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PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Chapter 3: Quadratic Equations
Practice Sheet

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following are the roots of the quadratic equation x2  9x  20  0 ?
(a) 3, 4 (b) 4, 5 (c) 5, 6 (d) 6, 7
Answer: option (b)
Q2. Which of the following equation has 2 as a root?
(a) x2  4x  5  0 (b) x2  3x 12  0 (c) 2x2  7 x  6  0 (d) 3x2  6x  2  0
Answer: option (c)
Q3. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?
(a) ( x  2)2  2( x  3) (b) x2  3x  (1)(1  3x)2
(c) ( x  2)( x 1)  x2  2x  3 (d) x3  x2  2x  1  ( x  1)3
Answer: option (c)
Q4. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
 2
(a) x2  2x  1   4  x   3
2
(b) 2 x2  (5  x)  2 x  
 5
3
(c) (k  1) x2  x  7 , where k = −1 (d) x3  x2  ( x 1)3
2
Answer: option (d)
Q5. If x = 3 is one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 − 2kx − 6 = 0, then the value of k is
.hn
1 1
(a)  (b) (c) 3 (d) 2
2 2
Answer: option (b)
Q6. If the quadratic equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 has real and equal roots, then
(a) k < 4 (b) k > 4 (c) k = 4 (d) k ≥ 4
Answer: option (c)
Q7. Find the value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation x2 + 2√2kx + 18 = 0 has equal roots
(a) 3, −3 (b) 9 (c) 9, −9 (d) √18, −√18
Answer: option (a)
Q8. Which of the following equations has no real roots?
(a) x2 − 4x + 3√2 = 0 (b) x2 + 4x −3√2 = 0 (c) x2 − 4x −3√2 = 0 (d) 3x2 + 4√3x +4
=0
Answer: option (a)
Q9. The nature of roots of the quadratic equation 9x2 − 6x − 2 = 0 is:
(a) No real roots (b) 2 equal real roots (c) 2 distinct real (d) More than 2
roots real roots
Answer: option (c)
Q10. Value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 − kx + k = 0 has equal roots is:
(a) 0 only (b) 4 (c) 8 only (d) 0, 8
Answer: option (d)

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Q11. The equation ( x2  1)2  x2  0 has
(a) four real roots (b) two real roots (c) one real roots (d) no real roots
Answer: option (d)
Q12. The discriminant of the equation 3√3x2 + 10x + √3 = 0 is
(a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 36 (d) 100
Answer: option (b)
Q13. For what value of k does (k − 12)x2 + 2(k − 12)x + 2 = 0 have equal roots.
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
Answer: option (c)
Q14. The product of two consecutive even integers is 528. Which of the following quadratic equation
represents this situation?
(a)  x2  2x  528  0 (b) x2  2x  528  0 (c) x2  x  528 (d) x2  2x  528  0

Answer: option (d)

Q15. A natural number, when increased by 12, equals 160 times its reciprocal. Find the number.
(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 7
Answer: option (b)
Direction for questions 16 & 17: In question numbers 16 and 17, a statement of Assertion (A)
is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Q16. Assertion (A): The quadratic equation x2  3x  3  0 has two real roots.
Reason (R): A quadratic equation can have at most two roots.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Answer: option (d)
Q17. Assertion (A): The roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2x + 2 = 0 are not real.
Reason (R): If discriminant D = b2 – 4ac < 0 then the roots of quadratic equation
ax2 + bx + c = 0 are not real.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Answer: option (a)

Section B: Short Answer Questions [Type I]

Q18. Find the roots of the quadratic equation √3x2 + 10x + 7√3 = 0 by factorisation:
7
Sol: x=  or x = −√3
3

Q19. Solve for x:

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x  3 3x  7 3
 , x  2,
x  2 2x  3 2
Sol: x = 5 or x = −1
Q20. Solve the quadratic equation 4√3x2 + 5x − 2√3 = 0 for x
3 2
Sol: x= or x = −
4 3
Q21. Find the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation: 13√3x2 + 10x + √3 = 0
Sol: No real roots
Q22. Find the value(s) of k for the quadratic equation kx(5x − 6) + 9 = 0, so that it has real and equal
roots.
Sol: k = 0 or k = 5
Q23. For what values of k, the equation 9x2 + 6kx + 4 = 0 has equal roots?
Sol: k = 2 or k = −2
Q24. Find the values of k for which the quadratic equation (k 12) x2 + 2(k 12) x  2  0 has equal roots.
Sol: 12, 14
Q25. If one root of the quadratic equation is 2, find the value of k. Also, find the
other root.
3
Sol: k =−1 and the other root is  .
2
Q26.
Determine whether the quadratic equation has real roots and if so, find
the roots.
Sol:

Q27. Determine k such that the quadratic equation x2  7  3  2k   2x 1  3k   0 has equal roots
Sol: 10
2, 
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Section C: Short Answer Questions [Type II]

Q28. Solve for x:
3 1 2
 
x  1 2 3x  1
Sol: x = 1 or x = 3
Q29. Find the roots of the following equation:
x 1 2x  1 1
  2; x   ,1
2x  1 x 1 2
Sol: x = −2, −2
8
Q30 The sum of two numbers is 8. Determine the numbers if the sum of their reciprocals is .
15
Sol: The two numbers are 3 and 5.

Q31 The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 13 m long. If the base of the triangle is 7 m more

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than the other side, find the sides of the triangle.
Sol: Base = 12 cm, altitude = 5 cm.
Q32 The area of a rectangular plot is 528 m2. The length of the plot (in metres) is one metre more than
twice its breadth. Find the length and the breadth of the plot.
Sol: 33 m, 16 m
Q33 The perimeter of a right angled triangle is 60 cm. Its hypotenuse is 25 cm. Find the area of the
triangle.
Sol: 150 cm2
Q34 A girl is twice as old as her sister. Four years hence, the product of their ages (in years) will be
160. Find their present ages.
Sol: 6 years, 12 years

Section D: Long Answer Questions

Q35. The sum of two numbers is 34. If 3 is subtracted from one number and 2 is added to another, the
product of these two numbers becomes 260. Find the numbers.
Sol: 16, 18 or 23, 11
Q36 At present Asha’s age (in years) is 2 more than the square of her daughter Nisha's age. When
Nisha grows to her mother's present age. Asha's age would be one year less than 10 times the
present age of Nisha. Find the present ages of both Asha and Nisha.
Sol: Present age of Nisha = 5 years
Present age of Asha = 27 years
Q37. Find the values of p for which the quadratic equation (2 p +1) x 2  (7 p  2) x  (7 p  3)  0 has equal
roots. Also, find the roots.

Sol:
Q38. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than the denominator. If 2 is added to both, the numerator
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and the denominator, then the sum of the new fraction and the original fraction is . Find the
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original fraction.
Sol:

Q39. The denominator of a fraction exceeds its numerator by 3. If one is added to both numerator and
1
denominator, the difference between the new and the original fractions is Find the original
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fraction.
Sol:

Q40. A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in order to reach the destination 1500 km
away in time, it had to increase its speed by 100 km/h from the usual speed. Find its usual speed.
Sol: The usual speed of the aeroplane = 500 km/h

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Q41. A motor-boat whose speed is 15 km/h in still water, goes 48 km downstream and comes back in a
total time of 4 hours and 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream.
Sol: Speed of the stream = 5 km/h

Section E: Case Study Based Questions

Case Study I
Nidhi and Ria are very close friends. Nidhi’s parents own a Maruti Alto. Ria’s parents own a
Toyota Liva. Both the families decide to go for a picnic to Somnath temple in Gujrat by their own
cars.
Nidhi’s car travels x km/hr while Ria’s car travels 5 km/hr more than Nidhi’s car. Nidhi’s car
took 4 hours more than Ria’s car in covering 400km.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

Q1. What will be the distance covered by Ria’s car in two hours?
Sol: 2 (x + 5)

Q2. Form a quadratic equation which represents the speed of the Nidhi’s car.
Sol: x2 + 5x – 500 = 0

Q3. What is the speed of Ria’s car? How much time Ria took to travel 400 km?
Sol: Speed of Ria’s car = 25 km/h.
Time taken by Ria to travel 400 km = 16 h

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 Case Study II
An Auditorium was booked for School Annual Day Celebrations and the seats are arranged in a
particular manner. The number of rows is equal to the number of seats in each row. When the
number of rows was doubled and the number of seats in each row was reduced by 10, the total
number of seats increased by 300.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

Q1. If x is taken as number of row in original arrangement form a quadratic equation when the
number of rows was doubled?
Sol: x2 − 20x – 300 = 0

Q2. How many numbers of rows are there in the original arrangement?
Sol: 30

Q3. How many seats are there in the auditorium in original arrangement? How many seats are there in
the auditorium after re-arrangement?
Sol: In original arrangement, the number of seats = 900
After re-arrangement, the number of seats = 1200

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