QUESTION

PAPER
15 November 2012

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

CLASS DIVISION EXAM CODE

10 A 1728251
10 B 4709321
10 C 3153801
10 D 4161331

SCHOOL
Bluebells School International

1. There are 17 questions in the paper. All are compulsory.

2. Tick or circle the option which is your answer.
3. Show your working on a separate sheet of paper wherever
you need to.
4. For calculations take pi as 22/7.
5. Please check your answers carefully before submitting the
test. Once submitted, the answers CANNOT be changed.

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 Quadratic Equations CLASS 10 SET NO 1

Q: 1 The 2 linear factors obtained on factorising x 2 - 5 x + 6 are

1 ( x + 2) and ( x + 3). 2 ( x - 2) and ( x - 3).
3 ( x + 2) and ( x - 3). 4 ( x - 2) and ( x + 3).

Q: 2 What are the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 - 2 x - 24 = 0?

1 -6 and -4 2 -4 and 6 3 -6 and 4 4 4 and 6

Q: 3 To solve the quadratic equation 2 x 2 + 13 x + 18 = 0 by factorisation method, 13 x

should be written as ____________ .
1 10 x + 3 x 2 16 x - 3 x
3 4x+9x 4 (any of the above)

Q: 4 Which of the following is / are quadratic equations?

2 2
I) 2 x + 5 x + 4 = 2( x - 4 x )

3 3
II) (2 x + 1) - 2 = 8 x + 2 x

III) x ( x + 1) = 3 x + 3
1 only I 2 only II 3 only II and III 4 all - I, II and III

Q: 5 Which of these are the roots of the equation x (3 x - 2) = 5?

2 5 5
1 0 and 3
2 0 and 2 3 -1 and 3
4 1 and - 3

Q: 6 Which of these equations has the same roots as 3 x 2 + 4 x - 7 = 0?

2 1
1 ( x + 2) = 3
2 7
2 ( x + 2) = 3
2
3 (3 x +2) = 11
2
4 (3 x + 2) = 25

Q: 7 Two positive whole numbers differ by 7 and their product is 60. If y is the larger of the
two numbers, which of these equations will give y?
2
1 y - 7 y + 60 = 0
2
2 y - 7 y - 60 = 0
2
3 y + 60 y - 7 = 0
2
4 y - 60 y + 7 = 0

Q: 8 The area of a rectangular cover page of a book is 128 cm 2 . The width of the cover page
is half the length of the cover page. If L is the length of the cover page, which of these
equations represents the given situation mathematically?
2 2
1 L - 64 = 0 2 ( L /2) - 128 = 0
2 2
3 L - 128 = 0. 4 L - 256 = 0.

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Q: 9 The side of a square tile is 5 cm longer than the side of another square tile. What is the
2
sum of their areas, given that the difference in their areas is 95 cm ?
2 2
1 19 cm 2 45 cm
2 2
3 120 cm 4 193 cm

Q: 10 120 notebooks are distributed to the students in a class equally. If there had been 4
students less,each student would have received one more notebook. How many
students are there in the class?
1 20 2 24 3 30 4 48

Q: 11 A man is 5 times as old as his son. Four years ago, the product of their ages was 52.

What is the age of the man?

1 6 years 2 9 years 3 14 years 4 30 years

Q: 12 Rajesh added the numerical values of the area and perimeter of a square he
constructed. He got the numerical sum as 117.

What is the perimeter of the square?

1 36 units 2 4√117 units 3 52 units 4 58.5 units

Q: 13 Which of the following quadratic equations has two DISTINCT REAL roots?
2
1 4 x + 10 x - 25 = 0
2
2 x -5x+7=0
2
3 3x -2x+1=0
4 (all of the above)

Q: 14 The quadratic equation 3 x 2 - 4√3 x + 4 = 0 has

1 no real roots.
2 one real root.
3 two real and distinct roots.
4 (We cannot say any of these as the coefficients in the equation are not rational.)

Q: 15 For what values of k does the equation 4 x 2 - kx + 9 = 0 have real roots?

1 k = 12 or k = -12 2 k ≤ -12 or k ≥ 12
3 k ≥ -12 or k ≥ 12 4 -12 ≤ k ≤ 12

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Q: 16 Which of these equations will DEFINITELY have real roots, whatever be the value of p
and q ?

2
I) q x + qx + 1 = 0

2 2
II) x + px - q = 0

2
III) qx + px - 1 = 0
1 only I 2 only II 3 both I and II 4 both II and III

Q: 17 For what value of p will the equation ( p + 4) x 2 + 2 ( p + 4) x + 2 = 0 have equal roots?

1 p = -2 2 p = -4
3 p = 2 or p = 4 4 p = -2 or p = -4