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10th BOARD BOOSTER 2024

Quadratic Equations Practice Sheet 02

1. Which of the following is a quadratic equation? 6. If x = 3 is one root of the quadratic equation
(A) x2 + 2x + 1 = (4 – x)2 + 3 x2 – 2kx – 6 = 0 then find the value of k.

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(B) – 2x2 = (5 – x)  2 x −  7. Find the roots of the quadratic equation
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3 3x 2 − 2 x − 3 = 0
(C) (k + 1)x + x = 7, where k = – 1
2
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(D) x3 – x2 = (x – 1)3 8. For what values of k, the roots of the equation
x2 + 4x + k = 0 are real?
2. Which of the following equations has 2 as it's root?
(A) x2 – 4x + 5 = 0 (B) x2 + 3x – 12 = 0 9. Find the value(s) of k if the quadratic equation
(C) 2 x – 7x + 6 = 0
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(D) 3 x – 6x – 2 = 0
2
3x2 – k 3x + 4 = 0 has real roots.

3. Which of the following equations has two distinct 2

real roots? 10. If x = and x = – 3 are roots of the quadratic b.
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9 equation ax2 + 7x + b = 0 find the values of a and b.
(A) 2x2 – 3 2x + =0
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(B) x2 + x – 5 = 0 11. A plane left 30 minutes late then its scheduled time
and in order to reach of destination 1500 km away in
(C) x2 + 3x + 2 2 = 0
time, it had to increase its speed by 100 km/h from
(D) 5x2 – 3x + 1 = 0 the usual speed. Find its usual speed.

4. Which of the following equations has no real root? 12. Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the
square of the middle number exceeds the difference
(A) x2 − 4 x + 3 2 = 0
of the squares of the other two by 60. Find the
(B) x2 + 4 x − 3 2 = 0 numbers.
(C) x2 − 4 x − 3 2 = 0
13. Solve the following equation:
(D) 3x 2 + 4 3x + 4 = 0
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− = 3, x  0, 2
x x−2
5. The value(s) of k for which the quadratic equation
2x2 + kx + 2 = 0 has equal roots, is
14. The total cost of a certain length of a piece of cloth
(A) 4 (B) ±4 is Rs.200. If the piece was 5 m longer and each
(C) –4 (D) 0 metre of cloth costs Rs.2 less, the cost of the piece
would have remained unchanged. How long is the
piece and what is its original rate per metre?
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15. John and Jivanti are playing with the marbles. They (ii) Number of marbles left with Jivanti, when she lost 5
together have 45 marbles. Both of them lost 5 marbles:
marbles each, and the product of the number of (A) x – 45 (B) 40 – x
marbles they now have is 124.
(C) 45 – x (D) x – 40

(iii) The quadratic equation related to the given problem

is:
(A) x2 – 45x + 324 = 0
(B) x2 + 45x + 324 = 0
(C) x2 – 45x – 324 = 0
(D) – x2 – 45x + 324 = 0

(i) If John had x number of marbles, then number of

marbles Jivanti had:
(A) x – 45 (B) 45 – x
(C) 45x (D) x –5
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Answer Key
1. (D) 9. (Check solution)

2. (C) 10. (Check solution)

3. (B) 11. (Check solution)

4. (A) 12. (Check solution)

5. (B) 13. (Check solution)

6. (Check solution) 14. (Check solution)

7. (Check solution) 15. (Check solution)

8. (Check solution)
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Hints and Solutions

1. (D) 5. (B)
x3– x2 = x3 – 1 – 3x(x –1) 2x2 + kx + 2 = 0
x3 – x2 = x3 – 1 – 3x2 + 3x For equal roots –
– x2 + 3x2 + 1 – 3x = 0 b2 – 4ac = 0
2x2 – 3x + 1 = 0 k2 – 16 = 0
It is of the form of ax2 + bx + c = 0. k=±4

2. (C) 6. x = 3 is one root of the equation

Put the value of x = 2 in 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0  9 – 6k –6 = 0
2 (2)2 – 7(2) + 6 = 0 1
 k=
8 – 14 + 6 = 0 2
0=0
So, x = 2 is a root of 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0 7. Given, 3x 2 − 2 x − 3 = 0
 3x 2 − 3x + x − 3 = 0
3. (B)
x2 + x – 5 = 0
 ( ) (
3x x − 3 + 1 x − 3 = 0 )
On comparing with ax2 + bx + c = 0  (x − 3 )( 3x + 1) = 0
a=1b=1c=–5
−1
b2 – 4ac = (1)2 – 4(1) (– 5)  x = 3 or
3
= 1 + 20
= 21 > 0
8. Since roots of the equation x2 + 4x + k = 0 are real
Since, D ( i .e., b2 – 4ac) > 0
 16 – 4k  0
Hence, the equation has two distinct real roots.
 k0

4. (A)
9. If discriminant of quadratic equation is equal to zero,
x2 – 4x + 3 2 =0
or more than zero, then roots are real.
On comparing with ax2 + bx + c = 0
Given. 3x2 – k 3x + 4 = 0
a=1b=–4c=3 2
Comparing with ax2 + bx + c = 0, we get
Discriminant = b – 4ac
2

a = 3, b = – k 3 and c = 4
(
= (– 4)2 – 4(1) 3 2 ) Since, Discriminant, D = b2 – 4ac and for real roots
= 16 – 12 2 b2 – 4ac ≥ 0

( −k 3 )
2
= 16 – 12 × 1.41  –4×3×4≥0
= 16 – 16.92
 k2 – 16 ≥ 0
= – 0.92 < 0
 (k – 4) (k + 4) ≥ 0
Since, D<0
 k  – 4 and k ≥ 4.
Therefore, the equation has no real roots.
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10. Substituting x = in ax2 + 7x + b = 0 13. − =3
3 x x−2
x−2− x 3
4 14
a+ +b =0 =
9 3 x ( x − 2) 1
4a + 42 + 9b 3x2 – 6x = – 2
=0 3x2 – 6x + 2 = 0
9
6  12
 4a + 42 + 9b = 0 x= x=
6
 4a + 9b = – 42 .… (i) 3 3 3− 3
= ,
Again, substituting x = – 3 in ax + 7x + b = 0
2
3 3
9a – 21 + b = 0
14. Let total length of cloth = l m.
 9a + b = 21
200
Solving (1) and (ii), we get …… (ii)  Rate per meter = ₹
l
a = 3 and b = – 6  200 
 ( l + 5)  − 2  = 200
 l 
11. Let usual speed of the plane be x /h.  (1 + 5) (200 – 2l) = 200l
1500 1500 30  l2 + 5 l – 500 = 0
 − =  (l + 25) (l – 20) = 0
x x + 100 60
 l = 20
 x2 + 100x – 300000 = 0  200 
 Rate per metre = Rs.  
 x2 + 600x – 500x – 300000 = 0  20 
 (x + 600)(x – 500) = 0 = Rs.10 per meter
x = – 600 or x = 500
15. (I) (B)
(Rejecting negative value) If John had x number of marbles, then Jivanti had
Speed of plane = 500 km/h (45 – x) marbles, because there are total 45 marbles.

12. Let the three consecutive natural numbers be x, (II) (B)

Number of marbles left with Jivanti, when she lost 5
x + 1 and x + 2.
marbles
 (x + 1)2 = (x + 2)2 – (x)2 + 60 = (45 – x – 5)
 x2 + 2 x + 1 = x2 + 4 x + 4 x2 + 60 = (40 – x)
 x2 – 2x – 63 = 0
 x2 – 9x + 7x – 63 = 0 (III) (A)
According to question,
 x(x – 9) + 7 (x – 9) = 0 (x – 5)(40 – x) = 124
 (x – 9) (x + 7) = 0  – x2 – 200 + 40x + 5x – 124 = 0
Thus, x = 9 or x = –7  x2 – 45x + 324 = 0
Rejecting –7, we get x = 9
Hence, three numbers are 9, 10 and 11.

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