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Chapter - 3 LINEAR EQUATIONS

Mathematics - X

1. Solve for x and y :

3 x+ 5 y=12
3 x−5 y +18=0
2. Solve for x and y :
7 x−5 y=2
x +2 y=3
3. Solve the following pair of linear equations :
5 x+ 4 y =9, x+2y=3
4. Solve the following pair of linear equations :
y−4 x=1
6 x−5 y=9
5. Solve for x and y :
x +2 y−3=0
3 x−2 y +7=0
6. Solve for x and y :
2 x− y +3=0
3 x−5 y +1=0
7. Solve by elimination :
3 x− y=7
2 x+5 y +1=0
8. Solve the following pair of linear equations by the cross-multiplication method :
x +2 y=2
x−3 y=7
9. Solve the following pair of equations.
35 x+ 23 y=209
23 x+ 35 y=197
10. Find those integral values of m for which the x -coordinate of the point of intersection of lines represented by y
= mx+ 1 and 3 x+ 4 y =9 is an integer.

11. Solve for x and y :

x+1 y−1 x−1 y +1
+ =¿ 9 ; + ¿8
2 3 3 2
12. Solve for x and y :
2 1
− =¿ 4
x−1 y −1
4 1
− =¿ 10
x−1 y −1
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13. Solve the following pair of equations graphically

3 x− y=7
2 x+5 y +1=0
14. Solve the following pair of equations graphically :
x + y=6
3 x− y=10
15. Determine graphically whether the following pair of linear equations
4 x+ 6 y=96
2 x+3 y =6 has
(i) a unique solution (ii) infinitely many solutions or (iii) no solution.
16(a). Draw the graph of the following pair of linear equations :
x +3 y=6 and 2 x−3 y=12
Find the ratio of the areas of the two triangles formed by first line , x=0 , y = 0 and second line x=0 , y=0.

16(b). Draw the graphs of the pair of equations : x +2 y=5 and 2 x−3 y=−4. Also find the points where the lines
meet the x -axis.

17(a). The sum of two natural number is 240 and they are in the ratio, 3 : 5. Find the numbers.

17(b). Solve the following pair of equations graphically :

2 x− y=3
3 x+ 2 y =8
18(a). 4 chairs and 3 tables cost Rs 2,100 and 5 chairs and 2 tables cost Rs 1, 750. Find the cost of one chair and one
table separately.

18(b). Three lines 3 x+ 5 y=15 , 6 x−5 y=30 and x=0 are enclosing a beautiful triangular park. Find the points of
intersection of the lines graphically and the area of the park if all measurements area in km.
What type of behaviour should be expected by public in this type of park ?

19(a). The perimeter of a rectangular garden, whose length is 4 m more than its width, is 40 m. Find the dimensions of
the rectangle.

19(b). Determine the value of k for which the following system of linear equations has infinite number of solutions :
( k −3 ) x+3 y =k , kx +ky =12
20(a). For what value of k, will the following system of equations have no solutions ?
( 3 k +1 ) x +3 y=2 ; ( k 2 +1 ) x+ ( k−2 ) y =5
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20(b). A fraction becomes when 1 is added to the numerator and it becomes when 1 is subtracted from the
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numerator and 2 is added to the denominator. Find the fraction. Also find the number obtained when 5 is added
to numerator and 4 is subtracted from the denominator.

21(a). Find whether the following pair of linear equations is consistent or inconsistent :
3 x+ 2 y =8
6 x−4 y=9
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21(b). A fraction becomes , if 3 is added to both the numerator and denominator. If 1 s subtracted from the
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numerator and 1 s added to the denominator, then it becomes . Find the fraction.
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22(a). The ratio of incomes of two friends Jasmine and Aman is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 4 :3. If each
of them saves Rs 6,000 per month, find their monthly incomes. Also, if each of them donates 2% of her/his income
to a charity working for old age destitute, find the resulting savings of each. What value is indicated from this
action ?

22(b). For what values of a and b does the following pair of linear equations have infinite number of solutions ?
2 x+3 y =7 , a ( x+ y )−b ( x− y ) =3 a+b−2

23. The area of rectangle reduces by 160 m 2 if its length is increased by 5 m and breadth is reduced by 4 m. However
if length is decreased by 10 m and breadth is increased by m, then its area is decreased by 100 m 2. Find the
dimensions of the rectangle.

24. The owner of a taxi company decides to run all the taxis on CNG fuels instead of petrol/diesel. The taxi charges in
city comprise of fixed charges together with the charge for the distance covered. For a journey of 12 km, the
charge paid is Rs 89 and for journey of 20 km, the charge paid is Rs 145.

i) What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km ?

ii) Why did he decide to use CNG for his taxi as a fuel ?

25. Mr Sharma and Mr Arora are family friends and they decided to go for a trip. For the trip they reserved their rail
tickets. Mr Arora has not taken a half ticket for his child who is 6 years old whereas Mr Sharma has taken half
tickets for his two children who are 6.5 years and 8 years old. A railway half ticket costs half of the full fare but
the reservation charges are the same as on a full ticket. Mr and Mrs Arora paid Rs 1700, while Mr and Mrs
Sharma paid Rs 2700. Find the full fare of one ticket and the reservation charges per ticket.

What difference you find in their behaviour and which one you will choose for yourself ?

26. Raghav scored 70 marks in a test, getting 4 marks for each right answer and losing 1 marks for each wrong
answer. Had 5 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been deducted for each wrong answer,
then Raghav would have scored 80 marks. How many questions were there in the test ?
Which value would Raghav violate if he resorts to unfair means ?

27. While teaching about the Indian National flag, teacher asked the students that how many lines are there in Blue
colour wheel ? One student replies that it is 8 times the number of colours in the flag. While other says that
the sum of the number of colours in the flag and number of lines in the wheel of the flag is 27. Convert the
statements given by the students into Linear Equation of two variable. Find the number of lines in the wheel.
What does the wheel signifies in the flag ?

28. On a highway two places A and B are 120 km apart. A car from A and a second car from B start at the same
time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 6 hours, however if they
travel towards each other, then they meet in 1 hour. What are their speeds ?

29. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 8 and the difference between the number and that formed by
reversing the digits is 18. Find the number.

30. 2 Women and 5 men can together finish an embroidery work in 4 days, while 3 women and 6 men can finish it is
in 3 days. Find the time taken by 1 woman alone to finish the work, and also that taken by 1 man alone. What is
the benefit of doing work in team ?
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31. One criminal is driving a stolen car along the road given by 2 x+ y=8 and second
criminal is running on a motor-cycle along the road given by 3 x−2 y=12.

Locate the point graphically where the police party should stay to arrest both the
criminals. Will you advise some more police on the y-axis to arrest the criminals.

32. Solve for x and y :

x y
+ =2
a b
2 2
ax−by=a −b