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CLASS-X CHAPTER – 4 : QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

1. Show that x=-3 is the solution of the equation x2+6x+9=0.

2. For what value of k are the roots of quadratic equation 3x2 +2kx +27 = 0 real and equal?

3. Write the nature of roots of quadratic equation 4x2+4√3x+3=0.

4. If a and b are the roots of the equation x2+ax–b=0,then find a and b.

5. If x =3 is one root of the quadratic equation x2–2kx-6=0,then find the value of k.(CBSE2018)

6. Which of the following are quadratic equations

7.Solve for x:
a) x2-2(a2+b2)x +(a2–b2)2=0
b) 2x2+ax–a2=0
c) p2x2+(p2–q2)x–q2=0
d)√2x2+7x+5√2= 0
e) (a+b)2x2+8(a2–b2)x+16(a–b)2= 0
f) 1/(a+b+x)=1/a+1/b+1/x,a≠0,b≠0,x≠0.

8. If ad ≠ bc, then prove that the equation (a2+b2)x2+2(ac+bd)x+(c2+d2)=0 has no real roots.

9. If sinθ and cosθ are roots of the equation ax2+bx+c=0, prove that a2–b2+2ac=0.

10. If one root of the equation 3x2–kx-2=0 is 2, find the value of k. Also find the other root.

11. 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.

12. Find the value of k for which the roots of the quadratic equation (k -4)x2 +2(k -4)x +2 = 0 are equal.

13. Find the value of k for which the equation x2+kx+64=0 has real roots.

14. If the roots of the equation (b–c)x2+(c–a)x+(a–b) =0 are equal then prove that 2b=a+c.

15. If the roots of the equation (c2–ab)x2–2(a2–bc)x+b2-ac=0 are equal, then prove that either a=0 or
a3+b3+c3= 3abc.

16. If the roots of the equation (1+m2)x2+2mcx+(c2–a2)=0 are equal, then prove that c2=a2(1+m2).

17. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63km and then travels at a distance of 72
km at an average speed of 6 km/hr more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete total
journey, what is the original average speed? (CBSE2018)

18. An aeroplane left 30 minutes later than its scheduled time and in order to reach its destination 1500km
away in time, it has to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from its usual speed, determine its usual speed.
(CBSE2018)

19.Two water taps together can fill a tank in1⅞ hours. The tap with longer diameter takes2 hours less
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than the tap with smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can fill the
tank separately.(CBSE2019)

20. A takes 6 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 4 days, find the time taken by B to finish the work.

21. (a) (x+1)/(x-1)+(x-2)/(x +2)=3,x≠1,-2.

22. A two-digit number is such that the product of two digit number is 35.When 18 is added to this number the
digits change their places. Find the number.

23. A motorboat whose speed is 9 km/h in still water goes 12 km downstream and come back in total time 3
hours. Find the speed of the stream.

24. Rajesh takes 10 days less than time taken by Manish to finish a piece of work .If they together can finish the
work in 12 days, find the time taken by Manish to finish the work alone.

25. Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 30/11Minutes. If One pipe takes 1 minutes more than the
other to fill the cistern, find the time taken by each pipe to fill the cistern alone.

26. Rs.6500 were equally divided among certain number of students. Had there been 15 more students, each
would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original number of students.

27. In a class test, the sum of Raman’s marks in Mathematics and science is 25. Had he got 5 marks more in
Mathematics and 3 marks less in English, the product of their marks would have been 140. Find his marks in the
two subjects.

28. The diagonal of a rectangular field is 40 metres more than the shorter side. If the longer side is 20 metres
more than the shorter side, find the sides of the field.( Ans. 60 m. 80m)

30. Mohan is 30 years older than his son. If the sum of reciprocal of their ages is 4/45 .find their ages.

31.There are three consecutive positive integers such that the sum of square of first and product of other two is
154.Find the integers.

32. The difference of squares of two numbers is 45 .The square of smaller number is four times the larger
number. Find the numbers.

33. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then travels a distance of 72 km at an
average speed of 6km/h more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete the total journey, what is its
original speed?

34. Sum of the are as of two squares is 468 m2. If the difference of their perimeters is 24 m, find the sides of the
two squares.

35. The difference of squares of two numbers is 180.The square of the smaller number is 8 times the larger
number. Find the two numbers.

36. If -5 is a root of the equation 2x2+px-15=0and the equation p(x2+x)+k has equal roots, find the value of k.

37. The product of two consecutive positive even integers is 528. Represent this situation in the form of a
quadratic equation.

38. Find the values of k for which the equation x2+5kx+16=0 has real and equal roots.

39. The length of hypotenuse of a right triangle is one unit more than twice the length of the shortest side and the other
side is one unit less than twice the length of the shortest side. Find the lengths of the other two sides.
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40. The age of a father is equal to the square of the age of his son. The sum of the age of the father and five times the
age of the son is 66 years. Find their present ages.

41. The sum of ages of a son and his father is 35 years and the product of their ages is 150. Find their present ages.

42. The denominator of a fraction exceeds its numerator by 3. If one is added to both numerator and denominator , the
difference between the new and the original fraction is 1/24. Find the original fraction.

43. A two digit number is such that the product of the digits is 14. When 45 is added to the number, then the digits
interchange their places. Find the number.

44. A two digit number is such that the product of the digits is 18. When 63 is subtracted to the number, then the digits
interchange their places. Find the number.

45. A two digit number is four times the sum of its digits and twice the product of its digits. Find the number.

46. An express train makes a run of 240 Km at a certain speed. Another train whose speed is 12 Km/h less takes an hour
longer to cover the same distance. Find the speed of express train in Km/h.

47. 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. Finally, with one more than four times the square
root of arrows he laid Bheeshm unconscious of an arrow bed. Find the total number of arrows Arjun had.

48. A shopkeeper buys a number of books for Rs 80. If he had bought 4 more books for the same amount, each book
would have cost him Re 1 less. How many books did he bought?
49. A person on tour has Rs 360 for his daily expenses. If he exceeds his tour by 4 days, he must cut down his daily
expenses by Rs 3 per day. Find the number of days of his tour. Q27. In a flight of 600 Km, an aircraft was slowed down
due to bad weather. Its average speed for trip was reduced by 200 Km/h and the time increased by 30 minutes. Find the
duration of flight.

50. A piece of cloth costs Rs 200. If the piece were 5 m longer and each metre of cloth costs Rs 2 less, the cost of piece
would have remained unchanged. How long is piece and what is its original rate per meter?

51. Rs 6,500 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

52. The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 6m more than twice the shortest side. If the third side is 2m less than
the hypotenuse, find the sides of the triangle.

53. The area of a right angled triangle is 600 sq. cm. If the base of the triangle exceeds the altitude by 10 cm, find the
dimensions of the triangle.

54. The length of a rectangle exceeds its width by 8 cm and the area of the rectangle is 240 sq. cm. Find the dimensions
of the rectangle.

55. The side of a square exceeds the side of another square by 4cm. And the sum of the areas of the two squares is 400
sq. cm. Find the dimensions of the square.

56. A rectangular field is 16m long and 10m wide. There is a path of uniform width all around it, having an area of 120
sq.cm. Find the width of the path.

57. Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 6 minutes. If one pipe takes 5 minutes more than the other to fill the
cistern, find the time in which each pipe would fill the cistern.
The speed of a boat in still water is 11 km/h. It can go 12 Km upstream and return dowm stream to the original point in
2 hours 45 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

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