Quadratic Equations
Quadratic Equations
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1. 2 x2 7 x 5 2 0
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2. 2 x 1
x
4 5 3
3. 3 , x 0,
x 2x 3 2
x x 1 34
4. , x 1 and x 0
x 1 x 15
x 3 3x 7
5.
x 2 2x 3
x 1 x 3 1
6. 3 ( x 2, 4)
x2 x4 3
1 1 1 1
7. ,[ x 0, (a b)]
ab x a b x
2 x 1 x 3 1
8. 2 3 5, x 3,
x 3 2x 1 2
9. 5( x 1) 5( 2 x ) 53 1
35
10. 5 x 18, x 0
x
11. 22 x 3.2( x 2) 32 0
12. 4( x 1) 4(1 x ) 10
13. 3( x 2) 3 x 10
1
14. 10 x 3
x
2 5
15. 20
x2 x
16. 3 x 2 11x 6 3 0
17. 4 3 x 2 5 x 2 3 0
18. 3 7 x 2 4 x 7 0
19. 7 x 2 6 x 13 7 0
20. 4 6 x 2 13 x 2 6 0
4x 3 2x 1 1 3
22. 10 3, x ,
2x 1 4x 3 2 4
2
x x
23. 5 6 0,( x 1)
x 1 x 1
2 x 1 x 3 1
24. 2 3 5, x 3,
x 3 2x 1 2
x 1 x 3
25. 2 7 5, ( x 3,1)
x 3 x 1
a b
26. 2, ( x a, b)
xb xa
a b 1 1
27. a b, x ,
ax 1 bx 1 a b
x 3 1 x 17
28. , ( x 0, 2)
x2 x 4
2x 2 x 5 25
29. , ( x 4, 3)
x 4 x 3 3
1 1 1
30. , ( x 3, 5)
x3 x5 6
1 2 6
31. , ( x 2,1)
x 2 x 1 x
1 1 11
32. , ( x 4, 7)
x 4 x 7 30
1 1 4
33. , ( x 2, 4)
x2 x4 3
x 3 x 3 6
34. 6 , ( x 3, 3)
x 3 x 3 7
2x 1 3x 9
35. 0
x 3 2 x 3 ( x 3)(2 x 3)
1
36. x ,x 2
1
2
1
2
2 x
37. 4 x 2 2(a 2 b 2 ) x a 2b 2 0
39. 4 x 2 4a 2 x (a 4 b 4 ) 0
41. x 2 x (a 1)(a 2) 0
42. x 2 3x (a 2 a 2) 0
43. a 2b 2 x 2 b 2 x a 2 x 1 0
1 1
44. x 25
x 25
34
45. ( x 3)( x 4)
(33) 2
1
46. x 2 a x 1 0
a
Solve the following quadratic equation (if they exist) by the method of completing the square:
1. 8 x 2 22 x 21 0
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2. 2 x 2 x 0
8
3. 4 3 x 2 5 x 2 3 0
4. 2 x2 7 x 5 2 0
5. 9 x 2 15 x 6 0
6. 2 x 2 5 x 3 0
7. 4 x 2 3x 5 0
8. 5 x 2 6 x 2 0
9. 4 x 2 4bx (a 2 b 2 ) 0
10. a 2 x 2 3abx 2b 2 0
11. x 2 ( 3 1) x 3 0
12. x 2 4ax 4a 2 b 2 0
13. x 2 ( 2 1) x 2 0
14. 3 x 2 10 x 7 3 0
15. 2 x 2 3x 2 2 0
16. 4 x 2 4 3 x 3 0
17. 2 x 2 x 4 0
18. 2 x 2 x 4 0
19. 3 x 2 11x 10 0
20. 2 x 2 7 x 3 0
21. 5 x 2 19 x 17 0
22. 2 x 2 x 6 0
23. 2 x 2 9 x 7 0
24. 6 x 2 7 x 10 0
25. x 2 4 2 x 6 0
15. x 2 (1 2) x 2 0
16. 2 x 2 5 3x 6 0
17. x 2 2 x 1 0
18. 3 x 2 2 5 x 5 0
19. 3a 2 x 2 8abx 4b 2 0, a 0
20. 2 x 2 2 6 x 3 0
21. 3 x 2 2 x 2 0
22. 3 x 2 10 x 8 3 0
23. x 2 x 2 0
24. 16 x 2 24 x 1
25. 25 x2 20 x 7 0
2. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation kx(x – 3) + 9 = 0 has two real equal roots.
3. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation 4x2 – 3kx + 1 = 0 has two real equal roots..
5. If –5 is a root of the equation 2x2 + px – 15 = 0 and the equation p(x2 + x) +k = 0 has equal
roots, find the value of k.
6. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation (k – 12)x2 + 2(k – 12)x + 2 = 0 has two
real equal roots..
7. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation k2x2 – 2(k – 1)x + 4 = 0 has two real equal
roots..
8. If the roots of the equation (a – b)x2 + (b – c)x + (c – a) = 0 are equal, prove that b + c = 2a.
9. Prove that both the roots of the equation (x – a)(x – b) + (x – b)(x – c)+ (x – c)(x – a) = 0 are
real but they are equal only when a = b = c.
10. Find the positive value of k for which the equation x2 + kx +64 = 0 and x2 – 8x +k = 0 will
have real roots.
11. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation kx2 – 6x – 2 = 0 has two real roots.
12. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation 3x2 + 2x + k= 0 has two real roots.
13. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 + kx + 2 = 0 has two real roots.
14. Show that the equation 3x2 + 7x + 8 = 0 is not true for any real value of x.
15. Show that the equation 2(a2 + b2)x2 + 2(a + b)x + 1 = 0 has no real roots, when a b.
16. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation kx2 + 2x + 1 = 0 has two real and distinct
roots.
17. Find the value of p for which the quadratic equation 2x2 + px + 8 = 0 has two real and distinct
roots.
18. If the equation (1 + m2)x2 + 2mcx + (c2 – a2) = 0 has equal roots, prove that c2 = a2(1 + m2).
20. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation 9x2 + 8kx + 16 = 0 has two real equal
roots.
21. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation (k + 4)x2 + (k+1)x + 1 = 0 has two real
equal roots.
22. Prove that the equation x2(a2 + b2) + 2x(ac + bd) + (c2 + d2) = 0 has no real root, if ad bc.
23. If the roots of the equation x2 + 2cx + ab = 0 are real unequal, prove that the equation x2 – 2(a
+ b) + a2 + b2 + 2c2 = 0 has no real roots.
24. Find the positive values of k for which the equation x2 + kx + 64 = 0 and x2 – 8x + k = 0 will
both have real roots.
25. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation (k + 4)x2 + (k + 1)x + 1 = 0 has equal
roots.
26. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation x2 – 2(k + 1)x + k2 = 0 has real and
equal roots.
27. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation k2x2 – 2(2k – 1)x + 4 = 0 has real and
equal roots.
28. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation (k + 1)x2 – 2(k – 1)x + 1 = 0 has real and
equal roots.
29. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation (4 – k)x2 + (2k + 4)x + (8k + 1) = 0 has
real and equal roots.
30. Find the value of k for which the quadratic equation (2k + 1)x2 + 2(k + 3)x + (k + 5) = 0 has
real and equal roots.
DIRECT QUESTIONS
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1. The difference of two numbers is 5 and the difference of their reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
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2. Find two consecutive odd positive integers, sum of whose squares is 290.
3. The difference of the squares of two numbers is 45. The squares of the smaller number are 4 times
the larger number. Find the numbers.
4. The sum of the squares of the two positive integers is 208. If the square of the larger number is 18
times the smaller number, find the numbers.
5. The denominator of a fraction is 3 more than its numerator. The sum of the fraction and its
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reciprocal is 2 . Find the fraction.
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6. The denominator of a fraction is one more than twice the numerator. The sum of the fraction and
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its reciprocal is 2 . Find the fraction.
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7. Two numbers differ by 3 and their product is 504. Find the numbers.
8. Find three consecutive positive integers such that the sum of the square of the first and the product
of the other two is 154.
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9. The sum of two numbers is 16 and the sum of their reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
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10. The sum of two numbers is 18 and the sum of their reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
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11. The sum of two numbers is 25 and the sum of their reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
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12. The sum of two numbers is 15 and the sum of their reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
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13. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 3 . Find the numbers.
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14. The sum of the squares of three consecutive positive integers is 50. Find the integers.
15. Find two natural numbers, the sum of whose squares is 25 times their sum and also equal to 50
times their difference.
TWO-DIGIT PROBLEMS
1. A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 12. When 36 is added to the number,
the digits are reversed. Find the number.
2. A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 8. When 54 is subtracted from the
number, the digits are reversed. Find the number.
3. A two digit number is four times the sum and twice the product of its digits. Find the number
4. A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 14. When 45 is added to the number,
the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
1. The sum of ages of a father and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages in
years was 124. Find their present ages.
2. Seven years ago Varun’s age was five times the square of Swati’s age. Three years hence Swati’s
age will be two fifth of Varun’s age. Find their present ages.
3. The product of Rohit’s age five years ago with his age 9 years later is 15 in years. Find his
present age.
4. The product of Archana’s age five years ago with her age 8 years later is 30 in years. Find her
present age.
5. The sum of the ages of a man and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages in
years was four times the man’s age at that time. Find their present ages.
6. The sum of the ages of a boy and his brother is 25 years and the product of their ages in years is
126. Find their ages.
7. The sum of the ages of a boy and his brother is 12 years and the sum of the square of their ages is
74 in years. Find their ages.
8. A boy is one year older than his friend. If the sum of the square of their ages is 421, find their
ages.
9. The difference of the ages of a boy and his brother is 3 and the product of their ages in years is
504. Find their ages.
10. The sum of the ages of a boy and his brother is 57 years and the product of their ages in years is
782. Find their ages.
1. A motor boat whose speed is 18 km/hr in still water takes 1 hour more to go 24 upstream than to
return to the same point. Find the speed of the stream.
2. A motorboat whose speed is 9km/hr in still water, goes 15 km downstream and comes back in a
total time of 3 hours 45 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
3. A passenger train takes 2 hours less for a journey of 300 km if its speed is increased by 5 km/hr
from its usual speed. Find its usual speed.
4. In a flight for 3000 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip was reduced by 100 km/hr and consequently time of flight increased by one hour. Find the
original duration of flight.
5. A plane left 30 minutes later than the schedule time and in order to reach its destination 1500 km
away in time it has to increase its speed by 250 km/hr from its usual speed. Find its usual speed.
6. An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km between Mysore and
Bangalore (without taking into consideration the time they stop at intermediate stations). If the
1. The sum of the areas of two squares is 640 m2. If the difference in their perimeters be 64 m, find
the sides of the two squares.
2. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 3 10 cm. If the smaller side is tripled and the longer sides
doubled, new hypotenuse will be 9 5 cm. How long are the sides of the triangle?
3. A pole has to be erected at a point on the boundary of a circular park of diameter 13 metres in such
a way that the differences of its distances from two diametrically opposite fixed gates A and B on
the boundary is 7 metres. Is it possible to do so? If yes, at what distances from the two gates should
the pole be erected?
4. The sum of the areas of two squares is 468 m2. If the difference of their perimeters is 24 m, find
the sides of the two squares.
5. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 3 5 cm. If the smaller side is tripled and the longer sides
doubled, new hypotenuse will be 15 cm. How long are the sides of the triangle?
6. The hypotenuse of right-angled triangle is 6 m more than twice the shortest side. If the third side
is 2 m less than the hypotenuse, find the sides of the triangle.
7. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm. The difference between the lengths of the other two
sides of the triangle is 5 cm. Find the lengths of these sides.
8. The diagonal of a rectangular field is 60 m more than the shortest side. If the longer side is 30 m
more than the shorter side, find the sides of the field.
9. The perimeter of a right triangle is 60 cm. Its hypotenuse is 25 cm. Find the area of the triangle.
10. The side of a square exceeds the side of the another square by 4 cm and the sum of the areas of the
two squares is 400 cm2. Find the dimensions of the squares.
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1. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger diameter takes 10 hours less
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than the smaller one to fill the tank separately. Find the time in which each tap can separately fill
the tank.
2. 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 it in 4 days, find the time taken by B to finish the work.
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3. Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 3 hours. If one pipe takes 3 minutes more than
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the other to fill the cistern. Find the time in which each pipe can separately fill the cistern.
4. A takes 10 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A and B together
can finish it in 12 days, find the time taken by B to finish the work.
5. If two pipes function simultaneously, a reservoir will be filled in 12 hours. One pipe fills the
reservoir 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours will the second pipe take to fill the
reservoir?
1. In a class test, the sum of Ranjitha’s marks in mathematics and English is 40. Had she got 3 marks
more in mathematics and 4 marks less in English, the product of the marks would have been 360.
Find her marks in two subjects separately.
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2. Out of a number of saras birds, one-fourth of the number are moving about in lots, th coupled
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with th as well as 7 times the square root of the number move on a hill, 56 birds remain in vakula
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trees. What is the total number of trees?