DATE 12/04/11

SEEDS INSTITUTE
QUADRATIC EQUATION

BASIC

D.P.P

Using factorization solve the following equations

CLASS -X

1. Simplify the equation (2x - 1)2 4x2 + 5 = 0, and show that it is not a quadratic
equation.
[Ans.It is not a quadratic equation]
2

2. If one root of the quadratic equation 3x + px 4 = 0 is 4, find the value of p.

[Ans. P=-11]

3. Raju and Raghav together have 26 marbles. Both of them lost 3 marbles each,
and the product of the number of marbles they now have is 91. We want to
find out how many marbles they had to start with. Represent the above
problem mathematically in terms of a quadratic equation.
[Ans. x226x+160=0]

4. A train travels a distance of 720 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been
12km/hour less, then it would have taken 3 hours more to cover the same
distance. We have to find the speed of the train.
[Ans. x2-2x2880=0]

5. Sandeeps father is 30 years older than him. The product of their ages 2 years
from now will be 400. We have to find sandeeps present age.
[Ans. x2+34x334=0]

6. A train travels a distance of 480 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been
8 km/hr more, then it would have taken 2 hours less to cover the same
distance. We have to find the speed of the train.

[Ans. x2+8x1920=0]

7. Solve the quadratic equation 9x2 3x 20 = 0. By the method of factorization

and find the roots of the quadratic equation.
[Ans. x = 5/3 ,
-4/3]

1
x a b 1
x

a b . [Ans.
( a b)

a
a b
a a b

8. Solve for x, by factroisation: x

a
, ( a b ) ]
( a b)
9. Express the following equation in the standard form and then find its roots by
2x 3 2x 7
1

5 ( x 2, x 4).
factorization method:
x2
x4
3

[Ans.x=5,5/2]

10. Find the roots of the following quadratic equation by using the method of
x2 x3

5 ( x 2, 3) .
factorization:
x2 x3
[Ans.3,-14/3]

x
11. Solve for x:

, x2

2 x

[Ans.x=1, x=1]

1
1 1 1
; a b 0 in the form of a quadratic
ab x a b x
equation and hence solve it by factorization method.

12. Simplify the equation:

[Ans.x=-a,x=-6]

13. A prayer hall having floor area 300m 2 is to be constructed. Its length has to be
one meter more than twice its breadth. Present this problem mathematically
in the form of a quadratic equation and hence find the dimensions of the floor
of the hall. (Use factorization method for solving the quadratic equation).
[Ans. length=25m, breadth =12m]

14. The denominator of a fraction is two more than its numerator. If the sum of
4
the fraction and its reciprocal is 2 , find the fraction.
15
[Ans.
3/5]

15. The sum of the squares of two integers is 306. If the square of the larger
integer is 25 times the smaller integer, find the integer.
[Ans. 9
and 15]

16. The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 54 years. Two years ago, the
product of their ages (in years) was 400. Find their present ages.
[Ans. 12 & 42
years]

17. Swati can row her boat at a speed of 5 km/h in still water. If it takes her 1
hour more to row the boar 5.25 km upstream than to return downstream. Find
the speed of the stream.
[Ans.2 km/h]

18. Two trains X and Y start from a railway station at the same time. The X train
travels due west and the Y train due north. The X train travels 5km/hour faster
than the Y train. If after two hours, they are 50 km apart, find the average
speed of each train.
[Ans. 20 km/h and 15 km/h]

19. Solve the quadratic equation x2 10x + 16 = 0 by method of completing the

perfect square.
[Ans. 2,8]
2

20. Solve the quadratic equation 2x 5x + 3 = 0 by the method of completing

the perfect square.
[Ans.1 and 3/2]
2

21. Solve the quadratic equation 5x 8 4 = 0 by the method of completing the

perfect square.
[Ans.-2/5 and 2]

22. By the method of completing the perfect square, show that the quadratic
equation 4x2 3x + 5 = 0 has no real root.
[Ans. Quadratic equation has no real root]
23. Solve the quadratic equation 16x2 24 x 1 = 0 by using the quadratic
formula.
3 10
3 10
[Ans.
and
]
4
4
24. The length of a hall is 5m more than its breadth. If the area of the floor of the
hall is 84m2, what are the length and the breadth of the hall?
[Ans. 7 and 12]

25. The side of a square exceeds the side of the another square by 4cm. and the
sum of the areas of two squares is 400 sq.cm. Find the sides of the two
squares.
[Ans. 7 and 12m]

26. The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm. The difference
between the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle is 5cm. Find the
lengths of these sides.
[Ans. 15m and 20 m]

27. A shopkeeper buys a number of books for Rs.80. If he had bought 4 more
books for the same amount, each would have cost Rs.1 less. How many
books did he buy?
[Ans. x=16]

28. Raghu and Mohan jointly finish a piece of work in 15 days. When they work
separately, Raghu takes 16 days less than the number of days spent by
Mohan to finish the same piece of work. Find the number of days taken by
Mohan finish the work.
[Ans. x=40]

29. Determine the value of p for which the quadratic equation 2px 2 + 6x + 5 = 0
has equal roots.
[Ans.P=9/10]
2

30. Determine the values of k for which the quadratic equation 2x + 3x + k = 0

have both roots real.
[Ans. k 9/8]

31. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 3x2 2x +

1
= 0 and hence
3

find the nature of its roots, if they are real.

[Ans. real &
equal]

32. Is it possible to design a rectangular children park whose length is three

times its breadth and area equal to 2700m 2? If so, then find its length and
breadth.
[Ans. 90 m and 30 m]
33. Is the following situation possible? If so, then determine the present ages of
the mothe and her daughter in the problem given below: 11 km/h more than
that of the passenger train, find the average speed of the two trains.
[Ans.x=33]

34. Represent the following situations in the form of quadratic equations:

(a) The area of a rectangular plot is 528m2. The length of the plot (in metres)
is one more than twice its breadth. We need to find the length and breadth of
the plot.
(b) The product of two consecutive positive integers is 306. We need to find
the integers.
(c) Rohans mother is 26 years older than him. The product of their ages (in
years) 3 years from now will be 360. We would like to find Rohans present
age.
(d) A train travels a distance of 480 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had
been 8km/h less, then it would have taken 3 hours more to cover the same
distance. We need to find the speed of the train.
[Ans. (i) 2x2+x-528=0 (ii) x2+x-306 =0 (iii) x2+32x-273=0 (iv) x2-8x-1280=0]

35. The attitude of a right triangle is 7cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is
13cm, find the other two sides.
[Ans.
x=12]

36. A cottage industry produces a certain number of pottery articles in a day. It

was observed on a particular day that the cost of production of each article (in
rupees) was 3 more than twice the number of articles produced on that day. If
the total cost of production on that day was Rs.90, find the number of articles
produces and the cost of each article.
[Ans.6 and 15]