EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Zeroes of a Quadratic Polynomial
Chapter : Polynomials
Grade : SSC Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
Which of the following are true?
a)
Zero of a polynomial is the value of the variable for which the polynomial value is zero
b)
Zero of a polynomial and root of the polynomial are synonymous
c)
If (x + a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
d)
Zero of a polynomial and zero polynomial are synonymous
e)
If (x - a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
f)
A polynomial of degree n has atmost n zeros
g)
A linear polynomial in one variable has only one root
  • (i)
    {a,b,e,f,g}
  • (ii)
    {d,b}
  • (iii)
    {c,a}
  • (iv)
    {c,f,g}
  • (v)
    {c,d,e}
Question 2
2.
Which of the following are true?
a)
    • π
    • r
      2
    • is a monomial
b)
A binomial has two and only two terms
c)
Degree of zero polynomial is zero
d)
A binomial may have degree 3
e)
Every polynomial is a binomial
  • (i)
    {c,e,d}
  • (ii)
    {e,b}
  • (iii)
    {a,b,d}
  • (iv)
    {c,a,b}
  • (v)
    {c,a}
Question 3
3.
    • If
    • 1
    • and
    • -3
    • are the zeros of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • a
      x
      4
        +  
      3
      x
      3
         
      3
      x
      2
        +  
      b
      x
        +  
      6
    • , find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 1
      • ,
      • -6
  • (ii)
      • 2
      • ,
      • -7
  • (iii)
      • -6
      • ,
      • 2
  • (iv)
      • -8
      • ,
      • 0
  • (v)
      • 1
      • ,
      • -7
Question 4
4.
    • If
    • -4
    • is the zero of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • k
      x
      2
        +  
      16
      x
        +  
      16
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    5
  • (ii)
    4
  • (iii)
    1
  • (iv)
    2
  • (v)
    3
Question 5
5.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      (
      -3

      4
      )
      ,
      (
      -3

      4
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    +
    16
    x
    +
    3
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    +
    10
    x
    +
    3
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    +
    24
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    +
    32
    x
    +
    15
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
Question 6
6.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      (
      -1

      3
      )
      ,
      (
      -7

      2
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    6
    x
    2
     
    +
    17
    x
    +
    5
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    12
    x
    2
     
    +
    25
    x
    +
    7
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    6
    x
    2
     
    +
    23
    x
    +
    7
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    9
    x
    +
    7
    )
    =
    0
Question 7
7.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -1
      ,
      -1
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    5
    x
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    3
    x
    +
    2
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    2
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    x
    )
    =
    0
Question 8
8.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -1
      ,
      1
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    x
    2
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    x
    2
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    3
    x
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    2
    x
    3
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    1
    )
    =
    0
Question 9
9.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      12
      x
      +
      36
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    -13
  • (ii)
    -12
  • (iii)
    -11
  • (iv)
    -15
  • (v)
    -10
Question 10
10.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      7
      x
      18
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    -7
  • (ii)
    -4
  • (iii)
    -8
  • (iv)
    -10
  • (v)
    -6
Question 11
11.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      9
      x
      2
       
      48
      x
      +
      64
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    16

    3
  • (ii)
    26

    5
  • (iii)
    6
  • (iv)
    14

    3
Question 12
12.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      63
      x
      2
       
      19
      x
      +
      4
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    -19

    65
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -19

    61
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -17

    63
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -1

    3
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -19

    63
    )
Question 13
13.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      10
      x
      +
      25
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    25
  • (ii)
    24
  • (iii)
    28
  • (iv)
    22
  • (v)
    26
Question 14
14.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      7
      x
      +
      10
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    11
  • (ii)
    9
  • (iii)
    12
  • (iv)
    10
  • (v)
    7
Question 15
15.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      81
      x
      2
       
      18
      x
      +
      1
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    1

    81
  • (ii)
    (
    -1

    81
    )
  • (iii)
    1

    79
  • (iv)
    1

    27
  • (v)
    1

    83
Question 16
16.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      9
      x
      2
       
      +
      15
      x
      +
      6
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    2

    3
  • (ii)
    2

    5
  • (iii)
    2
  • (iv)
    4

    3
  • (v)
    0
Question 17
17.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • -16
    • and product is
    • 64
  • (i)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    16
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    16
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    13
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    16
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
Question 18
18.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • -5
    • and product is
    • -6
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    5
    x
    6
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    5
    x
    6
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    2
    x
    6
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    7
    x
    6
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    5
    x
    6
    )
    =
    0
Question 19
19.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 4

      3
    • and product is
    • 4

      9
  • (i)
    (
    36
    x
    2
     
    48
    x
    +
    16
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    35
    x
    2
     
    48
    x
    +
    16
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    36
    x
    2
     
    46
    x
    +
    16
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    36
    x
    2
     
    50
    x
    +
    16
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    37
    x
    2
     
    48
    x
    +
    16
    )
    =
    0
Question 20
20.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • (
      -14

      3
      )
    • and product is
    • 5
  • (i)
    (
    9
    x
    2
     
    +
    40
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    9
    x
    2
     
    +
    42
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    +
    42
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    10
    x
    2
     
    +
    42
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    9
    x
    2
     
    +
    45
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
Question 21
21.
    • If
    • p
    • and
    • q
    • are the roots of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      7
      x
      +
      12
      )
      =
      0
    • ,
    • find the equation whose roots are
    •  
       
      p
        +  
       
       
      1

       
       
      q
    • and
    •  
       
      q
        +  
       
       
      1

       
       
      p
  • (i)
    (
    6
    x
    2
     
    47
    x
    +
    91
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    12
    x
    2
     
    85
    x
    +
    143
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    33
    x
    +
    65
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    20
    x
    2
     
    149
    x
    +
    273
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    12
    x
    2
     
    91
    x
    +
    169
    )
    =
    0
Question 22
22.
    • If
    • -9
    • is the root of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      k
      x
      +
      36
      )
      =
      0
    • , find
    • k
    • and the other root
  • (i)
      • k
      • =
      • 15
      • , and the other root =
      • -2
  • (ii)
      • k
      • =
      • 12
      • , and the other root =
      • -5
  • (iii)
      • k
      • =
      • 14
      • , and the other root =
      • -3
  • (iv)
      • k
      • =
      • 13
      • , and the other root =
      • -4
  • (v)
      • k
      • =
      • 11
      • , and the other root =
      • -6
Question 23
23.
    • Find the quadratic equation whose roots are
    • (
      8
      +
      5



      7
      )
    • and
    • (
      8
      5



      7
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    14
    x
    111
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    16
    x
    111
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    16
    x
    111
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    16
    x
    111
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    19
    x
    111
    )
    =
    0
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (i)
  •  2) (iii)
  •  3) (v)
  •  4) (v)
  •  5) (iii)
  •  6) (iii)
  •  7) (iv)
  •  8) (v)
  •  9) (ii)
  •  10) (i)
  •  11) (i)
  •  12) (v)
  •  13) (i)
  •  14) (iv)
  •  15) (i)
  •  16) (i)
  •  17) (v)
  •  18) (i)
  •  19) (i)
  •  20) (ii)
  •  21) (v)
  •  22) (iv)
  •  23) (iv)