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Assignment - Quadratic: Choose The Correct One 1

The document contains an assignment with 20 multiple choice questions about solving quadratic equations. The questions cover topics such as finding the nature of roots, determining the discriminant, solving quadratic equations by factoring or using the quadratic formula, and word problems involving quadratic equations. An answer key is provided with the correct response for each question.

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Assignment - Quadratic: Choose The Correct One 1

The document contains an assignment with 20 multiple choice questions about solving quadratic equations. The questions cover topics such as finding the nature of roots, determining the discriminant, solving quadratic equations by factoring or using the quadratic formula, and word problems involving quadratic equations. An answer key is provided with the correct response for each question.

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ASSIGNMENT - QUADRATIC

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE


1. Which of the following quadratic expression can be expressed as a product of real linear factors?
(A) x2 – 2x + 3 (B) 3x 2 – 2x – 3 (C) 2x 2 – 5x + 3 (D) None of these

2. Two candidates attempt to solve a quadratic equation of the form x2 + px + q = 0. One starts with a wrong value of p
and finds the roots to be 2 and 6. The other starts with a wrong value of q and finds the roots to be 2 and – 9. Find the
correct roots of the equation :
(A) 3, 4 (B) – 3, – 4 (C) 3, – 4 (D) – 3, 4

3. Solve for x : 15x2 – 7x – 36 = 0


5 4 9 4 9 3
(A) , – (B) , – (C) ,– (D) None of these
9 3 5 3 5 4

4. Solve for y : 7y 2 – 6y – 13 7 = 0
2 13
(A) 7, 2 7 (B) 3, (C) ,– 7 (D) None of these
7 7

5. Solve for x : 6x2 + 40 = 31x


3 2 3 3 8 8 5
(A) , (B) , (C) 0, (D) ,
8 5 8 2 3 3 2

6. Determine k such that the quadratic equation x2 + 7(3 + 2k) – 2x (1 + 3k) = 0 has equal roots :
10
(A) 2, 7 (B) 7, 5 (C) 2, – (D) None of these
9

7. Discriminant of the equation – 3x2 + 2x – 8 = 0 is


(A) – 92 (B) – 29 (C) 39 (D) 49

8. The nature of the roots of the equation x2 – 5x + 7 = 0 is –


(A) No real roots (B) 1 real root (C) Can't be determined (D) None of these

9. The roots of a2x2 + abx= b2, a  0 are :


(A) Equal (B) Non-real (C) Unequal (D) None of these

10. The equation x2 – px + q = 0 p, q R has no real roots if :


(A) p2 > 4q (B) p2 < 4q (C) p2 = 4q (D) None of these

11. Determine the value of k for which the quadratic equation 4x2 – 3kx + 1 = 0 has equal roots :
2 4
(A) ±   (B) ±   (C) ± 4 (D) ± 6
3
  3
12. Find the value of k such that the sum of the squares of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 8x + k = 0 is 40:
(A) 12 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 8
13. Find the value of p for which the quadratic equation x2 + p(4x + p – 1) + 2 = 0 has equal roots :
2 4 3
(A) – 1, (B) 3, 5 (C) 1, – (D) , 2
3 3 4

14. The length of a hypotenuse of a right triangle exceeds the length of its base by 2 cm and exceeds twice the length of
the altitude by 1 cm. Find the length of each side of the triangle (in cm) :
(A) 6, 8, 10 (B) 7, 24, 25 (C) 8, 15, 17 (D) 7, 40, 41

15. A two digit number is such that the product of it's digits is 12. When 9 is added to the number, the digits interchange
their places, find the number :
(A) 62 (B) 34 (C) 26 (D) 43

16. A plane left 40 minutes late due to bad weather and in order to reach it's destination, 1600 km away in time, it had
to increase it's speed by 400 km/h from it's usual speed. Find the usual speed of the plane :
(A) 600 km/h (B) 750 km/h (C) 800 km/h (D) None of these

17. The sum of the squares of two consecutive positive odd numbers is 290. Find the sum of the numbers :
(A) 14 (B) 24 (C) 28 (D) None of these

18. A shopkeeper buys a number of books for Rs. 80. If he had bought 4 more for the same amount, each book would
have cost Re. 1 less. How many books did he buy?
(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 24 (D) 28

19. Two squares have sides x cm and (x + 4) cm. The sum of their areas is 656 cm2. Find the sides of the square.
(A) 8 cm, 12 cm (B) 12 cm, 15 cm (C) 6 cm, 10 cm (D) 16 cm, 20 cm

20. The real values of a for which the quadratic equation 2x2 – (a3 + 8a – 1) x + a2 – 4a = 0 possesses roots of opposite
signs are given by :
(A) a > 6 (B) a > 9 (C) 0 < a < 4 (D) a < 0

OBJECTIVE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE -1


Qu e . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
An s . B B B C D C A A C B B A A C B
Qu e . 16 17 18 19 20
An s . C B B D C

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