Exercise 4.1

Represent the following situations in the form of quadratic equations: (iii) Rohan’s mother is 26 years older than him. The product of their ages (in years) 3 years from now will be 360. We would like to find Rohan’s present age. (ii) A train travels a distance of 480 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 8 km/h less, then it would have taken

(iii) Let us consider, Age of Rohan’s = x  years Therefore, as per the given question, Rohan’s mother’s age = x + 26 After 3 years, Age of Rohan’s = x + 3 Age of Rohan’s mother will be = x + 26 + 3...

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Represent the following situations in the form of quadratic equations: (i) The area of a rectangular plot is 528 m2. The length of the plot (in metres) is one more than twice its breadth. We need to find the length and breadth of the plot. (ii) The product of two consecutive positive integers is 306. We need to find the integers.

Solutions: (i) Let us consider, Breadth of the rectangular plot = x m Thus, the length of the plot = (2x + 1) m. As we know, $Area\text{ }of\text{ }rectangle\text{ }=\text{ }length~\times...

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