9TH M ATHEMATICS A.S.

C PRACTICE QUESTIONS
LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES
1. The linear equation 3x – y = x – 1 has :
(A) A unique solution (B) Two solutions (C) Infinitely many solutions (D) No solution
2. A linear equation in two variables is of the form ax + by + c = 0, where
(A) a ≠0, b≠ 0 (B) a = 0, b ≠0 (C) a ≠0, b = 0 (D) a = 0, c = 0
3. Any point on the y-axis is of the form
(A) (x, 0) (B) (x, y) (C) (0, y) (D) ( y, y)
4. The equation 2x + 5y = 7 has a unique solution, if x, y are :
(A) Natural numbers (B) Positive real numbers (C) Real numbers (D) Rational numbers
5. If (2, 0) is a solution of the linear equation 2x + 3y = k, then the value of k is (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 2
6. The graph of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 6 cuts the y-axis at the point
(A) (2, 0) (B) (0, 3) (C) (3, 0) (D) (0, 2)
7. The equation x = 7, in two variables, can be written as
(A) 1 . x + 1 . y = 7 (B) 1. x + 0. y = 7 (C) 0 . x + 1 . y = 7 (D) 0 . x + 0 . y = 7
8. Any point on the x-axis is of the form (A) (x, y) (B) (0, y) (C) (x, 0) (D) (x, x)
9. Any point on the line y = x is of the form (A) (a, a) (B) (0, a) (C) (a, 0) (D) (a, – a)
10. The graph of y = 6 is a line
(A) parallel to x-axis at a distance 6 units from the origin
(B) parallel to y-axis at a distance 6 units from the origin
(C) making an intercept 6 on the x-axis.
(D) making an intercept 6 on both the axes.
11. x = 5, y = 2 is a solution of the linear equation
(A) x + 2 y = 7 (B) 5x + 2y = 7 (C) x + y = 7 (D) 5 x + y = 7
12. If a linear equation has solutions (–2, 2), (0, 0) and (2, – 2), then it is of the form
(A) y – x = 0 (B) x + y = 0 (C) –2x + y = 0 (D) –x + 2y = 0
13. The positive solutions of the equation ax + by + c = 0 always lie in the
(A) 1st quadrant (B) 2nd quadrant (C) 3rd quadrant (D) 4th quadrant
14. The graph of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 6 is a line which meets the x-axis at the point
(A) (0, 2) (B) (2, 0) (C) (3, 0) (D) (0, 3)
15. The graph of the linear equation y = x passes through the point
3 3 3 1 1
(A) , − (B) 0, (C) 1,1 (D) − ,
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16. How many linear equations in x and y can be satisfied by x = 1 and y = 2?
(A) Only one (B) Two (C) Infinitely many (D) Three
17. The point of the form (a, a) always lies on :
(A) x-axis (B) y-axis (C) On the line y = x (D) On the line x + y = 0
18. Check which of the following are solutions of the equation x - 2y = 4 and which are not.
(i) (2, 0) (ii) (0, -2) (iii) (4 2, 2) (iv) (4, 0)
19. Write whether the following statements are True or False?
i. ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are real numbers, is a linear equation in two variables.
ii. A linear equation 2x + 3y = 5 has a unique solution.
iii. All the points (2, 0), (–3, 0), (4, 2) and (0, 5) lie on the x-axis.
iv. The line parallel to the y-axis at a distance 4 units to the left of y-axis is given by the equation
x = – 4.
v. The graph of the equation y = mx + c passes through the origin.
20. Express each of the following equations in the form ax + by + c = 0 and indicate the values of a, b, c in
each case. (i) x = 6 (ii) 3x - y = x - 1 (iii) 2x + 9 = 0 (iv) 4y = 7 (v) x + y = 4
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LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES
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21. Find five different solutions of each of the following equations: (a) 2x - 3y = 6 (b) + =3
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22. Find the points where the graph of the equation 3x + 4y = 12 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis.
23. Find six different solutions of the equation x + 2y = 6.
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24. Determine the point on the graph of the equation 2x + 5y = 20 whose x-coordinate is times its
2
ordinate.
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25. Determine the point on the graph of the linear equation 2x + 5y = 19, whose ordinate is 1 times its
2
abscissa.
26. If x = 2, y = 1 is a solution of the equation 2x + 3y = k, find the value of k.
27. If the point (3, 4) lies on the graph of 3y = ax + 7, then find the value of a.
28. If x = 2k - 1 and y = k is a solution of the equation 3x - 5y - 7 = 0, find the value of k.
29. Find the solution of the linear equation x + 2y = 8 which represents a point on (i) x-axis (ii) y-axis
30. Draw the graph of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 12. At what points, the graph of the equation cuts
the x-axis and the y-axis?
31. The Autorikshaw fare in a city is charged Rs 10 for the first kilometer and @ Rs 4 per kilometer for
subsequent distance covered. Write the linear equation to express the above statement. Draw the graph
of the linear equation.
32. If x = 3k + 2 and y = 2k - 1 is a solution of the equation 4x - 3y + 1 = 0, find the value of k.
33. The work done by a body on application of a constant force is the product of the constant force and the
distance travelled by the body in the direction of force. Express this in the form of a linear equation in
two variables and draw its graph by taking the constant force as 3 units. What is the work done when the
distance travelled is 2 units. Verify it by plotting the graph.
34. Show that the points A (1, 2), B (– 1, – 16) and C (0, – 7) lie on the graph of the linear equation
y = 9x – 7.
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35. The linear equation that converts Fahrenheit (F) to Celsius (C) is given by the relation C =
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(i) If the temperature is 86°F, what is the temperature in Celsius?
(ii) If the temperature is 35°C, what is the temperature in Fahrenheit?
(iii) If the temperature is 0°C what is the temperature in Fahrenheit and if the temperature is 0°F,
what is the temperature in Celsius?
(iv) What is the numerical value of the temperature which is same in both the scales?
36. If the temperature of a liquid can be measured in Kelvin units as x°K or in Fahrenheit units as y°F,
the relation between the two systems of measurement of temperature is given by the linear equation
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y = x − 273 + 32
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(i) Find the temperature of the liquid in Fahrenheit if the temperature of the liquid is 313°K.
(ii) If the temperature is 158° F, then find the temperature in Kelvin.
37. The cost of 5 pencils is equal to the cost of 2 ballpoints. Write a linear equation in two variables to
represent this statement. (Take the cost of a pencil to be ₹ x and that of a ballpoint to be ₹ y).
38. The force exerted to pull a cart is directly proportional to the acceleration produced in the body.
Express the statement as a linear equation of two variables and draw the graph of the same by
taking the constant mass equal to 6 kg. Read from the graph, the force required when the acceleration
produced is (i) 5 m/sec2 , (ii) 6 m/sec2