DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BANGALORE NORTH

ACADEMIC SESSION 2023– 2024

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
CLASS: X HALF YEAR EXAM
WORKSHEET ON PLOYNOMIALS LINEAR AND QUADRATIC
EQUATIONS
KEYANSWERS

1. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 6 and -3

a) -x2 +3x+18 b) x2 +3x- 8 c) x2 - 3x- 18 d) x2 -9x+18
2. If ‘𝜶 ’ and ‘𝜷 ’ are the zeroes of the polynomial x2 - 6x + 8, then the
𝜶𝟐 𝜷𝟐
value of + is
𝜷 𝜶
a) 8 b) 6 c) 12 d) 9
3. The solution of the pair of equations x + y= a + b and ax-by= a2 – b2
a) X= b, y= a b) x= -a , y= b c)x=a , y =b d)x =a, y= -b
𝟓 𝟓
4. Assertion: - x2 + 4kx +25 =0 has no real roots if − <𝒌 <
𝟐 𝟐

Reason: - quadratic equation ax2 + bx +c =0 ,a ≠ 0 has real roots

if b2 – 4ac ≥ 0
a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct
explanation for Assertion
b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct
explanation for Assertion.
c.) assertion is true but the reason is false.
d.) both assertion and reason are false
5. If the equation (a2 + b2) x2 – 2( ac + bd) x +c2 +d2 =0 has equal roots then
show that ad=bc
 𝟏𝟏 𝟐
6. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝟕𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙 − and verify
𝟑 𝟑
the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.
𝟏
SOLUTION:- (𝟐𝟏𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟏𝒙 − 𝟐)
𝟑

𝟏 𝟏 𝟐 𝟏
(𝟐𝟏𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟒𝒙 + 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐) (𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐)(𝟕𝒙 + 𝟏) ∴ 𝒙 = , −
𝟑 𝟑 𝟑 𝟕
𝟏𝟏 𝟐
sum of zeroes= product of zeroes=−
𝟐𝟏 𝟐𝟏
𝒙 𝒚
7. Solve the pair of linear equation ax + by =a2 + b2 , + = 𝟐
𝒂 𝒃
𝒙 𝒚
Solution:- + = 𝟐 …….(1) ax - by = a2- b2 -------------(2)
𝒂 𝒃
Equ(1) can be written as bx + ay = 2ab ---------(3)
multiply equation (2) by a and equation (3) by b and adding
a2 x + b2 x = a3 – ab2 + 2ab2 = a( a2 + b2 )
x=a.
multiply equ (2) by b and equ (3) by a and Subtract
y=b.
8. Find the value of k such that the polynomial x2 –( k +6)x +2(2k-1) has
sum of its zeroes equal to half of their product.
 the sum of zeros of a polynomial = -b/a = -(-(k + 6)) =k+6
And, product of zeros of a polynomial = c/a = 2(2k - 1) = 4k - 2
Sum of zeros = 1/2 of product of zeros
k + 6 = 1/2 (4k - 2)
k + 6 = 2k - 1
2k - k = 6 + 1
k=7

9. If 𝜶 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝜷are the zeroes of polynomial p(x) = 3x2 + 2x + 1, find the

𝟏−𝜶 𝟏−𝜷
polynomial whose zeroes are 𝒂𝒏𝒅 .
𝟏+𝜶 𝟏+𝜷

10.A cyclist takes 2 hours less to cover a distance of 200 km, if he increases
his speed by 5 km/hr. Then find his original speed.
𝟐𝟎𝟎
Solution:- let original speed =x km/hr Time=
𝒙
𝟐𝟎𝟎
If speed is increased by 5 km/hr then speed =(x+5 )km/hr time=
𝒙+𝟓
𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝟐𝟎𝟎
= − =𝟐
𝒙 𝒙+𝟓
 Answer=20km/hr
11.Determine the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation
𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒√𝟑 𝒙 + 𝟒 = 𝟎

12.If 𝜶 and 𝜷 are zeroes of the polynomial 3x2 – 6x +4 find the value of
𝜶 𝜷 𝟏 𝟏
2( + ) + 𝟐( + ) + 𝟑𝜶𝜷
𝜷 𝜶 𝜶 𝜷
𝟔 𝟒
𝜶+𝜷=
= 𝟐. 𝜶𝜷 =
𝟑 𝟑
𝜶 𝜷 𝟏 𝟏 𝟐
𝜶 +𝜷𝟐 𝜶+𝜷
2( + ) + 𝟐( + ) + 𝟑𝜶𝜷 = 𝟐 ( ) + 𝟐 ( 𝜶𝜷 ) + 𝟑𝜶𝜷
𝜷 𝜶 𝜶 𝜷 𝜶𝜷
(𝜶+𝜷)𝟐 −𝟐𝜶𝜷 𝜶+𝜷
=𝟐 (
𝜶𝜷
) + 𝟐 ( 𝜶𝜷 ) + 𝟑𝜶𝜷 substituting values
Answer=4 +3+4=11

13.A train covered a certain distance at uniform speed. if the train had
been 5km/hr faster it would have taken 3 hours less than the scheduled
time. and if the train were slower by 4 km/hr ,it would have taken 3
hours more than the scheduled time .Find the length of the journey.
Solution:- let the speed of the train be x and time taken y
Therefore if the train goes at 5km/hr faster;
its speed is (x+5)km/hr
and the time taken is (y+3)hours
 On the other hand, if the train goes at 4km/hr slower;
its speed will be (x-4)km/hr
and time taken will be (y-3)hours
equation 1:distance will be given by: x × y = xy

equation 2:distance will be given by: (x+5)(y-3) = xy-3x+5y-15

equation 3:distance will be given by: (x-4)(y+3) =xy+3x-4y-12

solving any 2 equations x=40. Y=27 length of journey=1080km

14.Solve the quadratic equations by factorization method

a) √𝟐 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟕𝒙 + 𝟓√𝟐 = 𝟎 b) 9x2 – 9(a+ b)x + (2a2 +5ab +2b2)=0

15. On selling a tea se at 5% loss and a Lemon set at 15% gain, a crockery
seller gains₹7. If he sells the tea set at 5% gain and the lemon set at 10%
gain, he gains ₹13. Find the actual price of each of the tea set and lemon
set.
let the cost of the tea set and lemon set be x and y respectively.
if he sells a tea set at 5% loss and lemon set at 15% gain.
𝟓𝒙
loss on tea set =
𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟏𝟓𝒚
gain on lemon set =
𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟏𝟓𝒚 𝟓𝒙
total gain = − =𝟕 15y−5x=700 −x+3y=140−−−−(1)
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
if he sells tea set at 5% gain and the lemon set at 10% gain, total gain =
𝟓𝒙 𝟏𝟎𝒚
Rs. 13 therefore − = 𝟏𝟑
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎
 15y−5x=700 5x+10y=1300−−−−(2)
multiplying equ(1) by 5 and adding eq(2):
−5x+15y=700 5x+10y=1300 25y=2000 y=80
substitute y = 80/- in eq(1):
x=100
the actual price of the tea set is Rs. 100 and the price of the lemon set is
Rs. 80

16.Draw the graph of following equations 2x+y=2 and 2x +y =6 find the

coordinates of the vertices of the trapezium formed by these lines and
also find its area.

Area of trapezium= area of triangle DOF- area of triangle AOB

=8 sq units
17.Find the value of k for which the roots are real and equal in the
following equation 4x2 -2(k+1)x +(k+4)
 𝒙−𝟏 𝟐𝒙+𝟏 𝟏
18.Solve for x: + = 𝟐, 𝒙 ≠ − , 𝟏
𝟐𝒙+𝟏 𝒙−𝟏 𝟐

19.While designing the school yearbook, a teacher asked a student that the
length and the width of a particular photo are increased by x units each
to double the area of the photo. the original photo is 18cm long and
12cm wide.

Based on the above information answer the following questions

a) Write an algebraic equation depicting the above information.
Answer:- (18 +x)(12 +x)=2(18 ×12)
b) Write the corresponding quadratic equation in standard form
Answer:-x2 +30x -216=0
c) What should be the dimensions of the enlarged photo.
Answer:- new length=24 cm breadth=16cm

20.A test consists of ‘True’ or ‘False’ questions. One mark is awarded for
every correct answer while ¼ mark is deducted for every wrong answer.
A student knew answers to some of the questions. Rest of the questions
he attempted by guessing. He answered 120 questions and got 90 marks.
a) If answer to all questions he attempted by guessing were wrong, then
how many questions did he answer correctly?

Let correct answer be x

Wrong answer be y
By the given condition
x + y = 120...... (i)
x(1) - y(1/4) = 90 ......(ii)
solve equations
(i)-(ii) y(5/4)=30
=>y=4×30/5=24
x +24=120
=>x=96
Correct answer is 96

b) how many questions were wrong?

120-96=24

c) If answer to all questions he attempted by guessing were wrong and

answered 80 correctly, then how many marks he got?
𝟏
80-( × 𝟒𝟎) = 𝟕𝟎 marks
𝟒