Multiple Choice Questions
POLYNOMIALS
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9. Find the value of + − mn, where m and n are
m n
1. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c, the zeroes of x2 – 4x + 1.
c ≠ 0 are equal, then 1
a. 3 b.
a. c and a have opposite signs 3
b. c and b have same sign c. –5 d. –3
c. c and a have same sign 10. Find the zeroes of polynomial x2 – 2x – 8.
d. c and b have opposite signs a. (2, –4) b. (4, –2)
2. Find the number of polynomials whose zeroes are c. (–2, –2) d. (4, –4)
–2 and 5. 11. What is the quadratic polynomial whose sum and the
a. 1 b. 2 1
product of zeroes is 2, respectively?
c. 6 d. Infinite 3
3. Find the degree of the polynomial (x + 1)(x2 – x – x4 + 1). a. 3x − 3 2x + 1
2 b. 6x 2 − 6 2x + 2
a. 2 b. 3 c. 3x 2 + 3 2x − 1 d. Both a and b
c. 1 d. 5
12. The degree of the polynomial, 5x4 – 9x2 + x9 is
4. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x + (a + 1)
2
a. 2 b. 4
x + b are 2 and –3, then find the value of 'a' and 'b'.
c. 1 d. 9
a. a = –7, b = –6 b. a = 0, b = –1
13. –1 is one of the zeroes of cubic polynomial x3 +ax2
c. a = 2, b = – 6 d. a = 0, b = – 6
+ bx + c, then product of other two zeroes is
5. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
a. b – a – 1 b. b – a + 1
(a – 1)x2 + ax + 1 is –3, then find the value of a
4 4 c. a – b + 1 d. a – b – 1
a. b. −
3 3 14. If p(x) is a polynomial of degree one and p(a) = 0,
7 then a is said to be
c. 2 d. −
3 3 a. Zero of p(x) b. Constant of p(x)
6. Find a quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are c. Value of p(x) d. None of these
–3 and 4.
15. Number of zeroes of polynomial is equal to number
x2 x
a. x2 – x + 12 b. + + 12 of points where the graph of polynomial
2 2
a. Intersects x-axis
x2 x x2 x
c. − −6 d. + −6 b. Intersects y-axis
2 2 2 2
c. Intersects y-axis or x-axis
7. If (x – 2) is a factor of the polynomial x3 + 4x2 –px
+ 8, then the value of p is d. None of the above
a. 4 b. 3 16. A polynomial of degree n has
c. 5 d. 16 a. At least n zeroes b. Only one zero
8. The sum of the squares of zeroes of the quadratic c. More than n zeroes d. Atmost n zeroes
polynomial 6x2 + x + c is 25/36, then the value of c
is 17. Zeroes of p(x) = x2 – 8 are
a. 4 b. –4 a. ±9√3 b. ±2√2
c. –3 d. –2 c. ±4√2 d. None of the above
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18. If (x – 2) is a factor of (x2 – mx + 2), then the value 18
of m is a. − 18 b.
127 127
a. 2 b. 3
c. 1 d. 0 17 127
c. d.
19. If x + 2 is a factor of {(x + 1)5 + (2x + k)3}, then 127 18
the value of ‘k’ is 30. Simplify: (l + m)2 − 4lm
a. 2 b. 3
a. (l – m)2 b. 4l2m2
c. 4 d. 5
c. (l + 2m)2 d. None of these
20. Which of the following does NOT represent a zero
polynomial? 31. Simplify the following expression: (s – r)2 − (s + r)2
a. p(x) = 0 b. p(x) = x0 – 1 a. 2sr b. 2s2 + 2r2
c. p(x) = x 0
d. p(x) = 0.x0 c. –4sr d. None of these
21. The degree of a quartic polynomial is:
a. 2 b. 1 32. If (2x + 3) is a factor of polynomial 2x3 + 9x2 – x – b
c. 4 d. 3 then b will be
22. If f(x) = 2x − 13x + 17x + 12, then find out the
3 2 a. 15 b. –15
remainder when f(x) is divided by (x + 2). c. 25 d. –10
a. –90 b. –85 33. Find the value of c for which the polynomial
c. –70 d. 90 2x2 + kx + 2 is exactly divisible by (x – 1).
−b a. 2 + 2 b. 2 − 2
23. Find the value of ax2 + bx + c at x = .
a
a. a b. b2 – 4ac c. −(2 + 2) d. −2 + 2
c. c d. b 34. Find the value of polynomial f(x) = 3x (4x – 5) + 3
1
24. If p(x) =
x 2 − 2 2x + 1, then find the value of at x = .
2
(
remainder when p(x) is divided by x − 2 2 . ) a. − 3 b. −
1
a. 0 b. 1 2 2
c. 4 2 d. 8 2 + 1 3 3
c. − d. −
25. Find the value of the polynomial (3x3) × (4x2) + 7x5 7 8
at x = 3. 35. Find the remainder when x3 – ax2 + 6x – a is divided
a. 4617 b. 4628 by x – a.
c. 4611 d. 4619 a. 2a b. 5a
c. 6a d. 9a
26. Find the roots of the polynomial x3 − 3x − 2 = 0.
a. –1, –1, 2 b. –1, 1, –2 Level-II
c. –1, 2, 3 d. 1, 1, –2 1. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 99 x – 127
27. Let f(x) = x2 + 3x + 2, the remainder when f(x) is are
divided by (x − 1) will be a. Both positive
b. Both negative
a. 3 b. 5
c. One positive and one negative
c. 6 d. 4 d. Can't say
28. Let f(x)=2x2 + 3x + 1, the remainder when f(x) is 2. Given that one of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial
divisible by (x + 1) is ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is zero, the product of the other
a. 6 b. 0 two zeroes is
c. –6 d. 1 −c c
a. b.
29. The polynomials ax3 + 3x2 − 3 and 2x3 − 5x + a a a
when divided by (x – 4) leaves remainder R1 & R2 −b
c. 0 d.
such that 2R1 – R2 = 0, then the value of a is a
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