WORKSHEET - Polynomials-1
WORKSHEET - Polynomials-1
7. If the sum of the zeroes of (𝑎 + 1)𝑥 2 + (2𝑎 + 3)𝑥 + (3𝑎 + 4) is (-1) find the product of their zeroes.
8. Quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1 has zeroes as α and β. Form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2α and
2β.
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CASE STUDY
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Priya and her husband Aman, an architect by profession, visited
France. They went to see Mont Blanc Tunnel, a highway tunnel
between France and Italy, under the Mont Blanc Mountain in the
Alps, with a parabolic cross-section. The mathematical
representation of the tunnel is shown in the graph.
CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
12. Find the value of ‘k ’ such that the quadratic polynomial x2−(k+6)x+2(2k+1) has sum of the zeros is half of their
product.
13. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x)=x2−p(x+1)−c, show that ( α +1)( β +1) = 1−c
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If the square of the difference of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 45, is 144, find the value
of 𝑝.
15. Find the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 1 𝑥 − 2 and verify the relation between the coefficients and zeroes of
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the polynomial.
16.
If one zero of the polynomial (𝑎2 + 9)𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 6𝑎 is the reciprocal of the other, then find 𝑎
17.
Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑏𝑥 2 + (𝑏2 − 𝑎𝑐)𝑥 − 𝑏𝑐, and verify the relationship
between the zeroes and its coefficients.