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Q-13 Vivek invests Rs. 4,500 in 8%, Rs.10 shares at Rs. 15. He sells the shares when the price rises to Rs.
30, and invests the proceeds in 12% Rs. 100 shares at Rs. 125. Calculate; i) The sale proceeds ii) The
number of Rs. 125 shares he buys; iii) The change in his annual income from dividend.
Q-14 Michael buys shares of face value $ 50 of a company which pays 10 % dividend. At what price did
he buy each share from the market if his profit is 16 % on his investment?

Q-15 Michael has a choice to invest in 10-dollar shares of two firms at $ 13 or at $ 16. If the first firm pays
5% dividend and the second firm pays 6% dividend per annum, find:

(i) which firm is paying better.

(ii) if Michael invests equally in both the firms and the difference between the return from them is $
30. Find how much, in all, does he invest.

Q-16 William has the option of investing his money in 8% $ 10 shares at a premium of $ 3.50 or 7% $ 100
shares at a premium of 20%. Which of the two investments will be more profitable for him?

Q-17 4. Daniel invests $ 1344 in buying shares of face value $ 24 selling at 12% premium. The dividend
on the shares is 15% per annum. Calculate

(i) the number of shares Daniel buys, and

(ii) the dividend he receives annually.

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1. Find the discriminant of the following equations and hence find the nature of roots:
I. 3x² – 5x – 2 = 0 (ii) 2x² – 3x + 5 = 0 (iii) 7x² + 8x + 2 = 0
2. Solve the following equations by using quadratic formula and give your answer correct to 2 decimal
places :
I. 4x² – 5x – 3 = 0 (ii) 2x – 1x = 1
3. When 3x2 – 5x + p is divided by (x – 2), the remainder is 3. Find the value of p. Also factorise the
polynomial 3x2 – 5x + p – 3.
4. If (x + 3) and (x – 4) are factors of x3 + ax2 – bx + 24, find the values of a and b: With these values of
a and b, factorize the given expression.
5. When a polynomial f(x) is divided by (x – 1), the remainder is 5 and when it is,, divided by (x – 2),
the remainder is 7. Find – the remainder when it is divided by (x – 1) (x – 2).

6. Find the value of x which satisfies the inequation:

Find three smallest consecutive natural numbers such that the difference between one-third of the
largest and one-fifth of the smallest is at least 3.
Find the roots

Find the value(s) of k for which each of the following

quadratic equation has equal roots:
(i) 3kx² = 4(kx – 1)
(ii) (k + 4) x² + (k + 1)x + 1 = 0
Also, find the roots for that value (s) of k in each case.
Divide 16 into two parts such that the twice the square of the
larger part exceeds the square of the smaller part by 164.
The length of a rectangular garden is 12 m more than its breadth. The numerical value of its area is
equal to 4 times the numerical value of its perimeter. Find the dimensions of the garden.
By selling an article for Rs. 21, a trader loses as much per cent as the cost price of the article. Find the
cost price.
Car A travels x km for every liter of petrol, while car B travels (x + 5) km for every liter of petrol.
(i) Write down the number of liters of petrol used by car A and car B in covering a distance of 400 km.
(ii) If car A uses 4 liters of petrol more than car B in covering 400 km. write down an equation, in A and
solve it to determine the number of liters of petrol used by car B for the journey.

If (a + 3b + 2c + 6d) (a – 3b – 2c + 6d) = (a + 3b – 2c – 6d) (a – 3b + 2c – 6d), prove that a : b :: c : d.

 (i) If (4x² + xy) : (3xy – y²) = 12 : 5, find (x + 2y) : (2x + y).
(ii) If y (3x – y) : x (4x + y) = 5 : 12. Find (x² + y²) : (x + y)².

• An employer finds that if he increased the weekly wages of each worker by Rs 5 and employs five
workers less, he increases his weekly wage bill from Rs 3,150 to Rs 3,250. Taking the original weekly
wage of each worker as Rs x; obtain an equation in x and then solve it to find the weekly wages of
each worker.
• The expression 2x3 + ax2 + bx - 2 leaves remainder 7 and 0 when divided by 2x - 3 and x + 2
respectively. Calculate the values of a and b.
• If (x - 2) is a factor of the expression 2x 3 + ax2 + bx - 14 and when the expression is divided by (x - 3), it
leaves a remainder 52, find the values of a and b
• Using the Remainder Theorem, factorise the expression 3x 3 + 10x2 + x - 6. Hence, solve the equation
3x3 + 10x2 + x - 6 = 0.
• Given that x - 2 and x + 1 are factors of f(x) = x 3 + 3x2 + ax + b; calculate the values of a and b. Hence,
find all the factors of f(x).
• Use the Remainder Theorem to factorise the following expression:
• 2x3 + x2 - 13x + 6
• When divided by x - 3 the polynomials x 3 - px2 + x + 6 and 2x3 - x2 - (p + 3) x - 6 leave the same
remainder. Find the value of 'p'