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- Product of Pragati's age 2 years ago and 3 years hence is 84. Find her present age. Answer: Pragati's present age is 9 years. Let her present age be x years. (x - 2)(x + 3) = 84 x² + x - 6 - 84 = 0 x² + x - 90 = 0 (x + 10)(x... 1
- Sum of squares of 2 consecutive natural even numbers is 244; find the numbers. Answer: 10 and 12 Let the numbers be x and x + 2 . x² + (x + 2)² = 244 2x² + 4x - 240 = 0 x² + 2x - 120 = 0 (x + 12)(x - 10) = 0 x = 10 (−12... 1
- In the orange garden of Mr. Madhusudan there are 150 orange trees. The number of trees in each row is 5 more than that in each column. Find the number of trees in each row and each column with the help of following flow chart. Answer: 10 trees in each column and 15 trees in each row No. of trees in a column = x ; no. of trees in a row = x + 5 . Total no. of trees =... 1
- Vivek is older than Kishor by 5 years. The sum of the reciprocals of their ages is 1/6. Find their present ages. Answer: Kishor is 10 years old and Vivek is 15 years old. Let Kishor's age be x years; Vivek's age = x + 5 . 1/x + 1/x + 5 = 1/6 6(2x + 5) =... 1
- Suyash scored 10 marks more in second test than that in the first. 5 times the score of the second test is the same as square of the score in the first test. Find his score in the first test. Answer: 10 marks Let the first-test score be x ; second-test score = x + 10 . 5(x + 10) = x² x² - 5x - 50 = 0 (x - 10)(x + 5) = 0 x = 10 (ma... 1
- Mr. Kasam runs a small business of making earthen pots. He makes certain number of pots on daily basis. Production cost of each pot is Rs 40 more than 10 times total number of pots, he makes in one day. If production cost of all pots per day is ... Answer: He makes 6 pots per day; production cost of one pot is ₹ 100. Let the number of pots per day be x . Cost of one pot = 10x + 40 rupee... 1
- Pratik takes 8 hours to travel 36 km downstream and return to the same spot. The speed of boat in still water is 12 km. per hour. Find the speed of water current. Answer: 6 km/hr Let the speed of the current be x km/hr. Downstream speed = 12 + x , upstream speed = 12 - x . 36/12 + x + 36/12 - x = 8 36(... 1
- Pintu takes 6 days more than those of Nishu to complete certain work. If they work together they finish it in 4 days. How many days would it take to complete the work if they work alone. Answer: Nishu takes 6 days and Pintu takes 12 days. Let Nishu take x days; Pintu takes x + 6 days. Work done in one day together = 1/4 . 1/x... 1
- If 460 is divided by a natural number, quotient is 6 more than five times the divisor and remainder is 1. Find quotient and diviser. Answer: Divisor = 9, quotient = 51 Let the divisor be x ; quotient = 5x + 6 . Dividend = divisor × quotient + remainder: x(5x + 6) + 1 = 460... 1
- □ABCD is a trapezium, AB || CD and its area is 33 cm². AB = x, CD = 2x + 1, height AM = x - 4, BC = x - 2 and AD = BC. Find the lengths of all sides of □ABCD. Answer: AB = 7 cm, CD = 15 cm, AD = BC = 5 cm A = 1/2(AB + CD) × AM 33 = 1/2(x + 2x + 1)(x - 4) 66 = (3x + 1)(x - 4) 3x² - 11x - 4 - 66 = 0... 1
- Which one is the quadratic equation ? Answer: (B) x(x + 5) = 2 x(x + 5) = 2 gives x² + 5x - 2 = 0 , a quadratic. (A) and (D) become cubic equations after clearing denominators, a... 1
- Out of the following equations which one is not a quadratic equation ? Answer: A. x² + 4x = 11 + x² Answer: (A) x² + 4x = 11 + x² x² + 4x = 11 + x² ⇒ 4x = 11 , which is a linear equation (degree 1). (B) gives x²... 1
- The roots of x^2 + kx + k = 0 are real and equal, find k. Answer: (C) 0 or 4 Equal roots: b² - 4ac = k² - 4k = 0 , so k(k - 4) = 0 and k = 0 or k = 4 . 1
- For √2 x^2 - 5x + √2 = 0 find the value of the discriminant. Answer: (B) 17 Δ = (-5)² - 4(√(2))(√(2)) = 25 - 8 = 17 . 1
- Which of the following quadratic equations has roots 3, 5 ? Answer: (B) x² - 8x + 15 = 0 Sum = 8 , product = 15 , so the equation is x² - 8x + 15 = 0 . 1
- Out of the following equations, find the equation having the sum of its roots -5. Answer: (D) 3x² + 15x + 3 = 0 Sum of roots = -b/a . For (D): -15/3 = -5 . (A) and (B) give 5, (C) gives −3. 1
- √5 m^2 - √5 m + √5 = 0 which of the following statement is true for this given equation ? Answer: (C) Roots are not real Δ = (-√(5))² - 4(√(5))(√(5)) = 5 - 20 = -15 < 0 , so the roots are not real. 1
- One of the roots of equation x^2 + mx - 5 = 0 is 2; find m. Answer: (C) 1/2 Put x = 2 : 4 + 2m - 5 = 0 , so 2m = 1 and m = 1/2 . 1