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WORK SHEET 7

CHAPTER 4 QUADRATIC EQUATION


SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
CLASS: X
SECTION – A
1. If a and b are the roots of the equation x2 + ax – b = 0, then find a and b.
(a) a = – 1 and b = 2 (b) a = 1 and b = 2
(c) a = – 2 and b = 1 (d) a = 2 and b = – 1
2. Which of the following are the roots of the quadratic equation, x2 – 9x + 20 = 0?
(a) 3, 4 (b) 4, 5 (c) 5, 6 (d) 6, 7
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3. If (1 – p) is a root of the equation x + px + 1 – p = 0, then roots are
(a) 0, 1 (b) – 1, 1 (c) 0, – 1 (d) – 1, 2
4. Which of the following equations has no real roots?
(a) x2 – 4x + 3√2 = 0 (b) x2 + 4x – 3√2 = 0
(c) x2 – 4x – 3√2 = 0 (d) 3x2 + 4√3x + 4 = 0
5. If the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then
(a) a=0 (b) b = 0 (c) c = 0 (d) none of these

(a) k = −1 (b) k = −1/2


6. The value of k for which the equation x2 + 2(k + 1)x + k2 = 0 has equal roots is
(c) k = 1 (d) none of these

7. If the roots of equation 3x2 + 2x + (p + 2) (p – 1) = 0 are of opposite sign then which of the

(d) −3
following cannot be the value of p?
(a) 0 (b) – 1 (c) 1/2
8. If the equation x 2−kx +1=0 has no real roots, then
(a) k <−2 (b) k > 2 (c) −2< k< 2 (d) None of these

In the following questions 9 and 10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason
(R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
9. Assertion (A): If one root of the quadratic equation 6x2 – x – k = 0 is 2 / 3 , then the value of k is 2.
Reason (R): The quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0 has almost two roots.
10. Assertion (A): The roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2x + 2 = 0 are imaginary
Reason (R): If discriminant D = b2 – 4ac < 0 then the roots of quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are not
real i.e. imaginary.
SECTION – B
11. Solve for x : 4x2 – 2(a2 + b2) x + a2 b2 = 0.

13. Find the value of α such that the quadratic equation (α – 12)x2 + 2(α – 12)x + 2 = 0, has equal roots.
12. The sum of the squares of three consecutive positive integers is 50. Find the integers.

14. Find the value of p, for which one root of the quadratic equation px2 – 14x + 8 = 0 is 6 times the other.

SECTION – C
15. 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.
16. If the equation (1 + m2)x2 + 2mcx + c2 – a2 = 0 has equal roots, then show that c2 = a2(1 + m2).
1 1 1 1
17. Solve for x: = + +
2 a+b+2 x 2 a b 2 x
SECTION – D
18. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was
reduced by 200 km/hr and time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration of flight.

SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)


19. Raj and Ajay are very close friends. Both the families decide to go to Ranikhet by their own cars. Raj’s
car travels at a speed of x km/h while Ajay’s car travels 5 km/h faster than Raj’s car. Raj took 4 hours
more than Ajay to complete he journey of 400 km.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:


(a) What will be the distance covered by Ajay’s car in two hours?
(b) Which of the following quadratic equation describe the speed of Raj’s car?
(c) What is the speed of Raj’s car?

20. John and Jivanti are playing with the marbles. They together have 45 marbles. Both of them lost 5
marbles each, and the product of the number of marbles they now have is 124.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:


(a) (a Find the quadratic equation related to the given problem
(b) Find the Number of marbles John had.

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