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Chapter: Polynomials Grade: X

1. The value of 𝑘 for which (-4) is a zero of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − (2𝑘 + 2) is

(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) -1
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The number of zeroes of the polynomial from the graph is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

3. A quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are -3 and 4 is

(a) 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 12 (b) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 12 (c) 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 24 (d) none of the above

4. The graph of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c is an upward parabola if

(a) a>0 (b) a< 0 (c) a = 0 (d) none

5. If 2 and α are zeroes of x2 - 3x +2, then the value of α is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 5

6. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 5 + √2 and 5 − √2

7. If the sum of the zeroes of (𝑎 + 1)𝑥 2 + (2𝑎 + 3)𝑥 + (3𝑎 + 4) is (-1) find the product of their zeroes.

8. Quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1 has zeroes as α and β. Form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2α and
2β.
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 CASE STUDY
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Priya and her husband Aman, an architect by profession, visited
France. They went to see Mont Blanc Tunnel, a highway tunnel
between France and Italy, under the Mont Blanc Mountain in the
Alps, with a parabolic cross-section. The mathematical
representation of the tunnel is shown in the graph.

i) Find the zeroes of the polynomial

ii) Write the expression of the polynomial given in the diagram.
iii) If one of the zero is 4 and sum of zeroes is -3, then find the representation of tunnel as a polynomial.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONS

12. Find the value of ‘k ’ such that the quadratic polynomial x2−(k+6)x+2(2k+1) has sum of the zeros is half of their
product.

13. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x)=x2−p(x+1)−c, show that ( α +1)( β +1) = 1−c
14.
If the square of the difference of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 45, is 144, find the value
of 𝑝.
15. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 1 𝑥 − 2 and verify the relation between the coefficients and zeroes of
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the polynomial.
16.
If one zero of the polynomial (𝑎2 + 9)𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 6𝑎 is the reciprocal of the other, then find 𝑎
17.
Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑏𝑥 2 + (𝑏2 − 𝑎𝑐)𝑥 − 𝑏𝑐, and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and its coefficients.