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x2 - (k + 6)x + 2(2k - 1) has sum of its zeroes equal to ;

half of their prod uct. (Delhi 2019} :
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44. Case Study : Wh ile playing in a garden, Samaira saw

a honeyc,. omb and asked her mo the r wh at is that.
Her mo the r replied tha t it's a honeycomb made by
honey bees to store honey. Also, she told her tha t the
shape of the honeycomb formed is a mathematical
structure. The mathematical representation of the
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(i) How many zeroes are there for the polynomial
represented by the graph given ?
(ii) Write the zeroes of the polynomial.
(iii) (a) If the zeroes of a polynomial x 2 + (a + 1) x + b
are 2 and -3, then determine the values of a and b.
OR
(iii) (b) If the square of difference of the zeroes of
the polynomial x2 + px + 45 is 144, then find the
value of p. (2023C)
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out of the wate r travelling at 20 cm per second. Its
height above wate r level afte r t seconds is given by
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Inte rpre t the result.
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before hitti ng the wate r level again? (202 3) CBQ