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
      +
      32
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    8
    ,
    4
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    9
    ,
    4
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    9
    ,
    3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    10
    ,
    2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    10
    ,
    3
    )
Question 2
2.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      10
      x
      +
      21
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    -2
    ,
    -8
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -3
    ,
    -7
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -2
    ,
    -7
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    -8
    )
  • (v)
    (
    0
    ,
    -9
    )
Question 3
3.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      20
      x
      2
       
      24
      x
      +
      4
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    3
    ,
    1

    3
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    1
    ,
    1

    5
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    3
    ,
    (
    -1

    5
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    2
    ,
    1

    5
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2
    ,
    1

    3
    )
Question 4
4.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      18
      x
      2
       
      +
      40
      x
      +
      8
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    (
    -2

    11
    )
    ,
    -2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    -3
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    -2

    11
    )
    ,
    -3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    -2

    9
    )
    ,
    -2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    0
    ,
    -4
    )
Question 5
5.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      (
      -5

      4
      )
      ,
      (
      -5

      4
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    8
    x
    2
     
    +
    30
    x
    +
    25
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    24
    x
    2
     
    +
    50
    x
    +
    25
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    +
    32
    x
    +
    15
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    +
    40
    x
    +
    25
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    +
    48
    x
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
Question 6
6.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      (
      -1

      7
      )
      ,
      (
      -7

      9
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    45
    x
    2
     
    +
    44
    x
    +
    7
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    77
    x
    2
     
    +
    60
    x
    +
    7
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    63
    x
    2
     
    +
    76
    x
    +
    21
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    63
    x
    2
     
    +
    44
    x
    +
    5
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    63
    x
    2
     
    +
    58
    x
    +
    7
    )
    =
    0
Question 7
7.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -2
      ,
      -2
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    5
    x
    +
    6
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    7
    x
    +
    10
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    3
    x
    +
    2
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    4
    x
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    x
    2
    )
    =
    0
Question 8
8.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -2
      ,
      4
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    x
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    x
    20
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    2
    x
    8
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    3
    x
    10
    )
    =
    0
Question 9
9.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • x
      2
       
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    1
  • (ii)
    -2
  • (iii)
    3
  • (iv)
    0
  • (v)
    -1
Question 10
10.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      17
      x
      +
      72
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    17
  • (ii)
    18
  • (iii)
    16
  • (iv)
    15
  • (v)
    19
Question 11
11.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      81
      x
      2
       
      +
      36
      x
      +
      4
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    -4

    9
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -4

    7
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -2

    3
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -2

    9
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -4

    11
    )
Question 12
12.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      48
      x
      2
       
      32
      x
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    4

    3
  • (ii)
    2

    3
  • (iii)
    2
  • (iv)
    2

    5
  • (v)
    0
Question 13
13.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      10
      x
      +
      25
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    28
  • (ii)
    23
  • (iii)
    26
  • (iv)
    24
  • (v)
    25
Question 14
14.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      4
      x
      +
      3
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    3
  • (ii)
    2
  • (iii)
    0
  • (iv)
    5
  • (v)
    4
Question 15
15.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      16
      x
      2
       
      +
      24
      x
      +
      9
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    1

    2
  • (ii)
    11

    16
  • (iii)
    7

    16
  • (iv)
    9

    16
  • (v)
    9

    14
Question 16
16.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      45
      x
      2
       
      +
      71
      x
      28
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    2

    3
  • (ii)
    28

    47
  • (iii)
    28

    43
  • (iv)
    26

    45
  • (v)
    28

    45
Question 17
17.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • -12
    • and product is
    • 36
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    12
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    15
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    9
    x
    +
    36
    )
    =
    0
Question 18
18.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 7
    • and product is
    • 12
  • (i)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    7
    x
    +
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    +
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    9
    x
    +
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    7
    x
    +
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    7
    x
    +
    12
    )
    =
    0
Question 19
19.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • (
      -2

      9
      )
    • and product is
    • 1

      81
  • (i)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    +
    21
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    +
    16
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    80
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    82
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    81
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
Question 20
20.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 22

      5
    • and product is
    • 8

      5
  • (i)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    22
    x
    +
    8
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    25
    x
    +
    8
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    6
    x
    2
     
    22
    x
    +
    8
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    4
    x
    2
     
    22
    x
    +
    8
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    19
    x
    +
    8
    )
    =
    0
Question 21
21.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      6
      x
      1
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    (
    1
    +



    10
    )
    ,
    (
    6



    10
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    3
    +
    4


    10
    )
    ,
    (
    3
    10
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    3
    +
    4


    10
    )
    ,
    (
    3



    10
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    1
    +



    10
    )
    ,
    (
    3
    10
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    3
    +



    10
    )
    ,
    (
    3



    10
    )
    )
Question 22
22.
    • Find the value of
    • k
    • such that
    •  
    • k
      x
      4
         
      2
      x
      3
         
      76
      x
      2
        +  
      576
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    • (
      2
      x
      6
      )
  • (i)
    1
  • (ii)
    2
  • (iii)
    0
  • (iv)
    3
  • (v)
    5
Question 23
23.
    • If
    • 1
    • and
    • (
      -1

      2
      )
    • are the zeros of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • a
      x
      4
         
      48
      x
      3
        +  
      36
      x
      2
        +  
      8
      x
        +  
      b
    • , find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 17
      • ,
      • -12
  • (ii)
      • -11
      • ,
      • 17
  • (iii)
      • -13
      • ,
      • 15
  • (iv)
      • 16
      • ,
      • -11
  • (v)
      • 16
      • ,
      • -12
Question 24
24.
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
    • such that
    • 2
      x
      4
        +  
      9
      x
      3
         
      12
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
        +  
      b
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      x
      2
      )
  • (i)
      • 31
      • ,
      • -28
  • (ii)
      • 29
      • ,
      • -30
  • (iii)
      • -29
      • ,
      • 31
  • (iv)
      • -29
      • ,
      • 30
  • (v)
      • -28
      • ,
      • 30
Question 25
25.
    • Factorize and divide
    • (
      400
      x
      4
       
      656
      x
      2
       
      +
      256
      )
    • ÷
    • (
      20
      x
      2
       
      +
      4
      x
      16
      )
  • (i)
    (
    19
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    16
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    17
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    16
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    21
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    16
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    22
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    16
    )
  • (v)
    (
    20
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    16
    )
Question 26
26.
    • Factorize and divide
    • (
      5
      x
      4
       
      4
      x
      3
       
      +
      127
      x
      2
       
      +
      162
      x
      360
      )
    • ÷
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      2
      x
      +
      15
      )
  • (i)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    +
    26
    x
    +
    24
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    +
    14
    x
    24
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    14
    x
    24
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    31
    x
    +
    30
    )
  • (v)
    (
    5
    x
    2
     
    26
    x
    +
    24
    )
Question 27
27.
    • If
    • 2
    • is the zero of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • k
      x
      2
         
      36
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    10
  • (ii)
    12
  • (iii)
    7
  • (iv)
    9
  • (v)
    8
Question 28
28.
    • If the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 2
      x
      2
        +  
      14
      x
        +  
      k
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    •  
    • (
      x
      +
      6
      )
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    13
  • (ii)
    15
  • (iii)
    11
  • (iv)
    9
  • (v)
    12
Question 29
29.
    • If the polynomial
    •  
    • b
      x
      4
         
      33
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
        +  
      60
    •  
    • is divided by
    • (
      x
      2
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -112
    • .
    • If it is divided by
    • (
      x
      4
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -324
    • .
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 0
      • ,
      • -29
  • (ii)
      • 2
      • ,
      • -27
  • (iii)
      • -28
      • ,
      • 2
  • (iv)
      • -27
      • ,
      • 1
  • (v)
      • -28
      • ,
      • 1
Question 30
30.
    • If the polynomials
    •  
    • a
      x
      2
         
      5
      x
         
      57
    •  
    • and
    •    
      4
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
        +  
      54
    • leave the same remainder when divided by
    • (
      x
      +
      3
      )
    • ,
    • find the value of
    • a
  • (i)
    3
  • (ii)
    7
  • (iii)
    4
  • (iv)
    5
  • (v)
    6
Question 31
31.
Which of the following are true?
a)
Zero of a polynomial and zero polynomial are synonymous
b)
If (x - a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
c)
A linear polynomial in one variable has only one root
d)
If (x + a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
e)
Zero of a polynomial and root of the polynomial are synonymous
f)
A polynomial of degree n has atmost n zeros
g)
Zero of a polynomial is the value of the variable for which the polynomial value is zero
  • (i)
    {a,b}
  • (ii)
    {a,f,g}
  • (iii)
    {d,c}
  • (iv)
    {a,d,e}
  • (v)
    {b,c,e,f,g}
Question 32
32.
Which of the following are true?
a)
    • π
    • r
      2
    • is a monomial
b)
A binomial has two and only two terms
c)
A binomial may have degree 3
d)
Every polynomial is a binomial
e)
Degree of zero polynomial is zero
  • (i)
    {a,b,c}
  • (ii)
    {e,b}
  • (iii)
    {d,a}
  • (iv)
    {d,e,c}
  • (v)
    {d,a,b}
Question 33
33.
    • Which of the following is a factor of
    • 20
      x
      5
       
      y
      4
       
      z
      3
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    x
    5
     
    y
    4
     
    z
    4
     
  • (ii)
    x
    2
     
    y
    4
     
    z
    4
     
  • (iii)
    x
    6
     
    y
    4
     
    z
  • (iv)
    x
    2
     
    y
    5
     
    z
  • (v)
    x
    2
     
    y
    4
     
    z
Question 34
34.
    • Which of the following is not a factor of
    • 43
      x
      2
       
      y
      4
       
      z
      2
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    43
    x
    2
     
    y
    4
     
    z
  • (ii)
    43
    x
    y
    4
     
    z
    2
     
  • (iii)
    43
    y
    3
     
    z
  • (iv)
    43
    x
    2
     
    y
    3
     
    z
    2
     
  • (v)
    43
    x
    2
     
    y
    5
     
    z
    3
     
Question 35
35.
    • Which of the following is a factor of
    • (
      11
      x
      2
       
      +
      y
      3
       
      z
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    11
    x
    2
     
    z
  • (ii)
    y
    3
     
    z
  • (iii)
    11
    y
    2
     
  • (iv)
    11
    x
    2
     
  • (v)
    no factors
Question 36
36.
    • Which of the following is an irreducible factor of
    • 16
      x
      y
      5
       
      z
      3
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    x
    z
    3
     
  • (ii)
    x
    y
    2
     
    z
    3
     
  • (iii)
    y
  • (iv)
    x
    y
  • (v)
    y
    2
     
    z
Question 37
37.
    • Which of the following is not an irreducible factor of
    • (
      x
      2
       
      y
      +
      x
      y
      2
       
      +
      x
      y
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    x
  • (ii)
    x
    y
  • (iii)
    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)
d + e = 0
b)
a + b + c = 0
c)
b + d = 0
d)
a + b + c = d + e
e)
a + b + c + d + e = 0
f)
a + c + e = 0
  • (i)
    {a,c}
  • (ii)
    {c,e,f}
  • (iii)
    {d,a,f}
  • (iv)
    {b,c,e}
  • (v)
    {b,e}
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)
Division of a polynomial with another polynomial stops when the degree of the remainder equals the degree of the divisor
d)
If the degree of p(x) is less then the degree of d(x), we should not divide p(x) with d(x)
  • (i)
    {b,c,a}
  • (ii)
    {c,d}
  • (iii)
    {b,a}
  • (iv)
    {b,d,a}
  • (v)
    {a,d}
Question 40
40.
    • In which of the cases,
    •  
    • g
      (
      x
      )
    •  
    • is a factor of
    •  
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    3
     
    7
    x
    2
     
    12
    x
    +
    28
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    +
    7
    )
  • (ii)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    3
     
    7
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    28
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    8
    )
  • (iii)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    9
    x
    3
     
    45
    x
    2
     
    49
    x
    +
    245
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    5
    )
  • (iv)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    3
     
    14
    x
    2
     
    19
    x
    +
    70
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    2
    )
  • (v)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    3
     
    8
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    +
    32
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    +
    7
    )
Question 41
41.
    • If the polynomial
    •  
    • b
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
         
      5
    •  
    • is divided by
    • (
      3
      x
      +
      4
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -5
    • .
    • If it is divided by
    • (
      x
      4
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • 187
    • .
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 8
      • ,
      • 11
  • (ii)
      • 13
      • ,
      • 9
  • (iii)
      • 10
      • ,
      • 13
  • (iv)
      • 12
      • ,
      • 9
  • (v)
      • 12
      • ,
      • 10
    Assignment Key

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