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QUADRATIC EQUATION

Questions carrying 1 mark


1)If -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x² + px – 15 = 0, then
(a) p = 3 (b) p = 5 (c) p = 7 (d) p = 1
Answer: (c) p =7
Q 2.The value of b²– 4ac for equation
3x² – 7x – 2 = 0 is
(a) 49. (b) 0. (c) 25. (d) 73
Answer: (d) 73
3) Value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation 2x² -kx + k = 0 has equal roots is
(a) 0. (b) 4. (c) 8. (d) 0 and 8
Answer: (d) 0 and 8
4) Which of the following are the roots of the quadratic equation, x²– 9x + 20 = 0 by
factorisation?
(a) 3,4. (b) 4, 5. (c) 5, 6. (d) 6, 7
Answer: (b) 4, 5
5)The equation (x – 2)² + 1 = 2x – 3 is a
(a) linear equation. (b) quadratic equation
(c) cubic equation (d) bi-quadratic equation
Answer: (b) quadratic equation
6) The quadratic equation has degree
(a) 0. (b) 1. (c) 2. (d) 3
Answer: ©
7)If (x – a) is one of the factors of the polynomial ax²+ bx + c, then one of the roots of ax² + bx +
c = 0 is
(a) 1. (b) c. (c) a (d) none of these
Answer: (c) a
8)If the roots of px² + qx + 2 = 0 are reciprocal of each other, then
(a) P = 0. (b) p = -2 (c) p = ±2. (d) p = 2
Answer: (d) p =2
9) The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x² – 9x + 5 = 0 is
(a) 3. (b) 6. (c) -3. (d) 2
Answer: (c) -3
10) The equation 2x²+ kx + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is
(a) ±√6. (b) ± 4. (c) ±3√2. (d) ±2√6
Answer: (d) ±2√6
11)The quadratic equation whose one rational root is 3 + v2
a) x²– 7x + 5 = 0. (b) x² + 7x + 6 = 0
(c) x² – 7x + 6 = 0. (d) x² – 6x + 7 = 0
Answer: (d) x²– 6x + 7 = 0
12)The quadratic equation 2x²– 3x + 5 = 0 has?
(a) Real and distinct roots
(b) Real and equal roots
(c) Imaginary roots
(d) All of the above
Answer: (c) Imaginary
13)The linear factors of the quadratic equation x² + kx + 1 are

14) if sum of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial kx²+ 2x + 3k is equal to their product then k
equal to
a) ⅓ b) - ⅓ c) ⅔ d ) - ⅔
15) The roots of equation x² - 0.04 are
a) +0.2, -0.2. b) +0.02 , - 0.02
c) +0.4 , - 0.4 d) +0.04 , -0.04
QUESTIONS CARRYING 2 MARKS
16)Find the roots of the quadratic equation √3x² - 2 x - √3= 0
17)If 2 is a root of the equation x²+ kx +12=0 and the equation x²+ kx +q= 0 has equal roots,
find the value of q
18) Find the values of k for which the quadratic equation 9x²- 3 kx+ k =0 has equal roots.

19)Solve for x :
20)Find the nature of the roots of the following quadratic equation. If the real roots exist, find them : 3x²+
4√3 x +4 =0
21)Find the value of k , for which one root of the quadratic equation kx ²- 14x + 8= 0 is six times
the other.
QUESTIONS CARRYING 3 MARKS
22)
23)
24)If x =− 4 is a root of the equation x²+2x+ 4p =0 ,find the values
of k for which the equation x²+ px (1+3k)+ 7 (3 +2k )= 0 has equal roots.
25)If the equation (1+m²) x²+ 2 mcx+ (c²- a²)= 0 has equal roots, prove that c²= a (1+ m²)
QUESTIONS CARRYING 5 MARKS
26)The difference of two numbers is 5 and the difference of their reciprocals is 1/10
. Find the numbers.
27)A train covers a distance of 360 km at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 5 km/h more, it
would have taken 48 min less for the journey. Find the original speed of the train.
28)The sum of the squares of two consecutive odd numbers is 394. Find the numbers.
29)A person on tour has Rs 4200 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 3 days, he has to
cut down his daily expenses by Rs70. Find the original duration of the tour.
30)Speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hour. It goes 30 km up stream and returns back at the
same point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the stream
31)A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in order to reach destination 1500
km away in time, it had to increase its speed by 100 km/h from the usual speed. Find its usual
speed.
32)Two taps running together can fill a tank in 3 1/13 hours. If one tap takes 3 hours more than
the other to fill the tank, then how much time will each tap take to fill the tank?.
33)The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle exceeds the length of its base by 2 cm and
exceeds twice the length of
altitude by 1 cm. Find the length of each side of the triangle.

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