Mathematics for Class 10

Real Numbers
Mark (1)
Q 1 Why is 7x11x13+7 a composite integer?
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Q 2 Without actual division, state whether  is a terminating or a non terminating rational number.
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Q 3 True or False:  ±1 divides every non zero integer.

Q 4 True or False: If a and b are non-zero integer, then a|b and b|a   a ≠  b.
Q 5 Express 140 as the product of its prime factors
Q 6 Determine 875/103 is a terminating or a non-terminating decimal expansion. 
Q 7 HCF of two integers 26, 91 is 13, what will be its LCM

Marks (3)
Q 8 Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 4q + 1 or 4q + 3, where q is some integer.
Q 9 Show that 3√ 2 is irrational.
Q 10 Show that 5 – √ 3 is irrational
Q 11 √ 2 is irrational.        
Q 12 Express 32760 as the product of its prime factors.
Q 13 Find the HCF and LCM of 6, 72 and 120, using the prime factorization method. 
Q 14 Find the HCF of 96 and 404 by the prime factorization method. Hence, find their LCM.     
Q 15 Find the LCM and HCF of 6 and 20 by the prime factorization method.
Q 16 A sweet seller has 420 Kaju burfis and 130 Badam barfis. She wants to stack them in such a way that each stack has the same
number, and they take up the least area of the tray. What is the maximum number of burfis that can be placed in each stack for this
purpose?
Q 17 Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of 4052 and 12576.
Q 18 Find the largest number that will divide 2053 and 967 and leaves a remainder of 5 and 7 respectively.

Mathematics For Class 10

Polynomials
Mark (1)
Q 1 If f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, a   0, then what will be the sum of zeroes?
Q 2 If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 - 3kx2 + 4x - 5 is 6, then find the value of k.
Q 3 Find a quadratic polynomial, if the sum and the product of the zeroes are 4 and 4 respectively.
Q 4 The product of two zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 + 6x2 -4x + 9 is 3, then find its third zero.
Q 5 If (x + 2)(2x - 1)(3x - 2) = 0, find the zeroes of the polynomial.   
Q 6 If f(x) is divisble by q(x), what will be the value of r(x), where f(x) = g(x)q(x) + r(x)?
Q 7 Find the zeroes of the polynomial 6x2 – 3.
Q 8 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 4x + 3.
Q 9 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10.
Q 10 Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of its zeroes are 1 and –6 respectively.
Q 11 Find a quadratic equation, whose roots are(1+√5) and (1-√5) .
Q 12 Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of its zeroes are 8 and 15 respectively.
Q 13 Given a polynomial p(x). The graph of y = p(x) intersects the x-axis at three points. Find the number of zeroes of p(x).
Q 14 Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are -7 and 7 respectively.
Q 15 Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are -5 and 4 respectively.
Q 16 Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are –3 and 2 respectively.
Q 17 Find the quadratic polynomials, the sum and product of whose zeroes are 4 and 1 respectively.   
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Q 18 if α and β are the roots of the equation aX 2 +bX + c=0 , find the value of + .
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Q 19 if α, β are the roots of the equation 25x2 - 10x + 1= 0, find the value of α2 + β2.

Marks (2)
Q 20 If the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - 3x + x + 1 are a – b, a and a + b find a, b.
Q 21 If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomials f(x) = x2 - px + q, find the value of α2+β2.
Q 22 If α and β are the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial such that α + β = 24 and α - β = 8, then find the quadratic polynomial.
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Q 23 find a quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is -1 and the sum of their reciprocals is .
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Q 24 write a quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose roots is 2√3 and product is 2.
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Q 25 if α and β are the roots of ax2 - bx + b= 0, then what is the value of √ +√ ?
β α
 Q 26 If α and β are the zeroes of polynomial 9x2 - 3x - 2, evaluate α-1 + β-1.
Q 27 A quadratic polynomial 2x2 - mx + n has α and β as its two zeroes. Evaluate α2 + β2.
Q 28 Find a cubic polynomial with the sum, sum of the products of its zeroes taken two at a time, and the product of its zeroes as 2, - 7
and –14 respectively.
Q 29 If α, β are the roots of the equation 3x2 - 4x + 1 = 0, find the value of α3 + β3.
Q 30 If the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - 3x2 + x + 1 are a – b, a and a + b, find the values of a and b.
Q 31 If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, then evaluate α2β + αβ2.
Q 32 If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x2 - 16x + 63, then find the value of α4β3 + α3β4.
Q 33 If the sum of the squares of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial x2 –18x + p is 180, find the value of p.
Q 34 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 4x +3.
Q 35 If α, β are the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 - 13x + 2 = 0, find the value of α2 + β2.
Q 36 If α, β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial p(x), find p(x) if (α + β) =19 and (α - β) =5.
Q 37 If one root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px + 4 = 0 is ‘2’, then find the other root and also find the value of ‘p’.     
Q 38 35 If α, β are the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 - 13x + 2 = 0, find the value of α2 + β2.
Q 39 Find a quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are  (-3+√3) and (-3 -√3).
Q 40 If α and β are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, find the value of (α2 + β2).
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Q 41 Find the values of a and b if the sum and product of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2ax + 2bx + 3 are 2
2

8
respectively.
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Q 42 Find the values of a and b if the sum and product of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 4ax + 4bx + 3 are 2
2

16
respectively.
Q 43 Form a quadratic polynomial whose one zero is 4+ √7 and the sum of zeroes is 8.   
Q 44 find the zeroes of the polynomial f(x)= 4√3x2 + 5x +2√3.
Q 45 If p and q are such that the quadratic polynomial px2 - 5x + q = 0 has 10 as sum of the roots and also the product of the roots, find
the values of p and q.
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Q 46 If α and β are the roots of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 - 2x -1=0, find the value of   + , without finding the value of α and β.
β α
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Q 47 If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x)=x2 - px +q, then find the value of   + ,
β α
Q 48 α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x)=6s2 +s-12, then evaluate α2 + β2.
Q 49 If sum of the squares of zeroes of the polynomial f(t) = t2 – 8t + p is 40, find the value of p.
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Q 50 If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial g(x) = x2 - (a + 12)x + 3(3a + 4), such that (α+ β) =  (αβ), then find the
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value of a.
Q 51 Find a cubic polynomial whose zeroes are –3, 8 and –1.
Q 52 Find a cubic polynomial whose zeroes are m, n and r such that (m + n + r) = - 9, (mn + nr + rm) = 6 and mnr = 56.
Q 53 Find a cubic polynomial with the sum, sum of the product of it zeroes taken two at a time, and product of its zeroes as 2, -41 and
42 respectively
Q 54 Use the division algorithm to find the quotient q(y) and remainder r(y), when f(y) = 8y4 – 12y3 – 2y2 + 15y – 4 is divided by g(y)
= 2y2 – 3y + 1.

Marks (3)
Q 55 If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 4x2 + 4x + 4, such that α2+β2 = 2u, find the value of u. 
Q 56 Divide -x3 + 3x2 - 3x + 5 by -x2 + x - 1 and verify the division algorithm.
Q 57 Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are -3 and 2 respectively.
Q 58 Find the values of a and b so that x4 + x3 + 8x2 + ax + b is divisible by x2 + 1.
Q 59 Find the condition that the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - px2 + qx - r may be in arithmetic progression
Q 60 Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3  - 5x2 – 16x + 80, if its two zeroes are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.
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Q 62 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 8x2 – 21 - 22x and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of
the polynomial.
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Q 65 If the square of the difference of the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x2 + kx + 85 is equal to 144, evaluate the value of k.
Q 66 Evaluate the values of ‘b’ if m and n are the zeroes of the polynomial q(y) = by2 – 35y + 12 and m2 + n2 = 1.
Q 67 Check whether the polynomial l(x) = x2 – 5x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial m(x) = 4x4 – 13x3 – 31x2 + 35x – 10 by dividing m(x)
by l(x).

Q 68 The zeroes of a quadratic polynomial p(x) = 2x2 + x + n are   and   . Find the value of n if

Q 69 If and   are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 6x2 + x –12, then find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are  +

2 and   + 2.
Q 70 Find a polynomial whose zeroes are the reciprocals of the zeroes of the polynomial f(y) = 9y2 – 18y + 8.
Q 71 If the zeroes of the polynomial x3 - 3x2 + x + 1 are (a – b), a and (a + b), find a and b.
Q 72 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 + 5x + 6 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients
of the polynomial.
Q 73 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = abx2 + (b2 – ac)x - bc and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the
coefficients of the polynomial.
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Q 75 What are the quotient and the remainder when 3x4 + 5x3 – 7x2 + 2x + 2 is divided by x2 + 3x + 1?

Q 76 If   and  are the zeroes of the polynomial g(y) = y2 - y - 6, then find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3 +2  and

2 +3 .

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Q 78 Use the division algorithm to find the quotient q(y) and the remainder r(y) when f(y) = 12y3 + 17y2 – 20y – 10 is divided by g(y)
= 3y2 + 2y - 5.
Q 79 If (Z –3) is a factor of Z3 + aZ2 + bZ + 18 and a + b = -7, find a and b.
Q 80 Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are (2  +1) and (2   + 1),  if   and   are the zeroes of the polynomial P(x) =
2x2 – 7x + 6.

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Q 82 Find the zeroes of quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – 3x – 28 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of
the polynomial.
Q 83 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2+7x+12 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients
of the polynomial.
Q 84 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(t)= t2– 15 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficient of the
polynomial.

Q 85 If   and  are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x2 - 5x + k such that  -  = 1, find the value of k.
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Q 88 If   and  are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 9x2 - 9x + 2, then find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are (

+ )2 and ( - )2.
Q 89 Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(t) = t3 – 3t2  - 25t + 75, if its two zeroes are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.
Q 90 The product of two of the zeroes of the polynomial g(t) = t3 + 3t2 – 10t – 24 is -6.  Find the zeroes of g(t)
Q 91 The zeroes of the cubic polynomial f(t) = t3 – 6t2 – 13t + 42 are in A.P. Find its zeroes.
Q 92 If the zeroes of the cubic polynomial g(x) = x3 + 3x2 – 13x – 15 are (m – n), m and (m + n), then find the values of m and n.
Q 93 Divide the polynomial P(t) = 6t3 + 10t2 – 13t + 1 by the polynomial g(t) = 3t – 1. Find the quotient and the remainder.
Q 94 Divide the polynomial P(t) = 2t3 – 11t2 + 16t – 4 by the polynomial g(t) = t2 – 2t +1 and verify the division algorithm.

Marks (6)
Q 95 Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - 5x2 - 2x + 24, given that the product of its 2 zeroes is 12. 
Q 96 Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(u) = 4u2 + 8u and verify the relationship between the zeroes and its coefficients.   

Q 97 If  and  are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 - 5x +7, find a polynomial whose zeroes are 2  + 3 and 3  + 2

.
Q 98 If the polynomial f(x) = x4 - 6x3 + 16x2 - 25x + 10  is divided by another polynomial x2 - 2x + k , the remainder comes out to be x
+ a , find k and a.  

Q 99 If two zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x 4 - 6x3 - 26x2 +138x  - 35 are (2 +  3) and (2 - 3), find other zeroes.  
Q 100 Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - 5x 2 - 2x + 24, given that the product of its two zeroes is 12.
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Verify that 3, -1, -  are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial p(x) = 3x3 - 5x2 -11x - 3 and then verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients.
Q 102 Use the division algorithm to find the quotient q(t) and the remainder r(t) when f(t) = 8t3 – 38t2 + 36t +5 is divided by g(t) = 4t –
3.
Q 103 Apply the division algorithm to find the quotient and remainder on dividing f(y) by g(y) as given below: 
f(y) = y4 – 3y2 +4y + 5, g(y) = y2 + 1 – y
Q 104 Find the zeroes of the cubic polynomial m(x) = x3 – 3x2 – 13x + 15, it being given that 1 is one of the zeroes of m(x).
Q 105 By applying division algorithm prove that the polynomial g(x) = x2 + 3x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial f(x) = 3x4 + 5x3  - 7
x2  +  2x + 2.

Q 106 It is given that  2 and - 2 are two zeroes of the polynomial f(y) = 2y4 - 3y3 - 3y2 + 6y - 2,  find all the zeroes of f(y).
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Q 109 Find the polynomial g(x), if q(x) = x – 2 is the quotient and r(x) = -2x + 4 is the remainder when f(x) = x3 – 3x2 + x + 2 is divided
by g(x).
Q 110 What must be subtracted from the polynomial f(y) = 8y4 + 14y3 – 2y2 + 7y – 8 so as to make it exactly divisible by g(y) = 4y2 +
3y – 2?
Q 111 A remainder r(x) = (x + a) is obtained when the polynomial f(x) = x4 – 6x3 + 16x2 –25x + 10 is divided by the polynomial g(x) =
x2 – 2x + k. Find the values of k and a.