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Class 6–8

Foundation Level — CBSE / GSEB / ICSE

Number Systems
1 Find the value of: $85 \times 17 + 85 \times 83$ using the distributive property.

Answer: $8500$

$85 \times 17 + 85 \times 83 = 85 \times (17 + 83) = 85 \times 100 = 8500$

Fractions
2 Simplify: $\dfrac{3}{4} + \dfrac{5}{6} - \dfrac{1}{3}$

Answer: $\dfrac{5}{4} = 1\dfrac{1}{4}$

LCM of 4, 6, 3 = 12. $\frac{9}{12} + \frac{10}{12} - \frac{4}{12} = \frac{15}{12} = \frac{5}{4}$

Algebra — Introduction
3 Solve for $x$: $3x + 7 = 25$

Answer: $x = 6$

$3x = 25 - 7 = 18$, so $x = 18 \div 3 = 6$

Geometry — Angles
4 If two angles of a triangle are $45^\circ$ and $65^\circ$, find the third angle.

Answer: $70^\circ$

Sum of angles in a triangle = $180^\circ$. Third angle = $180^\circ - (45^\circ + 65^\circ) = 180^\circ - 110^\circ = 70^\circ$

Ratio & Proportion
5 The ratio of boys to girls in a class is $3:2$. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?

Answer: $12$ girls

$3:2 = 18:x$. So $3x = 36$, $x = 12$

Perimeter & Area
6 A rectangular field is $25\text{ m}$ long and $16\text{ m}$ wide. Find its area and perimeter.

Answer: Area = $400\text{ m}^2$, Perimeter = $82\text{ m}$

Area = $25 \times 16 = 400\text{ m}^2$. Perimeter = $2(25 + 16) = 2 \times 41 = 82\text{ m}$

Integers
7 Evaluate: $(-15) + (-8) - (-20) + 3$

Answer: $0$

$(-15) + (-8) - (-20) + 3 = -15 - 8 + 20 + 3 = -23 + 23 = 0$

Statistics — Mean
8 Find the mean of: $12, 18, 24, 30, 36$

Answer: $24$

Sum = $12+18+24+30+36 = 120$. Mean = $120 \div 5 = 24$

Class 9

CBSE / GSEB / ICSE — All Boards

Number Systems
1 Express $0.\overline{6}$ as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer: $\dfrac{2}{3}$

Let $x = 0.666...$ Then $10x = 6.666...$, so $10x - x = 6$, $9x = 6$, $x = \frac{6}{9} = \frac{2}{3}$

Polynomials
2 Find the value of the polynomial $p(x) = 3x^3 - 4x^2 + 7x - 5$ at $x = 2$.

Answer: $17$

$p(2) = 3(8) - 4(4) + 7(2) - 5 = 24 - 16 + 14 - 5 = 17$

Coordinate Geometry
3 Find the distance between the points $A(2, 3)$ and $B(6, 7)$.

Answer: $4\sqrt{2}$ units

$d = \sqrt{(6-2)^2 + (7-3)^2} = \sqrt{16 + 16} = \sqrt{32} = 4\sqrt{2}$

Linear Equations
4 Solve: $2x + 3y = 8$ and $x - y = 1$

Answer: $x = \frac{11}{5},\; y = \frac{6}{5}$

From second eq: $x = y + 1$. Substitute: $2(y+1) + 3y = 8$, $5y + 2 = 8$, $5y = 6$, $y = \frac{6}{5}$, $x = \frac{11}{5}$

Lines & Angles
5 In the figure, if $\angle AOC = 70^\circ$, find $\angle BOD$ when $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at $O$.

Answer: $70^\circ$

Vertically opposite angles are equal. $\angle AOC = \angle BOD = 70^\circ$

Triangles
6 In $\triangle ABC$, $AB = AC$ and $\angle B = 50^\circ$. Find $\angle A$ and $\angle C$.

Answer: $\angle C = 50^\circ,\; \angle A = 80^\circ$

Since $AB = AC$, angles opposite equal sides are equal. So $\angle B = \angle C = 50^\circ$. $\angle A = 180^\circ - 50^\circ - 50^\circ = 80^\circ$

Quadrilaterals
7 In parallelogram $ABCD$, $\angle A = 70^\circ$. Find all other angles.

Answer: $\angle B = 110^\circ,\; \angle C = 70^\circ,\; \angle D = 110^\circ$

Adjacent angles are supplementary: $\angle B = 180^\circ - 70^\circ = 110^\circ$. Opposite angles are equal: $\angle C = \angle A = 70^\circ$, $\angle D = \angle B = 110^\circ$

Statistics
8 Find the median of: $12, 8, 15, 20, 10, 18, 25$

Answer: $15$

Arrange: $8, 10, 12, \mathbf{15}, 18, 20, 25$. The 4th (middle) value is $15$.

Class 10

Board Exam Level — CBSE / GSEB / ICSE

Real Numbers
1 Find the HCF of 96 and 404 by the prime factorisation method. Hence, find their LCM.

Answer: HCF = $4$, LCM = $9696$

$96 = 2^5 \times 3$, $404 = 2^2 \times 101$. HCF = $2^2 = 4$. LCM = $\frac{96 \times 404}{4} = \frac{38784}{4} = 9696$

Polynomials — Quadratic
2 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial $x^2 - 3x - 10$ and verify the relationship between zeroes and coefficients.

Answer: Zeroes: $5$ and $-2$

$x^2 - 3x - 10 = (x-5)(x+2)$. Zeroes: $5, -2$. Sum $= 5 + (-2) = 3 = -\frac{-3}{1}$ ✓. Product $= 5 \times (-2) = -10 = \frac{-10}{1}$ ✓

Pair of Linear Equations
3 Solve graphically: $x + y = 5$ and $2x - y = 4$

Answer: $x = 3,\; y = 2$

Add both eqs: $3x = 9$, so $x = 3$. Substitute: $3 + y = 5$, so $y = 2$. Intersection point: $(3, 2)$

Quadratic Equations
4 Solve using the quadratic formula: $2x^2 - 7x + 3 = 0$

Answer: $x = 3$ or $x = \dfrac{1}{2}$

$x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} = \frac{7 \pm \sqrt{49 - 24}}{4} = \frac{7 \pm 5}{4}$. $x = \frac{12}{4} = 3$ or $x = \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2}$

Arithmetic Progression
5 Find the sum of first 20 terms of the AP: $3, 7, 11, 15, \ldots$

Answer: $820$

$a = 3$, $d = 4$, $n = 20$. $S_n = \frac{n}{2}[2a + (n-1)d] = \frac{20}{2}[6 + 19 \times 4] = 10[6 + 76] = 10 \times 82 = 820$

Triangles — Similarity
6 In $\triangle ABC$, $DE \parallel BC$. If $AD = 4\text{ cm}$, $DB = 6\text{ cm}$, and $AE = 5\text{ cm}$, find $EC$.

Answer: $EC = 7.5\text{ cm}$

By Basic Proportionality Theorem: $\frac{AD}{DB} = \frac{AE}{EC}$, so $\frac{4}{6} = \frac{5}{EC}$, $EC = \frac{5 \times 6}{4} = 7.5\text{ cm}$

Trigonometry
7 If $\sin A = \dfrac{3}{5}$, find $\cos A$ and $\tan A$.

Answer: $\cos A = \dfrac{4}{5},\; \tan A = \dfrac{3}{4}$

$\sin^2 A + \cos^2 A = 1$, so $\cos^2 A = 1 - \frac{9}{25} = \frac{16}{25}$, $\cos A = \frac{4}{5}$. $\tan A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A} = \frac{3/5}{4/5} = \frac{3}{4}$

Trigonometry — Heights & Distances
8 A tower is $50\text{ m}$ high. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top is $60^\circ$. Find the distance of the point from the foot of the tower.

Answer: $\dfrac{50}{\sqrt{3}} \approx 28.87\text{ m}$

$\tan 60^\circ = \frac{50}{d}$, so $\sqrt{3} = \frac{50}{d}$, $d = \frac{50}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{50\sqrt{3}}{3} \approx 28.87\text{ m}$

Circles
9 A circle has radius $7\text{ cm}$. Find the area of a sector with central angle $60^\circ$.

Answer: $\dfrac{77}{3} \approx 25.67\text{ cm}^2$

Area = $\frac{\theta}{360^\circ} \times \pi r^2 = \frac{60}{360} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 49 = \frac{1}{6} \times 154 = \frac{77}{3}\text{ cm}^2$

Statistics
10 Find the mode of: $3, 8, 7, 3, 9, 7, 3, 11, 7, 8, 3$

Answer: $3$

Frequency: $3 \rightarrow 4$ times, $7 \rightarrow 3$ times, $8 \rightarrow 2$ times. Mode = $3$ (most frequent)

Class 11

CBSE / GSEB / ICSE — Advanced Level

Sets
1 If $A = \{x : x \text{ is a prime number less than } 20\}$ and $B = \{x : x \text{ is an odd number less than } 20\}$, find $A \cap B$.

Answer: $\{3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19\}$

$A = \{2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19\}$, $B = \{1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19\}$. Intersection: primes that are also odd.

Trigonometric Functions
2 Prove that: $\sin^2 \dfrac{\pi}{6} + \cos^2 \dfrac{\pi}{3} - \tan^2 \dfrac{\pi}{4} = -\dfrac{1}{2}$

Answer: Verified ✓

$\sin\frac{\pi}{6} = \frac{1}{2}$, so $\sin^2 = \frac{1}{4}$. $\cos\frac{\pi}{3} = \frac{1}{2}$, so $\cos^2 = \frac{1}{4}$. $\tan\frac{\pi}{4} = 1$, so $\tan^2 = 1$. LHS = $\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4} - 1 = \frac{2}{4} - 1 = \frac{1}{2} - 1 = -\frac{1}{2}$ ✓

Complex Numbers
3 Express $(2 + 3i)(1 - 2i)$ in the form $a + bi$.

Answer: $8 - i$

$(2)(1) + (2)(-2i) + (3i)(1) + (3i)(-2i) = 2 - 4i + 3i - 6i^2 = 2 - i + 6 = 8 - i$ (since $i^2 = -1$)

Permutations & Combinations
4 How many 4-letter words can be formed from the letters of the word "MATHS" if repetition is not allowed?

Answer: $120$

5 letters, choose and arrange 4: $P(5,4) = \frac{5!}{(5-4)!} = \frac{120}{1} = 120$

Limits
5 Evaluate: $\displaystyle\lim_{x \to 3} \dfrac{x^2 - 9}{x - 3}$

Answer: $6$

$\frac{x^2 - 9}{x - 3} = \frac{(x-3)(x+3)}{x-3} = x + 3$. $\lim_{x \to 3} (x+3) = 6$

Straight Lines
6 Find the equation of the line passing through $(2, 5)$ with slope $3$.

Answer: $y = 3x - 1$ or $3x - y - 1 = 0$

Point-slope form: $y - 5 = 3(x - 2)$, so $y - 5 = 3x - 6$, $y = 3x - 1$

Class 12

Board Exam & Competitive Level — CBSE / GSEB / ICSE

Relations & Functions
1 Check whether the function $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ defined by $f(x) = x^3$ is one-one and onto.

Answer: Both one-one and onto (bijective)

One-one: $f(a) = f(b) \implies a^3 = b^3 \implies a = b$. Onto: For any $y \in \mathbb{R}$, $x = \sqrt[3]{y}$ satisfies $f(x) = y$.

Inverse Trigonometry
2 Evaluate: $\sin^{-1}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right) + \cos^{-1}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)$

Answer: $\dfrac{\pi}{2}$

$\sin^{-1}(\frac{1}{2}) = \frac{\pi}{6}$, $\cos^{-1}(\frac{1}{2}) = \frac{\pi}{3}$. Sum = $\frac{\pi}{6} + \frac{\pi}{3} = \frac{\pi}{2}$. Note: $\sin^{-1}x + \cos^{-1}x = \frac{\pi}{2}$ for $x \in [-1,1]$

Matrices
3 If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$, find $A^{-1}$.

Answer: $A^{-1} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$

$\det(A) = 2(2) - 3(1) = 1$. $A^{-1} = \frac{1}{\det(A)}\begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$

Determinants
4 Evaluate: $\begin{vmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 4 & 5 & 6 \\ 7 & 8 & 9 \end{vmatrix}$

Answer: $0$

$= 1(45-48) - 2(36-42) + 3(32-35) = 1(-3) - 2(-6) + 3(-3) = -3 + 12 - 9 = 0$

Continuity & Differentiability
5 Differentiate: $f(x) = x^3 \sin x$ with respect to $x$.

Answer: $f'(x) = 3x^2 \sin x + x^3 \cos x$

Product rule: $f'(x) = (x^3)' \sin x + x^3 (\sin x)' = 3x^2 \sin x + x^3 \cos x$

Application of Derivatives
6 Find the interval in which $f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 6$ is strictly increasing.

Answer: $x > 2$ i.e., $(2, \infty)$

$f'(x) = 2x - 4$. For increasing: $f'(x) > 0$, so $2x - 4 > 0$, $x > 2$.

Integrals
7 Evaluate: $\displaystyle\int (3x^2 + 2x + 1)\,dx$

Answer: $x^3 + x^2 + x + C$

$\int 3x^2\,dx = x^3$, $\int 2x\,dx = x^2$, $\int 1\,dx = x$. So answer = $x^3 + x^2 + x + C$

Definite Integrals
8 Evaluate: $\displaystyle\int_{0}^{2} (2x + 1)\,dx$

Answer: $6$

$\int_0^2 (2x+1)dx = [x^2 + x]_0^2 = (4 + 2) - (0 + 0) = 6$

Vectors
9 Find a unit vector in the direction of $\vec{a} = 3\hat{i} - 4\hat{j} + 12\hat{k}$.

Answer: $\dfrac{3}{13}\hat{i} - \dfrac{4}{13}\hat{j} + \dfrac{12}{13}\hat{k}$

$|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{9 + 16 + 144} = \sqrt{169} = 13$. Unit vector = $\frac{\vec{a}}{|\vec{a}|}$

Probability
10 A bag contains 4 red and 6 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. Find the probability that both are red.

Answer: $\dfrac{2}{15}$

$P(\text{both red}) = P(R_1) \times P(R_2|R_1) = \frac{4}{10} \times \frac{3}{9} = \frac{12}{90} = \frac{2}{15}$

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