Probability Exercise 13.2 | Extra Documents, Videos & Tests for Class 10 PDF Download

Q.1: Suppose you drop a tie at random on the rectangular region shown in fig. below. What is the probability that it will land inside the circle with diameter 1 m?

Solution:

Area of a circle with radius 0.5 m

A circle = 

Area of rectangle = 3 x 2 = 6m²

^{Probability (geometric) =} 

^{The probability that tie will land inside the circle with diameter 1m} 

^{Q.2: In the accompanying diagram, a fair spinner is placed at the center O of the circle. Diameter AOB and radius OC divide the circle into three regions labeled X, Y and Z.��If  = 45�. What is the probability that the spinner will land in the region X?} 

Solution:

Given,

∠BOC = 45⁰

 ∠AOC = 180 – 45 = 135⁰

Area of circle = πr² 

Area of region x = 

The probability that the spinner will land in the region 

Q.3: A target is shown in fig. below consists of three concentric circles of radii, 3, 7 and 9 cm respectively. A dart is thrown and lands on the target. What is the probability that the dart will land on the shaded region? 

Solution:

1^st circle – with radius 3

2^nd circle – with radius 7

3^rd circle – with radius 9

Area of 1^st circle =

Area of 2^nd circle= 

Area of 3rd circle = 

Area of shaded region = Area of 2^nd circle – area of 1^st circle 

= 49π-9π

= 40π

Probability that it will land on the shaded region = 

Q.4: In below fig. points A, B, C and D are the centers of four circles that each has a radius of length one unit. If a point is selected at random from the interior of square ABCD. What is the probability that the point will be chosen from the shaded region? 

Solution:

Radius of circle = 1 cm

Length of side of square =1+ 1= 2 cm

Area of square = 2 x 2= 4 cm²

Area of shaded region = area of a square – 4 x area of the quadrant 

Probability that the point will be chosen from the shaded region = 

Since geometrical probability, 

Q.5: In the fig. below, JKLM is a square with sides of length 6 units. Points A and B are the midpoints of sides KL and LM respectively. If a point is selected at random from the interior of the square. What is the probability that the point will be chosen from the interior of triangle JAB? 

Solution:

JKLM is a square with sides of length 6 units. Points A and B are the midpoints of sides KL and ML, respectively. If a point is selected at random from the interior of the square.

We have to find the probability that the point will be chosen from the interior of ΔJAB

Now,

Area of square JKLM is equal to 6² = 36 sq. units

Now, we have 

= 9 units²

= 9 unit²

= 9/2 units² 

Now area of the triangle AJB 

 36-9-9-9/2 

= 27/2 units² 

We know that Probability

Probability = 

= 3/8

Hence the Probability that the point will be chosen from the interior of ΔAJB is = 3/8.

Q.6: In the fig. below, a square dartboard is shown. The length of a side of the larger square is 1.5 times the length of a side of the smaller square. If a dart is thrown and lands on the larger square. What is the probability that it will land in the interior of the smaller square? 

Solution:

Let, the length of the side of smaller square = a

The a length of a side of bigger square = 1.5a

Area of smaller square =  a2

Area of bigger square = (1.5)²a² = 2.25a²

Probability that dart will land in the interior of the smaller square = 

= 4/9

Geometrical probability,