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PRACTICEEXERCISES
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Mark the correct alternative in each of the following:
1 Which of the following is not the graph of a quadratic polynomial?

(a) < (b)

X X

(c) (d) <

X X

y' y
Fig. 2.15
2. If one of the zeros of a quadratic polynomial of the form x +ax +b is the negative of the
other, then it
(a) has no linear term and 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.
3. If one zero of thequadratic polynomial * +3x +k is 2, then the valueof kis
(a) 10 (b) -10 (c) 5 (d) -5 (CBSE 2020]
4. Aquadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is 0 and one zero is 3, is
(a) x-9 (b) *²+9 (c) x +3 (d) -3
5. Aquadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeros is - 5and their product is 6, is
(a) x² +5x+6 (b)x-5x +6 (c) x- 5x-6 (d) -r +5x+6 (CBSE 2020]
6. The product of the zeros of the polynomial +4x2 +x-6 is
(a) -4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) -6
7. f one zero of the polynomial f(x) =(k² +4) *? +13* +4k is reciprocal of the other, then k=
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 1 (d) -1
1 1
8. If a, B are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x+x+1, then +

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d) none of these

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9. If a, Bare the zeros of the polynomial p(x) = 4r+ 3x +7, then +
is equal to
7 7 3 3
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 7

10. If the product of two zeros of the polynomial f(r) = 2r + 6x- 4x +9 is 3, then its third zero
is
3
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2
(d)
11. If one root of the polynomial f(x) = 5x+ 13x + k is reciprocal of the other, then the value of
kis

(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) (d) 6

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12. If two zeros of x+x-5x-5 are V5 and- 5 , then its third zero is
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) -2
13. The product ofthe zeros of x + 4x +x-6 is
(a) -4 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 6
14. If twozeroes of the polynomial x +x-9x-9 are 3 and -3, then its third zero is
(a) -1 (b) 1 (c) -9 (d) 9
15. If V5 and - 5, are two zeroes of the polynomial x+3x-5x-15, then its third zero is
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) -5
16. Ifthe sum of thezeros of the polynomial f(x) =2x°-3k? + 4x-5 is 6, then the value of kis
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) -2 (d) 4
17. Ifthe product of zeros of the polynomial f(x)=ax?-6x?+11x-6 is 4, then a =
3 2
(a) 2 (b) (c) 2 (d) 3

18. The number of polynomials having zeros -2 and 5 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) more than 3.
19. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial (k- 1) x + kx +1 is - 3, then the value of k is
4 2
(a) 3
(b) - 3 () (d)

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

(a) both positive (b) both negative
(c) both equal (d) one positive and one negative
1 1
21. If a, Bare the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = ax + bx + c, then t R2
b² - 2ac b -2ac b + 2ac b + 2ac
(a) a (b) (c) a (d)
1
and
22. If a and Bare the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x* + px + q, then a polynomial having
1
is its zeros is
B
(a) x t qx + p (b) x* - px +q (c) + px +1 (d) px + qx + 1

23. Ifa, Bare the zeros of polynomial f(x) = x?-p(r + 1) -c, then (a + 1) (B+1) =
(a) c-1 (b) 1-c (c) c (d) 1+c
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4. Ifa and Bare the zeros of the polynomial x - 6x + kand 3a + 2ß = 20, then the value of kis
(a) - 8 (b) 16 (c) -16 (d) 8
25 What should be added to the polynomial x-5x +4, so that 3 is the zero of the resulting
polynomial?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
D What should be subtracted to the polynomial -16x +30, so that 15 is the zero of the
resulting polynomial?
(a) 30 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16
27. If x+ 2 is a factor of x* + ax + 2b and a + b = 4, then
(a) a = 1, b=3 (b) a=3, b=1 (c) a=-1, b=5 (d) a=5, b=1
28. The polynomial which when divided by -² +x -1 gives a quotient x-2 and remainder 3, is
(a) x-3x +3*-5 (b) - - 3 r -3x -5
(c) -x+3*-3x +5 (d) - 3x -3x +5
29. If thezeroes of the quadratic polynomial * +(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
30. Iftwoof the zeros of the cubicpolynomial ax + bx' + CX +d are each equal to zero, then the
third zero is
C -b b
(a (b) (c) (d)

31. If a and ßare the zeroes of the polynomial ax" - 5x +c and a+ß = aß = 10, then
1 5
(a) a= 5, c==2 (b) a = 1, c= (0) a=c =1 (a) a=c=5
32. If a, Bandy are the zeroes of the polynomial r--10x 8, then aß + By + ya + aßy is
equal to
(a) -2 (b) 2 (c) 18 (d) -18
33. If two zeroes of the polynomial x + 7x- 2x - 14 are V2 and - 2, then the third zero is
(a) 7 (b) -7 (c) -14 (d) 14
34. If zeros of the polynomial f(x) = *-3pr +qx -r are in A.P., then
(a) 2p° = pq -r (b) 2p = pq +r (c) p = pq -r (d) none of these

aß
33. aand ß are the zeroes of the polynomial - (k+ 6)x +2(2k - 1) such that &+B = 2
then the value ofk is
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 7
ne Zeroes of the polynomial 12x'+ 44x +c are in A.P., then the value of cis
(a) 44 (b) 48 (c) -44 (d) -48
37. If a., B, Yare the 1 1,1_
zeros of the polynomial f(x) = ar + bx + cx + d, then +-+ - =
B Y
(a) (b)
C
d (c) (d)
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38 If the sum of two zeroes of the polynomial x - 2x + qx -r is zero, then
(a) q = 2r (b) r = 2q (c) q=r (d) r 4q
39. If the polynomial f(x) = 2x° - kx + 5x +9 is exactly divisible by x +2, thenk=
17 17 15 15
(a) 4 (b) 4 (c) (d) 4
4
40. If a -b, a and a +b are zeroes of the polynomial x° - 3x + x +1, then the value of a +b is

(a) V2 -1 (b) V2 (c) -V2-1 (d) 1±2

47 The zeros of the quadratic polynomial x + ax + a, a # 0,
(a) cannot both be positive (b) cannot both be negative
(c) are always unequal (d) are always equal
If the zeros of the quadratic polynomial ax + 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) cand bhave the same sign
1
43. If 2 and are zeros of px +5x +r, then
(a) p=r=2 (b) p=r=-2 (c) p=2, r=-2 (d) p=-2, r =2

CASE STUDY BASED

44. Due to heavy storm an electric wire got bent as shown in the following figure. It followed
a
mathematical shape. Answer the following questions:

1
X -3 -2 -01 2

y'
Fig. 2.16
Name the shape in which the wire is bent
(a) Spiral (b) Elliptical (c) Parabolic (d) Linear
How many zeros are there for the polynomial representing the shape of the wire?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
The zeros of the polynonmial represented by the wire are
(a) -1, 5 (b) -1,3 (c) 3, 5 (d) -4, 2
The expression of the polynomial representing the wire is
(a) x'+ 2x - 3(b) x?- 2x +3 (c) x- 2x -3 (d) x* + 2r +3
The value of the polynomial at x =1 is
(a) 6 (b) -18 (c) 18 (d) 0
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45. Ahighwayunderpass is parabolic in shape as shown in the following picture.

Shape of cross slope

B
a. Parabolic cambery

Fig. 2.17

i) If the highway overpass is represented by x-2x-8. Then its zeros are

(a) 2,-4 (b) 4,-2 (c) -2,-2 (d) -4,-4
(i)Number of zerosof the polynomial representing highway overpass is equal to number of
points where the graph of polynomial
(a) intersects x-axis (b) intersects y-axis
(c) intersects y-axis or X-axis (d) none of these
(ii) Graph of quadratic polynomial is a
(a) straight line (b) circle (c) parabola (d) ellipse
iv) The representation of Highway Underpass whose one zero is 6and sum of the zeros is 0,
(a) x-6x +2 (b) x-36 (c) x-6 (d) x-3

(v) The number of real zeros that polynomial f(x)=(x-2) +4 can have is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
*0. Asuspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on
vertical suspenders. The suspension cables are in parabolic shape. The point on the suspension
cable just above the mid-point of the deck is the lowest point of the suspension cable and the
Suspension cable is symmetric about a vertical line,parallel tothe suspenders, through the
lowest point.
A parabola is the curve representing p(x) = ax + bx + c. Parabolas are symmetric about a
vertical line known as the axis which cuts the parabola at the lowest or highest point known as
the vertex of the parabola.
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Fig. 2.18
(i) If the suspension cableis represented by the polynomial x- 8x -20, then its zeros at.
(a) -2, - 10 (b) -2, 10 (c) 2, -10 (d) 2, 10
(ii) A
quadratic polynomial the sum and product of whose zeros are -4 and - 12, is
(a) x-4x-12 (b) x+ 4x + 12 (c) x+ 4x - 12 (d) x + 12x - 4
(ii) A quadratic polynomial whose one zero is -2 and product of whose zeros is 8, is
(a) ** + 6x +8 (b) x + 2x-8 (c) x'-6x +8 (d) x² - 6x -8
(iv) Aquadratic polynomial whosezeros are reciprocal of the zeros of 6x -7x-3, is
(a) 6x +7x+3 (b) 3x-7x+6 (c) 3x + 7x +6 (d) 3x +7x-6
(v) If the parabola representing quadratic polynomial ax + bx + c touches x-axis, then
(a) it has only one real root (b) its roots are real and equal
(c) it has no real root (d) its roots are of opposite signs
47. On May 20, 2020 super cyclonic storm Amphan hit West Bengal. It caused widespread damage
in West Bengal. Due to this thousand of trees were uprooted and electric poles were bent out.
Some electric poles bent into the shape of aparabola shown below. Aparabola is represented
by a quadratic polynomial. Based on the above information answer the following questions:

6
2

54-3-2 -1 12 3 4 5
4
-6

Fig. 2.19
(i) If the parabola shown in Fig. 2.19 represents the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = ax+ bx + c, then
(a) a> 0 (b) a<0 (c) a=0 (d) 2a +b=0
(ii) Zeros of the quadraticpolynomial represented by the parabola are
(a) 2 and 4 (b) 4 and 2 (c) 4 and-2 (d) -2 and 2
(iii) The quadratic polynomial p () representing the given parabola is
(a) x* + 4x-8 (b) x+2x -8 (c) -x* + 2x- 8 (d) -x- 2x +8
(iv) The value of p(x)at x =0is
(a) -8 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) -4
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(v) If the parabola shown in Fig. 2.19is moved rightward through one unit, then the quadratic
polynomial representing it is
(a) x-9 (b) -x +9 (c) - x -2x + 9 (d) -x +8
8. Observe the graph y=f (x) of a polynomial carefully and answer the following questions:
(-1,3)
3

(-2,0) (2, 0)

-1

1,-3)
Fig. 2.20

(i) The number of zeroes of the polynomial y =f () is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
(ii) The curve y =f (*) shown in Fig. 2.20,represents a polynomials, which is
(a) quadratic (b) linear (c) biquadratic (d) cubic
(ii) The coordinates where the curve intersects the x-axis are
(a) (2, 0), (2 0) (b) (2, 0), (-2, 0),(-1, 3)
(c) (2, 0), (-2, 0), (0, 0) (d) (2, 0)(-2, 0), (1, -3)
49. Observe the graphs y =f (x) and y =g (1) of a polynomial carefully and answer the following
questions:

(2, 8)
7

5
5.

3
(2,4)
3
1 /(1, 1) 1+ (1, 0)
x

(-1,-1) (-2, -2)

-34 -3
-5
-5
-7
(-2, -8) y
Fig. 2.21 Fig. 2.22
(i) The number of zeroes shown in the polynomial in Figure 2.21 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
(ii) The number of zeroes shown in the polynomial in Figure 2.22 is
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
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2.21 represents the polynomial

(iii) The curve in Figure (b)
(a) y= r+2r+3 y= r+3x +2
(d) y=r-x
(c) y=
(iv) The curve in Figure 2.22 represents the polynomial
(a) y=+ 2x +3 (b) y=+3* +2
(c) y= (d) y=
wires showing a mathematical shape. Answer the
50, The figure shows the bridge with hanging
following questions:.

4,210 FET
Fig. 2.23
(i) Name the shape of the hanging wires?
(a) Linear (b) Spiral (c) Parabola (d) Ellipse

(ii) What will be the expression of the polynomial shown in the figure?
(a) y= ax +b (b) y = ax + bx + c
(c) y= ax + bx + cX +d (d) None of these

(iii) Zeroes of a polynomial can be expressed graphically. Number of zeroes of polynomial is

equal to number of points where the graph of polynomial is
(a) Intersects x-axis (b) Intersects y-axis
(c) Intersects y-axis or x-axis (d) None of the above

(iv) The representation of hanging wires on the bridge whose sum of the zeroes is -3 and
product of the zeroes is5 is
(a) r-3x -5 (b) x-3x +5 (c) +3*-5 (d) +3x +5
(v) Graph of a quadratic polynomial is
(a) straight line (b) circle (c) parabola (d) ellipse
ASSERTION-REASON

Each of the following questions contains STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT-2 (Reason)
and has following four choices (a), (b),(c) and (d), only one of which is the correct answer. Mark the
correct choice.
(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(b) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is nota correct explanation for Statement-1.
(c) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
(d) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.
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51. Statement-1 (Assertion): The polynomial f(*) = x - 2x + 2 has two real zeros.
Statement-2 (Reason): A quadratic polynomial can have at most twO real zeroes.
1 1
52. Statement-1 (Assertion): Aquadratic polynomial having and
3 as its zeroes is 6x -5x + 1.
Statement-2 (Reason): Quadratic polynomials having a and ß as zeroes are given by
f(x) = k {x - (oa + B)x + aß}, where k is a non-zero constant.
53. Statement-1 (Assertion): If one root ofthequadratic polynomial f(x)-(k-1)**-10x+3, k* 1
is reciprocal of the other, then k = 4.
Statement-2 (Reason): The product of roots of the quadratic polynomial ax +bx +C, a 0
is
C

54. Statement-1 (Assertion): If aand Bare zeroes of thequadratic polynomial ** +7x+ 12, then
12, 12 - 24 aß =395.
then
Statement-2 (Reason): If a and ß are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax* + bx + c,
C

a+ß= - and aß =

55. Statement-1 (Assertion): If a,B and y are the zeroes of the polynomial 6x + 3* - 5x + 1,
then a +B+y =5.
Statement-2 (Reason): If a,B,Y are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial ax'+ bx+ cx+ d,
b
then a+B+y=