FOCUS POINT (FDK)

CLASS: 10 ASSIGNMENT : 2 CH: 2 (Polynomials)

SHORT QUESTIONS
1. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomials 2 x 2−7 x+3 then find the value of α 2+ β2.
2. Find the value of k such that the polynomials x 2−(k +6) x+2 (2 k−1) has sum of its
zeroes equal to half of their product.
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3. If α and α are zeroes of the polynomial 4 x 2−2 x +(k−4), find the value of k.
4. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomials x 2−5 x+ k such that α – β= 1, find the value of
k.
5. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomials x 2−( k −6 ) x+ ( 2 k +1 ) . Find the value of k. if α
+ β =α β
6. If the sum of the zeroes of a polynomials kx 2 +2 x−3 k is equal to twice their product ,
find the value of ‘k’.
7. Find a quadratic polynomials , the sum of the zeroes is 7 and their product is 12.
Hence, find the zeroes of the polynomials.
8. If x +a is a zero of the polynomial 2 x 2+3 ax +1 , find the value of ‘a’.
9. If 3 and −3 are the zeroes of the polynomials ax 2 +7 x +b then find the values of ‘a’ and
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‘b’.
10. Find the zeroes of the following quadratic polynomials and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and the coefficients.
(i) x 2−3 x−28 (ii) 2 x 2−x−6 (iii) 6 x 2−3−7 x (iv) 4 u2 +8 u (v) t 2−15 (vi) 3 x 2−x−4
(vii) 5 x 2−2 √5 x−3
11. If a polynomial x 4 −5 x 3 + x 2+ kx−12 is exactly divisible by x 2−5 x+ 4 then find the value
of k.
12. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomials 25 p2−15 p+2, find a quadratic polynomial
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whose zeroes are 2 α and 2 β .
13. What should be added in the polynomial x 3 +2 x 2−9 x +1 so that it is completely
divisible by x +4 .
14. Write the polynomial whose zeroes are 3+√ 2 and 3−√ 2
15. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are the reciprocal of the zeroes of
2
4 x −3 x −1
2+ √ 2
and √
2− 2
16. Form a quadratic equation whose zeroes are
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17. Find the zeroes of the polynomial p ( x )=x −12 x +39 x−28 if it given that the zeroes are
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a−d , a , a+d
18. Find all zeroes of the polynomial x 3 +4 x 2 + x−6 if one of its zero is −3.
19. Find a cubic polynomial with sum of its zeroes, sum of the product of its zeroes
5 12
taken two at a time and product of its zeroes as 2 and 5 and 2 respectively
20. Find all the zeroes of the polynomial x 3−5 x 2−16 x+ 80 if its two zero are equal in
magnitude but opposite sign.
21. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomials x 2−3 x+ p . What is the value of p,
2 α +3 β = 15
22. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomials px 2−2 x +3 p and α +¿ β =α β then find the
value of p.
23. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x 2+( a+1) x+ b are 2 and -3 then find the value
of a and b
24. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomial x 2−( k −6 ) x+(2 k +1). Find the value of k if α +¿
β =α β
25. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomials 2 x 2−5 x +7 , find a polynomial whose zeroes
are 2 α+ ¿ 3 and 2 β+ 3.
Long Questions
26. What must be added to the polynomial 5 x 4 +6 x 3−13 x 2−44 x+7 so that the resulting
polynomial is exactly divisible by the polynomial x 2+ 4 x +3.
27. Find other zeroes of the polynomial x 4 + x 3−9 x 2−3 x +18 if it given that two of its zeroes
are √ 3 and −√ 3.

4 3 2
√ 3 √
28. Obtain all other zeroes of 3 x 4 +6 x 3−2 x 2−10 x−5, if its two zeroes are 5 and − 5 .
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29. Find all zeroes of the polynomial 2 x −9 x +5 x +3 x−1, if two of its zeroes are 2+ √ 3 and
2− √ 3 .

√
30. Obtain all zeroes of the polynomial 5 x 3−15 x2 −3 x +9 , if two of its zeroes are 3 and
5

−
√ 3
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31. Find other zeroes of the polynomial 2 x 4−3 x 3−5 x 2+ 9 x−3 if it given that two of its
zeroes are √ 3 and −√ 3.
32. On dividing the polynomial 3 x 3+ 4 x 2 +5 x−13 by a polynomial g(x ), the quotient and the

33.If the polynomial 6 x 4 +8 x 3 +17 x 2+ 21 x +7 is divided by another polynomial 3 x 2+ 4 x +1,

remainder were (3 x +10) and (16 x−43) respectively. Find g(x ).

the remainder comes out to be (ax +b), find a and b.

34. Given that the zeroes of the cubic polynomial x 3−6 x 2 +3 x+10 are of the form
a , a+ b∧a+2 b for some real number ‘a’ and ‘b’, find the values of a and b as well as the
zeroes of the given polynomial.
 35. For which values of a and b are the zeroes of q ( x )=x 3 +2 x 2+ a , also the zeroes of the
polynomial p ( x )=x 5−x 4−4 x 3 +3 x2 +3 x +b ? which zeroes of p ( x ) are not the zeroes of

36.On dividing the polynomial p ( x )=5 x 4 + x 3−3 x 2+2 x−26 by another polynomial q ( x )=x 2 +2,
q (x).

if the quotient is px 2+ qx+ r , find p , q , r .

37. If the polynomial p ( x )=x 4−6 x 3 +16 x 2−25 x +10 is divided by another polynomial
x −2 x+ p , the remainder comes out to be x +q . Find p and q.
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38. What must be subtracted from the polynomial p ( x )=x 4 +2 x3 −13 x2−12 x +21 so that the
resulting polynomial is exactly divisible by x 2−4 x+3 ?
39. If 3 and −3 are two zeroes of p ( x )=2 x 4−7 x 3−13 x 2+ 63 x −45, then find all the zeroes of
the given polynomial.
40. What must be subtracted from the polynomial p ( x )=8 x 4 +14 x 3 + x 2+7 x +8 so that the
resulting polynomial is exactly divisible by 4 x 2−3 x +2 ?
41. Find k so that the polynomial x 2+ 2 x +k is a factor of polynomial
2 x + x −14 x +5 x +6 . Also, find all zeroes of the two polynomials.
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42. What must be subtracted from the polynomial x 4 +2 x 3−13 x 2−12 x +21 so that the
resulting polynomial is exactly divisible by x 2−4 x+3 ?

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ANSWER KEY : 1. 4 2. K=7 3. k=8 4. K=6 5. K=−7 6. K= 3 7. 3, 4 8. a=± 1 9.
−3 −1 3
a=3 , b=−6 10. (i)-4, 7 (ii) 2, 2 (iii) 3 , 2 (iv) 0, 2 (v) ± √15 (vi)
−1 3
, 11. K=15 12. 8 x 2−30 x+ 25 13. -5
√5 √5
14. x 2−6 x +7 15. x 2+ 3 x −4 16. 18 x 2−12 x +1 17. 1, 4, 7 18. -3, -2, 1 19.
2
3 2
10 x −25 x +24 x−20 20. −4 , 4 , 5 21. −54 22. 3 23. a=0 , b=−6 24. K=7 25.
2
x −11 x−38
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26. 114 x+77 27. −3 , 2 28. -1, -1 29. 1, 2
−1
√
30. 3,± 3
5
31. 1, 2 32. x 2−2 x+3 33. a=1, b=2 34. -1, 2, 5 35. a=−1 , b=−2 1, 2
5
36. 5 , 1 ,−13 37. P=5 , q=−5 38. 2 x−3 39. 1, 2 40. 6 x +2 41. K=-3, -
−1
3, 1, 2 42. 2 x−3

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(M.SC MATH, B.ED)