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)
A linear polynomial in one variable has only one root
b)
Zero of a polynomial and zero polynomial are synonymous
c)
A polynomial of degree n has atmost n zeros
d)
If (x - a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
e)
If (x + a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
f)
Zero of a polynomial and root of the polynomial are synonymous
g)
Zero of a polynomial is the value of the variable for which the polynomial value is zero
  • (i)
    {b,a}
  • (ii)
    {b,e,d}
  • (iii)
    {e,c}
  • (iv)
    {a,c,d,f,g}
  • (v)
    {b,f,g}
Question 2
2.
Which of the following are true?
a)
Degree of zero polynomial is zero
b)
Every polynomial is a binomial
c)
    • π
    • r
      2
    • is a monomial
d)
A binomial has two and only two terms
e)
A binomial may have degree 3
  • (i)
    {a,b,e}
  • (ii)
    {a,c,d}
  • (iii)
    {c,d,e}
  • (iv)
    {b,d}
  • (v)
    {a,c}
Question 3
3.
    • If
    • 5

      2
    • and
    • -1
    • are the zeros of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • b
      x
      4
        +  
      8
      x
      3
         
      38
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
         
      30
    • , find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 9
      • ,
      • -67
  • (ii)
      • -68
      • ,
      • 9
  • (iii)
      • -68
      • ,
      • 8
  • (iv)
      • -67
      • ,
      • 8
  • (v)
      • 7
      • ,
      • -69
Question 4
4.
    • If
    • -4
    • is the zero of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 2
      x
      2
        +  
      k
      x
        +  
      20
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    14
  • (ii)
    12
  • (iii)
    10
  • (iv)
    13
  • (v)
    15
Question 5
5.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      6

      7
      ,
      6

      7
      )
  • (i)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    98
    x
    +
    48
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    84
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    35
    x
    2
     
    72
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    21
    x
    2
     
    32
    x
    +
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    70
    x
    +
    24
    )
    =
    0
Question 6
6.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      1

      6
      ,
      (
      -7

      6
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    24
    x
    2
     
    +
    22
    x
    7
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    36
    x
    2
     
    +
    24
    x
    5
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    36
    x
    2
     
    +
    36
    x
    7
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    36
    x
    2
     
    +
    48
    x
    +
    7
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    48
    x
    2
     
    +
    34
    x
    7
    )
    =
    0
Question 7
7.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -1
      ,
      -1
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    x
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    3
    x
    +
    2
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    2
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    x
    2
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    4
    x
    +
    3
    )
    =
    0
Question 8
8.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      2
      ,
      -4
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    5
    x
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    3
    x
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    x
    6
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    x
    2
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    2
    x
    8
    )
    =
    0
Question 9
9.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      18
      x
      +
      81
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    17
  • (ii)
    21
  • (iii)
    19
  • (iv)
    16
  • (v)
    18
Question 10
10.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      11
      x
      +
      28
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    -14
  • (ii)
    -12
  • (iii)
    -9
  • (iv)
    -10
  • (v)
    -11
Question 11
11.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      12
      x
      +
      36
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    10
  • (ii)
    11
  • (iii)
    12
  • (iv)
    14
  • (v)
    13
Question 12
12.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      6
      x
      2
       
      34
      x
      +
      20
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    27

    5
  • (ii)
    7
  • (iii)
    19

    3
  • (iv)
    17

    3
  • (v)
    5
Question 13
13.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      6
      x
      +
      9
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    6
  • (ii)
    9
  • (iii)
    8
  • (iv)
    11
  • (v)
    10
Question 14
14.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      10
      x
      +
      24
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    27
  • (ii)
    21
  • (iii)
    23
  • (iv)
    25
  • (v)
    24
Question 15
15.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      49
      x
      2
       
      +
      98
      x
      +
      49
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    1
  • (iii)
    0
  • (iv)
    2
  • (v)
    -2
Question 16
16.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      18
      x
      2
       
      88
      x
      +
      64
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    10

    3
  • (ii)
    38

    11
  • (iii)
    32

    9
  • (iv)
    26

    7
  • (v)
    34

    9
Question 17
17.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 2
    • and product is
    • 1
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    2
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    2
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    2
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
Question 18
18.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 15
    • and product is
    • 54
  • (i)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    15
    x
    +
    54
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    12
    x
    +
    54
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    18
    x
    +
    54
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    15
    x
    +
    54
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    15
    x
    +
    54
    )
    =
    0
Question 19
19.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • (
      -4

      7
      )
    • and product is
    • 4

      49
  • (i)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    +
    28
    x
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    48
    x
    2
     
    +
    28
    x
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    +
    30
    x
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    +
    26
    x
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    50
    x
    2
     
    +
    28
    x
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
Question 20
20.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • (
      -5

      8
      )
    • and product is
    • (
      -9

      16
      )
  • (i)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    +
    37
    x
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    65
    x
    2
     
    +
    40
    x
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    +
    40
    x
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    63
    x
    2
     
    +
    40
    x
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    +
    43
    x
    36
    )
    =
    0
Question 21
21.
    • If
    • p
    • and
    • q
    • are the roots of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      14
      x
      +
      48
      )
      =
      0
    • ,
    • find the equation whose roots are
    •  
       
      p
        +  
       
       
      1

       
       
      q
    • and
    •  
       
      q
        +  
       
       
      1

       
       
      p
  • (i)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    234
    x
    +
    833
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    48
    x
    2
     
    674
    x
    +
    2303
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    36
    x
    2
     
    516
    x
    +
    1813
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    48
    x
    2
     
    686
    x
    +
    2401
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    912
    x
    +
    3185
    )
    =
    0
Question 22
22.
    • If
    • 3
    • is the root of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      k
      x
      18
      )
      =
      0
    • , find
    • k
    • and the other root
  • (i)
      • k
      • =
      • 6
      • , and the other root =
      • -3
  • (ii)
      • k
      • =
      • 4
      • , and the other root =
      • -5
  • (iii)
      • k
      • =
      • 3
      • , and the other root =
      • -6
  • (iv)
      • k
      • =
      • 2
      • , and the other root =
      • -7
  • (v)
      • k
      • =
      • 1
      • , and the other root =
      • -9
Question 23
23.
    • Find the quadratic equation whose roots are
    • (
      5
      +
      4



      3
      )
    • and
    • (
      5
      4



      3
      )
  • (i)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    10
    x
    23
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    13
    x
    23
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    7
    x
    23
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    10
    x
    23
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    10
    x
    23
    )
    =
    0
    Assignment Key

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