Extra questions for Practice

1.Real Numbers
MCQs
1.In the given factor tree, find x and y

If n is a natural number, then 252n – 92n is always divisible by:

(a) 16 (b) 34 (c) both 16 or 34 (d) None of these
2. Given HCF (2520, 6600) = 120 and LCM (2520, 6600) is 252k, then value of ‘k' is
(a) 165 (b) 550 (c) 990 (d) 1650
3. The product of HCF and LCM of the smallest prime number and the smallest composite number is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
4. If the LCM of two numbers is 3600, then which of the following cannot be their HCF?
(a) 600 (b) 500 (c) 400 (d) 150
5. The ratio of HCF and LCM of the least prime number and the least composite number is:
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:3 (d) 1:1
6. The greatest number which divides both 30 and 80, leaving remainder 2 and 3 respectively is:
(a) 10 (b) 7 (c) 14 (d) 11
7. All decimal numbers are
(a) rational numbers (b) irrational numbers (c) real numbers (d) integers
8. Which of these numbers always end with the digits 6.
(a) 4n (b) 2n (c) 6n (d) 8n

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. A number N when divided by 16 gives the remainder 5. ______ is the remainder when the same number is
divided by 8.
2. HCF of 33 × 54 and 33 × 53 is ________ .
3. If a = xy2 and b = x3y5 where x and y are prime numbers then LCM of (a, b) is _____ .
4. Write the form in which every odd integer can be written taking t as variable.
5. Find the least number which is divisible by all numbers from 1 to 10 (both inclusive).
6. The numbers 525 and 3000 are divisible by 3, 5, 15, 25 and 75. What is the HCF of 525 and 3000?
7. Write the prime factor of 2 × 7 × 11 × 13 × 17 + 21
8. What is x : y in the given factor-tree?

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-I

9. What is the smallest number by which √5 √3 is to be multiplied to make it a rational number? Also find the
number so obtained?
10. i) Find one rational number and one irrational number between 2 and 5 .
 ii) Show that 12n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n.
11. If HCF of 144 and 180 is expressed in the form 13m – 3, find the value of m.
12. Find the value of : (–1) n + (–1) 2n + (–1) 2n+1 + (–1) 4n+2, where n is any positive odd integer.
13. Two tankers contain 850 litres and 680 litres of petrol respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a
container which can measure the petrol of either tanker in exact number of times.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-II
14. Express 2658 as a product of its prime factors.
15. If 7560 = 23 × 3p × q × 7, find p and q.
16. Prove that √ 3+ √ 5 is irrational number.
3
17. Prove that 5 - √ 3 is irrational number is an irrational number.
7
1
18. Prove that is an irrational number.
2 – √5
19. Find HCF and LCM of 56 and 112 by prime factorization method.
20. Explain why:
(i) 7 × 11 × 13 × 15 + 15 is a composite number
(ii) 11 × 13 × 17 + 17 is a composite number.
(iii) 1 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 + 3 × 7 is a composite number.
21. On a morning walk, three persons steps off together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm, and 45 cm
respectively. What is the minimum distance each should walk, so that each can cover the same distance in
complete steps?
22. During a sale, colour pencils were being sold in the pack of 24 each and crayons in the pack of 32 each. If
you want full packs of both and the same number of pencils and crayons, how many packets of each would
you need to buy?
23. Find the largest number that divides 31 and 99 leaving remainder 5 and 8 respectively.
24. The HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65 m – 117. Find the value of m. Also find the LCM of 65
and 117 using prime factorisation method.
25. Find HCF and LCM of 26, 65 and 117 using prime factorisation.
26. Find the HCF of 180, 252 and 324.
27. Find the greatest number of six digits exactly divisible by 18, 24 and 36.
28. Three bells ring at intervals of 9, 12, 15 minutes respectively. If they start ringing together at a time, after
how much time will they next ring together?
29. The length, breadth and height of a room are 8 m 25 cm, 6 m 75 cm and 4 m 50 cm respectively. Find the
length of the longest rod that can measure the three dimensions of the room exactly.
30. Find HCF and LCM of 404 and 96 and verify that HCF × LCM = Product of two given number.
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
31. Find the HCF of 56, 96, and 324 by prime factorization.
32. What will be the least possible number of the planks, if three pieces of timber 42 m. 49 m, and 63 m long
have to be divided into planks of the same length?
33. Amit, Sunita and Sumit start preparing cards for all the persons in an old age home. In order to complete
one card, they take 10, 16 and 20 minutes respectively. If they all started together, after what time will they
begin preparing a new card together?
34. Aakriti decided to distribute milk in an orphanage on her birthday. The supplier brought two milk
containers which contain 398 l and 436 l of milk. The milk is to be transferred to another containers so that 7 l
and 11 l of milk is left in both the containers respectively. What will be the maximum capacity of the drum?
35. Find the smallest number, which when increased by 17, is exactly divisible by both 520 and 468.
36. A street shopkeeper prepares 396 Gulab jamuns and 342 ras-gullas. He packs them, in combination. Each
containter consists of either gulab jamuns or rasgulla but have equal number of pieces. Find the number of
pieces he should put in each box so that number of boxes are least. How many boxes will be packed in all.
37. Find the number nearest to 110000 but greater than 1 lakh, which is exactly divisible by 8, 15, 21.
38. In a seminar, the number of participants in Hindi, English and Mathematics are 60, 84 and 108
respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room the same number of participants
are to be seated and all of the them being of the same subject.
39. State Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. Is it possible that HCF and LCM of two numbers be 24 and 540
respectively? Justify your answer.
40. Find the smallest number which when increased by 20 is exactly divisible by 90 and 144. Is LCM, a Multiple
of 144?
41. If the HCF of 1032 and 408 is expressible in the form 1032 p – 408×5, find p.
42. The LCM of two numbers is 14 times their HCF. The sum of LCM and HCF is 600. If one of the number is
280. Find the other number.
 2.Polynomials
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. If one zero of the polynomial P(x) = 5x2 + 13x + k is reciprocal of the other, then value of k is
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 1 6 (d) 6
2. If α and β are then zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x2 – p(x + 1) – c such that (α + 1) (β + 1) = 0,
then c = _______ .
3. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 3x + k is 2, then the value of k is
(a) 10 (b) – 10 (c) 5 (d) – 5
2
4. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and – 3, then
(a) a = – 7, b = – 1 (b) a = 5, b = – 1
(c) a = 2, b = – 6 (d) a = 0, b = – 6
5. What should be added to the polynomial x2 – 5x + 4, so that 3 is the zero of the resulting polynomial?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
1 1
6. If and are the zeroes of the polynomial f (x) = x2 + x + 1, then + =¿ ………..
α β
7. The number of polynomials having zeroes –3 and 5 is
(a) Only one (b) Infinite (c) Exactly two (d) at most two
8. If and are the zeroes of the polynomial x²–1, then the value of (+ is:
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 0
2 −2
9. Which of the following is a quadratic polynomial having zeroes ,
3 3
4 −9
(a) 4x²–9 (b) (9x²–4) (c) x² (d) 5 (9x²–4)
9 4
10. The quadratic polynomial ax2 + b x + c, a≠ 0 is represented by this graph then a is

(a) Natural no. (b) Whole no. (c) Negative Integer (d) Irrational no.
11. If 1 is one zero of the polynomial p(x) =ax²–3(a–1) x–1, then find the value of ‘a’.
12. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 5 + 2 √3 and 5 - 2 √3.
13. If one zero of p(x) = 4x2 – (8k2 – 40k) x – 9 is negative of the other, then find the values of k.
14. What number should be subtracted to the polynomial x2 – 5x + 4, so that 3 is a zero of polynomial so
obtained?
15. How many (i) maximum (ii) minimum number of zeroes can a quadratic polynomial have?
16. What will be the number of real zeroes of the polynomial x2 + 1?
17. If α and β are zeroes of polynomial 6x2 – 7x – 3, then form a quadratic polynomial where zeroes are 2α and
2β
1
18. If α and are zeroes of 4x2 – 17x + k – 4, find the value of k.
α
19. What will be the number of zeroes of the polynomials whose graphs are parallel to
(i) y- axis (ii) x-axis?
20. What will be the number of zeroes of the polynomials whose graphs are either touching or intersecting the
axis only at the points:
(i) (–3, 0), (0, 2) & (3, 0) (ii) (0, 4), (0, 0) & (0, –4)
SHORT ANSWER TYPE (I) QUESTIONS
21. For what value of k, x2 – 4x + k touches x-axis?
22. If the product of zeroes of ax2 – 6x – 6 is 4, find the value of a. Hence find the sum of its zeroes.
23. If zeroes of x2– k x + 6 are in the ratio 3: 2, find k.
24. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial ( k2 + k) x2+ 68x + 6k is reciprocal of the other, find k.
25. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 5x +m such that α - β =1, find m.
26. If the sum of squares of zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 8x + k is 40, find the value of k.
27. If α and β are zeroes of the polynomial t2 – t – 4, form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are
1
∧1
α
β
28. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x² + 7x + 5, then find α – β.
m n
29. If m and n are the zeroes of the polynomial 3x2 + 11x – 4, find the value of +
n m
30. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are

SHORT ANSWER TYPE (II) QUESTIONS

31. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x²–3x–m (m+3)
32. Obtain zeroes of 4√3 x2 + 5x – 2√3 and verify relation between its zeroes and coefficients.
33. Form a quadratic polynomial, whose one zero is 8 and the product of zeroes is –56.
34. –5 is one of the zeroes of 2x2 + p x – 15, and zeroes of p(x2 + x) + k are equal to each other. Find the value of
k.
35. Find the value of k such that 3x2 + 2kx + x – k – 5 has the sum of zeroes as half of their product.
36. If zeroes of the polynomial ax2 + b x – c, a ≠0 are additive inverse of each other then what is the value of b?
37. If α and β are the zeroes of x2 – x – 2, find a polynomial whose zeroes are (2α + 1) and (2β+ 1)
38. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 + 5 + k, then find the value of ‘k’ such that
α + β 2 – α β = 24.
39. If one zero of the polynomial 2x2 – 3x + p is 3, find the other zero and the value of ‘p’.
40. Find a quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are in the ratio 2: 3 and their sum is 15.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

41. If (x + a) is a factor of two quadratic polynomials x2 + px + q and x2 + mx + n, then prove that a = (n – q)/(m –
p)
42. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 4x2 – 8kx + 8x – 9 is the negative of the other, then find the zeroes
of kx2 + 3kx + 2?
43. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 5x – 3, then form a polynomial whose zeroes are
(2α+3β) and (3α+2β)
44. If one zero of the polynomial (k + 1) x2 – 5x + 5 is multiplicative inverse of the other, then find the zeroes of
kx2 – 3kx + 9.
45. If the product of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial kx2 + 11x + 42 is 7, then find the zeroes of the
polynomial (k – 4) x2 + (k + 1) x + 5.
β α
46. If α and β are zeroes of the polynomial x2 + 4x + 3, find the polynomial whose zeroes are 1 + and 1 +
α β
47. Form a quadratic polynomial one of whose zero is 2√5 and sum of the zeroes is 4.
48. Form a polynomial whose zeroes are the reciprocal of the zeroes of p(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a ≠0.
49. If (x + 2) is a factor of x2 + p x + 2q and p + q = 4 then what are the values of p and q?
50. If sum of the zeroes of 5x2 + (p + q + r) x + pqr is zero, then find p3+q3+r3.
51. If the zeroes of x2 + p x + q are double in value to the zeroes of 2x2 – 5x – 3 find p and q. 2
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3, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x + 5y = 1 are parallel, then the value of k is _______ .
2. If x = a and y = b is the solution of the equation x – y = 2 and x + y = 4, then the values of a and b are
respectively _______.
3. A pair of linear equations which has a unique solution x = 2 and y = – 3 is
(a) x + y = 1 and 2x – 3y = – 5 (b) 2x + 5y = – 11 and 2x – 3y = – 22
(c) 2x + 5y = – 11 and 4x + 10y = – 22 (d) x – 4y – 14 = 0 and 5x – y – 13 = 0
4. The area of the triangle formed by the lines x = 3, y = 4 and x = y is _____ .
5. The value of k for which the system of equations 3x + 5y = 0 and kx + 10y = 0 has a non-zero solutions is
____ .
6. If a pair of linear equations in two variables is consistent, then the lines represented by two equations are:
(a) Intersecting (b) Parallel (c) always coincident (d) intersecting or coincident
7. For 2x + 3y = 4, y can be written in terms of x as _______ .
8. One of the common solution of ax + by = c and y axis is

9. If ax + by = c and lx + my = n has unique solution then the relation between the coefficient will be:
(a) am lb (b) am = lb (c) ab = lm (d) ab lm
10. In ABC, C = 3B, C = 2(A + B) then, A, B, C are respectively.
(a) 30°, 60°, 90° (b) 20°, 40°, 120° (c) 45°, 45°, 90° (d) 110°, 40°, 50°
11. If x = 3m –1 and y = 4 is a solution of the equation x + y = 6, then find the valueof m.
12. What is the point of intersection of the line represented by 3x – 2y = 6 and the y-axis?
13. For what value of p, system of equations 2x + py = 8 and x + y = 6 have no solution?
14. A motor cyclist is moving along the line x – y = 2 and another motor cyclist is moving along the line x – y =
4 find out their moving direction.
15. Find the value of k for which pair of linear equations 3x + 2y = –5 and x – ky = 2 has a unique solution.
16. Write the solution of y = x and y = –x.
17. If 2x + 5y = 4, write another linear equation, so that lines represented by the pair are coincident.
18. Check whether the graph of the pair of linear equations x + 2y – 4 = 0 and 2x + 4y – 12 = 0 is intersecting
lines or parallel lines.
19. What is the value of p, for which the pair of linear equations x + y = 3 and 3x + py = 9 is inconsistent.
20. If we draw lines of x = 2 and y = 3, what kind of lines do we get?
SHORT ANSWER TYPE (I) QUESTIONS
21. Form a pair of linear equations for: The sum of the numerator and denominator of the fraction is 3 less than
twice the denominator. If the numerator and denominator both are decreased by 1, the numerator becomes half
the denominator.
22. For what value of p the pair of linear equations (p + 2)x – (2p + 1)y = 3(2p – 1) and 2x – 3y = 7 has a unique
solution.
23. ABCDE is a pentagon with BE || CD and BC || DE, BC is perpendicular to CD If the perimeter of ABCDE
is 21 cm, find x and y.
24. Solve for x and y

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25. Solve for x and y
3x + 2y = 11 and 2x + 3y = 4
Also find p if p = 8x + 5y
26. Solve the pair of linear equations by substitution method x – 7y + 42 = 0 and x – 3y – 6 = 0
27. Ram is walking along the line joining (1, 4) and (0, 6). Rahim is walking along the line joining (3, 4) and
(1, 0). Represent on graph and find the point where both of them cross each other
28. Given the linear equation 2x + 3y – 12 = 0, write another linear equation in these variables, such that
geometrical representation of the pair so formed is (i) Parallel Lines (ii) Coincident Lines (iii) Intersecting lines.
29. The difference of two numbers is 66. If one number is four times the other, find the numbers.
30. For what value of k, the following system of equations will be inconsistent
kx + 3y = k – 3
12x + ky = k
SHORT ANSWERS TYPE (II) QUESTIONS
31. Solve graphically the pair of linear equations 5x – y = 5 and 3x – 2y = – 4
Also find the co-ordinates of the points where these lines intersect y-axis.
32. Solve

33. For what values of a and b the following pair of linear equations have infinite number of solutions?
2x + 3y = 7
a(x + y) – b(x – y) = 3a + b – 2
34. Find the value of k for no solutions
(3k + 1)x + 3y – 2 = 0
(k2 + 1)x + (k – 2)y – 5 = 0
35. Solve the pair of linear equations
152x – 378y = – 74
– 378x + 152y = – 604
36. Pinky scored 40 marks in a test getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 mark for each wrong
answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks were deducted for each wrong answer,
then Pinky again would have scored 40 marks. How many questions were there in the test?
37. Father’s age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years his age will be twice the sum of
ages of two children. Find the age of the father.
38. On selling a T.V. at 5% gain and a fridge at 10% gain, a shopkeeper gain Rs. 2000. But if he sells the T.V.
at 10% gain and fridge at 5% loss, he gains Rs.1500 on the transaction. Find the actual price of the T.V. and the
fridge
39. Sunita has some ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 notes amounting to a total of ₹ 15,500. If the total number of notes is 200,
then find how many notes of ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 each, she has.
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
40. Solve graphically the pair of linear equations 3x – 4y + 3 = 0 and 3x + 4y – 21 = 0.
Find the co-ordinates of vertices of triangular region formed by these lines and x-axis. Also calculate the area of
this triangle.
41. A and B are two points 150 km apart on a highway. Two cars start with different speeds from A and B at
same time. If they move in same direction, they meet in 15 hours. If they move in opposite direction, they meet
in one hour. Find their speeds
42. The ratio of incomes of two persons A and B is 3 : 4 and the ratio of their expenditures is 5 : 7. If their
savings are ₹ 15,000 annually find their annual incomes.
43. Vijay had some bananas and he divided them into two lots A and B. He sold the first lot at the rate of ₹ 2 for
3 bananas and the second lot at the rate of ₹ 1 per banana and got a total of ` 400. If he had sold the first lot at
the rate of ` 1 per banana and the second lot at the rate of ₹ 4 for 5 bananas, his total collection would have
been ₹ 460. Find the total number of bananas he had.
44. A railway half ticket cost half the full fare but the reservation charges are the same on a half ticket as on a
full ticket. One reserved first class ticket costs ` 2530. One reserved first class ticket and one reserved first class
half ticket from stations A to B costs ` 3810. Find the full first class fare from stations A to B and also the
reservation charges for a ticket.
45. Determine graphically, the vertices of the triangle formed by the lines y = x, 3y = x and x + y = 8.
46. Draw the graphs of the equations x = 3, x = 5 and 2x – y – 4 = 0. Also find the area of the quadrilateral
formed by the lines and the x-axis.
47. Sarthak takes 3 hours more than Nishi to walk 30 km. But if Sarthak doubles his speed, he is ahead of Nishi
by 1½ hours. Find their speed of walking.
48. In a two digit number, the ten’s place digit is 3 times the unit’s place digit. When the number is decreased
by 54, digits get reversed. Find the original number.
49. A two-digit number is 3 more than 4 times the sum of the digits. If 18 is added to the number, digits
reversed. Find the number.
50. Find the values of a and b for infinite solutions
(i) 2x – (a – 4) y = 2b + 1 (ii) 2x + 3y = 7
4x – (a – 1) y = 5b – 1 2ax + ay = 28 – by

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