Polynomial

DPP-01
[Topic: Geometrical Meaning of the Zeroes of a Polynomial]

Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the given options:

(1) Which of the following is not the graph of a quadratic polynomial?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(2) The following figure shows the graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥), where 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) is a polynomial in variable 𝑥𝑥. The
number of zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) is
 (a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

(3) The zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 − 𝑚𝑚(𝑚𝑚 + 3) are:

(a) 𝑚𝑚, 𝑚𝑚 + 3
(b) −𝑚𝑚, 𝑚𝑚 + 3
(c) 𝑚𝑚, −(𝑚𝑚 + 3)
(d) −𝑚𝑚, −(𝑚𝑚 + 3)

(4) The graph of a polynomial is shown in figure, then the number of its zeroes is

(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4

2. Fill in the blanks:

(1) The value of 𝑝𝑝, for which (−4) is a zero of the polynomial𝑥𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑥 − (7𝑝𝑝 + 3) is _______

(2) The graph of 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥), where 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) is a polynomial in variable 𝑥𝑥, is as follows:
 The number of zeroes of 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) is _______
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(3) If 2 is a zero of the polynomial𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑥, then the value of ' 𝑎𝑎 ' is _______

3. Answer the following.

(1) Show that 𝑥𝑥 = −3 is a solution of 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑥 − 3 = 0.

(2) If 1 is a zero of polynomial 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 2 − 3(𝑎𝑎 − 1) − 1, then find the value of 𝑎𝑎.

(3) If the graph of a polynomial intersects the 𝑥𝑥-axis at exactly two points, is it necessarily a quadratic
polynomial?

(4) What number should be added to the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 + 4, so that 3 is the zero of the
polynomial?

Short Answer Type Questions - I

4. For what value of 𝑘𝑘, (−4) is a zero of 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑥 − (2𝑘𝑘 − 2) ?

5. A teacher asked 10 of his students to write a polynomial in one variable on a paper and then to
handover the paper. The following were the answers given by the students:
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2𝑥𝑥 + 3,3𝑥𝑥 2 + 7𝑥𝑥 + 2, 4𝑥𝑥 3 + 3𝑥𝑥 2 + 2, 𝑥𝑥 3 + √3𝑥𝑥 + 7, 7𝑥𝑥 + √7, 5𝑥𝑥 3 − 7𝑥𝑥 + 2, 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 3 − 𝑥𝑥 , 5𝑥𝑥 − 2,
1
𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑏𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 + 𝑑𝑑, 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥

Answer the following questions:

(a) How many of the above ten, are not polynomials?

(b) How many of the above ten, are quadratic polynomials?

Short Answer Type Questions - II

6. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝𝑝(𝑦𝑦) = 5√5𝑦𝑦 2 + 30𝑦𝑦 + 8√5.

7. If the zero of polynomials 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 + 2 and 4𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞 − 10 is 2, find the value of 2𝑝𝑝 − 3𝑞𝑞.
 Polynomial
DPP-02
[Topic: Relationship between Zeroes and Coefficients of a Polynomial]

Very Short Answer Type Questions

1. Choose the correct answer from the given options:

(1) If one of the zeroes of quadratic polynomial (𝑘𝑘 − 1)𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 + 1 is -3, then 𝑘𝑘 =
4
(a) 3
4
(b) − 3
2
(c) 3
3
(d) 2

(2) Sum of the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 + 7𝑥𝑥 + 10 are

(a) 7
(b) -7
(c) 10
(d) -10

(3) The sum of the zeroes of the polynomial 2𝑥𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑥 + 6 is

(a) -3
(b) 3
(c) -4
(d) 4

(4) The sum and product of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial are 3 and -10 respectively. The
quadratic polynomial is:
(a) 𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 + 10
(b) 𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 − 10
(c) 𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 − 10
(d) 𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 + 10

(5) The quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is -5 and their product is 6 , is
(a) 𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑥 + 6
(b) 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 + 6
(c) 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 − 6
(d) −𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑥 + 6

2. Fill in the blanks:

(1) Quadratic polynomial having zeroes 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 is

(2) If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 − 6 is 6 , then other zero is
3. Answer the following questions:
(1) If one zero of the polynomial𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 + 1 is 2 + √3, write the other zeroes.

(2) If 𝛼𝛼, 𝛽𝛽 are the zeroes of a polynomial, such that 𝛼𝛼 + 𝛽𝛽 = 6 and 𝛼𝛼𝛼𝛼 = 4, then write the
polynomial.

(3) If 𝛼𝛼, 𝛽𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 2𝑦𝑦 2 + 7𝑦𝑦 + 5, write the value of 𝛼𝛼 + 𝛽𝛽 + 𝛼𝛼𝛼𝛼.

(4) Form a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes and (-3) and 2 respectively.

Short Answer Type Questions - I

4. Find all zeroes of the polynomial 2𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 2 − 6𝑥𝑥 − 3, if two of its zeroes are −√3 and √3.
5. If two zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 3 − 4𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 + 12 are √3 and −√3, then find its third
zero.
6. If 1 and -2 are two zeroes of polynomial 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) = 2𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 + 2, find its third zero.

7. If 2 and -3 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 + (𝑎𝑎 + 1)𝑥𝑥 + 𝑏𝑏; then find the values of 𝑎𝑎
and 𝑏𝑏.

8. If 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐; then find the value of 𝛼𝛼 2 + 𝛽𝛽 2 .

9. If 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − 6𝑥𝑥 + 𝑎𝑎, find the value of ' 𝑎𝑎 ' if 3𝛼𝛼 + 2𝛽𝛽 =
20.
𝑚𝑚 𝑛𝑛
10. If 𝑚𝑚 and 𝑛𝑛 are zeroes of the polynomial 3𝑥𝑥 2 + 11𝑥𝑥 − 4, find the value of 𝑛𝑛
+ 𝑚𝑚 .
11. Form a quadratic polynomial whose one zero is 8 and the product of the zeroes is -56.

Short Answer Type Questions - II

12. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6𝑥𝑥 2 − 3 − 7𝑥𝑥 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
13. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 4𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 − 3 and verify the relation between the
zeroes and its coefficients.
14. Find the zeroes of the following polynomial : 5√5𝑥𝑥 2 + 30𝑥𝑥 + 8√5

15. Verify that 2,1,1 are zeroes of polynomial 𝑥𝑥 3 − 4𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑥 − 2. Also verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficients.
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16. Verify that 2 , 1, −2 are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial 2𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 + 2. Also verify the
relation between the zeroes and coefficients.
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17. If 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 4𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 + 7, find the value of 𝛼𝛼 + 𝛽𝛽 .

18. If 𝛼𝛼, 𝛽𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 + 3, form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes
are 3𝛼𝛼 and 3𝛽𝛽.
19. If 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 5𝑥𝑥 2 − 7𝑥𝑥 − 2, find the sum of the reciprocals of
zeroes.
20. If the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 + 𝑘𝑘 are the reciprocal of each other, then find the value of
𝑘𝑘.
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21. Show that 2 and 2 are the zeroes of the polynomial 4𝑥𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑥 − 3 and verify the relationship
between zeroes and coefficients of polynomial.
22. Form the cubic polynomial whose zeroes are the values of 𝛼𝛼, 𝛽𝛽, 𝛾𝛾 given by the relations: Σ𝛼𝛼 = 3,
Σ𝛼𝛼 2 = 2, Σ𝛼𝛼 3 = 3.
23. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 2 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients.
24. If 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 are zeroes of a polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 + 6𝑥𝑥 + 9, then form a polynomial whose zeroes are −𝛼𝛼
and −𝛽𝛽.
25. Quadratic polynomial 2𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 + 1 has zeroes as 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽. Now form a quadratic polynomial
whose zeroes are 3𝛼𝛼 and 3𝛽𝛽.
26. Find the value of 𝑘𝑘 such that the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − (𝑘𝑘 + 6)𝑥𝑥 + 2(2𝑘𝑘 − 1) has sum of its zeros
equal to half of their product.
27. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 − 10 and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and coefficient.
28. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥𝑥 2 + 7𝑥𝑥 + 10, and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and the coefficients.
29. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are reciprocals of the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
𝑎𝑎𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐, 𝑎𝑎 ≠ 0, 𝑐𝑐 ≠ 0.

Long Answer Type Questions

30. For which values of 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏, are the zeroes of 𝑞𝑞(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 3 + 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑎 also the zeroes of the
polynomial 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 5 − 𝑥𝑥 4 − 4𝑥𝑥 3 + 3𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 + 𝑏𝑏 ? Which zeroes of 𝑝𝑝(𝑥𝑥) are not the zeroes of
𝑞𝑞(𝑥𝑥) ?

31. Given that the zeroes of the cubic polynomial 𝑥𝑥 3 − 6𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 + 10 are of the form 𝑎𝑎, 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏, 𝑎𝑎 +
2𝑏𝑏 for some real numbers 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏, find the values of 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏 as well as the zeroes of the given
polynomial.

32. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥𝑥 3 − 15𝑥𝑥 2 + 71𝑥𝑥 − 105, given that the zeroes are in A.P.

33. If one zero of the polynomial(𝑎𝑎2 + 9)𝑥𝑥 2 + 13𝑥𝑥 + 6𝑎𝑎 is reciprocal of the other, then find ' 𝑎𝑎 '.