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SSLC MATHS Chapter 3

This document contains 20 algebra problems divided into two, two-mark and five-mark sections. The two-mark section includes problems on solving systems of linear equations, finding quadratic polynomials based on properties of their zeros, performing polynomial long division, finding greatest common divisors and least common multiples of polynomials, and simplifying rational expressions. The five-mark section includes more challenging problems on these same topics as well as word problems involving speeds, areas, and properties of quadratic equations.

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SSLC MATHS Chapter 3

This document contains 20 algebra problems divided into two, two-mark and five-mark sections. The two-mark section includes problems on solving systems of linear equations, finding quadratic polynomials based on properties of their zeros, performing polynomial long division, finding greatest common divisors and least common multiples of polynomials, and simplifying rational expressions. The five-mark section includes more challenging problems on these same topics as well as word problems involving speeds, areas, and properties of quadratic equations.

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3.

ALGERBRA
TWO MARKS:

1.​ Solve 3​x ​- 5​y ​= –16, 2​x ​+ 5​y ​= 31.

2. Solve by elimination method 3​x ​+ 4​y ​= –25, 2​x ​- 3​y ​= 6

3. Solve 3​x ​+ ​y ​= 8, 5​x ​+ ​y ​= 10

4. Find a quadratic polynomial if the sum and product of zeros of it are –4 and 3 respectively.

5. Find a quadratic polynomial with zeros at ​x ​=1/4 and ​x ​= –1.

6. Find the quotient and remainder when x​3​+x​2​-7x-2 is divided by ​x ​- 3.

7. Find the quotient and remainder when x​3​+x​2​-3x+5 is divided by x – 1

8. Find the quotient and remainder when 3x​3​-2x​2​+7x-5 is divided by x +3

9. Find the greatest common divisor of ​25​bc4​ ​ d3​ ​, 35​b2​ ​c5​ ​, 45​c3​ ​d

10. Find the GCD of the following m​2​-3m-18, m​2​+5m+6

11. Find the GCD of 35​x5​ ​y3​ ​ z4​​ , 49 x​2 ​y z3, and 14 ​xy2​ ​z2​

12. Find the LCM of 35a​2​c​3​ b, 42a​3​ c b​2​, 30ac​2​ b​3

13. Simplify 5x+20

7x+28
14. Simplify x​3 + 8

x -2 2- x

15. Simplify x + 2 + x–3

x​2​ ​+3x+2 x​2​-2x-3

16. Simplify x - 2 + x+3

x​2 ​-7x+10 x​2 ​-2x-15

17. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is ​5 1​. Find the number.
5
18. Determine the nature of roots of the following quadratic equations
(i) x​2​-11x-10=0 (ii) 4x​2​-28x+49=0 (iii) 2x​2​+5x+5=0

19. Form the quadratic equation whose roots are 7 + 3 and 7 - 3


20. Form a quadratic equation whose roots are

(i) 3, 4 (ii) 3 + 7 ,3- 7 (iii) 4 + 7 , 4 - 7


2 2

Five Marks:

1. Solve 3​(​2​x ​+ ​y)​ ​= 7​xy​; 3​(​x ​+ 3​y​) ​= 11​xy ​using elimination method.

2. If the quotient on dividing 2x​4​+x​3​-14x​2​-19x+6 by 2​x ​+ 1 is x3+ax​2​-bx-6 Find the values of


​a ​and ​b​, also the remainder.

3. Factorize 2x​3​-3x​2​-3x+2 into linear factors.

4. Factorize x​3​-3x​2​-10x+24

5. Exercise 3.5 (All sum)

6. The GCD x​4​+3x​3​+5x​2​+26x+56 and x​4​+2x​3​-4x​2​-x+28 is x​2​+5x+7. Find their LCM.

7. Simplify 1 1 2
+ -
x​2 ​+3x+2 x​2 ​+5x+6 x​2 ​+4x+3

8. If P = x Q = y then find 1 - 2Q

x+y x+y P-Q P​2​-Q​2


9. Find the square root of (6x​2 ​–x–2) (3x​2 ​–5x+2) (2x​2 ​–x–1).

10. Exercise 3.13 (all sum)

11. The base of a triangle is 4 cm longer than its altitude. If the area of the triangle is
48 sq. cm, then find its base and altitude.

12. A car left 30 minutes later than the scheduled time. In order to reach its destination
150 km away in time, it has to increase its speed by 25 km/hr from its usual speed. Find its
usual speed.

13. A train covers a distance of 90 km at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 15 km/hr
more, it would have taken 30 minutes less for the journey. Find the original speed of
the train.

14. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr. It goes 30 km upstream and return
down stream to the original point in 4 hrs 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.

15. If the equation (1+m​2​) x​2​+2mcx+c2-a​2​=0 has equal roots, then prove that c​2​=a​2​ (1+m​2​)
16. If ​α​ ​and ​β ​are the roots of 5x​2​-px+1=0and ​α​ ​- ​β​ ​= 1, then find ​p​.

17. If ​α​ ​and ​β ​are the roots of x​2​-3x-1= 0, then form a quadratic equation
Whose roots are 1/​ α​2​ ​and 1/​ ​β2​
.

18. If ​α​ ​and ​β​ are the roots of the equation 3x​2​-5x+2= 0, then find the values of

(i) α + β (ii) ​α – ​β (iii) α​2 + β2​

β α ​ β α
19. If ​α​ ​and ​β​ are the roots of the equation 6x​ -x+1= 0, then find the values of
2​

(i) 1 , 1 (ii) ​α2​​ β​2​, ​β2​​ α​2 (iii) 2​α+​ β, 2β+​ α

α β

Prepared by

S.MURUGAVEL M.Sc., B.Ed.,

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