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India
Class IX

Problem solving with equations I

Interactive practice questions

Matches were used to make the pattern attached:

a

Complete the table:

Number of triangles ($t$t) $1$1 $2$2 $3$3 $5$5 $10$10 $20$20
Number of matches ($m$m) $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$
b

Write a formula that describes the relationship between the number of matches ($m$m) and the number of triangles ($t$t).

$m$m = $\editable{}$ $t$t

c

How many matches are required to make $25$25 triangles using this pattern?

Easy
1min

A diver starts at the surface of the water and starts to descend below the surface at a constant rate. The table shows the depth of the diver over $5$5 minutes.

Easy
2min

When a number is added to both the numerator and denominator of $\frac{1}{5}$15, the result is $\frac{3}{7}$37.

Easy
2min

The perimeter of the trapezium below is $27$27 centimetres.

Easy
2min
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Outcomes

9.A.LETV.1

Recall of linear equations in one variable. Introduction to the equation in two variables. Prove that a linear equation in two variables has infinitely many solutions, and justify their being written as ordered pairs of real numbers, plotting them and showing that they seem to lie on a line.

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