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EXERCISE-4 (FOR COMPATITIVE)

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1. If  and  are the zeros of the polynomial 2x3 – 6x2 – 4x + 30, then the value of () is
(A) – 2 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) – 30

1 1 1
2. If  and  are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, then α + β + γ =

b c c c
(A) – (B) (C) – (D) –
a d d a

3. If   and  are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = ax3 – bx2 + cx – d, then 2 +2 + 2 =
b 2 – ac b 2 + 2ac b 2 – 2ac b 2 – 2ac
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a2 b2 a a2

1 1 1
4. If  and  are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x3 + px2 – pqrx + r, then + + =
αβ βγ γα

r p p r
(A) p (B) (C) – (D) – p
r r

5. If the parabola f(x) = ax2 + bx + c passes through the points (–1, 12), (0, 5) and (2, –3), the value of a +
b + c is –
(A) – 4 (B) – 2 (C) Zero (D) 1

6. If a, b are the zeros of f(x) = x2 + px + 1 and c, d are the zeros of f(x) = x2 + qx + 1 the value of
E = (a – c) (b – c) (a + d) (b + d) is –
(A) p2 – q2 (B) q2 – p2 (C) q2 + p2 (D) None of these

7. If   are zeros of ax2 + bx + c then zeros of a3x2 + abcx + c3 are –

(A)  (B) 2, 2 (C) 22 (D) 3, 3

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8. Let  be the zeros of the polynomial x2 – px + r and , 2  be the zeros of x2 – qx + r. Then the value of
2
r is –
2 2 2 2
(A) (p – q)(2q – p) (B) (q – p)(2p – q) (C) (q – 2p)(2q – p) (D) (2p – q)(2q – p)
9 9 9 9

9. When x200 + 1 is divided by x2 + 1, the remainder is equal to –

(A) x + 2 (B) 2x – 1 (C) 2 (D) – 1

10. If a (p + q)2 + 2bpq + c = 0 and also a(q + r)2 + 2bqr + c = 0 then pr is equal to –
a 2 c 2 a 2 a
(A) p2 + (B) q + (C) p + (D) q +
c a b c

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11. If a,b and c are not all equal and  and  be the zeros of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c, then value of
(1 + 2) (1 + 2) is :
(A) 0 (B) positive (C) negative (D) non-negative

12. Two complex numbers  and  are such that  +  = 2 and 4 + 4 = 272, then the polynomial whose zeros
are  and  is –
(A) x2 – 2x – 16 = 0 (B) x2 – 2x + 12 = 0 (C) x2 – 2x – 8 = 0 (D) None of these
13. If 2 and 3 are the zeros of f(x) = 2x3 + mx2 – 13x + n, then the values of m and n are respectively –
(A) –5, – 30 (B) –5, 30 (C) 5, 30 (D) 5, – 30

14. If  are the zeros of the polynomial 6x2 + 6px + p2, then the polynomial whose zeros are ()2 and
( – )2 is –
(A) 3x2 + 4p2x + p4 (B) 3x2 + 4p2x – p4 (C) 3x2 – 4p2x + p4 (D) None of these

15. If c, d are zeros of x2 – 10ax – 11b and a, b are zeros of x2 – 10cx – 11d, then value of a + b + c + d is –
(A) 1210 (B) – 1 (C) 2530 (D) – 11

16. If the ratio of the roots of polynomial x 2 + bx + c is the same as that of the ratio of the roots of
x2 + qx + r, then –
(A) br2 = qc2 (B) cq2 = rb2 (C) q2c2 = b2r2 (D) bq = rc

17. The value of p for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the polynomial x2 – (p – 2) x – p – 1 assume
the least value is –
(A) – 1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2
α α +1
18. If the roots of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c are of the form and then the value of (a + b + c)2 is
α –1 α
–
(A) b2 – 2ac (B) b2 – 4ac (C) 2b2 – ac (D) 4b2 – 2ac

19. If  and  are the zeros of the polynomial x3 + a0x2 + a1x + a2, then (1 – 2) (1 – 2) (1 – 2) is
(A) (1 – a1)2 + (a0 – a2)2 (B) (1 + a1)2 – (a0 + a2)2
2
(C) (1 + a1) + (a0 + a2) 2 (D) None of these

20. If  are the zeros of the polynomial x3 – 3x + 11, then the polynomial whose zeros are (), () and
() is –
(A) x3 + 3x + 11 (B) x3 – 3x + 11 (C) x3 + 3x – 11 (D) x3 – 3x – 11

21. If  are such that     = 2, 2 + 2 + 2 = 6, 3 + 3 + 3 = 8, then 4 + 4 + 4 is equal to–

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) None of these

22. If  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c and  + k,  + k are the roots of px2 + qx + r, then k =
1 a p a p 1 b q
(A) – 2  b – q  (B)  b – q  (C) 2  a – p  (D) (ab – pq)
     

23. If  are the roots of the polynomial x2 – px + q, then the quadratic polynomial, the roots of which are
(2 – 2) (3 – 3) and (32 + 23) :
(A) px2 – (5p + 7q) x – (p6q6 + 4p2q6) = 0
(B) x2 – (p5 – 5p3q + 5pq2) x + (p6q2 – 5p4q3 + 4p2q4) = 0
(C) x2 – (p3q – 5p5 + p4q) – (p6q2 – 5p2q6) = 0
(D) All of the above

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24. The condition that x3 – ax2 + bx – c = 0 may have two of the roots equal to each other but of opposite signs is
2
(A) ab = c (B) a = bc (C) a2b = c (D) None of these
3

25. If the roots of polynomial x2 + bx + ac are  and roots of the polynomial x2 + ax + bc are  then the values
of  respectively are –
(A) a,b,c (B) b,c,a (C) c,a,b (D) None of these

26. If one zero of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c is positive and the other negative then (a,b,c R, a  0)
(A) a and b are of opposite signs. (B) a and c are of opposite signs.
(C) b and c are of opposite signs. (D) a,b,c are all of the same sign.

 2 2
27. If  are the zeros of the polynomial x2 – px + q, then  is equal to –
2  2
p4 4p 2 p4 4p 2 p4 2 4p 2
(A) q 2 + 2 – (B) q 2 – 2 + (C) q 2 + 2q – (D) None of these
q q q

28. If  are the zeros of the polynomial x2 – px + 36 and 2 + 2 = 9, then p =

(A) ± 6 (B) ± 3 (C) ± 8 (D) ± 9

29. If  are zeros of ax2 + bx + c, ac  0, then zeros of cx2 + bx + a are –

1 1 1 1
(A) – , –  (B) , (C) , (D) ,
   

30. A real number is said to be algebraic if it satisfies a polynomial equation with integral coefficients. Which of
the following numbers is not algebraic :
2
(A) (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 
3
4
31. The bi-quadraic polynomial whose zeros are 1, 2, , – 1 is :
3
(A) 3x4 – 10x3 + 5x2 + 10x – 8 (B) 3x4 + 10x3 – 5x2 + 10x – 8
(C) 3x4 + 10x3 + 5x2 – 10x – 8 (D) 3x4 – 10x3 – 5x2 + 10x – 8
3
32. The cubic polynomials whose zeros are 4, and – 2 is :
2
(A) 2x3 + 7x2 + 10x – 24 (B) 2x3 + 7x2 – 10x – 24
(C) 2x3 – 7x2 – 10x + 24 (D) None of these

33. If the sum of zeros of the polynomial p(x) = kx3 – 5x2 – 11x – 3 is 2, then k is equal to :
5 2 5
(A) k = – (B) k = (C) k = 10 (D) k =
2 5 2

34. If f(x) = 4x3 – 6x2 + 5x – 1 and  and  are its zeros, then  =
3 5 3 1
(A) (B) (C) – (D)
2 4 2 4

35. Consider f(x) = 8x4 – 2x2 + 6x – 5 and  are it's zeros then  =
1 1 3
(A) (B) – (C) – (D) None of these
4 4 2

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OBJECTIVE ANSWER KEY EXERCISE -4

Que . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans . A C D B C B B D C B D C B C A
Que . 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans . B B B B D C C B A C B A D D D
Que . 31 32 33 34 35 36
Ans . A C D D D B

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