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Note- Red Marked Questions are not in Syllabus

Day – 1
[2 marks questions ]
2 3
1. Find the roots of the following quadratic equation: 5 x2 – x – 5 = 0
2. If x = 2/3 and x = -3 are the roots of the equation ax2 + 7x + b = 0, find the values of a and b.
3. Determine, if 3 is a root of the equation given below:
√𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3 + √𝑥 2 − 9 = √4𝑥 2 − 14𝑥 + 16
4. A two digit number is such that the product of the digits is 12. When 36 is added to the number
the digits interchange their place. Formulate the quadratic equation whose root (s) is (are) digit(s)
of the number.
5. John and Jivanti together have 45 marbles. Both of them lost 5 marbles each, and the product of
the number of marbles they now have is 128. Form the quadratic equations to find how many
marbles they had to start with, if John had x marbles.

[3 marks questions]
6. The product of Tina’s age (in years) five years ago and her ten years later is 16.
Determine Tina’s present age.
7. Solve the following equation for z:
4 5 3
− 𝑧+2 = 𝑧
𝑧−1
8. The sum of the squares of two consecutive odd numbers is 394. Find the numbers.

[4 marks questions]
9. 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.
10. A man buys a number of pens for Rs 80. If he had bought 4 more pens for the same
amount, each pen would have cost him Rs 1 less. How many pens did he buy?
11. A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 12. When 36 is added to this
number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
12. An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km between
Mysore and Bangalore (with taking into consideration the time they stop at intermediate
stations). If the average speed of the express train is 11 km/h more than that of the
passenger train, find the average speed of the two trains.
13. In a flight of 6000 km an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed
for the trip was reduced by 400 km/hour and time increased by 30 minutes. Find the
original duration of flight.
14. Doctors advise rick walking in the morning to remain fit. If a person had walked 1 km/h
faster, he would have taken 15 minutes less to walk 3 km. find the original rate of his
walking.
15. Some students arranged a picnic. The budget for food was Rs 240. Due o confusion four
students of the group failed to go, the cost of food to each student got increased by Rs 5.
How many students went for the picnic?
16. A train travelling a distance of 1200 km at a constant speed. When driver of the train
learnt that he is getting late, he increased the speed by 5 km per hour. Now the journey
took 8 hours less and reached in time. Find the original speed of the train.
Do you agree that increasing speed of the train may cause accident? Support your
statement.
17. Anil takes 6 days less than the time taken by Varun to finish a piece of work. If both Anil
and Varun together can finish that work in 4 days, find the time taken by Varun to finish
the work independently.
18. One-fourth of a herd of camels was seen in the forest.Twice the square root of the herd
had gone to mountains and the remaining 15 camels were seen on the bank of a river.
Find the total number of camels.
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19. O Girl! Out of a group of swans, times the square root of the number are playing on the
2
shore of a tank. The two remaining ones are playing, with amorous fight, in the water.
What is the total number of swans?
20. If an integer is added to its square, the sum is 90. Find the integer with the help of
quadratic equation.
21. The sum of two numbers is 8 and 15 times the sum of their reciprocals is also 8. Find the
numbers.
22. There are three consecutive integers such that the square of the first increased by the
product of the other two gives 154. What are the integers?
23. Find two natural numbers which differ by 3 and whose squres have the sum 117.
24. A two –digit number is such that the product of its digits is 8. When 18 is subtracted from
the number, the digits interchange their palces. Find the number.
25. A two digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits and twice the product of its digits.
Find the number.
1 1
26. The sum of two numbers a and b is 15, and the sum of their reciprocals 𝑎 and 𝑏 is 3/10.
Find the numbers a and b.
27. Three consecutive positive integers are such that the sum of the square of the first and the
product of other two is 46, find the integers.
28. A plane left 30 minutes later than the schedule time and in order to reach its destination
1500 km away in time it has to increase its speed b 250 km/hr from its usual speed. Find
its usual speed.
29. In a flight of 600 km, a aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed
for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes.
Find the duration of flight.
30. One year ago, a man was 8 times as old as his son. Now his age is equal to the square of
his son’s age. Find their present ages.
31. Seven years ago Varun’s age was five times the square of Swati’s age. Three years hence
Swati’s age will be two fifth of Varun’s age. Find their present ages.
32. Ashu is x years old while his mother Mrs. Veena is x 2 years old. Five years hence Mrs.
Veena will be three times old as Ashu. Find their present ages.
33. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 3√5 cm. if the smaller side is tripled and the larger
side is doubled, the new hypotenuse will be 15 cm. find the lneght of each side.
34. The hypotenuse of a grassy land in the shape of a right triangle is 1 metre more than
twice the shortest sied. If the third side is 7 metres more than the shortest side, find the
side of the grassy land.
35. The area of an isosceles triangle is 60 cm2 and the length of each one of its equal sides is
13 cm. find its base.
36. There is a square field Whose side is 44 m. a square flower bed is prepared in its centre
leaving a gravel path all round the flower bed. The total cost of laying the flower bed and
gravelling the path at Rs. 2.75 and Rs 1.50 per square metre, respectively, is Rs 4904.
Find the width of the gravel path.
37. 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. Find the length of the side of the chess board.
38. A takes 10 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A and B
together can finish the work in 12 dyas, find the time taken by B to finish the work,
39. 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?
40. A person on tour has Rs. 360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4 days, he has to
cut down his dauly expenses by Rs. 3. Find the original duration of the four.
41. Rs. 6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15
more persons, each would have got Rs 30 less. Find the original number of persons.
42. The angry Arjun carried some arrows for fighting with Bheeshm. With half the arrows he
cut down the arrows thrown by Bheeshm on him and with six other arrows he killed the
rath driver of Bheeshm. With one arrow each he knocked down respectively the rath, flag
and the bow of Bheeshm. Finallym with one more than four times the square root of
arrows he laind Bheeshm unconscious on an arrow bed. Find the total number of arrows
Arjun had.
43. A peacock is sitting on the tap of a pillar, which is 9 m high. From a point 27 m away
from the bottom of the pillar, a snake is coming to its hole at the base of the pillar. Seeing
the snake the peacock pounces on it. if their speeds are equal, at what distance from the
hole is the snake caught?
44. Rs. 9000 were divided equally among a certain number of perons. Had there been 20
more persons, each would have got Rs 160 less. Find the original number of persons.
 Day – 2
[2 marks questions]
1. Solve for x : 9x2 – 6ax + (a2 – b2) = 0.

[3 marks questions]
2. Solve: 36x2 – 12ax + (a2 – b2) = 0.
3. Solve the following for x:
√2 x2 + 7x + 5√2 = 0
4. Solve the following equation for x:
9x2 – 9(p + q)x + (2p2 + 5pq + 2q2) = 0
5. Solve for x : 2a2x2 + b(6a2 + 1)x + 3b2 = 0

[4 marks questions]
6. Solve for x:
4x2 – 2(a2 + b2) x + a2b2 = 0
7. Solve the following quadratic equations by factorization method:
(i) x2 – 2ax + a2 – b2 = 0
(ii) x2 – 4ax + 4a2 – b2 = 0
(iii) 4x2 – 4ax + (a2 – b2)= 0
(iv) 4x2 – 4a2x +( a4 – b4)= 0
8. Solve the following quadratic equations by factorization method:
𝑎 𝑎+𝑏
(i) 𝑥 2 + (𝑎+𝑏 + )𝑥 +1=0
𝑎
(ii) 𝑥2 + 𝑥 − (𝑎 + 1)(𝑎 + 2) = 0
(iii) 𝑥2 + 3𝑥 − (𝑎 2 + 𝑎 − 2) = 0
(iv) 𝑎 𝑏2𝑥2 + 𝑏2 𝑥 − 𝑎2 𝑥 − 1 = 0
2

9. Solve the following quadratic equations by factorization method:

1 1 1 1
(i) = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑥,𝑎 + 𝑏 ≠ 0
𝑎+𝑏+𝑥
10. Solve the quadratic equation by factorization method:
1 1 1 1
= 2𝑎 + 𝑏 + 2𝑥
2𝑎+𝑏+2𝑥
11. Find the roots of the following equation 4x2 + 4bx – (a2 – b2) = 0 by the method of
completing the square.
 Day – 3
[2 marks questions]

1. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 – 2√6𝑥 + 2 = 0.

2. Find the roots of the following quadratic equation :
15x2 – 10√6𝑥 + 10 = 0

[3 marks questions]
3. Using quadratic formula solve the following quadratic equation
p2x2 + (p2 – q2) x – q2 = 0

[4 marks questions]
4. Using quadratic formula solve the following quadratic equation
p2x2 + (p2 – q2) x – q2 = 0
5. Solve for x :
2𝑥−1 𝑥+3 1
2 ( 𝑥+3 ) − 3 (2𝑥−1) = 5; 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑥 ≠ −3, 𝑥 ≠ 2
6. Solve the equation x2 – (√3 + 1) x + √3 = 0 by the method of completing the square.
7. Solve for x:
𝑥−1 𝑥−3 1
(i) + = 3 ; 𝑥 ≠ 2,4
𝑥−2 𝑥−4 3
1 1
(ii) − 𝑥−2 = 3; 𝑥 ≠ 0,2
𝑥
1
(iii) 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 3; 𝑥 ≠ 04
1 2 8
8. Solve for x: 𝑥−3 + 𝑥−2 = 𝑥 ; ≠ 0, 2, 3
9. Solve the following equation:
3𝑥−4 7 5 4
+ 3𝑥−4 = 2 , 𝑥 ≠ 3
7
2𝑥−1 𝑥+3 1
10. Express 2 ( 𝑥+3 ) − 3 (2𝑥−1) = 5 (𝑥 ≠ −3, 2) in standard form and then find its roots
by factorization method.
1 1 11
11. Find the roots of the equation 𝑥+4 − 𝑥−7 = 30 , 𝑥 ≠ −4,7.
1
12. Solve: 𝑥= 1 ,𝑥 ≠ 2
2− 1
2−2−𝑥

13. One fourth of a group of people claim they are creative, twice the square root of the group claim
to be caring and the remaining 15 claim they are optimistic. Find the total number of people in the
group.
(a) How many persons in the group are creative?
(b) According to you, which one of the above three values is more important for development of
a society?
 Day – 4
[1 mark questions]

1. Find the values of k for which the given equation has real and equal roots:
4x2 – 3kx + 1 = 0 .
2. Find the value of k for which x = 1 is a root of the quadratic equations x2 + kx + 3.
3. A rectangular field is 16 m long and 10 m wide. There is a path of uniform width all around it
having an area of 120 m2. From the quadratic equation.
4. Find the value of k for which x = √2 is a solution of the equation kx2 + √2𝑥 – 4 = 0.
5. Find the value of k for which the equation kx2 + 2x + 1 = 0 has real and distinct roots.
6. If one root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + kx – 6 = 0 is 2, find the value of k also find the
other root.
[2 marks questions]

7. Find the value of m so that the quadratic equation mx(5x – 6) + 9 = 0 has two equal roots.
8. Find the value of p for which the quadratic equation 4x2 + px + 3 = 0 has equal roots.
9. Is it possible to design a rectangular park of perimeter 120 m and area 800m2? If yeas,
find its length and breadth.
10. Find the value of p for which the roots of the equation px(x-2)+6 = 0, are equal.
11. If the equation( 1 + m2)x2 - 2mcx + c2 – a2 = 0 has equal roots, prove that c2 = a2 (1 +m2).
12. For what value of k, the quadratic polynomial kx2 – 8x + k can be factorised into real
linear factors?

[3 marks questions]

13. Find the value of 𝛼 for which the quadratic equation

(𝛼 − 12)x2 + 2(𝛼 − 12)x + 2 = 0
Has equal roots. Hence, find the roots of the equation.
14. If the roots of the quadratic equation (a2 + b2) x2 – 2(ac + bd)x + (c2 + d2) are equal then
𝑎 𝑐
prove that = .
𝑏 𝑑
15. An employer finds that if he increases the weekly wages of each worker by Rs 3 and
employs one worker less, the reduces his weekly wage bill from Rs 816 to Rs 781.
Taking the original weekly wage of each worker as Rs ‘x’, form an equation in ‘x’ and
solve it to find the weekly wage of each worker.
 [4 marks questions]

16. Find the value of k for which the given equation has real and equal roots:
(i) x2 + k(4x + k – 1) + 2 = 0
(ii) x2 – 2x(1 +3k) + 7 (3 + 2k)= 0
(iii) (k + 1)x2 - 2(k – 1)x + 1 = 0
17. If the roots of the equations (c2 – ab)x2 – 2 (a2 – bc)x +(b2 – ac) = 0 are real equal,
show that a = 0 or a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc.
18. If -4 is a root of the quadratic equation x2 + px – 4 =0 and the quadratic equation x2 + px
+ k =0 has equal roots, find the value of k.
19. If p,q, r are real and p≠ q, then show that the roots of the equation (p – q)x2 + 5 (p + q)x
– 2 (p – q) = 0 are real and unequal.
20. If p, q, r and s are real numbers such that pr = 2(q + s), then show that at least one of the
equations x2 + px + q = 0 and x2 + rx + s = 0 has real roots.
21. If the roots of the equation x2 + 2cx + ab = 0 are real unequal, prove that the equation x2
– 2(a + b) x + a2 + b2 + 2c2 = 0 has no real roots.
22. Prove that the equation (a2 + b2 )x2 – 2(ac + bd)x + (c2 +d2)= 0 has no real root, if ad ≠bc.
23. If – 5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 +px – 15 = 0 and the quadratic equation p(x2
+x) + k = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k.
24. For what value of k, (4 – k) x2 + (2k + 4) x + (8k + 1) = 0, is a perfect square.
25. If the roots of the equation (b – c) x2 +(c – a)x + (a – b) = 0 are equal, then prove that 2b
= a + c.
26. If the roots of the equation (a2 + b2 )x2 – 2(ac + bd)x + (c2 +d2)= 0 are equal, prove that
𝑎 𝑐
= .
𝑏 𝑑
27. If the roots of the equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and bx2 – 2√𝑎𝑐 x+ b = 0 are
simultaneously real, prove that b2 = ac.
28. If the roots of the equation (c2 – ab) x2 – 2(a2 – bc)x + b2 – ac = 0 are equal, prove that
either a = 0 or a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc.
29. Show that the equation 2(a2 + b2 )x2 + 2(a + b)x + 1= 0 has no real roots, when a ≠ b.
30. Prove that both the roots of the equation (x – a)(x – b)+(x – b)(x – c) + (x – c)(x – a) = 0
are real but they are equal only when a = b = c.
31. If a, b, c are real numbers such that ac ≠ 0, then show that at least one of the equations
ax2 + bx + c = 0 and -ax2 +bx + c = 0 has real roots.
32. If the equation (1 + m2) x2 + 2mcx + (c2 – a2) = 0 has equal roots, prove that c2 = a2 (1 +
m2).
 Answers (Marks Booster)
Day – 1
1. 3 and - ½ 7. X = 3, - ½
2. (a=3, b =-6) 8. 13 and 15 or -15 and -13
3. (x=3 is not a root of the given equation) 9. P = 3, q = 9/4
4. (x2 + 4x – 12 = 0) 10. 16
5. (x2 – 45x + 328 = 0) 11. 26
6. 6 years
12. Ave. speed of passen = 33km/h and ave. speed of express = 44km.h
13. 2½h 29. (1 hr)
14. 3 km/h 30. (7 years and 49 years)
15. 12 31. (9 years and 27 years)
16. 25 km/h 32. (5 years, 25 years)
17. 12 days 33. (y = 6)
18. (36) 34. (8 metres, 17 metres and 15 metres)
19. (16) 35. (24 cm or 10 cm)
20. (-10, 9) 36. (2 metres)
21. (3, 5) 37. (x = 24 cm)
22. (8, 9, 10) 38. (30 days)
23. (6.9) 39. (30 hrs)
24. (42) 40. (x=20)
25. (36) 41. (50)
26. (a=5, b=10 or a=10, b=5) 42. (100)
27. (4,5,6) 43. (12 m from the hole)
28. (750km/hr) 44. (25)

Day – 2
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏 7.
1. X = 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 =
3 3 (a) (x = a – b or x = a + b)
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏
2. , (b) (a= 2a – b or x = 2a + b)
6 6
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏
3. Roots of the given equations are – (c) (𝑥 = 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = )
2 2
−5
√2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 √2 𝑎 2+𝑏2 𝑎 2 −𝑏2
(d) (𝑥 = 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = )
2 2
2𝑝+𝑞 𝑝+2𝑞
4. 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8.
3 3 𝑎 𝑎+𝑏
𝑏 (a) (𝑥 = 𝑎+𝑏 𝑜𝑟, 𝑥 = − )
5. – 2𝑎2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 - 3b 𝑎

𝑎2 𝑏2
(b) (x = -(a+2) or x=(a+1)
6.
2
and 2 (c) (x= -(a+2) or, x= a-1)
1 1
(d) (x = -𝑎2 , or = 𝑏2 )
9. (x = - a or x = - b)
 𝑏 𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏
10. (-a, − 2) 11. − ( ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ( )
2 2

Day – 3

2 2 7.
1. X = √ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = √ 5
3 3 (a) (5, 2 )
√2 √2
2. 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (b) (
3±√3
)
√3 √3
3
𝑞2
3. X = 𝑝2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = −1 (c) (
3±√5
)
2
𝑞2
4. x = 𝑝2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = −1 8. x = 4 or x = 12/5
9. 5/2 , 6
5. x = -10 and x = - 1/5
10. x = - 10 or x = - 1/5
6. (√3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1.)
11. 7.5 cm, 6.5 cm
12. (x = 1,1)
13. (a) 9 (b)

Day – 4
1. K = 4/3 or – 4/3 19.
2. K = -4 20.
3. x2 + 13x – 30 = 0 21.
4. K=1 22.
5. K<1 23. (k = 7/4)
6. (-3/2) 24. (k = 0, 3)
7. M=5
8. P = ±4√3
9. Yes, length = 40 m, breadth = 20 m
10. P = 6
11.
12. -4 ≤ 𝑘 ≤ 4
13. 𝛼 = 14; 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 = −1
14.
15. 68
16.
(a) (k = 2/3 or, k = -1)
(b) (k = 2 or, k = -10/9)
(c) (k = 0, 3)
17.
18. ( k = 9/4)