QUADRATIC EQUATIONS IMP QUESTIONS

1 MARK & 2 MARK

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1. If one root of the quadratic equation 6𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 𝑘 = 0 is 3, then find the
value of 𝑘.
2. Find the value of 𝑘, for which one root of the quadratic equation 𝑘𝑥 2 −
14𝑥 + 8 = 0 is six times the other.
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3. If 𝑥 = − 2, is a solution of the quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑘𝑥 − 3 = 0, find
the value of 𝑘
4. If the quadratic equation 𝑝𝑥 2 − 2√5𝑝𝑥 + 15 = 0 has two equal roots, then
find the value of 𝑝.
5. If 1 is a root of the equations 𝑎𝑦 2 + 𝑎𝑦 + 3 = 0 and 𝑦 2 + 𝑦 + 𝑏 = 0, then 𝑎𝑏
equals:
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A) 3 B) − 2 C) 6 D) -3
6. If the quadratic equation 𝑚𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 𝑚 = 0 has two equal roots, then the
values of 𝑚 are
A) ±1 B) 0,2 C) 0,1 D) −1,0
7. The roots of the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 6 = 0 are
A) −2,3/2 B) 2, −3/2 C) −2, −3/2 D) 2,3/2
8. The roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 𝑝(𝑝 + 1) = 0, where 𝑝 is a constant, are
A) 𝑝, 𝑝 + 1 B) −𝑝, 𝑝 + 1 C) 𝑝, −(𝑝 + 1) D) −𝑝, −(𝑝 +
1)
9. The roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − (𝛼 + 1)(𝛼 + 6) = 0, where 𝛼
is a constant, are
A) 𝛼 + 1, 𝛼 + 6 B) (𝛼 + 1), −(𝛼 + 6)
C) −(𝛼 + 1), (𝛼 + 6) D) −(𝛼 + 1), −(𝛼 + 6)

10. The roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 𝑚(𝑚 + 3) = 0, where 𝑚 is a constant,

are
A) 𝑚, 𝑚 + 3 B) −𝑚, 𝑚 + 3 C) 𝑚, −(𝑚 + 3) D)
−𝑚, −(𝑚 + 3
11. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 3√3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + √3 = 0.
12. Write the nature of roots of quadratic equation 4𝑥 2 + 4√3𝑥 + 3 = 0.
13. For what value of 𝑘 the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑘𝑥 + 4 = 0 has equal
roots?
14. What is the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 4𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 − 9 = 0 ?
15. Find the value of 𝑝, for which one root of the quadratic equation 𝑝𝑥 2 −
14𝑥 + 8 = 0 is 6 times the other.
16. Find the roots of the quadratic equation √2𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 5√2 = 0.
17. Find the value of 𝑘 for which the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑘(2𝑥 + 𝑘 − 1) + 2 = 0 has
real and equal roots.
18. Solve for 𝑥 :√3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 8√3 = 0.
19. If -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 − 15 = 0 and the
quadratic equation 𝑝(𝑥 2 + 𝑥) + 𝑘 = 0 has equal roots, find the value of 𝑘.
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20. If 𝑥 = 3 and 𝑥 = −3 are roots of the quadratic equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 𝑏 = 0,
find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏.
21. A two digit number is four times the sum of the digits. It is also equal to 3
times the product of digits. Find the number.
22. If 2 is a root of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 12 = 0 and the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 +
𝑞 = 0 has equal roots, find the value of 𝑞.
23. Solve the following quadratic equation for 𝑥 :4𝑥 2 − 4𝑎2 𝑥 + (𝑎4 − 𝑏4 ) = 0
24. Solve for 𝑥 :𝑥 2 − (√3 + 1)𝑥 + √3 = 0
25. Solve the following quadratic equation for 𝑥 :4𝑥 2 + 4𝑏𝑥 − (𝑎2 − 𝑏2 ) = 0
26. Find the roots of the quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 − 2√6𝑥 + 2 = 0.
27. Find the values of 𝑝 for which the quadratic equation 4𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 3 = 0
has equal roots.
28. Find the values of 𝑘 for which the quadratic equation 9𝑥 2 − 3𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0
has equal roots.
29. Solve the following quadratic equation for 𝑥 :4√3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2√3 = 0
30. Find the value(s) of 𝑘 so that the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 4𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has
equal roots.
31. Find the value of 𝑘 for which the roots of the quadratic equation (𝑘 −
4)𝑥 2 + 2(𝑘 − 4)𝑥 + 2 = 0 are equal
32. Find the value of 𝑝.for which the roots of the equation 𝑝𝑥(𝑥 − 2) + 6 = 0,
are equal.
33. Find the value of 𝑝 so that the quadratic equation 𝑝𝑥(𝑥 − 3) + 9 = 0 has
two equal roots
34. For what value of 𝑘 does the quadratic equation (𝑘 − 5)𝑥 2 + 2(𝑘 − 5)𝑥 +
2 = 0 have equal roots?
35. Find the roots of the following quadratic equation:√3𝑥 2 − 2√2𝑥 − 2√3 = 0
36. Find the value of 𝑚 so that the quadratic equation 𝑚𝑥(𝑥 − 7) + 49 = 0 has
two equal roots.
3 Marks:
1. If 𝑎𝑑 ≠ 𝑏𝑐, then prove that the equation
(𝑎2 + 𝑏2 )𝑥 2 + 2(𝑎𝑐 + 𝑏𝑑)𝑥 + (𝑐 2 + 𝑑2 ) = 0 has no real roots.
2. If the equation (1 + 𝑚2 )𝑥 2 + 2𝑚𝑐𝑥 + 𝑐 2 − 𝑎2 = 0 has equal roots then
show that 𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 (1 + 𝑚2 ).
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3. Solve for 𝑥 = (𝑥−1)(𝑥−2) + (𝑥−2)(𝑥−3) = 3 , 𝑥 ≠ 1,2,3
 2𝑥 1 3𝑥+9
4. Solve for 𝑥 :𝑥−3 + 2𝑥+3 + (𝑥−3)(2𝑥+3) = 0, 𝑥 ≠ 3, −3/2

5. Solve the given quadratic equation for 𝑥: 9𝑥 2 − 9(𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑥 + (2𝑎2 + 5𝑎𝑏 +
2𝑏2 ) = 0.
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6. Solve (𝑎+𝑏+𝑥) = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑥 , 𝑎 + 𝑏 ≠ 0.
7. Find that non-zero value of 𝑘, for which the quadratic equation 𝑘𝑥 2 + 1 −
2(𝑘 − 1)𝑥 + 𝑥 2 = 0 has equal roots. Hence find the roots of the equation.
8. Solve for 𝑥 :𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − (𝑎2 + 𝑎 − 6) = 0
9. Solve for 𝑥 :√3𝑥 2 − 2√2𝑥 − 2√3 = 0
10. Solve the following quadratic equation for 𝑥 𝑥 2 − 4𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏2 + 4𝑎2 = 0
11. If the sum of two natural numbers is 8 and their product is 15 , find the
numbers.
12. If a student had walked 1 km/hr faster, he would have taken 15 minutes
less to walk 3 km. Find the rate at which he was walking.
13. Find the value of 𝑘 so that the following quadratic equation has equal
roots:2𝑥 2 − (𝑘 − 2)𝑥 + 1 = 0
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14. Solve the following equation for 𝑧.𝑧−1 − 𝑧+2 = 𝑧 , 𝑧 ≠ 1,0, −2
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15. Solve for 𝑥 : 𝑥 − 1 = 𝑥+1 ; 𝑥 ≠ 0, −1

16. For what value of 𝑘, are the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑘𝑥(𝑥 − 2) +
6 = 0 equal?
17. Solve for 𝑥: 4𝑥 2 − 4𝑎𝑥 + (𝑎2 − 𝑏2 ) = 0
18. Solve for 𝑥: 3𝑥 2 − 2√6𝑥 + 2 = 0
19. Solve for 𝑥 :4√3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2√3 = 0
20. Solve the following quadratic equation for 𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏2 + 4𝑎2 = 0
21. If the sum of two natural numbers is 8 and their product is 15 , find the
numbers.
22. Find the roots of the following quadratic equation :2√3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + √3 = 0
23. Find the roots of the following quadratic equation:
𝑥 2 − 3√5𝑥 + 10 = 0
4 Marks:

1. Speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h. It goes 30 km upstream and

returns back at the same point in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of
the stream.
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2. Solve for 𝑥 :𝑥+1 + 5𝑥+1 = 𝑥+4 , 𝑥 ≠ −1, − 5 , −4
3. A motor boat whose speed is 24 km/h in still water takes 1 hours more
to go 32 km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find
the speed of the stream.
4. A pole has to be erected at a point on the boundary of a circular park of
diameter 17 m in such a way that the differences of its distances from two
diametrically opposite fixed gates 𝐴 and 𝐵 on the boundary is 7 metres.
Find the distances from the two gates where the pole is to be erected.
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5. Find the positive value(s) of 𝑘 for which quadratic equations 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 +
64 = 0 and 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 both will have real roots.
CBSE 2016, Foreign (30/2/1)
6. Three eighth of the students of a class opted for visiting an old age
home. Sixteen students opted for having a nature walk. Square root of
total number of students in the class opted for tree plantation in the
school. The number of students who visited an old age home is same as the
number of students who went for a nature walk and did tree plantation.
Find the total number of student. What values are inculcated in students
through such activities?
CBSE Sample Paper 2016
7. A passenger, while boarding the plane, slipped from the stairs and got
hurt. The pilot took the passenger in the emergency clinic at the airport for
treatment. Due to this, the plane got delayed by half an hour. To reach the
destination 1500 km away in time, so that the passengers could catch the
connecting flight, the speed of the plane was increased by 250 km/hour
than the usual speed. Find the usual speed of the plane. What value is
depicted in this question?
CBSE 2016, Delhi (30/1/1)
𝑎 𝑏 2𝑐
8. Find 𝑥 in terms of 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 :𝑥−𝑎 + 𝑥−𝑏 = 𝑥−𝑐 , 𝑥 ≠ 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐
9. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If 2 is added
to both the numerator and the denominator, then the sum of the new
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fraction and original fraction is 20. Find the original fraction.
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10. Solve for 𝑥 :𝑥+1 + 2(𝑥−2) = 5𝑥 , 𝑥 ≠ 0, −1,2
11. If 𝑥 = −2 is a root of the equation 3𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 𝑝 = 0, find the values of 𝑘
so that the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑘(4𝑥 + 𝑘 − 1) + 𝑝 = 0 are equal.
12. The total cost of a certain length of a piece of cloth is ₹ 200 . If the
piece was 5 m longer and each metre of cloths costs ₹2 less, the cost of the
piece would have remained unchanged. How long is the piece and what is
its original rate per metre?
13. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 54 km and
then travels a distance of 63 km at an average speed of 6 km/h more than
the first speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete the total journey, what is its
first speed?
14. Anil takes 6 days less than the time taken by Varun to finish a piece of
work. If both Anil and Varun together can finish that work in 4 days, find
the time taken by Varun to finish the work independently
14. Anil takes 6 days less than the time taken by Varun to finish a piece of
work. If both Anil and Varun together can finish that work in 4 days, find
the time taken by Varun to finish the work independent
15. A train, travelling at a uniform speed for 360 km would have taken 48
minutes less to travel the same distance, if its speed were 5 km/h more.
Find the original speed of the train.
𝑥−2 𝑥−4 10
16. Solve for 𝑥 :𝑥−3 + 𝑥−5 = 3 ; 𝑥 ≠ 3,5
17. A motorboat whose speed in still water is 18 km/h, takes 1 hour more
to go 24 km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find
the speed of the stream.
𝑥−3 𝑥−5 10
18. Solve for 𝑥 :𝑥−4 + 𝑥−6 = 3 ; 𝑥 ≠ 4
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19. Solve the following for 𝑥 :2𝑎+𝑏+2𝑥 = 2𝑎 + 𝑏 + 2𝑥
20. Sum of the areas of two squares is 400 cm2 . If the difference of their
perimeters is 16 cm, find the sides of the two square
21. A shopkeeper buys some books for ₹ 80 . If he had bought 4 more
books for the same amount, each book would have cost ₹ 1 less. Find the
number of books he bought.
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22. The sum of two numbers is 9 and the sum of their reciprocals is 2. Find
the numbers.
23. A two-digit number is such that the product of its digits is 14 . When 45
is added to the number, the digits interchange their places. Find the
number.
24. Find the consecutive natural numbers, the sum of whose squares is 145
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25. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If 1 is added
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to the denominator, the fraction is decreased by 15. Find the fraction.
26. In a flight of 2800 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad
weather. Its average speed is reduced by 100 km/h and time increased by
30 minutes. Find the original duration of the flight.
27. A motor boat whose speed is 20 km/h in still water, takes 1 hour more
to go 48 km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find
the speed of the stream.
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28. Find the roots of the equation 𝑥+4 − 𝑥−7 = 30 , 𝑥 ≠ −4,
29. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 6 hours. The tap of larger
diameter takes 9 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately.
Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank
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30. Solve the following equation for 𝑥 :𝑥+1 + 𝑥+2 = 𝑥+4 , 𝑥 ≠ −1, −2, −4
31. 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 same journey. Find
the speed of the train.
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32. Find the roots of the equation 2𝑥−3 + 𝑥−5 = 1, 𝑥 ≠ 2 , 5.