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Section A – Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. The HCF of 65 and 117 is:
(a) 13 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) 65
2. If α and β are zeroes of the polynomial x² - 7x + 10, then α + β = ?
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) -7 (d) -10
3. The pair of equations 2x + 3y = 5 and 4x + 6y = 10 has:
(a) One solution (b) No solution (c) Infinitely many solutions (d) None
4. The discriminant (Δ) of x² - 4x + 4 = 0 is:
(a) 0 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) -4
5. The common difference of AP 7, 13, 19, … is:
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 12
6. The nth term of AP 3, 8, 13, … is:
(a) 5n – 2 (b) 2n + 1 (c) 3n + 2 (d) 7n – 1
Section B – Fill in the blanks (1 mark each)
7. The zeroes of polynomial x² - 9 are ______ and ______.
8. The degree of polynomial 7x³ - 4x² + x - 9 is ______.
9. If two linear equations represent coincident lines, then they have ______
solutions.
10. The sum of the first n natural numbers is ______.
Section C – Match the Columns (1 mark each)
(i) Equation of straight line (a) ax + by + c = 0
(ii) Sum of zeroes of quadratic poly. (b) –b/a
(iii) Product of zeroes (c) c/a
(iv) Discriminant (d) b² – 4ac
Section D – Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark each)
14. Write the nth term of the AP: 10, 15, 20, …
15. Write the quadratic formula.
16. Find the zeroes of the polynomial x² - 16.
Section E – Short Answer Questions (2 marks each)
17. Solve for x: 3x + 2y = 11, 2x - y = 1.
18. Write the first four terms of the AP whose nth term is an = 2n + 3.
19. Find the zeroes of polynomial x² - 5x + 6.
20. The sum of first 20 terms of an AP is 210. If the first term is 5, find the common
difference.
21. Find the roots of the quadratic equation x² - 3x - 28 = 0.
22. Write whether the pair of equations x + 2y = 5, 2x + 4y = 10 is consistent or
inconsistent.
Section F – Long Answer Questions (4 marks each)
23. Find HCF of 65 and 117 using Euclid’s division algorithm.
24. Find the zeroes of polynomial 2x² + 7x + 3 and verify the relationship between
zeroes and coefficients.
25. Solve for x and y: 2x + 3y = 11, 2x – 4y = –24.
26. Find the roots of 2x² – 7x + 3 = 0 using quadratic formula.
27. The sum of first 15 terms of an AP is 750 and its first term is 15. Find the
common difference.
28. A motorboat, whose speed is 18 km/h in still water, travels 20 km downstream
and back in 2 hours. Find the speed of the stream.
29. If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is Sn = 5n² + 3n, find its nth term.
30. The difference between squares of two numbers is 45. The difference of numbers
is 3. Find the numbers.