Assignment 4

Chapter-2
1. Find the calue of k such that the polynomial x2 - (k+6)x + 2(2k-1)
has sum of its zeroes equal to half of their product.
2. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 – 3x + p is 3,find its
other zero. Also find the value of p.
3. If 2/3 and -3 are zeroes of the polynomial ax2 + 7x + b, then find the
values of a & b.
4. If the sum of the squares of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = x2 – 8x + k is 40, then find the value of k.
5. If one of the zeroes of the cubic of ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is zero, then
find the product of the other two zeroes is b – a + 1.
6. If α and β are zeores of 2x2 – 5x + 3, then find a quadratic
polynomial whose zeroes are 3α + 4β and 4α + 3β.
7. Without actually calculating zeroes, from a quadratic
polynomial whose zeroes are recprocals of the zeroes of the
polynomial 5x2 + 2 -3.
8. Show that 1/2 and -3/2 are the zeroes and coefficients of the
polynomial 4x2 + 2x – 3 and verify the relationship between
zeroes and coefficients of the polynomial.
9. If α a and β are zeores of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 –
4x – 3, then find the value of (α4β2 + α2β4).
10. If α and β are zeores of the quadratic polynomial kx2 + 4x
+ 4 such that α2 + β2 = 24, then find the value(s) of k.
11. If the sum and the product of the zeroes of the polynomial
2
ax – 5x + c is equal to 10 each, find valuees of a and c.
12. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are -2 and -5.
Verify the relationship betweenzeroes and coefficients of the
polynomial.
13. If α and β are zeores of x2 – 2x – 1, form a quadratic
polynomial whose zeores are 2α – 1 and 2β – 1.
 Answers
1. k = 7
2. p = -9
3. a = 3, b = -6
4. k = 12
5. product of other two zeroes is c/a.
6. quadratic equation is 2x2 - 35x + 157.
7. 3x2 - 2x -.5