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2023-24/X/B4 Name:
Excel Educational Centre, AlThumama
Grade 10-MATHEMATICS
B4- Quadratic Equation - Discriminant
1. Write the nature of the root of the following quadratic equations:
a) 4𝑥 2 + 4 3𝑥 + 3 = 0 b) 9𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 2 = 0 c) 4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 3 = 0.
2. Find the values of k for which the roots of the quadratic equation k 2 x 2  2(2k  1) x  4  0. is real and
equal.
3. Find the values of k for which the roots of the quadratic equation kx 2  2 5 x  4  0. is real and
equal.
4. For what value of 𝑘, the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 are real?
5. Find the positive values of 𝑘, for which the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 64 = 0 and 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 will both
have real roots.
6. Find the values of k for which the roots of the quadratic equation 3x 2  5 x  2k  0. is real and equal.
7. If the roots of the equation (b  c) x 2  (c  a) x  (a  b)  0, are equal, then prove that 2b  a  c.

8. If the roots of the equation (a  b) x 2  (b  c) x  (c  a)  0, are equal, then prove that 2a  b  c.

9. If the equation (1  m 2 )n 2 x 2  2mncx  (c 2  a 2 )  0, has equal roots, prove that c 2  a 2 (1  m 2 ).

10. If the equation (1  m 2 ) x 2  2mcx  (c 2  a 2 )  0, has equal roots, prove that c 2  a 2 (1  m 2 ).

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11. The roots of the quadratic equation a 2  b 2 x 2  2ac  bd x  c 2  d 2  0 are equal. Prove that:
a c
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b d
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12. If (-5) is a root of the quadratic equation 2 x 2  px  15  0 and the quadratic equation p x 2  x  k  0 
has equal roots, then find the value of p and k .
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13. If 1 is a root of the quadratic equation 3x 2  a x  2  0 and the quadratic equation a x 2  6 x  b  0
has equal roots, find the value of b . [Ans: a  1 & b  9 ]
14. If -4 is a root of the quadratic equation x 2  kx  4  0 and the quadratic equation x 2  px  k  0 has
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equal roots, find the value of p and k . [Ans: k  3 & p  ].
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Prepared By: Abdurahiman. K
Faculty of Mathematics
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