Polynomials
Polynomials
Q3. Show that the polynomial 4x2+4x+3 has no real zeroes. Q14. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
values of f(x) = x2 - x - 6 find the value of
Q4. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k - 1) (i) 𝛼 3 + 𝛽3 (ii) 𝛼4 + 𝛽4 (iii) 𝛼 - 𝛽
x2 + kx + 1 is - 3 then find the value of k.
Q15. If a and 𝛽 are the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial
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Q5. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 5x - kx f(x) = x2- 4x + 3 find the value of 𝛼 4𝛽3 + 𝛼 3 𝛽 4 .
+ 3(k - 1) is - 2, then find the value of k.
Q16. Find the value of k such that the polynomial f(x) = x2 -
Q6. For what value of k, is - 4 a zero of the polynomial x2 - x (k + 6)x + 2(2k - 1) has sum of its zeroes equal to half of their
- (2k + 2) ? product.
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Q7. If x + 2 is a factor of the polynomial 5x3 + (k + 2)x2 - 3kx Q17. If 3 and -3 are zeroes of the polynomial ax2+7x+b then
+2, then find the value of k. find the values of a and b.
Q8. Show that the polynomial x2 + 4x + 7 has no real zeroes. Q18. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 - 3x + p is
3, find its other zero. Also find the value of p.
Q9. The graph of polynomial f(x) is given below. Find the
number of zeroes in each case. Q19. If the sum of squares of zeroes of the quadratic
polynomial f(x) = kx2 + 4x + 4 is 24, find the value of k.
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Q22. If two zeroes of a cubic polynomial f(x) = x3-4x2-3x+12 Q36. If sum of the squares of zeroes of the quadratic
are √3 and −√3, then find its third zero. polynomial f(y) = y2 - 8y + p is 40, find the value of p.
Q23. If one of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial ax3+bx2+cx Q37. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of polynomial 6x2-5x+1 then
+d is zero, then find the product of the other two zeroes. form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 𝛼 2 and 𝛽2 .
Q24. If the zeroes of the polynomial x3 - 3x2 + x + 1 are a-b, Q38. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
a and a+b, find the values of a and b f(x) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 2 , find a polynomial whose zeroes are
2𝛼 + 1, 2𝛽 + 1 .
Q25. If 4 is a zero of the cubic polynomial x3-3x2-10x+24,
find its other zeroes. Q39. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x2-5x+7 , then
find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3𝛼 + 4𝛽 and
Q26. Find a quadratic polynomial with the given numbers 4𝛼 + 3𝛽
as the sum and product of its zeroes:
1 1 1 1 Q40. Without actually calculating the zeroes, form a
(i) 4,1 (ii) 4, - 1 (iii) - 3, 3 (iv) √3, 3
√ quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are reciprocals of the
zeroes of the polynomial 5x2 + 2x – 3.
Q27. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are
3 − √5, 3 + √5
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