ABC TUTORIALS

Max. Marks: 40

Subject: Algebra(1,2,3)

Max. time: 2hrs

Std: X (Miniprelims)

Q1

Attempt any five of the following sub questions (5marks)

(1) Find S3 for the A.P 2,5,8,11,
(2)If tn=2n-1, find t4.
(3) Write the quadratic equation

7
n

= 4 in standard form.

(4)Find the roots of the quadratic equation (2x-3)(x+4)=0

(5)What are the coordinates of the point of intersection of the x-axis
and the y-axis?
(6) Find the value of x+y, if 12x+13y= 29 and 13x+12y=21.

Q2

Attempt any four of the following sub-questions. (8 marks)

(1)64x2-626=0
(2)x2-13x+30=0
(3)If 3x+5y=6 and 5x+3y-26, find (x-y)
(4)If x=2 and y=3 is the solution of 2x+ky=13, find k.
(5)For an A.P., find S10 if a=5 and d=2
(6)How many terms are there in the A.P. 187,194,201,.,439?

Q3

Attempt any three sub-questions of the following (9 marks)

(1)Find three consecutive terms in the A.P. whose sum is 27 and their
product is 504.
(2)Solve by completing square method. (i) x2+11x+24=0
(3)Without drawing the graph, show that y=5x-3; y=4-2x and 2x-3y=8
are concurrent lines.

(4)The sum of two numbers is 97. If the greater number is divided by

the smaller, the quotient is 7 and the remainder is 1. Find the
numbers.
(5)The sum of a natural number and its reciprocal is
numbers.

(6)For an A.P. 6 , 4 , 3
Q4

50
7

. Find the

, .., find s10.

Attempt any two of the following sub-questions. (8 marks)

(1)The sum of the first 55 terms of an A.P. is 3300. Find the 28 th term.
(2)Solve: (x2+x)(x2+x-2)=24
(3)Solve:

Q5

7
+13
13
7
=27 ;
+
=33
2 x +1 , y +2
2 x+1 y+ 2

Solve any two of the sub-question (10 marks)

(1)Solve by the following simultaneous equation using graphical
method (i) 3x+4y+5=0; y=x+4
(2)A man travels by boat 36 km down a river and back in 8hours. If
the speed of the boat is still water is 12km/hr, find the speed of the
river current.
(3) Find the sum of all natural numbers from 1to 300, which are
divisible by 3.