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LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q.1 A passenger, while boarding the plane, slipped from the stairs and
got hurt. The pilot took the passenger in the emergency clinic at the
airport for treatment. Due to this, the plane got delayed by half an
hour. To reach the destination 1500 km away in time, so that the
passengers could catch the connecting flight, the speed of the plane
was increased by 250 km/hour than the usual speed. Find the usual
speed of the plane. What value is depicted in this question?
Q.2 A motor boat whose speed is 24 km/h in still water takes 1 hour
more to go 32 km upstream than to return downstream to the same
spot. Find the speed of the stream.
Q.3 Find the positive value(s) of k for which quadratic equations x² +
kx + 64 = 0 and x² -8X+ k = 0 both will have real roots.
Q.4 1/(p+q+x) = 1/p+1/q+1/x solve for by factorization method.
Q.5 The sum of reciprocals of Rehman's ages (in years)3 years ago
and 5 years from now is13. Find his present age.
Q.6 Solve the following quadratic equation in variable x : abx2 = (a +
b)²(x -1).
Q.7 Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 3/8 hours. The tap of
larger diameter takes 10 hours less than the smaller one to fill the
tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the
tank.
Q.8 Sum of the areas of two squares is 400 cm². If the difference of
their perimeters is 16 cm, find the sides of the two squares.
Q.9 Find two consecutive natural numbers, the sum of whose squares
is 145.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1 Solve for x: 4√3x² + 5x- 2√3 = 0

Q.2 Solve for x: 4x² – 4ax + (a – b ) = 0

Q.3 If the sum of two natural numbers is 8 and their product is 15, find the
numbers.

Q.4 The difference of squares of two numbers is 88. If the larger number is 5 less
than twice the smaller number, then find the two numbers.

Q.5 The sum of areas of two squares is 468m² If the difference of their
perimeters is 24cm, find the sides of the two squares

Q.6 The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 17/4 . Find the number.

Q.7 Solve by factorization 4x² - 4a²x + (a⁴ – b⁴) = 0

Q.8 Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x² – 4x + 3 = 0, and hence
find the nature of its roots.

Q.9 The sum of two numbers is 9 and the sum of their reciprocals is 1/2. Find
the numbers.

Q10. The positive value of k for which x²+Kx+64=0 & x²-8x+k=0 will have real
roots.
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q.1 If x =-1/2 , is a solution of the quadratic equation 3x² + 2kx -3 = 0, find the
value of k .

Q.2 For what value of k, is -2 a zero of the polynomial 3x²+ 4x + 2k?

Q.3 If α and β are roots of the equation 3x²+5x-7=0 then find the value of α.β.
Q.4 Find k for which the quadratic equation 4x²-3kx+1=0 has equal root.

Q.5 A two digit number is four times the sum of the digits. It is also equal to 3
times the product of digits. Find the number.

Q.6 If one root of the equations 2x²+ax+3=0 is 1, find the value of a?

Q.7 If one zero of the polynomial x² – 4x + 1 is 2 + √3, write the other zero.

Q.8 The roots of the quadratic equation 6x² – x – 2 = 0 are?

Q.9 If one root of the equation x² + px + 12 = 0 is 4, while the equation x² + px +


q = 0 has equal roots, the value of q is?

Q.10 A chess board contains 64 equal squares and the area of each square is
6.25 cm². A border round the board is 2 cm wide. The length of the side of the
chess board is?
M.C.Q.TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1 Which of the following is not a quadratic equation.
(a) x² + 3x – 5 = 0
(b) x² + x3 + 2 = 0
(c) 3 + x + x² = 0
(d) x² – 9 = 0
Q.2 The quadratic equation has degree?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Q.3 The polynomial equation x (x + 1) + 8 = (x + 2) {x – 2) is?
(a) linear equation
(b) quadratic equation
(c) cubic equation
(d) bi-quadratic equation
Q.4 The quadratic equation whose roots are 1 ?
(a) 2x² + x – 1 = 0
(b) 2x² – x – 1 = 0
(c) 2x² + x + 1 = 0
(d) 2x² – x + 1 = 0
Q.5 The equation 2x² + kx + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is?
(a) ±√6
(b) ± 4
(c) ±3√2
(d) ±2√6
Q.6 The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3ײ – 9x + 5 = 0 is?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) -3
(d) 2
Q.7 If a, p are the roots of the equation (x – a) (x – b) + c = 0, then the roots of
the equation (x – a) (x – P) = c are?
(a) a, b
(b) a, c
(c) b, c
(d) none of these
Q.8 If the roots of px²+ qx + 2 = 0 are reciprocal of each other, then
(a) P = 0
(b) p = -2
(c) p = ±2
(d) p = 2
Q.9 The roots of the equation 7x² + x – 1 = 0 are?
(a) real and distinct
(b) real and equal
(c) not real
(d) none of these
Q.10 The equation 12x² + 4kx + 3 = 0 has real and equal roots, if
(a) k = ±3
(b) k = ±9
(c) k = 4
(d) k = ±2
Q.11 The sum of the squares of two consecutive natural numbers is 313. The
numbers are?
(a) 12, 13
(b) 13,14
(c) 11,12
(d) 14,15
COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

Q.1 Rahul and Rohan have 45 marbles together. After losing 5 marbles each, the product of the
number of marbles they both have now is 124. How to find out how many marbles they had to start
with.

Q.2 Solve the quadratic equation 2x2 + x – 528 = 0, using quadratic formula.

Q.3 Check if x(x + 1) + 8 = (x + 2) (x – 2) is in the form of quadratic equation.

Q.4 Find the roots of x2 + 4x + 5 = 0, if any exist, using quadratic formula.

Q.5 Find the discriminant of the equation: 3x2-2x+⅓ = 0.

Q.6 The product of two positive consecutive even integer is 168. Assuming the smaller integer to be x,
frame an equation for the statement and find the numbers.

Q.7 For every litre of petrol, one car travels x km and another car travels 5 km more than the first. If
the first car uses 4 litres more than the second car in converting 400 km, frame an equation for the
statement to find x. What is the value of x?

Q.8 At a party, each member gives a gift to the rest. There were 132 gifts given at the party. Find the
number of members.

Q.9 780 students stand in rows and columns. Each row has equal number of students and each
column has equal number of students. If the number of students in each row is 4 more than the
number of rows, find the number of students in each row.

Q.10 Mrs Tendon has two sons, one being exactly one year older than the other. At percentage, her
age is equal to the sum of the squares of the ages of her sons. If 4 years hence her age becomes five
times the age of the elder son then find the percent ages of her sons.

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