EMMANUEL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

CLASS 10 – MATHEMATICS QUESTION BANK

Competency Based High■Level Questions

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1. Prove that √7 is irrational.

2. Using Euclid’s division algorithm, find HCF of 765 and 255.
3. Express HCF(169, 91) as a linear combination.
4. Find the greatest number that divides 130, 169, and 228 leaving same remainder.
5. Show any positive integer is of form 6k, 6k+1, 6k+3, or 6k+5.
6. Write prime factorisation of n = 2³ × 3² × 5 × 7■.
7. Prove that there are infinitely many primes.
8. Find LCM and HCF of 84 and 180.
9. Show that 5√3 – 2 is irrational.
10. If HCF(a,b) × LCM(a,b) = 2400 and a=80, find b.
11. If α and β are roots of 3x² – 7x + 2, find α+β and αβ.
12. Construct quadratic polynomial with roots 5 and –3.
13. Divide 4x■ − 3x³ + 5x − 7 by 2x² − 3.
14. If P(2) = 0 for 3x² + kx − 10, find k.
15. Verify Remainder Theorem for P(x) = 4x³ − 6x + 8 at x = −2.
16. If one zero of 2x² + 7x + k = 0 is twice the other, find k.
17. Find all zeros of 3x³ − 13x² + 4x + 12.
18. Factorise 8x³ + 1.
19. Write quadratic with roots α² and β² (α,β roots of x² − 9x + 11).
20. Graph y= x² − 4x + 3 and find number of zeros.
21. Determine if x² − 5x + 9 has real roots.
22. If P(1)=5, P(2)=9, P(3)=15, determine P(x) (linear).
23. Solve: 3x + 4y = 29, 4x − 5y = −13.
24. Solve graphically: 2x − 3y = 12, 5x + 2y = 11.
25. Find k so 3x − 5y = 7 and 6x + ky = 14 are dependent.
26. Two-digit number problem: tens digit = 3 × units digit; +9 reverses digits.
27. If (a,b) solves 5x − 7y = 1 and 3x + 2y = 11, find a+b.
28. Find intersection of 3x + 5y = 25 and x − y = 1.
29. Solve: 0.4x + 0.5y = 1.7 and 0.3x − 0.2y = 0.1.
30. Bag price problem: 5 school + 3 laptop bags = ■4500, 2 school + 2 laptop = ■2200.
31. Solve two■variable linear system using cross■multiplication formula.
32. Solve: (x/2) + (y/3) = 7, (x/4) − (y/6) = −1.
33. If x + ky = 3 passes through (1,2), find k.
34. Solve: (x+y)/(x−y) = 4/3 and x−3y = 5.
35. Prove Pythagoras theorem using similarity.
36. If ∆ABC ~ ∆DEF; AB=4, DE=10, BC=6; find EF.
37. In ∆ABC, AD ■ BC; prove AB² − AC² = BD² − DC².
38. If ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR; AB=5, BC=7, PQ=15; find QR.
39. If tan A = 3/4, find sin A and cos A.
40. Prove: (a+b)² + (a−b)² = 2(a² + b²).
41. If AB = AC in ∆ABC, prove ∠B = ∠C.
42. Prove the converse of Pythagoras theorem.
43. Similar triangles have side ratio 3:5, perimeter difference = 24 cm. Find small perimeter.
44. Triangles with equal area on same base have equal height.
45. If D and E midpoints of AB & AC in ∆ABC, prove DE ■ BC.
46. In ∆ABC, prove that sin²A + cos²A = 1 using triangle geometry.
47. If sinθ = 3/5, find cosθ and tanθ.
48. Prove: tanθ − cotθ = (secθcosecθ)(sinθ − cosθ).
49. If secθ + tanθ = 2, find secθ − tanθ.
50. Simplify: (1 − sinθ)(1 + sinθ).
51. Prove: (1 − tan²θ)/(1 + tan²θ) = cos2θ.
52. Convert to sinθ form: secθ − tanθ.
53. If tanA = √3, find sinA and cosA.
54. Prove: (secθ − tanθ)(secθ + tanθ) = 1.
55. Prove: cosA/(1 + sinA) = (1 − sinA)/cosA.
56. Express sinθ + cosθ in form √2 sin(θ + π/4).
57. If cotθ = 5/12, find sinθ.
58. Simplify: (cosecA − sinA)(secA − cosA).
59. Prove: (1+tanA+secA)(1+cotA−cosecA) = 0.
60. Evaluate: sin30° + cos60° + tan45°.
61. If sinθ + cosθ = √2, find sinθcosθ.
62. Prove identity: (1+tan²A) = sec²A.
63. Evaluate sec30° + tan30°.
64. If 3sinA = 2cosA, find tanA.
65. Simplify completely: tan²A − sec²A + 1.
66. Find area of sector radius 7 cm, angle 120°.
67. Area of circle = 616 cm², find radius.
68. A running track has 2 straight 100 m parts and semicircular ends radius 30m. Find length.
69. A chord of circle radius 10cm subtends 90°. Find area of segment.
70. Find area of ring formed between radii 14cm and 7cm.
71. Wheel rotates 360 times; radius = 35cm. Distance covered?
72. Diameter of circular park = 154m. Find cost of fencing at ■12/m.
73. Area of sector = 385cm², radius = 14cm. Find angle.
74. Arc length = 22cm, radius = 7cm. Find angle.
75. Area of semicircle whose diameter = 40cm.
76. Find mean from data: CI: 0–10, 10–20, 20–30, 30–40; f: 5, 9, 14, 7.
77. Compute median of grouped data.
78. Find mode for data: 2,3,3,4,4,4,5.
79. Prove relationship: Mode ≈ 3Median − 2Mean.
80. Find missing frequency if mean = 18.
81. Draw ogive for cumulative frequency table.
82. Interpret which group is most frequent (modal class).
83. Difference between mean and weighted mean.
84. Mean of 19 observations is 48; one wrongly written 64 instead of 46. Find correct mean.
85. Plot histogram given data.
86. When is median better than mean?
87. Mean marks = 72; total students = 25. Total marks?
88. Class width meaning with example.
89. Mean of first 10 natural numbers.
90. Convert ungrouped data to grouped frequency table.
91. A die rolled; probability of even number.
92. A card drawn from 52; find P(king).
93. Bag contains 4 red, 3 blue, 2 green. Find P(blue).
94. A coin tossed 3 times; find P(exactly two heads).
95. Event that cannot happen is called ______.
96. Two coins tossed; list sample space.
97. Find P(prime number) when die is thrown.
98. Box contains 5 green 3 yellow balls; find P(green).
99. P(A)=0.6, P(B)=0.4, if A and B mutually exclusive find P(A∪B).
100. A drawer has 10 identical socks, 6 blue 4 black. Probability of black sock?