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PRACT
Class 10 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 1 minute Maximum Marks: 100

1. Is 3, 3, 3, 3, .... an arithmetic progression. If yes, find out the common difference. [2]
2. Find the common difference of an A.P. whose first term is 8, the last term is 65 and the sum of all its terms is [2]
730.
3. If 1

x+2
,
1

x+3
and 1

x+5
are in A.P., find the value of x, [2]
4. Divide 32 into four parts which are in A.P. such that the product of extremes is to the product of means is 7:15. [2]
5. In an AP, given a = 3, n = 8, s = 192. Find d. [2]
6. In the figure, ABC and AMP are two right triangles, right angled at B and M respectively. Prove that: [2]
i. △ABC ∼ △AM P

ii. CA

PA
=
BC

MP

7. In △DEW , AB || EW. If, AD= 4 cm, DE = 12 cm and DW = 24 cm, find the value of DB. [2]

8. In figure DE || AC and DF || AE. Prove that [2]

BF BE
=
FE EC

9. State and prove Basic proportionality theorem. [2]

10. In Fig. AE is the bisector of the exterior ∠ CAD meeting BC produced in E. If AB =10 cm, AC = 6 cm and BC = [2]
12 cm, find CE.

11. Determine, by distance formula, whether the given points are collinear : (1, 2), (5, 3) and (18, 6). [2]
12. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the join of A(-1, 7) and B(4, -3) in the ratio 2 : 3. [2]

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13. 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]
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14. Name the type of triangle PQR formed by the points P ( √2, √2 ), Q (
− √2, − √2 ) and R (
− √6, √6 ). [2]
15. Find the area of the rhombus if its vertices are (3, 0), (4, 5), (-1, 4) and (-2, -1) taken in order. [2]
[Hint: Area of a rhombus = 1

2
(product of its diagonals)]
16. In figure, PQ is a tangent from an external point P to a circle with centre O and OP cuts the circle at T and QOR [2]
is a diameter. If ∠ POR = 130° and S is a point on the circle, find ∠ 1 +∠ 2.

17. Anu says, A circle of radius 10 cm can have 100 tangents. Is Anu correct? Give a reason to justify your answer. [2]
18. Prove that the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. Using the above prove the [2]
following: A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

19. In two concentric circles, prove that all chords of the outer circle which touch the inner circle are of equal length. [2]
20. Prove that the tangents drawn at the end of a chord of a circle make equal angle with the chord. [2]

21. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 100 and 500 which are divisible by 8. [3]
22. In an AP, given a = 2, d = 8, Sn = 90. Find n and an. [3]

23. An AP consists of 21 terms. The sum of the three terms in the middle is 129 and of the last three is 237. Find the [3]
AP.
24. If 9th term of an A.P. is zero, prove that its 29th term is double the 19th term. [3]
25. Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50. [3]
26. If △ABC ∼ △ DEF, AB = 4 cm, DE = 6 cm, EF = 9 cm and FD = 12 cm, find the perimeter of △ABC. [3]
27. △ABC is a right triangle in which ∠C = 90
∘
and C D ⊥ AB . If BC = a, CA = b, AB = c and CD = p then [3]
prove that.
i. cp = ab
ii. 1

p
2
=
1

2
a
+
1

2
.
b

28. If the bisector of an angle of a triangle bisects the opposite side, prove that the triangle is isosceles. [3]
29. Any point X inside ΔDEF is joined to its vertices. From a point P in DX, PQ is drawn parallel to DE meeting [3]

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 XE at Q and QR is drawn parallel to EF meeting XF in R. Prove that P R∥DF . .
30. Show that the line segment which joins the midpoints of the oblique sides of a trapezium is parallel to the [3]
parallel sides.
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31. Find the point on the x–axis which are at a distance of 2√5 from point (7, –4). How many such points are there? [3]
32. Determine the ratio in which the point (-6, a) divides the join of A(-3, 1) and B (-8, 9). Also find the value of a. [3]
33. Two brothers Ramesh and Pulkit were at home and have to reach School. Ramesh went to Library first to return [3]
a book and then reaches School directly whereas Pulkit went to Skate Park first to meet his friend and then
reaches School directly.

i. How far is School from their Home?

ii. What is the extra distance travelled by Ramesh in reaching his School?
iii. What is the extra distance travelled by Pulkit in reaching his School? (All distances are measured in metres
as straight lines)
34. In a class room, 4 friends are seated at the points A, B, C and D as shown in Figure [3]

i. Find the positions of the four friends.

ii. Find far apart the four friends are from each other.
iii. Jarina and Phani walk into the class and after observing for a few minutes Jarina asks Phani “Don’t you
notice that ABCD is a square?” Phani disagrees. Using distance formula, find which of them is correct.
Why?
35. To conduct Sports Day activities, in your rectangular shaped school ground ABCD, lines have been drawn with [3]
chalk powder at a distance of 1 m each. 100 flower pots have been placed at a distance of 1m from each other
along AD, as shown in Fig. Niharika runs the distance AD on the 2nd line and posts a green flag. Preet runs the

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 distance AD on the eighth line and posts a red flag.

i. Calculate the distance Niharika and Preet posted the green flag and reg flag respectively.
ii. What is the distance between both the flags?
iii. If Rashmi has to post a blue flag exactly halfway between the line segment joining the two flags, where
should she post her flag?
36. In the figure given below, find the length of the tangent PQ drawn from a point P to a circle with centre at O, [3]
given that OP = 12 cm and OQ = 5 cm.

37. In figure, a circle touches the side BC of △ABC at P and touches AB and AC produced at Q and R respectively. [3]
If AQ = 5 cm, find the perimeter of △ABC.

38. In the given figure, a circle is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠ B = 90o. If AD = 17 cm, AB = 20 [3]

cm and DS = 3 cm, then find the radius of the circle.

39. ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC, circumscribed about a circle, as shown in the adjoining figure. [3]
Prove that the base is bisected at the point of contact.

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40. If d1,d2 (d2 > d1) be the diameters of two concentric circles and c be the length of a chord of a circle which is [3]

tangent to the other circle, prove that d22 = c2 + d12.

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