Date of issue : Chapter – 3

(Linear equation)
Last date of submission: Class – 10th

Q1. Show that x = 2 and y = 1 is a solution of the linear equations 3x – 2y = 4 ; 2x + y = 5

Q2. Solve the following system of linear equations:

(i) x/2 + y = 0.8; 7/(x + y/2) = 10 (ii) 7(y+3) – 2(x+2) = 14 ; 4(y – 2) + 3(x – 3) = 2

(iii) 2/x + 3/y = 13 ; 5/x – 4/y = –2 (iv) 99x+ 101y = 499 ; 101x + 99y = 501

(v) x – y + z = 4 ; x + y + z = 2 ; 2x + y – 3z = 0 (vi) (7x – 2y)/xy = 5 ; (8x + 7y)/xy = 15

(vii) 22/(x+y) + 15/(x–y) = 5 ; 55/(x+y) + 45/(x–y) = 14 (viii) 2/x + 3/y = 9/xy ; 4/x + 9/y = 21/xy

(ix) xy/(x+y) = 6/5 ; yx/(y–x) = 6 (x) 5ax + 6by = 28 ; 3ax + 4by = 18

(xi) a2x + b2y = c2 ; b2x + a2y = c2 (xii) ax + by = (a+b)/2 ; 3x + 5y = 4

(xiii) 2(ax – by) + a + 4b=0 ; 2(bx + ay) + b – 4a = 0 (xv) mx – ny = m2 + n2 ; x + y = 2m

(xvi) ax/b – by/a = a + b ; ax – by = 2ab

Q3. Find the value of k for which the following system of equations has a unique solution:
(i) x + 2y = 3; 5x + ky = – 7 (ii) 4x – 5y = k ; 2x– 3y = 12

Q4. Find the value of k for which the following system of equations has infinitely many solutions:
(i) 2x + 3y = 7 ; (a–b)x + (a+b)y = 3a + b – 2 (ii) 3x + 4y -12 = 0 ; (m+n)x + 2(m-n)y + (1-5m) = 0

Q5. Find the value of k for which the following system of equations has no solution:
(i) kx – 5y = 2 ; 6x + 2y = 7 (ii) 2x – ky + 3= 0 ; 3x + 2y – 1 = 0

WORD PROBLEM
Q1. One says “ Give me a hundred, friend! I shall then become twice as rich as you” . The other replies, “ if you
give me ten, I shall be six times as rich as you. “ Tell me what is the amount of their respective capital?
Q2. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each day
thereafter . saritha paid Rs 27 for a book kept for seven days, while susy paid Rs 21 for the book she kept for
five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day.
Q3. Reena has pens and pencils which together are 40 in number. If she has 5 more pencils and 5 less pens,
then number of pencils would become 4 times the number of pens. Find the original number of pens and
pencils.
Q4. The sum of digits of a two digit number is 15. The number obtained by reversing the order of digits of the
given number exceeds the given number by 9. Find the given number.
Q5. The sum of a two digit number and the number obtained by reversing the order of its digits is 99 .If the
digits differ by 3, find the number.
Q6. A two digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits and twice the product of the digits. Find the number.
Q7. seven times a two digit number is equal to four times the number obtained by reversing the digits . if the
difference between the digits is 3. Find the number.
Q8. If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction becomes 1. It also becomes
1/2 if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction.
Q.9 if a numerator of a fraction is multiplied by 2 and the denominator is reduced by 5 the fraction becomes
6/5. And, if the denominator is doubled and the numerator is increased by 8, the fraction becomes 2/5. Find
the fraction.
Q10. The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 3 less than twice the denominator. If the
numerator and denominator are decreased by 1, the numerator becomes half the denominator. Determine
the fraction.
Q11. Points A and B are 70 km. a part on a highway. A car starts from A and another car starts from B
simultaneously. If they travel in the same direction, they meet in 7 hours, but if they travel towards each
other, they meet in one hour. Find the speed of the two cars.
Q12. A sailor goes 8 km downstream in 40 minutes and returns in 1 hour, determine the speed of the sailor
and the current.
Q13. Rohit travels 300 km to her home partly by train and partly by bus. She takes 4 hours if she travels 60
km by train and the remaining by bus. If she travels 100 km by train and the remaining by bus, she takes 10
minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and the bus separately.
Q14. A boat goes 12 km upstream and 40 km downstream in 8 hours. It can go 16 km upstream and 32 km
downstream in the same time. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.
Q15. While covering a distance of 30 km. Ajeet takes 2 hours more that amit. If ajeet doubles his speed, he
would take 1 hour less that amit. Find their speeds of walking.
Q16. A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and earns a fixed increment every year. If his salary
was Rs 1500 after 4 year of service and Rs 1800 after 10 years of service, what was his starting salary and
annual increment.
Q17. If twice the son’s age in years is added to the father’s age , the sum is 70. But if twice the father’s age is
added to the son’s age, the sum is 95. Find the ages of the father and the sun.
Q18. father says “ I am three times as old as my son”. Five years later,” I shall be two and a half times as old as
my son”. How old is father and son?
Q19. A and B are friends and their ages differ by 2 years. A’s father D is twice as old as A and B is twice as old as
his sister C. The age of D and C differ by 40 years. Find the ages of A and B.
Q20. Ten years ago, father was twelve times as old as his son and ten years hence, he will be twice as old as his
son will be. Find their present ages.
Q21. Five years hence, father’s age will be three times the age of his son. Five years ago, father was seven times
as old as his son. Find their present ages.
Q22. points A and B are 90 km apart from each other on a highway. A car starts from A and another from B at
the same time. If they go in the same direction they meet in 9 hours and if they go in opposite directions they
meet in 9/7 hours. Find their speeds. Q23. Ved
travels 600 km to his home partly by train and partly by car. He takes 8 hours if he travels 120 km by train and
the rest by car. He takes 20 minutes longer if he travels 200 km by train and the rest by car. Find the speed of
the train and the car.
Q24. Ram travels 370 km to his home partly by train and partly by car. He takes 4 hours if he travels 250 km by
train and the rest by car. He takes 18 minutes longer if he travels 130 km by train and the rest by car. Find the
speed of the train and the car.
Q25. A boat covers 32 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 7 hours. Also, it covers 40 km upstream and 48
km downstream in9 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and that of the stream.
Q26. X takes 3 hours more than Y to walk 30 km. But, if X doubles his pace, he is ahead of Y by 3/2 hours. Find
their speed of walking.
Q27. After covering a distance of 30 km with a uniform speed there is some defect in a train engine and
therefore, its speed is reduced to 4/5 of its original speed. Consequently, the train reaches its destination late
by 45 minutes. Had it happened after covering 18 km more, the train would have reached 9 km earlier. Find the
speed of the train and the distance of journey.
Q28. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h faster, it would
have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 6 km/h, it would have taken 6
hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the journey.

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