Subject: Mathematics
Class: X
Topic – Pair of linear equation in two Variables
Important Questions
Multiple Choice questions-
1. Graphically, the pair of equations 7x – y = 5; 21x – 3y = 10 represents two lines
which are
(a) intersecting at one point
(b) parallel
(c) intersecting at two points
(d) coincident
2. The pair of equations 3x – 5y = 7 and – 6x + 10y = 7 have
(a) a unique solution
(b) infinitely many solutions
(c) no solution
(d) two solutions
3. If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines will be
(a) always coincident
(b) parallel
(c) always intersecting
(d) intersecting or coincident
4. The pair of equations x = 0 and x = 5 has
(a) no solution
(b) unique/one solution
(c) two solutions
(d) infinitely many solutions
5. The pair of equation x = – 4 and y = – 5 graphically represents lines which are
(a) intersecting at (- 5, – 4)
(b) intersecting at (- 4, – 5)
(c) intersecting at (5, 4)
(d) intersecting at (4, 5)
6. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is 2x + 5y = 3. The second
equation will be
(a) 2x + 5y = 6
(b) 3x + 5y = 3
(c) -10x – 25y + 15 = 0
(d) 10x + 25y = 15
7.If x = a, y = b is the solution of the equations x + y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 4, then the
values of a and b are respectively
(a) 6, -1
(b) 2, 3
(c) 1, 4
(d) 19/5, 6/5
8. The graph of x = -2 is a line parallel to the
(a) x-axis
(b) y-axis
(c) both x- and y-axis
(d) none of these
9. The graph of y = 4x is a line
(a) parallel to x-axis
(b) parallel to y-axis
(c) perpendicular to y-axis
(d) passing through the origin
10. The graph of y = 5 is a line parallel to the
(a) x-axis
(b) y-axis
(c) both axis
(d) none of these
Very Short Questions:
1. If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are parallel, then find value
of k.
2. Find the value of c for which the pair of equations cx – y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 will
have infinitely many solutions.
3. Do the equations 4x + 3y – 1 = 5 and 12x + 9y = 15 represent a pair of coincident
lines?
4. Find the co-ordinate where the line x – y = 8 will intersect y-axis.
5. Write the number of solutions of the following pair of linear equations:
x + 2y – 8 = 0, 2x + 4y = 16
6. Is the following pair of linear equations consistent? Justify your answer.
2ax + by = a, 4ax + 2by – 2a = 0; a, b≠ 0
7. For all real values of c, the pair of equations
x – 2y = 8, 5x + 10y = c
have a unique solution. Justify whether it is true or false.
8. Does the following pair of equations represent a pair of coincident lines? Justify
your answer.
x 2 5
+ y + = 0, 4x + 8y + = 0.
2 5 16
9. If x = a, y = b is the solution of the pair of equation x – y = 2 and x + y = 4, then
find the value of a and b.
3 5
10. x + y = 7
2 3
9x – 10y = 14
Short Questions :
1. Solve: ax + by = a – b and bx – ay = a + b
2. Solve the following linear equations:
152x – 378y = -74 and -378x + 152y = -604
3. Solve for x and y
4. (i) For which values of a and b does the following pair of linear equations have an
infinite number of solutions?
2x + 3y = 7
(a – b)x + (a + b)y = 3a + b – 2
(ii) for which value of k will the following pair of linear equations have no
solution?
3x + y = 1
(2k – 1)x + (k – 1)y = 2k + 1
5. Find whether the following pair of linear equations has a unique solution. If yes,
find the
7x – 4y = 49 and 5x – y = 57
6. Solve for x and y.
7. Solve the following pair of equations for x and y.
8. In ∆ABC, LA = x, ∠B = 3x, and ∠C = y if 3y – 5x = 30°, show that triangle is right
angled.
9. In Fig. 3.1, ABCDE is a pentagon with BE|CD and BC||DE. BC is perpendicular to
CD. If the perimeter of ABCDE is 21 cm. Find the value of x and y.
10. Five years ago, A was thrice as old as B and ten years later, A shall be twice as old
as B. What are the present ages of A and B?
Long Questions :
1. Form the pair of linear equations in this problem and find its solution graphically:
10 students of Class X took part in a Mathematics quiz. If the number of girls is 4
more than the number of boys, find the number of boys and girls who took part
in the quiz.
2. Show graphically the given system of equations
2x + 4y = 10 and 3x + 6y = 12 has no solution.
3. Solve the following pairs of linear equations by the elimination method and the
substitution method:
(i) 3x – 5y – 4 = 0 and 9x = 2y + 7
x 2y y
(ii) + = −1 and x – = 3
2 3 3
4. Draw the graph of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the
coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis,
and shade the triangular region.
5. A part of monthly hostel charges is fixed and the remaining depends on the
number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food for
20 days, she has to pay 31000 as hostel charges whereas a student B, who takes
food for 26 days, pays 1180 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost
of food per day.
6. Yash 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 been deduced for each incorrect answer, then Yash would
have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in the test?
7. 8 men and 12 boys can finish a piece of work in 10 days while 6 men and 8 boys
can finish it in 14 days. Find the time taken by one man alone and that by one boy
alone to finish the work.
8. A boat covers 25 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 9 hours. Also, it covers
15 km upstream and 22 km downstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the boat in
still water and that of the stream.
Case Study Questions:
1. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on
the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student Anu takes food
for 25 days, she has to pay ₹ 4500 as hostel charges, whereas another student Bindu
who takes food for 30 days, has to pay ₹ 5200 as hostel charges.
Considering the fixed charges per month by ₹ x and the cost of food per day by ₹ y,
then answer the following questions.
i. Represent algebraically the situation faced by both Anu and Bindu.
a. x + 25y = 4500, x + 30y = 5200
b. 25x + y = 4500, 30x + y = 5200
c. x - 25y = 4500, x - 30y = 5200
d. 25x - y = 4500, 30x - y = 5200
ii. The system of linear equations, represented by above situations has.
a. No solution.
b. Unique solution.
c. Infinitely many solutions.
d. None of these.
iii. The cost of food per day is:
a. ₹ 120
b. ₹ 130
c. ₹ 140
d. ₹ 1300
iv. The fixed charges per month for the hostel is:
a. ₹ 1500
b. ₹ 1200
c. ₹ 1000
d. ₹ 1300
v. If Bindu takes food for 20 days, then what amount she has to pay?
a. ₹ 4000
b. ₹ 3500
c. ₹ 3600
d. ₹ 3800
2. From Bengaluru bus stand, if Riddhima buys 2 tickets to Malleswaram and 3 tickets to
Yeswanthpur, then total cost is ₹ 46; but if she buys 3 tickets to Malleswaram and 5
tickets to Yeswanthpur, then total cost is ₹ 74.
Consider the fares from Bengaluru to Malleswaram and that to Yeswanthpur as ₹ x
and ₹ y respectively and answer the following questions.
i. 1st situation can be represented algebraically as:
a. 3x - 5y = 74
b. 2x + 5y = 74
c. 2x - 3y = 46
d. 2x + 3y = 46
ii. 2nd situation can be represented algebraically as:
a. 5x + 3y = 74
b. 5x - 3y = 74
c. 3x + 5y = 74
d. 3x - 5y = 74
iii. Fare from Bengaluru to Malleswaram is:
a. ₹ 6
b. ₹ 8
c. ₹ 10
d. ₹ 2
iv. Fare from Bengaluru to Yeswanthpur is:
a. ₹ 10
b. ₹ 12
c. ₹ 14
d. ₹ 16
v. The system of linear equations represented by both situations has:
a. Infinitely many solutions.
b. No solution.
c. Unique solution.
d. None of these.
Assertion reason questions-
1. Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by
a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
a. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
b. (b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
c. (C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
d. (d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
Assertion: The graph of the linear equations 3x+2y=12 and 5x-2y=4 gives a pair
of intersecting lines.
Reason: The graph of linear equations a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 gives
a pair of intersecting lines if a1/a2 ≠ b1/b2
2. Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by
a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
a. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
b. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
c. Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
d. Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
Assertion: If the pair of lines are coincident, then we say that pair of lines is
consistent and it has a unique solution.
Reason: If the pair of lines are parallel, then the pairs has no solution and is called
inconsistent pair of equations.
