CHAPTER O2

POLYNOMIALS
1. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2+px+q
are double in value of the zeroes of the
polynomial 2x2-5x-3, then find the
values of p and q. { p=-5 ,q=-6}
2. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) =
21
2x2 + 5x + k satisfying the relation, α2+β2+αβ = 4 ,
then find the value of k. { k=2}
3. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial
x2 -6x+a , find the value of a if 3 α + 2 β =
20
{ a = -16}
11
4. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 7y2 - 3
2
y - 3. { 2/3, -1/7}
5. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial
f(x) = kx2+4x+4 such that α2+ β2 = 24 , then
find the value of k.{k= -1 or k= 2/3}
6. If the sum of the squares of zeroes of the quadratic
polynomial f(x) = x2-8x+k is 40, then find the value
of k. { k = 12}
7. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) =
x2-x-2 , find a polynomial whose zeroes are 2 α +1
and 2 β +1. { k ( x2-4x-5)}
8. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) =
2x2-5x+7 , find a polynomial whose zeroes are 2 α
25
+3 β and 3α +2 β. { k ( x2- 𝑥+41)}
2
9. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) =
3x2-4x+1 , find a polynomial whose zeroes are α2/
28 1
β and β2/α { k ( x2- 9 𝑥+3)}
10. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial
2 α β
f(x) = 6x +x-2 , find the value of + { -25/12}
β α
11. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial
2 1 1
f(x) = x - x-4 , find the value of + -αβ {
α β
15/4}
12. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial
f(x) = 4x2- 5x-1 , find the value of α2 β +α β2 {-
5/16}
13. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial
1 1
f(x) = x2+ x-2 , find the value of of α
- β. {-
3/2}
14. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial
1 1
2
f(x) = x -5 x+4 , find the value of of α
+ β
- 2α β
{-27/4}
15. If α and β are the zeroes of the
polynomial p(t) = t2-4t+3, find the value of
α4β3+ α3β4 { 108}
16. If α and β are the zeroes of the
polynomial f(t) = t2-4t+3, find the value of
α β 1 1
+ +2(α + )+ 3α β {45/3}
β α β
17. If the squared differences of the zeroes of
the quadratic polynomial f(x) =x2+px+45 is
equal to 144, find the value of p. { +18 or -18}
18. If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic
polynomial f(x) = kx2 +2x+3k is equal to their
product, find the value of k . { -2/3}
19. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial f(x) =
4x2 - 8kx – 9 is negative of the other, find the value
of k. {0}
20. Form a quadratic polynomial, the sum and
product of whose zeroes are (-3) and 2
respectively. { k(x2+3x+2)}
21. If the sum of the zeroes of the quadratic
polynomial 3x2-kx+6 is 3, then find the value of k. {
k = 9}
22. Find a quadratic polynomial where zeroes are
5-3√2 and 5+3√2. { x2-10x+7}
23. Find the value of p , for which one root of the
quadratic polynomial px2-14x+8 is 6 times the
other. { p=3}
24. If zeroes of the polynomial x2+4x+2a are α and
2
α
then find the value of a. { a=1}
25. Find the quadratic polynomial whose sum and
21 5
product of the zeroes are 8
and 16 respectively.
{ 1/16 ( 16x2-42x+5)}
26. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial x2-
4√3x+3 , then find the value of α + β - α β.
{4√3 − 3}
27. If 2 is a zero of a polynomial p(x) = 4x2+2x-
5a,then find the value of a {a=4}
28. Find the value of a if x+a is a factor of the
polynomial 2x2+2ax+5x+10. {a = 2 }
29. If the zeroes of the polynomial x2+(a+1)x+b
are 2 and -3 , then find the value of (a+b). { -6 }
30. If α and β are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x)
= 3x2-5x-2 , then find the value of α3 + β3 {215/27}
31. If the sum and difference of zeroes of
quadratic polynomial are -3 and -10 respectively.
Then, find the differences of the squares of zeroes.
{30}
32. If one zero of the polynomial 3x2-8x+2k+1 is
seven times the other, then find the zeroes and the
value of k. { k= 2/3}
33. Find the zeroes of the following quadratic
polynomials and verify the relationship between
the zeroes and its coefficient.
1. 6x2-3-7x (2.) 4u2+8u (3.) t2-15
34. Find a quadratic polynomial each with the
given numbers as sum and product of its zeroes,
respectively.
1 1
1. √2 , (2.) , -1
3 4
35. If one zero of 2x2-3x+k is reciprocal to the
other, then find the value of k. { k= 2}
36. If one zero of the polynomial (a2+9)x2+13x+6a
is reciprocal of the other, then find the value of a.
{a=3}
37. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = x2-(k+6)x+2(2k-1)
then find the value of k, if α+ β= α β/2 {k=7}
38. If the sum of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
ky2+2y-3k is equal to twice their product, find the value
of k. { k = 1/3}
39. If zeroes of p(x) = ax2+bx+c are negative reciprocal
of each other , find the relationship between a and c. {
a+c=0}
40. Find the value of k such the polynomial x2-
(k+6)x+2(2k-1) has sum of its zeroes equal to half of
their product. { k=7}
41. If one root of the quadratic polynomial 2x2-3x+p is
3, find the other root. Also find the value of p. { p= -9 ,
other root = -3/2}
42. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
4x2+4x+1, then form a quadratic polynomial whose
zeroes are 2 α and 2β. { x2 +2x+1}
43. If the zeroes of x2-px+6 are in the ratio 2:3 find p. [
p=±5}
44. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = x2-k(x+1)-p such that (α+1) (β+1) =0 , find p. {
p=1]
45. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 4x2 –
8kx + 8x-9 is negative of the other, then find zeroes of
kx2+3kx+2. { x= -2 , -1}
46. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2-
6x+k, find the value of k such that (α+ β)2 - 2 α β = 40. {
k = -2}
47. If 2 and 3 are zeroes of polynomial 3x2-2kx+2m,
find the values of k and m.
48. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = 5x2+5x+1then find the value of α-1+ β-1
49. If both the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial p(x)
= (k+2)x2-(k-2)x-5 are equal in magnitude but opposite
in sign, then find the value of k.
50. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = x2+6x+9, then form a quadratic polynomial
whose zeroes are – α and – β.
51. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
p(x) = 3x2-12x+k such that α – β = 2 , find the value of
k.
52. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
x2-5, then form a quadratic polynomial whose are 1+ α
and 1+ β { x2-2x-4}
53. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
f(x) = x2-3x-2 , find a polynomial whose zeroes are
2α 2β
(1) and (2) (2α + 3β) and (3α + 2β) (3)
β α
α2/ β and β2/ α
1 1
(4) 2α+β and 2β+α