 3) 3x  5  4
1 4) 2 x  5  11
2) x  3  21  9
2
5) x  2 35 x  2 8) 3x  10  5 x  6
1 9) 2 x  3  11
6) 3x  2  4  11
2
x5
7) 6
2 x
Topic: Radical value solve

1) 2 y  6  2t  5  0 6) x 3 7 0

2) 2t  4  t  1 7) √ √
8) √
3) 3x  1  2 8  2 x
9) √
4) 3x  4  2
5) 5x  7  x  10  0
Topic: Inequality equation solve

1  2x
1) 3  1
5
1
2)  x  5 1
3
3) 3x + 1 > 5x - 4
4) 9 – 7x > 19 – 2x
1 2 1
5) x  x
2 3 3
6) 4x – 10.3 < 21x – 1.8
x2
7) 6  6
4
CH#8 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definition:
 Ordered pair of real number  Collinear points
 Cartesian plane  Triangle
 Abcissa and ordinate  Rectangle
 Origin
1) Find the value ‘m’ and ‘c’ of the following lines by expressing them in
the form y = mx + c
(i) 2x + 3y – 1 = 0 (ii) 2x = y + 3
 (iii) x – 2y = - 2 (iv) 3x + y – 1 = 0

(v) 2x – y = 7 (vi) 3 – 2x + y = 0

2) Determine the quadrant of following points by coordinate plane.

(i) P(- 4, 3) (ii) Q(- 5, - 2) (iii) R(2, 2) (iv) S(2, - 6)

(v) A(2, 5) (vi) B(2, 0) (vii) C(6, 6

3) Draw graph
(i) (2, 3) (ii) (0, 0) (iii) (- 1, 1) (iv) (5, 3) (v) (2, 5)

4) Verify whether the following points lie on the line 2x – y + 1 = 0 or not

CH#9 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definition

 Collinear and Non-collinear  Right angled triangle

points.  Square
 Equilateral triangle  Co-ordinate Geometry
 Isosceles triangle  Scalene
Topic: Mid-Pint

1) A(9, 2) ; B(7, 2) 6) A(- 8, 1) ; B(6, 1)

2) A(8, 0) ; B(0, - 12) 7) A(2, 5) ; B(- 1, 1)
3) A(2, - 6) ; B(3, - 6) 8) A(- 4, 9) ; B(- 4, - 3)
4) A(6, 6) ; B(4, - 2) 9) A(0, 0) ; B(0, - 5)
5) A(3, - 11) ; B(3, - 4)

Topic: Distance

1) A(2, - 6) ; B(3, - 6) 5) A(0, 0) ; B(0, - 5)

2) A(- 8, 1) ; B(6, 1) 6) A(3, - 11) ; B(3, - 4)
3) A(9, 2) ; B(7, 2) 7) A(0, 0) ; B(- 4, - 3)

4) A(- 4, 2 ) ; B(- 4, - 3) 8) A(6, 3) ; B(3, - 3)

 Write distance formula of points.

 Write mid-point formula of points.
 Let P be the point on x-axis with x-coordinate ‘a’ and Q be the point on y-axis with y-
coordinate ‘b’ as given below. Find the distance between ‘P’ and ‘Q’
 (i) a = 2, ‘ b = 2 (ii) a = - 2 ; b = - 3 (iii) a = - 8, b = 6

CH#10 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definition:
 Congruent
 Triangle
 Congruency of triangles
 What do you mean by S.S.S  S.S.S
 What do you mean by S.A.S  S.A.S
 If one angle of a right triangle is of 300. What will be the hypotenuse length as
long as the side opposite to the angle?
 What do you mean by A.S.A  A.S.A postulate?
 State H.S. Postulate
1) Find the value of unknowns for the given congruent triangles.

2) In PQR  ABC then find the unknown

CH#11 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definitions:

 Parallelogram
 Rectangle
1) One angle of a parallelogram is 1300. Find the measures of it remaining
angles.

2) Find the unknowns in the given figure.

3) If the given figure ABCD is a parallelogram then find ‘x’ and ‘m’.

4) The given figure LMNP is a parallelogram find the value of ‘m’ and ‘n’.

5) Write formula of to find area of a parallelogram

CH# 12 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS
Definitions:
Bisector of a line segment
Bisector of an angle
Supplementary angles
1) If CD is right bisector of line segment AB , then

(i) mOA = ______

(ii) mAQ = ______

2) If the given triangle ABC is equilateral triangle and AD is bisector of angle A

then find the values of unknowns x0, y0 and z0.

3) In the given congruent triangles LMQ and LNO find the unknowns ‘x’ and ‘m’
4) CD is right bisector of the line segment.
(i) AB, if mAB  6cm then find mAL and mLB

(ii) If mBD  4cm then find mAD .

CH#13 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

1) Explain that the given lengths 2cm, 3cm, 5cm are the sides of triangle or not.
2) The length of sides of are 2cm, 4cm and 7cm can a triangle be construct.
Explain.
3) Can a triangle of lengths 3cm, 4cm and 5cm be formed? Give reason.
4) 3cm, 4cm and 7cm are not the lengths of the triangle. Give the reason.
5) If 3cm and 4cm are lengths of two sides of a right angle triangle then what
should be the third length of the triangle.
6) Verify a2 + b2 ; a2 – b2 and 2ab are measure sides of right angle triangle,
where a and b are any two real number (a > b).
7) What will be angle for shortest distance from an outside point to the line?
8) Which is the greatest side of obtuse angle triangle? If figure:
CH#14 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definitions:

 Similar Triangle  Congruent triangle

 Ratio  What is the difference between
 Proportion similar and congruent triangles.

1) In  LMN shown in figure MN PQ if mLM  5cm , mLP  2.5cm ,

mLQ  2.3cm then find mLN .

2) In  LMN shown in the figure LA bisects L . If mLN  4cm , mLM  6cm

, mMN  8cm then find mMA and mAN .

3) In isosceles  PQR shown in the figure. Find the value of ‘x’ and ‘y’.

CH#15 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definition:
State Pythagoras theorem
State converse Pythagoras theorem
1) Verify that the s having the following measures of sides are right-angled.
(i) a = 1.5cm, b = 2cm, c = 2.5cm
(ii) a = 5cm, b = 12cm, c = 13cm
(iii) a = 16cm, b = 30cm, c = 34cm
(iv) a = 9cm, b = 12cm, c = 215cm
2) Find the unknown value in each figure.
(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

CH#16 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definition:
 Triangular Region  Altitude or Height of a
 Area of a figure triangle
 Rectangular Region
  Altitude or Height of a  Formula area of rectangle
parallelogram is (L x W)
 Rectangle  Formula area of rectangle
is (a x b)
1) Find the area of the following figure.
(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

CH#17 IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Definition:

 Point of concurrency
 Centroid
 Incentre
 Circumcentre of a triangle
 Orthocentre