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POLYNOMIALS
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS WORKSHEET
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
1. If one zero of a quadratic polynomial (kx2 + 3x + k) is 2, then the value of k is _______.
(a) 5/6 (b) – 5/6 (c) 6/5 (d) – 6/5
2. The graph of a polynomial is shown in the figure, then the number of its zeroes is ______.
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
3. The maximum number of zeroes a cubic polynomial can have, is _______.
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
4. The quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is -5 and their product is 6, is _____
(a) x2 + 5x + 6 (b) x2 - 5x + 6 (c) x2 - 5x - 6 (d) - x2 + 5x + 6
5. Which of the following is not the graph of a quadratic polynomial?
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6. If one root of the equation (k – 1)x2 – 10x + 3 = 0 is the reciprocal of the other then the value of k is
____________.
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) – 3 (d) – 4
7. The zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3x – m (m + 3) are _______
(a) m, m +3 (b) – m, m +3 (c) m, –(m +3) (d) – m, – (m +3)
8. The value of x, for which the polynomials x2 – 1 and x2 – 2x + 1 vanish simultaneously, is ____.
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) – 1 (d) 1
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9. If α and β are zeroes and the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – x – 4 , then the value of α + β – αβ
(a) 15/4 (b) – 15/4 (c) 4 (d) 15
10. If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 – 3kx2 + 4x – 5 is 6, then the value of k is
_______.
(a) 2 (b) – 2 (c) 4 (d) – 4
11. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + (a + 1) x + b are 2 and – 3, then
(a) a = – 7, b = –1 (b) a = 5 , b = –1 (c) a = 2 , b = – 6 (d) a = 0 , b = – 6
ASSERTIONS AND REASONING QUESTIONS
DIRECTION: In each of the following questions, a statement of Assertion is given followed by a
corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements, mark the correct answer as
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
12. Assertion: (2 - √3) is one zero of the quadratic polynomials then other zero will be (2 + √3).
Reason: Irrational zeros (roots) always occurs in pairs.
13. If one zero of polynominal p(x) = (k2 + 4) x2 + 13x + 4k is reciprocal of other, then k = 2.
Reason: If (x – α) is a factor of p(x), then p(α) = 0 i.e. α is a zero of p(x).
14. Assertion: p (x)= 14x3 – 2x2 + 8x4 + 7x – 8 is a polynomial of degree 3.
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Reason: The highest power of x in the polynomial p (x) is the degree of the polynomial.
15. Assertion: x3 + x has only one real zero.
Reason: A polynomial of nth degree must have n real zeroes.
CASE STUDY QUESTION
16. Anish and his father who is an architect by profession, visited Switzerland. They went to see
Gotthard Base Tunnel which is world's longest tunnel and has a parabolic cross-section. The
mathematical representation of the tunnel is shown in figure.
i) Find the zeroes of the polynomial whose graph is given above.
ii) What will be the expression of the polynomial given in diagram?
iii) What is the value of the polynomial if x = 3?
iv) If one zero is -4 and sum of zeroes is 1, then the expression of the polynomial is _________.
17. The below picture are few natural examples of parabolic shape which is represented by a quadratic
polynomial. A parabolic arch is an arch in the shape of a parabola. In structures, their curve
represents an efficient method of load, and so can be found in bridges and in architecture in a
variety of forms.
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i) In the standard form of quadratic polynomial, ax2 + bx + c, a, b and c are _______.
a) All are real numbers. b) All are rational numbers.
c) ‘a’ is a non-zero real number and b and c are any real numbers.
d) All are integers.
ii) If the roots of the quadratic polynomial are equal, where the discriminant D = b2 – 4ac, then
a) D > 0 b) D < 0 c) D≥ 0 d) D = 0
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iii) If α and α are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 – x + 8k then k is ________.
a) 4 b) ¼ c) – ¼ d) 2
iv) The graph of x2 + 1=0
a) Intersects x‐axis at two distinct points.
b) Touches x‐axis at a point.
c) Neither touches nor intersects x‐axis.
d)Either touches or intersects x‐ axis.
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