EXERCISE # 1

A Objective Type Questions

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Q.1 The graphs of the equations 5x – 15y = 8 and 3x – 9y = are two lines which are
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(A) coincident (B) parallel
(C) intersecting exactly at one point (D) perpendicular to each other
Q.2 For what value of k do the equations kx – 2y = 3 and 3x + y = 5 represent two lines intersecting at a
unique point ?
(A) k = 3 (B) k = – 3 (C) k = 6 (D) all real values except– 6
Q.3 On solving 19x + 17y = 55, 17x + 19y = 53, we get :
(A) x = 3, y = 2 (B) x = 3, y = – 2 (C) x = 2, y = 1 (D) x = 5, y = – 3
2 3 3 6
Q.4 On solving + = 3, + = 5, we get :
x y x y
1 1
(A) x = 2, y = 3 (B) x = , y = (C) x =1, y = 3 (D) x =2, y = 6
2 3
Q.5 The sum of the numerator and the denominator of a fraction is 12. If the denominator is increased by 3,
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the fraction becomes . Find the fraction.
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(A) 7/5 (B) 5/7 (C) 3/5 (D) 1/7
Q.6 If Rs. 50 is distributed among 150 children giving 50 p to each boy and 25 p to each girl. Then the
number of boys is :
(A) 25 (B) 40 (C) 36 (D) 50
Q.7 If p + q = 1 and the ordered pair (p, q) satisfy 3x + 2y = 1 then it also satisfies :
(A) 3x + 4y = 5 (B) 5x + 4y = 4 (C) 5x + 5y = 4 (D) None of these.
Q.8 If the system of equations 3x + y = 1, (2k – 1) x + (k – 1) y = (2k + 1) has no solution, then the value of k
is -
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) – 2 (D) 1
Q.9 If the system of equations kx + 3y – (k – 3) = 0, 12x + ky – k = 0 has infinitely many solutions, then k =
(A) 6 (B) – 6 (C) 0 (D) None of these
Q.10 The difference between two numbers is 14 and the difference between their squares is 448. Find the
numbers.
(A) 23 and 9 (B) 32 and 9 (C) 21 and 7 (D) 29 and 7
Q.11 The pair of equations x = a and y = b graphically represents lines which are :
(A) parallel (B) intersecting at (b, a) (C) coincident (D) intersecting at (a, b)
Q.12 The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If 27 is added to it, the digits of the number get
reversed. The number is
(A) 25 (B) 72 (C) 63 (D) 36
Q.13 If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines will be
(A) parallel (B) always coincident
(C) intersecting or coincident (D) always intersecting
Q.14 The pair of equations y = 0 and y = –7 has
(A) one solution (B) two solutions
(C) infinitely many solutions (D) no solution
Q.15 Condition for unique solution in the system of linear equations
a1x + b1y + c1 = 0, a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 is -
(A) a1b2 = a2b1 (B) a1c2  a2c1 (C) a1c2 = a2c1 (D) a1b2  a2b1
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 EXERCISE # 2
A Very Short Answer Type Questions
In each of the following verify whether the given value of the x is a solution or not :
Q.1 (4x + 7) – 2 = 3x + 1, x = – 4
5x + 4 3x − 2 1
Q.2 – = 5, x =
4 2 2
6 3
Q.3 Solve : + 11 = + 12
x x
Q.4 If 2x – 8 = 8, then find the value of
x2 + x – 70.
Q.5 Draw the graph of y = x. Show that point (4, 4) is on the graph.

B Short Answer Type Questions

Q.6 Find the value of k, if line represented by the equation 2x – ky = 9 passes through the point (–1, –1).
Q.7 Express x in terms of y, it is being given that 7x – 3y = 15. Check if the line represented by the given
equation intersects the y-axis at y = – 5
Q.8 Solve the following system of equations graphically. Also, find out the points, where these lines meet the
y-axis.
(i) 2x + y = 8, x + 1 = 2y
(ii) 2x + 3y = 12, 2y – 1 = x
Q.9 Draw the graphs of the following systems of equations, state whether it is consistent (dependent),
consistent (independent) or inconsistent :
(i) x + y = 7, 2x – 3y = 9
(ii) 2x + 3y – 12 = 0, 2x + 3y – 6 = 0
Q.10 Solve the following pair of linear equations by the substitution method :
(i) 0.2x + 0.3y = 1.3, 0.4x + 0.5y = 2.3
(ii) x + 2y = – 1, 2x – 3y = 12
Q.11 Solve the following equations by the method of elimination by equating the coefficients.
(i) 17x + 12y = – 2; 15x + 8y = 6
(ii) 43x – 37y = 31; 13x + 23y = – 59
(iii) a(x + y) + b(x – y) = a2 – ab + b2,
a(x + y) – b(x – y) = a2 + ab + b2
Q.12 Solve the following system of equations by cross-multiplication method :
(i) 3x – 4y = 7 (ii) 3x – 5y = 1
5x + 2y = 3 7x + 2y = 16
(iii) 2x + 3y = 8 (iv) 3x – 4y = 1
3x + 2y = 7 4x – 3y = 6
(v) 3x – 4y = 10 (vi) 2x – 6y + 10 = 0
4x + 3y = 5 3x – 9y + 15 = 0
2 3
(vii) + =2
x −1 y +1
3 2 13
+ = , x  1, y  – 1
x −1 y + 1 6
5 2
(viii) – =–1
x+y x−y
15 7
+ = 10; x + y  0, x – y  0
x+y x−y
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Q.13 Solve the following pair of linear equations
m n
(i) – = a,
x y
px – qy = 0; x  0 y  0
2 3 7
(ii) + = ,
y x xy
1 9 11
+ = ; x  0, y  0
y x xy

Q.14 Solve the following pair of linear equations.

(i) ax + by = c,
bx + ay = 1 + c
148 231 527
(ii) + = ;
x y xy
231 148 610
+ = ; x  0, y  0
x y xy

Q.15 Find the value of k for which the system : 4x + 2y = 3, (k – 1)x – 6y = 9 has no unique solution .
Q.16 The sum of a two-digit number and the number formed by interchanging the digits is 132. If 12 is added
to the number, the new number becomes 5 times the sum of the digits. Find the number.
Q.17 A person invested some amount @ 12% simple interest and some other amount @ 10% simple interest.
He received an yearly interest of Rs. 13000. But if he had interchanged the invested amounts, he would
have received Rs. 400 more as interest. How much amount did he invest at different rates?
Q.18 Find the values of a and b for which the following system of linear equations has infinite number of
solutions : 2x + 3y = 7; (a + b + 1) x + (a + 2b + 2) y = 4(a + b) + 1
Q.19 Gloria is walking along the path joining (–2, 3) and (2, –2) while Suresh is walking along the path
joining (0, 5) and (4, 0). Represent this situation graphically.
Q.20 The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 9 square units if its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth is
increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and breadth by 2 units, the area increases by 67
square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Q.21 In ABC, A = yº, B = (y – 9)º, C = xº. Also B – C = 48º, find the three angles.

C Long Answer Type Questions

Q.22 The difference between two numbers is 1365. When larger is divided by the smaller one, the quotient is 6
and remainder is 15. Find the numbers.
Q.23 A boat goes 24 km upstream and 28 km downstream in 6 hours. It goes 30 km upstream and 21 km
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downstream in 6 hours. Find the speed of boat in still water and also the speed of the stream (in
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km/hr).
Q.24 Solve the following system of equations by cross-multiplication method :
(i) ax + by = a2
bx + ay = b2
2x y
(ii) + = 2.
a b
x y
– = 4; a  0, b  0
a b
(iii) x–y=a+b
ax + by = a2 – b2
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 x y
(iv) + = 2,
a b
ax – by = a2 – b2; a  0, b  0
(v) x+y=a+b
ax – by = a2 – b2
Q.25 A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 10 km/hr faster, it
would have taken 2 hr less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 10 km/hr, it would
have taken 3 hr more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train.
Q.26 A part of monthly hostel charges is fixed and the remaining depends on the number of days one has taken
food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 20 days she has to pay Rs. 1000 as hostel charges
where as a student B, who takes food for 26 days, pays Rs. 1180 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges
and cost of food per day respectively.
Q.27 If the lines given by 2x + 5y + a = 0 and 3x + 2ky = b are coincident, then find the value of k .
Q.28 Reena has pens and pencils which together are 40 in number. If she has 5 more pencils and 5 less pens,
then number of pencils would become 4 times the number of pens. Find the original number of pens and
pencils.
Q.29 A two-digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits. If 18 is added to the number, the digit are reversed.
Find the number.
Q.30 Of the three angles of a triangle the second is one-third the first and third is 26º more than the first. How
many degrees are there in each angle ?
Q.31 A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 5 hours but it takes 11 hours to cover the same distance
upstream. If the speed of the stream is 3 km/h, find the speed of the boat in still water. (in km/hr)
Q.32 A total of 1400 kg of potatoes were sold in three days. On the first day 100 kg less potatoes were sold
than on the second day and on the third day, 3/5 of the amount sold on the first day. How many
kilograms of potatoes were sold on each day ?
Q.33 The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charges for the distance covered. For
a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is Rs. 105 and for a journey of 15 km, the charge paid is Rs. 155.
How much does a person have to pay for traveling a distance of 25 km ?
Q.34 Fifty nine pens and forty seven pencils together cost j− 513, while forty seven pens and fifty nine pencils
together cost j− 441. Find the cost of a pen and that of a pencil.
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Q.35 The sum of two numbers is 15 and sum of their reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
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Q.36 If 2x2 + xy – 3y2 + x + ay – 10
= (2x + 3y + b) (x – y – 2), then find the value of a and b.
Q.37 The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in each row, there would be 2
rows less. If 4 students are less in each row, there would be 4 rows more. Find the number of students in
the class.
Q.38 The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 8 : 7 and their expenditures are in the ratio 19 : 16. If
each saves j− 5000 per month, find the monthly income of each.
Q.39 The sum of two numbers is 1000 and the difference between their squares is 256000. Find the numbers.
Q.40 The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the number
obtained by reversing the order of the number. Find the number.

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