QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
1. What will be the general form of a quadratic equation, when b = 0 , c ≠ 0?
2. Solve 64x2 – 529 by factorization method.
3. If √ ab x 2+ ( √ a+ √ b ) x + 1 = 0, where a, b ≠ 0, then find the value of x.
4. If the factors of the ax2 + bx + c = 0 are (px + q) (rx + s) = 0, then find x
5. Find the roots of bx2 + abx = 0
6. Find the roots of x2 + 2√ 3 x+3
11 15
7. Solve by factorization method : x2 -- x + =0
4 8
8. If b = 0, a > 0, c > 0, in ax2 + bx + c = 0, then find the value of x.
9. Sum of two numbers is 8. Also, the sum of their reciprocals is 8/15, find the
numbers.
10. Find the roots of the given quadratic equation using factorization.
6x2 + (a – 12)x – (a2 + a – 6) = 0, (a ≠ 0)
11. The sum of two numbers is 18 and their product is 56. Find the numbers.
12. A natural number is greater than twice its square root by 3. Find the number.
13. A two digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits and twice the product of its
digits. Find the number.
14. A two digit number is such that the product of its digit is 15. If 18 is added to
the number, then the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
15. Divide 16 into two parts such that twice the square of the larger part exceeds
the square of the smaller part by 164.
x+ 1 x−2
16. Solve + =3(x ≠ 1,−2)
x−1 x +2
17. If the roots of the equation (a – b) x2 + (b – c) x (c – a) = 0 are equal , then -----
18. Find the value of n, such that n is a natural number, and if n is added to itself it
yields the same result as square of n.
19. Find the nature of the roots of the equation √ 2 x 2 +7 x +5 √2=0
20. Find the discriminant of x2 – x + 1
21. Find the discriminant and nature of roots of 3x2 - 2√ 6 x+ 2=0
22. Determine whether the given equation has real roots or not. 9a2b2x2 – 24abcdx
+ 16c2d2 = 0, a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0
23. Determine whether the given equation have real roots and if yes, find them
p2x2 + (p2 – q2) x – q2 = 0
24. Solve for x: abx2 + (b2 – ac ) x – bc = 0.
25. If the roots of the equation x2 + 2cx + ab = 0 are real and not equal , then
prove that the equation x2 -2(a + b)x + a2 + b2 + 2c2 = 0, has no real roots.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS:
26. One side of a rectangle exceeds its other side by 2cm. If its area is 195cm 2,
determine the sides of the rectangle.
27. The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 25cm. the difference between the
lengths of the other two sides of the triangle is 17 cm. Find the lengths of
these sides.
28. A plane left 30min. later than the scheduled time an in order to reach its
destination 1500km away in time, it has to increase its speed by 250km/hr
from its usual speed . Find its usual speed.
29. A takes 6 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If both A
and B together can finish it in 4 days, find the time taken by B alone to finish
the work.
30. Father’s age is equal to the square of his son’s age. One year ago, he was 8
times as old as his son. Find their present ages.
31. A diplomat has gone on a tour with Rs. 500 for his expenses. Now If he
reduces his tour by 15 days then he can spend Rs. 30 more per day during his
tour. Find the original duration of his tour.
32. A piece of cloth costs Rs. 200. If the piece was 5m longer and each metre of
cloth would have cost Rs. 2 less then the cost of the piece would have
remained unchanged. How long is the piece and what is the original rate per
metre?
33. Two pipes A and B together can fill a tank in 18 min. But A takes 15 min more
than B to fill the tank alone. Find the time taken by A alone to fill the tank.
34. A swimming pool is filled with three pipes with uniform flow. The first two
pipes operating simultaneously, fill the pool in the same time during which the
pool is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the pool five hours
faster than the first pipe and four hours slower than the third pipe. Find the
time taken by each pipe to fill the pool separately.
35. If the equation (1 + m2) x2 + 2mcx + c2 – a2 = 0 has equal roots , then prove that
c2 = a2 (1 + m2)
36. 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.
37. 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.
ASSERTION AND REASONING:
38. A: If roots of a quadratic equation are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign,
then sum of roots will be zero.
R: If for a quadratic equation, b = 0 and ac < 0, then its roots are reciprocal to
each other.
39. A: A quadratic equation has atmost two roots.
R: The graph of a quadratic polynomial always cuts x – axis.
40. A: Roots of quadratic equation x2 – 4x + 1 = 0 are 2 + √ 3 and 2 -- √ 3
R: For quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a≠ 0 if b2 – 4ac is not a perfect square
and a, b, c are rational, then the roots are irrational and of the form p + √ q
and p -- √ q
41. A:If the graph of y = p(x), where p(x) is a quadratic polynomial touches x – axis
at one point, then the corresponding equation has equal roots.
R: If a quadratic equation can be written in the form k(x – a)2 = 0, where k∈
Rand ∝ is one of its roots, then the other root is also ∝.
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS:
42. Quadratic equations are useful in finding speeds. Avid kayakers use quadratic
equation to estimate their speed when going up and down a river. Assume a
Kayaker is going up a river, and the speed of boat in still water is 5km/hr. It
takes 1 hour more to row boat 5.25km upstream then to return downstream.
a) Find the quadratic equation for the speed of stream?
b) Calculate the speed of the stream.
c) What is the time taken to go downstream by the boat?
43. A company is going to make frames as part of a new product they are
launching. The frame will be cut out from a pirce of steel, and to keep the
weight down, the final area of the frame should be k cm2. The inside of the
frame has to be 11cm by 6 cm. Let x be the width of the frame then answer
the following.
A) Write the quadratic equation to find the width of frame if the area of piece
of steel before cutting be 150 cm2.
B) If the area of frame be 84cm2, then find the width of the frame.
C) Calculate the final area of the frame, if the width of the frame would be
4cm.
