Holiday Home work

Class- X (Mathematics)
Ch.1- Real Numbers
Q1. If p and q are two distinct prime numbers, then LCM (p, q) is
(a) 1 (b) p (c) q (d) pq
Q2. HCF of smallest composite number and smallest two digit composite number is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) 20
Q3. If two positive integers a and b are written as a= x y and b = xy , where x, y are prime numbers,
3 2 3

then HCF (a b), is

(a) xy (b) xy2 (c) x3y3 (d) x2y2
Q4. The least number which is a perfect square and is divisible by each of 16, 20 and 24 is
(a) 240 (b) 1600 (c) 2400 (d) 3600
Q5. If HCF(336, 54) = 6, LCM(336, 54) will be
(a) 2024 (b) 3024 (c) 1012 (d) 1512
Q6. The total number of factors of a prime number is
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
Q7. Three bells ring at intervals of 4, 7 and 14 minutes. All the three rang at 6 AM. When will they ring
together again?
(a) 6:07 AM (b) 6:14 AM (c) 6:28 AM (d) 6:25 AM
Q8. The greatest number which divides 281 and 1249, leaving remainder 5 and 7 respectively, is
(a) 23 (b) 276 (c) 138 (d) 69
Q9. The LCM of smallest odd prime number and the greatest two digit number is
(a) 1 (b) 99 (c) 297 (d) none of these
Q10. HCF of two positive integers is always
(a) a multiple of their LCM (b) a factor of their LCM
(c) divisible by their LCM (d) none of these
Q11. The HCF of 65 and 117 is expressible in the form 65m–117. Find the value of m.
Q12. Find the largest number that divides 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaving remainder 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Q13. Prove that √3 is an irrational number.
Q14. Prove that 7 - 4√5 is an irrational number, where √5 is an irrational number.
Q15. Show that 12n cannot end with the digit 0 or 5 for any natural number n.

Ch.2- Polynomials
Q1. For the given graph of a quadratic polynomial, how many real zeroes are
possible?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) none of these
Q2. If α and β are zeroes and the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x 2 – x - 4, then the
1 1
value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 − 𝛼𝛽 is
15 −15
(a) 4
(b) 4
(c) 4 (d) 15
Q3. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are -3 and 4, is
𝑥2 𝑥
(a) x2-x+12 (b) x2+x+12 (c) −2−6 (d) 2x2+2x-24
2
Q4. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x2-4x+5, the value of α2 + β2 is
 (a) -7 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) -6

Q5. If α and β are the roots of the polynomial f(x) = 3x2+2x+1, find the value of α2β+β2α-2αβ.
8 −8 −2
(a) 9 (b) (c) (d) none of these
9 9

Q6. If one root of the polynomial P(x) = 4x2–17x+k–4 is reciprocal of the other, then the value of k is
(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) -8 (d) 2
Q7. If α and β are the zeros of the polynomial x –5x+m such that α–β=1, then value of m is
2

(a) 1 (b) -6 (c) 6 (d) 5

Q8. The graph of the parabola representing polynomial p(x) = ax + bx +c opens downward, if
2

(a) a ≥ 0 (b) a = 0 (c) a < 0 (d) a > 0

Q9. What should be added to the polynomial x2 – 5x + 4, so that 3 is the zero of the resulting
polynomial?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
Q10. If α and β are the zeros of the polynomial x –ax-b, then the value of α + β2 is
2 2

(a) a2 – 2b (b) a2 + 2b (c) b2 – 2a (d) b2 + 2a

𝑚 𝑛
Q11. If m and n are the zeros of the polynomial 3x2+11x–4, find the value of 𝑛 + 𝑚.
Q12. If α and β are zeros of y2+5y+m, find the value of m such that (α+β)2–αβ=24.
Q13. If α and β are zeros of x2–x–2, find a polynomial whose zeros are (2α+1) and (2β+1).
Q14. If α and β are zeros of 3x2+5x–3, then find the value of α2β + β2α - 3αβ.
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Q15. If α and β are zeros of x2 -4x – 2, then form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are & .
𝛼 𝛽
Ch.3- Pair of linear equations in two variables
Q1. For what value of k, do the equations 3x – y + 8 = 0 and 6x - ky = -16 represent coincident lines?
(a) 2 (b) -1/2 (c) ½ (d) -2.
Q2. The value of c for which the pair of equations cx- y = 3 and 6x -2y = 4 will have infinitely many
solution is
(a) 3 (b) -3 (c) -12 (d) no value
Q3. What do you say about the lines represented by 2x + 3y - 9 = 0 and 4x + 6y – 18 = 0?
(a) lines are parallel (b) lines are coincident (c) lines are intersecting (d) can’t say
anything
Q4. For what value of k, the system of equations kx + 3y = 1 and 12x + ky = 2 has no solution.
(a) k =- 6 (b) k ≠ - 6 (c) k = 4 (d) k =- 4
Q5. The point of intersection of the line represented by 3x – y = 3 and y – axis is given by
(a) (0, -3) (b) (0, 3) (c) (2, 0) (d) (-2, 0)
𝑥 𝑦
Q6. The area of the triangle formed by the line 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 1 with the coordinate axes is
1 1
(a) ab (b) 2ab (c) 2 𝑎𝑏 (d) 4 𝑎𝑏
Q7. 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
Q8. The pair of linear equations y = 0 and y = -5 has
(a) one solution (b) two solutions (c) many solutions (d) no solution
Q9. The pair of linear equations 3x + 5y =3 and 6x + ky = 8 do not have a solution, then value of k
(a) = 5 (b) = 10 (c) ≠ 10 (d) ≠ 5
Q10. For what value of p does the pair of linear equations given below has unique solution?
4x + py + 8 = 0 and 2x + 2y + 2 = 0.
(a) p = 1 (b) p = 2 (c) p ≠ 4 (d) p ≠ 2
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Q11. A fraction becomes , if 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator. If 3 is added to
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both the numerator and the denominator it becomes 6. Find the fraction.
Q12. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 4 : 3. If each of
them manages to save Rs.2000 per month, find their monthly incomes.
Q13. Meena went to a bank to withdraw Rs.2000. She asked the cashier to give her Rs.50 and Rs.100
notes only. Meena got 25 notes in all. Find how many notes of Rs 50 and Rs 100 she received.
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Q14. If 2x + y = 23 and 4x – y = 19, find the values of 5y – 2x and 𝑥 − 2.
Q15. Two years ago, Salim was thrice as old as his daughter and six years later, he will be four years
older than twice her age. How old are they now?
Ch.4- Quadratic Equations
Q1. Values of k for which the quadratic equation 2x2 – kx + k = 0 has equal roots is
(a) 0 only (b) 4 (c) 8 only (d) 0, 8.
Q2. The roots of the equation x + 3x – 10 = 0 are
2

(a) 2, -5 (b) – 2, 5 (c) 2, 5 (d) – 2, - 5

Q3. The quadratic equation 2x – √5x + 1 = 0 has
2

(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots (c) no real roots (d) more than 2 real roots.
Q4. (x + 1) – x = 0 has
2 2 2

(a) four real roots (b) two real roots (c) no real roots (d) one real root.
Q5. Which one of the following is not a quadratic equation?
(a) (x + 2)2 = 2(x + 3) (b) x2 + 3x = (–1) (1 – 3x)2
(c) (x + 2) (x – 1) = x2 – 2x – 3 (d) x3 – x2 + 2x + 1 = (x + 1)
Q6. The values of k for which the quadratic equation 16x2 + 4kx + 9 = 0 has real and equal roots are
−1 3 −3
(a) 6, (b) 36, -36 (c) 6, -6 (d) 4 ,
6 4
Q7. If y = 1 is a common root of the equations ay2 + ay + 3 = 0 and y2 + y + b = 0, then ab equals
−7
(a) 3 (b) (c) 6 (d) -3
2
Q8. If one root of the quadratic equation x2 – 4x + 3 = 0 is 1, then the other root is
(a) 4 (b) -4 (c) -3 (d) 3
Q9. The equation ax + 2x + a = 0 has two equal roots, if
2

(a) a = ±1 (b) a = 0 (c) a = 0, 1 (d) a = -1, 0

Q10. If x = 0.2 is a root of the equation x – 0.4k = 0, then k is
2

(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 0.1 (d) 100

Q11. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, find the other two
sides.
Q12. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour
less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train.
Q13. A pole has to be erected at a point on the boundary of a circular park of diameter 13 metres in such a way
that the difference of its distances from two diametrically opposite fixed gates A and B on the boundary is 7
metres. Is it possible to do so? If yes, at what distances from the two gates should the pole be erected?
Q14. Had Ajita scored 10 more marks in her mathematics test out of 30 marks, 9 times these marks would
have been the square of her actual marks. How many marks did she get in the test?
Q15. Find the values of k for each of the following quadratic equations, so that they have two equal
roots. (i) 2x2 + kx + 3 = 0. (ii) kx (x – 2) + 6 = 0.