PRACTICE PAPER

CLASS X- POLYNOMIAL SUJITHKUMAR KP

1 Which of the following is not the graph of

a quadratic polynomial?

2 Find the product of the zeroes of 2x2 + k x + 6.

(a) – 4 (b) – 6 (c) 3 (d) –3
3 Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are √ and √
2
4 If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 2x + p x + 4 is 2, find the other zero. Also, find
the value of p.
5 If are roots of the equation then the value of
( )( ) _____.
6 If zeroes of p(x) = 2x2 – 7x + k are reciprocal of each other, then value of k is ______
7 If graph of a polynomial does not intersects the x-axis but intersects y-axis in one point,
then no. of zeroes of the polynomial is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 0 or 1 (d) none of these
8 Given that two of the zeroes of the cubic polynomial are 0 then the
third zero is _______
a) (b) (c) (d)
9 A polynomial of degree n has ________
(a) only 1 zero (b) at least n zeroes (c) at most n zeroes (d) more than n zeroes
10 If p(x) = , then is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) product of zeroes (d) sum of zeroes
11 If α, β are zeroes of polynomial x – 6x + k, find the value of k such that (α + β)2 – 2αβ =
2

40.
a) – 2 b) 2 c) 3 d) None of these
12 If p(x) = and a + b + c = 0, then one zero is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

13 If are zeros of the quadratic polynomial , the value of if
is_______.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2
14 Find the value of m if polynomial p(x) = 4x – 6x – m is exactly divisible by x – 3
15 If 1 is a zero of the polynomial ( ) ( ) then the value of ______

16 If the product of the zeroes of x2 – 3kx + 2k2 – 1 is 7, then values of k are _____ and ____.
17 If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial is equal to twice their
product, find the value of k.

18 If zeroes of p(x) = 2x2 – 7x + k are reciprocal of each other, then value of k is __________.
19 Write a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are √ and √ .

20 If 4x2 – 6x – m is divisible by x – 3, the value of m is exact divisor of

(a) 9 (b) 45 (c) 20 (d) 36
21 Consider the following statements :
(i) x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 3x2 + 4x – 4.
(ii) x + 1 is a factor of 2x3 + 4x + 6.
(iii) x – 1 is a factor of x5 + x4 – x3 + x2 – x + 1
In these statements
(a) 1 and 2 are correct
(b) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 3 are correct
(d) 1 and 3 are correct
22 The value of m, in order that – – is the quotient where x3 + 3x2 – 4 is divided by
x + 2 is ______
23 If the polynomial 6x4 + 8x3 + 17x2 + 21x + 7 is divided by another polynomial
3x2 + 4x + 1, the remainder comes out to be (ax + b), find a and b.

24 If one factor of x3 + 7kx2 – 4kx + 12 is (x + 3), then the value of k is ________.

25 Verify that x = 3 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = 2x3 – 5x2 – 4x + 3
26 If ( ) is a factor of two polynomials and , then prove that

27 The graph of y = f(x) is given, how many

zeroes are there of f(x)?

28 The graph of y = f(x) is given below, for

some polynomial f(x). Find the number of
zeroes of f(x).

29 Find the product of the zeroes of – 2x2 + k x + 6.

30 Find the sum of the zeroes of the given quadratic polynomial –3x2 + k.
31
If are roots of then find the value of √ √ √ .
32 If α and β are zeroes of , then find the value of :
( ) ( )
33 Write the polynomial, the product and sum of whose zeroes are
respectively.
34 α , β , γ are zeroes of cubic polynomial kx3 – 5x + 9. If α3 + β3 + γ3 = 27, find the
value of k.
35 If x3 + x2 – ax + b is divisible by x2 – x, write the values of a and b.
36 Find the value of m if polynomial p(x) = 4x2 – 6x – m is exactly divisible by x – 3.
37 For what value of k, is 3 a zero of the polynomial 2x2 + x + k ?
38 Find the zeroes of p(x) = 4x2 + 24x + 36 quadratic polynomials and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and their coefficients.
39 Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are –9 and .
40 Sum and product of zeroes of quadratic polynomial are 5 and 17 respectively. Find the
polynomial
41 If the product of the zeroes of the polynomial ax2 – 6x – 6 is 4, then find the value of a.
Also find the sum of zeroes of the polynomial.
42 If p is a zero of 2x2 – 5x + 3, then find the value of p.
43 If α, β are the zeroes of a polynomial, such that α + β = 6 and αβ = 4, then write the
polynomial.
44 Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is 0 and one zero is 5.
45 Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3 and –5.
46 Find a quadratic polynomial whose one zero is 5 and product of zeroes is 30.
47 Find a quadratic polynomial whose one zero is 7 and sum of zeroes is –18.
48 If one root of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 – 3x + p is 3, find the other root. Also, find the
value of p.
49 Verify whether 2, 3 and are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 2 – 11x2 + 17x – 6.
50 Given that x – √ is factor of the polynomial x3 – 3 √ x2 – 5x + 15√ , find all the zeroes
of the polynomial.
51 If –1 and 2 are two zeroes of the polynomial 2x3 – x2 – 5x – 2, find its third zero.
TRY YOURSELF
52 If  and  are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ( ) 4 – – , then find the
value of
i) ii) iii) iv)
v) vi) vii) viii)
 ix) x) xi) xii)
( )

53 Find all the zeroes of the polynomial – , if two of its zeroes are
√ √ .
54 Find all the zeroes of the polynomial – , if two of its zeroes are
√ √ .
55 Find all the zeroes of the polynomial + if two of its zeroes
are √ and √ .
56 If  and  are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ( ) – then find a

quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are and .

57 If  and  are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 3 – 2, then find a
quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are ___.
58 Form a quadratic polynomial, one of whose zeroes is √ and the sum of the zeroes is
4.
59 Form a quadratic polynomial with rational coefficient and one of whose zeroes is √ .
60 Find the condition on a, b and c so that one zero of is double the other
zero.
61 If and are the zeroes of the polynomial ,find the value of
( ) ( ) (ANS: )

62 Find all the zeroes of the polynomial if two of its zeroes

are √ and √ . ANS
63 If and are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial prove that

64 If and are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial such that ,

find a quadratic polynomial having and as its zeroes.

65 Find a cubic polynomial whose zeroes are 3, 5 and –2.

SUJITHKUMAR KP