Additional problems from Polynomials

1. Find the zeroes and verify the relation between the zeroes and coefficients of
polynomial
4 √ 3 x +5 x−2 √ 3
2
(i)
(ii) √ 3 x2 +10 x+ 7 √3
x −( √ 3+1 ) x+ √3
2
(iii)
7 √ 2 x −10 x−4 √ 2
2
(iv)
(v) 6 √ 3 x2 −47 x +5 √ 3
(vi) √ 5 x2 +2 x−3 √5
2. If α ∧β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x)= x²-3x+1
1 1
(i) 2
α +β
2
(v) 2
+ 2
α β
1 1
(ii) α 3+ β3 (vi) +
α3 β 3
2 2
1 1 α β
(iii) α β + (vii) +
β2 α 2
α β α2 β 2
(iv) β + α (viii) +
β α
3. If α ∧β are zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x²- 5x + k such that α −β=1
4. If 𝛂 and 𝛃 are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = kx²+4x+4 such that
𝛂²+𝛃²=24
(i) Find the value of k
(ii) If sum of square of the square of quadratic polynomial f(x) = x²-8x+k=0 then
find k.
5. If 𝛂 and 𝛃 are zeroes of the polynomial f(x) =2x²+x+k satisfying the relation
𝛂²+𝛃²+𝛂𝛃=21/4 find k.
6. Find
(i) If 𝛂 and 𝛃 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x²-5x+7 find a
quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2𝛂+3𝛃 , 3𝛂+2𝛃
(ii) If 𝛂 and 𝛃 are the zeroes of the 3x²-4x+1 find a quadratic polynomial whose
zeroes 𝛂²/𝛃 and 𝛃²/𝛂
(iii) Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are reciprocals of zeroes of
polynomial f(x) = ax²+bx+c where a≠0, c≠0.
7. Find the condition which must be satisfied by the coefficients of the polynomial f(x)
=x³-px²+qx-r and sum of its two zeroes = 0.
8. Find the zeros of polynomial f(x)= x³-5x²-16x+80 if its 2 zeroes are equal in
magnitude but opposite in sign
9. Find the zero of f(x) = x³-5x²-2x+24 if 𝛂𝛃=12
10. What must be subtracted from 8x⁴+14x³-2x²+7x-8 so that the resulting polynomial
is divisible by 4x²+3x-2
11. What must be added to f(x)= 4x⁴+2x³-2x²+x-1 so that the resulting polynomial is
divisible by g(x) = x²+2x-3
12. Find the values of a and b so that x⁴+x³+8x²+ax+b is divisible by x²+1
13. 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.
14. Find the other two zeroes of f(x)=x³+13x²+32x+120 if one of its zeroes is -2 using
long division method.
15. If -2 and -1 are the two zeroes of given f(x)= 2x⁴+x³-14x²-19x-6 then find the other
two zeroes using long division method.

16. If x±
√3
2
are zeroes of polynomial f(x) = 2x⁴-2x³-7x²+3x+6 find the other two

zeroes by long division method