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Find the relation between x and y if the points $A(x,y) ,B(-5,7)$ and $C(-4,5)$ are collinear .

asked Mar 18, 2015 by meena.p

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A bus travels at a certain average speed for a distance of $75\;km$ and then travels a distance of $90\;km$ of an average speed of $10 km /hr$ more then the first speed. If it takes 3 hours to completed the total journey, find its first speed.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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If the 20th term of an AP is five times its third term . If its 10th term is 41, then find the sum of its first fifteen term

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Solve for $x : 2x^2+6 \sqrt 3 x -60 =0$

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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All vertices of a rhombus be on a circle. Find the area of the rhombus , if the area of the circle is $1256\;cm^2$ $(\pi= 3.14)$

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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If $A(4,3) ,B(-1,y) $ and $C(3,4) $ are the vertices of a right triangle $ABC$, right angled at A, then find the value of Y.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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From each end of solid metal was scooped out in hemispherical form of same diameter . The height of the cylinder is 10 cm and its base is of radius $4.2 \;cm$ . The rest of the cylinder is melted and covered into a cylindrical wire of $1.4\;cm$ thickness . Find the length of the wire $(\pi=\large\frac{22}{7})$

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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In the Figure $PQRS$ is a square laws with side $PQ= 42 meters$. Two circular flower beds are there on the sides $PS$ and $QR$ with center at $Q,$ the intersection of its diagonals. Find the total area of the two flower bed (shaded parts)

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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At a Point A, 20 metres above the level of water in a lake , the angle of elevation of a cloud is $30^{\circ}$ . The angle of depression of the reflection of the cloud in the lake, at A ia $60^{\circ}$ . Find the distance of the cloud from A.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Construct a $\Delta ABC$ in which $AB= 6\;cm, \angle A=30^{\circ}$ and $ \angle B=60^{\circ}$ construct another $ \Delta AB'C'$ similar to $\Delta ABC$ with base $AB'= 8 \;cm$

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Prove that the length of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 54 km and then travels a distance of $63\;km$ at an average speed of $6\;km/h$ more than the first speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete the total journey, what is its first speed?

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Find the 60th term of the AP $8,10,12....,$ if it has a total of 60 terms and hence find the sum of its last 10 terms .

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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The diagonal of a rectangular field is 16 meters more than the shorter side. If the longer side is 14 meters more than the shorter side, then find the lengths of the sies of the field.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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$504$ cones , each of diameter $3.5\;cm$ and height 3 cm, are melted and recast into a metallic sphere. find the diameter of the sphere and hence find its surface [use $\pi =\large\frac{22}{7}$ ]

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter $36\;cm$ contains liquid. This liquid is filled into 72 cylindrical bottles of diameter 6 cm Find the height of the each bottle. If $10 \%$ liquid is wasted in this transfer .

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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If the coordinates of points A and B are $(-2,-2)$ and $(2,-4)$respectively, find the coordinates of P such that $AP=\large\frac{3}{7} $$AB$, where P lies on the line segment AB.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point A on the ground is $60^{\circ}$. After a flight of 15 seconds the angle of elevation changes to $30^{\circ}$. If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of $1500 \sqrt 3\;m$ find the speed of the palne in km/hr

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Solve for x$ \sqrt 3 x^2 -2 \sqrt 2 x -2 \sqrt 3 =0$

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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The 14th term of an AP is twice its 8th term . If its 6th term is $-8$ , then find the sum of its first 20 terms

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Find the ralation between x and y if the points $A(x,y), B(-5,7)$ and $C(-4,5)$ are collinear.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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The points $A(4,7),B(p,3)$ and $C(7,3)$ are the vertices of a right triangle , right angled at B. Find the value of P.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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In an AP, if $S_5+S_7=167$ and $S_{10} =235$ , then find the AP , where $S_n$ denotes the sum of its first n terms.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Solve the following quadratic equation for x: $4x^2+4bx-(a^2-b^2) =0$

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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A triangle ABC is drawn to circumscribe a circle of radius 3 cm. such that the segments $BD$ and $DC$ are respectively of length 6 cm and 9 cm. If the are $\Delta ABC$ is $54\;cm^2$, then find the lengths of sides $AB$ and $AC $

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Two tangents $RQ$ and $RP$ are drawn from an external point R to the circle with center $Q$. If $ \angle PRQ=120^{\circ}$ then prove that $OR=PR=RQ$

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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In figure , $PQ$ is a chord of a circle with centre $O$ and $PT$ is a tangent . If $\angle QPT =60^{\circ}$, find $\angle PRQ$

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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Two different dice are tossed together , Find the probability that the product of the two numbers on the top of the dice is 6.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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A tower AB is 20 m high and BC , its shadow on the ground is $ 20 \sqrt 3 \;m$ long. Find the Sun's altitude.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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If the quadratic $px^2- 2 \sqrt 5 px +15 =0$ has two equal roots, then find the value of p.

asked Mar 17, 2015 by meena.p

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If $A(-2,-1), B(a,0), C(4,b)$ and $D(91,2)$ are the vertices of a parallelogram, find the values of a and b.

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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Find the coordinates of the circumcentre of the triangle whose vertices are $(8,6),(8.2)$ and $(2,-2)$. Also find its circum-radius

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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$ABC$ is a right angled triangle , right angled at A. Find the area of the shaded region if $AB = 6cm, BC = 10cm$ and $I$ is the centre of the incircle of $\Delta ABC.$

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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Sonia buys a shop for $Rs. 1,20,000$. She pays half the amount in cash and agrees to pay the balance in $12$ annual installments of $Rs. 5000$ each. If the rate of interest is $12 \%$ and she pays with the installment due on the unpaid amount, find the total cost of the shop.

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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Ramesh has got $24000/$ - as Puja Bonus. He donated ` 5000/'- to temple. He gave $`12000/-$ to his wife, ` $2000/-$ to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter. a. What is the probability of wife's share? b. Calculate the probability of servant's share? c. What is the probability of daughter's share? d. Which value are depicted by Ramesh from the way the amount is distributed?

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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A fast train takes 3 hrs less than the a slow train for a journey of $600\;km$. If the speed of the slow train is 10km/hr less than that of the fast train, find the speeds of the two trains

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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If two tangents are drawn to a circle from an external point, then prove that, a)They subtend equal angles at the centre b) They are equally inclined to the segment, joining the centre to that point.

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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Two circles with centres A and B of radii $3\;cm$ and $4\;cm$ respectively intersect at two points C and D such that AC and BC are tangents to the two circles. Find the length of the common chord

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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An aeroplane flying horizontally $1\;km$ above the ground is observed at an angle of elevation of $60^{\circ}$. After 10 seconds, its elevation is observed to be $30^{\circ}$. Find the speed of the aeroplane in km/hr

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point h meteres above a lake is a and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake be b, prove that the distance of the cloud from the point of observation is $\large\frac{2hsec \alpha}{tan \beta -tan \alpha}.$

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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A hollow cone is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the upper portion is removed. If the curved surface of the remainer is $\large\frac{8}{9}$ of the curved surface of the whole cone, find the ratio of the line-segment into which the cone’s altitude is divided by the plane.

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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Water flows at the rate of $10\;m$ per minute through a cylindrical pipe having its diameter as $5\;mm$. How much time will it take to fill a conical vessel whose diameter of base is $40\;cm$ and depth $24\;cm$?

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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Draw a circle of radius $6\;cm$. From a point $10\;cm$ away from its centre, construct the pair of tangents to the circle and measure their lengths.

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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How many numbers of two digits are divisible by 7?

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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$O$ is the centre of the circle and $BCD$ is tangent to it at $C.$ Prove that $\angle BAC + \angle AC = 90^{\circ}$

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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Find the value of ‘k’, if the points $A(8,1), B(3,-4)$ and $C(2,k)$ are collinear

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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How many terms of the series $54,51,48…$ is taken so that their sum is $513?$ Explain the double answer.

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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$O$ is the centre of the circle and $BCD$ is tangent to it at $C$. Prove that $\angle BAC + \angle ACD = 90^{\circ}$

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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Solve by the method of completing the squares: $3x^2 + 2x-1=0$

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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The sum of three numbers in an $A.P.$ is $-3,$ and their product is $8$. Find the numbers [ ans: -4,-1,2 or 2,-1,-4]

asked Feb 19, 2015 by meena.p

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