List of top Questions asked in CBSE Class X

PQ and PR are two tangents to a circle with centre O and radius 5 cm. AB is another tangent to the circle at C which lies on OP. If \(OP = 13\) cm, then find the length AB and PA.

In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. PQ and PR are tangents. Show that the quadrilateral PQOR is cyclic.

In a class test, the sum of Anamika's marks obtained in Maths and Science is 30. Had she got 2 marks more in Maths and 3 marks less in Science, the product of the marks would have been 210. Find the marks she got in the two subjects.

The pair of linear equations \( \frac{3x}{2} + \frac{5y}{3} = 7 \) and \( 9x + 10y = 14 \), is :

There are two sections A and B of Grade X. There are 28 students in Section A and 30 students in Section B. What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library so that they can be distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B ?

PQ is tangent to a circle with centre O. If \(OQ = a\), \(OP = a + 2\) and \(PQ = 2b\), then relation between \(a\) and \(b\) is

Assertion (A) : The polynomial \(p(y) = y^{2 + 4y + 3}\) has two zeroes.
Reason (R) : A quadratic polynomial can have at most two zeroes.

The graph of \(y = f(x)\) is given. The number of zeroes of \(f(x)\) is :

In the given figure, a circle is centred at \((1, 2)\). The diameter of the circle is

The value of x for which \( 2x, (x + 10) \) and \( (3x + 2) \) are the three consecutive terms of an A.P. is :

If the distance between the points (4, p) and (1, 0) is 5, then p is equal to :

In the given figure, \(\Delta AHK \sim \Delta ABC\). If \(AK = 10 \text{ cm}\), \(BC = 3.5 \text{ cm}\) and \(HK = 7 \text{ cm}\), find the length of \(AC\).

In the given figure, \(XY \parallel QR\), \(\frac{PQ}{XQ} = \frac{7}{3}\) and \(PR = 6.3 \text{ cm}\). Find the length of \(YR\).

Evaluate: \(\frac{5 \cos^2 60^\circ + 4 \sec^2 30^\circ - \tan^2 45^\circ}{\sin^2 30^\circ + \cos^2 30^\circ}\)

Prove that: \(1 + \frac{\cot^2 \alpha}{1 + \csc \alpha} = \csc \alpha\)

In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle. PQ and PR are tangents. Show that the quadrilateral PQOR is cyclic.

Find the area of the segment AYB shown in the figure, if the radius of the circle is 21 cm and \(\angle AOB = 120^\circ\). [Use \(\pi = 22/7\)]

Find the value of p, for which one zero of the quadratic polynomial \(px^2 - 14x + 8\) is 6 times the other.

Prove that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.

If the points \(A(4, 5)\), \(B(m, 6)\), \(C(4, 3)\) and \(D(1, n)\) taken in this order are the vertices of a parallelogram \(ABCD\), then find the values of \(m\) and \(n\).

Prove that: \(\frac{\sec^3 \theta}{\sec^2 \theta - 1} + \frac{\csc^3 \theta}{\csc^2 \theta - 1} = \sec \theta \cdot \csc \theta (\sec \theta + \csc \theta)\)

If \(\frac{\sec \alpha}{\csc \beta} = p\) and \(\frac{\tan \alpha}{\csc \beta} = q\), then prove that \((p^2 - q^2) \sec^2 \alpha = p^2\).

If a regular hexagon ABCDEF circumscribes a circle, then prove that AB + CD + EF = BC + DE + FA.

If the median of the following distribution is 32.5, then find the values of x and y.

In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft slowed down its speed due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip reduced by 200 km/h from its usual speed and time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the scheduled duration of the flight.