NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 10 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 4: Quadatric Equation
Exercise 4.1

Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following questions:

Question.  1

Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

(A)

\(x^2+2x+1=(4-x)^2+3\)

(B)

\(-2x^2=(5-x)\left(2x-\dfrac{2}{5}\right)\)

(C)

\((k+1)x^2+\dfrac{3}{2}x=7,\; k=-1\)

(D)

\(x^3-x^2=(x-1)^3\)

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Question.  2

Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?

(A)

\(2(x-1)^2=4x^2-2x+1\)

(B)

\(2x-x^2=x^2+5\)

(C)

\((\sqrt{2}x+\sqrt{3})^2+x^2=3x^2-5x\)

(D)

\((x^2+2x)^2=x^4+3+4x^3\)

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Question.  3

Which equation has \(2\) as a root?

(A)

\(x^2-4x+5=0\)

(B)

\(x^2+3x-12=0\)

(C)

\(2x^2-7x+6=0\)

(D)

\(3x^2-6x-2=0\)

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Question.  4

If \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) is a root of \(x^2+kx-\dfrac{5}{4}=0\), the value of \(k\) is

(A)

2

(B)

−2

(C)

\(\dfrac{1}{4}\)

(D)

\(\dfrac{1}{2}\)

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Question.  5

Which equation has the sum of its roots equal to \(3\)?

(A)

\(2x^2-3x+6=0\)

(B)

\(-x^2+3x-3=0\)

(C)

\(\sqrt{2}\,x^2-\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{2}}x+1=0\)

(D)

\(3x^2-3x+3=0\)

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Question.  6

Values of \(k\) for which \(2x^2-kx+k=0\) has equal roots are

(A)

0 only

(B)

4

(C)

8 only

(D)

0, 8

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Question.  7

Which constant must be added and subtracted to complete the square in \(9x^2 + \dfrac{3}{4}x - \sqrt{2} = 0\)?

(A)

\(\dfrac{1}{8}\)

(B)

\(\dfrac{1}{64}\)

(C)

\(\dfrac{1}{4}\)

(D)

\(\dfrac{9}{64}\)

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Question.  8

The quadratic \(2x^2-\sqrt{5}\,x+1=0\) has

(A)

two distinct real roots

(B)

two equal real roots

(C)

no real roots

(D)

more than two real roots

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Question.  9

Which equation has two distinct real roots?

(A)

\(2x^2-3\sqrt{2}x+\dfrac{9}{4}=0\)

(B)

\(x^2+x-5=0\)

(C)

\(x^2+3x+2\sqrt{2}=0\)

(D)

\(5x^2-3x+1=0\)

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Question.  10

Which equation has no real roots?

(A)

\(x^2-4x+3\sqrt{2}=0\)

(B)

\(x^2+4x-3\sqrt{2}=0\)

(C)

\(x^2-4x-3\sqrt{2}=0\)

(D)

\(3x^2+4\sqrt{3}x+4=0\)

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Question.  11

\((x^2+1)^2-x^2=0\) has

(A)

four real roots

(B)

two real roots

(C)

no real roots

(D)

one real root

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NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 10 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 4: Quadatric Equation – Exercise 4.1 | Detailed Answers