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MATHEMATICS – WORKSHEET 2
CLASS:X TOPIC: POLYNOMIALS
6. How many zeros does the polynomial (x – 3)2 – 4 have? Also, find its zeroes.
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7. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are √2. and -2, respectively. Also
8. The graph of y = p(x) is shown in the figure below. How many zeroes does p(x) have?
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9. If α and β are zereos of the polynomial 2x2 – 5x + 7, then find the value of α-1 + β-1.
10. If p and q are the roots of ax2 – bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0, then find the value of p + q.
11. If – 1 is a zero of quadratic polynomial, p(x) = kx2 – 5x – 4, then find the value of k.
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12. If α and β are zeroes of x2 + 7x + 12, then find the value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 – 2αβ
13.Find the quadratic polynomial the sum of whose zeroes is 8 and their product is 12. Hence find the
14. If the sum of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 – kx + 6 is 3, then find the value of k.
15. If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = (k2 – 14) x2 – 2x – 12 is 1, then find the value of k.
16. If α and β are the zeroes of a polynomial such that α + β = -6 and αβ = 5, then find the polynomial.
17. Find the condition that zeroes of polynomial p(x) = ax2 + bx + c are reciprocal of each other.
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18. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are √3 and respectively.
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19. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 – 75 and verify the relationship between the zeroes
20. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial 6y2 – 7y + 2, find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes
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are 𝛼 and 𝛽 .
21. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5 find the value of : a)𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 (b)(𝛼 − 𝛽)2
22. If the product of zeroes of the polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 6 is 4, find the value of ‘a’
23. If 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 𝑘 such that (𝛼 + 𝛽)2 − 𝛼𝛽 = 24.