CHAPTER-3 PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES

ONE-MARKS QUESTIONS (MCQs)

Mark the correct alternative in each of the following :
Q 1. The point of intersection of the straight lines 2x – y + 3 = 0, 3x – 7y + 10 = 0 lies in :
(A) I quadrant (B) II quadrant (C) III quadrant (D) IV quadrant
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Q 2. The pair of linear equations 2x + ky – 3 = 0, 6x + y + 7 = 0 has a unique solution if –
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2 2 2 2
(A) k  (B) k  (C) k  (D) k 
3 3 9 9
Q 3. The pair of equations 3x + 4y = k, 9x + 12y = 6 has infinitely many solutions if –
(A) k = 2 (B) k = 6 (C) k  6 (D) k = 3
Q 4. The pair of linear equations 3x + 7y = k, 12x + 2ky = 4k + 1 do not have any solution if
(A) k = 7 (B) k = 14 (C) k = 21 (D) k = 28
Q 5. If the sum of the ages of a father and his son in years is 65 and twice the difference of their ages in years is
50, then the age of father is –
(A) 45 years (B) 40 years (C) 50 years (D) 55 years
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Q 6. A fraction becomes when 1 is added to each of the numerator and denominator. However, if we subtract 5
5
1
from each then it becomes . The fraction is –
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5 5 7 13
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 6 9 16
Q 7. Six years hence a man’s age will be three times the age of his son and three years ago he was nine times as old
as his son. The present age of the man is –
(A) 28 years (B) 30 years (C) 32 years (D) 34 years
Q 8. The largest angle of a triangle is twice the sum of the other two. The smaller angle is one fourth of the largest.
The largest angle is :
(A) 900 (B) 600 (C) 1200 (D) None of these
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Q 9. The length of the sides of a triangle are 3x+2y,4x+ y and 3(x+1)+ (y – 1). If the triangle is equilateral ,
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then its side is
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 16
Q 10. Sum of two integers is 88. If the greater is divided by the smaller, the quotient is 5 and the remainder is 10. the
greater integer is :
(A) 13 (B) 75 (C) 65 (D) 23
Answers
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (B)
TWO-MARKS QUESTIONS
Q 1. Solve the following system of linear equations :
2(ax – by) + (a + 4b) = 0, 2(bx + ay) + (b – 4a) = 0.
Q 2. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 15. The number obtained by interchanging the digits exceeds
the given number by 9. Find the number

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Q 3. Solve for x and y :   13,   2, x, y  0
x y x y
2a 3b 3a b
Q 4. Solve for x and y :   1  0;  40
x y x y
ax by
Q 5. Solve for x and y : (i) 47x + 31y = 63, 31x + 47y = 15 (ii)   a  b ; ax  by  2ab
b a
6 8 x 1 y 1 x 1 y 1
Q 6. Solve for x and y : (i) x   6, 3x   5 (ii)  8;  9
y y 2 3 3 2
Q 7. A man sold a table and a chair together for Rs. 850 at a loss of 10% on the table and a gain of 10% on the
chair. By selling them together for Rs. 950, he would have made a gain of 10% on the table and loss of 10%
on the chair. Find the cost price of each .
Q 8. A two digit number is four times the sum of its digits and twice the product of the digits. Find the number.
Q 9. If (x – 2) is a factor of x3+ax2+bx+18 and a – b = 7, find a and b.
Q 10. A and B each have a certain number of mangoes. A says to B, “ if you give 30 of your mangoes, I will have
twice as many as left with you.” B replies, “if you give me 10, I will have thrice as many as left with you.”
How many mangoes does each have ?
Answers
1. x = –1/2, y = 2 2. 78 3. x = 1/2, y = 1/3 4. x = a, y = – b 5. (i) x = 2, y = –1 (ii) x = b, y = – a
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6. (i) x = – ,y= (ii) x = 7, y = 13 7. Rs. 700 and Rs 200 8. 36 9. a = –2, b = – 9 10. 34 and 62
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THREE-MARKS QUESTIONS
Q 1. (a) Check whether the pair of equations x + 3y = 6, and 2x – 3y = 12 is consistent. If so, solve graphically .
(b) Show graphically that the pair of equations 2x – 3y + 7 = 0, 6x – 9y + 21 = 0 has infinitely many solutions.
(c) Show graphically that the pair of equations 8x + 5y = 9, 16x + 10y = 27 has no solution.
Q 2. On the same axes, draw the graph of each of the following equations :
2y – x = 8, 5y – x = 14, y – 2x = 1. Hence, obtain the vertices of the triangle so formed.
Q 3. Solve graphically the pair of linear equations : 4x – 3y + 4 = 0, 4x + 3y – 20 = 0. Find the area of the region
bounded by theses lines and x–axis.
Q 4. Solve graphically the pair of linear equations : 4x – 3y + 4 = 0, 4x + 3y – 20 = 0. Find the area of the
region bounded by theses lines and x–axis.
Q 5. The sum of a two digit number and the number formed by interchanging its digits is 132. If 12 is added to the
number, the new number becomes 5 times the sum of the digits. Find the number.
Q 6. Reduce the following pair of equations in a pair of linear equations and find their solutions.
29 81 19 4 15 2 y2 3 2( y  2) 47
(a)   26 ;   (b)   2;  
x 1 y 1 y 1 x 1 2 x 1 4 2( x  1) 5 20
x  4 y  4 x  5 y 1
(c)  ; 
x3 y 7 x 2 y 2
Q 7. A railway half ticket costs half the full fare and the reservation charge is the same on half ticket as on full
ticket. One reserved first class ticket from Mumbai to Ahmedabad costs Rs 216 and one full and one half
reserved first class tickets cost Rs. 327. What is the basic first class full fare and what is the reservation
charge?

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Q 8. The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 3 students are extra in a row, there would be 1 row less. If
3 students are less in a row, there would be 2 rows more. Find the number of students in the class.
Q 9. 2 women and 5 men can together finish a piece of embroidery in 4 days, while 3 women and 6 men can finish
it in 3 days. Find the time taken by 1 woman alone to finish the embroidery, and that taken by 1 man alone.
Q 10. Yash scored 40 marks in test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each wrong
answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for each incorrect
answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in the test ?
Answers
1. (a) Yes ; x = 6, y = 0 2. (2, 5), (–4, 2), (1, 3) 3. 12 sq units. 4. 12 sq units 5. 48
6. (a) x = 3, y = 1 (b) x = 3, y = 6 (c) x = 7, y = 5 7. Fare = Rs. 21, Reservation charge = Rs. 6
8. 36 9. Woman : 36 days, Man : 18 days 10. 20
FIVE-MARKS QUESTIONS
Q 1. In a rectangle, if the length is increased by 3 meters and breadth is decreased by 4 metres, the area of the
rectangle is reduced by 67 square metres. If length is reduced by 1 metre and breadth is increased by 4 metres,
the area is increased by 89 sq. metres. Find the dimensions of the rectangle .
Q 2. A train covered a certain distances at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster, it would
have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/h, it would have taken
6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the journey .
Q 3. A boat goes 24 km upstream and 28 km downstream in 6 hrs. It goes 30 km upstream and 21 km downstream
in 61/2 hrs. Find the speed of the boat in still water and also speed of the stream.
Q 4. A man travels 370 km partly by train and partly by car. If he covers 250 km by train and the rest by car, it
takes him 4 hours. But , if he travels 130 km by train and the rest by car, he takes 18 minutes longer. Find the
speed of the train and that of the car.
Q 5. Points A and B are 90 km. apart from each other on a highway. A car starts from A and another from B at the
same time. If they go in the same direction, they meet in 9 hours and if they go in opposite directions, they
meet in 9/7 hours. Find their speeds.
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Q 6. A fraction is such that if the numerator is multiplied by 3 and the denominator is reduced by 3, we get .
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But , if the numerator is increased by 8 and the denominator is doubled, we get . Find the fraction ?
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Q 7. The sum of a two digit number and the number formed by interchanging its digits is 110. If 10 is subtracted
from the first number, the new number is 4 more than 5 times the sum of its digits in the first number. Find the
first number .
Answers
1. Length = 28 m, Bredth = 19 m 2. 720 km 3. Speed of boat = 10 km/h & Speed of stream = 4 km/hr
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4. Speed of train = 100 km/h & Speed of car = 80km/hr 5. 40 km/h & 30 km/hr 6. 7. 64
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