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Board Paper 2015 Solution All India Set 3

CBSE Board
Class X Mathematics
Board Paper 2015 Solution
All India Set 3

1. Let AB be the tower and BC be its shadow.

AB 20, BC 20 3
In ABC,
AB
tan
BC
20
tan
20 3
1
tan
3
1
but, tan30
3
30
The Sun is at an altitude of 30 .

2. Two dice are tossed

S = [(1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4),(1,5),(1,6),
(2,1),(2,2),(2,3),(2,4),(2,5),(2,6),
(3,1),(3,2),(3,3),(3,4),(3,5),(3,6),
(4,1),(4,2),(4,3),(4,4),(4,5),(4,6),
(5,1),(5,2),(5,3),(5,4),(5,5),(5,6),
(6,1),(6,2),(6,3),(6,4),(6,5),(6,6)]
Total number of outcomes when two dice are tossed = 6 x 6= 36
Favourable events of getting the product as 6 are:
(1 6 6), (6 1 6),(2 3 6),(3 2 6)
i.e.(1,6), (6,1), (2,3), (3,2)
Favourable events of getting product as 6 = 4
4 1
P(getting product as 6) =
36 9

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3. Given quadratic equation is,

px 2 2 5px 15 0
Here,a p, b 2 5p, c 15
For real equal roots, discriminant 0
b2 4ac 0

2
2 5p 4p 15 0
20p2 60p 0
20p p 3 0
p 3 or p 0
But, p 0 is not possible.
p 3

4.

mOPT 90 radius is perpendicular to the tangent

So, OPQ = OPT QPT
= 90 60
= 30
mPOQ = 2mQPT 2 60 120
reflex mPOQ = 360 120 240
1
PRQ = reflex POQ
2
1
= 240
2
120
mPRQ 120

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SECTION B

5. S5 S7 167 and S10 235

n
Now, Sn
2
2a n 1 d
S5 S7 167
5 7
2a 4d 2a 6d 167
2 2
5a 10d 7a 21d 167
12a 31d 167 ....(1)
Also, S10 235
10
2a 9d 235
2
10a 45d 235
2a 9d 47 ....(2)
Multiplying equation (2) by 6, we get
12a 54d 282 .....(3)
Subtracting (1) from (3), we get
12a 54d 282
12a 31d 167

23d 115
d 5
Substituting value of d in (2), we have
2a 9(5) 47
2a 45 47
2a 2
a 1
Thus, the given A.P. is 1, 6, 11, 16,..........

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6. ABC is right triangle at B.

AC2 AB2 BC2 ....(1)
Also, A 4,7 , B p,3 and C 7,3

Now, AC2 7 4 3 7 3 4 9 16 25
2 2 2 2

AB2 p 4 3 7 p2 8p 16 4
2 2 2

p2 8p 16 16
p2 8p 32
BC2 7 p 3 3 49 14p p2 0
2 2

p2 14p 49
From (1), we have

25 p2 8p 32 p2 14p 49
25 2p2 22p 81
2p2 22p 56 0
p2 11p 28 0
p2 7p 4p 28 0
p p 7 4 p 7 0
p 7 p 4 0
p 7 and p 4

7. Given that mPRQ = 120

We know that the line joining the centre and
the external point is the angle bisector between
the tangents.
120
Thus, mPRO = mQRO = 60
2
Also we know that lengths of tangents from an external point
are equal.
Thus, PR = RQ.
Join OP and OQ.
Since OP and OQ are the radii from the centre O,
OP PR and OQ RQ.
Thus, OPR and OQR are right angled congruent triangles.
Hence, POR=90 PRO=90 60 30
QOR=90 QRO=90 60 30

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1
sin QRO = sin30
2
PR
But sin30
OR
PR 1
Thus,
OR 2
OR 2PR
OR PR PR
OR PR QR

8. Let the given circle touch the sides AB and AC of the triangle at points F and E
respectively and let the length of line segment AF be x.
Now, it can be observed that:
BF = BD = 6 cm (tangents from point B)
CE = CD = 9 cm (tangents from point C)
AE = AF = x (tangents from point A)
AB = AF + FB = x + 6
BC = BD + DC = 6 + 9 = 15
CA = CE + EA = 9 + x
2s = AB + BC + CA = x + 6 + 15 + 9 + x = 30 + 2x
s = 15 + x
s a = 15 + x 15 = x
s b = 15 + x (x + 9) = 6
s c = 15 + x (6 + x) = 9
Area of ABC = s s a s b s c

54 15 x x 6 9

54 3 6 15x x 2

18 6 15x x 2
324 6 15x x 2

54 15x x 2
x2 15x 54 0
x2 18x 3x 54 0
x(x 18) 3(x 18)
x 18 x 3 0
x 18 and x 3
As distance cannot be negative, x = 3
AC = 3 + 9 = 12
AB = AF + FB = 6 + x = 6 + 3 = 9

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9. Given, the point sA(x,y), B(5,7) and C( 4,5) are collinear.

So, the area formed by these vertices is 0.
1
x 7 5 55 y 4 y 7 0
2
1
2x 25 5y 4y 28 0
2
1
2x y 3 0
2
2x y 3 0
y 2x 3

10. x2 2ax (4b2 a2) = 0

x2 + (2b a)x (2b + a)x (4b2 a2) = 0
x(x + 2b a) (2b + a)(x + 2b a) = 0
(x + 2b a)(x 2b a) = 0
(x + 2b a) = 0, (x 2b a) = 0
x = a 2b, a + 2b
SECTION C

11. Diameter of the tent = 4.2 m

Radius of the tent, r = 2.1 m
Height of the cylindrical part of tent, hcylinder = 4 m
Height of the conical part, hcone = 2.8 m
Slant height of the conical part,

hcone2 r2

2.82 2.12
2.82 2.12
12.25 3.5 m
Curved surface area of the cylinder = 2r hcylinder
22
=2 2.1 4
7
= 22 0.3 8 = 52.8 m2
22
Curved surface area of the conical tent = rl = 2.1 3.5 = 23.1 m2
7
Total area of cloth required for building one tent
= Curved surface area of the cylinder + Curved surface area of the conical tent
= 52.8 + 23.1
= 75.9 m2
Cost of building one tent = 75.9 100 = Rs. 7590
Total cost of 100 tents = 7590 100 = Rs. 7,59,000

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759000
Cost to be borne by the associations = = Rs. 3,79,500
2
It shows the helping nature, unity and cooperativeness of the associations.

12. Internal diameter of the bowl = 36 cm

Internal radius of the bowl, r = 18 cm
2 2
Volume of the liquid, V = r3 = 183
3 3
Let the height of the small bottle be h.
Diameter of a small cylindrical bottle = 6 cm
Radius of a small bottle, R = 3 cm
Volume of a single bottle = R2h = 32 h
No. of small bottles, n = 72
10 2
Volume wasted in the transfer = 183
100 3
Volume of liquid to be transferred in the bottles
2 10 2
= 183 183
3 100 3
2 10
= 183 1
3 100
2 90
= 183
3 100
Volume of the liquid to be transferred
Number of the small cylindrical bottles =
Volume of a single bottle
2 90
183
72 3 2
100
3 h
2 9
183
72 3 2 10
3 h
2 9
181818
h 3 10
32 72
h 5.4 cm
Height of the small cylindrical bottle = 5.4 cm

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13. Side of the cubical block, a = 10 cm

Longest diagonal of the cubical block = a3 = 103 cm
Since the cube is surmounted by a hemisphere, therefore the side of the cube should be
equal to the diameter of the hemisphere.
Diameter of the sphere = 10 cm
Radius of the sphere, r = 5 cm
Total surface area of the solid = Total surface area of the cube Inner cross-section
area of the hemisphere + Curved surface area of the hemisphere
= 6a2 r2 + 2r2
= 6a2 + r2
= 6 (10)2 + 3.1452
600 78.5 678.5 cm2
Total surface area of the solid = 678.5 cm2
Cost of painting 100 cm2 = Rs. 5
5
Cost of painting 1 cm2 = Rs.
100
5
Cost of painting the total surface area of the solid = 678.5 = Rs. 33.925 Rs. 34.
100

14. No. of cones = 504

Diameter of a cone = 3.5 cm
Radius of the cone, r = 1.75 cm
Height of the cone, h = 3 cm
Volume of a cone
1
r2h
3
1 3.52
3
3 2
1 3.5 3.5
3 cm3
3 2 2
Volume of 504 cones
1 3.5 3.5
504 3cm3
3 2 2
Let the radius of the new sphere be R.
4
Volume of the sphere R3
3
Volume of 504 cones = Volume of the sphere

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1 3.5 3.5 4
504 3 R3
3 2 2 3
50413.53.533
R3
3224
504349
R3
64
789372
R3
64
82773
R3
64
237
R
4
21
R 10.5 cm
2
Radius of the new sphere = 10.5 cm

15. 3 x2 22x 23 = 0
Here a = 3, b = 22, c = 23
( 2 2) ( 2 2)2 4 3 ( 2 3)
x
2 3
2 2 8 24

2 3
2 2 32

2 3
2 24 2

2 3
2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2
,
2 3 2 3
3 2 2 2
,
3 2 3
2
x 6 ,
3

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16. Let BC be the height at which the aeroplane is observed from point A.
Then, BC = 1500 3
In 15 seconds, the aeroplane moves from point A to D.
A and D are the points where the angles of elevation 60 and 30
are formed respectively.
Let BA = x metres and AD y metres
BC = x + y

In CBA,
BC
tan60=
BA
1500 3
3
x
x 1500 m ....(1)

In CBD,
BC
tan30=
BD
1 1500 3

3 xy
x y 1500(3) 4500
1500 y 4500
y 3000 m ....(2)
We know that the aeroplane moves from point A to D in 15 seconds and the distance
covered is 3000 metres. (by 2)
distance
Speed
time
3000
Speed
15
Speed 200m/s
18
Converting it to km/hr = 200 720 km/hr
5
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17. Radius of the circle = 14 cm

Central Angle, = 60,
Area of the minor segment
1

r2 r2 sin
360 2

60 2 1

14 142 sin60
360 2
1 22 1 3
1414 1414
6 7 2 2
2214
49 3
3
2214 147 3

3 3
308 147 3 2
cm
3
308 147 3 2
Area of the minor segment cm
3

18. Let the first term be a and the common difference be d of the A.P.
t13 = 4t3
a + 12d = 4(a + 2d)
a + 12d = 4a + 8d
4d = 3a
4d
a=
3
t5 = 16
a + 4d = 16
4d
+ 4d = 16
3
4d 12d
= 16
3
16d
= 16
3
d=3
4d 4(3)
a= 4
3 3
n
Sn = [2a + (n 1)d]
2
10
S10 = [2 4 + (10 1) 3]
2
= 5 [8 + 27]
= 5 35
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= 175
Sum of the first 10 terms =175.

2
19. AP AB
5
AP 2

AB 5
AP 2

PB 3
P divides AB in the ratio of 2 : 3 internally
6 2 13 7 2 23
23 , 23

15 20
,
5 5
3,4
Co-ordinates of P(3, 4)

20. n(total balls in the bag) = x

2 20 number of black balls
P(getting a black ball) =
5 50 total number of balls
Number of black balls in the bag =20
Total number of balls = 50
3 15 number of white balls
P(getting a white ball) =
10 50 total number of balls
Number of white balls in the bag = 15
Number of red ball
= Total number of ball (Number of black ball + Number of white ball)
= 50 (20 + 15)
= 50 35
= 15
Total number of balls in the bag = 15.

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SECTION D

21. Let AB be the surface of the lake and P be the point of observation such that
AP = 20 metres. Let C be the position of the cloud and C be its reflection in the lake.
Then CB = CB. Let PM be perpendicular from P on CB.
Then mCPM 30 and mC'PM 60
Let CM = h. Then CB = h + 20 and CB = h + 20.
In CMP we have,
CM
tan30
PM
1 h

3 PM
PM 3h...................(i)

In PMC' we have,
C'M
tan60
PM
C'B BM
3
PM
h 20 20
3
PM
h 20 20
PM ...................(ii)
3
From equation (i) and (ii), we get
h 20 20
3h
3
3h h 40
2h 40
h 20 m
Now,CB CM MB h 20 20 20 40.
Hence, the height of the cloud from the
surface of the lake is 40 metres.

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22. Let S be the sample space of drawing a card from a well-shuffled deck.
n S 52 C1 52

(i)There are 13 spade cards and 4 ace's in a deck

As ace of spade is included in 13 spade cards,
so there are 13 spade cards and 3 ace's

A card of spade or an ace can be drawn in 13

C1 3 C1 13 3 16
16 4
Probability of drawing a card of spade or an ace =
52 13

(ii)There are 2 black king cards in a deck

A card of black king can be drawn in 2 C1 2
2 1
Probability of drawing a black king =
52 26

(iii)There are 4 jack and 4 king cards in a deck.

So there are 52 8 = 44 cards which are neither jacks nor kings.
A card which is neither a jack nor a king can be drawn in 44
C1 44
44 11
Probability of drawing a card which is neither a jack nor a king =
52 13

(iv)There are 4 king and 4 queen cards in a deck.

So there are 4 4 =8 cards which are either king or queen.
a card which is either a king or a queen can be drawn in 8 C1 8
8 2
Probability of drawing a card which is either a king or a queen =
52 13

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23. PQRS is a square.

So each side is equal and angle between the adjacent sides is a right angle.
Also the diagonals perpendicularly bisect each other.
In PQR using pythagoras theorem,
PR 2 = PQ2 + QR2
2 2
PR 2 42 42
PR = 2 42
1 42
OR PR= OQ
2 2
From the figure we can see that the radius of the flower bed ORQ is OR.
1
Area of sector ORQ r 2
4
2
1 42

4 2
1
Area of the ROQ = RO OQ
2
1 42 42

2 2 2
2
42

2

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Area of the flower bed ORQ

=Area of sector ORQ Area of the ROQ
2 2
1 42 42
=
4 2 2
2
42
1
2 2
441 0.57
251.37cm2

Area of the flower bed ORQ = Area of the flower bed OPS
= 251.37cm2

Total area of the two flower beds

= Area of the flower bed ORQ + Area of the flower bed OPS
= 251.37 251.37
502.74cm2

24. Height of the cylinder (h) = 10 cm

Radius of the base of the cylinder = 4.2 cm
Volume of original cylinder = r2h
22 2
4.2 10
7
554.4 cm3
2
Volume of hemisphere = r3
3
2 22 3
4.2
3 7
155.232 cm3

Volume of the remaining cylinder after scooping out the hemisphere from each end
Volume of original cylinder 2 Volume of hemisphere
554.4 2 155.232
243.936cm3

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The remaining cylinder is melted and converted to

a new cylindrical wire of 1.4 cm thickness.
So they have same volume and radius of new cylindrical wire is 0.7 cm.
Volume of the remaining cylinder = Volume of the new cylindrical wire
243.936 r2h
22
243.936 0.7 2 h
7
h 158.4cm

The length of the new cylindrical wire of 1.4 cm thickness is 158.4 cm.

25. Let be the length of the longer side and b be the length of the shorter side.
Given that the length of the diagonal of the rectangular field is 16 metres more than
the shorter side.
Thus, diagonal = 16 + b
Since longer side is 14 metres more than shorter side, we have,
= 14 + b
Diagonal is the hypotenuse of the triangle.
Consider the following figure of the rectangular field.

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By applying Pythagoras Theorem in ABD, we have,

Diagonal2 Length2 Breadth2
2 2
16 b 14 b b2
256 b2 32b 196 b2 28b b2
256 32b 196 28b b2
60 32b 28b b2
b2 4b 60 0
b2 10b 6b 60 0
bb 10 6b 10 0
b 6b 10 0
b 6 0 or b 10 0
b 6 or b 10
As breadth cannot be negative, breadth = 10 m
Thus, length of the rectangular field = 14 + 10 = 24 m

26. Consider the following diagram.

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Let P be an external point and PA and PB are tangents to the circle.

We need to prove that PA = PB
Now consider the triangles OAP and OBP
mA = mB = 90
OP = OP [common]
OA = OB = radii of the circle
Thus, by Right Angle-Hypotenuse-Side criterion of congruence we have,
OAP OBP
The corresponding parts of the congruent triangles are congruent.
Thus,
PA = PB

27. In the figure, C is the midpoint of the minor arc PQ, O is the centre of the circle and
AB is tangent to the circle through point C.
We have to show that the tangent drawn at the midpoint of the arc PQ of a circle is
parallel to the chord joining the end points of the arc PQ.
We will show that PQ AB.
It is given that C is the midpoint point of the arc PQ.
So, arc PC = arc CQ.
PC = CQ

This shows that PQC is an isosceles triangle.

Thus, the perpendicular bisector of the side PQ of PQC passes through vertex C.
The perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the centre of the circle.
So the perpendicular bisector of PQ passes through the centre O of the circle.
Thus perpendicular bisector of PQ passes through the points O and C.
PQ OC
AB is the tangent to the circle through the point C on the circle.
AB OC
The chord PQ and the tangent PQ of the circle are perpendicular to the same line OC.
PQ AB.

28. Let the original speed of the truck = s km/hr

New speed of the truck = (s + 20) km/hr
Time taken for 150 km + Time taken for 200 km = 5

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150 200
5
s (s 20)
150s 3000 200s
5
s(s 20)
350s 3000
5
s(s 20)
50(7s 60)
5
s(s 20)
10(7s 60) s(s 20)
70s 600 s2 20s
s2 50s 600 0
s2 60s 10s 600 0
s(s 60) 10(s 60) 0
(s 10)(s 60) 0
s 10,60
s 10[Not possible]
First speed of the truck = 60 km/hr

29. 5, 12, 19, 50 terms

Common difference, d = 7
First term, a = 5
Last term, t50 = a + (50 1)d = 5 + (50 1) 7 = 5 + 49 7 = 5 + 343 = 348
Sum of last 15 terms = S50 S35
50 35
[2 5 (50 1) 7] [2 5 (35 1) 7]
2 2
35
25[10 343] [10 34 7]
2
35
25 353 248
2
8825 4340
4485
The sum of last 15 terms = 4485.

30. Steps for construction:

1. Draw a line segment AB = 5 cm.
2. At B construct mABC = 60
3. Take a measure of 6 cm, and draw an arc from B on BC.
4. Join AC to obtain ABC.
5. Below AB, make an acute angle BAX.

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6. Since 7 > 5, mark off 7 points A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7 such that
AA1 = A1A2 = A2A3 = A3A4 = A4A5 = A5A6 = A6A7.
7. Join A7B.
5
8. Since we have to construct a triangle each of whose sides is of the
7
corresponding sides of ABC. So take five parts out of seven equal parts on AX. i.e.
from point A5, draw A5B' || A7B, meeting AB at B'.
9. From B', draw B'C' || BC, meeting AC at C'
10. AB'C' is the required, each of the sides is five-seventh of the corresponding sides
of ABC.

31. A(k + 1, 2k) , B(3k, 2k + 3) and (5k 1, 5k)

If 3 points are collinear then area of triangle formed by them = 0

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1
(k 1)(2k 3 5k) 2k(3k 5k 1) 1(15k 2 10k 2 2k 15k 3) 0
2
1
3k 2 3k 3k 3 4k 2 2k 15k 2 10k 2 2k 15k 3 0
2
1
6k 2 11k 0
2
6k 2 11k 0
11
k 0,
6

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