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ICSE X SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS

Algebra
STEP UP ANSWERSHEET

2003

1. x=2  3

3. a = –2

4. x=6

5. (i) 30
(ii) 1200 seats

6. x = 3 and y = 2

 1 
7. Solution set is x : 2  x  4, x  R 
 2 

–1 0 1 2 3 4 5

2004

 –7 5 
1.  6 2
 

2. (x + 1) (x – 2) (x + 2)

3. x=6

4. x = 1.70, –1.37

5. S.S. = {5, 6}

–1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

6. x=6

2005

1. a = –3 and b = –1

2. 3

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3. A  B = {x : x > 2, x  R}

–1 0 1 2 3 4

4. 6.53, –1.53

5. x = 36

6. 30 km/h

2006

1. 25:6

2. (2x + 7) (x – 2) (x + 1)

3. {x : –1  x < 5, x  R}

–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

 2 –2
4.  –3 4 
 

5. x = 3.64, – 0.14

6. ` 45

2007

2. y = –8 and x = 2

4 9
3. 5 4 
 

4. (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 4)

5. x = 4.85, –1.85

6. (i) 5 years
(ii) 30 years

7. {x : –3  x < 3, x  R}

–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4

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2008

1. 24

2. (i) p = 5
(ii) (x – 2) (2x + 1) (x + 1)

3. {y : –2  y < 4}

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5

4 1 
4. M=  
1 –6

6. x = 0.27, –2.27

7. p = 8 and q = 4

2009

1. 60 km/h

2. x = 1.4, 0.39

3. S.S. = {–3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4}

–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5

4. a = 9 and b = 6

5. 2

6. x = 2 and y = 1

7. a:b=3:2

2010

 15 
2. S.S. = x |–2  x  ,x  R
 4 

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5

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3. p=
3

4. p=1

13 14 
5. 14 13 
 

0 
6. 0 
 

8. 20.34

9. (x – 2) (x + 3) (2x – 1)

2011

1. k = 13
(x + 5) is a factor

2. Yes
Number of columns of A = Number of rows of B = 2.
26 
0
 

3. S.S. = {–3, –2, –1, 0, 1}

–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2

4. x=7

5. x = 20

11 –3
6. 16 2 
 

7. 8.2 and –2.2

8. y = 12, x = 3

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2012

0 0 
1. 0 0 
 

2. 48 km/h

3. 1.24 and –0.643

5. –4  x < 5, x  R

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

6. (i) 2×1
2
(ii)  
3 

7. (x – 2) (x + 3) (3x – 1)

8. Ravi = ` 200
Sanjeev = ` 280

9. m = –1 or m = 4

2013

 –2 5 
1. X=  
 3 1

2. 3

3. a=5
b = –11

4. x = 6.53, –1.53

8
5.  x < 3, x  R
5

–1 0 1 2 3 4 5

6. x = 1 and y = 2

7. p = 1 or p = 9

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8. x = 2

9. ` 48

2014

–9
1.  x < 5, x W
4
Solution set = {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4}

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

2. x = 3 and y = –2

3. (x – 1) (x + 13) (x – 2)

4. x = 17
x 5
5. (i) y = 3
76
(ii)
49

 –23 3 
6.  17 6 
 

7. x = 25

8. x = 3.6 or x = 1.4

9. 23

2015

1. –4.5 < x < 1, x  R

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3

2. x = 4 and y = –1

3. k = –4
other root = – 1

5. a=3

30 52 
6.  40 –14 
 

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7. 3 and 5

8. x:y=2:3

2016

1. k = 13

2. m = –14

 –3 
3. x :  x  2, x  R 
 2 

–2 –1 0 1 2 3

a 4
4. 
b 3

5. x = 4.9 or x = –1.9

6. (i) The order of matrix X is 2 × 1

1 
(ii) The matrix X =  
2

8. 40 km/h

2017

1. Given, b is the mean proportion between a and c.

a b
 = = k (say)
b c
 a = bk, b = ck
 a = (ck)k = ck2, b = ck
a 4  a 2b 2  b 4
L.H.S. =
b 4  b 2c 2  c 4
(ck 2 )4  (ck 2 )2 (ck )2  (ck )4
=
(ck )4  (ck )2 c 2  c 4

c 4k 8  (c 2k 4 )(c 2k 2 )  c 4k 4
=
c 4k 4  (c 2k 2 )c 2  c 4

c 4k 8  c 4k 6  c 4k 4
=
c 4k 4  c 4k 2  c 4

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c 4k 4 (k 4  k 2  1)
=
c 4 (k 4  k 2  1)
= k4
a2
R.H.S. =
c2
(ck 2 )2 c 2k 4
= =
c2 c2
= k4
Hence, L.H.S. = R.H.S.

2. 4x2 – 5x – 3 = 0
Comparing with ax2 + bx + c = 0, we get
a = 4, b = –5 and c = –3
– b  b 2 – 4ac
 x =
2a
–(–5)  (–5)2 – 4(4)(–3)
=
2 4
5  25  48
=
8
5  73
=
8
5  8.544
=
8
13.544 –3.544
= or
8 8
= 1.693 or –0.443
= 1.69 or –0.44

1 3   –2 1 
3. Given : A =   ,B=   and A2 – 5B2 = 5C
3 4   –3 2

1 3  1 3
Now, A2 = A × A = 3 4  × 3
   4
1  1  3  3 1 3  3  4 
= 3  1  4  3
 3  3  4  4 
 1  9 3  12
= 3  12 9  16 
 

10 15 
= 15 25 
 
 –2 1   –2 1 
B2 = B × B =  –3 2 ×  –3 2
   

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 –2  (–2)  1  (–3) –2  1  1  2 
=  –3  (–2)  2  (–3) –3  1  2  2
 
 4 – 3 –2  2 
= 6 – 6 –3  4 
 
1 0 
= 0 1 
 

10 15  1 0 
Now, A2 – 5B2 = 15 25  –5 0 1 
   

10 15  5 0 
= 15 25  – 0 5 
   

 5 15 
= 15 20 
 
5C = A2 – 5B2
 5 15 
 5C = 15 20 
 

1  5 15 
 C =
5 15 20 

5 15 
5 5 
 
 C = 15 20 
 5 5 

1 3 
 C = 3 4 
 

4. Let the number to be subtracted from the given polynomial be k.

Let f(x) = 16x3 – 8x2 + 4x + 7 – k
It is given that (2x + 1) is a factor of f(x).
 1
 f–  = 0
 2
3 2
 1  1  1
 16  –  – 8  –  + 4  –  + 7 – k = 0
 2  2  2
 1 1
 16 ×  –  –8 × –2+7–k = 0
 8 4
 –2 –2 – 2 + 7 – k = 0
 1–k = 0
 k = 1

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1 1 1
5. –8 <– – 4x  7 , x  I
2 2 2
17 1 15
 – <– – 4x  ,xI
2 2 2
17 1 1 15
Take – <– – 4x – – 4x 
2 2 2 2
17 1 15 1
– + < – 4x – 4x  +
2 2 2 2
16 16
– < – 4x – 4x 
2 2
–8 < – 4x – 4x  8
2>x x  –2
 –2  x < 2, x  I
 S. S. = {–2, –1, 0, 1}

–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3

1 1 
6. Given : B =   and X = B2 – 4B
8 3 

1 1  1 1 
Now, B2 = B × B = 8 3  × 8 3 
   
 11  1 8 11  1 3 
= 8  1  3  8 8  1  3  3 
 
 1 8 1 3
= 8  24 8  9
 
9 4
= 32 17 
 
9 4 1 1 
X = B2 – 4B = 32 17  – 4 8 3
   
9 4 4 4
= 32 17  – 32 12
   
5 0 
= 0 5 
 
a  5
Now, X  = 50 
b   
5 0  a  5
 0 5  b  = 50 
    
5a  0b  5
 0a  5b  = 50 
   

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5a  5
 5b  =  
  50 
 5a = 5 and 5b = 50
 a = 1 and b = 10

7m  2n 5
7. (i) =
7m – 2n 3
By Componendo – Dividendo, we get
7m  2n  7m – 2n 53
7m  2n – (7m – 2n ) =
5–3
14m 8
 =
4n 2
7m 4
 =
2n 1
m 8
 =
n 7
m 8
(ii) =
n 7
m2 82
 =
n2 72
Applying Componendo – Divinendo, we get
m2  n2 82  72
 =
m2 – n2 82 – 72
m2  n2 64  49
 =
m2 – n2 64 – 49
m2  n2 113
 =
m2 – n2 15

8. Let Vivek’s age be x years and Amit’s age be (47 – x) years.

According to the given condition,
x(47 – x) = 550
 47x – x2 = 550
 x – 47x + 550 = 0
2

 x – 25x – 22x + 550 = 0

2

 x(x – 25) – 22(x – 25) = 0

 (x – 25) (x – 22) = 0
 x = 25 or x = 22
So, Vivek’s age is 25 years and Amit’s age is 22 years.

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