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ASSIGNMENT
LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES
1. Select the correct option for each of the following.
1. The value of c for which the pair of equations cx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 will have
infinitely many solutions is
a) 3 b) –3 c) –12 d) no value
2. Five years ago Nuri was thrice old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as old as
Sonu. The present age, in years, of Nuri and Sonu are respectively
a) 50 and 20 b) 60 and 30 c) 70 and 40 d) 40 and 10
3. If a pair of equation is consistent, then the lines will be
a) parallel b) always coincident
c) always intersecting d) intersecting or coincident
4. Sum of two numbers is 35 and their difference is 13. The numbers are
a) 24 and 12 b) 24 and 11 c) 12 and 11 d) none of these
5. Five years ago, A was thrice as old as B and ten years later, A shall be twice as old as B.
The present age of A is
a) 20 b) 50 c) 30 d) none of these

2. In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

Reason (R). Choose the correction option:
a) if both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation for A.
b) if both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation for A.
c) if A is true and R is false.
d) if A is false and R is true.
1. Assertion (A): The linear equations x – 2y – 3 = 0 and 3x + 4y – 20 = 0 have exactly one
solution.
Reason (R): The linear equations 2x + 3y – 9 = 0 and 4x + 6y – 18 = 0 have a unique
solution.
2. Assertion (A): The graph of the linear equations 3x + 2y = 12 and 5x – 2y = 4 gives a pair
of intersecting lines.
Reason (R): The graph of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0
a b
gives a pair of intersecting lines if 1  1 .
a2 b2
3. Assertion (A): The value of k for which the system of linear equations 3x – 4y = 7 and
6x – 8y = k has an infinite number of solutions is 14.
Reason (R): The system of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0
a b
has a unique solution if 1  1 .
a2 b2
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3. Solve the following systems of equations graphically:
a) 2x – 3y – 6 = 0 b) 3x + y + 1 = 0 c) 2x + 3y = 4
2x + y + 10 = 0 2x – 3y = –8 3x – y = –5

4. Draw the graph of the following equations on the same graph sheet and obtain the
vertices of the triangle formed by these lines:
2y – x = 8; 5y – x = 14; y – 2x = 1

5. Draw the graphs of x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Calculate the area of the

triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis.

6. Solve the following systems of equations:

2x + 3y = 7 148 x + 231y = 527 ax + by = a − b
a) b) c)
6 x + 9y = 11 231x + 148y = 610 bx − ay = a + b
x y 8
149 x − 330y = − 511 + =a+b 2x + 5y =
d) e) a b f) 3
−330 x + 149y = − 32 x y 5
+ =2 3x − 2y =
a2 b2 6

7. For what values of a and b, the following system of linear equations will have an
infinite number of solutions:
2x + 3y = 7; (a – b)x + (a + b)y = 3a + b – 2

8. Find the value of k for which the system 2x + ky = 11; 5x – 7y = 5 has

a) unique solution? b) no solution?

9. For what values of k, will the given system have infinite solutions:
kx + 4y = k – 4 and 16x + ky = k

10. Five years ago, I was thrice as old as my son and ten years later, I shall be twice as old
as my son. What are our ages now?

11. Seven times a two-digit number is equal to four times the number obtained on
reversing the digits of the number. The sum of the digits is 3. Find the number.

12. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, A = (2x + 4)o, B = (y + 3)o, C = (2y + 10)o and
D = (4x – 5)o. Find the four angles.

13. A man has ` 50 in 50 paise and 25 paise coins. All the 50 paise coins are worth as much
as all the 25 paise coins. How many coins of each type does he have?
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14. A fraction becomes if 1 is added to both numerator and denominator. If 5 is
5
1
subtracted from both of them, the fraction becomes . Find the fraction.
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15. The age of a father is 3 years more than 3 times the age of his son. 3 years later, the
age of the father will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son. Find their
present ages.

16. A and B have a certain number of mangoes each. A says to B, “If you give me 10 of
your mangoes, I will have twice the number of mangoes left with you”. B replies, “If
you give me 10 of your mangoes, I will have the same number of mangoes as left
with you”. Find the number of mangoes with A and B separately.

17. In a two-digit number, the ten’s digit is three times the unit’s digit. When the
number is decreased by 54, the digits interchange their places. Find the number.

18. A father’s age is 3 times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years, his age
will be twice the sum of the ages of his children. Find the age of the father.

19. Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in a row, there
would be two rows less. If 4 students are less in a row, there would be four more
rows. Find the number of students in the class.

20. A person invested some amount at the rate of 10% simple interest and some other
amount at the rate of 12% simple interest. He received a yearly interest of ` 130. But
if he had interchanged the amounts invested, he should have received ` 4 more as
interest. Find the amounts invested at each rate.

21. The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 80 cm2 if the length is reduced by 5 cm and
the breadth is increased by 2 cm. If we increase the length by 10 cm and decrease
the breadth by 5 cm, the area is increased by 50 cm2. Find the length and breadth of
the rectangle.

22. In a ABC, A = xo, B = 3xo and C = yo. If 3y – 5x = 30, prove that the triangle is
right–angled.

23. The taxi charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge together with the charge for the
distance covered. For a journey of 10 km, the charge paid is ` 75 and for a journey of
15 km, the charge paid is ` 110. What will a person have to pay for traveling 25 km?

24. On selling a tea–set at 5% loss and a lemon–set at 15% gain, a crockery seller gains
` 7. If he sells the tea–set at 5% gain and the lemon–set at 10% gain, he gains ` 13.
Find the cost price of the tea–set and the lemon–set.
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25. In an examination, 1 mark is awarded for every correct answer whilemark is
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deducted for every wrong answer. A student answered 120 questions and got 90
marks. How many questions did he answer correctly?

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Case-Study Based Question
1. Mr. R K Agrawal is the owner of a famous amusement park in Delhi. Generally, he does
not go to the park, and it is managed by a team of staff. The ticket charge for the park is
` 150 for children and ` 400 for adults. One day Mr. Agrawal decided to randomly check
the park and went there. When he checked the cash counter, he found that 480 tickets
were sold and ` 134500 was collected.
a) How many children attended?
b) How many adults attended?
c) How much amount collected if 300 children and 350 adults attended?

2. In the 1961–1962 NBA basketball season, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors
made 30 baskets. Some of the baskets were free throws (worth 1 point each) and some
were field goals (worth 2 points each). The number of field goals was 10 more than the
number of free throws.
a) How many field goals did he make?
b) How many free throws did he make?
c) If Wilt Chamberlain played 5 games during this season, what was the average
number of points per game?

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