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Day 157: CDS Maths

5 questions (7 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Mensuration 2D. Asked once: CDS 2 2020 (same type asked 5 times) See all 5 of this type

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    The diagonals of a rhombus differ by 2 units and its perimeter exceeds the sum of the diagonals by 6 units. What is the area of the rhombus ?

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  2. Question 2

    Mensuration 3D. Asked once: CDS 2 2023 (same type asked 5 times) See all 5 of this type

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    A solid sphere of radius 3 cm is melted to form a hollow cylinder of height 4 cm and external diameter 10 cm. What is the thickness of the cylinder ?

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  3. Question 3

    Quadratic Equations. Asked once: CDS 1 2021 (same type asked 5 times) See all 5 of this type

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    For how many real values of kk is 6kx2+12kx−24x+166kx^2 + 12kx - 24x + 16 a perfect square for every integer xx?

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  4. Question 4

    Quadrilaterals. Asked once: CDS 1 2019 (same type asked 5 times) See all 5 of this type

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    All the four sides of a parallelogram are of equal length. The diagonals are in the ratio 1 : 2. If the sum of the lengths of the diagonals is 12 cm, then what is the area of the parallelogram ?

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  5. Question 5 (case study, 3 parts)

    Statistics. Asked once: CDS 2 2022 (same type asked 5 times) See all 5 of this type

    Consider the following for the next three (03) items that follow : A frequency distribution table is given below :
    x012345
    f46pq25105
    Total frequency is 200 and mean of the distribution is 1.46.
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    What is the value of p ?

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    What is the value of q ?

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    What is the median of the distribution ?

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