CLASS – X

SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
TOPIC COVERED : POLYNOMIALS

Q1. Find the zeroes of P ( x ) = 6x2 – 3 – 7x. Also verify the relationship between the zeroes and coefficients.
Q2. Find the zeroes of 4u2 + 8u . Also verify the relationship between the zeroes and coefficients.
Q3. Find the zeroes of t2 – 15 . Also verify the relationship between the zeroes and coefficients.
Q4. The graphs of y = P(x) are given in the following figures , for some polynomials .
Find the number of zeroes of p(x) in each case :

 x 1
Q5. Find a quadratic polynomial whose sum of zeroes is  1/4 and product of zeroes is 1/4 . [  x2    ]
 4 4 

Q6. Find a quadratic polynomial if its zeroes are 3 2 and 2 . [ x2 + 2 2 x–6]

1 1
Q7. If  and  are the zeroes of P (y ) = 5y2 – 7y + 1 , then find the value of + . [7]
 
1 1
Q2. If  and  are the zeroes of P ( x ) = x2 – 5x + 4 , find the value of +  2. [  27/4]
 
Q3. If  and  are the zeroes of P ( x ) = x2  5x + 6 , then find the value of 2 +  2 . [ 13 ]
 
Q4. If  and  are the zeroes of P ( x ) = 6x2 + x – 2 , find the value of + . [  25/12 ]
 
Q7. If  and  are the zeroes of P ( t ) = t2 4t + 3, find the value of 4 3 + 3 4. [ 108 ]
Q8. If  and  are the zeroes of P ( x ) = 4x2 5x – 1 , find the value of 3 +  3. [ 65/64 ]

2 2
Q9. If  and  are the zeroes of P ( x ) = 4x2 5x – 1 , find the value of + . [ 65/16 ]
 

1 1
Q10. If  and  are the zeroes of P ( x ) = 4x2 5x – 1 , find the value of 3
+ . [  65 ]
 3

Q11. If  and  are the zeroes of the polynomial P(x ) = x2 – 2x + 3 , , find a polynomial whose zeroes are + 2 and  + 2.
[ x2 – 6x + 11]
Q12. If  and  are the zeroes of the polynomial P(x ) = x2 – x – 2 , find a polynomial whose zeroes are 2+ 1 and 2 + 1 .
[ x2 – 4x – 5 ]

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Q13. If  and  are the zeroes of the polynomial such that  +  = 24 and    = 8 , find the quadratic polynomial .
[ x2 – 24 x + 128 ]
Q14. If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial P ( x ) = kx 2 + 2x + 3k is equal to their product , then find the value of ‘k’.
[ k =  2/3 ]
Q15. Find the value of ‘k’ such that the quadratic polynomial x2 – ( k + 6 ) x + 2 ( 2 k – 1 ) have sum of the zeroes as half of their
product. [k=7]
Q16. If one zero of the polynomial x2 + x + k ( x + 2 ) is the negative of the other , then write the value of k. [1]
Q17. If one zero of the polynomial ( a + 2 ) x2 + 6x + 5a is the reciprocal of the other , then find the value of a.
Q18. If the sum of the squares of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial P ( x ) = x2 – 8x + k is 40 ,find the value of k . [ 12 ]
Q19. If the sum of the squares of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial P ( x ) = x2 + 5x + k is 13 , find the value of k .
Q20. If  and  are the zeroes of the polynomial P ( x ) = 2x2 + 5x + k such that 2 + 2 +  = 21/4 , find the value of k . [ 2 ]
Q21. If one zero of the polynomial x2 – 8x + b is 2 , then find the other zero .
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 [d]
Q22. If one zero of the polynomial x2 + kx + 6 is  3 , then find the other zero .
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 [a]
Q23. If  and  are the zeroes of a polynomial f ( x ) = px2 – 2x + 3p and  +  =  , then p = ?
a. 1 b. 1/3 c. 2/3 d. 1 [c]

CASE STUDY PROBLEM

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SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS
TOPIC COVERED : QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Q1. Solve : x ( 2x + 5 ) = 25 [  5 , 5/2 ]

7
Q2. Solve : x2 + 10 x + 7 3=0. [x = ;x =  3]
3

1 3  5 3  5
Q3. Solve : x + =3 [ , ]
x 2 2

1 1 11
Q4. Solve :  = . [2,1]
x 4 x 7 30

1 1 3 3 3 3
Q5. Solve :  =3 [ , ]
x x 2 3 3

4 5
Q6. Solve : 3= . [x=2,x=1]
x 2x  3

Q7. Solve : 2a2x2 + ax – 6 = 0 [ x =  2a , x = 3/2a ]

Q8. Solve : 6a2x2  7abx – 3b2 = 0 [ 3b/2a ,  b/3a ]

1 1 1 1
Q9. Solve : = + + . [x=a,x=b]
a  b  x a b x

Q10. Find the value of ‘k’ if the roots of 2x2 + kx + 3 = 0 are real and equal . [2 6]

Q11. Find the value of ‘k’ for which the equation 9x2 + 3kx + 4 = 0 has equal roots . [ k = 4 ]

Q12. Find the value of ‘k’ if the roots of kx ( x – 2 ) + 6 = 0 are real and equal . [6]

Q13. If x = 0.3 , is a root of the equation x2 – 0.9k = 0 , then k is equal to :

a. 1 b. 10 c. 0.1 d. 100

Q14. Write the sum of roots and the product of roots of the equation 2x2  5x + 3 = 0 [ 5/2 , 3/2 ]

Q15. If  5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px – 15 = 0 and the quadratic equation p( x2 + x ) + k = 0 has equal roots ,

find the value of k. [ p = 7 , k = 7/4 ]

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Q16. The sum of two numbers is 15 and the sum of their reciprocals is 3/10 . find the numbers. [ 5 , 10 ]

1
Q17. The sum of the reciprocals of Rehman’s ages ( in years ) 3 years ago and 5 years from now is .
3

Find his present age . [ 7 years ]

Q18. The sum of the squares of three positive numbers that are consecutive multiples of 5 is 725 .

Find three numbers . [ 10 , 15 , 20 ]

Q19. A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed . If the speed had been 5 km / hr more , it would have taken1 hr less for

the same journey . Find the speed of the train . [ 40 km / hr ]

Q20. The diagonal of a rectangle field is 60 m more than the shorter side . If the longer side is 30 m more than the shorter side ,

find the sides of the field . [ 90 m and 120 m ]

Q21. In a class test , the sum of Shefali’s marks in Mathematics and English is 30.

Had she got 2 marks more in Mathematics and 3 marks less in English , the product of their marks would have been 210 .

Find her marks in two subjects. [ 12 , 17 ]

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