Creative Learning 2.
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1. If a and b are two odd positive integers such that a > b, then
prove that one of the two numbers and
is odd and the other is even.
2. Prove that if a positive integer is of the form 6q + 5, then it is
of the form 3q + 2 for some integer q, but not conversely.
3. Show that the square of an odd positive integer is of the form
8q + 1, for some integer q.
4. Show that the cube of a positive integer is of the form 6q + r,
where q is an integer and r = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
5. Show that the square of any positive integer cannot be of the
form 3m + 2, where m is a natural number.
6. If the sum of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(t) = kt2
+ 2t + 3k is equal to their product, find the value of k.
7. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2
– px + q, prove that
8. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(t) = t2 –
4t + 3, find the value of α4β3 + α3β4.
9. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2
– p(x + 1) – c, show that (α + 1) (β + 1) = 1 – c
10. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x2 + px +
q, form a polynomial whose zeros are (α + β)2 and (α – β)2.
11. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial such that
α + β = 24 and α – β = 8, find a quadratic polynomial having α
and β as its zeros.
12. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 4x2 – 8kx – 9
is negative of the other, find the value of k.
13. Akhila went to a fair in her village. She wanted to enjoy rides
on the Giant Wheel and play Hoopla (a game in which you throw a
rig on the items kept in the stall, and if the ring covers any object
completely you get it). The number of times she played Hoopla is
half the number of rides she had on the Giant Wheel. Each ride
costs Rs. 3, and a game of Hoopla costs Rs. 4. If she spend Rs. 20
in the fair, represent this situation algebraically and graphically.
14. Aftab tells his daughter, “Seven years ago, I w as seven
times as old as you were then. Also, three years from now, I shall
be three times as old as you will be.” Is not this interesting ?
Represent this situation algebraically and graphically.
15. The path of a train A is given by the equation 3x + 4y – 12 = 0
and the path of another train B is given by the equation 6x + 8y –
48 = 0. Represent this situation graphically.
16. The cost of 2kg of apples and 1 kg of grapes on a day was
found to be Rs. 160. After a month, the cost of 4kg of apples and
2kg of grapes is Rs. 300. Represent the situation algebraically
and geo-metrically.
17. Solve graphically each of the following systems of linear
equations. Also, find the coordinates of the points where the lines
meet
axis of y.
3x + 2y = 12
5x - 2y = 4
18. Solve graphically each of the following systems of linear
equations. Also, find the coordinates of the points where the lines
meet
axis of y.
2x + y - 11 = 0
x-y-1=0
19. Solve the following systems of equations:
1/(2x) + 1/(3y) = 2
1/(3x) + 1/(2y) = 13/6
20. Solve the following systems of equations:
(x + y)/(xy) = 2
(x - y)/(xy) = 6
21. In the following systems of equations determine whether the
system has a unique solution, no solution or infinitely many
solutions. In case there is a unique solution, find it:
3x - 5y = 20
6x - 10y = 40
22. In the following systems of equations determine whether the
system has a unique solution, no solution or infinitely many
solutions. In case there is a unique solution, find it:
x - 2y - 8 = 0
5x - 10y - 10 = 0
23. AB is a diameter and AC is a chord of a circle with centre O
such that angle BAC = 30 deg . The tangent at C intersects
extended AB at a point D. Prove that BC = BD.
24. a circle touches all the four sides of quadrilateral ABCD with
AB = 6cm BC = 7cm CD = 4cm Find AD.
25. If d1, d2(d2> d₁) be the diameters of two concentric circle s
and c be the length of a chord of a circle which is tangent to the
other circle, prove
26. A bag contains 5 white and 7 red balls. One ball is drawn at
random. What is the probability that ball drawn is not black?
27. Tickets numbered from 1 to 20 are mixed up and a ticket is
drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn
has number which is a multiple of 3 or 7?
28. A bag contains 6 red, 8 black and 4 white balls. A ball is drawn
at random. What is the probability that ball drawn is not black?
29. A bag contains cards numbered from 1 to 49. A card is drawn
from the bag at random, after mixing the card thoroughly. Find
the probability that the number on the drawn card is a perfect
square
30. In a retail market, fruit vendors were selling mangoes kept in
packing boxes. These boxes contained varying number of
mangoes. The following was the distribution of mangoes
according to the number of boxes.
Find the mean number of mangoes kept in a packing box. Which
method of finding the mean did you choose?
31. If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 18, find
the missing frequency
32. Draw a right triangle ABC in which AC = AB = 4.5 cm and ∠A =
90°. Draw a triangle similar to ΔABC with its sides equal to
(5/4)th of the corresponding sides of AABC
33. Draw a right triangle in which the sides (other than
hypotenuse) are of lengths 5 cm and 4 cm. Then construct another
triangle whose sides are 5/3th times the corresponding sides of
the given triangle.
34. A road which is 7 m wide surrounds a circular park whose
circumference is 352 m. Find the area of the road.
35. AB is a chord of a circle with centre O and radius 4 cm. AB is of
length 4 cm. Find the area of the sector of the circle formed by
chord AB.
36. In circle of radius 6cm, chord of length 10 cm makes an angle
of 110° at the centre of circle find Circumference of the circle
37. In circle of radius 6cm, chord of length 10 cm makes an angle
of 110° at the centre of circle find Area of the circle
38. Let ABCD be a square of side 2a. Find the coordinates of the
vertices of this square when A coincides with the origin and AB
and AD are along OX and OY respectively.
39.Let ABCD be a square of side 2a. Find the coordinates of the
vertices of this square when The centre of the square is at the
origin and coordinate axes are parallel to the sides AB and AD
respectively.
40. The base PQ of two equilateral triangles PQR and PQR' with
side 2a lies along y-axis such that the mid-point of PQ is at the
origin. Find the coordinates of the vertices R and R' of the
triangles.
41. In the figure, two tangents TP and TQ are drawn to a circle
with centre O from an external point T, prove that ∠PTQ = 2OPQ.
42. A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle as
shown in the figure. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC
43. How many tangents can be drawn from the external point to a
circle?
44. Prove that the tangents drawn at the ends of a diameter of a
circle are parallel
45. In triangle ABC , D and E are points on the sides AB and AC
respectively such that DE || BC
If AD = 8x - 7 DB = 5x - 3 AE = 4x - 3 and EC = (3x - 1) find the
value of x.
46. In triangle ABC , D and E are points on the sides AB and AC
respectively such that DE || BC If AD = 2.5cm BD = 3cm and AE =
3.75cm find the length of AC.
47. In triangle ABC , D and E are points on the sides AB and AC
respectively such that DE || BC
If AD = 4x - 3 AE = 8x - 7 BD = 3x - 1 and CE = 5x - 3 find the
volume of x.
48. Write the arithmetic progressions write the first term a and
common difference d is as follows:
a-1.5, d= -0.5
49. In the following situations, the sequence of numbers formed
will form an A.P.?
The cost of digging a well for the first metre is Rs 150 and rises by
Rs 20 for each succeeding metre
50. In which of the following situation, does the list of number
involved make an arithmetic progression and why?
The amount of air present in a cylinder when a vacuum pump
removes 1/4 of the air remaining in the cylinder at a time.
KRITII
DII
