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   Geometry (March 1999)

SELECTION MENU

 
 
 

GEOMETRY

 

Time: 2 ½ Hours

MARCH - 1999

Marks: 75


Q.1.

Solve any Five sub-questions:

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  i)

In the adjoining figure, NQ is the bisector of Ð MNP. If MN = 25, NP = 40, MQ = 12.5, then find the length of seg PQ.

  ii)

The sides of a triangle are 50 cm, 14 cm and 48 cm. State with reason whether the triangle is a right-angled triangle or not.

  iii)

Find the length of a chord whose distance from the centre of the circle of radius 25 is12.

  iv)

In the adjoining figure, A is the point of contact. If AB = 6 and KB = 4, determine BW.

  v)

Draw Ð PQR of measure 115° and bisect it.

  vi)

Find the area of the sector whose arc length and radius are 10 cm and 5 cm respectively.

  vii)

Find the surface area of a cube whose edge is 10 cm.

 
Q. 2.

Solve any Five:

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  i)

Observe the alongside figure and prove that D ADC ~ D BEC (Write only proof).

  ii)

In the alongside figure, P is the centre of a circle, point A,B,C lie on the circle. P is between A and B. BC = 10 and AC = 24. Determine the radius.

  iii)

P is the centre of the circle. P is joined to four points Q,R,S,T of the same circle as shown in the alongside figure. Measures of some of the angles with vertex P are indicated in the figure. Using them determine:

1) m (arc QRS); 2) m (arc QMT); 3) m (arc RST).

  iv)

Draw a circle with O as centre and radius 3.2 cm. Take a point P on the circle. Draw a tangent line at P.

  v)

The radius of a circle is 35 cm. Calculate:

1) Diameter; 2) Circumference; and 3) area of the circle.

  vi)

The radius of base of a right circular cylinder is 14 cm and its height is 20 cm.

Find: 1) Curved surface area; 2) Total surface area.

  vii)  

D ABC is an isosceles right-angled triangle. Ð C = 90°, prove that: AB2 = 2 AC2

   
Q. 3. A)

Solve any Two:

6

    i)

The diameter of a roller is120 cm and its length is 84 cm. The roller makes 500 complete revolutions in pressing a ground once. Find the expenditure of pressing the ground at the area of 75 paise per sq. meter.

    ii)

Construct a D SRP with SR = 4.5 cm, RP = 6.8 cm, SP = 5.4 cm. Construct incircle of D SRP. Measure its radius.

    ii)

The radius of a circle is 16 cm. The mid-point of a chord of the circle lies on the diameter perpendicular to the chord and its distance from one end of the diameter is 3 cm. Find the length of the chord.

     
  B)

Solve any One:

4

    i)

The measure of an arc of a sector is 60° and its radius is 7 cm. Find the difference in areas of major sector and minor sector.

    ii)

Prove the theorem: "If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle and intersects the other sides in two distinct points, then the other sides are divided in the same ratio by it."

     
Q. 4. A)

Solve any Two sub-questions:

6

    i)

Area of two similar triangles are 144 sq. cm. And 81 sq. cm. If one side of the first triangle is 6 cm, then find the corresponding side of the second triangle.

    ii)

"if the angles of a triangle are 30°, 60° and 90°, then the side opposite to 30° is half of the hypotenuse." Prove the theorem.

    iii)

Prove: Angles inscribed in the same arc are congruent.

     
  B)

Solve any One:

4

    i)

"In the same circle, chords equidistant from the centre are congruent." Prove the theorem.

    ii)

Prove: In a cyclic quadrilateral, one pair of opposite sides is congruent. Show that the other pair of opposite sides is parallel.

     
Q. 5.

Solve any Three:

15

  i)

As shown in the alongside figure, ray BE is the bisector of Ð ABC. Line BC is tangent and BA is a secant to the circle. m Ð ABC = 80°, then find out:

1) m (arc BEA);

2) m Ð BDA;

3) m (arc BDA).

Also show: arc BE @ arc AE.

  ii)

Prove that the sum of the squares of the sides of a rhombus id equal to the sum of the squares of its diagonals.

  iii)

Draw a circle with O as centre and radius 3.5 cm. Draw a chord RS = 5.3cm. Draw the tangents at the points R and S. Let T be their point of intersection. Measure RT and OT.

  iv)

In the alongside figure, three semicircles of diameters AB = 8 cm, BC = 4 cm and CD = 2 are drawn. Find the following:

1) Area of shaded portion;

2) The length of boundary of the shaded region.

     
Q. 6.

Solve any Three:

15

  i)

Two coplanar non-congruent circles are touching externally at point T. Seg AB is passing through T and intersects one circle at point A and the other circle at point B.

Lines L and M are tangents at points A and B respectively.

Prove: line L and M are parallel.

  ii)

Given:

1) chord AB @ chord AC @ chord BC.

2) Ð ABP @ Ð CBP

Prove: seg CQ @ seg CA.

  iii)

The total surface area of a cones is 71.28 sq. cm. Find the volume of this cone if the diameter of the base is 5.6 cm.

  iv)

In a trapezium ABCD, side AB side DC. Points E and F are lying on seg AB and seg DC respectively. Points G is the point of intersection of seg EF and diagonal BD. Prove that: GB x DF = GD x EB.

 


 

   Geometry (October 1999)

SELECTION MENU

 
 
 

GEOMETRY

 

Time: 2 ½ Hours

OCTOBER - 1999

Marks: 75


Q.1. Solve any Five sub-questions:
10
i) In D ABC, a line parallel to side BC cuts the sides AB and AC in points X and Y respectively such that AX = 12, XB = 8, AY = 9. Find YC.
ii) Find side of a square whose diagonal is16 cm.
iii) A circle of radius 6 cm has two tangents AB and CD parallel to each other. What is the distance between these tangents? Why?
iv) Determine EA from the information given in the following figure:
v) Draw seg AB of length 9.7 cm. Take a point P on it such that A-P B, AP = 3.5 cm. Construct line MN perpendicular to AB through P.
vi) The diameter of a circle is 14 cm. Find the area of its semi-circle.
vii) Find the volume of a right-circular cylinder whose radius is 5 cm and whose height is 40 cm. (p = 3.14)
 
Q.2. Solve any Five:
15
i) Using information given in figure below, answer the following questions:
1) What is the ratio BC : QR?
2) What is the value of the ratio of heights AL and PS?
3) What is the ratio of areas of D ABC and D PQR?
ii) As shown in the figure adjacent, P is the centre and A and B are end-points of a diameter of a circle. C is a point of the circle such that m D ABC = 35°. Determine m Ð BAC, m Ð PCB and m Ð PCA.
iii) In the adjacent figure, the tangent drawn to a circle at point T intersects the secant AB in point P.
Prove that D PTB ~
D PAT.
iv) Draw Ð ABC = 115°. Take point P on ray BA such that BP = 5.4 cm. Draw seg PQ ^ line BC through point P. Measure length PQ.
v) The measure of arc of a circle, whose radius is 6 cm, is 60°. Find area of minor sector.
(p = 3.14)
vi) The radius (r) of a cone and its perpendicular height (h) are 3 cm and 4 cm respectively. Find the values of :
(a) Slant height (l)     (b) Area of the base       (c) Curved surface area.      (p = 3.14)
vii) If in D ABC, Ð B = 135°, AB = 15 and BC = 12, then find the area of D ABC.
 
Q.3. A) Solve any Two:
6
i) In the figure adjacent, oBCDE is a parallelogram.
Show that : A (oBCDE) = 24 (D ABC).
ii) If the angles of a triangle are 30°, 60° and 90° and the side opposite 30 is half the hypotenuse, then prove that side opposite 60° is Ö3/2 times the hypotenuse.
ii) Prove that Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary.
 
B) Solve any One:
4
i) A tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius at that point. Prove.
ii) In the figure below, OP = 3.5 cm, QB = 1.4 cm and Ð AOB = 120°. Find area of shaded portion.
 
Q.4. A) Solve any Two sub-questions:
6
i) Draw D ABC with AB = 5 cm, BC = 6.4 cm and AC = 7.8 cm. What is the radius of the circumcircle of D ABC? Draw the circumcircle.
ii) Find the volume of a sphere of diameter 4.2 cm. (p = )
iii) In the adjacent figure, PM and PN are tangent segments. If PM = 7 cm, find PN. Q is the center of the circle and if the radius of the circle is also 7 cm, determine distance QP.
 
B) Solve any One:
4
i) If a line divides any two sides of a triangle in the same ratio, then the line is parallel to the third side. Prove.
ii) In the following figure, a diameter AB and a chord CD intersects each other at right angles in point P as shown. Prove : CP2 = AP X BP.
 
Q.5. Solve any Three:
15
i) In the adjacent figure, seg BD ^ side AC, seg DE ^ side BC, then show that DE x BD = DC x BE. If DE = 4, BD = 5, find BE and DC.
ii) P is the centre of a circle. Three tangents AB, BC and AC of this circle determine D ABC right angled at B. If AB = 6, BC = 8, then determine the diameter of the circle.
iii) In the following figure, line AP is the tangent to circle at A. Secant through P intersects chord AY in point X, such that AP = PX = XY. If PQ = 1, QZ = 8, find AX.
iv) Two congruent circles intersects each other in A and B. A transversal through B intersects the two circles in C and D in such a way that BC < BD. Show that AC = AD.
 
Q.6. Solve any Three:
15
i) A circle of radius 10 cm is passing through the vertices of a regular hexagon. Find the area of shaded region. (p = 3.14, Ö3 = 1.73)
ii) Circumference of base of a cone is 22 cm and its height is equal to the diameter of its base. Find the volume and total surface area of the cone.
iii) In D ABC, Ð B = 90°. With AB as the diameter, a semi-circle is drawn. This semi-circle cuts side AC in point P. Prove that tangent to the semi-circle at point P bisects side BC.
iv) In D ABC, m Ð BAC = 60°, BC = 8 cm and AB2 + AC2 = 82. Draw D ABC. D is the mid-point of BC.
 


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