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Class 10 - Chapter3 & 4 - Assignment

The document contains a series of assignment questions for a mathematics course focused on linear equations and quadratic equations. It includes various problems such as solving equations, analyzing graphs, and applying mathematical concepts to real-world scenarios. The questions are designed to test students' understanding of the topics covered in Chapters 3 and 4.

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Class 10 - Chapter3 & 4 - Assignment

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ST.

BRITTO’S ACADEMY
STD X- MATHEMATICS
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

CHAPTER3 – A PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO


VARIABLES
1) Solve the following pair of linear equations:
8 x +5 y=9; 3 x+ 2 y =4

2) A part of monthly Hostel charge is fixed and the remaining


depends on the number of days one has taken food in the
mess. When Swati takes food for 20 days, she has to pay
13000 as hostel charges whereas, Mansi who takes food for
25 days pays ? 3500 as hostel charges. Find the fixed
charges and the cost of food per day
3) Draw the graphs of the pair of equations x + 2y = 5 and 2x-
3y = – 4. Also find the points where the lines meet the x-
axis.
4) Find whether the lines representing the following pair of
linear equations intersect at a point, are parallel or
coincident: 2x – 3y + 6 = 0,4x – 5y + 2 = 0
5) Given a linear equation 3x-5y = 11. Form another linear
equation in these variables such that the geometric
representation of the pair so formed is:
(i) intersecting lines
(ii) coincident lines
(iii) parallel lines
6) Solve for x and y
x + 2y – 3= 0
3x – 2y + 7 = 0
7) If the system of equations
6x + 2y = 3 and kx + y = 2 has a unique solution, find the
value of k.
8) If the system of equations 2 x+3 y =7 and ( a+ b ) x+ ( 2a−b ) y =21 has
infinite solutions, then find a and b.
9) A two digit number is equal to 7 times the sum of its digits.
The number formed by reversing its digits is less than the
original number by 18. Find the original number.
10) Solve for x and y:

11) Solve: 99x + 101y = 499


101x + 99y = 501
12) The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction
is 12. If 1 is added to both the numerator and the
denominator the fraction becomes 3/4. Find the fraction.
13) A man travels 600 km partly by train and partly by car. It
takes 8 hours and 40 minutes if he travels 320 km by train
and the rest by car. It would take 30 minutes more if he
travels 200 km by train and the rest by car. Find the speed
of the train and the car separately.
14) For what value of k will the following pair of linear
equations have no solution?
2x + 3y = 9;
6x + (k – 2)y = (3k – 2).
15) Solve the following pair of equations

16) The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units if


its length is
reduced by 5 units and the breadth is increased by 3 units.
If we increasethe length by 3 units and breadth by 2 units,
the area is increased by 67square units. Find the length
and breadth of the rectangle.
17) A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in
10 hours. In 13hours it can go 40 km upstream and 55 km
downstream. Determine thespeed of the stream and that of
the boat in still water?.
18) Solve the following system of equations.
19) Solve by elimination:

3x – y – 7
2x + 5y + 1 = 0

20) If 2x + y = 23 and 4x - y = 19, find the value of (5y - 2x)


and (y/x - 2).

CHAPTER 4- QUADRATIC EQUATIONS


For what value of p for equation 2 x² – 4x + p = 0 will
have real roots?
1)

Ten years ago, the sum of the ages of two sons was one
third of their
2)

father’s age. One son is 2 years older than the other and sum
of their present age is 14 years less than the father’s
present age. Find the present ages of the father and the two
sons.

Find the roots of the quadratic equation 3 x² – 9x + 5 =


0.
3)

If ½ is a root of the equation x² + kx – 5/4 = 0 then find


the value of k?
4)

5) A natural number, when increased by 12, equals 160 times


its reciprocal. Find the number?
6. If -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px -15 = 0 and
the quadratic equation p (x2 + x) + k = 0 has equal roots, find
the value of k.
7) Find the roots of the quadratic equation: 3x2 - 2√6 x + 2 = 0
8) . The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If
the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the other two sides.
9) Find two consecutive integers, the sum of whose squares is
145.
10) . Find the value of k, for which the quadratic equation (k-
12) x2 + 2 (k-12) x + 2 = 0 has equal roots
11) . The sum of a number and its reciprocal is 17/4 . Find the
number.
12) . Find the discriminant of the equation 3x2– 2x + 1/3 = 0
and hence write the nature of its roots. Find them, if they are
real.
13) . Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the
square of the middle number exceeds the difference of the
squares of the other two by 60. Find the numbers
14) 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.
15) A train travels 180 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had
been 9 km/ hour more, it would have taken 1 hour less for the
same journey. Find the speed of the train.
16) A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in
order to reach the destination 1500 km away on time, it had to
increase its speed by from the usual speed. Find its usual
speed.
17) The sum of reciprocals of Rehman’s ages (in years) 3
years ago and 5 years from now is 1/3 . Find his present age.
18) A motor boat whose speed is 24 km/h in still water takes 1
hour more to go 32 km upstream than to return downstream to
the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
19) The diagonal of a rectangular field is 16 metres more than
the shorter side. If the longer side is 14 metres more than the
shorter side, then find the lengths of the sides of the field.
20) In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed due to bad
weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200
km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. Find the
original duration of the flight.
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