Mathematics–Round 01

Linear, Quadratic Eq. & Inequalities (Practice Sheet)

1. Fi n d m f o r wh i ch th e sy s te m 6 x + 2 y = 3 , 10. Find the nature of roots of the following equations.

mx + y = 2 has a unique solution. (i) 2x 2 – 8x + 3 = 0.
(ii) x 2 + 2 (3a + 5) x + 2 (9a 2 + 25) = 0.

(i) (ii)
2. What is the value of p for which the system
x – 2y = 3, 5x – py = –7 is inconsistent?
11. For what value of m will the equation
x 2 – 2 (1 + 3m) x + 7 (3 + 2m) = 0 have equal
roots?

3. Find q such that the system 3x – 5y = 0,

qx – 10y = 0 has a non-zero solution.

12. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 4

and 7.

4. Solve X + 2Y = 11, 2X + Y = 10.

13. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 15

and –13.
5. Solve X + 3Y = 7 and 3X + 4Y = 11.

14. Solve x 2/3 + x 1/3 – 2 = 0.

6. Find the values of x for which x2 – 27x + 180 = 0.

15. Solve 5 x+1 + 5 2–x = 5 3 + 1.

7. Solve X2 – 4X + 3 = 0.

16. For what values of X will X + 18 < 25 hold true?

8. Solve 2X 2 – 7X + 6 = 0.

17. For what values of X will |X| + 1 > 5 hold true?

9. Solve: 25x 2 + 30x + 7= 0.

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18. For what values of X will 4 < X + 3 < 11 hold 23. The area of a rectangle remains the same if the
true? length is increased by 32 m and the breadth is
decreased by 8 m. The area remains unaffected
also if the length is decreased by 14 m and
breadth is increased by 15 m. Find the dimensions
of the rectangle (in m).
19. Solve the inequality 3x 2 – 15x + 12  0. (a) 13, 18 (b) 27, 16
(c) 28, 15 (d) None of these

20. Solve the inequation x 2 – 3x + 2 > 0. 24. If ,  are the roots of equation x 2 – 3x + 1 = 0,
then find the equation whose roots are  –1 ,
 –1 .
(a) x 2 + 7x + 1 = 0 (b) x 2 – 5x – 1 = 0
(c) x 2 + 5x + 1 = 0 (d) x 2 – 7x + 1 = 0
DIRECTIONS: For the following questions, mark the
correct answer.
25. There are two sections A and B in a college. If 10
students are transferred from A to B, then the
21. Divide 136 into four parts such that the first number of students in each section is the same.
increased by 4, the second diminished by 5, the If 20 students are sent from B to A, then the
third multiplied by 3 and the fourth increased to number of students in A is double the number of
1.5 times of its own value are equal. What is the students in B. Find the number of students in
smallest part? sections A and B respectively.
(a) 1 1 (b) 20 (a) 50, 30 (b) 100, 80
(c) 1 5 (d) 25 (c) 70, 50 (d) 55, 35

22. In solving a quadratic equation, two students 26. A will be twice as old as B is now when B will be
committed the following mistakes: as old as A is now. If the sum of their present
(i) One of them made a mistake in the constant ages is 50 years, then what is B’s present age?
term and got the roots as 2 and 3. (a) 20 years (b) 25 years
(ii) A n oth e r on e c om m i tt e d an e r ro r i n t h e (c) 24 years (d) 18 years
coefficient of x and he got the product of the
roots as – 6.
27. A group of friends at the restaurant had to pay
But in the meantime, they realised that they are
Rs.4950 to settle the bill. Two friends left without
wrong and they managed to get it right jointly.
paying their shares and each of those who were
Find the quadratic equation.
left had to pay Rs.100 more to make the deficit.
(a) X 2 + 5X + 6 = 0 (b) X 2 – 5X – 6 = 0 How many friends were there to start with?
(c) X 2 – 5X + 6 = 0 (d) X 2 – 6X + 5 = 0 (a) 1 3 (b) 11
(c) 9 (d) 10

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28. Find the range of values of x, if the lengths of the 33. A Mother is three times as old as her daughter.
si de s o f t h e t ri an g l e are 2x , (x – 1 ) an d 5 The product of the Mother’s age in three years’
respectively. time and the daughter’s age three years ago, is
(a) x < 2, x > 4 (b) 3 twenty times the present age of the daughter. The
age of the Mother is
(c) 2 < x < 4 (d) None of these
(a) 27 years (b) 30 years
(c) 24 years (d) 33 years
29. A sum of money was divided equally among a
certain number of persons. Had there been six 34. If one root of the equation x 2 + px + 16 = 0 is 4
more, each would have received Rs. 10 less and while the equation x 2 + px + q = 0 has equal roots,
h a d th e re b e e n f o u r l e ss , e ac h w ou l d ha ve then the value of q is
received Rs. 10 more than he did. The sum of (a) 1 6 (b) 14
money and the number of men are
(c) 4 (d) 24
(a) Rs.1200, 24 (b) Rs.1500, 30
(c) Rs.1600, 20 (d) Rs.1100, 14
35. If 45 be added to a 2-digit number, the digits
interchange their places. The possible number is
30. The cost C of sending a courier is as follows: (a) 3 8 (b) 49
Registration charges = Rs.60, Parcel charges for
(c) 27 (d) All of these
first 500 g = Rs.20, Parcel charges for subsequent
50 g each = Rs.3. The formula for the cost of
sending a courier weighing X kgs, where X is an 36. A rectangle whose area is 180 sq.ft. has its sides
integer is respectively diminished by 7 ft. and 4 ft. so as to
(a) C = 80 + 30 X (b) C = 60 + 60 X become a square. The area of the new square so
formed is
(c) C = 50 + 60 X (d) C = 30 + 60 X
(a) 169 sq. ft. (b) 64 sq. ft.
(c) 120 sq. ft. (d) 100 sq. ft.
31. A grocer bought a number of pens Rs.1440. Later
the price increased by Rs.2 per pen and as a
result he received 24 fewer pens for the same 37. Annual incomes of two persons are in the ratio of
amount of money. How many pes were in his first 7 : 3 and their expenses are in the ratio of 5 : 2.
purchase and what was the cost per pen? If each of them saves Rs.30,000 per year, then
(a) 144, Rs.10 (b) 120, Rs.12 the annual income of the first one is
(c) 180, Rs.8 (d) 36, Rs.40 (a) Rs.6,30,000 (b) Rs.7,50,000
(c) Rs.7,70,000 (d) Rs.5,60,000
32. Due to GST implementation, the price of Sugar
was reduced by Rs.3/kg and it was found that at 38. The values of x and y that simultaneously satisfy
the lower price 3 kg more could be bought for the equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 7x – 4y = 3 are
Rs.1054 than at the higher price. The original (a) 1, 1 (b) 1, 0
price per kg of the Sugar is
(c) –1, 1 (d) 0, 1
(a) Rs.28 (b) Rs.36
(c) Rs.24 (d) Rs.34
39. The solution of the system of simultaneous linear
equations 4x – 3y = 7 and 7x + 5y = 2 is
(a) x = 1, y = 1 (b) x = –1, y = 1
(c) x = –1, y = –1 (d) x = 1, y = –1

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40. If 2x + 3y = 12 and 3x – 2y = 5, then x and y must 45. Find the minimum value of a + b + c if a x b x c =
have the values 90 and a, b and c are natural numbers.
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 3 and –3 (a) 1 2 (b) 14
(c) 3 and –2 (d) 3 and 2 (c) 1 8 (d) None of these

41. A picture has a height that is 4/ 3 of its width. It is 46. Given f(x) = max (2x + 1; 3 – 4x). What is the
to be enlarged to have an area of 192 square minimum value of f(x)?
inches. What will be t he dimensions of t he (a) 4/3 (b) 5/3
enlarged picture? (c) 7/3 (d) 8/3
(a) 12 inch x 9 inch (b) 20 inch x 15 inch
(c) 24 inch x 18 inch (d) None of these 47. The product of two numbers is 12. Their sum
added to the sum of their squares is 48. The
42. The product of two consecutive negative integers smaller of the two numbers is
is 1122. What is the smaller of the two numbers? (a) 2 (b) 6
(a) – 32 (b) – 33 (c) 3 (d) 1
(c) – 34 (d) None of these
48. An association has a fund of Rs.195. In addition
43. A garden measuring 12 meters by 16 meters is to to that, each member of the association
have a pedestrian pathway installed all around it, contributes the number of Rupees equal to the
increasing the total area to 285 square meters. number of members. The total money is divided
What will be the width of the pathway? e qu al ly amo n g th e m e m be rs . If e ach o f th e
members gets Rs. 28, then the number of
(a) 1.5 meters (b) 2.5 meters members in the association is
(c) 3 meters (d) 2 meters
(a) 1 3 (b) 15
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
44. You have a 500-foot roll of fencing and a large
f ield. You want t o const ruct a rect angular
playground area. What is the largest area? 49. The difference of two positive integers is 3 and
the sum of their squares is 117; find the sum of
(a) 15000 sq. ft. (b) 10000 sq. ft. the numbers.
(c) 15625 sq. ft. (d) None of these
(a) 1 5 (b) 16
(c) 1 4 (d) None of these

50. The product of two consecutive positive odd

integers is 2499. Find the bigger integer.
(a) 5 1 (b) 49
(c) 3 (d) All of these

Mathematics - Round 01
Linear, Quad. Eq. and Inequalities (Practice Sheet) - Answer keys
1. m = 3 2. p=10 3. q=6 4. x=3; y=4 5. x=1; y=2
6. x=12,15 7. x=1,3 8. x=1. 5, 2 9. x=(-7/5), 1/5 10(i) D=+; (ii) CBD
11. m=2, (-10/9) 12. x 2-11x+28 13. x 2-2x-195 14. x=1, -8 15. x 2, -1
16. x<7 17. 4<x; x<-4 18. 1<x<8 19. 1<x<4 20. x>2; x<1
21.(c) 22.(b) 23.(c) 24.(d) 25.(b) 26.(a) 27.(b) 28.(c) 29.(a) 30.(c)
31.(a) 32.(d) 33.(a) 34.(a) 35.(d) 36.(b) 37.(a) 38.(a) 39.(d) 40.(d)
41.(d) 42.(c) 43.(a) 44.(c) 45.(b) 46.(b) 47.(a) 48.(c) 49.(a) 50.(a)

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