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- Observe the given figure and answer the following questions :[Figure: a solid cone with apex P and centre of the base O; AB is a diameter of the circular base, so A and B are on the base circle; seg PO is drawn to O with a right-angle mark at O, and… Answer: (i) 2 surfaces; (ii) slant height = PA (or PB) and perpendicular height = PO; (iii) diameter = 12 cm. (i) A solid cone has two surfa... 1
- What is the measure of semicircular arc of a circle ? Answer: C. 180º Answer: (C) 180º A diameter divides the circle into two semicircular arcs, and the measures of the two arcs add up to 360^°... 1
- What is the equation of Y-axis ? Answer: A. x = 0 Answer: (A) x = 0 Every point on the Y-axis has its x-coordinate 0, while its y-coordinate can be any number. So the equati... 1
- Radius of a sector of a circle is 35 cm and length of its arc is 22 cm. What is the area of the sector ? Answer: C. 385 cm2 Answer: (C) 385 cm² Area of a sector = 1/2 × r × l , where r is the radius and l the length of the arc. A = 1/2 × 35 × 22... 1
- Find the diagonal of square whose side is 5 cm. Answer: diagonal = 5√(2) cm ≈ 7.07 cm Each diagonal of a square of side a is a√(2) (by the Pythagoras theorem in the right triangle formed b... 1
- In the following figure, seg AE \(\perp\) seg BC, seg DF \(\perp\) line BC, AE = 4, DF = 6, then find \(\dfrac{A(\Delta ABC)}{A(\Delta DBC)}\).[Figure: B, E, C, F are points in that order on a line; A is above E with AE \(\perp\) BC and D is above F… Answer: A(Δ ABC)/A(Δ DBC) = 2/3 Δ ABC and Δ DBC have the same base BC. Their heights are AE and DF respectively. A(Δ ABC)/A(Δ DBC) = 1/2 × B... 1
- In the following figure, ray PQ touches the circle at point Q, PQ = 12, PR = 9. Find PS.[Figure: P is a point outside the circle; ray PQ is a tangent touching the circle at Q; a secant from P cuts the circle first at R and then at S, so P – R – S; th… Answer: PS = 16 By the tangent secant theorem, PQ² = PR × PS . 12² = 9 × PS , so 144 = 9 PS and PS = 144/9 = 16 . 1
- If \(\Delta ABC \sim \Delta DEF\), \(m\angle B = 60^\circ\), then \(m\angle E\) = .................... Answer: B. 60º Answer: (B) 60º Corresponding angles of similar triangles are equal, and ∠ B of Δ ABC corresponds to ∠ E of Δ DEF (the order... 1
- Two circles of radii 5.5 cm and 4.2 cm touch each other externally then distance between their centres is .................... Answer: A. 9.7 cm Answer: (A) 9.7 cm When two circles touch externally, the distance between their centres equals the sum of the radii: 5.5... 1
- A line makes an angle of 45º with the positive direction of X-axis. So the slope of the line is .................... Answer: C. 1 Answer: (C) 1 Slope m = tanθ = tan 45^° = 1 . 1
- The volume of a cube of side 2 cm is .................... Answer: D. 8 cm³ Answer: (D) 8 cm³ Volume of a cube = (side)³ = 2³ = 8 cm³. 1
- Find the diagonal of square whose side is 10 cm. Answer: 10sqrt2 cm (≈ 14.14 cm) Each diagonal of a square of side a is asqrt2 : in right Δ ABC , AC² = AB² + BC² = 10² + 10² = 200 , so AC =... 1
- The ratio of corresponding sides of similar triangles is 3 : 5, then find the ratio of their areas. Answer: 9 : 25 For similar triangles, the ratio of areas is the square of the ratio of corresponding sides. A₁/A₂ = (3/5)² = 9/25 , i.e. 9 :... 1
- Find the slope of the line passing through the points A(2, 3) and B(4, 7). Answer: Slope = 2 m = y₂ - y₁/x₂ - x₁ = 7 - 3/4 - 2 = 4/2 = 2 . 1
- If \(\sin\theta = \dfrac{7}{25}\), then find the value of \(\operatorname{cosec}\theta\). Answer: cosecθ = 25/7 cosecθ = 1/sinθ = 1/7/25 = 25/7 (≈ 3.57). 1
- In the given figure, AR ⊥ BC, AR ⊥ PQ, then complete the activity for finding \(\dfrac{A(\Delta ABC)}{A(\Delta APQ)}\).[Figure: Δ ABC with A at the top; B, P, R, Q, C lie on the base line in that order; seg AR is drawn from A to the base with a right… Answer: the blanks are BC, AR and BC/PQ . Both triangles have the same height AR (AR ⊥ BC and AR ⊥ PQ), so the ratio of their areas equals t... 1
- In the following figure, seg PS is a tangent segment, line PR is a secant. If PQ = 3.6, QR = 6.4, then find PS by completing the following activity.[Figure: circle with an external point P; the secant from P cuts the circle at Q (nearer) and R (farth… Answer: the blanks are PR, QR, 6.4 and PS = 6. By the tangent secant segments theorem, PS² = PQ × PR = PQ × (PQ + QR) . PS² = 3.6 × (3.6 + 6... 1
- Measure of an arc of a circle is 90º and its radius is 14 cm. Complete the following activity to find the length of an arc.Activity :Length of an arc \(= \dfrac{\theta}{360} \times ____\) ......... (Formula)\(= \dfrac{90}{360} \times 2 \times \dfrac{… Answer: the blanks are 2π r , 14, 2 × (22/7) × 14 = 88 and 22; length of the arc = 22 cm. Length of an arc = θ/360 × 2π r = 90/360 × 2 × 22/... 1