CBSE CLASS – X (2025-26) MATHEMATICS STANDARD – Code No.041 SOLVED SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER ISSUE BY CBSE

Section D

Section D consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.

Q.32. A motor boat whose speed is 20 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 48 km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.

OR

A train covers a distance of 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 48 minutes less for the journey. Find the original speed of the train.

📥 View Answer for Part (A)

Solution for Part (A):
Step 1: Let speed of stream = x km/h
Speed in still water = 20 km/h
Speed upstream = (20 – x) km/h
Speed downstream = (20 + x) km/h
Step 2: Distance = 48 km each way
Time upstream = \(\frac{48}{20 – x}\) hours
Time downstream = \(\frac{48}{20 + x}\) hours
Step 3: According to problem:
Time upstream = Time downstream + 1 hour
\(\frac{48}{20 – x} = \frac{48}{20 + x} + 1\)
Step 4: Multiply by (20-x)(20+x): \(48(20 + x) = 48(20 – x) + (20 – x)(20 + x)\) \(960 + 48x = 960 – 48x + 400 – x^2\)
Step 5: Simplify: \(48x = -48x + 400 – x^2\) \(x^2 + 96x – 400 = 0\)
Step 6: Solve quadratic equation: \(x^2 + 100x – 4x – 400 = 0\) \(x(x + 100) – 4(x + 100) = 0\) \((x – 4)(x + 100) = 0\)
Step 7: x = 4 or x = -100 Speed cannot be negative, so x = 4 km/h

Answer: Speed of stream = 4 km/h
 
📥 View Answer for Part (B)

Solution for Part (B):
Step 1: Let original speed = x km/h
Distance = 360 km
Original time = \(\frac{360}{x}\) hours
Step 2: New speed = (x + 5) km/h
New time = \(\frac{360}{x + 5}\) hours
Step 3: Time difference = 48 minutes = \(\frac{48}{60} = \frac{4}{5}\) hours \(\frac{360}{x} – \frac{360}{x + 5} = \frac{4}{5}\)
Step 4: Multiply by 5x(x+5): \(5 \times 360(x + 5) – 5 \times 360x = 4x(x + 5)\) \(1800(x + 5) – 1800x = 4x^2 + 20x\)
Step 5: Simplify: \(1800x + 9000 – 1800x = 4x^2 + 20x\) \(9000 = 4x^2 + 20x\) \(4x^2 + 20x – 9000 = 0\)
Step 6: Divide by 4: \(x^2 + 5x – 2250 = 0\)
Step 7: Solve quadratic: \(x^2 + 50x – 45x – 2250 = 0\) \(x(x + 50) – 45(x + 50) = 0\) \((x – 45)(x + 50) = 0\)
Step 8: x = 45 or x = -50 Speed cannot be negative, so x = 45 km/h

Answer: Original speed = 45 km/h

Q.33. The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point on the ground is 60°. From another point 10 m vertically above the first, its angle of elevation is 45°. Find the height of the tower.

OR

The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 60°. After a flight of 30 seconds, the angle of elevation becomes 30°. If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of 3000√3 m, find the speed of the aeroplane.

📥 View Answer for Part (A)

Solution for Part (A):

Let: Height of tower = h meters Distance from first point to tower = x meters

Step 1: From first point (ground level): tan 60° = \(\frac{h}{x}\) √3 = \(\frac{h}{x}\) h = x√3 …(1)
Step 2: From second point (10 m above ground): Height from this point = (h – 10) m tan 45° = \(\frac{h – 10}{x}\) 1 = \(\frac{h – 10}{x}\) x = h – 10 …(2)
Step 3: Substitute (2) in (1): h = (h – 10)√3 h = h√3 – 10√3
Step 4: Rearrange: h√3 – h = 10√3 h(√3 – 1) = 10√3 h = \(\frac{10√3}{√3 – 1}\
Step 5: Rationalize: h = \(\frac{10√3}{√3 – 1} \times \frac{√3 + 1}{√3 + 1}\) h = \(\frac{10√3(√3 + 1)}{3 – 1}\) h = \(\frac{10√3(√3 + 1)}{2}\) h = 5√3(√3 + 1) h = 5(3 + √3) h = 15 + 5√3 meters

Answer: Height of tower = 15 + 5√3 meters ≈ 15 + 8.66 = 23.66 meters
 
📥 View Answer for Part (B)

Solution for Part (B):

Given: Constant height = 3000√3 m Time = 30 seconds

Step 1: Let initial position be point A Angle of elevation = 60° tan 60° = \(\frac{3000√3}{AB}\) √3 = \(\frac{3000√3}{AB}\) AB = 3000 m
Step 2: After 30 seconds at point C Angle of elevation = 30° tan 30° = \(\frac{3000√3}{CB}\) \(\frac{1}{√3} = \frac{3000√3}{CB}\) CB = 3000√3 × √3 = 3000 × 3 = 9000 m
Step 3: Distance travelled AC = CB – AB AC = 9000 – 3000 = 6000 m
Step 4: Speed = Distance ÷ Time Speed = \(\frac{6000}{30} = 200\) m/s
Step 5: Convert to km/h: 1 m/s = 3.6 km/h 200 m/s = 200 × 3.6 = 720 km/h

Answer: Speed = 720 km/h (or 200 m/s)

Q.34. A cylindrical bucket, 32 cm high and with base radius 18 cm, is filled with sand. This bucket is emptied on the ground and a conical heap of sand is formed. If the height of the conical heap is 24 cm, find the radius and slant height of the heap.

OR

A solid is in the shape of a hemisphere surmounted by a cone. If the radius of hemisphere and base radius of cone is 7 cm and height of the cone is 3.5 cm, find the volume of the solid. Also find the cost of painting its outer surface at the rate of ₹ 4 per cm².

📥 View Answer for Part (A)

Solution for Part (A):

Given: Cylinder: radius = 18 cm, height = 32 cm Cone: height = 24 cm Volume remains same

Step 1: Volume of sand = Volume of cylinder Volume = πr²h = π × (18)² × 32 = π × 324 × 32 = 10368π cm³
Step 2: Volume of conical heap = \(\frac{1}{3}πR^2H\) Where R = radius of cone, H = 24 cm \(\frac{1}{3}πR^2 × 24 = 10368π\)
Step 3: Simplify: \(8πR^2 = 10368π\) \(R^2 = \frac{10368}{8} = 1296\) \(R = √1296 = 36\) cm
Step 4: Find slant height (l): \(l = √(R^2 + H^2) = √(36^2 + 24^2)\) = √(1296 + 576) = √1872 = √(144 × 13) = 12√13 cm

Answer: Radius = 36 cm Slant height = 12√13 cm ≈ 43.27 cm
 
📥 View Answer for Part (B)

Solution for Part (B):

Given: Radius of hemisphere = 7 cm Radius of cone = 7 cm Height of cone = 3.5 cm

Step 1: Volume of solid = Volume of hemisphere + Volume of cone Step 2: Volume of hemisphere = \(\frac{2}{3}πr^3\) = \(\frac{2}{3} × \frac{22}{7} × 7^3\) = \(\frac{2}{3} × \frac{22}{7} × 343\) = \(\frac{2 × 22 × 49}{3} = \frac{2156}{3}\) cm³
Step 3: Volume of cone = \(\frac{1}{3}πr^2h\) = \(\frac{1}{3} × \frac{22}{7} × 7^2 × 3.5\) = \(\frac{1}{3} × \frac{22}{7} × 49 × 3.5\) = \(\frac{1}{3} × 22 × 7 × 3.5 = \frac{1}{3} × 22 × 24.5\) = \(\frac{539}{3}\) cm³
Step 4: Total volume = \(\frac{2156}{3} + \frac{539}{3} = \frac{2695}{3} = 898.33\) cm³
Step 5: Surface area for painting: = Curved surface area of hemisphere + Curved surface area of cone CSA of hemisphere = \(2πr^2 = 2 × \frac{22}{7} × 49 = 308\) cm²
Step 6: Slant height of cone: \(l = √(r^2 + h^2) = √(7^2 + 3.5^2)\) = √(49 + 12.25) = √61.25 = 7.826 cm
Step 7: CSA of cone = \(πrl = \frac{22}{7} × 7 × 7.826\) = 22 × 7.826 = 172.17 cm²
Step 8: Total surface area = 308 + 172.17 = 480.17 cm²
Step 9: Cost of painting = 480.17 × 4 = ₹1920.68

Answer: Volume = 898.33 cm³ Cost of painting = ₹1920.68

Q.35. Find the mean, median and mode of the following data:

Class IntervalFrequency
0-105
10-2010
20-3018
30-4030
40-5020
50-6012
60-705

OR

The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance of children of a locality. The mean pocket allowance is ₹ 18. Find the missing frequency f:

Daily Pocket Allowance (₹)11-1313-1515-1717-1919-2121-2323-25
Number of Children76913f54
📥 View Answer for Part (A) – Mean, Median, Mode

Class IntervalFrequency (f)Mid-point (x)f × xCumulative Frequency (cf)
0-1055255
10-20101515015
20-30182545033
30-403035105063
40-50204590083
50-60125566095
60-70565325100
TotalΣf = 100 Σfx = 3560 

Mean Calculation

Formula: Mean = \(\frac{Σfx}{Σf}\)

Step 1: Σf = 100, Σfx = 3560

Step 2: Mean = \(\frac{3560}{100}\)

Step 3: Mean = 35.6

Mean = 35.6

Median Calculation

Step 1: N = 100, N/2 = 50

Step 2: Median class = 30-40 (cf ≥ 50)

Step 3: l = 30, f = 30, cf = 33, h = 10

Step 4: Formula: Median = \(l + \frac{\frac{N}{2} – cf}{f} × h\)

= \(30 + \frac{50 – 33}{30} × 10\)

= \(30 + \frac{17}{30} × 10 = 30 + 5.67\)

Median = 35.67

Mode Calculation

Step 1: Modal class = 30-40 (highest f = 30)

Step 2: l = 30, f₁ = 30, f₀ = 18, f₂ = 20, h = 10

Step 3: Formula: Mode = \(l + \frac{f₁ – f₀}{2f₁ – f₀ – f₂} × h\)

= \(30 + \frac{30 – 18}{2×30 – 18 – 20} × 10\)

= \(30 + \frac{12}{60 – 38} × 10 = 30 + \frac{120}{22}\)

= \(30 + 5.45 = 35.45\)

Mode = 35.45

Final Answers for Part A:

Mean = 35.6 | Median = 35.67 | Mode = 35.45

 
📥 View Answer for Part (B) – Missing Frequency

Class IntervalNumber of Children (f)Mid-point (x)f × x
11-1371284
13-1561484
15-17916144
17-191318234
19-21f2020f
21-23522110
23-2542496
TotalΣf = 44 + f Σfx = 752 + 20f

Step-by-Step Solution:

Step 1: Calculate total frequency

Σf = 7 + 6 + 9 + 13 + f + 5 + 4 = 44 + f

Step 2: Calculate sum of f×x

Σfx = (7×12) + (6×14) + (9×16) + (13×18) + (f×20) + (5×22) + (4×24)

= 84 + 84 + 144 + 234 + 20f + 110 + 96

= 752 + 20f

Step 3: Apply mean formula

Mean = \(\frac{Σfx}{Σf}\)

Given mean = 18

So, \(18 = \frac{752 + 20f}{44 + f}\)

Step 4: Cross multiply and solve

18(44 + f) = 752 + 20f

792 + 18f = 752 + 20f

792 – 752 = 20f – 18f

40 = 2f

f = 20

Final Answer for Part B:

Missing frequency f = 20

📊 Important Statistical Formulas

Mean (Direct Method)

\(\bar{x} = \frac{Σf_ix_i}{Σf_i}\)

Where:

fᵢ = frequency of i-th class

xᵢ = mid-point of i-th class

Median (Grouped Data)

Median = \(l + \left(\frac{\frac{N}{2} – cf}{f}\right) × h\)

Where:

l = lower limit of median class

N = total frequency

cf = cumulative frequency before median class

f = frequency of median class

h = class width

Mode (Grouped Data)

Mode = \(l + \left(\frac{f₁ – f₀}{2f₁ – f₀ – f₂}\right) × h\)

Where:

l = lower limit of modal class

f₁ = frequency of modal class

f₀ = frequency of class before modal class

f₂ = frequency of class after modal class

h = class width

💡 Exam Strategy: For statistics questions, always follow these steps: 1) Create complete table with all required columns, 2) Double-check your summations, 3) Clearly identify median/modal class, 4) Apply formulas correctly, 5) Verify your answers make sense in context.