EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Problems based on Zeros of Polynomial
Chapter : Polynomials
Grade : CBSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      9
      x
      +
      8
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    9
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    9
    ,
    1
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    8
    ,
    1
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    11
    ,
    -2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    11
    ,
    0
    )
Question 2
2.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      14
      x
      +
      45
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    -4
    ,
    -9
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -3
    ,
    -11
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -4
    ,
    -10
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -3
    ,
    -10
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -5
    ,
    -9
    )
Question 3
3.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      24
      x
      2
       
      +
      29
      x
      4
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    1

    10
    ,
    (
    -4

    3
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    3

    8
    ,
    -2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1

    10
    ,
    -2
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    1

    8
    ,
    (
    -4

    3
    )
    )
Question 4
4.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      32
      x
      2
       
      8
      x
      4
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    3

    2
    ,
    (
    -1

    2
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    1

    4
    ,
    (
    -1

    2
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1

    4
    ,
    (
    -1

    4
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    3

    2
    ,
    (
    -3

    4
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    1

    2
    ,
    (
    -1

    4
    )
    )
Question 5
5.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      (
      -5

      8
      )
      ,
      (
      -5

      8
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    +
    96
    x
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    +
    80
    x
    +
    25
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    +
    64
    x
    +
    15
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    5
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    48
    x
    2
     
    +
    70
    x
    +
    25
    )
    =
    0
Question 6
6.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      8

      9
      ,
      7

      9
      )
  • (i)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    135
    x
    +
    56
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    99
    x
    2
     
    151
    x
    +
    56
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    63
    x
    2
     
    121
    x
    +
    56
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    9
    x
    2
     
    17
    x
    +
    8
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    27
    x
    2
     
    39
    x
    +
    14
    )
    =
    0
Question 7
7.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -3
      ,
      -3
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    8
    x
    +
    15
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    5
    x
    +
    6
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    3
    x
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    6
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    7
    x
    +
    12
    )
    =
    0
Question 8
8.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -3
      ,
      9
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    9
    x
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    3
    x
    54
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    7
    x
    30
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    5
    x
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    6
    x
    27
    )
    =
    0
Question 9
9.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      12
      x
      +
      36
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    12
  • (ii)
    13
  • (iii)
    15
  • (iv)
    10
  • (v)
    11
Question 10
10.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      13
      x
      +
      42
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    14
  • (ii)
    11
  • (iii)
    13
  • (iv)
    12
  • (v)
    16
Question 11
11.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      81
      x
      2
       
      +
      90
      x
      +
      25
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    -10

    9
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -4

    3
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -8

    9
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -12

    11
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -8

    7
    )
Question 12
12.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      12
      x
      2
       
      +
      24
      x
      36
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    -4
  • (ii)
    -3
  • (iii)
    -1
  • (iv)
    1
  • (v)
    -2
Question 13
13.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      4
      x
      +
      4
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    5
  • (ii)
    3
  • (iii)
    2
  • (iv)
    4
  • (v)
    7
Question 14
14.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      2
      x
      15
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    -17
  • (ii)
    -15
  • (iii)
    -16
  • (iv)
    -12
  • (v)
    -14
Question 15
15.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      16
      x
      2
       
      +
      16
      x
      +
      4
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    3

    4
  • (ii)
    1

    2
  • (iii)
    1

    4
  • (iv)
    (
    -1

    4
    )
  • (v)
    1

    6
Question 16
16.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      14
      x
      2
       
      81
      x
      +
      81
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    81

    14
  • (ii)
    71

    12
  • (iii)
    79

    14
  • (iv)
    91

    16
  • (v)
    83

    14
Question 17
17.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • -12
    • and product is
    • 36
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    9
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    12
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    14
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
Question 18
18.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • -16
    • and product is
    • 63
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    13
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    16
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    16
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    16
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
Question 19
19.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • (
      -16

      7
      )
    • and product is
    • 64

      49
  • (i)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    +
    114
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    50
    x
    2
     
    +
    112
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    +
    109
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    49
    x
    2
     
    +
    112
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    48
    x
    2
     
    +
    112
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
Question 20
20.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • (
      -13

      72
      )
    • and product is
    • (
      -5

      18
      )
  • (i)
    (
    72
    x
    2
     
    10
    x
    +
    20
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    73
    x
    2
     
    13
    x
    +
    20
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    72
    x
    2
     
    15
    x
    +
    20
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    72
    x
    2
     
    13
    x
    +
    20
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    71
    x
    2
     
    13
    x
    +
    20
    )
    =
    0
Question 21
21.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      6
      x
      2
       
      2
      x
      +
      5
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    (
    1

    6
    1

    6
    4


    31
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    6
    +
    1

    6



    31
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    1

    6
    1

    6



    31
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    6
    +
    31

    6
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    1

    6
    1

    6



    31
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    2
    +
    1

    6



    31
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    1

    6
    1

    6
    4


    31
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    6
    +
    31

    6
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    1

    6
    1

    6



    31
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    6
    +
    1

    6



    31
    )
    )
Question 22
22.
    • Find the value of
    • k
    • such that
    •  
    • k
      x
      4
        +  
      120
      x
      3
        +  
      320
      x
      2
        +  
      360
      x
        +  
      144
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    • (
      2
      x
      +
      2
      )
  • (i)
    13
  • (ii)
    17
  • (iii)
    16
  • (iv)
    19
  • (v)
    15
Question 23
23.
    • If
    • 1
    • and
    • -1
    • are the zeros of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • a
      x
      4
         
      8
      x
      3
        +  
      b
      x
      2
        +  
      8
      x
    • , find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 8
      • ,
      • -7
  • (ii)
      • 9
      • ,
      • -8
  • (iii)
      • -9
      • ,
      • 7
  • (iv)
      • 8
      • ,
      • -8
  • (v)
      • -7
      • ,
      • 9
Question 24
24.
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
    • such that
    • 4
      x
      4
        +  
      4
      x
      3
        +  
      b
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    • (
      4
      x
      2
       
      16
      )
  • (i)
      • -16
      • ,
      • -16
  • (ii)
      • -15
      • ,
      • -15
  • (iii)
      • -15
      • ,
      • -16
  • (iv)
      • -16
      • ,
      • -15
  • (v)
      • -17
      • ,
      • -17
Question 25
25.
    • Factorize and divide
    • (
      324
      x
      4
       
      612
      x
      2
       
      +
      64
      )
    • ÷
    • (
      18
      x
      2
       
      +
      18
      x
      8
      )
  • (i)
    (
    21
    x
    2
     
    18
    x
    8
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    18
    x
    2
     
    18
    x
    8
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    17
    x
    2
     
    18
    x
    8
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    19
    x
    2
     
    18
    x
    8
    )
  • (v)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    18
    x
    8
    )
Question 26
26.
    • Factorize and divide
    • (
      20
      x
      4
       
      +
      x
      3
       
      +
      362
      x
      2
       
      655
      x
      +
      300
      )
    • ÷
    • (
      x
      2
       
      2
      x
      +
      15
      )
  • (i)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    +
    19
    x
    12
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    20
    x
    2
     
    +
    41
    x
    +
    20
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    20
    x
    2
     
    9
    x
    20
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    20
    x
    2
     
    +
    9
    x
    20
    )
  • (v)
    (
    20
    x
    2
     
    41
    x
    +
    20
    )
Question 27
27.
    • If
    • 1
    • is the zero of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 2
      x
      2
        +  
      k
      x
        +  
      2
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    -3
  • (ii)
    -4
  • (iii)
    -1
  • (iv)
    -6
  • (v)
    -5
Question 28
28.
    • If the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 9
      x
      2
        +  
      k
      x
         
      30
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    •  
    • (
      3
      x
      5
      )
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    0
  • (ii)
    3
  • (iii)
    4
  • (iv)
    2
  • (v)
    6
Question 29
29.
    • If the polynomial
    •  
    • 2
      x
      4
        +  
      b
      x
      3
        +  
      a
      x
      2
         
      9
      x
         
      18
    •  
    • is divided by
    • (
      x
      3
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • 540
    • .
    • If it is divided by
    • (
      x
      6
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • 5400
    • .
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 14
      • ,
      • 12
  • (ii)
      • 15
      • ,
      • 11
  • (iii)
      • 14
      • ,
      • 11
  • (iv)
      • 12
      • ,
      • 15
  • (v)
      • 10
      • ,
      • 13
Question 30
30.
    • If the polynomials
    •  
    • 3
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
         
      17
    •  
    • and
    • a
      x
      2
         
      4
      x
        +  
      23
    • leave the same remainder when divided by
    • (
      x
      +
      2
      )
    • ,
    • find the value of
    • a
  • (i)
    (-6)
  • (ii)
    (-8)
  • (iii)
    (-5)
  • (iv)
    (-4)
  • (v)
    (-7)
Question 31
31.
Which of the following are true?
a)
If (x + a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
b)
A linear polynomial in one variable has only one root
c)
A polynomial of degree n has atmost n zeros
d)
Zero of a polynomial and zero polynomial are synonymous
e)
Zero of a polynomial and root of the polynomial are synonymous
f)
If (x - a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
g)
Zero of a polynomial is the value of the variable for which the polynomial value is zero
  • (i)
    {d,c}
  • (ii)
    {a,d,e}
  • (iii)
    {a,b}
  • (iv)
    {a,f,g}
  • (v)
    {b,c,e,f,g}
Question 32
32.
Which of the following are true?
a)
Degree of zero polynomial is zero
b)
    • π
    • r
      2
    • is a monomial
c)
Every polynomial is a binomial
d)
A binomial may have degree 3
e)
A binomial has two and only two terms
  • (i)
    {a,b}
  • (ii)
    {a,c,e}
  • (iii)
    {a,b,d}
  • (iv)
    {c,d}
  • (v)
    {b,d,e}
Question 33
33.
    • Which of the following is a factor of
    • 23
      x
      y
      4
       
      z
      4
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    23
    x
    y
    3
     
    z
    5
     
  • (ii)
    x
    2
     
    y
    3
     
    z
    3
     
  • (iii)
    23
    y
    5
     
    z
    3
     
  • (iv)
    23
    y
    3
     
    z
    3
     
  • (v)
    23
    y
    3
     
    z
    5
     
Question 34
34.
    • Which of the following is not a factor of
    • 22
      x
      4
       
      y
      4
       
      z
      3
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    22
    x
    2
     
    y
    z
    2
     
  • (ii)
    22
    x
    3
     
    y
    4
     
    z
    3
     
  • (iii)
    22
    x
    4
     
    y
    5
     
    z
    4
     
  • (iv)
    22
    x
    4
     
    y
    4
     
    z
    2
     
  • (v)
    22
    x
    4
     
    y
    3
     
    z
    3
     
Question 35
35.
    • Which of the following is a factor of
    • (
      11
      x
      4
       
      +
      y
      5
       
      z
      5
       
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    11
    x
    4
     
  • (ii)
    no factors
  • (iii)
    y
    3
     
  • (iv)
    x
    z
  • (v)
    y
    5
     
    z
    5
     
Question 36
36.
    • Which of the following is an irreducible factor of
    • 44
      x
      4
       
      y
      4
       
      z
    • ?
  • (i)
    x
    4
     
    y
    4
     
    z
    2
     
  • (ii)
    z
  • (iii)
    x
    4
     
    y
  • (iv)
    x
    z
    2
     
  • (v)
    y
    4
     
    z
Question 37
37.
    • Which of the following is not an irreducible factor of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      y
      +
      x
      y
      2
       
      +
      x
      y
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    y
  • (ii)
    x
  • (iii)
    x
    y
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    +
    y
    +
    1
    )
Question 38
38.
    • If
    • (
      x
      2
       
      1
      )
    • is a factor of
    •  
    • a
      x
      4
        +  
      b
      x
      3
        +  
      c
      x
      2
        +  
      d
      x
        +  
      e
    • ,
    • which of the following are true ?
a)
a + b + c = d + e
b)
a + b + c + d + e = 0
c)
a + c + e = 0
d)
d + e = 0
e)
a + b + c = 0
f)
b + d = 0
  • (i)
    {d,c}
  • (ii)
    {b,c,f}
  • (iii)
    {a,b}
  • (iv)
    {e,a,f}
  • (v)
    {d,b,c}
Question 39
39.
    • Which of the following are true ?
a)
If the degree of p(x) is less then the degree of d(x), we should not divide p(x) with d(x)
b)
If p(x) is divided by (x - a), the remainder is p(a)
c)
If p(a) = 0, then (x + a) perfectly divides p(x)
d)
Division of a polynomial with another polynomial stops when the degree of the remainder equals the degree of the divisor
  • (i)
    {c,d,a}
  • (ii)
    {d,b}
  • (iii)
    {c,a}
  • (iv)
    {a,b}
  • (v)
    {c,b,a}
Question 40
40.
    • In which of the cases,
    •  
    • g
      (
      x
      )
    •  
    • is a factor of
    •  
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    3
     
    16
    x
    2
     
    3
    x
    +
    10
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    5
    )
  • (ii)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    3
     
    8
    x
    2
     
    41
    x
    +
    30
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    3
    )
  • (iii)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    3
     
    x
    2
     
    +
    25
    x
    +
    25
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    2
    )
  • (iv)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    3
     
    4
    x
    2
     
    +
    7
    x
    +
    10
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    +
    2
    )
  • (v)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    3
     
    +
    x
    2
     
    +
    17
    x
    +
    15
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    5
    )
Question 41
41.
    • If the polynomial
    •  
    • a
      x
      2
        +  
      16
      x
        +  
      b
    •  
    • is divided by
    • (
      3
      x
      +
      4
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -11
    • .
    • If it is divided by
    • (
      3
      x
      +
      3
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -8
    • .
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 6
      • ,
      • 4
  • (ii)
      • 3
      • ,
      • 6
  • (iii)
      • 4
      • ,
      • 2
  • (iv)
      • 3
      • ,
      • 5
  • (v)
      • 4
      • ,
      • 5
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (iii)
  •  2) (v)
  •  3) (iv)
  •  4) (v)
  •  5) (ii)
  •  6) (i)
  •  7) (iv)
  •  8) (v)
  •  9) (i)
  •  10) (iii)
  •  11) (i)
  •  12) (v)
  •  13) (iv)
  •  14) (ii)
  •  15) (iii)
  •  16) (i)
  •  17) (iv)
  •  18) (v)
  •  19) (iv)
  •  20) (iv)
  •  21) (v)
  •  22) (iii)
  •  23) (iv)
  •  24) (i)
  •  25) (ii)
  •  26) (v)
  •  27) (ii)
  •  28) (ii)
  •  29) (iii)
  •  30) (i)
  •  31) (v)
  •  32) (v)
  •  33) (iv)
  •  34) (iii)
  •  35) (ii)
  •  36) (ii)
  •  37) (iii)
  •  38) (ii)
  •  39) (iv)
  •  40) (ii)
  •  41) (iv)