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CLASS: 10th CH: 3 (Linear equations in two variables ) Assignment : 3

1. For which value of k will the following pair of linear equations have no solutions ? 3 x+ y=1 ,
( 2 k−1 ) x + ( k −1 ) y=2 k +1
2. For which of p and q will be the following system of linear equations have infinitely many solutions
? 4 x+5 y =2 , ( 2 p +7 q ) x + ( p+8 q ) y =2 q− p+1
3. For which value of p will the following pair of linear equations 3 x− y=5 , 6 x−2 y= p are
parallel ?
4. Two straight lines are represented by the equations x−3 y=2 and −2 x+ 6 y=5. Check whether the
path cross each other or not.
5. For which of a and b will be the following system of linear equations have infinitely many solutions
? x +2 y=1 , ( a−b ) x + ( a+ b ) y=a+ b−2
6. For which value of k will the following pair of linear equations have no solutions ?
kx +3 y=k−3 , 12 x+ ky=k has no solution.
7. Find the value of k, for which the following pair of linear equations :
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2 x−ky =3 and 6 x + y=−7 has a unique solution.
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8. For which value of p will the following pair of linear equations 2 x+3 y =8 ,
( p−1 ) x + ( p+1 ) y=3 p−1 are parallel ?
9. For which of a and b will be the following system of linear equations have infinitely many solutions
? 2 x+3 y =7 , a ( x + y )−b ( x − y )=3 a+ b−2
10. For which value of k will the following pair of linear equations have represent coincident lines?
2 x+(k −2) y=k , 6 x + ( 2 k−1 ) y=2 k + 5
11. For the pair of equations kx +3 y=−7 and 2 x+ 6 y=14 to have infinitely many solutions, the value
of k should be 1. Is this statement true? Give reasons.
12. Find the value of c for which the pair of equations cx − y=2 and 6 x−2 y=3 will have infinitely
many solutions.
13. For which of a and b will be the following system of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions ? 3 x− y=14 , ( a+ b ) x−2 by=5 a+2 b+1
14. Find the values of m and n for which the system of equations 3 x−(3 m+ 4) y=8
(2 n+1)x−5 y =16 has infinitely many solutions.
15. Write the condition for the system of linear equations ax +by =c and px+ qy=r to have a unique
solution.
x y
16. Solve for x and y : a + b =2 ; ax−by=a 2−b2
2 2 2 2
a b a b b a
17. Solve for x and y : − =0 ; + =a+b
x y x y
18. Solve for x and y : 2 ( ax−by ) + ( a+4 b )=0 and 2 ( bx +ay ) + ( b−4 a )=0
ax by
19. Solve for x and y : b − a =a+b ; ax−by=2 ab
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20. Solve for x and y : x + 3 y = 6 ; x + y =0 Hence find ‘a’ for which y=ax−4
Solve the following for x and y
21. if 2 x−3 y=7 , ( a+ b ) x−( a+ b−3 ) y=4 a+b are coincident then find a and b
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23. 6 x +3 y=6 xy ; 2 x+ 4 y=5 xy
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24. x+3 − y −3 =−2 ; x+3 + y−3 =2
qx py 2 2
25. p + q = p + q ; x + y=2 pq
1 1 3 1 1 1
26. 3 x + y + 3 x− y = 4 ; 2(3 x+ y) − 2(3 x− y ) = −8
3 3 6 5
27. x+ y + x− y =5 ; x+ y − x− y =−1
2 3 1 1 1
28. x + y =2 ; x − 2 y = 3
2 2
29. x −5 y =1 ; x − y =−3
30. 2 ( 3 u−v )=5 uv ; 2 ( u+3 v ) =5uv
31. ( a+ b ) x+ ( a−b ) y=a 2+ b2 ; ( a−b ) x + ( a+ b ) y=a 2+ b2
x y
32. a − b =a−b ; ax +by =a3 +b 3
33. The sum of the digits of a two digits number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the number
obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.
34. The ten’s digits of a two digit number is three times the unit digit. The sum of the number and the
unit digit is 32. Find the numbers.
35. A two digits number is obtained by either multiplying the sum of the digits by 8 and then
subtracting 5 or by multiplying the difference of the digits by 16 and then adding 3. Find the
numbers
36. Four years ago, a father was six times as old as his son. Ten years later, the father will be two and
a half times as old as his son. Find their present ages.
37. Five years hence, the age of the Jacob will be three times that of his son. Five years ago, Jacob’s age
was seven times that of his son. What are their present ages.
38. The age of the father is twice the sum of the ages of his two children. After 20 years , his age will
be equal to the sum of the ages of his children. Find the age of father.
39. The father’s age is six times his son’s age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times
his son’s age. Find the present age of the son and the father.
40. Father’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children. After 5 years, his age will be
twice the sum of age of two children. Find the age of father
41. I am three times as old as my son. Five years later, I shall be two and a half times as old as my son.
How old am I and how old is my son?
42. A and B are friends and their ages differ by 2 years . A’s father D is twice as old as his sister C. The
ages of D and C differ by 40 years. Find the ages of A and B.
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43. A fraction becomes 11 , if 2 is added to both the denominator and the numerator. If 3 is added to
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both the numerator and denominator it becomes . Find the fraction.
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44. A fraction reduces to 4 , when 2 is subtracted from the numerator and 3 is added to the
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denominator but it reduces to , if 6 is added to the numerator and the denominator is multiplied
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by 3. Find the fraction.
45. A person can row 8 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 4 hours. He can row 12 km
downstream and 12 km upstream in 4 hours. Find the speed of rowing in still water and speed of
current
46. A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours , it can go 40 km
upstream and 55 km downstream. Determine the speed of the stream and that of the boat in still
water.
47. A boat covers 32 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 7 hours. Also, it can cover 40 km
upstream and 48 km downstream in 9 hours. Find the speed of boat in still water and that of the
stream.
48. While cycling along the wind; a boy can cover a distance of 30 km in 3 hours and for returning
back through the same distance he takes 5 hours. Find the speed of wind and the speed of cycling
in the still air.
49. A man travels 370 km partly by train and partly by car. If he covers 250 km by train and rest by
car, it takes him 4 hours. But if he travels 130 km by train and rest by car, he takes 18 minutes
more. Find the speed of the train and that of the car.
50. Points A and B are 80 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at the
same time. If the car travels in the same direction at different speeds they meet in 8 hours. If they
travel towards each other, they meet in 1hour 20 minutes. What are the speeds of the two cars ?
51. A shopkeeper gives books on rent for reading. She takes a fixed charge for the first two days and
an additional charge for each day thereafter. Latika paid Rs 22 for a book kept for six days, while
Anand Rs 16 for the book kept for four days. Find the fixed charges and charges for each day.
52. Mala travels 300 Km to her home partly by train and partly by Bus. She takes 4 marks if she travels
60 km by train and the remaining by bus. If she travels 100 km by train and the remaining by bus,
she takes 10 minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and the bus separately.
53. Two points A and B are 90 km apart from each other on a highway. A car starts from A and another
from B at the same time. If they go in the same direction, they meet in 9 hours and if they go in
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opposite directions, they meet in 1 hours . Find their speeds
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54. A and B are two points 150 km apart on a highway. Two cars start with different speeds from A
and B at the same time. If they move in the same direction, they meet in 15 hours but if they move
in opposite directions, they meet in one hour. Find their speeds.
55. A man sold a chair and a table together for Rs 1520 thereby making a profit of 25 % on the chair
and 10% on the table. By selling them together for Rs.1535, he would have made a profit of 10%
on the chairs and 25% on the table. Find the cost price of each.
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56. In a competitive examination, one mark is awarded for each correct answer while 2 mark is
deducted for every wrong answer. Jayanti answered 120 questions and got 90 marks. How many
questions did she answer correctly.
57. Susan invested certain amount of money in two schemes A and B, which offer interest at the rate of
8% per annum and 9% per annum respectively. She received Rs 1860 as annual interest.
However, had she interchanged the amount of investments in the two schemes, she would have
investments in the two schemes, she would have received Rs 20 more as annual interest. How
much money did she invest in each scheme ?
58. A chemist has one solution which is 50% acid and a second solution which is 25% acid. How much
of each should be mixed to make 10 litres of a 40% acid solution
59. The path of a train P is given by the equation 2 x+ 4 y−10=0 and the path of another train Q is
given by the equation 3 x+ 6 y=12. Represent the situation graphically and find whether the two
trains meet each other at same place.
60. The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 3 students are extra in a row, there would be 1
row less. If 3 students are less in a row there would be 2 rows more. Find the number of students
in the class.
61. On the graph paper, draw lines of following linear equations : x− y =0, x + y=0 and 2 x+3 y =6 then
shade the triangle formed by these lines.
62. On the graph paper, draw lines of following linear equations : 6 x +5 y=37 , 4 x+7 y=21 and
x− y =−3 then shade the triangle formed by these lines.
63. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, ∠ A =( 2 x+ 4 )°, ∠ B=( y +3 )° , ∠ C =( 2 y +10 )° and ∠ D =( 4 x−5 )°. Find
angles.
64. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, ∠ A =( 2 x−1 )°, ∠ B=( y +5 )° , ∠ C =( 2 y +15 )° and ∠ D =( 4 x−7 )° . Find
angles.
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65. Solve : x − y =0 ; x + y =19 and hence find ‘p’ if y= px +3
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66. Solve : x +5 y=7 ; x +4 y=5 and hence find ‘n’ if nx=4−2 y
67. There are some students in two examination halls A and halls B. To make the number of students
equal in each hall. 10 students are sent from A to B. But if 20 students are sent from B to A, the
number of students in A becomes double than B. Find the number of students in the two halls.
68. Vijay had some bananas and he divided them into two lots A and B. He sold the first lot at the rate
of Rs.2 for 3 bananas and the second lot at the rate of Rs. 1 per bananas and got a total of Rs. 400. If
he had sold the first lot at the rate of Rs 1 per bananas and the second lot at the rate of Rs. 4 for 5
bananas, his total collection would have been Rs. 460. Find the number of bananas.
69. 8 men and 12 boys can finish a piece of work in 10 days while 6 men and 8 boys can finish it in 14
days. Find the time taken by one man alone and one boy alone to finish the work.
70. The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than the denominator. If the numerator is decreased by 2 and
denominator is increased by 1, then the denominator is eight times the numerator. Find the
fraction.
71. A railway half ticket costs half the full fare and the reservation charge is the same on the half ticket
as on full ticket. one reserved first class ticket costs Rs. 216 and one full and one half reserved
tickets costs Rs. 327. What is full fare and reservation charge.
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ANSWER KEY: 1. K=± 2 2. P= -1, q=2 3. p≠ 2 4. No 5. a=3, b=1 6. 6. K¿−6 7. k ≠ 8. P=5
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9. a=5, b=1 10. k=5 11. No 12. no value of c 13. a=5, b=1 14. m= n= 15. aq≠ bp
2 2
−1
16. x=a, y=b 17. x=a 2, y=b 2 18. x= , y=2 19. x=b, y=−a 20. x=6 y=−4 21. a=−5 , b=−1
2
5 1
22. x=4,y=6 23. X=1, y=2 24. X=3, y=5 25. X=pq, y= pq 26. X=1, y=1 27. X= , y= 28. X=2, y=3
4 4
−1 2
a +b
2 2
a +b
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29. x= , y=-1 30. u=2, v=1 31. x= , y¿ 32. . x=a 2, y=b 2 33. 18 34. 31 35. 83 36. 40, 10
2 2a 2a
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37. 40, 10 38. 40 years 39. 6, 36 40. 45 years 41. 45, 15 42. A’s age 26 or 27 years
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B’s age =24 or 29 years 43. 44. 45. Speed of person= 8 km/hr , Speed of current 4 km/hr
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46. speed of stream= 3 km/hr, speed of boat=8 km/hr 47. speed of stream= 2 km/hr, speed of boat =
10 km/hr 48. 2 km/hr, 8km/hr 49. 100km/hr, 80 km/hr 50. 35 km/hr, 25km/hr 51. Rs. 10, Rs. 3
52. 60 km/hr, 80 km/hr 53. 40km/hr, 30km/hr 54. 55. Rs. 600, Rs. 700 56. 100 57. Rs. 12000
Rs. 10000 58. 6 litres and 4 litres 60. 36 62. ( 2 , 5 ) , ( 7 ,−1 ) and ( 0 , 3 ) 63. ∠ A =70° , ∠ B=53° , ∠ C =110 °
1 1 1 −16
∠ D =127° 64. ∠ A =65° , ∠ B=55° , ∠ C =115 ° ,∠ D =125° 65. x= , y=-1 n=18 66. x= , y= p=
3 2 3 3
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67. 100, 80 68. 500 69. 1 Man in 140 days and 1 boy in 280 days 70. 71. Rs. 210, Rs. 6
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