Chapter 1: Real Numbers
1. Prove that the square of any positive integer is of the form 3m or 3m + 1.
2. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 4m + 1 or 4m + 3.
3. If p and q are two numbers such that √p and √q are rational, then prove that
√(pq) is also rational.
4. Prove that √2 is an irrational number.
5. If p and q are co-prime numbers, then prove that √(p^2 + q^2) is an irrational
number.
6. Prove that the square of any positive integer is of the form 3m or 3m + 1.
7. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 4m + 1 or 4m + 3.
Chapter 3: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables
1. Solve the pair of equations: 2x - 3y = 8 and 4x + 5y = 20 by the method of
substitution.
2. Solve the pair of equations: 3x - 5y = 7 and 6x - 10y = 14 by the method of
elimination.
3. A two-digit number is 7 times the sum of its digits. If 27 is added to the
number, the digits are reversed. Find the number.
4. Solve the pair of equations: 2x + 3y = 5, 4x - 2y = 8.
5. Check the consistency of the equation 2x + 5y = 7, 4x + 10y = 14, and solve it.
6. Solve the pair of equations: 3x + 4y = 10, 6x + 8y = 20 using the substitution
method.
[Link] the following situations algebraically: (a) The sum of two numbers is
12 and their difference is 4.
(b) A 2-digit number is 5 times the sum of its digits
Chapter 4: Quadratic Equations
1. Find the roots of the equation x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 by factorization.
2. Find the values of k for which the equation 4x^2 - 3x + k = 0 has equal roots.
3. Solve the equation 2x^2 - 7x + 3 = 0 by using the quadratic formula.
4. Solve the quadratic equation
x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 by factorization method.
5. Find the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x^2 + 4x + 6 = 0.
6. Determine the value of p for which the equation x^2 - 2px + p + 1 = 0 has real
and equal roots.
7. Solve the equation 4x^2 - 12x + 9 = 0 by completing the square method.
Chapter 5: Arithmetic Progressions
1. Find the 15th term of an A.P. whose first term is 12 and the common difference
is 5.
2. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of an A.P. whose first term is 8 and the
common difference is 4.
3. If the 16th term of an A.P. is three times the 8th term, find the common
difference.
4. Find the sum of the first 25 terms of an AP whose first term is 5 and the common
difference is 3.
5. If the 8th term of an AP is 31 and the 15th term is 52, find the first term and
the common difference.
6. Check whether -150 is a term of the AP -17, -14, -11, -8, ... and find the 25th
term of the AP.
7. Find the number of terms in the
AP 5, 8, 11, ... that sum up to 216.
Chapter 6: Triangles
1. Prove that the sum of the angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.
2. In a triangle, the measure of one angle is three times the measure of the
smallest angle increased by 20 degrees. The measure of the third angle is twice
that of the smallest angle. Find the measure of all angles.
3. Prove that the sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third
side.
[Link] that the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.
[Link] ΔABC, if AB = 8cm, AC = 10cm, and ∠B = 90 degrees, find BC.
[Link] the lengths of two sides of a triangle are 6cm and 8cm, between what two
measures should the length of the third side fall?
[Link] that a line drawn parallel to one side of a triangle divides the other two
sides proportionally.
Chapter 7: Coordinate Geometry
1. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining the points (-3,
4) and (5, -2).
2. Show that the points A(1, 2), B(4, 5), and C(-2, -1) are the vertices of an
isosceles triangle.
3. Find the distance between the points (3, 2) and (-4, -5)
[Link] the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment joining (3, -4)
and (-5, 8) in the ratio 2:3.
5. Show that the points A(-3, 4), B(2, 5), and C(3, -2) are collinear.
6. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining the points (-2,
-3) and (4, 7).
[Link] that the points A(3, 4), B(6, 8), and C(9, 12) are collinear.