Worksheet- 4

Quadratic Equations
Name: Grade: X__
Subject: Mathematics Date:
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1. Solve the equation:
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2. Solve the equation: + .

3. Solve the equation: 2x – 3 = .

4. Solve the equation: + = a + b, where a + b 0, ab 0 Ask ma'am

5. Solve the equation: + – 10 = 0; (x 0)

6. Solve the equation: = 2, (x p, q)

7. Solve the equation: + = 2 , where x ≠ 0, x≠1.

8. Solve the equation: =

9. Solve the equation: 2 -3 .

10. Solve for x: 3x+1 + 32x + 1 = 270.

11. Solve for x: x2/3 + x1/3 – 2 = 0.

12. Solve for x: x2 + 5x – (a2 + a – 6) = 0.

13. Solve the following quadratic equation: 9x2 – 9(a + b)x + [2a2 + 5ab + 2b2] = 0.

14. Determine the condition for one root of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 to be thrice the other.

15. Find the value of ‘p’, for which one root of the quadratic equation px2 – 14x + 8 = 0 is 6 times the other.

16. The sum of the squares of two consecutive multiples of 7 is 637. Find the multiples.

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

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18. If twice the area of a smaller square is subtracted from the area of a larger square; the result is
14 cm2. However, if twice the area of the larger square is added to three times the area of the smaller
square, the result is 203 cm2. Determine the sides of the two squares.

19. The sum of the roots of the equation + = is zero. Prove that the product is: - - ).

20. O girl! Out of a group of swans, 7/2 times the square root of the number is playing on the shore of a tank.
The two remaining ones are playing with amorous fight, in the water. What is the total number of swans?

21. A line AB is 8 cm in length, AB is produced to P such that BP2 = AB.AP. Find the length of BP.

22. A teacher on attempting to arrange the students for mass drill in the form of a solid square found that 24
students were left over. When he increased the size of the square by one student he found that he was
short of 25 students. Find the number of students.

23. There are three consecutive positive integers such that the sum of the squares of the first and the
product of the other two is 154. What are the integers?

24. Three consecutive positive integers are such that the sum of the square of the first and the product of
the other two is 46, find the integers.

25. By the reduction of Rs. 1 per kg in the sugar, Mohan can buy one kg sugar more for Rs. 56. Find the
original price of sugar per kg.

26. The number of straight lines y that connect x points is given by the equation y = (x – 1). How many
points does a figure have if only 15 lines can be drawn connecting them?

27. If a student had walked 1 km/h faster, he should have taken 15 minutes less to walk 3 km. Find the rate
at which he was walking.

28. If the roots of the equation (a-b)x2 + (b-c)x + (c-a) = 0 are equal, prove that 2a = b + c.

29. Find the value of k so that the following quadratic equation has equal roots:
i. 2x2 – (k-2)x + 1 = 0. ii. x2 – kx + 4 = 0.

30. If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx +c = 0 are equal, then show that b2 = 4ac.

31. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 12. When 36 is added to the number, the
digits interchanged their places. Find the numbers.

32. If sinα and cosα are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then prove that a2 + 2ac = b2.

33. If the ratio of the roots of the equation lx2 + nx + n = 0 is p : q, prove that + + = 0.

34. The roots of the equation 2x2 - 6x + a = 0 and 2 +5 = 12, find the value of a.

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35. Out of a number Saras birds, one fourth of the number are moving about in lotus; 1/9 th coupled(along)
with ¼ th as well as 7 times the square root of the number move on a hill. 56 birds remain in Vakula trees.
What is the total number of birds?

36. By selling an article for Rs. 24, a trader losses as much percent as the cost price of the article. Calculate
the cost price.

37. If difference of the roots of the equation x2 – 7x = 2k = 0 is 1 then find the value of k.

38. The length of a verandah is 3 m more than its breadth. The numerical value of its area is equal to the
numerical value of its perimeter.

39. Show that the roots of the quadratic equations (h2 – ab)x2 + 2(gh –af)x + (g2 -ac) = 0 are equal if either a =
0 or abc + 2fgh – af2 – bg2 – ch2 = 0.

40. A two-digit is such that the product of the digits is 12. When 36 is added to the number, the digits
interchange their places. Find the number.

41. The sum S of first n even natural numbers is given by the relation S = n(n+1). Find n, if the sum is 420.

42. Find three consecutive positive integers whose product is equal to sixteen times their sum.

43. Find the value of ……….

44. The hypotenuse of right triangle is 3 cm. If the smaller leg is tripled and the longer leg doubled, new
hypotenuse will be 9 cm. How long are the legs of the triangle?

45. Find the consecutive positive integers whose product is equal to sixteen times their product.

46. Write all the values of ‘p’ for which the quadratic equation x2 + px + 16 = 0 has equal roots. Find the roots
of the equation so obtained.

47. At present Asha’s age (in years) is 2 more than the square of her daughter Nisha’s age. When Nisha
grows her mother’s present age, Asha’s age would be one year less than 10 times the present age of
Nisha. Find the present age of both Asha and Nisha.

48. A rectangle field is 20 m long and 14 m wide. There is a path of equal width all around it, having an area
of 111 sq m. Find the width of the path.

49. If x = , then find the value of .

50. A ladder 10 feet long leans against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall. The bottom of
the ladder is then pulled out 3 feet farther. How much does the top end move down the wall?