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Mathematics — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
In the given figure, graphs of two linear equations are shown. The pair of these linear equations is :
  1. (a) consistent with unique solution.
  2. (b) consistent with infinitely many solutions.
  3. (c) inconsistent.
  4. (d) inconsistent but can be made consistent by extending these lines.
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Model Answer

(a) consistent with unique solution.

The two lines intersect at a single point, giving exactly one solution. Hence the pair is consistent with a unique solution.

Source: Chapter 3, Section 3.2 – Graphical Method of Solution of a Pair of Linear Equations

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Explanation

When two lines intersect at one point, the pair of linear equations has exactly one (unique) solution → consistent. Examiners expect you to recall: intersecting lines = consistent + unique solution; coincident lines = consistent + infinitely many solutions; parallel lines = inconsistent. Option (d) is a distractor — intersecting lines already meet, so no "extension" is needed.

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