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Which of the following are quadratic equations?(i) \(x^{2}+6x-4=0\) (ii) \(\sqrt{3}x^{2}-2x+\frac{1}{2}=0\) (iii) \(x^{2}+\frac{1}{x^{2}}=5\) (iv) \(x-\frac{3}{x}=x^{2}\)(v) \(2x^{2}-\sqrt{3x}+9=0\)(vi) \(x^{2}-2x-\sqrt{x}-5=0\)(vii) \(3x^{2}-5x+9=x^{2}-7x+3\) (viii) \(x+\frac{1}{x}=1\) |
Answer» A polynomial equation is a quadratic equation, if it is of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0 such that a ≠ 0 (i) \(x^{2}+6x-4=0\) It is a quadratic equation. (ii) \(\sqrt{3}x^{2}-2x+\frac{1}{2}\) It is a quadratic equation. (iii) \(x^{2}+\frac{1}{x^{2}}=5\) ⇒ x4 -5x2 + 1 = 0 It is not a quadratic equation as the highest power of x is ‘4’ (iv) \(x-\frac{3}{x}=x^{2}\) ⇒ x2 – 3 = x3 It is not a quadratic equation. (v) \(2x^{2}-\sqrt{3x}+9=0\) It is not a quadratic equation as √x is present instead of ‘x’. (vi) \(x^{2}-2x-\sqrt{x}-5=0\) It is not a quadratic equation as an additional √x term is present. (vii) \(3x^{2}-5x+9=x^{2}-7x+3\) ⇒ 2x2 + 2x + 6 = 0 It is a quadratic equation. (viii) \(x+\frac{1}{x}=1\) ⇒ x2 + 1 – x = 0 It is a quadratic equation. |
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