QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

MCQ
1. If the roots of the equation (a - b)x2 + (b - c)x + (c - a) = 0 are equal. Then
________.
a) 2c= a + b b) 2a= b+ c
1 1 1
c) 2b = a + c d) = +
𝑏 𝑎 𝑐

2. If the sum of the roots of the equation kx2 + 2x + 3k = 0 is equal to their

product then the value of k is
1 −1 −2 2
a) b) c) d)
3 3 3 3

3. The roots of a quadratic equation x2 - 4px + 4p 2 - q 2 = 0 are

a) 2p + q, 2p - q (b) p + 2q, p - 2q
(c) 2p + q, 2p + q (d) 2p - q, 2p - q
4. The roots of the equation 2x2 - 6x + 3 = 0 are
a) real, unequal and irrational b) real and equal
c) real, unequal and rational d) imaginary
5. A quadratic equation whose roots are (2 +√3 ) and (2 - √3 ) is:
a) x2 + 4x + 1 = 0 b) 4x2 - 3 = 0
c) x2 - 4x + 1 = 0 d) x2 - 1 = 0
6. Assertion (A): The value of k = 2, if one root of the quadratic equation
2
6x 2 - x - k = 0 is
3
Reason (R): The quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0, a ≤ 0 has two roots.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
1. For what value of k, are the roots of the quadratic equation
3x2 + 2kx +27 =0 real and equal?

2. Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 3√3x2 + 10x+ √3 =0.

3. Write the values of k for which the quadratic equation x2 - kx+9=0 has
equal roots.

4. If x=3 is one root of the quadratic equation x2-2kx-6=0, then find the
value of k.5.

5. The sum of the squares of two natural numbers is 29. If the second
number is one more than twice the first number, find the numbers.

6. 11. The difference of the squares of two numbers is 88. If the larger
number is 5 less than twice the smaller number, then find the two
numbers.

7. The sum of the squares of two positive integers is 208. If the squares of
the larger is 18 times the smaller number, find the numbers.

8. Find the two consecutive odd natural numbers the sum of whose squares
is 202.

9. Determine the two consecutive even positive integers, the sum of whose
squares is 100.

10. Divide 16 into two parts such that twice the square of the larger part
exceeds the square of the smaller part by 164.

11.The sum of the squares of two natural numbers is 34. If the first number
is one less than twice the second number, find the numbers.

12.The sum of squares of three consecutive positive integers is 110. Find the
integers.

13.Find three consecutive odd positive integers the sum of whose squares is
371.

14.In a two digit number, the ten's digit is greater than the unit's digit. The
product of the digits being 27 and their difference being 6, find the
number.
15.A two digit number is four times the sum of the digits and is also equal to
twice the product of its digits. Find the number.

16.A two digit number is seven times the sum of its digits and is also equal
to 12 less than three times the product of its digits. Find the number.

17.A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 35. When 18 is
added to the number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number.

18.The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If 1 is added to

the denominator, the fraction is decreased by 1/15. Find the fraction.

19.The denominator of a fraction is two more than its numerator. If the sum
of the fraction and its reciprocal is 34/15, find the fraction.

20.If Zeba were younger by 5 years than what she really is, then the square
of her age (in years) would have been 11 more than five times her actual
age. What is her age now ?

21.At present Asha's age (in years) is 2 more than the square of her daughter
Nisha's age. When Nisha grows to her mother's present age, Asha's age
would be one year less than 10 times the present age of Nisha. Find the
present ages of both Asha and Nisha.

22.If the list price of the book is reduced by ₹5, a person can buy 5 more
books for ₹300. Find the original cost price of the book.

23.300 apples are distributed equally among a certain number of students.

Had there been 10 more students, each would have received one apple
less. Find the number of students.

24.Solve the quadratic equation by factorization:

3𝑥 2 − 2√6𝑥 + 2 = 0
25.Find the value of k for which the roots are real and equal of equation:
(k+ 1)x 2 +2(k+ 3)x + (k+ 8) = 0
26.Two trains leave a railway station at the same time. The first train travels
due west and the second train due north. The first train travels 5 km/hr
faster than the second train. If after two hours, they are 50 km apart, find
the average speed of each train.