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• Identify the endothermic and exothermic reaction: HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O + heat Exothermic reaction. Heat is written on the product side, which means heat is given out when hydrochloric acid neutralises sodium hydroxide:... Chemical Reactions and Equations 1 answer
• Identify the endothermic and exothermic reaction: 2KClO3(s) → 2KCl(s) + 3O2 (on heating) Endothermic reaction (as expected in the textbook). The symbol Δ above the arrow shows that heat has to be supplied to potassium chlorate to... Chemical Reactions and Equations 1 answer
• Identify the endothermic and exothermic reaction: CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2 + heat Exothermic reaction. CaO + H₂O → Ca(OH)₂ + heat When quicklime (calcium oxide) is added to water, slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) is formed... Chemical Reactions and Equations 1 answer
• Identify the endothermic and exothermic reaction: CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2 (on heating) Endothermic reaction. Calcium carbonate (limestone) decomposes into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide only when it is strongly heated ( Δ abo... Chemical Reactions and Equations 1 answer
• Match the column in the following table (reactants, products, type of chemical reaction). Correct matching: ReactantsProductsType BaCl₂(aq) + ZnSO₄(aq) BaSO₄downarrow + ZnCl₂(aq) Double displacement 2AgCl(s) 2Ag(s) + Cl₂(g) Decomp... Chemical Reactions and Equations 1 answer
• Complete the following chart comparing asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. Completed chart: Asexual reproductionSexual reproduction 1. Reproduction that occurs with the help of somatic cells is asexual reproduction.... Life Processes in Living Organisms Part 2 1 answer
• Fill in the blanks: In humans, sperm production occurs in the organ ----------------. Answer: Testes In humans, sperm production occurs in the testes. The testes lie in the scrotum, outside the abdominal cavity. They contain n... Life Processes in Living Organisms Part 2 1 answer
• Prove that: sec⁶x – tan⁶x = 1 + 3sec²x × tan²x Answer: LHS simplifies to RHS, as shown below. Let a=sec²x , b=tan²x . Then a-b=1 . Using a³-b³=(a-b)³+3ab(a-b) : sec⁶x-tan⁶x=1³+3ab(1) =1+3... Trigonometry 1 answer
• Prove that: tanθ/(secθ + 1) = (secθ – 1)/tanθ Answer: LHS simplifies to RHS, as shown below. Multiply numerator and denominator of the LHS by (secθ-1) : LHS=tanθ(secθ-1)/sec²θ-1 =tanθ(se... Trigonometry 1 answer
• Prove that: (tan³θ – 1)/(tanθ – 1) = sec²θ + tanθ Answer: LHS simplifies to RHS, as shown below. Using a³-1=(a-1)(a²+a+1) with a=tanθ : LHS=(tanθ-1)(tan²θ+tanθ+1)/tanθ-1 =(1+tan²θ)+tanθ=sec²... Trigonometry 1 answer
• Prove that: (sinθ – cosθ + 1)/(sinθ + cosθ – 1) = 1/(secθ – tanθ) Answer: LHS simplifies to RHS, as shown below. Divide numerator and denominator of the LHS by cosθ : LHS=tanθ+secθ-1/tanθ-secθ+1 In the nume... Trigonometry 1 answer
• A boy standing at a distance of 48 meters from a building observes the top of the building and makes an angle of elevation of 30°. Find the height of the building. Answer: Height of the building = 16√3 m (about 27.71 m) Let AB be the building (height h) and C the boy, with BC = 48 m and ∠ ACB=30^° . In... Trigonometry 1 answer
• From the top of the light house, an observer looks at a ship and finds the angle of depression to be 30°. If the height of the light-house is 100 meters, then find how far the ship is from the light-house. Answer: The ship is 100√3 m (about 173.2 m) from the light-house. Let AB = 100 m be the light-house and C the ship. The angle of depression... Trigonometry 1 answer
• Two buildings are in front of each other on a road of width 15 meters. From the top of the first building, having a height of 12 meter, the angle of elevation of the top of the second building is 30°. What is the height of the second building? Answer: Height of the second building = (12 + 5√3) m ≈ 20.66 m Let the first building be AB = 12 m and the second CD. Draw AE ⊥ CD; then AE... Trigonometry 1 answer
• A ladder on the platform of a fire brigade van can be elevated at an angle of 70° to the maximum. The length of the ladder can be extended upto 20m. If the platform is 2m above the ground, find the maximum height from the ground upto which the... Answer: 20.8 m Let the ladder AC = 20 m start from A on the platform and make 70^° with the horizontal. Let CB be the vertical height of the... Trigonometry 1 answer
• While landing at an airport, a pilot made an angle of depression of 20°. Average speed of the plane was 200 km/hr. The plane reached the ground after 54 seconds. Find the height at which the plane was when it started landing. (sin 20° = 0.342) Answer: 1026 m (1.026 km) Distance travelled along the slanting path: 200×54/3600=3\ km=3000\ m Let A be the starting point, C the touchdown... Trigonometry 1 answer
• A toy's lower part is a hemisphere and the upper part is a cone (radius 3 cm, height 4 cm). Find the volume and the surface area of the toy. (π = 3.14) Answer: Volume = 94.2 cm³, surface area = 103.62 cm² Radius of hemisphere = radius of cone, r=3 cm; height of cone h=4 cm. Slant height l=√(... Mensuration 1 answer
• Find the surface area and the volume of a beach ball of diameter 42 cm (spherical). Answer: Surface area = 5538.96 cm², volume = 38772.72 cm³ (π = 3.14) Radius r=42/2=21 cm. Surface area=4π r²=4×3.14×441 =5538.96\ cm² Volume... Mensuration 1 answer
• A cylindrical glass of diameter 14 cm contains water up to a height of 30 cm. A metal sphere of diameter 2 cm is immersed in it. Find the volume of the water. Answer: Volume of water = 14682/3π cm³ ≈ 1468.67π cm³ (about 4615.8 cm³ with π = 22/7) Radius of glass R=7 cm; level of water with the spher... Mensuration 1 answer
• The radii of two circular ends of frustum shape bucket are 14 cm and 7 cm. Height of the bucket is 30 cm. How many liters of water it can hold? (1 litre = 1000 cm³) Answer: 10.78 litres r₁=14,\ r₂=7,\ h=30 cm. Volume of frustum =1/3π h(r₁²+r₂²+r₁r₂) =1/3×22/7×30×(196+49+98) =220/7×343=10780\ cm³ 10780÷10... Mensuration 1 answer
• The radii of ends of a frustum are 14 cm and 6 cm respectively and its height is 6 cm. Find its i) curved surface area ii) total surface area iii) volume (π = 3.14) Answer: (i) 628 cm² (ii) 1356.48 cm² (iii) 1984.48 cm³ Slant height l=√(h²+(r₁-r₂)²)=√(36+64)=10 cm. (i) CSA =π(r₁+r₂)l=3.14×20×10=628 cm² (... Mensuration 1 answer
• The circumferences of circular faces of a frustum are 132 cm and 88 cm and its height is 24 cm. Find the curved surface area of the frustum. (π = 22/7) Answer: Curved surface area = 2750 cm² 2π r₁=132⇒ r₁=132×7/44=21 cm 2π r₂=88⇒ r₂=88×7/44=14 cm l=√(h²+(r₁-r₂)²)=√(24²+7²) =√(625)=25\ cm CSA... Mensuration 1 answer
• Radius of a circle is 10 cm. Measure of an arc of the circle is 54°. Find the area of the sector associated with the arc. (π = 3.14) Answer: 47.1 cm² Area of sector =θ/360×π r² ; length of arc =θ/360×2π r . A=54/360×3.14×100=3/20×314=47.1\ cm² Mensuration 1 answer
• Measure of an arc of a circle is 80 cm and its radius is 18 cm. Find the length of the arc. (π = 3.14) Answer: 25.12 cm Here the measure of the arc is 80^° (the "cm" in the question is a misprint: an arc's measure is an angle). Area of sector... Mensuration 1 answer