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
       
      12
      x
      +
      27
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    12
    ,
    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    10
    ,
    2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    9
    ,
    3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    10
    ,
    3
    )
  • (v)
    (
    12
    ,
    0
    )
Question 2
2.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      6
      x
      +
      8
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    -2
    ,
    -4
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -1
    ,
    -4
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    ,
    -6
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -1
    ,
    -5
    )
  • (v)
    (
    1
    ,
    -5
    )
Question 3
3.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      12
      x
      2
       
      22
      x
      +
      10
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    4
    ,
    1

    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    1
    ,
    5

    6
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    2
    ,
    5

    4
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    4
    ,
    5

    4
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2
    ,
    5

    6
    )
Question 4
4.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      56
      x
      2
       
      +
      25
      x
      4
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    3

    8
    ,
    (
    -6

    7
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    1

    8
    ,
    (
    -4

    7
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1

    10
    ,
    (
    -4

    7
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    1

    10
    ,
    (
    -4

    5
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    3

    8
    ,
    (
    -4

    5
    )
    )
Question 5
5.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      8

      3
      ,
      8

      3
      )
  • (i)
    (
    3
    x
    2
     
    32
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    15
    x
    2
     
    64
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    9
    x
    2
     
    54
    x
    +
    80
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    3
    x
    2
     
    14
    x
    +
    16
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    9
    x
    2
     
    48
    x
    +
    64
    )
    =
    0
Question 6
6.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      8

      9
      ,
      5

      9
      )
  • (i)
    (
    99
    x
    2
     
    133
    x
    +
    40
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    63
    x
    2
     
    107
    x
    +
    40
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    117
    x
    +
    40
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    27
    x
    2
     
    33
    x
    +
    10
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    135
    x
    +
    56
    )
    =
    0
Question 7
7.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -7
      ,
      -7
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    17
    x
    +
    70
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    13
    x
    +
    42
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    14
    x
    +
    49
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    15
    x
    +
    56
    )
    =
    0
Question 8
8.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      4
      ,
      -4
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    x
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    16
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    x
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    3
    x
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    3
    x
    4
    )
    =
    0
Question 9
9.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      12
      x
      +
      36
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    -10
  • (ii)
    -14
  • (iii)
    -13
  • (iv)
    -11
  • (v)
    -12
Question 10
10.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      6
      x
      +
      5
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    -9
  • (ii)
    -6
  • (iii)
    -5
  • (iv)
    -4
  • (v)
    -7
Question 11
11.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      64
      x
      2
       
      +
      96
      x
      +
      36
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    -5

    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -3

    2
    )
  • (iii)
    -2
  • (iv)
    (
    -1

    2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -5

    4
    )
Question 12
12.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      45
      x
      2
       
      +
      72
      x
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    8

    5
  • (ii)
    10

    7
  • (iii)
    2
  • (iv)
    6

    5
Question 13
13.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      14
      x
      +
      49
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    48
  • (ii)
    47
  • (iii)
    50
  • (iv)
    52
  • (v)
    49
Question 14
14.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      11
      x
      +
      30
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    30
  • (ii)
    27
  • (iii)
    29
  • (iv)
    31
  • (v)
    33
Question 15
15.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      64
      x
      2
       
      +
      64
      x
      +
      16
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    1

    2
  • (ii)
    1

    4
  • (iii)
    (
    -1

    4
    )
  • (iv)
    1

    6
  • (v)
    3

    4
Question 16
16.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      18
      x
      2
       
      +
      63
      x
      27
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    3

    2
  • (ii)
    2
  • (iii)
    5

    4
  • (iv)
    5

    2
  • (v)
    1

    2
Question 17
17.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • -6
    • and product is
    • 9
  • (i)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    6
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    9
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    3
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    6
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    6
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
Question 18
18.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 14
    • and product is
    • 45
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    14
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    14
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    12
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    17
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    14
    x
    +
    45
    )
    =
    0
Question 19
19.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • -9
    • and product is
    • 81

      4
  • (i)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    +
    36
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    +
    36
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    +
    33
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    3
    x
    2
     
    +
    36
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    +
    39
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
Question 20
20.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 4

      9
    • and product is
    • (
      -5

      81
      )
  • (i)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    +
    36
    x
    +
    5
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    82
    x
    2
     
    +
    36
    x
    +
    5
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    +
    39
    x
    +
    5
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    80
    x
    2
     
    +
    36
    x
    +
    5
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    +
    33
    x
    +
    5
    )
    =
    0
Question 21
21.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      7
      x
      2
       
      9
      x
      +
      6
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    (
    9

    14
    1

    14
    4


    249
    )
    ,
    (
    9

    14
    +
    1

    14



    249
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    9

    14
    1

    14
    4


    249
    )
    ,
    (
    9

    14
    +
    249

    14
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    1

    14



    249
    )
    ,
    (
    11

    14
    +
    1

    14



    249
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    9

    14
    1

    14



    249
    )
    ,
    (
    9

    14
    +
    1

    14



    249
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    1

    14



    249
    )
    ,
    (
    9

    14
    +
    249

    14
    )
    )
Question 22
22.
    • Find the value of
    • k
    • such that
    •  
    • 8
      x
      4
        +  
      k
      x
      3
         
      98
      x
      2
         
      414
      x
         
      360
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    • (
      x
      4
      )
  • (i)
    26
  • (ii)
    21
  • (iii)
    24
  • (iv)
    25
  • (v)
    23
Question 23
23.
    • If
    • 3
    • and
    • -1
    • are the zeros of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 2
      x
      4
         
      6
      x
      3
        +  
      b
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
        +  
      36
    • , find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 30
      • ,
      • -13
  • (ii)
      • 30
      • ,
      • -14
  • (iii)
      • -15
      • ,
      • 29
  • (iv)
      • -13
      • ,
      • 31
  • (v)
      • 31
      • ,
      • -14
Question 24
24.
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
    • such that
    • b
      x
      4
        +  
      a
      x
      3
         
      56
      x
      2
         
      25
      x
        +  
      150
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    • (
      x
      2
       
      25
      )
  • (i)
      • 1
      • ,
      • 0
  • (ii)
      • 2
      • ,
      • 2
  • (iii)
      • 1
      • ,
      • 2
  • (iv)
      • 1
      • ,
      • 3
  • (v)
      • 3
      • ,
      • 2
Question 25
25.
    • Factorize and divide
    • (
      900
      x
      4
       
      436
      x
      2
       
      +
      16
      )
    • ÷
    • (
      30
      x
      2
       
      +
      26
      x
      +
      4
      )
  • (i)
    (
    31
    x
    2
     
    26
    x
    +
    4
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    32
    x
    2
     
    26
    x
    +
    4
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    29
    x
    2
     
    26
    x
    +
    4
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    28
    x
    2
     
    26
    x
    +
    4
    )
  • (v)
    (
    30
    x
    2
     
    26
    x
    +
    4
    )
Question 26
26.
    • Factorize and divide
    • (
      8
      x
      4
       
      +
      4
      x
      3
       
      96
      x
      2
       
      36
      x
      +
      216
      )
    • ÷
    • (
      x
      2
       
      5
      x
      6
      )
  • (i)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    36
    x
    36
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    2
    x
    +
    12
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    36
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    12
    x
    +
    36
    )
  • (v)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    +
    36
    x
    36
    )
Question 27
27.
    • If
    • (
      -1

      2
      )
    • is the zero of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 2
      x
      2
        +  
      3
      x
        +  
      k
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    1
  • (ii)
    -1
  • (iii)
    4
  • (iv)
    0
  • (v)
    2
Question 28
28.
    • If the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 9
      x
      2
         
      3
      x
        +  
      k
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    •  
    • (
      3
      x
      4
      )
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    -12
  • (ii)
    -11
  • (iii)
    -10
  • (iv)
    -15
  • (v)
    -13
Question 29
29.
    • If the polynomial
    •  
    • 2
      x
      4
         
      5
      x
      3
        +  
      a
      x
      2
        +  
      b
      x
        +  
      54
    •  
    • is divided by
    • (
      x
      2
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -140
    • .
    • If it is divided by
    • (
      x
      1
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • 0
    • .
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • -8
      • ,
      • -41
  • (ii)
      • -41
      • ,
      • -9
  • (iii)
      • -42
      • ,
      • -9
  • (iv)
      • -10
      • ,
      • -43
  • (v)
      • -42
      • ,
      • -8
Question 30
30.
    • If the polynomials
    •  
    • 3
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
         
      24
    •  
    • and
    • a
      x
      2
        +  
      2
      x
         
      24
    • leave the same remainder when divided by
    • (
      x
      2
      )
    • ,
    • find the value of
    • a
  • (i)
    6
  • (ii)
    4
  • (iii)
    3
  • (iv)
    5
  • (v)
    1
Question 31
31.
Which of the following are true?
a)
If (x - a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
b)
Zero of a polynomial is the value of the variable for which the polynomial value is zero
c)
A linear polynomial in one variable has only one root
d)
Zero of a polynomial and root of the polynomial are synonymous
e)
Zero of a polynomial and zero polynomial are synonymous
f)
If (x + a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
g)
A polynomial of degree n has atmost n zeros
  • (i)
    {a,b,c,d,g}
  • (ii)
    {e,a}
  • (iii)
    {f,b}
  • (iv)
    {e,f,c}
  • (v)
    {e,d,g}
Question 32
32.
Which of the following are true?
a)
    • π
    • r
      2
    • is a monomial
b)
A binomial may have degree 3
c)
Every polynomial is a binomial
d)
Degree of zero polynomial is zero
e)
A binomial has two and only two terms
  • (i)
    {a,b,e}
  • (ii)
    {c,a}
  • (iii)
    {d,b}
  • (iv)
    {c,d,e}
  • (v)
    {c,a,b}
Question 33
33.
    • Which of the following is a factor of
    • 37
      x
      5
       
      y
      2
       
      z
      5
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    37
    x
    5
     
    z
    6
     
  • (ii)
    37
    x
    3
     
    z
    6
     
  • (iii)
    37
    x
    3
     
    z
    3
     
  • (iv)
    37
    x
    3
     
    y
    3
     
    z
    3
     
  • (v)
    x
    6
     
    z
    3
     
Question 34
34.
    • Which of the following is not a factor of
    • 36
      x
      5
       
      y
      z
      2
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    12
    y
    z
  • (ii)
    12
    x
    6
     
    y
    2
     
    z
    3
     
  • (iii)
    12
    x
    5
     
    z
    2
     
  • (iv)
    12
    x
    5
     
    y
    z
  • (v)
    12
    x
    4
     
    y
    z
    2
     
Question 35
35.
    • Which of the following is a factor of
    • (
      8
      x
      5
       
      +
      y
      4
       
      z
      5
       
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    no factors
  • (ii)
    y
    4
     
    z
    5
     
  • (iii)
    2
    x
    z
    4
     
  • (iv)
    8
    x
    5
     
  • (v)
    2
    y
    4
     
Question 36
36.
    • Which of the following is an irreducible factor of
    • 37
      x
      3
       
      y
      2
       
      z
      3
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    z
  • (ii)
    x
    3
     
    y
    2
     
    z
    2
     
  • (iii)
    y
    2
     
    z
  • (iv)
    x
    z
    2
     
  • (v)
    x
    3
     
    y
Question 37
37.
    • Which of the following is not an irreducible factor of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      y
      +
      x
      y
      2
       
      +
      x
      y
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    x
    y
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    +
    y
    +
    1
    )
  • (iii)
    y
  • (iv)
    x
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 = 0
b)
a + b + c + d + e = 0
c)
b + d = 0
d)
d + e = 0
e)
a + b + c = d + e
f)
a + c + e = 0
  • (i)
    {d,b,c}
  • (ii)
    {e,a,f}
  • (iii)
    {b,c,f}
  • (iv)
    {d,c}
  • (v)
    {a,b}
Question 39
39.
    • Which of the following are true ?
a)
If p(x) is divided by (x - a), the remainder is p(a)
b)
If p(a) = 0, then (x + a) perfectly divides p(x)
c)
If the degree of p(x) is less then the degree of d(x), we should not divide p(x) with d(x)
d)
Division of a polynomial with another polynomial stops when the degree of the remainder equals the degree of the divisor
  • (i)
    {b,c,a}
  • (ii)
    {a,c}
  • (iii)
    {b,d,a}
  • (iv)
    {b,a}
  • (v)
    {d,c}
Question 40
40.
    • In which of the cases,
    •  
    • g
      (
      x
      )
    •  
    • is a factor of
    •  
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    6
    x
    3
     
    +
    x
    2
     
    64
    x
    +
    21
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    2
    x
    +
    9
    )
  • (ii)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    2
    x
    3
     
    9
    x
    2
     
    18
    x
    +
    81
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    2
    x
    +
    7
    )
  • (iii)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    6
    x
    3
     
    11
    x
    2
     
    78
    x
    +
    27
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    3
    )
  • (iv)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    4
    x
    3
     
    16
    x
    2
     
    51
    x
    +
    189
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    2
    )
  • (v)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    2
    x
    3
     
    5
    x
    2
     
    +
    19
    x
    +
    42
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    +
    1
    )
Question 41
41.
    • If the polynomial
    •  
    • a
      x
      2
         
      4
      x
        +  
      b
    •  
    • is divided by
    • (
      x
      4
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • 28
    • .
    • If it is divided by
    • (
      x
      1
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -5
    • .
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 3
      • ,
      • -3
  • (ii)
      • -5
      • ,
      • 2
  • (iii)
      • 3
      • ,
      • -4
  • (iv)
      • -3
      • ,
      • 4
  • (v)
      • 4
      • ,
      • -4
    Assignment Key

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