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Academic Session 2024-2025

Roll No........................ Date........................
Quadratic(X.I.C.S.E)

Total Time: 1 Hrs 30 Mins Max Marks: 100

General Instructions
All Questions are Compulsory

Standard/Class: 10th Subject: MATHEMATICS

Section A

Objective(MCQ) - (1 Marks)
1. When the roots of a quadratic equation are real and equal, then the [1]
discriminant of the quadratic equation is
(a) infinite (b) positive (c) zero (d) negative
2. The roots of the quadratic equation 4x2 - 7x + 2 = 0 are 1.390, 0.359. The [1]
roots correct to 2 significant figures are
(a) 1.39 and 0.36 (b) 1.3 and 0.35
(c) 1.4 and 0.36 (d) 1.390 and 0.360
3. The roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 are [1]

(a) real and distinct (b) real and equal

(c) distinct (d) not real/imaginary
4. If 3 is a root of the quadratic equation x2 - px + 3 = 0, then p is equal to [1]

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2

5. Which of the following quadratic equations has 2 and 3 as its roots? [1]
(a) x2 - 5x + 6 = 0 (b) x2 + 5x + 6 = 0

(c) x2 - 5x - 6 = 0 (d) x2 + 5x - 6 = 0

Section B

Subjective - (3 Marks)

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6. Solve the following and calculate the answer correct to two decimal places. [3]
x2 - 5x - 10 = 0
7. Sum of two natural numbers is 8 and the difference of their reciprocals is [3]
2/15. Find the numbers.
8. Solve the following equation and give your answer correct to three significant [3]
figures.

5x2 - 3x - 4 = 0
9. Without solving the following quadratic equation, find the value of m for [3]
which the given equation has real and equal roots.
x2 + 2(m - 1) x + (m + 5) = 0

10. Find the value of k for which x = 3 is a solution of the quadratic equation, (k + [3]
2) x2 - kx + 6 = 0.
Thus, find the other root of the equation.
11. The difference of two natural number is 7 and their product is 450. Find the [3]
numbers.
12. [3]
Solve the equation Write answer correct to two decimal places.

13. Solve the quadratic equation x2 - 3x - 9 = 0 for x and give your answer correct [3]
to two decimal places.
14. Solve the following quadratic equation for x and give your answer correct to [3]
three significant figures 2x2 - 4x - 3 = 0.
15. Solve the quadratic equation x2 - 10x + 6 = 0 for x and give your answer [3]
correct to two decimal places.
16. Solve the equation 4x2 - 5x - 3 = 0 and give your answer correct to two [3]
decimal places.
17. Solve the equation 3x2 - x - 7 = 0 and give your answer correct to two [3]
decimal places.
18. [3]
Solve the equation Give your answer correct to two significant
figures.
19. Solve the quadratic equation x2 - 3(x + 3) = 0. Give your answer correct to [3]
two significant figures.
20. A bus covers a distance of 240 km at a uniform speed. Due to heavy rain its [3]
speed gets reduced by 10 km/h and as such it takes two hours longer to

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 cover the total distance. Assuming the uniform speed to be 'x' km / h , form
an equation and solve it to evaluate x.

Section C

Subjective - (4 Marks)
21. The sum of the ages of Vivek and his younger brother Amit is 47 yr. The [4]
product of their ages in years is 550. Find their ages.
22. 5 yr ago, a woman's age was the square of her son's age. After 10 yr, her age [4]
will be twice that of her son's age. Find
(i) the age of the son, 5 yr ago.
(ii) the present age of the woman.
23. Solve the following quadratic equation [4]
x2 + 4x - 8 = 0.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.(Use mathematical tables if
necessary)
24. Without solving the following quadratic equation, find the value of p for [4]
which the given equation has real and equal roots.

x2 + (p - 3) x + p = 0
25. Some students planned a picnic. The budget for the food was ₹480. As eight [4]
of them failed to join the party, the cost of the food for each member is
increased by ₹10. Find how many students went for the picnic?
26. A positive number is divided into two parts, such that the sum of the squares [4]
of the two parts is 208. The square of the larger part is 18 times the smaller
part, Taking x as the smaller part of the two parts, find the number.
27. A car covers a distance of 400 km at a certain speed. Had the speed been 12 [4]
km/h more, the time taken for the journey would have been 1 h 40 min less?
Find the original speed of the car.
28. A two-digit positive number, such that the product of its digits is 6. If 9 is [4]
added to the number, then the digits interchange their places. Find the
number.
29. By increasing the speed of a car by 10 km/h, the time of journey for a [4]
distance of 72 km is reduced by 36 min. Find the original speed of the car.
30. A shopkeeper buys a certain number of books for ₹720. If the cost per book [4]
was ₹5 less, then the number of books that could be bought for ₹720 would
be 2 more. Taking the original cost of each book to be write an equation in ₹x
and solve it.

Section D
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 Subjective - (5 Marks)
31. The hotel bill for a number of people for overnight stay is ₹4800. If there [5]
were 4 more, then the bill each had to pay would have reduced ₹200. Find the
number of people staying overnight.
32. An aeroplane travelled a distance of 400 km at an average speed of x km/h. [5]
On the return journey, the speed was increased by 40 km/h. Write down an
expression for the time taken for
(i) the onward journey. (ii) the return journey.
If the return journey took 30 min less than the onward journey, then write
down an equation in x and find its value.

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