SECOND TERMINAL EVALUATION 2024 – 2025

A MATHEMATICS EM – ANSWER KEY E-903

Qn no. Key Score

Each questions from 1 to ‍4 carries 2 scores. ( Answer any 3 )

1 a) PR = 3 cm . 1
2
b) PQ = 2 cm 1
2 a) Length of a side = 2 + 5 = 7 unit 1
2
b) Area = 7 × 7 = 49 sq .unit 1

3 Diameter = 10 cm 1

Radius = 5 cm ( Full mark is given if write radius directly ) 1 2

4 ( x − y )2 = 182 − 4 × 45 = 144 [ ∵ ( x − y) 2 = ( x + y ) 2 − 4 xy ] 1 2

x− y= √ 144 = 12 1

Each questions from 5 to ‍10 carries 3 scores. ( Answer any 4 )

5 For dividing 9 cm long side into 3 equal parts. 1
For drawing a line parallel to the side opposite 500 through the second point which divide 3
it into 3 equal parts and completing the triangle. 2

2
OR , 9× = 6 , For drawin a line of length 6 cm and draw the angles 500 and 600
3
at its ends.
6 a) ( √ 3 + 1)( √ 3 − 1) = ( √ 3)2 − 1 = 2 1

1 √3 − 1
b) = 1 3
√3 + 1 2

1.73 − 1 0.73
= = = 0.365 1
2 2
7 a) Area of the larger circle = π × 52 = 25 π sq . cm 1

b) Area of the shaded region 3

= Area of the larger circle - Area of the smaller circle
= π × 52 − π × 3 2 = 16 π sq . cm 2

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8 5+1 2 5−1 2
[ ∵ 5= ( ) (
− )
===> 3 2 − 2 2 = ( √ 5)2 ]
2 2

3
3

OR ‍,

[ ∵ 22 + 12 = 5 ]

9 a) p(2) = 7 × 2 + 2 = 14 + 2 = 16 1
b) p(−2)= 7 × (−2) + 2 = −14 + 2 = −12 1 3

p(2) + p(−2)= 16 + (− 12) = 4 1

10 2√ 2 1
a) AD = = √ 2 cm
2

b) CD = [ In right triangle ADC , ‍ ( √ 2)2 + CD 2 = ( √ 5)2 ]‍ 1

√ 3 cm 3

1
c) Area of the triangle ABC = × 2√2 × √ 3 = √ 6 sq . cm . 1
2
Each questions from 11 to ‍21 carries 4 scores. ( Answer any 8 )
11 a) PC : PD = 2 : 1 1

2 1 2 4
b) PA = 12 × = 8 cm , PB = 12 × = 4 cm
3 3
1
c) PD = 2 × 5 = 10 cm
12 4 1
a) r = = 2 cm
2
1
b) Area = π × 22 = 4 π sq .cm
1 4
c) π × ( 2 r)2 = 4 π r 2

Area is increased by 4 times

1

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13

4 4

14 a) Perimeter = 5 + 6 + 9 = 20 cm 1
20
b) s= = 10
2 1
4
Area = √ 10 × 5 × 4 × 1 = √ 200 = 10 √ 2 sq .cm 2

Perimeter
[ ∵ Area = √ s( s − a )( s − b)( s − c ) , s= ]
2
15 a) Longer side = x + 2 1

b) a ( x) = x ( x + 2) = x2 + 2 x 2
4
c) a (10) = 102 + 2 × 10 = 100 + 20 = 120 1
16 a) Numbers‍ = 7 , −7 2
4
b) x= 5+ 3= 8 , x= 5− 3= 2
2
17 a) If the numbers are taken as x ‍and y , then

3 x + 5 y = 86 (1)
1
4 x − 2 y = 28 (2)

b) (1) × 2 : 6 x + 10 y = 172 (3)

1 4
(2) × 5 : 20 x − 10 y = 140 ` ` ( 4)

312 1
(3) + ( 4) : 26 x = 312 ===> x= = 12
26

20 1
48 − 2 y = 28 ===> y= = 10
2

18 8 PR 1 1
a) PQ = = 4 cm [∵ PQR and ABC similar triangles , = ]
2 AC 2

1
b) Area of ∆ PQR = × 3 × 4 = 6 sq . cm
2 2
4
PR 2 1 2 1
c) ( ) ( )
AC
=
2
=
4 1

19 6 1
a) r= = 3 cm
2
b) Perimeter of the figure = 3 π + 6 + 3 π + 6 = 12 + 6 π 2
4
= 12 + 6 × 3.14 = 30.84 cm 1

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20 For drawing a line of length 9 cm . 1

For dividing this line in the ratio 4 : 3 .

2
For completing the rectangle .
1

21 4 1
a) Length of bottom side of large triangle = 9× = 12 cm
3
4
b) Height of the larger triangle = 6 × = 8 cm
3 1
4 4
c) Perimeter of the larger triangle = 24 × = 32 cm 1
3

4 2 16
d) Scale factor of the areas = ( ) 3
=
9 1

Each questions from 22 to ‍29 carries 5 scores. ( Answer any 6 )

22 If the numbers are taken as x ‍and y , then

( x + 1)( y + 1) = 1581 ==> xy + x + y + 1 = 1581 ==> xy + x + y = 1580 (1)

( x − 1)( y − 1) = 1421 ==> xy −( x + y ) + 1 = 1421 ==> xy − ( x + y ) = 1420 ( 2) 1

1580 + 1420 3000 1

a) xy = = = 1500 [ ∵ (1) + (3) : 2 xy = 3000]
2 2
1580 − 1420 160
b) x+ y= = = 80 1
2 2 5

c) x− y= √ 802 − 4 × 1500 = √ 6400 − 6000 = √ 400 = 20

1
[ ∵ ( x − y ) 2 = ( x + y ) 2 − 4 xy ]
80 + 20 100 80 − 20 60
x= = = 50 , y= = = 30 1
2 2 2 2
23 For drawing triangle. 1

For drawing perpendicular bisector of the sides of the triangle. 2 5

For completing the circumcircle. 2

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24 −2 + 10 8 1
a) = =4
2 2
1
b) |10 − (−2)| = 12
c) 6 1 5

3 + (−7) −4
d) = = −2 2
2 2
25 a) Height = x , Length = 6 − 2 x , Breadth = 5 − 2x 3

b) Volume = x (6 − 2 x )(5 − 2 x) 1 5

= 4 x − 22 x 2 + 30 x
3
1
26 1
1
1 5

27 60 1
a) Length of a side = = 20 cm
3

b) Area = √ 3 × 202 = 100 √ 3 sq . cm

4 2 5
c) Length of a side = 20 cm
1
d) Area = 6 × 100 √ 3 = 600 √ 3 sq . cm 1

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28 a) Area of the larger circle = π × 62 = 36 π sq . cm 1

6 6
b) Radii of the smaller circles = , = 3 cm , 2 cm
2 3 1

Areas of the ‍smaller circles = π × 32 , π × 22 5

= 9 π sq . cm , 4 π sq . cm
2
c) Area of the shaded region
= Area of the larger circle - Sum of the areas of the ‍smaller circles
1
= 36 π − ( 9 π + 4 π ) = 23 π sq .cm

29 a) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 52 = 5 × 4 + 5 1

b) 102 = 100 1
c) 25 1 5
d) n2
(n + 1) n 1
e)
1

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