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## Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 10th Maths Solutions Chapter 3 Algebra Ex 3.10

Question 1.
Solve the following quadratic equations by factorization method
(i) 4x2 – 7x – 2 = 0
4x2 – 7x – 2 = 0
4x2 – 8x + x – 2 = 0
4x(x – 2) + 1(x – 2) = 0
(x – 2) + (4x + 1) = 0

x – 2 = 0 or 4x + 1 = 0 (equate the product of factors to zero)
x = 2 or 4x = -1 ⇒ x = $$\frac { -1 }{ 4 }$$
The roots are 2; $$\frac { -1 }{ 4 }$$

(ii) 3(p2 – 6) = p(p + 5)
3p2 – 18 = p2 + 5p

2p2 – 5p – 18 = 0
2p2 – 9p + 4p – 18 = 0
p(2p – 9) + 2(2p – 9) = 0
(2p – 9)(p + 2) = 0
2p – 9 = 0 or p + 2 =
The roots are p = $$\frac { 9 }{ 2 }$$, -2

(iii) $$\sqrt{a(a-7)}$$ = 3 $$\sqrt{2}$$
Squaring on both sides
a(a – 7) = (3$$\sqrt{2}$$)2

a2 – 7a = 18
a2 – 7a – 18 = 0
(a – 9) (a + 2) = 0
a – 9 = 0 or a + 2 = 0
The roots are -2 and 9

(iv) $$\sqrt { 2 }$$ x2 + 7x + 5$$\sqrt { 2 }$$ = 0
$$\sqrt { 2 }$$ x2 + 7x + 5 $$\sqrt { 2 }$$ = 0
$$\sqrt { 2 }$$ x2 + 2x + 5x + 5$$\sqrt { 2 }$$ = 0
$$\sqrt { 2 }$$ x (x + $$\sqrt { 2 }$$) + 5(x + $$\sqrt { 2 }$$) = 0

(x + $$\sqrt { 2 }$$) + ($$\sqrt { 2 }$$x + 5) = 0 (equate the product of factors to zero)
x + – $$\sqrt { 2 }$$ = 0 or $$\sqrt { 2 }$$x + -5
x = $$\frac{-5}{\sqrt{2}}$$
The roots are – $$\sqrt { 2 }$$, $$\frac{-5}{\sqrt{2}}$$

(v) 2x2 – x + $$\frac { 1 }{ 8 }$$ = 0
2x2 -x + $$\frac { 1 }{ 8 }$$ = 0
16x2 – 8x + 1 = (multiply by 8)

16x2 – 4x – 4x + 1
4x(4x – 1) – 1 (4x – 1) = 0
(4x- 1) (4x- 1) = 0
4x = 1, 4x = 1
x = $$\frac { 1 }{ 4 }$$, x = $$\frac { 1 }{ 4 }$$
The roots are $$\frac { 1 }{ 4 }$$ and $$\frac { 1 }{ 4 }$$

Question 2.
The number of volleyball games that must be scheduled in a league with n teams is given by G(n) = $$\frac{n^{2}-n}{2}$$ where each team plays with every other team exactly once. A league schedules 15 games. How many teams are in the league?
Solution:
G(n) = $$\frac{n^{2}-n}{2}$$
⇒ 15 = $$\frac{n^{2}-n}{2}$$ ⇒ 30 = n2 – n
n2 – n – 30 = 0
⇒ n2 – 6n + 5n – 30 = 0
n(n – 6) + 5 (n – 6) = 0
(n – 6)(n + 5) = 0 ⇒ n = 6, -5
As n cannot be (-ve), n = 6.
∴ There are 6 teams in the league.