ALGEBRA

ONE MARKS

1. Solve the following quadratic equation for x: 4√3𝑥 2 + 5x + 2√3 = 0

2. For what values of k, the roots of the quadratic equation (k + 4)𝑥 2 +(k+ 1)x + 1 = 0
are equal?
3. Find the values of k for which the quadratic equation 9𝑥 2 -3kx + k = 0 has equal
roots.
4. If x = –2 is a root of the equation 3𝑥 2 + 7x + p = 0, find the values of k so that the
roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + k (4x + k –1) + p = 0 are equal.
5. Which term of the sequence 4, 9, 14.... Is 124?
6. Find the 10th term from the end of A.P 3, 8, 13, 18...253
7. For what value of K, the number x, 3x +k, 3x+6, are three consecutive terms of A.P
8. How many numbers of two digits are divisible by 8?

TWO MARKS

9. In ΔABC, ∠ A = x°, ∠ B = 3 x° and ∠ C = y°. If 3y-5x = 30 prove that the triangle is

right angled.
10. Is the pair of equations x-y = 5 and 2y-x =10 inconsistent? Justify your answer.
11. Solve the pair of linear equations x – y = 2 and x + y = 2. Also find p if p = 2x + 3
12. For what value of K the following system of equation are parallel.
13. 2x + Ky= 10, 3x + (k + 3) y = 12
14. For what value of 'K' the number 3K + 2, 4K +3 and 6K - 1 are the consecutive terms
of an A.P.
15. Find the 12th term from the end of the A.P. 3, 8, 13... 253.
16. Find the sum 3+ 11+ 19+ - - - +803.
17. Find the 20thterm from the last term of the A.P. :3,8,13,………….,253.

THREE MARKS

18. Find the zeros of a quadratic polynomial 5𝑥 2 - 4 -8x and verify the relationship
between the zeros and the coefficients of the polynomial.
19. If α , β are the zeros of 2𝑦 2 +7y+5 write the value of α+ β +α β.
20. Find all the zeros of p(x) = 𝑥 3 – 9𝑥 2 – 12x + 20 if (x+2) is a factor of p(x).

21. If a and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f (t) = 𝑡 2 – p(t +1)- c, show that
(α+1) (β+1) = 1 – c.

22. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6. If 8 is subtracted from each of the numbers, the
ratio becomes 4 : 5.Find the numbers.
23. There are some students in the two examination halls A and B. To make the number
of students equal in each hall, 10 students are sent from A to B. But if 20 students
 are sent from B to A, the number of students in A becomes double the number of
students in B. Find the number of students in the two halls.

24. In a competitive examination, one mark is awarded for each correct answer while ½
mark is deducted for every wrong answer. Jayanti answered 120 questions and got
90 marks. How many questions did she answer correctly?

25. A person, rowing at the rate of 5 km/h in still water, takes thrice as much time in
going 40 km upstream as in going 40 km downstream. Find the speed of the stream.

FOUR MARKS

26. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 3√5 cm. If the smaller side is tripled and the
larger side Is doubled, the new hypotenuse will be 15 cm. Find the length of each
side.
27. The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 6m more than twice the shortest side. If
the third side is 2m less than the hypotenuse, find the sides of the triangle.
28. The area of a right angled triangle is 600 sq. cm. If the base of the triangle exceeds
the altitude by 10 cm, find the dimensions of the triangle.
29. The length of a rectangle exceeds its width by 8 cm and the area of the rectangle is
240 sq.cm.Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
30. The sum of 'n' terms of the sequence is 3n2+4n. Find the nth term and show that
sequence of an A.P.
31. The sum of the third and the seventh terms of an A.P. are 6 and their product is 8.
Find the sum of first 16 terms of the A.P.
32. Two A.P. have the same common difference. If the first terms of the A.P.s are 5 and
6 respectively, find the difference between the sum of their first 20 terms.
33. If sum of first p terms of an A.P. is q and the sum of first q terms is p, show that the
sum of first (p+q) terms is – (p+q).