PAIR OF LINEAR EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLES

Pair of linear equation in two variables

∎ On comparing the ratios a1/a2, b1/b2, c1/c2, find out whether the lines representing the
following pairs of linear equations intersect at a point, are parallel or coincident:
(i) 5x – 4y + 8 = 0 and 7x + 6y – 9 = 0
(ii) 9x + 3y + 12 = 0 and18x + 6y + 24 = 0
(iii) 6x – 3y + 10 = 0 and 2x – y + 9 = 0
(iv) 5x – 3y = 11 and – 10x + 6y = –22
(v)4/3x + 2y =8 and 2x + 3y = 12
(vi) 3x + 2y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 7

∎ On comparing the ratios a1/a2, b1/b2, c1/c2, find out whether the following pair of linear
equations are consistent or inconsistent.
(i) 3x + 2y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 7
(ii) 2x – 3y = 8 and 4x – 6y = 9
(iii) 3/2x + 5/3 y = 7 and 9x – 10y = 14
(iv) 5x – 3y = 11 and – 10x + 6y = –22
(v)4/3x + 2y =8 and 2x + 3y = 12
(vi) 3x + 2y = 5 and 2x – 3y = 7

∎ Represent these equations graphically:

2x + y – 3 = 0 and 2x – 3y – 7 = 0
x + y = 6 and x – y = 2
x – 2y = 6 and 3x – 6y = 0
6x+8y-48 = 0 and 3x+4y-12 = 0

∎Solve the following system of equations by substitution method:

1. 11x + 15y + 23 = 0 and 7x – 2y – 20 = 0
2. 3x – 7y + 10 = 0 and y – 2x – 3 = 0
3. 0.4x + 0.3y = 1.7 and 0.7x – 0.2y = 0.8
4. x/2 + y = 0.8 and 7/(x+ y/2) = 10
5. 7(y + 3) – 2(x + 2) = 14 and 4(y – 2) + 3(x – 3) = 2
6. x/7 + y/3 = 5 and x/2 – y/9 = 6
7. x + 2y = 3/2 and 2x + y = 3/2
8. √2x – √3y = 0 and √3x − √8y = 0
9. 3x – (y + 7)/11 + 2 = 10 and 2y + (x + 11)/7 = 10
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10.0.5x + 0.7y = 0.74 and 0.3x + 0.5y = 0.5

∎Solve the following system of equations by elimination method:

11.x + 2y + 1 = 0 and 2x – 3y – 12 = 0
12.3x + 2y + 25 = 0 and 2x + y + 10 = 0
13.2x + y = 35 and 3x + 4y = 65
14.2x – y = 6 and x – y = 2
15.ax + by = a-b and bx – ay = a+b
16.x + ay = b and ax + by = c
17.ax + by = a2 and bx + ay = b2
18.xa – yb = 2 and ax – by = a2-b2

∎ Solve the following word problems:

1) 5 pens and 6 pencils together cost ₹ 9, and 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹ 5. Find the cost of
1 pen and 1 pencil.
2) 7 audio cassettes and 3 videocassettes cost ₹ 1110, while 5 audio cassettes and 4
videocassettes cost ₹ 1350. Find the cost of audio cassettes and video cassettes.
3) Reena has pens and pencils, which together are 40 in number. If she has 5 more pencils
and 5 less pens, then the number of pencils would become 4 times the number of pens.
Find the original number of pens and pencils.
4) 4 tables and 3 chairs, together, cost ₹ 2250, and 3 tables and 4 chairs cost ₹ 1950. Find
the cost of 2 chairs and 1 table.
5) Jamila sold a table and a chair for ₹ 1050, thereby making a profit of 10% on the 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.
6) The sum of two numbers is 8. If their sum is four times their difference, find the
numbers.
7) The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 13. If the number is subtracted from the
one obtained by interchanging the digits, the result is 45. What is the number?
8) A number consists of two digits whose sum is five. When the digits are reversed, the
number becomes greater by nine. Find the number.
9) The sum of the 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.
10) 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. How many such numbers are
there?
11) The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the order of its
digits is 99. If the digits differ by 3, find the number.
12) The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than the denominator. If the numerator is
decreased by 2 and the denominator is increased by 1, then the denominator is eight
times the numerator. Find the fraction.
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13) A fraction becomes 9/ 11 if 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator. If
3 is added to both the numerator and the denominator, it becomes 5/ 6. Find the fraction.
14) 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.
15) The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 12. If the denominator is
increased by 3, the fraction becomes 12. Find the fraction.
16) A father is three times as old as his son. After twelve years, his age will be twice that
of his son then. Find their present ages.
17) Ten years later, A will be twice as old as B, and five years ago, A was three times as
old as B. What are the present ages of A and B?
18) Six year 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.
19) 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.
20) The present age of the father is 3 years more than three times the age of the son.
Three years hence, the father’s age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son.
Determine their present age.
21) A mother is three times as old as her daughter. Ten years later, the mothers age will
be two times as old as her daughter. Find sum of their present ages.
22) Aftab tells his daughter, “Seven years ago, I was seven times as old as you were then.
Also, three years from now, I shall be three times as old as you will be.” Find their present
ages.
23) Mr .sharma and Mr Arora are family friends and they decided to go for a trip with
family.for the trip,they reserved their rail tickets .Mr. Arora has not taken a half ticket
for his child who is 6years old, whereas Mr sharma has taken half tickets for his two
children ,who are 6.5years and 8 years old.A railway half ticket costs half of the full
fare but the reservation charges are the same as on a full ticket .Mr and Mrs Arora paid
Rs 1700,while Mr and Mrs Sharma paid Rs 2700, Sharma paid Rs 2700. find the full
fare of one ticket and the reservation charges per ticket.
24) Aruna has only Rs. 1 and Rs. 2 coins with her. If the total number of coins that she has
is 50 and the amount of money with her is Rs. 75, then find the number of Rs. 1 and
Rs. 2 coins .
25) A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and additional charge for each
day thereafter. Saritha paid Rs. 27 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid Rs. 21 for
the book she kept for five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day.
26) The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge 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. What are the fixed charges and the charge per kilometer?
How much does a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 25 km?
27) 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 foods for 20 days,
he has to pay Rs 1000 as hostel charges whereas a students B, who takes food for 26 days,
pays Rs 1180 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charge and the cost of food per day.
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28) A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and earns a fixed increment every year.
If his salary was Rs 1500 after 4 year of service and Rs 1800 after 10 years of service, what
was his starting salary and what is the annual increment?
29) From Delhi station, if we buy 2 tickets to station A and 3 tickets to station B, the total
cost is Rs. 77, but if we buy tickets 3 tickets to station A and 5 tickets to station B, the total
cost is Rs. 124. What are the fares from Delhi to station A and to station B?
30) A and B each have a certain number of mangoes. A says to B, "if you give 30 of your
mangoes, I will have twice as many as left with you." B replies, "if you give me 10, I will
have thrice as many as left with you." How many mangoes does each have?
31) In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, ∠A=(2x+4)°,∠B=(y+3)°,∠C=(2y+10)°,∠D=(4x−5)°. Find
the four angles.
32) In a △ABC, ∠C=3∠B=2(∠A+∠B). Then find all three angles.