FATHER AGNEL SCHOOL, NOIDA

Practice Questions/X/Polynomials
1. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are -2/√3 and (√3)/4.
2. For what value of ‘k’, will the polynomial 5z2 + 13z – k has roots reciprocal to each
other?
3. If α and β are zeroes of p(x) = x2 + px + q, then find a polynomial having 1/ α and 1/ β as
its zeroes: q≠0.
4. On dividing x3 – 3x2 + x + 2 by a polynomial g(x), the quotient and remainder were x–2
and –2x+4, respectively. Find g(x).
5. What must be subtracted from 4x4 - 2x3 - 6x2 + x - 5 so that it may be exactly divisible by
2x2 + x – 2?
6. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial g(x) = x2 - (a + 6)x +2 (2a -1), such
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that (α + β) = ( α β), then find the value of a.
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7. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = abx2 + (b2 – ac)x - bc and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial
8. Find the G.C.D. and L.C.M. of the following polynomials: p(x) = 6(x - 2)(x2 + x - 6) and,
q(x) = 3(x2 + 4x - 12).
9. Find other zeroes of the polynomial x4 – 7x2 + 12 if it is given that two of its zeroes are √3
and −√3
10.If the polynomial x4 – 6x3 + 16x2 – 25x + 10 is divided by (x2 – 2x + k) the remainder
comes out to be x + a, find k and a.

ANSWERS
1) 4√3 x2 + 5x - 2√3 2) k = -5 3) qx2 + p x + 1 = 0 4) g(x) = x2 – x +1 5) - 3x – 5
−𝑏 𝑐
6) a = 7 7) 𝑎
,𝑏 8) GCD = 3(x-2) ; LCM = 6(x – 2 )2(x+3)(x+6) 9) 2 and – 2

10) k = 5 ; a = - 5 ( Hint : Take q(x) = px2 + q x + r)