D.A.V.

SCHOOL
SREE NANDEESWARAR CAMPUS
ADAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI – 88

Class: X Quadratic Equations - MCQ

1. A bi-quadratic equation has degree

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
2. The polynomial equation x (x + 1) + 8 = (x + 2) {x – 2) is
(a) linear equation
(b) quadratic equation
(c) cubic equation
(d) bi-quadratic equation
3. The roots of the quadratic equation 6x² – x – 2 = 0 are

4. The quadratic equation whose one rational root is 3 + √2 is

(a) x² – 7x + 5 = 0
(b) x² + 7x + 6 = 0
(c) x² – 7x + 6 = 0
(d) x² – 6x + 7 = 0
5. The equation 2x² + kx + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is
(a) ±√6
(b) ± 4
(c) ±3√2
(d) ±2√6
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6. The roots of the quadratic equation x +𝑥 = 3, x ≠ 0 are.

7. If the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 are in the ratio m : n, then

(a) mna² = (m + n) c²
(b) mnb² = (m + n) ac
(c) mnb² = (m + n)² ac
(d) mnb² = (m – n)² ac
8. If one root of the equation x² + px + 12 = 0 is 4, while the equation x² + px + q
= 0 has equal roots, the value of q is

9. α and β are the roots of 4x² + 3x + 7 = 0, then the value of 1/α+1/β is

10. If a, p are the roots of the equation (x – a) (x – b) + c = 0, then the roots of the
equation (x – a) (x – p) = c are
(a) a, b
(b) a, c
(c) b, c
(d) none of these
11. Mohan and Sohan solve an equation. In solving Mohan commits a mistake in
constant term and finds the roots 8 and 2. Sohan commits a mistake in the
coefficient of x and find the roots as -9 and -1. The correct roots are
(a) 9,1
(b) -9,1
(c) 9, -1
(d) -9, -1
12. If the roots of px2 + qx + 2 = 0 are reciprocal of each other, then
(a) P = 0
(b) p = -2
(c) p = ±2
(d) p = 2
13. The condition on ‘a’ for ax2 + bx + c = 0 to represent a quadratic equation is:
(a) a = 0
(b) a > 0
(c) a < 0
(d) a ≠ 0

14. The roots of the equation 7x² + x – 1 = 0 are

(a) real and distinct
(b) real and equal
(c) not real
(d) none of these
 15. If the roots of the equations ax² + 2bx + c = 0 and bx² – 2√ac x + b = 0 are
simultaneously real, then
(a) b = ac
(b) b2 = ac
(c) a2 = be
(d) c2 = ab
16. A chess board contains 64 equal squares and the area of each square is 6.25
cm². A border round the board is 2 cm wide. The length of the side of the
chess board is
(a) 8 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 24 cm
(d) 36 cm
17. The sum of the squares of two consecutive natural numbers is 313. The
numbers are
(a) 12, 13
(b) 13,14
(c) 11,12
(d) 14,15

18. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is
13 cm, the other two sides of the triangle are equal to:

(a) Base=10cm and Altitude=5cm (b) Base=12cm and Altitude=5cm

(c) Base=14cm and Altitude=10cm (d) Base=12cm and Altitude=10cm

19. Assertion: (2x – 1)2 – 4x2 + 5 = 0 is not a quadratic equation.

Reason: An equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0, where a, b, c ∈ R is
called a quadratic equation.

20. Assertion (A): The product of two successive positive integral multiples of 5 is
300, then the two numbers are 15 and 20.
Reason (R): The product of two consecutive integrals is a multiple of 2.
 D.A.V. SCHOOL
SREE NANDEESWARAR CAMPUS
ADAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI – 88

Class: X Quadratic Equations

1. If 7x2 – (2p2 – 8)x + 16 = 0 has two roots which are equal in magnitude but
opposite in sign then find p.
2. Find the roots of the quadratic equation √2x2 + 7x + 5√2 = 0
3. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + k(2x + k – 1) + 2 = 0 has real
and equal roots.
4. If – 5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px – 15 = 0 and the quadratic
equation p(x2 + x) + k = 0 has equal roots, find the value of k.
5. For what value of k, x2 + 4x + k is a perfect square?
6. If the equation (1 + m2)x2 + 2 mcx + c2 – a2 = 0 has equal roots then show
than c2 = a2 (1 + m2).
7. Solve by factorisation: (x – 3) (x – 4) = 34/332
8. Find the value of p for which the quadratic equation (2p + 1)x2 – (7p + 2)x +
(7p – 3) = 0 has equal roots. Also find these roots.
9. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 1 m less than twice the shortest side. If
the third side is 1 m more than the shortest side, find the sides of the triangle.
10. If a and b are the roots of the equation x² + ax – b = 0, then find a and b.
11. Solve the quadratic equation 2x2 + ax – a2 = 0 for x
12. Find the value of p, for which one root of the quadratic equation px² – 14x + 8
= 0 is 6 times the other.
13. If ad ≠ bc, then prove that the equation
(a2 + b2) x2 + 2(ac + bd)x + (c2+ d2) = 0 has no real roots.
14. Using quadratic formula solve the following quadratic equation:
p2x2 + (p2 – q2) x – q2 = 0
15. If the roots of the quadratic equation (a-b) x2 + (b – c)x + (c-a)=0 are equal ,
prove that 2a = b + c
16. Determine the condition for one root of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0
to be thrice the other.
17. Solve for x: x2+ 5x – (a2 + a – 6) = 0
18. If the roots of the equation (c – ab) x2 – 2 (a2 - bc)x + b2 – ac = 0 in x are
equal then show that either a = 0 or a3 +b3+c3 = 3abc
19. If the roots of the quadratic equation (x – a) (x – b) +(x – b) (x -c ) +(x – a) (x -
c ) = 0, in x are equal then prove that a = b = c
20. Using quadratic formula, solve the following equation for x:
abx² + (b2 – ac) x – bc = 0
21. The sum of the squares of two consecutive odd numbers is 394. Find the
numbers

22. The sum of the areas of two squares is 468 m2. If the difference of their
perimeters is 24 m, find the sides of the two squares.

23. 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?

24. One fourth of a herd of camels was seen in the forest. Twice the square root
of the herd had gone to mountains and the remaining 15 camels were seen
on the bank of a river. Find the total number of camels.

25. Is 0.3 a root of the equation x2 – 0.9 = 0? Justify.

26. In a rectangular park of dimensions 50 m × 40 m, a rectangular pond is

constructed so that the area of grass strip of uniform width surrounding the
pond would be 1184 m2. Find the length and breadth of the pond.

27. There are three consecutive positive integers such that the sum of the square
of the first and the product of the other two is 154. What are the integers

28. A farmer wishes to grow a 100m2 rectangular vegetable garden. Since he

has with him only 30 m barbed wire, he fences three sides of the rectangular
garden letting compound wall of his house act as the fourth side-fence. Find
the dimensions of his garden.

29. Find the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation in terms of k,
4x2 + kx + k – 1 = 0

30. If 1 is a root of the equations ay2 + ay + 3 = 0 and y2 +y + b = 0 , then find the

value of ab