CH-4.

LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES

1. Find the number of solutions of the following pair of linear equations. x + 2y – 8 = 0

and 2x + 4y = 16:
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) Infinite
2. If (2, 0) is a solution of the linear equation 2x +3y = k, then the value of k is:
a) 4 b) 6 c) 5 d) 2
3. The graph of the linear equation 2x +3y = 6 cuts the y-axis at the point:
a) (2, 0) b) (0, 3) c) (3, 0) d) (0, 2)
4. The equation y = 5, in two variables, can be written as:
a) 1.x + 1.y = 5 b) 0.x + 0.y = 5 c) 1.x + 0.y = 5 d) 0.x + 1.y = 5
5. x = 9, y = 4 is a solution of the linear equation:
a) 2x + y = 17 b) x + y = 17 c) x + 2y = 17 d) 3x – 2y = 17
6. If a linear equation has solutions (–3, 3), (0, 0) and (3, –3), then it is of the form:
a) y – x = 0 b) x + y = 0 c) –2x + y = 0 d) –x + 2y = 0
7. The graph of the linear equation 5x + 3y = 10 is a line which meets the x-axis at the
point:
a) (0, 3) b) (3, 0) c) (2, 0) d) (0, 2)
8. The point of the form (a, –a) always lies on the line:
a) x = a b) y = –a c) y = x d) x + y = 0
9. Equation of the line parallel to x-axis and 6 units above the origin is:
a) x = 6 b) x = –6 c)y = 6 d) y = –6
10. One of the solutions of the linear equation 4x – 3y + 6 = 0 is
a) (3, 2) b) (–3, 2) c) (–3, –2) d) none of these
Solve the following questions:
1. Write four solutions of 2x + 3y = 8.
2. Draw the graph of the equation 2x – 3y = 12. At what points, the graph of the
equation cuts the x-axis and the y-axis?
3. Draw the graph of 9x – 5y + 160 = 0. From the graph find the value of y when x = 5
4. Represent x = 5 in a) one variable b) two variables

5. The taxi fare in a twon is Rs 10 for the first kilometre and Rs 6 per km for the
subsequent distance. Taking the distance as x km and total fare as Rs. y, write a linear
equation for this information, what will be the total fare for 15 km?
6. Draw the graph of the equation x – y = 4. From the graph, find the coordinates of the
point when the graph line meets the x-axis.
7. Draw the graph x + 2y = 6 and from the graph, find the value of x when y = –3.