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Quadratic Equation Assignment

The document contains 33 multiple choice questions related to quadratic equations. The questions cover topics like finding the nature and values of roots, determining coefficients given properties of roots, and word problems involving quadratic equations. A variety of quadratic equation forms and scenarios are represented.

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Quadratic Equation Assignment

The document contains 33 multiple choice questions related to quadratic equations. The questions cover topics like finding the nature and values of roots, determining coefficients given properties of roots, and word problems involving quadratic equations. A variety of quadratic equation forms and scenarios are represented.

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Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + k(2x + k − 1)+ 2 = 0 has real
and equal roots.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
2. Nature of roots of quadratic equation 2x2 – 4x + 3 = 0 is
(a) real (b) equal (c) not real (d) none of them
3. If x2 + k (4x + k -1) + 2 = 0 has equal roots, then k = ………
2 2 3 1 3 1
(a) − , 1 (b) , −1 (c) , (d) , −
3 3 2 3 2 3
1 5
4. If is a root of the equation x2 + kx – = 0, then the value of k is
2 4
1 1
(a) 2 (b) – 2 (c) (d)
4 2

5. If r = 3 is a root of quadratic equation kr2 – kr – 3 = 0, then the value of k is:


(a) 1/2 (b) 3 (c) 1/3 (d) ¼
6. What is the positive real root of 64x2 – 1 = 0?
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/6
7. If the quadratic equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 has real and equal roots, then
(a) k < 4 (b) k > 4 (c) k = 4 (d) k ≥ 4
8. The roots of the equation x2 + 3x – 10 = 0 are:
(a) 2, – 5 (b) – 2, 5 (c) 2, 5 (d) –2, – 5
9. Assertion (A): If 5 + √7 is a root of a quadratic equation with rational
coefficients, then its other root is 5 − √7.
Reason (R): Surd roots of quadratic equation with rational coefficients occur in
conjugate pairs.
10. If the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has two real and equal roots, then
'c' is equal to
(a) −b/2a (b) b/2a (c) −b²/4a (d) b²/4a
11. Which of the following equations has 2 as a root?
(a) x2 – 4x + 5 = 0 (b) x2 + 3x – 12 = 0
(c) 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0 (d) 3x2 – 6x – 2 = 0
12. The quadratic equations x2 – 4x + k = 0 has distinct real roots if
(a) k = 4 (b) k > 4 (c) k = 16 (d) k < 4
13. A motorboat whose speed in still water is 9 km/h, goes 15km downstream
and comes back to the same spot, in a total time of 3 hours 45 minutes. Find
the speed of the stream.
14. A motor boat whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km
downstream and comes back in 4 hours 30 minutes. Find the speed of the
stream.
15. A takes 6 days less than the time taken by B to finish a piece of work. If
both A and B together can finish it in 4 days, find the time taken by B to finish
the work.
16. An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km
between Mysore and Bangalore (without taking into consideration the time
they stop at intermediate stations). If the average speed of the express train is
11km/h more than that of the passenger train, find the average speed of the
two trains.
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17. Two pipes running together can fill a cistern in 3 hours. If one pipe takes
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3 hours more than the other to fill it, find the time in which each pipe would fill
the cistern.
18. If Zeba was younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square of
her age (in years) would have been 11 more than five times her actual age.
What is her age now?
19. A train, travelling at a uniform speed for 360 km, would have taken 48
minutes less to travel the same distance if its speed were 5 km/h more. Find
the original speed of the train.
20. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 6 hours. The tap of larger
diameter takes 9 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately.
Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank.
21. Some students planned a picnic. The total budget for food was Rs. 2,000.
But 5 students failed to attend the picnic and thus the cost of food for each
member increased by Rs. 20. How many students attended the picnic and how
much did each student pay for the food?
22. A person on tour has Rs.360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4
days, he has to cut down his daily expenses by Rs.3. Find the original duration
of the tour.
23. Rs.6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had
there been 15 more persons, each would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original
number of persons.
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24. Two water taps together can fill a tank in 9 hours. The tap of larger
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diameter takes 10 hours less than the smaller one to fill the tank separately.
Find the time in which each tap can separately fill the tank.
25. A rectangular park is to be designed whose breadth is 3 m less than its
length. Its area is to be 4 square metres more than the area of a park that has
already been made in the shape of an isosceles triangle with its base as the
breadth of the rectangular park and of altitude 12 m. Find its length and
breadth.
26. In a flight of 600km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its
average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr from its usual speed and
the time of the flight increased by 30 min. Find the scheduled duration of the
flight.
27. Rs.6500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had
there been 15 more persons, each would have got Rs.30 less. Find the original
number of persons.
28. A person on tour has Rs.360 for his expenses. If he extends his tour for 4
days, he has to cut down his daily expenses by Rs.3. Find the original duration
of the tour.
29. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then
travels at a distance of 72 km at an average speed of 6 km/hr more than its
original speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete total journey, what is the original
average speed?
30. Find the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x² – 9x +
4 = 0.
31. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 4x² – 5 = 0 and hence
comment on the nature of roots of the equation.
32. Out of a group of swans, 7/2 times the square root of the total number of
swans are playing on the shore of a tank. Remaining two are playing, with
amorous fight, in the water. What is the total number of swans?
33. A plane left 30 minutes late than its scheduled time and in order to reach
the destination 1500 km away in time, it had to increase its speed by 100 km/h
from the usual speed. Find its usual speed.

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