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Maths_9th HRT
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1. If the solution to   ,   2 where 2 x  3 y  0 and
2(2 x  3 y) 7(3x  2 y) 2 2 x  3 y 3x  2 y
3x  2 y  0 is (a, b) , then a  b 
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 0
1.(B)

2. If the solution to following system of equations:

3(2u  v)  7uv
3(u  3v)  11uv
is (a, b) , the value of a  b is
5 3 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
2 2 2 2
2.(A)

3. A, B, C and D are four points on a circle, AC & BD intersect at a point E such that
BEC = 130° & ECD = 20°. Then BAC is
(A) 110° (B) 60° (C) 70° (D) 100°
3.(A) ÐCDE = 1820º - 130º
ÐCED = 50º
in D CED
ÐCDE + ÐECD + ÐEDC = 180º
50º + 20º + ÐEDC = 180º
ÐEDC = 110º
 ÐEDC = ÐBDC = 110º
ÐBAC = 110º

4. One side of a parallelogram is 12 cm and its area is 60 cm2. If the angle between adjacent sides is
30o, its other side is
(A) 10 cm (B) 8 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 4 cm
4.(A) Area of parallelogram = 2´ ar.D ABD
1
= 2´ ´ AB ´ ED
2
60 = AB ´ ED
30 = 12 ´ DE
DE = 5cm

5. The area of the shaded region in the adjacent figure is

6
5
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(A) 2(9 - 12.5) sq. units (B)

1
9  5 sq. units
2

(C)
1
  11 sq. units (D) ( + 11) sq. units
2
p 2 1
5.(A) Req. Area = (6 - 52 ) + (p 52 - ´ 10´ 5)
2 2

6. In D ABC, D is the mid-point of BC and ED is the bisector of ÐADB . If EF||BC meeting AC in

F. The measure of ÐEDF is:
(A) 80º (B) 90º (C) 110º (D) 120º
6.(B) Let ÐADE = ÐEDB = x
then, ÐDMF = 2 x
i.e., Mis the circum centre of D EDF
 ÐDFM = ÐMDF = 90º - x
 ÐEDF = 90º

7. Two parallel chords in a circle have lengths 10 and 14, and the distance between them is 6. The
chord parallel to these chords and midway between them is of length a where a is
14

a
6

10

(A) 144 (B) 156 (C) 168 ( D) 184

7.(D) Let radius of circle = r
Then r 2 - 52 + r 2 - 72 = 6
r= 5 2
Now length of chord a = 2 (5 2) 2 - (2) 2

a = 2 46
a = 184
8. The value of x in the adjacent figure is

(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 2.5 cm (D) 3 cm

8.(B) AC = 13cm
13 = 5 - x + 12 - x
2x = 4
x= 2
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9. A sphere of radius r is inscribed inside a cube. The volume enclosed between the cube and the
sphere is
 2  3  2  3  4  3  4  3
(A) 16  r (B)  22  r (C) 8  r (D) 12  r
 3   3   3   3 
4 3
9.(C) Required volume = (2r )3 - pr
3
æ 4p ÷ ö
= r 3 çç8 - ÷
÷
çè 3ø

10. In the given circle ABCD, O is the centre and BDC = 42°. The ACB is equal to

D C
42°
O
A B
(A) 42° (B) 45° (C) 48° (D) 60°
10.(C) ÐBDC = ÐBAC = 42º
ÐABC = 90º
ÐACB = 48º

11. In the given figure O is the centre of the circle. What is the value of x if ACBO is a
parallelogram?

(A) 120° (B) 75° (C) 60° (D) 110°

11.(A)

12. Three circles each of radius r units are drawn inside an equilateral triangle of side a units, such
that each circle touches the other two and two sides of the triangle as shown in the figure, (P, Q
and R are the centres of the three circles). Then relation between r and a is

(A) a = 2( 3 + 1)r (B) a = ( 3 + 1)r

(C) a = ( 3 + 2)r (D) a = 2( 3 + 2)r
12.(A) ÐA = ÐB = ÐC = 60º
MN = QR = 2r in quadrilateral BTQM
ÐB + ÐBMQ + ÐMQT + ÐQTB = 360º
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60 + 90 + 90 + ÐQTB = 360º
 ÐQTB = 120º
D BTQ @D BQM
 ÐTQB = ÐMQB = 60º
BM x
In D BQM tan 60º = =
QM r
x
3= Þ x= r 3
r
Similarly CN = r 3
BC = M + MN + CN = a
2 x + 2r = a
 2( x + r ) = a
2(r 3 + r ) = a Þ a = 2r ( 3 + 1)

13. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards, what is the probability that it will be an
ace?
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
13 26 52
4 1
13.(A) Required probability = =
52 13
14. AD is a diameter of a circle. Two more circles pass through A and intersect AD in B and C
respectively, such that AB and AC are diameters of these circles and AD > AC > AB. If the
circumference of the middle circle is average of the circumference of the other two, then given
AB = 4 units and CD = 2 units, what is the area, in sq. units of the largest circle?
(A) 128 (B) 64  (C) 48 (D) 16
C1 + C3
14.(D) C2 =
2
C1 = 2p ´ 2 = 4p
AC = 4 + x
4
r and + x
2
(4 + x)
C2 = 2p = p (4 + x)
2
(6 + x)
C3 = 2p = (6 + x)p
2
4p + (6 + x)p
= p (4 + x)
2
10 + x = 8 + 2 x
x= 2
Radius of largest circle = 4
Hence, area of largest circle = p 42 = 16p

15. The perimeter of a  is 450 m and its sides are in the ratio 13 : 12 : 5 the area of the  is
(A) 6750 m2 (B) 6850 m2 (C) 6950 m2 (D) 7050 m2
15.(A)

16. The diagonal of a rectangle is 17 cm long and the perimeter of the rectangle is 46 cm the area of
the rectangle is
(A) 60 cm2 (B) 80 cm2 (C) 120 cm2 (D) 140 cm2
16.(C)
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17. The diagonal of a rectangle ABCD meet at O. If ÐBOC = 44º then ÐOAD is
(A) 68º (B) 22º (C) 12º (D) None of these
17.(A)

18. In the given figure D ABC is right angled at B & AB = 9 cm, AC = 15 cm and D, E are the mid
points of the sides AB & AC respectively, then area of D ADE is

(A) 13.5 cm2 (B) 12 cm2 (C) 9.5 cm2 (D) None
18.(A) BC = 12 cm
1 ìï 1 1 ü ï
ar.D ADE = í BC ´ ABý = 13.5 cm2
2 ïïî 2 2 ïïþ

19. In D ABC , AD is the median through A & E is the mid-point of AD, BE produced meets AC in
F. If AF = k.AC, then k is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 5
19.(B) AF = KF
Draw DK||BF
FK=KC
AF=FK=KC
1
AF = AC
3

20. D is the mid-point of side BC of D ABC and E is the mid-point of BD. If O is the mid-point of AE,
If ar (D BOE ) = k ´ ar (D ABC ) , then k is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 8 2 16
1
20.(B) ar.( ABD) = ar.(D ABC )
2
1
ar.( ABE ) = ar.(D ABD)
2
OB is median of D ABE
1
 ar.(D BOE ) = ar.(D ABE )
2
1
Hence ar.(D BOE ) = (ar.D ABC )
8

21. In figure, O is the centre of a circle and PQ id a diameter. If ÐROS = 40º , then ÐRTS is
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(A) 20º (B) 30º (C) 40º (D) 70º

1
21.(D) ÐRQS = ÐROS = 20º
2
& ÐQRT + ÐRQS + ÐRTQ = 180º
ÐRTQ = 70º
ÐRTS = 20º

22. In figure, O is the centre of the circle and ÐDAB = 50º . Then the value of x + y is

(A) 210º (B) 230º (C) 200º (D) 190º

22.(B) ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral
 50º + y º = 180º
y = 130º
D OAB is an isosceles triangle
OA = OB
ÐAOB = 180º - (50º + 50º ) = 80º
x = 100º
x + y = 230º

23. The sum of missing frequencies in the following frequency distribution if it is known that the
mean of the distribution is 1.46 is
Number of accidents(x): 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Frequency(f): 46 ? ? 25 10 5 200
(A) 111 (B) 114 (C) 101 (D) 104
23.(B) Let f1 + f 2 are missing frequency
then 200 = 86 + f1 + f 2
f1 + f 2 = 114
Mean = 1.46
1.46 + f1 + 2 f 2
200
f1 + 2 f 2 = 152
f1 = 76 , f 2 = 38
f1 + f 2 = 114
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24. If the mean of the following distribution is 20. Then the value of p is
x: 15 17 19 20 + p 23
f: 2 3 4 5p 6
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
24.(B)

25. A fair coin is tossed 100 times and the Head occurs 58 times and tail 42 times. The experimental
probability of getting a Head is:
1 21 29 42
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 50 50 58
58 29
25.(C) Required probability = =
100 50

26. In figure, if the area of a parallelogram ABCD is 30 cm2, then the length of altitude AQ is:

(A) 5 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 3.5 cm (D) 6 cm

26.(A)

27. In figure, OABC is a rectangle inscribed in a quadrant of a circle of radius 25 cm. Find the area of
the rectangle, if OC = 7 cm.

(A) 168 cm2 (B) 164 cm2 (C) 135 cm2 (D) 36 cm2
27.(A) ÐOAB = 90º
OB = 25 cm
OA = OB2 - AB2
OA = 576 = 24 cm
Hence area = (24´ 7) = 168 cm2

28. The angle between the bisectors of the two acute angles of a right angle triangle is:
1º
(A) 90º (B) 112 (C) 135º (D) 120º
2
28.(C)
Sol. ÐAOD = 135º
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29. In the given figure: ÐA + ÐB + ÐC + ÐD + ÐE is equal to :

(A) 360º (B) 180º (C) 150º (D) 90º

29.(B)
Sol. Sum of the angle = 180º

30. A hemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical wooden block such that the
diameter (D) of the hemisphere is equal to the edge of the cube. The surface area of the remaining
solid is:
1
(A) (p + 24) D 2 (B) p D2 (C) (p - 40)D (D) (p + 24)(2D)
4
30.(A)
æD ö 2 é ö2 ù
2 ç
Surface area of remaining solid = 5D + 2p ç ÷ ÷ êD 2 - p æçç D ÷
÷ ú 1 2
Sol. ÷ +
çè 2 ø ê çè 2 ø÷ ú= 4 (p + 24) D
êë ú
û