EXERCISE # 1 [POLYNOMIALS]

A.Very Short Answer Type Questions Q.19 Obtain the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
3 x2 – 8x + 4 3 and verify the relation
Factorize each of the following expression
Q.1 x2 – x – 42 between its zeroes and coefficients.

Q.2 6 – 5y – y2 Q.20 Find a cubic polynomial with the sum of its

zeroes, sum of the products of its zeroes taken
Q.3 a2 + 46a + 205 two at a time and the product of its zeroes as
Q.4 p4 – 81q4 2, –7 and –14 respectively.

Use remainder theorem to find remainder, Q.21 Find a cubic polynomial whose zeroes are 3, 5
when p(x) is divided by q(x) in following and – 2.
questions. Q.22 Divide 5x3 – 13x2 + 21x – 14 by (3 – 2x + x2)
Q.6 p(x) = 2x2 – 5x + 7, q(x) = x – 1 and verify the division algorithm.
Q.7 p(x) = x9 – 5x4 + 1 , q(x) = x + 1 Q.23 What real number should be subtracted from
Q.8 p(x) = 2x – 3x + 4x – 1 , q(x) = x + 2
3 2 the polynomial (3x3 + 10x2 – 14x + 9) so that
(3x – 2) divides it exactly?
B. Short Answer Type Questions
Q.24 Find all the zeroes of (2x4 – 3x3 – 5x2 + 9x –3),
Q.9 Find positive square root of 36x + 60x + 25
2
it being given that two of its zeroes are

Q.10 Simplify : 2a 2  2 6ab  3b 2 3 and – 3.

Q.11 (x2 + 4y)2 + 21 (x2 + 4y) + 98

Q.12 Find the value of k if (x – 2) is a factor of

2x3– 6x2+ 5x + k.

Q.13 Find the value of k if (x + 3) is a factor of

3x2 + kx + 6.

Q.14 p(x) = 3x6 – 7x5 + 7x4 – 3x3 + 2x2 – 2, q(x) = x – 1

Q.15 For what value of k is y3 + ky + 2k – 2 exactly

divisible by (y + 1) ?

C. Long Answer Type Questions

Q.16 If x + 1 and x – 1 are factors of

mx3 + x2 – 2x + n, find the value of m and n.

Q.17 Find the zeros of the polynomial

f(x) = 2x2 + 5x – 12 and verify the relation
between its zeroes and coefficients.
Q.18 Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x2 – 2
and verify the relation between its zeroes and
coefficients.
 LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 VARIABLES

A.Very Short Answer Type Questions

In each of the following verify whether the given value of the x is a solution or not :
x x
Q.1  = 8, x = 12
3 4
Q.2 (4x + 7) – 2 = 3x + 1, x = – 4
5x  4 3x  2 1
Q.3 – = 5, x =
4 2 2
Q.4 2x – 4 + 1 = 3x – 6, x = 3
6 3
Q.5 Solve : + 11 = + 12
x x
Q.6 If 2x – 8 = 8, then find the value of
x2 + x – 70.
Q.7 For each of the following, state the quadrant in which the point lies.
(i) (3, 3) (ii) (–3, 2) (iii) (2, –4)
(iv) (–1, –2) (v) (–5, –5) (vi) (5, 3).
Q.8 Draw the graph of y = x. Show that point (4, 4) is on the graph.

B. Short answer type Questions

B.

Q.9 Indicate the quadrants in which the following points lie and plot them on a graph paper.
(i) (–2, 0) (ii) (0, 1) (iii) (–2, –3)
Q.10 Draw the graph of (i) x = 3 (ii) y = –2.
Q.11 Find the point of intersection of the line represented by the equation 7x + y = –2 with
x-axis. Check whether the point (2, 1) is a solution set of the given equation.
Q.12 Draw the graphs of the following systems of equations, state whether it is consistent or inconsistent :
(i) x + y = 7 (ii) 2x + 4y = 7
2x – 3y = 9 3x + 6y = 10
(iii) 2x + 3y – 12 = 0 (iv) 3x – 5y + 4 = 0
2x + 3y – 6 = 0 9x = 15y – 12
(v) x + 3y = 1 (vi) x + 4y = 7
2x + 6y = 2 2x – y = 5
Q.13 Solve the following pair of linear equations by the substitution method :
(i) 7x – 15y = 2 (ii) 2x + 3y = 9
x + 2y = 3 4x + 6y = 18
(iii) x + 2y = 5 (iv) 0.2x + 0.3y = 1.3
2x + 3y = 8 0.4x + 0.5y = 2.3
(v) x + 2y = – 1 (vi) 3x – 5y + 1 = 0
2x – 3y = 12 x–y+1=0
Q.14 Solve the following equations by the method of elimination by equating the coefficients.
(i) 12x + 5y = 17; 7x – y = 6
(ii) 17x + 12y = – 2; 15x + 8y = 6
(iii) 23x + 17y = 6; 39x – 19y = 58
(iv) 43x – 37y = 31; 13x + 23y = – 59
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(v) 0.4x + 3y = 1.2, 7x – 2y =
6
Q.15 Solve the following system of equations by cross-multiplication method :
(i) 3x – 4y = 7 (ii) 3x – 5y = 1
5x + 2y = 3 7x + 2y = 16
(iii) 2x + 3y = 8 (iv) 3x – 4y = 1
3x + 2y = 7 4x – 3y = 6
(v) 3x – 4y = 10 (vi) 2x – 6y + 10 = 0
4x + 3y = 5 3x – 9y + 15 = 0
2 3
(vii) + =2
x 1 y 1
3 2 13
+ = , x 1, y  – 1
x 1 y 1 6
5 2
(viii) – =–1
xy xy
15 7
+ = 10; x + y  0, x – y  0
xy xy

Q.16 For what value of k will the following system of equations have a unique solution.
(i) 2x + ky = 1 and 3x – 5y = 7
(ii) x – 2y = 3 and 3x + ky = 1
(iii) 2x + 5y = 7 and 3x – ky = 5
Q.17 For what value of k will the following system of equations have infinitely many solutions.
(i) 7x – y = 5 and 21x – 3y = k
(ii) 5x + 2y = k and 10x + 4y = 3
(iii) kx + 4y = k – 4 and 16x + ky = k
Q.18 For what value of k the following systems of equations have no solution.
(i) 8x + 5y = 9 and kx + 10y = 8
(ii) x – 4y = 6 and 3x + ky = 5
(iii) kx – 5y = 2 and 6x + 2y = 7
(iv) 4x + 6y = 11 and 2x + ky = 7
(v) 2x + ky = 11 and 5x – 7y = 5
Q.19 2 tables and 3 chairs together cost  2000 whereas 3 tables and 2 chairs together cost
 2500. Find the total cost of 1 table and 5 chairs.

Q.20 3 bags and 4 pens together cost  257 whereas 4 bags and 3 pens together cost  324. Find the total cost of
1 bag and 10 pens.

Q.21 Five years hence, father’s age will be three times the age of his son. Five years ago, father was seven times as
old as his son Find their present ages.