Worksheets of Maths

Real Numbers
1. Using prime factorization find HCF & LCM of
 36,84 iv. 144, 198
 23,31 v. 396, 1080
 96,404 vi. 1152,1664
2. The HCF of two numbers is 145 and their LCM is 2175. If one of the number is 725, find the
other
3. Is it possible to have two numbers whose HCF is 18 and LCM is 760? Give reason
4. Prime factorization of three numbers A, B & C is given below
𝐴 = (2𝑟 × 3𝑝 × 5𝑞 )
𝐵 = (2𝑝 × 3𝑟 × 5𝑝 )
𝐶 = (2𝑞 × 3𝑞 × 5𝑝 ) such that 𝑝 < 𝑞 < 𝑟 and p,q,r are natural numbers
 The largest number that divides A, B & C without leaving remainder is 30
 The smallest number that leaves remainder of 2 when divided by each of A, B, & C is
5402
Find A, B & C
5. The merchant has 120 lit of oil of one kind, 180 lit of another kind & 240 lit of third kind. He
wants to sell the oil by filling the three kinds of oil in tins of equal capacity. What should be the
greatest capacity of such a tin?
6. 144 cartons of Coke Cans and 90 cartons of Pepsi Cans are to be stacked in a Canteen. If each
stack is of the same height and is to contain cartons of the same drink, what would be the
greatest number of cartons each stack would have?
7. Find the largest number which exactly divides 280 and 1245 leaving remainders 4 and 3,
respectively.
8. If in a seminar, the number of participants in Hindi, English, and Mathematics are 60,84, and 108
respectively, and all of them are to be seated in the same subject, then the maximum number of
rooms required is 21.
9. find greatest possible length which can be used to measure exactly the lengths 7 m, 3 m 85
cm and 12m 95 cm.
10. Find the greatest number which divides 2011 and 2623 leaving remainders 9 and 5 respectively.
11. What is the largest number that divides 626, 3127 and 15628 and leaves remainders of 1, 2 and
3 respt?
12. Find the greatest number that will divide 445, 572 and 699 leaving remainders 4,5 and 6
respectively.
13. Find the largest number which divides 438 and 606, leaving remainder 6 in each case
14. Find the largest number which divides 320 and 457, leaving remainders 5 and 7 respectively
15. Find the least number which should be added to 2497 so that the sum is exactly divisible by
5,6,4 & 3
16. If HCF of 144 & 180 is expressed in the form of 13m-16. Find m
17. If 𝑎 = (22 × 33 × 54 ) & 𝑏 = (23 × 32 × 5) then HCF(𝑎, 𝑏) =?
18. The LCM of smallest two digit composite number & smallest one digit composite number is ?
19. Explain whether 3 × 12 × 101 + 4 is a prime number or a composite number
20. Find the greatest number of 6 digits exactly divisible by 24,15 & 36.
21. Find all pairs of positive integers whose sum is 91 & HCF is 13. Show your work
22. Find the HCF of 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2 & 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3
23. If 3 is the least prime factor of a number 𝑎 & 7 is the least prime factor of number 𝑏 then find
the least prime factor of (𝑎 + 𝑏) is
24. Find the largest number that will divide 445 and 572 & 699 leaving remainders 4, 5 and 6
respectively
25. Prove that
i. √3 is irrational number v. 7 − 2√3 is irrational number
ii. √5 is irrational number vi. 5 − 2√7 is irrational number given that √7 is irrational
iii. √7 is irrational number vii. 2−7√3 is irrational number given that √3 is irrational
iv. 2 + √3 is irrational number
 Polynomials
1. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeros are -3 and 4.
2. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 3 and verify the relationship between
the zeroes and the coefficient of the polynomial.
𝛼 𝛽
3. If 𝛼&𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2, find the value of ( + )
𝛽 𝛼
4. The sum & product of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial are 3 & -10 respt. Then form
quadratic polynomial.
5. If the sum of zeros of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = (𝑘 2 − 14)𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 12 is 1 then find ‘k’
6. The graph of polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 5 is a straight line which intersects the X- axis at exactly
one point. Find that point
7. If 𝛼&𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − (𝑘 + 6)𝑥 + 2(2𝑘 − 1), find the value of
1
𝑘 𝑖𝑓 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 𝛼𝛽
2
8. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeros are -3 and 4.
9. A polynomial of degree ′𝑛′ has how many zeros?
10. If the square of the differences of zeros of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 45 is
equal to 144, find 𝑝
11. If (𝑥 + 1) is a factor of 2𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 + 2𝑏𝑥 + 1 then find 𝑎 & 𝑏 given that 2𝑎 − 3𝑏 = 4
12. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial √3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 7√3 and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficient of the polynomial
13. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 2√2𝑥 − 6 and verify the relationship between
the zeroes and the coefficient of the polynomial
14. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 − (1 + 2√2)𝑥 + √2 and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficient of the polynomial
1 1
15. If 𝛼&𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑦) = 5𝑦 2 − 7𝑦 + 1, find the value of ( + )
𝛼 𝛽
16. If 𝛼&𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑠) = 3𝑠 2 − 6𝑠 + 4, find the value of
𝛼 𝛽 1 1
+ + 2 ( + ) + 3𝛼𝛽
𝛽 𝛼 𝛼 𝛽
17. If 𝛼&𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 − 4𝑡 + 3, find the value of 𝛼 4 𝛽3 + 𝛼 3 𝛽 4
𝛼2 𝛽2 𝑝4 4𝑝2
18. If 𝛼&𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 − 𝑝𝑡 + 𝑞, Prove that + = − +2
𝛽2 𝛼2 𝑞2 𝑞
2
19. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 − 8𝑘𝑥 − 9 is negative of the other find 𝑘.
20. If the sum of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑠) = 𝑘𝑠 2 + 2𝑠 + 3𝑘 is equal to their
product, find the value of k
3
21. Find quadratic polynomial with sum & product of its zeros respt √2 & − also find the zeros
2
22. If 𝛼 & 𝛽 are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 35 form a quadratic polynomial
whose zeros are 2𝛼 & 2𝛽
23. If one zero of 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 𝑘 is reciprocal of the other, find k
24. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 𝑘 is 2 then find 𝑘
25. For what value of 𝑘 , -4 is a zero of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − (2𝑘 + 2)
 Linear Eqns in two variables
1. Solve by Elimination & substitution method
𝑥 𝑦 5𝑥 𝑦
I. + = 11 − = −7
3 4 6 3
𝑦 𝑥
II. 𝑥+ =4 + 2𝑦 = 5
2 3
III. √2𝑥 − √3𝑦 = 0 √3𝑥 − √8𝑦 = 0
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
IV. − =6 + =5
2 9 7 3
V. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 3⁄2 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3⁄2
𝑦+7 𝑥+11
VI. 3𝑥 − + 2 = 10 2𝑦 + = 10
11 7
VII. 0.5𝑥 + 0.7𝑦 = 0.74 0.3𝑥 + 0.5𝑦 = 0.5
VIII. 21𝑥 + 47𝑦 = 110 47𝑥 + 21𝑦 = 162
IX. 23𝑥 − 29𝑦 = 98 29𝑥 − 23𝑦 = 110
X. 152𝑥 − 378𝑦 = −74 −378𝑥 + 152𝑦 = −604
XI. 99𝑥 + 101𝑦 = 499 101𝑥 + 99𝑦 = 501

2. Solve by graphical method & shade the region between the two lines & X axis
I. 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 12 𝑥−𝑦=1
II. 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 4 = 0 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 7 = 0
3. Solve by graphical method 4𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 20 = 0 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 15 = 0
Determine vertices of triangle formed by the lines & Y axis also find the area of the triangle
4. Solve by graphical method 5𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3
Determine vertices of triangle formed by the lines & Y axis also find the area of the triangle
5. Find k for which system of linear eqn has unique soln
I. 𝑘𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5 3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1
II. 4𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 + 8 = 0 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 2 = 0
6. Find k for which system of linear eqn has infinite soln
I. 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 7 (𝑘 + 2)𝑥 − (2𝑘 + 1)𝑦 = 3(2𝑘 − 1)
II. 𝑥 + (𝑘 + 1)𝑦 = 4 (𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 5𝑘 + 2
III. 2𝑥 + (𝑘 − 2)𝑦 = 𝑘 6𝑥 + (2𝑘 − 1)𝑦 = 2𝑘 + 5
IV. 8𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 9 𝑘𝑥 + 10𝑦 = 18
7. Find k for which lines are intersecting
I. 4𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 𝑘 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 12
II. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 3 5𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 + 7 = 0
8. Find k for which lines are coincident
I. 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 7 (𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + (2𝑘 − 1)𝑦 = 4𝑘 + 1
II. 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘 (𝑘 − 1)𝑥 + (𝑘 + 2)𝑦 = 3𝑘
III. 𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 2𝑘 + 1 2(𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 7𝑘 + 1
IV. 4𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 3 𝑘𝑥 + 15𝑦 = 9
n n
9. Find k for which system of linear eq has no sol
I. 𝑘𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 2 6𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 7
II. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 0 2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 5
III. 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 7 = 0 𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 5 = 0
10. Find k for which lines are parallel
I. 2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 11 5𝑥 − 7𝑦 = 5
 II. 𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑘 − 3 12𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 6
11. 7 audio cassettes and 3 video cassettes cost 1110, while 5 audio cassettes and 4 video cassettes
cost 1350. Find the cost of an audio cassette and a video cassette
12. Jaslin sold a table and a chair for ₹ 1050, thereby making a profit of 10% on a table and 25% on
the chair. If she had taken a profit of 25% on the table and 10% on the chair she would have got
1065. Find the cost price of each
13. The sum of a two-digit number and the number formed by reversing the order of digits is 66. If
the two digits differ by 2, find the number.
14. A fraction becomes 9/11 if 2 is added to both numerator and the denominator. If 3 is added to
both the numerator and the denominator it becomes 5/6. Find the fraction
15. 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.
16. A two-digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits and twice the product of the digits. Find the
number
17. A fraction becomes 1/3 if 1 is subtracted from both its numerator and denominator. If 1 is
added to both the numerator and denominator, it becomes 1/2. Find the fraction.
18. 4 tables and 3 chairs, together, cost 2,250 and 3 tables and 4 chairs cost 1950. Find the cost of 2
chairs and 1 table
19. 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.
20. 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 digits. Find the number.
21. bags and 4 pens together cost 257 whereas 4 bags and 3 pens together cost 324. Find the total
cost of 1 bag & 10 pens
22. 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
23. 5 books and 7 pens together cost 79 whereas 7 books and 5 pens together cost 77. Find the
total cost of 1 book and 2 pens.
24. If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction becomes 1. It also
becomes 1/2 if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction?
25. A number consists of two digits whose sum is five. When the digits are reversed, the number
becomes greater by nine. Find the number.
26. The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 12. If the denominator is increased
by 3, the fraction becomes 1/2. Find the fraction.
27. The sum of digits of a two digit number is 15. The number obtained by reversing the order of
digits of given number exceeds the given number by 9. Find the given number.
28. 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
29. Six years hence a man's age will be three times the age of his son and three years ago he was
nine times as old as his son. Find their present ages.
30. After covering a distance of 30 km with a uniform speed there is some defect in a train engine
and therefore, its speed is reduced to 4/5 of its original speed. Consequently, the train reaches
 its destination late by 45 minutes. Had it happened after covering 18 kilometres more, the train
would have reached 9 minutes earlier. Find the speed of the train and the distance of journey
31. Ten years ago, a father was twelve times as old as his son and ten years hence, he will be twice
as old as his son will be then. Find their present ages.
32. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 6 km/h
faster, it would have taken 4 hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by
6 km/h, it would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled time. Find the length of the
journey.
33. A father is three times as old as his son. In 12 years time, he will be twice as old as his son. Find
the present age of the father and the son.
34. Points A and B are 70 km. a part on a highway. A car starts from A and another car starts from B
simultaneously. If they travel in the same direction, they meet in 7 hours, but if they travel
towards each other, they meet in one hour. Find the speed of the two cars
35. The age of the father is twice the sum of the ages of his two children. After 20 years, his age will
be equal to the sum of the ages of his children. Find the age of the father
36. Places A and B are 80 km apart from each other on a highway. A car starts from A and other
from B at the same time. If they move in the same direction, they meet in 8 hours and if they
move in opposite directions, they meet in 1 hour and 20 minutes. Find the speeds of the cars
37. 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.
38. 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
 Quadratic Eqns
1. Solve by factorization (splitting the middle term) AND Quadratic formula method
NOTE:- If splitting the middle term fails, do it by quadratic formula method
𝑥+3 3𝑥−7
I. =
𝑥+2 2𝑥−3
2
II. 𝑥 − (√3 + 1)𝑥 + √3 = 0
2𝑥 2𝑥−5 25
III. + =
𝑥−4 𝑥−3 3
2
IV. 3√5𝑥 + 25𝑥 − 10√5 = 0
𝑥+3 1−𝑥 17
V. − =
𝑥−2 𝑥 4
2
VI. √3𝑥 − 2√2𝑥 − 2√3 = 0
𝑥−3 𝑥+3 48
VII. − =
𝑥+3 𝑥−3 7
2
VIII. 4√3𝑥 + 5𝑥 − 2√3 = 0
1 2 6
IX. + =
𝑥−2 𝑥−1 𝑥
2
X. √2𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 2√2 = 0
𝑥+1 𝑥−1 5
XI. − =
𝑥−1 𝑥+1 6
2
XII. 𝑥 − (√2 + 1)𝑥 + √2 = 0
𝑥−1 2𝑥+1 5
XIII. + =
2𝑥+1 𝑥−1 2
2
XIV. 3𝑥 − 2√6𝑥 + 2 = 0
4 5
XV. −3=
𝑥 2𝑥+3
2
XVI. √2𝑥 + 7𝑥 + 5√2 = 0
𝑥−4 𝑥−6 10
XVII. + =
𝑥−5 𝑥−7 3
𝑚 2 𝑛
XVIII. 𝑥 + = 1 − 2𝑥
𝑛 𝑚
𝑥−2 𝑥−4 10
XIX. + =
𝑥−3 𝑥−5 3
𝑥−𝑎 𝑥−𝑏 𝑎 𝑏
XX. + = +
𝑥−𝑏 𝑥−𝑎 𝑏 𝑎
1 1 1 1
XXI. = + +
2𝑎+𝑏+2𝑥 2𝑎 𝑏 2𝑥
XXII. 𝑎 𝑏 𝑥 + 𝑏 2 𝑥 − 𝑎2 𝑥 − 1 = 0
2 2 2
2 3 23
XXIII. + =
𝑥+1 2(𝑥−2) 5𝑥
𝑎 𝑏
XXIV. + =2
𝑥−𝑏 𝑥−𝑎
𝑎 𝑏 2𝑐
XXV. + =
𝑥−𝑎 𝑥−𝑏 𝑥−𝑐
2. In the following, determine whether the given quadratic eqns have real roots and
if so find the roots
I. 2𝑥 2 − 2√6𝑥 + 3 = 0
II. √3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 8√3 = 0
III. √2𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 5√2 = 0
IV. 3𝑎2 𝑥 2 + 8𝑎𝑏𝑥 + 4𝑏 2 = 0
1
V. 𝑥 + = 3
𝑥
3. Find ‘𝑘’ for which roots are real & equal
I. 𝑘𝑥 2 − 2√5𝑥 + 4 = 0
II. 2𝑘𝑥 2 − 40𝑥 + 25 = 0
III. 𝑥 2 − 2(5 + 2𝑘)𝑥 + 3(7 + 10𝑘) = 0
IV. (3𝑘 + 1)𝑥 2 + 2(𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0
V. (𝑘 + 1)𝑥 2 + 2(𝑘 + 3)𝑥 + (𝑘 + 8) = 0
VI. (𝑘 + 1)𝑥 2 − 2(3𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + 8𝑘 + 1 = 0
VII. (4 − 𝑘)𝑥 2 + (2𝑘 + 4)𝑥 + (8𝑘 + 1) = 0
VIII. (2𝑘 + 1)𝑥 2 + 2(𝑘 + 3)𝑥 + (𝑘 + 5) = 0
IX. 4𝑥 2 − 2(𝑘 + 1)𝑥 + (𝑘 + 1) = 0
X. 5𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 2 + 𝑘(4𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 1) = 0
4. Find ‘𝑘’ for which roots are real
I. 2𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 3 = 0
II. 𝑘𝑥(𝑥 − 2) + 6 = 0
III. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0
IV. 𝑘𝑥(𝑥 − 2√5) + 10 = 0
V. 𝑘𝑥(𝑥 − 3) + 9 = 0
5. Divide 16 into two parts such that twice the square of the larger part exceeds the
square of the smaller part by 164.
6. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 12. When 36 is added
to the number the digits interchange their places. Determine the number.
7. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than the denominator. If 2 is added to both
the numerator and the denominator, then the sum of the new fraction and the
original fraction is 29/20 Find the original fraction
8. Speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr It can go 15 km upstream and 22 km
downstream in 5 hours. Find the speed of the stream.
9. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance of 63 km and then travels
a distance of 72 km at an average speed of 6 km/hr more than the original speed.
If it takes 3 hours to complete the total journey, what is its original average
speed?
10. The sum of the ages of a man and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product
of their ages were four times the man's age at the time. Find their present ages.
11. The diagonal of a rectangular field is 60 metres more than the shorter side. If the
longer side is 30 metres more than the shorter side, find the sides of the field.
12. The perimeter of a rectangular field is 82 m and its area is 400m2 Find the
breadth of the rectangle
13. The sum of the squares of two positive integers is 208. If the square of the larger
number is 18 times the smaller number, find the numbers
14. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 16. When 54 is
subtracted from the number, the digits are interchanged. Find the number.
15. A train, travelling at a uniform speed for 360 km, would have taken 48 minutes
less to travel the same distance if its speed were 5 km/hr more. Find the original
speed of the train.
16. An express train takes 1 hour less than a passenger train to travel 132 km
between Mysore and Bangalore (without taking into consideration the time they
stop at intermediate stations). If the average speed of the express train is 11
km/hr more than that of the passenger train, find the average speeds of the two
trains
17. A girl is twice as old as her sister. Four years hence, the product of their ages (in
years) will be 160. Find their present ages.
18. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 3√10 cm. If the smaller leg is tripled and the
longer leg doubled, new hypotenuse will be 9√5cm. How long are the legs of the
triangle
19. The difference of the squares of two numbers is 45. The square of the smaller
number is 4 times the larger number. Determine the numbers.
20. Two numbers differ by 3 and their product is 504. Find the numbers
21. A fast train takes one hour less than a slow train for a journey of 200 km. If the
speed of the slow train is 10 km/hr less than that of the fast train, find the speed
of the two trains
22. A motor boat whose speed in still water is 18 km/hr takes 1 hour more to go 24
km up stream that to return down stream to the same spot. Find the speed of the
stream.
23. The area of a right angled triangle is 165m2 Determine its base and altitude if the
latter exceeds the former by 7 m.
24. Divide 29 into two parts so that the sum of the squares of the parts is 425.
25. A passenger train takes one hour less for a journey of 150 km if its speed is
increased by 5 km/hr from its usual speed. Find the usual speed of the train.
26. Swati can row her boat at a speed of 5 km/hr in still water. If it takes her 1 hour
more to row the boat 5.25 km upstream than to return downstream, find the
speed of the stream.
27. Sum of the areas of two squares is 640m2 If the difference of their perimeters is
64 m, find the sides of the two squares
28. The sum of two numbers is 48 and their product is 432. Find the numbers.
29. The area of a rectangular plot is 528 m2 The length of the plot ( in metres) is one
metre more than twice its breadth. Find the length and the breadth of the plot
30. The sum of two numbers is 48 and their product is 432. Find the numbers.
31. The difference of two numbers is 4. If the difference of their reciprocals is 4/21
find the numbers.
32. The difference of squares of two numbers is 180. The square of the smaller
number is 8 times the larger number. Find two numbers
33. The difference of two natural numbers is 3 and the difference of their reciprocals
is 3/28 Find the numbers.