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Class 10 Maths — Quadratic equations

Solve quadratic equations by factorising, and use the discriminant to describe the roots.

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  1. 1.Solve x² - 9 = 0. Give the positive root.

  2. 2.Match each quadratic to its factorised form.

    • x² + 5x + 6
    • x² - 5x + 6
    • x² - 4
    • x² + 4x + 4
    • (x + 2)(x + 2)
    • (x + 2)(x - 2)
    • (x + 2)(x + 3)
    • (x - 2)(x - 3)

  3. 3.Solve x² - 5x + 6 = 0. Give the smaller root.

  4. 4.What is the discriminant, b² - 4ac, of x² - 3x + 5 = 0?

  5. 5.Solve x² + 7x + 12 = 0. Give the smaller root.

  6. 6.For x² - 7x + 10 = 0, what is the product of the two roots?

  7. 7.The product of two consecutive whole numbers is 42. What is the smaller number?

  8. 8.What is the discriminant, b² - 4ac, of x² + 4x + 4 = 0?

Answer key — Class 10 Maths — Quadratic equations

  1. 1. 3
  2. 2. x² + 5x + 6 → (x + 2)(x + 3); x² - 5x + 6 → (x - 2)(x - 3); x² - 4 → (x + 2)(x - 2); x² + 4x + 4 → (x + 2)(x + 2)
  3. 3. 2
  4. 4. -11
  5. 5. -4
  6. 6. 10
  7. 7. 6
  8. 8. 0