DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, NTPC FARAKKA
ASSIGNMENT-1 (2025-26) Date of submission: 16-17/06/25
Class: X SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
(CH-1 REAL NUMBER)
1. Find the greatest number which on dividing 70 and 50 leaves remainders 1 and 4
respectively.
2. Check whether 5× 𝟕 × 𝟏𝟏 + 𝟕 is a composite number or not?
3. IF H.C.F Of 144 and 180 is expressed in the form of 13m- 16. Find the value of m.
4. The L.C.M of two prime numbers p and q (p> 𝐪) is 221. Find the value of 3p- q
5. Given that √𝟓 is Irrational, prove that 2√𝟓 + 3 is an Irrational number.
6. Show that any number of the form 6n where n∈ N can never end with the digit 0.
7. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 sec, 72 sec and
108 sec respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 8:20:00 hrs, when will they again
change simultaneously?
8. What is the HCF of smallest prime number and the smallest composite number?
9. If sum of two numbers is 1215 and their HCF is 81, then find the possible number of
pairs of such numbers.
10. There are 576 boys and 448 girl in a school at to be divided into equal section of
either boys or girls alone. Find the total number of sections thus formed.
(CH-2: POLYNOMIALS)
1. Zeroes of a Quadratic polynomial is in the ratio 4: 5 and their sum is 27. Find the
product of zeroes of this polynomial.
2. If product of the zeroes of kx2+ 41x+42 is 7, then find the zeroes of the polynomial
(k-4) x2 + (k+1) x + 5
3. . If α and β are zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x² + 4x + 3, find a quadratic
polynomial whose zeroes are α² and β².
4. . Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are -3 and 4.
5. Find the value of k if x² + k x + 6 has (–2) as a zero.
6. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x² + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and –3, find the
values of a and b.
7. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 3x² – √3x – 1 and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and coefficients.
8. The sum and product of zeroes of P(x) = 63x2 – 7x – 9 are S and P respectively.
Find the value of 27S + 14P
9. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x² + p x + q, form a polynomial
whose zeroes are (1/α) and (1/β).
10. Just before the morning assembly a teacher of kindergarten school
observes some clouds in the sky and so she cancels the assembly. She
also observes that the clouds are in the shape of a parabola which is
represented by a quadratic polynomial. The geometrical representation of
the clouds is shown in the given figure.
Based on above information, attempt any 4 out of 5 subparts.
(i) Find the zeroes of the polynomial represented by the graph.
(a) −1/2,7/2 (b) 1/2,−7/2 (c) −1/2,−7/2 (d) 1/2,7/2
(ii) What will be the expression for the polynomial p(x) represented by the graph?
(a) p(x)=12x2−4x−7 (b) p(x)=4x2+12x+7 (c) p(x)=−x−12x+3 (d) p(x)=−4x2−12x+7
(iii) What will be the value of polynomial represented by the graph, when x=3 ?
(a) 65 (b) - 65 (c) 68 (d) – 68
(iv) If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x2+2x−8, then α4+β4=
(a) 262 (b) 252 (c) 272 (d) 282
( CHAPTER-3 LINEAR EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLES)
Q1. Find the value of k if the pair of equations k x + y = 3 and 3x + (k -
1) y = 2 has no solution.
Q2. Solve the pair of linear equations: 2x + 3y = 12, 5x + 4y = 20 by
substitution method.
Q3. If x = a, y = b is the solution of the equations x - y = 2 and x + y = 4,
find the values of a and b.
Q4. Check graphically whether the pair of equations x + y = 5 and 2x +
2y = 10 is consistent. Also interpret the result.
Q5. For what value of m does the pair of equations 3x + y = 1 and (2m -
1)x + (m - 1)y = 2 represent a pair of dependent equations?
Q6.
Q7. The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by
reversing the digits is 132. If the digits differ by 2, find the number.
Q8. 2 women and 5 men can together finish a work in 4 days. 3 women
and 6 men can finish it in 3 days. Find the time taken by one woman
and one man alone.
Q9. Solve the following: 1/x + 1/y = 5, 1/x - 1/y = 1.
Q10. Rita can row downstream 20 km in 2 hours and upstream 4 km
in 2 hours. Find her speed of rowing in still water and the speed of the
current.
Topic: Chapter 4 – Quadratic Equations
Q1. Find the value of p, for which one root of the quadratic equation
px2- 14x + 8 is 6 times the other.
Q2. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 2x² – 7x + 3 = 0 using the
quadratic formula.
Q3. For what value of k does the equation kx(x – 2) + 6 = 0 have equal
roots?
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Q4. Solve for x: = + -
𝒂−𝒃+𝒙 𝒙 𝒂 𝒃
Q5. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x² – 4x + 3 = 0
and hence find the nature of its roots.
Q6. Solve: 1/x + 1/(x – 2) = 3, x ≠ 0, 2
Q7. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5
km/h more, it would have taken 48
minutes less. Find the speed of the train.
Q8. The sum of the reciprocals of Raman’s age 3 years ago and 5 years
from now is 1/3. Find his present age.
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Q9.A motorboat travels 30 km downstream and returns in 4 hours. If
the stream speed is 5 km/h, find the boat’s still water speed.
Q10. The difference of squares of two numbers is 180. The square of
the smaller number is 8 times the larger. Find the numbers
