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Govt. Hr. Sec. School – Mandapam Camp – Ramanathapuram Dt.
ALGEBRA – 3

Time: 1.30 hrs. X Standard – Mathematics Total Marks - 50

Part – A (Marks - 6)
Note: i) Answer all the 6 questions
ii) Choose the most suitable answer from given the four alternatives and write the option
code with the corresponding answers. 6x1=6

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1. A system of three linear equations in three variables is inconsistent if their planes
(A) intersect only at a point (B) intersect in a line

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(C) coincides with each other (D) do not intersect
If ( x − 6) is the HCF of x2 − 2x − 24 and x2 − kx − 6 then the value of k is

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2.

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8

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The GCD of x3 + 1 and x 4 − 1 is

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(A) x3 + 1 (B) x3 −1 (C) x + 1 (D) x − 1

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4. The nature of roots for the quadratic equation x2 − x − 20 = 0 is
(A) no real roots (B) real and equal roots
(C) real and unequal roots (D) None of these
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5. Which of the following should be added to make x4 + 64 a perfect square?

(A) 4x2 (B) 16x2 (C) 8x2 (D) −8x2
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6. If the roots of the equation q 2 x 2 + p 2 x + r 2 = 0 are the squares of the roots of the equation

qx 2 + px + r = 0 , then q, p, r are in _______

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(A) A.P (B) G.P (C) Both A.P and G.P (D) None of these
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PART – II (Marks - 20)

Note: Answer SEVEN questions. Question Number 16 is compulsory. 7 x 2 = 14
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7. Solve x + 2 y − z = 5; x − y + z = −2; − 5x − 4 y + z = −11

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8. If a polynomial p ( x ) = x2 − 5x −14 is divided by another polynomial q ( x ) we get ,
x+2
find q ( x ) .
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9. Find the excluded values of the expressions
t − 5t + 6
2

p2 −1 p3 1
10. Simplify: -  
p p −1 p +1

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Find the square root of the expressions 256 ( x − a ) ( x − b ) ( x − c ) (x −d )
8 4 16 20
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12. Solve: - 2 x 2 − 2 6 x + 3 = 0
13. If the sum of a number and its reciprocal is 5 15 , find the number.

14. Find the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 3x = 0
15. If  and  are the roots of the equation 3x2 − 6 x + 4 = 0 , find the value of  2 +  2
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16. Determine the quadratic equations, whose sum and product of roots are − , − 1
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PART – III (Marks - 30)

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Note: Answer SIX questions. Question Number 25 is compulsory. 6 x 5 = 30

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2
17. Solve: + + = ; = ; − + =2
2 x 4 y 3z 4 x 3y x 5y z 15

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18. Vani, her father and her grandfather have an average age of 53. One-half of her grandfather’s age
plus one-third of her father’s age plus one fourth of Vani’s age is 65. Four years ago, if Vani’s
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grandfather was four times as old as Vani then how old are, they all now?

19. Find the GCD of 6 x3 − 30 x2 + 60 x − 48 and 3x3 −12 x2 + 21x −18

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1 1 1
20. Simplify + 2 − 2
x − 5 x + 6 x − 3x + 2
2
x − 8 x + 15
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2x +1 2x −1 1 2B
21. If A = , B= , find − 2
2x −1 2x +1 A − B A − B2
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22. Find the square root of 289 x4 − 612 x3 + 970 x2 − 684 x + 361
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23. A flock of swans contained x2 members. As the clouds gathered, 10x went to a lake and one-eighth
of the members flew away to a garden. The remaining three pairs played about in the water. How
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many swans were there in total?

24. ( ) ( )
If the roots of the equation c 2 − ab x 2 − 2 a 2 − bc x + b 2 − ac = 0 are real and equal prove that
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either a = 0 (or ) a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc

25. The roots of the equation 2x2 − 7 x + 5 = 0 are  and  . Without solving for the roots find

  1 1 2 2
(i) + (ii) + (iii) +
     

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