CLASS – X

ASSIGNMENT – PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES

1) Solve the system of equations x + 3y = 6 and 2x – 3y =12 graphically and hence find the value of a, if 4x+3y=a.
(CBSE 2008)
2) Solve the system of equations 2x -y -4= 0 and x + y +1 = 0 graphically, hence find the point where the lines meet
y-axis. (CBSE 2002C)
3) Draw the graphs of 2x + y = 6 and 2x – y +2 =0. Shade the region bounded by these lines and x-axis. Find the area
of the shaded region. (CBSE 2002)
4) Solve the following system of linear equations x -y = 1 and 2x + y = 8 graphically. Shade the area bounded by
these two lines and y-axis. Also determine this area. (CBSE 2001)
5) Solve each of the following system of equations graphically :
a) x-y+1=0 and 3x + 2y -12 =0 (CBSE 2019)
b) x =0 and y = -7 (CBSE 2023)
c) 2x+3y =6 and 4x +6y =12 (CBSE 2010)
6) Determine graphically the vertices of the triangle, the equations of whose sides are
a) 2y – x = 8 , 5y – x = 14 and y – 2x = 1 (CBSE 2000) b) y = x , y = 0 and 3x + 3y = 10
7) Determine, graphically whether the following system of linear equations are consistent or in-consistent:
a) x – 2y =2, 4x – 2y = 5 b) x = 0 and y = -7 (CBSE 2023)
8) Solve graphically each of the following system of linear equations. Also, find the coordinates of the points where
the lines meet axis of y :
a) 2x – 5y + 4 = 0 , 2x + y -8 = 0 (CBSE 2005) b)3x + 2y = 12 , 5x – 2y = 4 (CBSE 2006C)
9) Solve the following system of linear equations graphically and shade the region between the two lines and x-
axis :
a) 2x + 3y = 12, x -y = 1 (CBSE 2001) b) 3x + 2y – 4 = 0 , 2x – 3y -7 =0 (CBSE 2006C)
10) Solve the following system of equations by using the method of substitution or by the method of
elimination (by equating the coefficients):
I) x + 2y = -1 , 2x – 3y = 12
2x y x y
II) + =2 , − =4
a b a b
III) 8x + 5y = 9 , 3x + 2y = 4
x y x y
IV) + + 1=15 , + =15
10 5 8 6
2 2 1 3 2
V) + = , + =0
x 3y 6 x y
VI)3(2u + v) = 7uv , 3(u + 3v) = 11uv
4 6
VII) +3 y=8 , −4 y=−5
x x
y+ 7 x+11
VIII) 3 x− + 2=10 , 2 y− =10
11 7
4 3
IX) +3 y=14 , −4 y=23
x x
2 3 5 4
X) + =13 , − =−2
x y x y
2 3 4 9
XI) + =2 , − =−1
√x √ y √x √ y
 XII) 0.5x + 0.7y = 0.74 , 0.3x + 0.5y = 0.5
XIII) √ 2 x −√3 y =0, √ 3 x−√ 8 y=0
xy 6 xy
XIV) = , =¿6
x+ y 5 y−x
6 8
11) Solve the system of equations 4 x+ =15 and 6 x− =14 and hence find ‘p’ if y = px -2 .
y y
12) For what value of k, will the system of equations has infinitely many solutions ?
(i) 2x + 3y = 4 and (k+2)x + 6y = 3k + 2
(ii) x + (k+1)y = 5 and (k+1)x + 9y = 8k-1 (CBSE 2002C)
(iii) 2x + 3y = 2 and (k + 2)x + (2k + 1)y = 2(k - 1) (CBSE 2000,2003)
(iv) x + (k + 1) y = 4 and (k +1) x + 9y = 5k + 2 (CBSE 2004C)
(v) 2x + (k - 2) y = k and 6x + (2k – 1) y = 2k + 5 (CBSE 2009C)
(vi) 2x + 3y = 7 and (k + 1)x + (2k – 1)y = 4k +1 (CBSE 2010)
(vii) kx + 3y + 3 - k = 0 and 12x + ky – k = 0 (CBSE 2019)
13) Determine the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ for which the system of linear equations has infinitely many
solutions:
(i) 2x – (a - 4) y = 2b + 1 and 4x – (a-1) y = 5b -1
(ii) (2a – 1) x + 3y – 5 = 0 and 3x + (b – 1) y - 2 = 0 (CBSE 2001C)
(iii) (2a – 1) x - 3y = 5 and 3x + (b – 2) y = 3 (CBSE 2002C)
(iv) 2x – 3y = 7 and (a + b) x – (a + b – 3) y = 4a + b (CBSE 2010)
(v) 2x + 3y = 7 and (a – b) x + (a + b) y = 3a + b -2 (NCERT)
14) Find the value of p and q for which the system f linear equations has infinitely many solutions :
2x + 3y = 7 and (p + q)x + (2p - q)y = 21 (CBSE 2001)
15) Find the value of α and β for which the following system of linear equations
2x + 3y = 7 and 2αx + (α + β) y = 28, has
(i)infinite no of solutions (ii) a unique solution (iii) no solution (CBSE 2001,2023)
16) The sum of a two digit number and the number formed by interchanging its
digits is 110. If 10 is subtracted from the first number, the new number is 4 more
than 5 times the sum of the digits in the first number. Find the first number. (CBSE
2002C)
17) The sum of a two digit number and the number formed by interchanging the
digit is 132. If 12 is added to the number, the new number becomes 5 times the sum
of the digits. Find the number. (CBSE 2002C)
18) The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the order
of its digits is 165. If the digits differ by 3, find the number. (CBSE 2002)
19) A two-digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits and twice the product of the
digits. Find the number. (CBSE 2005)
20) A two-digit number is such that the product of its digits is 20. If 9 is added to the
number, the digits interchange their places. Find the number. (CBSE 2005)
21) Half of the difference of two numbers is 2. The sum of the greater number and
twice the smaller number is 13. Find the numbers. (CBSE 2023)
22) A number consists of two digits who sum is 5. When the digits are reversed, the
number becomes greater by 9. Find the number.
23) A two-digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits. If 18 is added to the number,
the digits are reversed. Find the number. (CBSE 2001C)
24) The sum of digits of a two digit number is 15. The number obtained by reversing
the order of digits of the given number exceeds the given number by 9. Find the
given number. (CBSE 2004)
25) The denominator of a fraction is 4 more than twice the numerator. When both
the numerator and denominator are decreased by 6, then the denominator becomes
12 times the numerator. Determine the fraction. (CBSE 2001C)
26) A fraction becomes 1/3 when 2 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes
½ when 1 is subtracted from the denominator. Determine the fraction. (CBSE 2019)
27) The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 4 more than twice the
numerator. If the numerator and denominator are increased by 3, they are in the
ratio 2: 3. Determine the fraction. (CBSE 2001C,2010)
28) The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 3 less than twice the
denominator. If the numerator and denominator are decreased by 1, the numerator
becomes half the denominator. Determine the fraction. (CBSE 2001C,2010)
29) Father's age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years his
age will be twice the sum of ages of two children. Find the age of father. (CBSE
2003, 2019)
30) Two people are 16 km apart on a straight road. They start walking at the same
time. If they walk towards each other with different speeds, they will meet in 2
hours. Had they walked in the same direction with same speeds as before, they
would have met in 8 hours. Find their walking speeds. (CBSE 2023)
31) The boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours,
it can go 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream. Determine the speed of stream
and that of the boat in still water. (CBSE 2019)
32) A man travels 600 km partly by train and partly by car. If he covers 400 km by
train and the rest by car, it takes him 6 hours and 30 minutes. But, if he travels 200
km by train and the rest by car, he takes half an hour longer. Find the speed of the
train and that of the car. (CBSE 2001)
33) Abdul travelled 300 km by train and 200 km by taxi, it took him 5 hours 30
minutes. But if he travels 260 km by train and 240 km by taxi he takes 6 minutes
longer. Find the speed of the train and that of the taxi. (CBSE 2006C)
34) Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and
another from B at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different
speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour.
What are the speeds of two cars? (CBSE 2009)
35) A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train could have been
10 km/hr. faster, it would have taken 2 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if
the train were slower by 10 km/hr; it would have taken 3 hours more than the
scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train. (CBSE 2020)
36) The taxi charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge together with the charge for
the distance covered. For a journey of 10 km the charge paid is ₹75 and for a
journey of 15 km the charge paid is ₹110. What will a person have to pay for
travelling a distance of 25 km? (CBSE 2000)
37) A part of monthly hostel charges in a college are fixed and the remaining depend
on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food
for 20 days, he has to pay ₹1000 as hostel charges whereas a student B, who takes
food for 26 days, pays ₹1180 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charge and the cost
of food per day. (CBSE 2000)
38) The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 18 degrees. Find
them. (CBSE 2019)