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CBSE X
Delhi
MATHS PAPER 2013

Time allowed: 180 minutes; Maximum Marks: 90

 General Instructions: 1) All questions are compulsory. 2) The question paper consists of thirty questions divided into 4 sections A, B, C and D. Section A comprises of ten questions of 01 mark each, Section B comprises of five questions of 02 marks each, Section C comprises ten questions of 03 marks each and Section D comprises of five questions of 06 marks each. 3) All questions in Section A are to be answered in one word, one sentence or as per the exact requirement of the question. 4) There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in one question of 02 marks each, three questions of 03 marks each and two questions of 06 marks each. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in all such questions. 5) In question on construction, drawing should be near and exactly as per the given measurements. 6) Use of calculators is not permitted.

SECTION A

### Question 1

1. The common difference of the A.P. $\frac{1}{p}$, $\frac{1âˆ’p}{p}$, $\frac{1âˆ’2p}{p}$..................is:

### Question 2

2. In Fig. 1, PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre C and radius 4 cm. If PA âŠ¥ PB, then the length of each tangent is:

### Question 3

3. In Fig.2, a circle with centre O is inscribed in a quadrilateral ABCD such that, it touches the sides BC, AB, AD and CD at points P, Q, R and S respectively, If AB = 29 cm, AD = 23 cm, âˆ B = 90Â° and DS = 5 cm, then the radius of the circle (in cm.) is:

### Question 4

4. The angle of depression of a car, standing on the ground, from the top of a 75 m high tower, is 30Â°. The distance of the car from the base of the tower (in m.) is:

### Question 5

5. The probability of getting an even number, when a die is thrown once, is :

### Question 6

6. A box contains 90 discs, numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the box, the probability that it bears a prime-number less than 23, is :

### Question 7

7. In Fig. 3, Find the area of triangle ABC (in sq. units) is:

### Question 8

8. If the difference between the circumference and the radius of a circle is 37 cm, then using Ï€ = $\frac{22}{7}$, the circumference (in cm) of the circle is:

(A) 154

(B) 44

(C) 14

(D) 7

SECTION B

### Question 9

9. Solve the following quadratic equation for x:

4$\sqrt{3}{x}^{2}+5xâˆ’2\sqrt{3}=0$

### Question 10

10. How many threeâˆ’digit natural numbers are divisible by 7?

### Question 11

11. In Fig. 4, a circle inscribed in triangle ABC touches its sides AB, BC and AC at points D, E and F respectively. If AB = 12 cm, BC = 8 cm and AC = 10 cm, then find the lengths of AD, BE and CF.

### Question 12

12. Prove that the parallelogram circumscribing a circle is a rhombus.

### Question 13

13. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the drawn card is neither a king nor a queen.

### Question 14

14. Two circular pieces of equal radii and maximum area, touching each other are cut out from a rectangular card board of dimensions 14 cm × 7 cm. Find the area of the remaining card board. [ Use Ï€ = $\frac{22}{7}$]

SECTION C

### Question 15

15. For what value of k, are the roots of the quadratic equation kx (x âˆ’ 2) + 6 = 0 equal?

### Question 16

16. Find the number of terms of the A.P. 18, 15$\frac{1}{2}$, 13, â€¦...., - 49$\frac{1}{2}$ and find the sum of all its terms.

### Question 17

17. Construct a triangle with sides 5 cm, 4 cm and 6 cm. Then construct another triangle whose sides are $\frac{2}{3}$ times the corresponding sides of first triangle.

### Question 18

18. The horizontal distance between two poles is 15 m. The angle of depression of the top of first pole as seen from the top of second pole is 30Â°. If the height of the second pole is 24 m, find the height of the first pole. [ $\sqrt{3}$= 1.732 ]

### Question 19

19. Prove that the points (7, 10), (âˆ’2, 5) and (3, âˆ’4) are the vertices of an isosceles right triangle.

### Question 20

20. Find the ratio in which the y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (âˆ’4, âˆ’ 6) and (10, 12). Also find the coordinates of the point of division.

### Question 21

21. In Fig.5, AB and CD are two diameters of a circle with centre O, which are perpendicular to each other. OB is the diameter of the smaller circle. If OA = 7 cm, find the area of the shaded region.[ use Ï€ = $\frac{22}{7}$]

### Question 22

22. A vessel is in the form of hemispherical bowl surmounted by a hollow cylinder of same diameter. The diameter of the hemispherical bowl is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the total surface area of the vessel.[Ï€ = $\frac{22}{7}$]

### Question 23

23. A wooden toy was made by scooping out a hemisphere of same radius from each end of a solid cylinder. If the height of the cylinder is 10 cm, and its base is of radius 3.5 cm, find the volume of wood in the toy. [Ï€ = $\frac{22}{7}$]

### Question 24

24. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends an angle of 60Â° at the centre. Find: (i) the length of the arc (ii) area of the sector formed by the arc. [ Use Ï€ = $\frac{22}{7}$]

SECTION D

### Question 25

25. Solve the following for x:

$\frac{1}{2a+b+2x}=\frac{1}{2a}$ + $\frac{1}{b}$ + $\frac{1}{2x}$

### Question 26

26. Sum of the areas of two squares is 400 ${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$. If the difference of their perimeters is 16 cm, find the sides of the two squares.

### Question 27

27. If the sum of first 7 terms of an A.P. is 49 and that of first 17 terms is 289, find the sum of its first n terms.

### Question 28

28. Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.

### Question 29

29. In fig. 6, l and m are two parallel tangents to a circle with centre O, touching the circle at A and B respectively. Another tangent at C intersects the line l at D and m at E. Prove that âˆ DOE = 90Â°

### Question 30

30. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30Â° and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60Â°. If the tower is 60 m high, find the height of the building.

### Question 31

31. A group consists of 12 persons, of which 3 are extremely patient, other 6 are extremely honest and rest are extremely kind. A person from the group is selected at random. Assuming that each person is equally likely to be selected, find the probability of selecting a person who is (i) extremely patient (ii) extremely kind or honest. Which of the above values you prefer more?

### Question 32

32. The three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(3, âˆ’4), B(âˆ’1, âˆ’3) and C(âˆ’6, 2). Find the coordinates of vertex D and find the area of ABCD.

### Question 33

33. Water is flowing through a cylindrical pipe, of internal diameter 2 cm, into a cylindrical tank of base radius 40 cm, at the rate of 0.4 m/s. Determine the rise in level of water in the tank in half an hour.

### Question 34

34. A bucket open at the top, and made up of a metal sheet is in the form of a frustum of a cone. The depth of the bucket is 24 cm and the diameters of its upper and lower circular ends are 30 cm and 10 cm respectively. Find the cost of metal sheet used in it at the rate of Rs 10 per 100${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$. [Use Ï€ = 3.14]