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1. Flnd the
Polyn OllltaJs
zeroes of the followtng quadratic <
nd 9 If a and /3 are the zeroes of the polynomt~
between the zer a verify the relationship . P {x) = 3x2- 14x + 15, find the value of c? + p .
the l"'V 1
nn Yn om1a1 : oes anct the coefficients of j [Hint : r?- + p2 =(a+ /3)2-2ap]
( 1 ) y2 - 8y - 20

( 3) 6x2 - l 7x + 12 ( 2 ) 2x2 + l lx + 15 I 10 . P and q are the zeroes of the quadratic

5 ( 4 l x2 - 4x - 77 polynomial mx2-5x + n and p +q = p•q = 10.
( lx2 + 2/5x-15
Find the value of m and n. (August 20)
( 7 l 2s2 - ( l + 2 12 l s +
( 6 l 12x2
12 + 17x-5
1 1. If a and f3 are the zeroes of the polynomtal
( 8 ) v2 + 4 13 V - 15 2
p {x) = 3x + + a,
form a quadratic
l lx
2 . Form a quadrattc l polynomial whose zeroes are 3a and 3p.
are 7 + rs rs .
and 7 -po Ynom1a1 Whose zeroes
[Hint : 3a+3,B = 3(a + ,B) = 3 (- 1 ) and
3. Find a quadrattc polynotnta1 each With given

l
(3a}(3,8) = 9 ( a,B) = 9 (;) = 3a]
numbers as the sum and product of Its zeroes j
respe~tlve~:, 12. Without finding the zeroes a and ,B of the

(l)-2' 2 1 2 )/3, 1
polynomtal p (x) = x2 - 5x + 6, find the values

l
(A
of the followtng :
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1 1 1
( 3) 2' -4 ( 4) 0, -./Io (lla+j (2Ja?-+tfl (3)a3+p3
./3
4. Verify that I. 2 and ! are the zeroes of [Hint : a
3
+ p3 =(a+ {3) 3 -3a,B (a+ ,8))

the cubtc polynomial p (x) = 2x3 - 9x2 + 13x- 6. 1j Ans. 1. ( 1 ) 10, - 2 ( 2 ) _ 3, _ ( l 4

2 3
Then, verify the relationship between the zeroes
and the coefficients of the polynomial. >
( 4 i-1. 11 (5 i -3
6
2' 3
i -~ rs. rs ( 1
7
I
1 ) ~' fi (8) 13, -5/3 3 ' 4
5. If one zero of the polynomial p {x) = x2 + a is 2. k (x2 - l 4x + 44)
- 5. find the value of a and the other zero.
!Hint : Take p (-5) = 0.] I
I
3. (l)k(2x2-x-5) (2)k(/3x2_ x+ l)
I 2
3
6. Form a quadratic polynomial whose one zero ? ( 3) k (2x - v'3 x- 8) ( 4) k (x2 _ .fio)
is 5 and the product of zeroes is 15. 5. a== - 25, Other zero== 5
I
I
!Hint : Other zero = 15 = 3] ,'
I
6. k (x2-sx + 15)
5
7 . 47
7. For what value of a, - 3 is a zero of the I 8. 2
I 1 9 • ~9
polynom1a1 p {x) = x 3 + 12x2 + ax + 60 ? I
(
10. m = 2 , n =5
2
~- If the product of the zeroes of th e polynomial ( 11. k (x + 11 x + 3a)
(
p (x) == ax2 + l lx + 12 ls 6 , find the value of a. ? 12. l 1 )
5
( 2) 13
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