WEEKEND TEST –POLYNOMIALS
Part –A( 1mark each)
1. The quadratic polynomial whose sum of zeroes is 3 and product of zeroes is –2 is :
2 2 2 2
(a) x + 3x – 2 (b) x – 2x + 3(c) x – 3x + 2(d) x – 3x – 2
3 2
2. If (x + 1) is a factor of 2x + ax + 2bx + 1, then find the values of a and b given that 2a – 3b = 4
(a) a = –1, b = –2(b) a = 2, b = 5(c) a = 5, b = 2(d) a = 2, b = 0
2
3. The number of zeroes that polynomial f(x) = (x – 2) + 4 can have is:
(a) 1(b) 2(c) 0(d) 3
2
4. The zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 4x – 12x + 9 are:
(a) (b) (c) 3, 4(d) –3, –4
5. Zeroes of a polynomial can be determined graphically. No. of zeroes of a polynomial is equal
to no. of points where the graph of polynomial
(a) Intersects y-axis(b) intersects x-axis (c) intersects y-axis or intersects x-axis
(d) none of these
6. If graph of a polynomial does not intersects the x-axis but intersects y-axis in one point, then no
, of zeroes of the polynomial is equal to
(a) 0(b) 1(c) 0 or 1(d) none of these
2
7. If p(x) = ax + bx + c, then is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1(c) sum of zeroes (d) product of zeroes
2
8. If p(x) = ax + bx + c, and a + b + c = 0, then one zero
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
2
9. If p(x) = ax + bx + c and a + c = b, then one of the zeroes is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10. Find the zeros of the given polynomials
PART B( 3 MARKS EACH)
11. Find the zeros of x2 – 2x – 8, and verify the relationship between zeros and co-efficients
of the polynomial
12 a ) If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = (k 2 – 14) x2 – 2x – 12 is 1,
then find the value of k.
b) If α and β are zeroes of p(x) = kx 2 + 4x + 4, such that α2 + β2 = 24, find k
13. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + px + q are double in value to the zeroes of 2x 2 – 5x – 3,
find the value of p and q
14. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x² -5x + 7, find a polynomial
whose zeros are 2α+ 3β and 3α+ 2β?
TOTAL MARKS: 22
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