15 questions
The roots of the quadratic equation 6x² – x – 2 = 0 are
2/3, 1/2
-2/3, 1/2
2/3, -1/2
-2/3, -1/2
The equation 2x² + kx + 3 = 0 has two equal roots, then the value of k is
±√6
± 4
±3√2
±2√6
If one root of the equation x² + px + 12 = 0 is 4, while the equation x² + px + q = 0 has equal roots, the value of q is
49/4
4/49
4
49
The roots of the equation 7x² + x – 1 = 0 are
real and distinct
real and equal
not real
none of these
The roots of the equation (b – c) x² + (c – a) x + (a – b) = 0 are equal, then
2a = b + c
2c = a + b
b = a + c
2b = a + c
1. Which of the following equations has 2 as a root?
x2 – 4x + 5 = 0
x2 + 3x – 12 = 0
2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0
3x2 – 6x – 2 = 0
1. Determine k such that the quadratic equation x2 + 7(3 + 2k) – 2x (1 + 3k) = 0 has equal roots :
2, 7
7, 5
2, -10/9
None of these
One year ago, a man was 8 times as old as his son. Now his age is equal to the square of his son’s age. Their present ages are
7 years, 49 years
5 years, 25 years
1 years, 50 years
6 years, 49 years
The sum of the squares of two consecutive natural numbers is 313. The numbers are
12, 13
13,14
11,12
1. 14,15
1. The sum of the reciprocals of Rehman’s ages 3 years ago and 5 years from now is 1/3. The present age of Rehman is:
7
10
5
6
1. 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.
30 km/hr
40 km/hr
50 km/hr
60 km/hr
1. The altitude of a right triangle is 7 cm less than its base. If the hypotenuse is 13 cm, the other two sides of the triangle are equal to:
Base=10cm and Altitude=5cm
Base=12cm and Altitude=5cm
Base=14cm and Altitude=10cm
Base=12cm and Altitude=10cm
A natural number, when increased by 12, equals 160 times its reciprocal. Find the number
3
8
4
7
Rohini had 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?
14
16
15
18
10. 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/h more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours to complete the total journey, what is its original average speed?
(A) 42km/hr
44 km/hr
46km/hr
48 km/hr