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X MATHEMATICS TOPIC C02

TOPICAL REVISION PAPERS (ADNC-TRP) ALGEBA
Polynomials
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1 Mark Questions:
If the sum of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 3𝑥 2 − SQP
1 9
𝑘𝑥 + 6 is 3, then find the value of 𝑘. 2021
Form a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of
2 2020 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 2
whose zeros are (−3) and 2 respectively.
The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑝(𝑥), where 𝑝(𝑥) is a polynomial in
variable 𝑥, is as follows:

3 2020 5

Find the number of zeros of 𝑝(𝑥).

If the product of zeroes of the polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 6 is 3
4 2009 −
4, find the value of 𝑎. 2

If −4 is a zero of the polynomial 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − (2𝑘 + 2), then

5 2009 9
find the value of 𝑘.

2/3 Marks Questions:

If the zeros of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 are double in SQP
6 value to the zeroes of the polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 3, then 2023 −5, −6
find the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞. 2012
If one zero of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 6𝑥 2 + 37𝑥 − (𝑘 − 2)
7 2023 −4
is reciprocal of the other, then find the value of 𝑘.
Find the value of 𝑝, for which one root of the quadratic 2023
8 3
polynomial 𝑝𝑥 2 − 14𝑥 + 8 = 0 is 6 times the other. 2017
Find the sum and product of roots of the quadratic 9
9 2023 ,2
equation 2𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 4 = 0. 2

If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 −

𝑥 2 − 29𝑥 +
10 7𝑥 + 10 = 0, find the quadratic equation whose roots are 2023
100 = 0
𝛼 2 and 𝛽2 .
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Find a quadratic polynomial where zeroes are 5 − 3√2 SQP

11 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 7
and 5 + 3√2. 2021
If one root of the quadratic equations 3𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 4 = 0 is
2 SQP
12 3, then find the value of 𝑝 and the other root of the −8, 2
2021
equation.
The roots 𝛼 and 𝛽 of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + SQP
13 3
3(𝑘 − 1) = 0 are such that 𝛼 − 𝛽 = 1. Find the value of 𝑘. 2021
A teacher asked 10 of his students to write a polynomial
in one variable on a paper and then to hand over the
paper. The following was the answer given by the
students:
a. 𝑥 3 + √3𝑥 +
2 3 2 3
2𝑥 + 3, 3𝑥 + 7𝑥 + 2, 4𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 2, 𝑥 + √3𝑥 + 7, 7𝑥 + 7, 2𝑥 2 + 3 −
14 √7, 5𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 + 2, 2𝑥 2 + 3 − 5 , 5𝑥 − 1 , 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑐𝑥 + 2020 5 1
,𝑥 + ,
𝑥 2 𝑥 𝑥
1
𝑑, 𝑥 + . b. 3𝑥 + 7𝑥 + 2
2
𝑥
a. How many of the above ten are not polynomials?
b. How many of the above ten are quadratic
polynomials?
Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeros are reciprocals
1
15 of the zeros of the polynomial 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, 𝑎 ≠ 2020 𝑐
(𝑐𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑎)
0, 𝑐 ≠ 0.
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 2 − 39
16 𝛼 𝛽 2020
7𝑥 + 1, then find the value of + . 5
𝛽 𝛼

Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 10

17 and verify the relationship between the zeroes and the 2020 −5, −2
coefficients.
If 4 is a zero of the cubic polynomial 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 24,
18 2020 −3, 2
find its other two zeros.
Find the value of 𝑘 such that the polynomial 𝑥 2 −
19 (𝑘 + 6)𝑥 + 2(2𝑘 − 1) has sum of its zeros equal to half of 2019 7
their product.
11 2
Find the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 7𝑦 2 − 𝑦 −
3 3 2 1
20 and verify the relationship between the zeros and the 2019 3
,−
7
coefficients.
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
21 2019 90
𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 3, find the value of 𝛼 4 𝛽2 + 𝛼 2 𝛽4 .
Find the zeros of the following polynomial: 5√5𝑥 2 + SQP 4√5 2√5
22 − ,−
2

30𝑥 + 8√5. 2018 5 5

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If zeroes of the polynomial 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 2𝑎 are 𝛼 and , then
23 𝛼 2016 1
find the value of 𝛼.
Find the quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of 1
(16𝑥 2 −
24 21 5 2016 16
the zeros are and respectively. 42𝑥 + 5)
8 16

If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 − 5,

25 then form a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 1 + 𝛼 2016 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 24
and 1 + 𝛽.
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of a polynomial 𝑥 2 − 4√3𝑥 + 3,
26 2015 4√3 − 3
then find the value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 − 𝛼𝛽.
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of a polynomial 𝑥 2 − 𝑝(𝑥 + 1)𝑥 +
27 2015 −1
𝑐, such that (𝛼 + 1)(𝛽 + 1) = 0, then find the value of 𝑐.
If one zero of the polynomial (𝑎2 + 9)𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 + 6𝑎 is 2015
28 3
reciprocal of the other, find the value of 𝑎. 2008
If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) =
29 (𝑎 + 1)𝑥 2 + (2𝑎 + 3)𝑥 + (3𝑎 + 4) is −1, then find the 2012 −2
product of its zeroes.
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) =
30 𝑥 − (𝑘 + 6)𝑥 + 2(2𝑘 − 1), then find the value of 𝑘, if 𝛼 +
2
2011 7
𝛼𝛽
𝛽= .
2
2
If and −3 are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial
31 3 2011 3, −6
𝑎𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 𝑏, then find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏.
If 𝑥 + 𝑎 is a factor of 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑎𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 10, then find the
32 2009 2
value of 𝑎.
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 3
33 𝑥 − 2, find the value of 1 − 1 . −
2
𝛼 𝛽

4/5 Marks Questions:

If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeros of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 +
21
34 5𝑥 + 𝑘 satisfying the relation, 𝛼 2 + 𝛽2 + 𝛼𝛽 = 4 , then 2017 2
find the value of 𝑘.
A polynomial 𝑥 4 + 7𝑥 3 + 7𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 is exactly divisible
35 2015 −35, −60
by 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12. Find the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞.
If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeros of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 +
36 −16
𝑎, find the value of 𝑎 if 3𝛼 + 2𝛽 = 20.
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