Assignment practice ( Polynomials)
Assignment practice ( Polynomials)
1. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x² - 5x - 6 is 6, then find the other zero.
2. If both the zeros of the quadratic polynomial ax² + bx + c are equal and opposite in
sign, then find the value of 'b'.
3. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax² - 3(a -1)x - 1, then find the value of 'a'.
4. If one root of the polynomial p(y) = 5y² + 13y + m is reciprocal of the other, then find
the value of ‘m’.
5. Find a quadratic polynomial with the sum and the product of its zeros as 1/4 and -1
respectively.
10. If the polynomial p(x) is divisible by (x – 4) and 2 is a zero of p(x), then write the
corresponding polynomial.
11. If α and β are zeros of the polynomial 2x² – 5x + 7, then find the value of α-1 + β-1.
12. The sum of zeroes of a quadratic polynomial is 8 and their product is 12. Find zeros
of the polynomial.
13. Find the zeros of the following quadratic polynomials and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficients:
a) 3√3x² - 19x + 10√3
b) x² - x - 72
c) x² - 7
14. Form Quadratic Polynomials whose zeros are:
a) -√2 and √2
b) 3 and 1/5
15. Find a relation between p and q, if one zero of x² + px + q is 3 times the other.
16. If α and β are zeros of a quadratic polynomial 25p² - 15p + 2, find a quadratic
polynomial whose zeros are 1/2α and 1/2β.
17. Radha tells her friend that her age in years is equal to the sum of the squares of the
zeroes of the polynomial x² + 8x + 4. Further Radha asserts that after 2 years her
age in years will be the product of the zeros of the polynomial x² + 14x +20. Find
Radha's age according to two statements. Is Radha telling a lie? Justify your answer.
18. If α and β are zeros of a quadratic polynomial ax² + bx + c, then find the value of
1/(aα + b) + 1/(aβ + b).
19. If α and β are zeros of a quadratic polynomial such that α + β = 6 and α - β = 8, then
find the quadratic polynomial.
20. If α and β are zeros of a quadratic polynomial x² - px + 2q, then find the value of
a) α² + β²
b) α²β + αβ²
c) α³ + β³