CHAPTER NAME- QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
Concise Mathematics Class 10 ICSE Solutions
Solutions of chapter 5 Exercise. 5(D)
Question 1.Solve each of the following equations using the formula :
(i)x2 - 6x =27 (ii)x2 - 10x +21=0
(iii)x2 +6x - 10 =0 (iv)x2 +2x - 6=0
(v)3x2+ 2x - 1=0 (vi)2x2 + 7x +5 =0
(vii) (viii)
(ix) (x)
(xi) (xii)
(xiii) (xiv)
Solution:
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Question 2.Solve each of the following equations for x and give, in
each case, your answer correct to one decimal place :
(i)x2 - 8x+5=0
(ii)5x2 +10x - 3 =0
Solution:
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Question 3.x2 - 5x - 10 = 0
Solution:
8
Question 4.Solve each of the following equations for x and give, in
each case, your answer correct to two decimal places :
x2 - 3x - 9 =0
Solution:
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Question 5.Solve each of the following equations for x and give, in
each case, your answer correct to two decimal places :
Solution:
Question 6.Solve each of the following equations for x and give, in
each case, your answer correct to two decimal places :
(i)2x2 - 10x +5=0
Solution:
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Question 7.Solve each of the following equations for x and give, in
each case, your answer correct to 3 decimal places :
(i)3x2 - 12x - 1 =0
(ii)x2 - 16 x +6= 0
(iii)2x2 + 11x + 4= 0
Solution:
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Question 8.Solve:
(i)x4 - 2x2 - 3 =0
(ii)x4 - 10x2 +9 =0
Solution:
12
Question 9.Solve :
(i)(x2 - x)2 + 5(x2 - x)+ 4=0
(ii)(x2 - 3x)2 - 16(x2 - 3x) - 36 =0
Solution:
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Question 10.Solve :
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Solution:
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Question 11.Solve the equation . Write your answer correct
to two decimal places.
Solution:
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Question 12.Solve the following equation and give your answer correct to
3 significant figures: 5x2 – 3x -4 =0
Solution:
Consider the given equation:
Question 13.Solve for x using the quadratic formula. Write your
answer correct to two significant figures.
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(x - 1)2 - 3x + 4 = 0
Solution:
Question 14.Solve the quadratic equation x2 - 3(x + 3) = 0; Give your
answer correct to two significant figures.
Solution 14
x2 - 3(x + 3) = 0
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