NCERT Solutions
Class 9 - Mathematics - Chapter 4: LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES
EXERCISE 4.2

Question. 1

Which one of the following options is true, and why?
For the equation \(y = 3x + 5\):

(i) a unique solution
(ii) only two solutions
(iii) infinitely many solutions

Answer:

(iii), because for every value of x, there is a corresponding value of y and vice-versa.

Question. 2

Write four solutions for each of the following equations:

(i) \(2x + y = 7\)
(ii) \(\pi x + y = 9\)
(iii) \(x = 4y\)

Answer:

(i) (0, 7), (1, 5), (2, 3), (4, -1)

(ii) (1, 9 - \(\pi\)), (0, 9), (-1, 9 + \pi), \(\left(\dfrac{9}{\pi}, 0\right)\)

(iii) (0, 0), (4, 1), (-4, 1), \(\left(2, \dfrac{1}{2}\right)\)

Question. 3

Check which of the following are solutions of the equation \(x - 2y = 4\) and which are not:

(i) (0, 2)
(ii) (2, 0)
(iii) (4, 0)
(iv) \((\sqrt{2}, 4\sqrt{2})\)
(v) (1, 1)

Answer:

(i) No

(ii) No

(iii) Yes

(iv) No

(v) No

Question. 4

Find the value of k, if \(x = 2, y = 1\) is a solution of the equation \(2x + 3y = k\).

Answer:

7

NCERT Solutions Class 9 – Mathematics – Chapter 4: LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES – EXERCISE 4.2 | Detailed Answers