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Linear Equations In Two Variables | Exercise 4.1 | NCERT Solution Maths 9 | Chapter 4

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Exercise 4.1 Page: 68

1. The cost of a notebook is twice the cost of a pen. Write a linear equation in two variables to represent this statement.

(Take the cost of a notebook to be ₹ x and that of a pen to be ₹ y)

Solution:

Let the cost of a notebook to be = ₹ x

Let the cost of a pen to be = ₹ y

According to the question,

The cost of a notebook is twice the cost of a pen.

i.e., Cost of a notebook = 2×Cost of a pen

x = 2×y

x = 2y

x-2y = 0

x-2y = 0 is the linear equation in two variables to represent the statement ‘The cost of a notebook is twice the cost of a pen’.

2. Express the following linear equations in the form ax + by + c = 0 and indicate the values of a, b and c in each case:












(ii) x –(y/5)–10 = 0

Solution:

The equation x –(y/5)-10 = 0 can be written as,

1x+(-1/5)y +(–10) = 0

Now comparing x+(-1/5)y+(–10) = 0 with ax+by+c = 0

We get,

a = 1

b = -(1/5)

c = -10

(iii) –2x+3y = 6

Solution:

–2x+3y = 6

Re-arranging the equation, we get,

–2x+3y–6 = 0

The equation –2x+3y–6 = 0 can be written as,

(–2)x+3y+(– 6) = 0

Now comparing (–2)x+3y+(–6) = 0 with ax+by+c = 0

We get, a = –2

b = 3

c =-6

(iv) x = 3y

Solution:

x = 3y

Re-arranging the equation, we get,

x-3y = 0

The equation x-3y=0 can be written as,

1x+(-3)y+(0)c = 0

Now comparing 1x+(-3)y+(0)c = 0 with ax+by+c = 0

We get, a = 1

b = -3

c =0

(v) 2x = –5y

Solution:

2x = –5y

Re-arranging the equation, we get,

2x+5y = 0

The equation 2x+5y = 0 can be written as,

2x+5y+0 = 0

Now comparing 2x+5y+0= 0 with ax+by+c = 0

We get, a = 2

b = 5

c = 0

(vi) 3x+2 = 0

Solution:

3x+2 = 0

The equation 3x+2 = 0 can be written as,

3x+0y+2 = 0

Now comparing 3x+0+2= 0 with ax+by+c = 0

We get, a = 3

b = 0

c = 2

(vii) y–2 = 0

Solution:

y–2 = 0

The equation y–2 = 0 can be written as,

0x+1y+(–2) = 0

Now comparing 0x+1y+(–2) = 0with ax+by+c = 0

We get, a = 0

b = 1

c = –2

(viii) 5 = 2x

Solution:

5 = 2x

Re-arranging the equation, we get,

2x = 5

i.e., 2x–5 = 0

The equation 2x–5 = 0 can be written as,

2x+0y–5 = 0

Now comparing 2x+0y–5 = 0 with ax+by+c = 0

We get, a = 2

b = 0

c = -5

Class 9 Maths NCERT Solutions Chapter 4 Exercises
Exercise 4.1 – 2 Questions (2 short answers)
Exercise 4.2 – 4 Questions (3 short answers, 1 long answer )
Exercise 4.3 – 8 Questions (4 short answers, 4 long answers)
Exercise 4.4 – 2 Questions (2 long answers)
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