SECTION - 2

Algebra
1. Linear inequations
2. Quadratic Equations
3. Ratio and Proportion
4. Remainder and Factor theorem
5. Matrices

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2003

1. Solve using the quadratic formula : x2 – 4x + 1 = 0.

3a  4b 3a  4b a c
22. If 3c  4d  3c  4d , prove that 
b d

3. Find the value of a, if (x – a) is a factor of x3 – a2x + x + 2.

4. The work done by (x – 3) men in (2x + 1) days and the work done by (2x + 1)
men in (x + 4) days are in the ratio of 3 : 10. Find the values of x.

5. In an auditorium, seats were arranged in rows and columns. The number of

rows was equal to the number of seats in each row. When the number of rows
was doubled and the number of seats in each row was reduced by 10, the
total number of seats increased by 300. Find :
(i) The number of rows in the original arrangement.
(ii) The number of seats in the auditorium after re-arrangement.

6. Find x and y if :-
3  2 2x    4 2 
 1 4  1   2 5   4 y 
       

7. Solve 2 < 2x – 3 < 5, x  R and mark it on a number line.

2004
2  1  3 2  1 0 
1. Given A =   ,B    and C   
2 0  4 0  0 2 
find the matrix X, such that A + X = 2B + C.

2. Use the factor theorem to factorise completely x3 + x2 – 4x – 4.

3. What number should be subtracted from each of the following numbers, 23,
30, 57 and 78 so that the remainders are in proportion?

4. Solve the equation 3x2 – x – 7 = 0 and give your answer correct to two decimal
places.

5. Given that x  I, solve the inequation and graph the solution on the number
line:
x 4 x
3  2
2 3
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6. P and Q are centres of circle of radius 9 cm and 2 cm respectively. PQ = 17 cm.

R is the centre of a circle of radius x cms, which touches the above circles
externally. Given that PRQ = 90º, write an equation in x and solve it.

2005

1. (x – 2) is a factor of the expression x3 + ax2 + bx + 6. When this expression is

divided by (x – 3), it leaves the remainder 3. Find the value of a and b.

2. What number must be added to each of numbers 6, 15, 20 and 43 to make

them porportional?

3. A = {x : 11x – 5 > 7x + 3, x  R} and

B = {x : 18x – 9 > 15 + 2x, x  R}.
Find the range of Set A  B and represent it on a number line.

4. Solve the following equation and give your answer up to two decimal places :
x2 – 5x – 10 = 0.

5. Find the value of x, given that A2 = B

 2 12 4 x 
A=   ,B=  .
0 1  0 1 

6. By increasing the speed of a car by 10 km/hr, the time of journey for a distance
of 72 km is reduced by 36 minutes. Find the original speed of the car.

2006

3x  5y 7
1. If 3x  5y  3 , find x : y.

2. Show that 2x + 7 is a factor of 2x3 + 5x2 – 11x – 14. Hence, factorise the given
expression completely, using the factor theorem.
3. Given that x  R, solve the following inequality and graph the solution on the
number line: –1 < 3 + 4x < 23

 4  2 0 2   2 3 
4. If A =  , B = 1  1 and C = 1  1 
6  3     
Find A2 – A + BC.

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5. Solve the equation 2x – = 7. Write your answer correct to two decimal
x
places.

6. A shopkeeper buys a certain number of books for ` 720. If the cost per book
was ` 5 less, the number of books that could be bought for ` 720 would be 2
more. Taking the original cost of each book to be ` x. Write an equation in
x and solve it.
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2007

a  3b  a – 3b
1. If x = , prove that 3bx2 – 2ax + 3b = 0
a  3b  a  3b

3 4  1 y  7 0 
2. If 2    
5 x  0 1  10 5 
find the values of x and y.

1 0   2 3
3. If A =   B=   . Find A2 + AB + B2.
2 1  1 0 

4. Show that (x – 1) is a factor of x³ – 7x2 + 14x – 8. Hence, completely factorise

the above expression.

5. Solve the following quadratic equation for x and give your answer correct to
two decimal places :
x2 – 3x – 9 = 0

6. Five years ago, a woman’s age was the square of her son’s age. Ten years
hence her age will be twice that of her son’s age. Find :
(i) The age of the son five years ago.
(ii) The present age of the woman.

7. Solve the following inequation and graph the solution on the number line.
2 1 1
–2 x 3 ; x  R.
3 3 3

2008

1. Some students planned a picnic. The budget for the food was ` 480. As eight
of them failed to join the party, the cost of the food for each member increased
by ` 10. Find how many students went for the picnic.

2. If (x – 2) is a factor of 2x3 – x2 – px – 2.
With the value of p, factorize the above expression completely.

3. Solve the given inequation and graph the solution on the number line.
2y – 3 < y + 1 < 4y + 7; y  R.

1 4  3 2 
4. If   + 2M = 3  .
 2 3  0  3 
Find the matrix M.

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8a  5b 8a  5b a c
5. If 8c  5d  8c  5d ’ prove that 
b d

6. Solve the following quadratic equation for x and give your answer to two
decimal places:
5x (x + 2) = 3

p 0  0  q  2  2 
7. Given A =   ,B=   , C and BA = C2.
0 2  1 2 2 2
Find p and q.

2009

1. The speed of an express train is x km/h and the speed of an ordinary train is
12 km/h less than that of the express train. If the ordinary train takes one
hour longer than the express train to cover a distance of 240 km, find the speed
of the express train

2. Solve the following quadratic equation and give the answer correct to two
significant figures.
4x2 – 7x + 2 = 0

3. Solve the inequation and represent the solution set on the number line.
8x 14
–3+x< +2< + 2x, where x  I.
3 3

4. Given that x + 2 and x + 3 are factors of 2x3 + ax² + 7x – b. Determine the

values of a and b.

5. What least number must be added to each of the numbers, 5, 11, 19 and 37 so
that they are in proportion?

2x x  3 16

6. Find x and y, if      .
y 3y  2 9 

a 3  3ab2 63
7. Given that 3  find a : b.
b  3a 2b 62

2010

a 2  b2  a 2  b2
1. Given x =
a 2  b2  a 2  b2
2a 2 x
use componendo and dividendo to prove that b = 22
x 1
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2. Solve the following inequation and represent the solution set on the number
line.
1 2x 5
–3<– – < , x  R.
2 3 6

3. Without solving the following quadratic equation, find the value of ‘p’ for which
the roots are equal.
px2 – 4x + 3 = 0.

4. When divided by x – 3 the polynomials x3 – px2 + x + 6 and

2x3 – x2 – (p + 3)x – 6 leave the same remainder. Find the value of ‘p’.

 4sin 30º 2cos 60º  4 5 

5. Evaluate   5 4 
 sin 90º 2cos 0º   

3  2 6   4  2
6. Given A =   , B =   , C =   and D =   . Find AB + 2C – 4D
 1 4  1   5 2

( x  y )2 x
7. If x, y, z are in continued proportion, prove that 2

(y  z ) z

8. A positive number is divided into two parts such that the sum of the squares
of the two parts is 208. The square of the larger part is 8 times the smaller
part. Taking x as the smaller part, find the number.

9. Use the Remainder Theorem to factorise the following expression :

2x3 + x² – 13x + 6

2011

1. Find the value of ‘k’ if (x – 2) is a factor of : x3 + 2x2 – kx + 10.

Hence determine whether (x + 5) is also a factor.

3 5   2
2. If A =   and B =   , is the product AB possible ? Give a reason. If yes,
 4  2 4 
find AB.

3. Solve the following inequation and represent the solution set on the number
line 2x – 5 < 5x + 4 < 11, where x  I

4. Using componendo and dividendo, find the value of x .

3x  4  3x  5
=9
3x  4  3x  5

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5. ` 480 is divided equally among ‘x’ children. If the number of children were 20
more then each would have got ` 12 less. Find ‘x’ .

2 5   4  2
6. If A =   ,B=   and I is the identity matrix of the same order and
1 3  1 3 
‘At’ is the transpose of matrix A, find At B + BI.
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7. Solve the following equation : x – = 6. Give your answer correct to two
x
significant figures.

8. 6 is the mean proportional between two numbers x and y and 48 is the third
proportional of x and y. Find the numbers.

2012

 3 1 1 0 
1. If A =   and I =   , find A2 – 5A + 7 I.
 1 2 0 1

2. A car covers a distance of 400 km at a certain speed. Had the speed been 12
km/h more, the time taken for the journey would have been 1 hour 40 minutes
less. Find the original speed of the car.

3. Solve the following question and give your answer correct to 3 significant
figures:
5x² – 3x – 4 = 0

a 1  a 1
4. If x = , using properties of proportion show that x2 – 2ax + 1 = 0
a 1  a 1

5. Solve the following inequation and represent the solution set on the number
line :
3x 2
4x – 19 < –2< + x, x  R
5 5

 2 1 7 
6. Given   X =   . Write :
 3 4  6 
(i) the order of the matrix X
(ii) the matrix X.

7. Using the Remainder Theorem, factorise completely the following polynomial.

3x3 + 2x2 – 19x + 6

8. The monthly pocket money of Ravi and Sanjeev are in the ratio 5 : 7. Their
expenditures are in the ratio 3 : 5. If each saves ` 80 every month, find their
monthly pocket money.
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9. Without solving the following quadratic equation, find the value of ‘m’ for
which the given equation has real and equal roots.
x2 + 2 (m – 1)x + (m + 5) = 0.

2013

2 6  3 2  4 0 
1. Given A =   , B=   , C=   .
2 0   4 0 0 2 
Find the matrix X such that A + 2X = 2B + C.

2. What number must be added to each of the numbers 6, 15, 20 and 43 to make
them proportional?

3. If (x – 2) is a factor of the expression 2x3 + ax2 + bx – 14 and when the expression

is divided by (x – 3), if leaves a remainder 52; find the values of a and b.

4. Solve the following equation and calculate the answer correct to two decimal
places :-
x2 – 5x – 10 = 0.

5. Solve the following inequation, write the solution set and represent it on the
x x 1 1
number line :  1  , x  R
3 2 3 6

x 3 x   2 5
6. Find x and y, if y  
4y  1  = 12
  

7. Without solving the following quadratic equation, find the value of ‘p’ for which
the given equation has real and equal roots :
x2 + (p – 3) x + p = 0

x 4  1 17
8. Using the properties of proportion solve for x, given  .
2x 2 8

9. A shopkeeper purchases a certain number of books for ` 960. If the cost per
book was ` 8 less, the number of books that could be purchased for
` 960 would be 4 more. Write an equation, taking the original cost of each
book to be ` x, and solve it to find the original cost of the books.

2014

1. Find the values of x, which satisfy the inequation

5 1 2x
–2 < –  2, x  W. Graph the solution set on the number line.
6 2 3

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 –2 0   –1  –2 y 
2. Find x, y if     + 3 = 2 
 3 1  2x  1 3 

3. Using the Remainder and Factor Theorem, factorise the following polynomial:
x3 + 10x2 – 37x + 26

4. The numbers 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, and x are arranged in an ascending order.
If the mean of the observations is equal to the median, find the value of x.

x 2  y 2 17
5. If 2 = , then find the value of :
x  y2 8
(i) x : y
x 3  y3
(ii)
x 3  y3

2 1  4 1  –3 2
6. Let A =   ,B=   ,C=  .
0 –2  –3 –2  –1 4
Find A2 + AC – 5B.

7. If (x – 9) : (3x + 6) is the duplicate ratio of 4 : 9, find the value of x.

8. Solve for x using the quadratic formula. Write your answer correct to
two significant figures. (x – 1)2 – 3x + 4 = 0.

9. A two digit positive number is such that the product of its digits is 6. If 9 is
added to the number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number.

2015

1. Solve the following inequation and write the solution set :

13x – 5 < 15x + 4 < 7x + 12, x  R
Represent the solution on a real number line.

3 x  9 16 
2. If A = 0 1  , B = 0 –y  , find x and y where A2 = B.
   

3. Find the value of ‘k’ for which x = 3 is a solution of the quadratic equation,
(k + 2)x2 – kx + 6 = 0.
Thus find the other root of the equation.

4. If a, b, c are in continued proportion, prove that

(a + b + c) (a – b + c) = a2 + b2 + c2.

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5. Find ‘a’ if the two polynomials ax3 + 3x2 – 9 and 2x3 + 4x + a, leave the same
remainder when divided by x + 3.

3 7  0 2   1 –5 
6. If A = 2 4 , B = 5 3 and C =  –4 6 
     
Find AB – 5C.

2
7. Sum of two natural numbers is 8 and the difference of their reciprocal is .
15
Find the numbers.

x 3  12x y 3  27y
8. Given  . Using componendo and dividendo find x : y.
6x 2  8 9y 2  27

2016

1. Using remainder theorem, find the value of k if on dividing 2x 3 + 3x2 - kx + 5

by x – 2, leaves a remainder 7.

 2 0 1 0 
2. Given A = -1 7  and I = 0 1  and A2 = 9A + mI. Find m.
   

3. Solve the following inequation, write the solution set and represent it on
the number line.
x +1
-3(x – 7) > 15 – 7x > ,x  R
3

4. If (3a + 2b): (5a + 3b) = 18: 29, find a : b.

5. Solve the quadratic equation x2 – 3(x + 3) = 0; Give your answer correct to two
significant figures.

 4sin 30o cos 0o  4

6. Given matrix A =  cos 0o 4sin 30 o  and B =
5 
 
If AX = B
(i) Write the order of matrix X.
(ii) Find the matrix ‘X’.

x y z x 3 y 3 z 3 3xyz
7. If = = show that + + =
a b c a 3 b3 c 3 abc

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8. A bus covers a distance of 240 km at a uniform speed. Due to heavy rain its
speed gets reduced by 10 km/h and as such it takes two hrs longer to cover
the total distance. Assuming the uniform speed to be ‘x’ km/h, form an
equation and solve it to evaluate ‘x’.

2017

1. If b is the mean proportion between a and c, show that :

a 4  a 2b 2  b 4 a2
=
b 4  b 2c 2  c 4 c2

2. Solve the equation 4x 2 – 5x – 3 = 0 and give your answer correct to two

decimal places.

1 3   –2 1 
3. If A =   and B =   and A2 – 5B2 = 5C. Find matrix C where C is a
3 4   –3 2
2 by 2 matrix.

4. What must be subtracted from 16x3 – 8x2 + 4x + 7 so that the resulting

expression has 2x + 1 as a factor ?

5. Solve the following inequation and represent the solution set on a number
line.
1 1 1
–8 <– – 4x  7 , x  I
2 2 2

1 1 
6. Given matrix B =   . Find the matrix X if, X = B2 – 4B.
8 3 
a  5
Hence solve for a and b given X   =   .
b  50 

7m  2n 5
7. If = , use properties of proportion to find
7m – 2n 3
(i) m : n
m2  n2
(ii)
m2 – n2

8. The sum of the ages of Vivek and his younger brother Amit is 47 years. The
product of their ages in years is 550. Find their ages.

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