EduSahara™ Worksheet
Name : Chapter Based Worksheet
Chapter : Quadratic Equations
Grade : CBSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      3
      x
      54
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    0
  • (ii)
    -2
  • (iii)
    -5
  • (iv)
    -3
  • (v)
    -4
Question 2
2.
    • Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      2
      x
      +
      1
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    3
  • (ii)
    -2
  • (iii)
    -1
  • (iv)
    1
  • (v)
    0
Question 3
3.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      18
      x
      2
       
      15
      x
      +
      2
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    4

    3
    ,
    1

    4
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    4

    3
    ,
    (
    -1

    6
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    2

    5
    ,
    1

    6
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    2

    3
    ,
    1

    6
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2

    5
    ,
    1

    4
    )
Question 4
4.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      (
      -9

      2
      )
      ,
      1

      5
      )
  • (i)
    (
    14
    x
    2
     
    +
    61
    x
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    10
    x
    2
     
    +
    43
    x
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    10
    x
    2
     
    +
    39
    x
    27
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    +
    44
    x
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    10
    x
    2
     
    +
    53
    x
    11
    )
    =
    0
Question 5
5.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation correct to two decimal places
    • (
      36
      x
      2
       
      +
      11
      x
      +
      12
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    7.56 , 8.75
  • (ii)
    0.56 , 1.75
  • (iii)
    -0.44 , 0.75
  • (iv)
    6.56 , 7.75
  • (v)
    1.56 , 2.75
Question 6
6.
    • Solve :
    •  
       
      8
      x
      2
        +  
       
       
      2
      a
      b
      2
      x
         
       
       
      a
      2
      b
      4
    • = 0
  • (i)
     
     
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    4
    ,
     
     
    3
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    2
  • (ii)
     
     
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    4
    ,
     
     
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    2
  • (iii)
     
     
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    6
    ,
     
     
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    4
  • (iv)
     
     
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    2
    ,
     
     
    a
    b
    2
  • (v)
     
     
    3
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    4
    ,
     
     
    a
    b
    2

     
     
    2
Question 7
7.
    • Solve :
    •  
       
      8
      x
      2
      b
      2
         
       
       
      10
      a
      2
      x
      b
        +  
       
       
      3
      a
      4
    • = 0
  • (i)
     
     
    a
    2

     
     
    b
    ,
     
     
    3
    a
    2

     
     
    2
    b
  • (ii)
     
     
    a
    2

     
     
    2
    b
    ,
     
     
    3
    a
    2

     
     
    4
    b
  • (iii)
     
     
    a
    2

     
     
    4
    b
    ,
     
     
    a
    2

     
     
    2
    b
  • (iv)
     
     
    a
    2

     
     
    2
    b
    ,
     
     
    a
    2

     
     
    4
    b
  • (v)
     
     
    3
    a
    2

     
     
    2
    b
    ,
     
     
    5
    a
    2

     
     
    4
    b
Question 8
8.
    • Solve :
    • (
       
       
      x

       
       
      (
      x
      5
      )
      )
      2
      +
      11
      (
       
       
      x

       
       
      (
      x
      5
      )
      )
      +
       
       
      18
      = 0
  • (i)
    4
    ,
    11

    2
  • (ii)
    8

    3
    ,
    7

    2
  • (iii)
    10

    3
    ,
    9

    2
  • (iv)
    16

    5
    ,
    17

    4
  • (v)
    4
    ,
    5
Question 9
9.
    • One pipe can fill a cistern in
    • 5
    • hours less than the other.
    • The two pipes together can fill it in
    • 8
      2

      33
    • hrs.
    • Find the time that each pipe will take to fill the cistern.
  • (i)
    12 hr , 16 hr
  • (ii)
    14 hr , 19 hr
  • (iii)
    15 hr , 20 hr
  • (iv)
    13 hr , 18 hr
  • (v)
    16 hr , 21 hr
Question 10
10.
    • Solve :
    •  
       
      x
      2
       
        +  
       
       
      10
      x
        +  
       
       
      14
       = 
      0
  • (i)
    (
    5



    4
    +



    11
    )
    ,
    (
    5



    4



    11
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    5
    +



    33
    )
    ,
    (
    5



    33
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    5



    5
    +



    11
    )
    ,
    (
    5



    5



    11
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    5
    +



    11
    )
    ,
    (
    5



    11
    )
  • (v)
    (
    5
    +



    22
    )
    ,
    (
    5



    22
    )
Question 11
11.
    • Solve :
    •  
       
      12
      x
      2
       
        +  
       
       
      26



      3
      x
        +  
       
       
      36
       = 
      0
  • (i)
    (
    9



    4
    )




    12
    ,
    (
    4
    )




    12
  • (ii)
    (
    9
    )




    12
    ,
    (
    4
    )




    12
  • (iii)
    (
    9
    )




    48
    ,
    (
    4
    )




    48
  • (iv)
    (
    9



    4
    )




    12
    ,
    (
    4



    4
    )




    12
  • (v)
    (
    9
    )




    12
    ,
    (
    4
    )




    48
Question 12
12.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      (
      -7

      2
      )
      ,
      (
      -7

      2
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    +
    28
    x
    +
    49
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    21
    x
    +
    49
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    +
    32
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    +
    24
    x
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    +
    42
    x
    +
    49
    )
    =
    0
Question 13
13.
A stream flows from A to B, a distance of 9.00 km. A man who can row in still water at 6.00 kmph, can row up and down in 4.00 hr . What is the speed of the stream?
  • (i)
    3.00 kmph
  • (ii)
    2.00 kmph
  • (iii)
    1.00 kmph
  • (iv)
    4.00 kmph
  • (v)
    5.00 kmph
Question 14
14.
    • Solve :
    •  
       
      18
      x
      2
      a
         
       
       
      12
      x
        +  
       
       
      3
      x
      a
         
       
       
      2
    • = 0
  • (i)
     
     
    4

     
     
    6
    a
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    6
  • (ii)
     
     
    1

     
     
    2
    a
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    8
  • (iii)
     
     
    1

     
     
    3
    a
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    2
  • (iv)
     
     
    1

     
     
    a
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    6
  • (v)
     
     
    1

     
     
    a
    ,
     
     
    1

     
     
    4
Question 15
15.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      11
      x
      +
      30
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    8
    ,
    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    6
    ,
    5
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    7
    ,
    5
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    8
    ,
    4
    )
  • (v)
    (
    7
    ,
    4
    )
Question 16
16.
    • For what values of
    • k
    • are the roots of
    •  
       
      (
      k
      10
      )
      x
      2
        +  
       
       
      (
      k
      +
      45
      )
      x
        +  
       
       
      (
      k
      +
      29
      )
      =
      0
    • equal
  • (i)
    (
    (
    91

    3
    )
    ,
    35
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    89

    3
    )
    ,
    33
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    89

    3
    )
    ,
    34
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    151

    5
    )
    ,
    35
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    151

    5
    )
    ,
    34
    )
Question 17
17.
    • Find the number which exceeds its reciprocal by
    • 17
      17

      18
  • (i)
    17
  • (ii)
    18
  • (iii)
    20
  • (iv)
    19
  • (v)
    15
Question 18
18.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 16
    • and product is
    • 64
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    13
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    16
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    16
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    19
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    16
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
Question 19
19.
The perimeter of a rectangular room is 50.00 m and the length of its diagonal is 19.31 m . Find the dimensions of the room
  • (i)
    20.00 m , 5.00 m
  • (ii)
    18.00 m , 7.00 m
  • (iii)
    19.00 m , 6.00 m
  • (iv)
    16.00 m , 9.00 m
  • (v)
    17.00 m , 8.00 m
Question 20
20.
    • A play field is
    • 70.00 m
    • by
    • 50.00 m
    • .
    • It has a road all around it on the outside.
    • Find the width of the road if its area is
    • 29

      28
    • of the area of the play field
  • (i)
    13.50 m
  • (ii)
    14.50 m
  • (iii)
    12.50 m
  • (iv)
    10.50 m
  • (v)
    11.50 m
Question 21
21.
    • The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is
    • 36
    • .
    • If
    • 5
    • is added to both the numerator and denominator,
    • the fraction is increased by
    • 20

      297
    • . Find the fraction
  • (i)
    7

    10
  • (ii)
    8

    11
  • (iii)
    22

    14
  • (iv)
    6

    11
  • (v)
    14

    22
Question 22
22.
    • Solve :
    •    
       
       
      24
      x
      2
       
        +  
       
       
      2



      3
      x
        +  
       
       
      3
       = 
      0
  • (i)



    12

    4
    ,



    3

    (
    6
    )
  • (ii)



    3

    4



    4
    ,



    3

    (
    6



    4
    )
  • (iii)



    3

    4
    ,



    3

    (
    6



    4
    )
  • (iv)



    12

    4
    ,



    12

    (
    6
    )
  • (v)



    3

    4
    ,



    3

    (
    6
    )
Question 23
23.
    • Solve :
    •  
       
      4
      x
      2
        +  
       
       
      2
      x
         
       
       
      2
      x
      b
         
       
       
      b
    • = 0
  • (i)
     
     
    1

     
     
    2
    ,
     
     
    b

     
     
    2
  • (ii)
     
     
    1
    ,
     
     
    b
  • (iii)
     
     
    3

     
     
    2
    ,
     
     
    b

     
     
    2
  • (iv)
     
     
    1

     
     
    4
    ,
     
     
    b

     
     
    4
  • (v)
     
     
    1

     
     
    2
    ,
     
     
    3
    b

     
     
    2
Question 24
24.
    • If
    • p
    • and
    • q
    • are the roots of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      x
      42
      )
      =
      0
    • ,
    • find the equation whose roots are
    •  
       
      p
        +  
       
       
      1

       
       
      q
    • and
    •  
       
      q
        +  
       
       
      1

       
       
      p
  • (i)
    (
    42
    x
    2
     
    +
    29
    x
    1763
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    28
    x
    2
     
    +
    39
    x
    1189
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    42
    x
    2
     
    +
    41
    x
    1681
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    18
    x
    2
     
    +
    21
    x
    697
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    42
    x
    2
     
    +
    55
    x
    1763
    )
    =
    0
Question 25
25.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      3
      ,
      -1
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    3
    x
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    +
    3
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    x
    2
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    2
    x
    3
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    1
    )
    =
    0
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (iv)
  •  2) (v)
  •  3) (iv)
  •  4) (ii)
  •  5) (iii)
  •  6) (ii)
  •  7) (ii)
  •  8) (iii)
  •  9) (ii)
  •  10) (iv)
  •  11) (ii)
  •  12) (i)
  •  13) (i)
  •  14) (i)
  •  15) (ii)
  •  16) (i)
  •  17) (ii)
  •  18) (iii)
  •  19) (ii)
  •  20) (iii)
  •  21) (v)
  •  22) (v)
  •  23) (i)
  •  24) (iii)
  •  25) (iv)