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
       
      10
      x
      +
      16
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    8
    ,
    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    9
    ,
    2
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    11
    ,
    1
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    9
    ,
    1
    )
  • (v)
    (
    11
    ,
    0
    )
Question 2
2.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      7
      x
      +
      12
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    -3
    ,
    -4
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -2
    ,
    -4
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    0
    ,
    -5
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -2
    ,
    -5
    )
  • (v)
    (
    0
    ,
    -7
    )
Question 3
3.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      63
      x
      2
       
      53
      x
      +
      10
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    7

    9
    ,
    2

    5
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    5

    11
    ,
    2

    5
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    7

    9
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    5

    11
    ,
    2

    7
    )
  • (v)
    (
    5

    9
    ,
    2

    7
    )
Question 4
4.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      40
      x
      2
       
      +
      22
      x
      8
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    1

    4
    ,
    (
    -4

    5
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    3

    4
    ,
    (
    -4

    3
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1

    6
    ,
    (
    -4

    5
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    3

    4
    ,
    (
    -6

    5
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    1

    6
    ,
    (
    -4

    3
    )
    )
Question 5
5.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      6

      7
      ,
      6

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

      9
      ,
      7

      6
      )
  • (i)
    (
    72
    x
    2
     
    119
    x
    +
    49
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    54
    x
    2
     
    93
    x
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    54
    x
    2
     
    105
    x
    +
    49
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    6
    x
    2
     
    13
    x
    +
    7
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    18
    x
    2
     
    41
    x
    +
    21
    )
    =
    0
Question 7
7.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -7
      ,
      -7
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    12
    x
    +
    35
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    15
    x
    +
    56
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    13
    x
    +
    42
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    14
    x
    +
    49
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    17
    x
    +
    70
    )
    =
    0
Question 8
8.
    • Find the quadratic equation with roots
    • (
      -3
      ,
      -5
      )
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    7
    x
    +
    12
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    9
    x
    +
    20
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    10
    x
    +
    25
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    8
    x
    +
    15
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    5
    x
    +
    6
    )
    =
    0
Question 9
9.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      16
      x
      +
      64
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    19
  • (ii)
    17
  • (iii)
    16
  • (iv)
    13
  • (v)
    15
Question 10
10.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      4
      x
      12
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    -5
  • (ii)
    -1
  • (iii)
    -4
  • (iv)
    -7
  • (v)
    -3
Question 11
11.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      81
      x
      2
       
      18
      x
      +
      1
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    4

    9
  • (ii)
    2

    9
  • (iii)
    0
  • (iv)
    2

    7
  • (v)
    2

    11
Question 12
12.
    • The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      21
      x
      2
       
      11
      x
      +
      40
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    -11

    21
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -11

    19
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -13

    21
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -3

    7
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -11

    23
    )
Question 13
13.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      2
      x
      +
      1
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    2
  • (ii)
    3
  • (iii)
    1
  • (iv)
    0
  • (v)
    -2
Question 14
14.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      x
      2
       
      9
      x
      +
      18
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    16
  • (ii)
    17
  • (iii)
    19
  • (iv)
    18
  • (v)
    20
Question 15
15.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      49
      x
      2
       
      112
      x
      +
      64
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    22

    17
  • (ii)
    64

    49
  • (iii)
    62

    47
  • (iv)
    66

    49
  • (v)
    62

    49
Question 16
16.
    • The product of the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      4
      x
      2
       
      +
      21
      x
      +
      18
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    -11

    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    -17

    4
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    -9

    2
    )
  • (iv)
    -5
  • (v)
    (
    -7

    2
    )
Question 17
17.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • -18
    • and product is
    • 81
  • (i)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    20
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    15
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    18
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    +
    18
    x
    +
    81
    )
    =
    0
Question 18
18.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 1
    • and product is
    • -42
  • (i)
    (
    2
    x
    2
     
    x
    42
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    2
     
    x
    42
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    42
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    2
     
    4
    x
    42
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    2
     
    +
    2
    x
    42
    )
    =
    0
Question 19
19.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • 3

      4
    • and product is
    • 9

      64
  • (i)
    (
    65
    x
    2
     
    48
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    63
    x
    2
     
    48
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    51
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    48
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    64
    x
    2
     
    46
    x
    +
    9
    )
    =
    0
Question 20
20.
    • Find the quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is
    • (
      -22

      5
      )
    • and product is
    • 21

      5
  • (i)
    (
    16
    x
    2
     
    +
    66
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    15
    x
    2
     
    +
    66
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    14
    x
    2
     
    +
    66
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    15
    x
    2
     
    +
    64
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    15
    x
    2
     
    +
    69
    x
    +
    63
    )
    =
    0
Question 21
21.
    • Find the roots of the quadratic equation
    • (
      6
      x
      2
       
      +
      6
      x
      6
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    +
    1

    2



    5
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    2
    1

    2



    5
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    +
    1

    2
    4


    5
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    2
    5

    2
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    +
    1

    2



    5
    )
    ,
    (
    3

    2
    1

    2



    5
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    +
    1

    2



    5
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    2
    5

    2
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    1

    2
    +
    1

    2
    4


    5
    )
    ,
    (
    1

    2
    1

    2



    5
    )
    )
Question 22
22.
    • Find the value of
    • k
    • such that
    •  
    • 8
      x
      4
         
      16
      x
      3
        +  
      k
      x
      2
        +  
      16
      x
        +  
      10
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    • (
      2
      x
      5
      )
  • (i)
    -18
  • (ii)
    -19
  • (iii)
    -21
  • (iv)
    -16
  • (v)
    -17
Question 23
23.
    • If
    • 1

      2
    • and
    • (
      -5

      2
      )
    • are the zeros of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 8
      x
      4
        +  
      72
      x
      3
        +  
      182
      x
      2
        +  
      b
      x
        +  
      a
    • , find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • 89
      • ,
      • -101
  • (ii)
      • -100
      • ,
      • 90
  • (iii)
      • -100
      • ,
      • 91
  • (iv)
      • 91
      • ,
      • -99
  • (v)
      • -99
      • ,
      • 90
Question 24
24.
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
    • such that
    • a
      x
      4
        +  
      6
      x
      3
         
      56
      x
      2
        +  
      66
      x
        +  
      b
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    • (
      x
      2
       
      +
      4
      x
      5
      )
  • (i)
      • -21
      • ,
      • 3
  • (ii)
      • 4
      • ,
      • -20
  • (iii)
      • 4
      • ,
      • -19
  • (iv)
      • -19
      • ,
      • 5
  • (v)
      • 5
      • ,
      • -20
Question 25
25.
    • Factorize and divide
    • (
      576
      x
      4
       
      580
      x
      2
       
      +
      144
      )
    • ÷
    • (
      24
      x
      2
       
      +
      34
      x
      +
      12
      )
  • (i)
    (
    22
    x
    2
     
    34
    x
    +
    12
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    25
    x
    2
     
    34
    x
    +
    12
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    24
    x
    2
     
    34
    x
    +
    12
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    23
    x
    2
     
    34
    x
    +
    12
    )
  • (v)
    (
    27
    x
    2
     
    34
    x
    +
    12
    )
Question 26
26.
    • Factorize and divide
    • (
      15
      x
      4
       
      111
      x
      3
       
      123
      x
      2
       
      +
      27
      x
      +
      54
      )
    • ÷
    • (
      x
      2
       
      7
      x
      6
      )
  • (i)
    (
    15
    x
    2
     
    +
    6
    x
    9
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    15
    x
    2
     
    6
    x
    9
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    15
    x
    2
     
    24
    x
    +
    9
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    15
    x
    2
     
    +
    24
    x
    +
    9
    )
  • (v)
    (
    3
    x
    2
     
    6
    x
    3
    )
Question 27
27.
    • If
    • -2
    • is the zero of the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • 3
      x
      2
         
      6
      x
        +  
      k
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    -23
  • (ii)
    -26
  • (iii)
    -22
  • (iv)
    -24
  • (v)
    -25
Question 28
28.
    • If the polynomial
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • =
    • k
      x
      2
        +  
      16
      x
        +  
      16
    •  
    • is exactly divisible by
    •  
    • (
      3
      x
      +
      4
      )
    •  
    • ,
    • find
    • k
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    6
  • (iii)
    1
  • (iv)
    3
  • (v)
    2
Question 29
29.
    • If the polynomial
    •  
    • 2
      x
      4
        +  
      7
      x
      3
        +  
      a
      x
      2
         
      148
      x
        +  
      b
    •  
    • is divided by
    • (
      x
      1
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -252
    • .
    • If it is divided by
    • (
      x
      4
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -540
    • .
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • -59
      • ,
      • -52
  • (ii)
      • -53
      • ,
      • -60
  • (iii)
      • -52
      • ,
      • -60
  • (iv)
      • -53
      • ,
      • -59
  • (v)
      • -61
      • ,
      • -54
Question 30
30.
    • If the polynomials
    •  
    •    
      5
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
        +  
      58
    •  
    • and
    • a
      x
      2
         
      3
      x
         
      68
    • leave the same remainder when divided by
    • (
      x
      +
      3
      )
    • ,
    • find the value of
    • a
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    8
  • (iii)
    7
  • (iv)
    6
  • (v)
    5
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)
If (x - a) is a factor of f(x), then f(a) = 0
d)
Zero of a polynomial is the value of the variable for which the polynomial value is zero
e)
A polynomial of degree n has atmost n zeros
f)
Zero of a polynomial and root of the polynomial are synonymous
g)
Zero of a polynomial and zero polynomial are synonymous
  • (i)
    {g,c}
  • (ii)
    {b,c,d,e,f}
  • (iii)
    {a,e,f}
  • (iv)
    {a,g,d}
  • (v)
    {a,b}
Question 32
32.
Which of the following are true?
a)
A binomial may have degree 3
b)
Degree of zero polynomial is zero
c)
    • π
    • r
      2
    • is a monomial
d)
A binomial has two and only two terms
e)
Every polynomial is a binomial
  • (i)
    {b,a,c}
  • (ii)
    {b,e,d}
  • (iii)
    {b,a}
  • (iv)
    {a,c,d}
  • (v)
    {e,c}
Question 33
33.
    • Which of the following is a factor of
    • 28
      x
      4
       
      y
      z
      4
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    x
    5
     
    y
    z
  • (ii)
    14
    x
    2
     
    y
    z
  • (iii)
    14
    x
    4
     
    y
    z
    5
     
  • (iv)
    14
    x
    2
     
    y
    z
    5
     
  • (v)
    14
    x
    2
     
    y
    2
     
    z
Question 34
34.
    • Which of the following is not a factor of
    • 42
      x
      3
       
      y
      4
       
      z
      5
       
    • ?
  • (i)
    14
    x
    3
     
    y
    5
     
    z
    6
     
  • (ii)
    14
    x
    2
     
    y
    4
     
    z
    5
     
  • (iii)
    14
    x
    3
     
    y
    3
     
    z
    5
     
  • (iv)
    14
    x
    3
     
    y
    4
     
    z
    4
     
  • (v)
    14
    x
    y
    3
     
    z
    4
     
Question 35
35.
    • Which of the following is a factor of
    • (
      12
      x
      3
       
      +
      y
      5
       
      z
      4
       
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    6
    x
    2
     
    z
    4
     
  • (ii)
    y
    5
     
    z
    4
     
  • (iii)
    12
    x
    3
     
  • (iv)
    no factors
  • (v)
    6
    y
    3
     
Question 36
36.
    • Which of the following is an irreducible factor of
    • 49
      x
      5
       
      y
      5
       
      z
    • ?
  • (i)
    z
  • (ii)
    y
    2
     
    z
  • (iii)
    x
    5
     
    y
  • (iv)
    x
    z
  • (v)
    x
    5
     
    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)
    y
  • (ii)
    x
    y
  • (iii)
    x
  • (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 = 0
b)
d + e = 0
c)
a + c + e = 0
d)
b + d = 0
e)
a + b + c = d + e
f)
a + b + c + d + e = 0
  • (i)
    {c,d,f}
  • (ii)
    {b,d}
  • (iii)
    {a,c}
  • (iv)
    {e,a,f}
  • (v)
    {b,c,d}
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)
Division of a polynomial with another polynomial stops when the degree of the remainder equals the degree of the divisor
c)
If p(x) is divided by (x - a), the remainder is p(a)
d)
If p(a) = 0, then (x + a) perfectly divides p(x)
  • (i)
    {b,a}
  • (ii)
    {b,d,a}
  • (iii)
    {a,c}
  • (iv)
    {d,c}
  • (v)
    {b,c,a}
Question 40
40.
    • In which of the cases,
    •  
    • g
      (
      x
      )
    •  
    • is a factor of
    •  
    • f
      (
      x
      )
    • ?
  • (i)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    2
    x
    3
     
    9
    x
    2
     
    +
    86
    x
    +
    240
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    +
    5
    )
  • (ii)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    9
    x
    3
     
    +
    90
    x
    2
     
    251
    x
    +
    210
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    +
    4
    )
  • (iii)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    3
     
    +
    x
    2
     
    154
    x
    +
    240
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    3
    x
    +
    7
    )
  • (iv)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    9
    x
    3
     
    57
    x
    2
     
    2
    x
    +
    120
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    x
    +
    8
    )
  • (v)
    f
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    6
    x
    3
     
    +
    71
    x
    2
     
    +
    204
    x
    +
    160
    )
    ,
    g
    (
    x
    )
    =
    (
    2
    x
    +
    5
    )
Question 41
41.
    • If the polynomial
    •  
    • b
      x
      2
        +  
      a
      x
         
      25
    •  
    • is divided by
    • (
      3
      x
      1
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • -28
    • .
    • If it is divided by
    • (
      3
      x
      +
      4
      )
    • ,
    • it leaves a remainder
    • (
      -6
      1

      3
      )
    • .
    • Find the value of
    • a
    • and
    • b
  • (i)
      • -10
      • ,
      • 4
  • (ii)
      • 4
      • ,
      • -9
  • (iii)
      • -10
      • ,
      • 3
  • (iv)
      • 2
      • ,
      • -11
  • (v)
      • -9
      • ,
      • 3
    Assignment Key

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