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परमाणु ऊर्ाा शिक्षा संस्था , मुं बई

Atomic Energy Education Society, Mumbai

Session : 2023 – 24
Class: X Subject: MATHEMATICS
WORKSHEET NO.- 1

Name of the Chapter : POLYNOMIALS(CHAPTER – 2 )

General Instructions:

1. There are 5 sections in this worksheet.

2. Section – A has 10 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section – B has 10 very short answer questions of 1 mark each.
4. Section – C has 10 short answer questions of 2 marks each.
5. Section – D has 5 short answer questions of 3 marks each.
6. Section – E has 5 long answer questions of 5 marks each.
7. Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary.
8. Use of calculator is not permitted.

Section A

1 The zeros of the polynomial x2 - 2x - 3 are [1]

a) - 3, 1

b) 3, - 1

c) 3, 1

d) - 3, - 1

2 The sum and the product of the zeros of a quadratic polynomial are 3 and - 10 [1]
respectively. The quadratic polynomial is

a) x2 - 3x + 10

b) x2 - 3x - 10

c) x2 + 3x - 10

d) x2 + 3x + 10

3 The zeros of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 88x + 125 are [1]

a) both negative

b) both positive
 c) both equal

d) one positive and one negative

4 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x 2 + 5x + 1, then the value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 + [1]
𝛼𝛽 is

a) - 2

b) 3

c) - 1

d) 1

5 If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeros of the polynomialf(x) =x2 +px+q, then a polynomial [1]
1 1
having 𝑎𝑛𝑑 is its zero is
𝛼 𝛽

a) qx2 +px+ 1

b) x2 +qx+p

c) x2 - px+q

d) px2 +qx+ 1

6 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeros of 2x 2 + 5x - 9 then the value of 𝛼𝛽 is [1]

−9
a)
2
9
b)
2
5
c)
2
−5
d)
2
1 1
7 If 𝛼 , 𝛽 are the zeros of the polynomial f ( x ) = x 2 + x + 1, then + = [1]
𝛼 𝛽

a) - 1

b) 1

c) None of these

d) 0
1 1
8 If 𝛼 , 𝛽 are the zeros of the polynomial p ( x ) = 4 x 2 + 3 x + 7, then + is equal [1]
𝛼 𝛽
to
 3
a)
7
3
b) −
7
7
c) −
3
7
d)
3

9 The number polynomials having zeroes as – 2 and 5 is [1]

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) more than 3

10 If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 14x - 42k x - 9 is negative of

2 2
[1]
the other, then the value of kis

a) 3

b) 0

c) 1

d) 2

Section – B

11 Identify that the graph corresponds to a linear polynomial or a quadratic [1]

polynomial??
12 For a polynomial p(x), the graph of y = p(x) isgiven below. Find the number of [1]

zeroes of p(x).
13 In the adjoining figure, the graph of f(x) is drawn. Find the number of zeroes of [1]
 f(x).
14 If the sum of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(t) = kt2 + 2t + 3k is equal to [1]
their product, find the value of k.
15 Write the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 6x2 - 3. [1]
16 Finda quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3 and - 5. [1]
17 Write a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are 3 and - 2. [1]
18 If the sum and the product of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial are− 1 and 1 [1]
2 2
respectively, then find the polynomial.
19 Find the sum and product of zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = x2 + 5x + 6. [1]
20 If the product of zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x 2 - 4x + k is 3, find the [1]
value of k.
Section – C
21 A teacher after teaching the chapter polynomial in class 10th wrote the sum and [2]
product of zeros respectively on the blackboard to test the skill grasped by his
students. Find out the Polynomials that the teacher have in his mind.

1. 0 and√2

2. 2 + √3 and 2 − √3

3. 2√5 and −√5

3 1
4. and −
2 2

22 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x 2 - 5x + 6, find the value of [2]
1 1
+ − 2𝛼𝛽.
𝛼 𝛽

23 Find a quadratic polynomial whose one zero is 5 and product of zeroes is 30. [2]
24 Find the zeroes of thepolynomial4x2 – 3x – 1 by factorisation method and verify [2]
the relationbetween the zeroand the coefficient of the polynomial.
25 If the graph of quadratic polynomialax2 +bx+ccuts negative direction ofy - axis, [2]
then what is the sign ofc?
26 Show that the polynomial f(x) = x4 + 4x 2 + 6 has no realzero. [2]
27 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = ax 2 +bx + c, then [2]
evaluate:1/aα+b+1/aβ+b
28 If𝛼, 𝛽 are zeroes of quadratic polynomial 2x 2 + 5x + k, find the value of k such [2]
that ( 𝛼 + 𝛽 ) 2 - 𝛼𝛽 = 24.
29 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x 2 - 4x - 5, then find the value [2]
 of 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2
30 Find the zeroes of thepolynomial5t2 + 12t + 7 by factorization method and verify [2]
the relationbetween the zeroand the coefficientof the polynomial.
Section – D
31 Find the quadratic polynomial, sum and product of whose zeroes are –1 and – 20 [3]
respectively. Also find the zeroes of the polynomial so obtained.
32 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x 2 - 5x + k such that 𝛼 − 𝛽 = 1, [3]
find the value of k.
33 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 4x 2 + 4x+ 1, then form a [3]
quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2 𝛼 and 2 𝛽 .
34 Find the zeroes of the polynomial 2s2 + (1 + 2 √2 )s+ √2 by factorisation method [3]
and verify the relationship between the zeroes and coefficient of the polynomial.
35 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 4y 2 – 15 and verify the relationship [3]
between the zeroes and coefficient of polynomial.
Section – E
36 Find the zeros of f(v) = v + 4 √3 v - 15 and verify the relationship between the
2 [5]
zeros and its coefficients.
37 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = ax 2 + bx + c, then [5]
𝛼2 𝛽2 𝛼 𝛽
evaluate: 𝑎 ( + ) + 𝑏( + )
𝛽 𝛼 𝛽 𝛼
11 2
38 Find the zeros of q(y) = 7y 2 - y- and verify the relationship between the [5]
3 3
zeros and its coefficients.
39 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial x 2 + 4x + 3, find the polynomial whose [5]
𝛽 𝛼
zeroes are 1 + 𝑎𝑛𝑑1 + . .
𝛼 𝛽
1
40 If𝛽 and are zeroes of the polynomial ( 𝛼 2 + 𝛼 )x 2 + 61x + 6 𝛼 . Find the values [5]
𝛽
of 𝛽 and 𝛼 .