Our Lady of Fatima SR Sec School Practice Questions (Quadratic Equations) Mathematics Class: X
Our Lady of Fatima SR Sec School Practice Questions (Quadratic Equations) Mathematics Class: X
2. Ruchir was asked his age by his friend. Ruchir said “The number you get when you subtract 25 1
times my age from twice the square of my age will be thrice your age. If the friend’s age is 14 years,
then the age of Ruchir is __________.
3. Which of the following are the roots of the quadratic equation, x2 – 9x + 20 = 0 by factorisation? 1
(a) 3, 4 (b) 4, 5 (c) 5, 6 (d) 6, 7
(a) 2x2 – 3 =0
(b) x2 + x – 5 = 0
(c) x2 + 3x + 2 =0
(d) 5x2 – 3x + 1 = 0
11. For what value of k, are the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 + 2kx + 27 = 0 real and equal. 1
14. Solve the following quadratic equation by factorisation: 12abx2 – (9a2 – 8b2)x – 6ab = 0 2
15. Two numbers differ by 3 and their product is 504. Find the numbers. 2
16. Find the value of k for which the roots of the quadratic equation (k – 4) x2 + 2(k – 4) x + 2 = 0 are 2
equal.
17. Is the following situation possible? The sum of ages of a mother and her daughter is 25 years. Five 2
years ago the product of their ages was 58.
18. Find the values of k such that the quadratic equation x2 – 2kx + (7k – 12) = 0 has equal roots. 2
19. Is it possible to design a rectangular park of perimeter 80 m and area 300 m2? 2
20. For what value of k, the given equation (4 – k)x2 + (2k + 4)x + (8k + 1) = 0 is a perfect square? 2
22. If , are roots of the equation 2x2 – 10x + 5 = 0 then find the value of ( + 2) ( + 2). 2
23. For what value of k, does the quadratic equation 9x2 + 8kx + 16 = 0 have equal roots? 2
24. Using quadratic formula, solve the following quadratic equation for x: p2x2 + (p2 – q2)x – q2 = 0. 3
26. A speed of a boat in still water is 11 km/hour. It can go 12 km upstream and return downstream to 3
the original point in 2 hours 45 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
27. A fast train takes 3 hours less than a slow train for a journey of 600 km. If the speed of the slow train 3
is 10 km/h less than that of the fast train, find the speeds of the two trains.
28. Seven years ago Varun’s age was five times the square of Swati’s age. Three years hence Swati’s 3
age will be two-fifth of Varun’s age. Find their present ages.
29. 9,000 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 20 more persons, 3
each
would have got 160 less. Find the original number of persons.
31. 3
Solve the following equation for x:
32. By increasing the list price of a book by 10 a person can buy 10 less books for 1,200. Find the 3
original list price of the book.
33. A piece of cloth costs 200. If the piece were 5 m longer and each metre of cloth costed 2 less, 3
the cost of the piece would have remained unchanged. How long is the piece and what is its original
rate per metre?
34. Out of a group of swans, 7/2 times the square root of the total number are playing on the shore of a 3
pond. The two remaining ones are swimming in water. Find the total number of swans.
35. The length of a rectangular plot is 8 m greater than its breadth. If the area of the plot is 308 m2, find 3
the length and the breadth of the plot.
36. If the roots of the equation (b – c)x2 + (c – a)x + (a – b) = 0 are equal, then prove that 2b = a + c. 3
37. If equation x2 – (2 + m)x + (– m 2 – 4m – 4) = 0 has coincident roots then find the value of m. 3
38. If p, q are real and p ≠ q, then show that the roots of the equation (p – q)x2 + 5(p + q)x – 2 (p – q) = 0 3
are real and unequal.
40. A peacock is sitting on the top of a pillar which is 9 m high. From a point 27 m away from the bottom 4
of the pillar, a snake is coming to its hole at the base of the pillar. Seeing the snake the peacock
pounces on it. If their speeds are equal at what distance from the hole is the snake caught?
41. Some students planned a picnic. The total budget for food was 2,000. But 5 students failed to 4
attend the picnic and thus the cost of food for each member increased by 20. How many students
attended the picnic and how much did each student pay for the food?
42. In a flight of 2800 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed is 4
reduced by 100 km/h and time increased by 30 minutes. Find the original duration of the flight.
43. 4
Solve the following equation for x :
44. The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 70 units and its hypotenuse is 29 units. Find the lengths of 4
the other sides.
45. The sum of the areas of two squares is 640 m2. If the difference in their perimeters be 64 m find the 4
sides of the two squares.
46. One pipe can fill a tank in (x – 2) hours and the other pipe can empty the full tank in (x + 2) hours. If 4
the tank is empty and both the pipes are opened together, the tank is filled completely in 24 hours. Find
how much time will the second pipe take to empty the tank?