ICSE Board Practice

ICSE Grade X - Proportion
Question 1
1.
    • Componendo
    • of
    •  
    • 6

      8
      =
      24

      32
  • 8

    6
    =
    32

    24
  • 2

    8
    =
    8

    32
  • 6

    24
    =
    8

    32
  • 14

    2
    =
    56

    8
  • 14

    8
    =
    56

    32
Question 2
2.
    • Find the mean proportional between



    • 7
    • and
    • 7



      7
  • 7
  • 10
  • 6
  • 8
  • 5
Question 3
3.
    • If
    • 'b'
    • is the mean proportional between
    • 'a'
    • and
    • 'c'
    • ,
    • then the mean proportional between
    •  
    • (
    • a
      2
    • +
    • b
      2
    • )
    • and
    • (
    • b
      2
    • +
    • c
      2
    • ) is
  • a (b + c)
  • c (a + b)
  • ab + bc + ca
  • b (a + c)
Question 4
4.
    • Componendo and Dividendo
    • of
    •  
    • 7
      :
      9
      ::
      35
      :
      45
  • 9
    :
    7
    ::
    45
    :
    35
  • 16
    :
    2
    ::
    80
    :
    10
  • 16
    :
    9
    ::
    80
    :
    45
  • 2
    :
    9
    ::
    10
    :
    45
  • 7
    :
    35
    ::
    9
    :
    45
Question 5
5.
    • Find the mean proportional between
    • 5.8
    • and
    • 52.2
  • 16.4
  • 18.4
  • 15.4
  • 17.4
  • 19.4
Question 6
6.
    • Find the mean proportional of
    • 72
    • and
    • 2
  • 144
  • 72
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
Question 7
7.
    • Componendo and Dividendo
    • of
    •  
    • x

      j
      =
      q

      u
  • x

    q
    =
    j

    u
  • x
       
    j

    j
    =
    q
       
    u

    u
  • x
      +  
    j

    j
    =
    q
      +  
    u

    u
  • x
      +  
    j

    x
       
    j
    =
    q
      +  
    u

    q
       
    u
  • j

    x
    =
    u

    q
Question 8
8.
If
a,b,c,d,e,f
are in continued proportion, then which of the following is true?
  • a

    b
    =
    c

    d
    =
    e

    f
  • a
    b

    b
    c
    =
    b
    c

    c
    d
    =
    c
    d

    d
    e
      • ab
      • =
      • bc
      • =
      • cd
      • =
      • de
  • a

    b
    =
    b

    c
    =
    c

    d
Question 9
9.
    • Componendo
    • of
    • l
      :
      s
      ::
      f
      :
      q
  • l
       
    s
    :
    s
    ::
    f
       
    q
    :
    q
  • l
      +  
    s
    :
    l
       
    s
    ::
    f
      +  
    q
    :
    f
       
    q
  • s
    :
    l
    ::
    q
    :
    f
  • l
    :
    f
    ::
    s
    :
    q
  • l
      +  
    s
    :
    s
    ::
    f
      +  
    q
    :
    q
Question 10
10.
    • Alternendo
    • of
    •  
    • 8

      9
      =
      24

      27
  • 17

    1
    =
    51

    3
  • 9

    8
    =
    27

    24
  • 17

    9
    =
    51

    27
  • 8

    24
    =
    9

    27
  • 1

    9
    =
    3

    27