10th-maths-important-5-mark-questions-english-medium-
10th-maths-important-5-mark-questions-english-medium-
10th-maths-important-5-mark-questions-english-medium-
PREPARED BY
S.PARTHIPAN, VICE PRINCIPAL, DHEERAN VIDHYAALAYAA MATRIC HSS,, SANKARI TK. – 637103
CELL: 9629546505
CLASS: 10 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS 25. Find the diameter of a sphere whose surface area
2
is 154cm .
I. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1. If f(x) = x2-1, find i)fof ii) fofof 26. If the standard deviation of a data is 3.6cm and
2. Solve 5x≡ 4(mod 6) each value of the data is divided by 3, then find
3. First term a and common difference d are given the new variance and new standard deviation.
below. Find the corresponding AP. a= 5, d= 6. 27. If the mean and coefficient of variation of a data
𝑥3 𝑦3
are 15 and 48 respectively, then find the value of
4. Simplify: 𝑥−𝑦 + 𝑦−𝑥. standard deviation.
5. Solve the following equation by factorisation 28. A coin is tossed thrice. What is the probability of
method: 4x2-7x-2=0. getting two consecutive tails?
6. Find the order of the product matrix AB if order 29. Let f(x) 2x+5. If x≠0 then find 𝑓(𝑥 + 2) −
of A= 4x2, order of B=2x2. 𝑓(2)/𝑥
7. Two circles intersect at A and B. From a point P a b
30. If 13824=2 x3 , then find a and b.
on one of the circles lines PAC and PBD are
drawn intersecting the second circle at C and D. 31. Find the nth term of the following sequences 2, 5,
Prove that CD is parallel to the tangent at P. 10,17.
8. Find the equation of a line whose inclination is 4𝑥 2 𝑦 6𝑥𝑧 3
32. Simplify: 𝑥
300 and making an intercept -3 on the Y axis. 2𝑧 2 20𝑦 4
9. Prove that Sec Ø - cos Ø = tan Ø sin Ø 33. Frame the quadratic equations, whose sum and
10. Write the formula for finding the surface area of product of roots are -9, 20.
a hollow cylinder? 5 4 3
11. The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 34. If A=[1 −7 9] then find the transpose of A.
12cm to 16cm air being pumped into it. find the 3 8 2
ratio of the surface area of the balloons in the two 35. A man goes 18m due east and then 24m due
cases. north. Find the distance of his current position
12. Two coins are tossed together. What is the from the starting point.
probability of a getting different faces on the 36. What is the inclination of a line whose slope is
coins? (i) 0 (ii) 1.
13. What is the probability that a leap year selected at 37. State the condition for the two straight lines
random will contain 53 Sundays. (Hints: perpendicular to be and parallel.
366=52x7+2). 38. If sin Ø+cos Ø=p and sec Ø+cosec Ø=q then
14. Define probability of an event. prove that q(p2-1) = 2p.
15. Find the value of K, such that fog=gof, f(x)=3x+2, 39. If the total surface area of a cone of radius 7 cm is
g(x) = 6x-k. 704 cm2 then find its slant height.
16. Solve 78+x≡ (mod 5). 40. Find the maximum volume of a cone that can be
17. Check whether the following sequences are in carved out of a solid hemisphere of radius r units.
AP? a-3, a-5, a-7, ...................... 41. If the mean and coefficient of variation of a data
𝑥+2 (𝑥 2 −𝑥−6) are 15 and 48 respectively, then find value of
18. Simplify: ÷ Find the sum standard deviation.
4𝑦 12𝑦 2
and product of the roots for quadratic equation 42. If A and B are two mutually exclusive events of a
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 28 = 0 random experiments and P(not A)=0.45,
19. Find the value of the x, y and z from the following P(AUB)=0.65 then find P(B).
12 3 𝑦 𝑧 43. Let f={(x,y)/x, y€N and y=2x} be a relation on N.
equations ( 𝑥 3 ) = ( ) Find the domain, Co domain and Range. Is this
2
3 5
function?
20. The length of the tangent to a circle from a point,
44. Prove that two consecutive positive integers are
which is 25 cm away from the centre is 24cm.
always co prime.
What is the radius of the circle?
45. Find the next three terms of the sequences 8, 24,
21. Find the slope of a line joining the points
72, ............
(sin ∅ , -cos ∅) and (-sin ∅ , cos ∅).
46. Find the excluded values, if any of the following
22. State the condition for checking the points of 1
collinear. expressions (𝑡 2 −5𝑡+6)
23. Find the angle of elevation of the top of a tower 47. Find the square root of the following polynomial
from a point on the ground, which is 30cm away by division method. 𝑥 4 − 12𝑥 3 + 42𝑥 2 − 36𝑥 +
from the foot of a tower of height 103m. 9.
24. Write the formula for CSA of cone and volume
of cone.
48. Write each of the following expression in terms 68. If the circumference of a conical wooden
α β piece is 484cm then find its volume when its
of α+β and 3β
+ 3α.
height is 105cm.
49. Check whether AD is a bisector of <A of ∆ABC 69. The range of a set of data is 13.67 and the
if AB=4cm, AC= 6cm, BD= 1.6cm and
largest value is 70.08. find the smallest value.
CD=2.4cm.
70. Define function.
50. Find the slope of a line joining the points (5, 5) 71. Compute x such that 104≡ x (mod 19).
with the origin. 4𝑥 2 𝑦 6𝑥𝑍3
51. Prove that following identities 𝑡𝑎𝑛4 ∅ + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 ∅ = 72. Simplify: 2𝑧 2
X 20𝑦4
𝑠𝑒𝑐 4 ∅ − 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 ∅. 73. Pair needs 4 hours to complete the work. His
52. A garden roller whose length is 3m long and friend Yuvan needs 6 hours to complete the
whose diameter is 2.8m is rolled to level a work. How long will it take to complete if they
garden. How much area will it cover in 8 work together?
revolutions? 74. What length of ladder is needed to reach a
53. An aluminium sphere of radius 12 cm is melted height of 7ft along the wall when the base of
to make a cylinder of radius 8 cm. Find the the ladder is 4 ft from the wall?
height of the cylinder. (1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)
54. If the range and the smallest value of a set of data 75. Prove that √ = cosec 𝜃 + cot 𝜃
(1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)
are 36.8 and 13.4 respectively, then find the 76. The radius of a sphere increases by 25%. Find
largest value. the percentage increase of in its surface area.
55. The standard deviation and coefficient of 77. The Standard deviation and mean of a data
variation of a data are 1.2 and 25.6 respectively.
are 6.5 and 12.5 respectively. Find the
Find the value of mean.
coefficient of variation.
56. A relation R is given by the set {(x, y) / y=x+3,
78. An organisation plans to plants saplings in 25
x∈{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}}. Determine its domain and
streets in a town in such a way that one
range.
sapling for the first street, three for the
57. Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the
second and nine for the third and so on. How
Highest Common Factor of 340 and 412.
58. Find the remainder when 281 is divided by 17? many saplings are needed to complete the
59. Reduce each of the following rational expressions work?
𝑥 2 −1 79. Find the 19th term of an AP -11, -15, -19 ...........
to its lowest form. 𝑥 2 +𝑥 80. Find the value of <ABC in the given triangle.
60. Find the square root of 81. The vertices of a triangle are
9𝑥 2 − 24𝑥𝑦 + 30𝑥𝑧 − 40𝑦𝑧 + 25𝑧 2 + 16𝑦 2 . A(-1,3), B(1,-1), C(5,1). Find the
61. Determine the nature of the roots for the Length of the median through
following quadratic equations. 15𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 + 2. The vertex C.
62. In trapezium ABCD, AB||DC, E and F are 82. How can a function be represented?
points of non-parallel sides AD and BC 83. If A={1,3,5} and B={2,3} then find AXB and
respectively such that EF||AB. Show that BXA.
𝐴𝐸 𝐵𝐹 84. ‘a’ and ‘b’ are two positive integers such that
𝐸𝐷
= 𝐹𝐶
𝑎𝑏 𝑋𝑏 𝑎 = 800. Find ‘a’ and ‘b’.
63. A triangular shaped glass with vertices at
85. Determine the value of d such that
A(-5, -4), B(1, 6), C(7, -4) has to be painted. If
15≡3(mod d).
one can of paint covers 6 squares feet, how
86. Find the square root of the expression
many cans of paint will be required to paint
144𝑎8 𝑏12 𝑐16
the whole glass, if only one coat of paint is
required? 81𝑓 12 𝑔4 ℎ14
64. Find the slope of the following straight line 87. What is called a square matrix?
3 88. State Menelaus theorem.
7x- = 0.
17 89. Show that the points P(-1.5, 3), Q(6, -2),
65. Prove that the following identities R(-3, 4) are collinear..
cot 𝜃 + tan 𝜃= sec 𝜃 cosec 𝜃. 90. Find the equation of a straight line which is
66. The curved surface area of a right circular parallel to the line 3x-7y=12 and passing
cylinder of height 14cm is 88cm2. Find the through the point (6, 4).
diameter of the cylinder. 91. Prove that tan2 𝜃 -sin2 𝜃 = tan2 𝜃sin2 𝜃
67. The volume of a solid right circular cone is 92. If the base area of a hemispherical solid is
11088cm3. If its height is 24cm find the radius 1386sq.m then find its total surface area.
of the cone.