DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL VADODARA
Academic Session 2022-2023
Practice paper-9
Class :X Topic: Quadratic Equation
Subject : Mathematics
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1. Solve the following quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula:
1. x2 + 11x + 30 = 0 2. x2 + 18x + 32 = 0
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3. 2 x 2 − x + =0 4. 4 3 x 2 + 5 x − 2 3 =
0
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2. Show that each of the following equations has real roots, and solve each by using the
quadratic formula:
1. 12abx2 - (9a2 - 8b2 )x - 6ab = 0 2. x2 – x – 156 = 0
3. 6 – x – x2 = 0 4. 2 x 2 + 5 3 x + 6 =0
3. Solve by factorization:
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1. 10 x − =
3 2. 3 x 2 + 11x + 6 3 =
0
x
4. 4 x 2 − 2 ( a 2 + b 2 ) x + a 2b 2
1 1 1 1
3. = + + x ≠ 0, − ( a + b )
a+b+ x a b x
4. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation kx(x – 3) + 9 = 0 has two real equal
roots.
5. If –4 is a root of the equation x2 + px – 4 = 0 and the equation x2 + px +q = 0 has equal
roots, find the value of p and q.
6. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation k2x2 – 2(k – 1)x + 4 = 0 has two real
equal roots..
7. If the roots of the equation (a – b)x2 + (b – c)x + (c – a) = 0 are equal, prove that
b + c =2a.
8. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation kx2 – 6x – 2 = 0 has two real roots.
9. Show that the equation 2(a2 + b2)x2 + 2(a + b)x + 1 = 0 has no real roots, when
a = b.
10. If the equation (1 + m2)x2 + 2mcx + (c2 – a2) = 0 has equal roots, prove that
c2 = a2(1 + m2).
11. If the roots of the equation (c2 – ab)x2 – 2(a2 – bc)x + (b2 – ac) = 0 are real and equal,
show that either a = 0 or (a3 + b3 + c3) = 3abc.
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12. The sum of two numbers is 18 and the sum of their reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
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13. A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 35. When 18 is added to the
number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
14. The sum of ages of a father and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of
their ages in years was 124. Find their present ages.
15. A motorboat whose speed is 9km/hr in still water, goes 15 km downstream and comes
back in a total time of 3 hours 45 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
16. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would
have taken 1 hour less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
17. An airplane left 30 minutes later than it schedule time and in order to reach its destination
1500 km away in time, it had to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from its usual speed.
Determine its usual speed.
18. The side of a square exceeds the side of another square by 4 cm and the sum of the areas
of the two squares is 400 cm2. Find the dimensions of the squares.
19. If two pipes function simultaneously, a reservoir will be filled in 12 hours. One pipe fills
the reservoir 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours will the second pipe take to
fill the reservoir?
20. A man buys a number of pens for Rs 80. If he has bought 4 more pens for the same
amount, each pen would have cost him Re. 1 less. How many pens did he buy?
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