MODERN SCHOOL, VASANT VIIIAR

RAIIANUJAN SOCTETY OF BORN MATIIEMATICIANS

Interschool Math€matics Competition

Sr plc Paper Grade X

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i'nc: 2 hours

PlcAst rcad the instruclions cxtefulh:

i) There arc 50 qr€stions.

ii) ,\ll qrestions carrv 2 ma, ks each.
iii) Answer should be neatly written in the space
iv) Calcrlators and mathematical tables cannot be u
v) This question paper contains 8 printed pages.

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Ql. A rise of 600 feet is requircd to get a railroad line ovcr a down
by lenglhenirg the track and curring it around the mountain peak. Fi of
track required to rcduce thc qmcle from 3o, 10 2olo_

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Q2. l om, Dick and HanJ stalled out on a 100 km joumcy. by automobile at
the rate of25km/h, \\hile Dick walked at the Harly gor off
and walked on at skrD'h. while Tom u€nt got him at the same
time that Ilarr!' aoived. Find the nlrmber lhe trip.

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Q3. Two equal palallel chords are drawn 8 1e ofradius 8 inches. What is the
arca ofthal pafi oflhe circle rhai

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Q4. A girls' camp is located 300m liom road. On this road, a boys' camp is located 500 m
liom the girls' camp. It is desired to on the road which shall be cxactly the sarnc

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Q5. In solving a problem thal quadraiic eqrlation one studcnt makes a mistake onl) in
the constant term ofthe eoLLetion ns 8 and 2 tbr the roots. Anodtcr sludent makes a nlistake
only in the coefficient ofthe fr$t degree finds -9 and -l lol thc loo1s. \\'rite thc conect
equation.

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Q6. A train, arl hour after startins nteets \\ilh an accident whjch detains it hallan hour. after \rhich
it preceeds at 1 ofits former rate and anlves 31 hours late. Had the accident happened 90 km
faxther along the line. it would have arrived only 3 hours late. Finci the length ofthe trip in km.

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 Q7. Find the time beflveen 7 and 8 o' clock, corlect to
clock iorms an angle of84 degrees .

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Q8. Find all integem n such tlut (n2 n - t) ".,1-=. t

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4ab
Q9. rr

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e10. tfvatues I .1 .1- 1_l-.. ,4,5,........., n in a distribution

2 3.4 5
thcn find the mean ofabovc

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Q11. ABCD is a square. uhose side is. . We draw'+ equal cjrcles with ccntre A. B, C and D in
such a wav that each circle touches 2 If$c dLarr.onc morc small circle in the midclle
oI the square \\'hicl1 earlier. then find lhc area ol the smaller
circie.

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Ql2. Cilen a cube with edge oflength ' the distancc between an edge aDd an ioner
diagonal

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Q1l. A total ol28 were exchanged at the cotclusiolt ofa part\'. Assuming
polile towards all the othcr, lind rhe number ofpeople prcsent.
 Anii, Bharra. ChiDtoo. Doll], and Eash\rar pla,.r
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RABBII. IOXIIS alua)s lic aud R,\BtsITS alu,avs
Anll says that Bhavna is a RABBjT.

Chjntoo says that Dolly is a FOX.

Eashwar says that Anjl is not a FOX.

Bhavna says that Chintoo is not a RABB[.

DolJy says that Eashwar and Anit dre differeat kinds of anima

How rnany FOXES are there?

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Q1-5. In 12 hours how many timcs ofa clock makcs 90 deglee bet\r,een
them?

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Ql6. Waler is packaged in a f\Yo machi[es M1 and M2 .

M1 and M2 produces ,100 and 600 b milutc. One day's production car lre processed by
Mt operating alone for g hours, by N4, \l
:rl'.u( for r. ll.)r.r',.- l-\ o, ll- .nJ V.,rpcr.]rir3
simultaneorsl,y lbr J hours and .16 min \l
.l.r' . prndr.L'ri r i.-^rc'.,.,.d I'r 6pg13,ing
alone lor 1 ofthe
3 ) up.rJlrr! l^r . Jl tlc t:mc. lher ir ho\^
maulv hours total leted?

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Qi7. Tn a mardage part). total 27ll plesent. 20 guesls look I,cpsi and Dew, 23 guests
ite and 2t guesls took pepsi and Sprite aid 9 gu"rt, ,o.Jt it tt
"ti ofeach
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t there \.1ere equal nulrrbeI ofbottlcs oflhrec
kinds i.e. guests took onl) onc bofflc ofcoid drink?

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sections A.B, C and D toectheris600Z. Thc

stLrdcnts in lbur
A, B. C. and D individualll, are 4510. 50lto.-l2oi and 80yo
ofthe students ofsection A and B together is 4g% and that oflhe
is 60yo. What is the rario of nLrmber ofshrdents iu seclions A and Dl
 Q19. lhe average ofnine conscculi!e natLual

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Q20.llo\r many numbers liom l to 50 are divisible bv neither. 5 5norTasa

digit.

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Q21. Ihe squale ofa number of ru'o digits is lour times the bj/ re!ersing its digits
Find the numbcr.

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Q22. Find the largest primc 1aclor of3

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Q23. Find the valuc o1 S = 1l + 992

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Q21. rf 2,, ' = of x-y

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Q25.If n o = 0.aZSaZS .. . wfiere tl is a singlc cligit in <Iecimal base.

F-ind'n'.
-a

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/oG) -.1(1- l^ (x)

: ft(/,,,, (x)) Where n :l .2..1. . ..Calculate l;n.,r (2009 )

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Q27. A sqLLre sheet ol papcr ABCD is so foldcd that
Find rhc rario in nhich the cre:rsc \rill di\'idc BC.

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Q28. In AABCI. thc incirclc trnches lhe sidcs spectively Il, F respectively. If
dre radius ofthc inr:ircle is 4 urnits and if BD. find the sides of
AAB(],

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Q29. !'ind tlle numlrer ol triangles

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Q30.The median AB . Find tan -\ + 2 tan R.

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Ql1. A polynomial p (x) leaves a three rvhen rlivided by x I and a remailder five
Find the rcmainder p(x) is divided b1 (x-l) (x-l).

Q32. A triangie has lengths 6.8.10. Calculate dle dislancc bchveen its inccnler ancl
circumcenter.

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Q-13. A shuttle cock used for playing badminton has d1e ofa
hemisphere.'Ihe cxtenul diameters ofthe liustum are 5cm
cocL is 7cm. Find the extcn:al surf'ace arca.

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Q34. Ifdle sum ofthe squarcs olthe roots ofa twice the product of
those roots. compute the valuc ofthe discrimindnt of

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Q35 In an AP- thc ratio ofrhe 1l tenns is equal to the ratio ofl to
s'(rts). Cotupute rhe ratio ofthe

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Q36. The odd positi\.e i a anged in livc columns oontinuing \rith the
pattein sho*r below. Counting It.r'r (T. ll. lll. l\ u- \ l.locc rhs Um\cr
2005 appear? (Justifl \'our ar'rs\\.er)

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33 39
47 45
49 )I 55

Q37. The angies AP- 'l he sreatest anglc js double thc least. Find all the

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 Q38, In an equilateral t angle ABC, P is any poinr
ZBPC.

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Q39. A solid cJ,linder macle of iror r!ith gi $eight l8ograms. The $,cight ofrhe
rcmaining por'tion \r'hen a cone \!ith the same i is cut offtom the cllinder is equal to

are then lcfi t\\o bo)s for each g]rl. Afler

nunrbcr ofgirls in rhe beginni g was

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Q41.I he base ofatl isoscele and one ofthe.qual sidesis l2 inchcs. Thc radius
ofthc circle throrgh the

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Q42. Some fri ittilgoext to Anita and Sanjay is next to Geeta.

Geeta is not sitti ofthe bench and Sanjay is in second position
from dght hand on the right Anita and to the riglr sicle ofAjay, Vijay and
Sanjay are sitting to is sitting in the cerrtre?

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together, do ajob in 6 hours iess time than alone, in I hour

the time needed by when \rorking alone. LIow many hours
togethcr. !o do th€ jobl

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 "lhe parallel
Q44. sides of a trapezoid are 3cms and 9c e non lsides are and
6cm.A line parallel to the base divides the trapezoid i of equal eters. Find
the ratio into which each of the nonparallel sides is divide

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Q45. A number u,hcn divided b) 7. 11 and 13 lactors) succcssi the remainders

6.10 and l2 rcspoctively Find the remaindcr ilthe vided b.v

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Q46. Thlough a point P, within dtau,n liom the angular points A.B and C
to cut lhe opposite sicles in D.h and the val:e of ff + ,rli + ff

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Q47.Whcn an ideger 'n' is di is 75. What is rhe reminclcr rvhen 'n'is

divided by 57?

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Q.18. The intedor smallest angle is 120' and the common

diffbrence is 5".

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Q49. Therc are 8436 steelballs. of 1 crll ,stacked in a pile rlith one ball oo
top.3balls layer,6 in the third la,ver,10 in the lbunh and so on. find the number of

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Q50. How can vou 0 plants in 5 rows so that cach ro$ cootain 4 plants?

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