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# Board Paper of Class 10 2017 Maths - Solutions

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• Question 1
If f (x) = x2 + 5, then f(−4) =

(a) 26

(b) 21

(c) 20

(d) −20 VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 2
If k + 2, 4k − 6, 3k − 2 are the three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the value of k is :

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5 VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 3
If the product of the first four consecutive terms of a G.P. is 256 and if the common ratio is 4 and the first term is positive, then its 3rd term is:

(a) 8

(b) $\frac{1}{16}$

(c) $\frac{1}{32}$

(d) 16 VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 4
The remainder when x2 − 2x + 7 is divided by x + 4 is :

(a) 28

(b) 29

(c) 30

(d) 31 VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 5
The common root of the equations x2 bx + c = 0 and x2 + bx a = 0 is :

(a) $\frac{c+a}{2b}$

(b) $\frac{c-a}{2b}$

(c) $\frac{c+b}{2a}$

(d) $\frac{a+b}{2c}$ VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 6
If , then the matrix B =

(a) $\left(\begin{array}{cc}1& 0\\ 0& 1\end{array}\right)$

(b)

(c)

(c) VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 7
Slope of the straight line which is perpendicular to the straight line joining the points (−2, 6) and (4, 8) is equal to :

(a) $\frac{1}{3}$

(b) 3

(c) –3

(d) $-\frac{1}{3}$ VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 8
If the points (2, 5), (4, 6) and (a, a) are collinear, then the value of ‘a’ is equal to :

(a) −8

(b) 4

(c) −4

(d) 8 VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 9
The perimeters of two similar triangles are 24 cm and 18 cm respectively. If one side of the first triangle is 8 cm, then the corresponding side of the other triangle is :

(a) 4 cm

(b) 3 cm

(c) 9 cm

(d) 6 cm VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 10
ΔABC is a right angled triangle where ∠B = 90° and BD ⊥ AC. If BD = 8 cm, AD = 4 cm, then CD is :

(a) 24 cm

(b) 16 cm

(c) 32 cm

(d) 8 cm VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 11
In the adjoining figure ∠ABC =

(a) 45°

(b) 30°

(c) 60°

(d) 50° VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 12
9 tan2θ − 9 sec2θ =

(a) 1

(b) 0

(c) 9

(d) −9 VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 13
If the surface area of a sphere is 100 π cm2, then its radius is equal to :

(a) 25 cm

(b) 100 cm

(c) 5 cm

(d) 10 cm VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 14
Standard deviation of a collection of a data is $2\sqrt{2}$. If each value is multiplied by 3, then the standard deviation of the new data is :

(a) $\sqrt{12}$

(b) $4\sqrt{2}$

(c) $6\sqrt{2}$

(d) $9\sqrt{2}$ VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 15
A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards at random. The probability of getting neither an ace nor a king card is :

(a) $\frac{2}{13}$

(b) $\frac{11}{13}$

(c) $\frac{4}{13}$

(d) $\frac{8}{13}$ VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 16
Given, A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6} and C = {5, 6, 7, 8}, show that A⋃ (B ⋃ C) = (A ⋃ B) ⋃ C. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 17
The following table represents a function from A = {5, 6, 8, 10} to B = {19, 15, 9, 11} where f(x) = 2x − 1. Find the values of a and b.
 x 5 6 8 10 f(x) a 11 b 19
VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 18
If are in G.P., find the values of m. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 19
Solve by elimination method : 13x + 11y = 70, 11x + 13y = 74. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 20
Simplify : $\frac{6{x}^{2}+9x}{3{x}^{2}-12x}$ VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 21
Construct a 2 × 2 matrix A = [aij] whose elements are given by aij = 2i − j. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 22
Let . Find the matrix C, if C = 2A + B. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 23
Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining (−3, 5) and (4, −9) in the ratio 1 : 6 internally. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 24
“The points (0, a), a > 0 lie on x-axis for all a”. Justify the truthness of the statement. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 25
In ΔPQR, AB||QR. If AB is 3 cm, PB is 2 cm and PR is 6 cm, then find the length of QR. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 26
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower as seen by an observer is 30°. The observer is at a distance of 30$\sqrt{3}$ m from the tower. If the eye level of the observer is 1.5 m above the ground level, then find the height of the tower. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 27
The total surface area of a solid right circular cylinder is 1540 cm2. If the height is four times the radius of the base, then find the height of the cylinder. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 28
The smallest value of a collection of data is 12 and the range is 59. Find the largest value of the collection of data. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 29
In tossing a fair coin twice, find the probability of getting :

(ii) Exactly one tail VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 30
(a) If the volume of a solid sphere is $7241\frac{1}{7}$ cu. cm, then find its radius.

OR

(b) If x = a sec θ + b tan θ and y = a tan θ + b sec θ, then prove that x2 y2 = a2 b2. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 31
Let A = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, x, y, z}, B = {1, 2, c, d, e} and C = {d, e, f, g, 2, y}. Verify A\(B ⋃ C) = (A\B) ⋂ (A\C). VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 32
Let A={6, 9, 15, 18, 21}; B = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6} and f : A → B be defined by $f\left(x\right)=\frac{x-3}{3}$. Represent f by :
(i) an arrow diagram
(ii) a set of ordered pairs
(iii) a table
(iv) a graph VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 33
Find the sum of the first 2n terms of the series 12 − 22 + 32 − 42 + ... VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 34
Find the sum of first n terms of the series 7 + 77 + 777 +... VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 35
The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr. It goes 30 km upstream and return downstream to the original point in 4 hrs 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 36
Find the values of a and b if 16x4 − 24x3 + (a − 1)x2 + (b + 1)x + 49 is a perfect square. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 38
Find the area of the quadrilateral formed by the points (−4, −2), (−3, −5), (3, −2) and (2, 3). VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 39
State and prove Pythagoras theorem.

OR

The perimeter of a right triangle is 60 cm. Its hypotenuse is 25 cm. Find the area of the triangle. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 40
A flag post stands on the top of a building. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flag post are 60° and 45° respectively. If the height of the flag post is 10 m, find the height of the building. $\left(\sqrt{3}=1.732\right)$ VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 41
The perimeter of the ends of a frustum of a cone are 44 cm and 8.4 π cm. If the depth is 14 cm, then find its volume. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 42
The length, breadth and height of a solid metallic cuboid are 44 cm, 21 cm and 12 cm respectively. It is melted and a solid cone is made out of it. If the height of the cone is 24 cm, then find the diameter of its base. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 43
Find the coefficient of variation of the following data.

18, 20, 15, 12, 25 VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 44
If a die is rolled twice, find the probability of getting an even number in the first time or a total of 8. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 45
(a) Find the GCD of the following polynomials 3x4 + 6x3 − 12x2 − 24x and 4x4 + 14x3 + 8x2 − 8x.

OR

(b) A straight line cuts the coordinate axes at A and B. If the mid point of AB is (3, 2), then find the equation of AB. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 46
(a) Draw the two tangents from a point which is 10 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm. Also, measure the lengths of the tangents.
OR

(b) Construct a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, given AB = 6 cm, ∠ABC = 70°, BC = 5 cm and ∠ACD=30°. VIEW SOLUTION
• Question 47
(a) Solve graphically 2x2 + x − 6 = 0.

OR

(b) Draw the graph of xy = 20, x, y > 0. Use the graph to find y when x = 5, and to find x when y = 10. VIEW SOLUTION
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