Q) The word ‘circus’ has the same root as ‘circle’. In a closed circular area, various entertainment acts including human skill and animal training are presented before the crowd.A circus tent is cylindrical upto a height of 8 m and conical above it. The diameter of the base is 28 m and total height of […]
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Q) In a survey on holidays, 120 people were asked to state which type of transport they used on their last holiday. The following pie chart shows the result of the survey. Observe the pie chart and answer the following questions:1 (i) If one person is selected at random, find the probability that he/she travelled
Q) From the top of a 15 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is found to be 30°. From the bottom of the same building, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°. Find the height of the tower and the
Q) Prove that 5-2√3 is an irrational number. It is given that √3 is an irrational number. Ans: STEP BY STEP SOLUTION Let’s start by considering 5 – 2 √3 is a rational number. ∴ 5 – 2 √3 = (here p and q are integers and q ≠ 0) ∴ – 2 √3
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Q) Show that the number 5 × 11 × 17 + 3 × 11 is a composite number Ans: STEP BY STEP SOLUTION Let’s start solving the given expression: 5 ×11 × 17 + 3 × 11 = 11 (5 x 17 + 3) = 11 (88) = 11 x 11 x 8 it has
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Q) In a teachers’ workshop, the number of teachers teaching French, Hindi and English are 48, 80 and 144 respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the same number of teachers are seated and all of them are of the same subject. Ans: STEP BY STEP SOLUTION The number of
Q) Determine the ratio of the volume of a cube to that of the sphere which will exactly fit inside the cube. Ans. Let’s draw the diagram for the given question: If the radius of the sphere is R, then volume of the sphere, VS = If the side of the cube is X, then volume
Q) The interior of a building is in the form of a cylinder of base radius 12 m and height 3.5 m surmounted by a cone of equal base and slant height 14 m. Find the internal curved surface area of the building. Ans. Let’s draw the diagram for the given question: Now the curved
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Q) The vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD are A(6, – 2), B(9, 2), C(5, – 1) and D(2, – 5). Prove that ABCD is a rhombus, and not a square. Ans: Let’s quickly understand the comparisons of a Square and a Rhombus: Key Similarities: 1. Both are polygons with all four sides equal in length 2.
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Q) Student-teacher ratio expresses the relationship between the number of students enrolled in a school and the number of teachers employed by the school. This ratio is important for a number of reasons. It can be used as a tool to measure teachers’ workload as well as the allocation of resources. A survey was conducted