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POLYNOMIALS 9

Sample Question 2: Given that two of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial
ax3 + bx2 + cx + d are 0, the third zero is

–b b c d
(A) (B) (C) (D) –
a a a a
Solution : Answer (A). [Hint: Because if third zero is α, sum of the zeroes
–b
=α+0+0= ]
a

EXERCISE 2.1
Choose the correct answer from the given four options in the following questions:
1. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k–1) x2 + k x + 1 is –3, then the
value of k is

4 –4 2 –2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
2. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are –3 and 4, is
(A) x2 – x + 12 (B) x2 + x + 12

x2 x
(C) – –6 (D) 2x2 + 2x –24
2 2
3. 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
4. The number of polynomials having zeroes as –2 and 5 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) more than 3
5. Given that one of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is zero, the
product of the other two zeroes is
c c b
(A) – (B) (C) 0 (D) –
a a a
6. If one of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial x3 + ax2 + bx + c is –1, then the
product of the other two zeroes is
(A) b – a + 1 (B) b – a – 1 (C) a – b + 1 (D) a – b –1

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10 EXEMPLAR PROBLEMS

7. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 99x + 127 are


(A) both positive (B) both negative
(C) one positive and one negative (D) both equal
8. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x + kx + k, k ≠ 0,
2

(A) cannot both be positive (B) cannot both be negative


(C) are always unequal (D) are always equal
9. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c, c ≠ 0 are equal, then
(A) c and a have opposite signs (B) c and b have opposite signs
(C) c and a have the same sign (D) c and b have the same sign
10. If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form x2+ax + b is the negative
of the other, then it
(A) has no linear term and the constant term is negative.
(B) has no linear term and the constant term is positive.
(C) can have a linear term but the constant term is negative.
(D) can have a linear term but the constant term is positive.
11. Which of the following is not the graph of a quadratic polynomial?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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