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Subject – Mathematics
Class – X
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QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
Short Answer Type I Questions numbers.
1.
2
Solve for x, 2x – 2 2 x + 1 = 0 2. If and β are roots of the quadratic
2. Find the values of k for which the equation
2
2
quadratic equation x + 5kx + 16 = 0 has x – 7x + 10 = 0, find the quadratic
equation whose roots are and β .
2 2
real and equal roots.
3. Find the value of k for which the quadratic 3. Three consecutive odd number are such
2
equation kx – 5x + k = 0 has real and that the sum of the squares of the first two
equal roots. numbers is greater than the square of the
third by 65. Find the numbers.
2 3 5
4. Solve for y, y + y–5=0 4. A 2-digit number is such that the product
2 of its digit is 24. If 18 is subtracted from
2
5. Solve for x, 4 3 x + 5x – 2 3 = 0 the number, the digits inter change their
6. A train travels at a certain average speed places. Find the number.
for a distance of 360 km. It would have 5. The difference of the squares of two
taken 48 min less to travel the same numbers is 180. The square of the smaller
distance if its speed was 5 km/h more. number is 8 times the greater number.
Find the original speed of the train. Find the two numbers.
7. Find the nature of roots of the quadratic 6. Solve for x
2
equation 3x – 4 3 x + 4 = 0. If the roots 1 1 11
, x 4, 7 .
are real, find them. x 4 x 7 30
8. Amisha bought a number of books for 7. A fast train takes 3 h less than a slow train
1800. If she had bought 10 more books for a journey of 600 km. If the speed of the
for the same amount, each book would slow train is 10 km/h less than that of the
have cost her 30 less. How many books fast train, find the speed of each train.
did she buy originally? 8. Write all the values of p for which the
2
9. Find the nature of roots of the quadratic quadratic equation x + px +16 = 0 has
2
equation 2x – 4x + 3 = 0. equal roots. Find the roots of the equation
10. For what value of k, the roots of the so obtained.
equation 9. In a class test, the sum of Arun’s marks in
2
x + 4x + k = 0 are real? Hindi and English is 30. Had he got 2
11. If one root of the quadratic equation marks more in Hindi and 3 marks less in
1 English, the product of the marks would
2x + 2x + k = 0 is then find the value
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have been 210. Find his marks in the two
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subjects.
of.
10. If the roots of the quadratic equation in
2 2 2 2 2
Short Answer Type II Questions x (a +b )x –2(ac + bd)x + (c + d ) = 0
are then prove that ad = bc.
1. The sum of two numbers is 15. If the sum
of their reciprocals is 3/10. Find the two
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Page # 2 Quadratic Equations
Long Answer Type Questions b
= + β = and product of roots = β =
1. In a flight of 2800 km, an aircraft was a
slowed down due to bad weather. Its c
.
average speed is reduced by 100 km/h and a
by doing so, the time of flight is increased
3. Assertion (A) : If 5 + 7 is a root of a
by 30 min. Find the original duration of
quadratic equation with rational
the flight.
coefficients, then its other root is 5 – 7 .
2. The denominator of a fraction is one more
than twice the numerator. If the sum of Reason (R) : Irrational roots of a
16 quadratic equation with rational
the 16 fraction and its reciprocal is 2 , coefficients occur in conjugate pairs.
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then find the fraction. 4. Assertion (A) : In the expression
1 1 1
3. A train travels at a certain average speed ,x can’t have values 3 and –
for a distance of 54 km and then travels a x3 x5 6
distance of 63 km at an average speed of 6 5.
2
km/h more than the first speed. If it takes Reason (R) : If discriminant D = b – 4ac >
3 h to complete the journey, what was its 0, then the roots of the quadratic equation
2
first average speed? ax + bx + c = 0 are real and unequal.
5. Assertion (A) : The roots of the quadratic
2
Assertion-Reason Questions equation x + 2x + 2 = 0 are not real.
2
Reason (R) : If discriminant D = b – 4ac
Direction : Each question consist of two
<0, then the roots of quadratic equation
statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) 2
ax + bx + c = 0 are not real.
and other as Reason (R). Answer these 2
questions by selecting the appropriate 6. Assertion (A) : Quadratic equation 3x –
option given below. 6x + 3 = 0 has equal roots.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason (R) : The quadratic equation
2
Reason is the correct explanation of ax + bx + c = 0 have equal roots if
Assertion. discriminant
(b)Both Assertion and Reason are true, but D > 0.
Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion. Case-Based Type Questions
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false. Case 1 : If P(x) is a quadratic polynomial
given by P(x) = ax + bx + c, a 0, then
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(d)Assertion is false, but Reason is true. P(x) = 0 is called a quadratic equation.
Now, answer the following question.
1. Assertion (A) : The value of k = 2, if one (i) Which of the following is a quadratic
2
root of the quadratic equation 6x – x – k = equation?
2 (a) x(x+3) + 7 = 5x – 11
0 is . 2
3 (b) (x–1) – 9 = (x–4) (x+3)
2 2
Reason (R) : The quadratic equation (c) x (2x+1) –4 = 5x – 10
ax + bx + c = 0, a 0 has maximum two
2
(d) x(x–1)(x+7)= x(6x–9)
roots, (ii) Which of the following is a method of
2. Assertion (A) : Sum and product of roots finding solutions of the given quadratic
3 equation?
2
of 2x – 3x + 5 = 0 are and (a) Factorisation method
2
(b) Completing the square method
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respectively. (c) Quadratic formula method
2 (d) All of the above
Reason (R) : If and β are the roots of
(iii) If one root of the quadratic equation
ax + bx + c = 0, a 0, then sum of roots
2
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Page # 3 Quadratic Equations
1 the city. Shown below is one such park.
2x + kx + 1 = 0 is
2
, then k =
2 The rectangular park consists of various
(a) 3 (b)–5 components like walking track, kids play
(c) –3 (d) 5 area, open gym, pond etc.
Case 2 : A construction company PQR pvt.
ltd. signed a contract to construct a hostel
building having a total of 135 rooms.
The manager of company called up a
meeting to decide on the design of building
in an efficient way. Two employees put
forward their ideas, Employee 1 said, "The
number of rooms on a floor should be 2 (Note the image is not to scale)
less than thrice the number of floors in the Based on the above information, answer
building." the following questions.
Employee 2 said, "The number of rooms on (i) Gate 3 has been placed exactly opposite
a floor should be 3 less than double the to gate 1 on the boundary of the park. The
number of floors in the building." distance between gate 3 and gate 2 is 1 m
Based on the above information, answer more than the distance between gate 3 and
the following questions. gate 2.
(i) Represent the design suggested by The shortest distance between gates 1
employee 1 in the form of a quadratic and 2 is 29 m, find the width of the park.
equation. Show your work. Show your work.
(ii) Represent the design suggested by (ii) The caretaker of the park is attempting
employee 2 in the form of a quadratic to plant saplings in the form of a square.
equation. Show your work. That is, number of rows of saplings is the
(iii) Which employee suggested the same as the number of columns of
practical design to construct the building? saplings. On arranging the saplings, he
How many floors should be constructed found that 24 saplings were still left
according to that employee? Show your with him. When he increased the number
work and give valid reason. of rows and columns by 1, he found that
Case 3 : Vitthal went on a long cycling he was short of 25 saplings.
round trip from his home to a nearby hill Find the number of saplings available
and back. The journey to the hill started with him. Show your work.
with a 40 km flat road and then a 25 km (iii) The city corporation is planning to
uphill slope. install a rectangular sand table as shown
While going uphill, his average speed below, for the kids in the play area. The
reduced by 10 km/h compared to the flat carpenter is asked to design a rectangular
road leading to an extra half-hour of travel table whose length is thrice its width
time. However, he maintained the same and the area is 108 sq. m.
average speed on the flat road in both
directions.
Based on the above information, answer
the following questions.
(i) Find the time taken by Vitthal to reach
the end of 65 km stretch in the uphill
direction.
1 (Note the image is not to scale)
(ii) If he took 2 h to reach home from the
2 Determine whether such a table can be
hill, find his average speed on the slope made. Show your steps.
while descending. Show your work.
Case 4 : Bangalore city corporation is Subjective Questions
building parks in residential areas across
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Page # 4 Quadratic Equations
1. Given below is an equation, where p is a square when added to two-third of itself,
2
real number.px + 4x + 4 = 0 For what gives 152".
value of p will this equation not be a Does such a number exist? If yes, find the
quadratic equation? Justify your answer. number. If no, Justify your answer.
11. A ball is thrown vertically upward from
2. The sum of the squares of two consecutive the ground. The maximum height, h
even numbers is 340. meters, the ball reaches with respect to
Express the above statement as a time, t seconds, is represented by the
2
quadratic equation in the standard form polynomial h (t) = –5t + 30t.
After what time, it will hit the ground
3. One of the roots of the quadratic equation from its maximum height position?
2
ax + 4x + a = 0 is 2.Find the value of a. 12. A circular garden has a concentric circular
Show your work. fountain area with centre O. The distance
4. Frame a quadratic equation with roots that between the circumference of the fountain
add up to 15 and has a product of 28. and that of the garden is 5 m as shown in
5. A store sells two types of toys Standard the figure below.
toys and Premium toys. A customer buys a The height of the fountain OP is 5 times
total of 16 toys of both the types such that the radius of the fountain.
the product of the number of toys of each
type is 28.
Frame a quadratic equation representing
the above scenario. Solve it to find the
number of toys of each type purchased by
the customer. Show your work.
6. The length of a rectangular garden is 6 m
more than its width. The total area of the Find the radius of the fountain if the
garden is shortest distance between the top of the
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72 m . Find the width and length of the fountain and the circumference of the
garden. Show your work. garden is 17 m. Show your work.
7. The sum of the squares of two consecutive 13. Find the value(s) of g for which the
2
odd integers is 290. Find the integers. equation 3x + 3x + gx + 3 = 0 have real
Show your work. and equal roots. Show your work.
8. Gaurav saved a certain amount of money 14. What is the maximum and minimum
in May. He saved 3540 in the month of number of real roots a quadratic equation
June. He noticed that his total savings in can have? Justify your answer.
May and June is equal to the square of his 15. In the figure below, two concentric circles
savings in May. have centre O. Their radii are R and (R +
Express this situation in the form of a 6) cm, respectively.
quadratic equation and find Gaurav's
savings in May. Show your work.
9. A person needs to arrange desks in a
classroom such that the number of rows is
the same as the number of columns of
desks. After having made such an
arrangement, he found that 34 desks were
still left with him. When he doubled the
number of rows and columns, he found
that he was short of 14 desks. (Note the figure is not to scale)
Find the total number of desks available Find the lengths of the chords AB and CD.
with him. Show your work. Show your work.
10. Shreya said, "I know a real number whose
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