ICSE Board Practice

ICSE Grade X - Quadratic Equations
Question 1
1.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      36
      x
      2
       
      12
      x
      +
      1
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (
    -1

    3
    )
  • 1
  • 1

    5
  • 1

    3
Question 2
2.
    • If
    • p
    • and
    • q
    • are the roots of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      9
      x
      +
      14
      )
      =
      0
    • ,
    • find the equation whose roots are
    •  
       
      p
        +  
       
       
      1

       
       
      q
    • and
    •  
       
      q
        +  
       
       
      1

       
       
      p
  • (
    28
    x
    2
     
    263
    x
    +
    435
    )
    =
    0
  • (
    14
    x
    2
     
    135
    x
    +
    225
    )
    =
    0
  • (
    14
    x
    2
     
    149
    x
    +
    255
    )
    =
    0
  • (
    14
    x
    2
     
    131
    x
    +
    195
    )
    =
    0
  • (
    10
    x
    2
     
    97
    x
    +
    165
    )
    =
    0
Question 3
3.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      9
      x
      +
      8
      )
      =
      0
  • (
    0
    ,
    -9
    )
  • (
    1
    ,
    -9
    )
  • (
    0
    ,
    -8
    )
  • (
    1
    ,
    -11
    )
  • (
    -1
    ,
    -8
    )
Question 4
4.
    • Solve :
    •  
       
      3



      3
      x
      2
       
        +  
       
       
      21
      x
         
       
       
      8



      3
       = 
      0



  • 12

    3
    ,
    (
    8



    4
    )




    3



  • 3

    3
    ,
    (
    8
    )




    3



  • 12

    3
    ,
    (
    8
    )




    3



  • 3

    3



    4
    ,
    (
    8
    )




    12



  • 3

    3
    ,
    (
    8
    )




    12
Question 5
5.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -5
      ,
      -5
      )
  • (
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
  • (
    x
    2
     
    +
    10
    x
    +
    25
    )
    =
    0
  • (
    x
    2
     
    +
    8
    x
    +
    15
    )
    =
    0
  • (
    x
    2
     
    +
    11
    x
    +
    30
    )
    =
    0
  • (
    x
    2
     
    +
    9
    x
    +
    20
    )
    =
    0
Question 6
6.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      6
      x
      2
       
      11
      x
      72
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • 13

    8
  • 9

    4
  • 11

    6
  • 13

    6
  • 3

    2
Question 7
7.
    • Solve :
    •  
       
      27
      x
      2
      a
      4
      b
      2
         
       
       
      3
      x
      a
      2
      b
         
       
       
      4
    • = 0
  •  
     
    4

     
     
    7
    a
    2
    b
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    a
    2
    b
  •  
     
    4

     
     
    11
    a
    2
    b
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    5
    a
    2
    b
  •  
     
    2

     
     
    3
    a
    2
    b
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    3
    a
    2
    b
  •  
     
    4

     
     
    9
    a
    2
    b
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    3
    a
    2
    b
  •  
     
    2

     
     
    9
    a
    2
    b
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    a
    2
    b
Question 8
8.
    • Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      2
      x
      +
      1
      )
      =
      0
  • 2
  • -2
  • -1
  • 1
  • 0
Question 9
9.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      4
      x
      +
      4
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • -5
  • -1
  • -3
  • -4
  • -6
Question 10
10.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      12
      x
      2
       
      28
      x
      +
      8
      )
      =
      0
  • (
    3
    ,
    1

    3
    )
  • (
    4
    ,
    1
    )
  • (
    3
    ,
    1
    )
  • (
    2
    ,
    1

    3
    )
  • (
    4
    ,
    (
    -1

    3
    )
    )