EXTRA CLASS HSC 2025

Polynomial and Polynomial equation

MCQ Practice Sheet
1. If the roots of (k − 2)x 2 + 2kx − 1 = 0 are complex number, then the value of k -
(a) −2 ≤ k ≤ 1 (b) −2 < k < 1 (c) −2 > k > 1 (d) −2 ≥ k ≥ 1
2. If α, β and γ are roots of 3x 3 − 2x 2 + 1 = 0, then ∑αβ = ?
1 2 2
(a) − 3 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) − 3
1 1
3. If α, β are the roots of √2x 2 + 3x + 1 = 0, then equation formed by α , β is-

(a) √2x 2 − 3x + 1 = 0 (b) √2x 2 + 3x − 1 = 0 (c) x 2 + 3x + √2 = 0 (d) x 2 − 3x + √2 = 0

4. If the one root of 2x 2 − 3x + k = 0 be 2 then the other root is-
7 1 1 7
(a) − 2 (b) − 2 (c) (d)
2 2

5. If quadratic equation has a root -1 , then its equation is-

(a) x 2 + 1 = 0 (d) x 2 − 1 = 0 (c) x 2 + i = 0 (d) x 2 − i = 0
6. If the sum of the roots of the equation 2x 2 + bx + 6 = 0 is 5 , then the value of b is -
5 5
(a) -10 (b) − 2 (c) 2 (d) 10

Answer the questions no. 7 and 8 from the information given below:
α + β = 2, α3 + β3 = 8
7. What is the value of Σα2 ?
(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16
8. The equation having roots α and β, is –
(a) x 2 + 2 = 0 (b) x 2 + 2x = 0 (c) 2x 2 − 1 = 0 (d) x 2 − 2x = 0
9. If f(x) = x 4 − 3x 2 − 2x is a polynomial, then-
i. the equation f(x) = 0 has 4 roots
ii. one root of f(x) = 0 is 2
iii. x − 1 is a factor of f(x)
Which one is correct?
(a) i and ii (b) i and iii (c) ii and iii (d) i, ii and iii
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10. If 1+i is one root of a quadratic equation, then what is another root of the equation? [C.B. 22]
1 1−i 1+i
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1 − i
1−i 2 2

11. One root of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 will be zero when -[Ctg.B. 22]
(a) a = 0 (b) b = 0 (c) c = 0 (d) b = c = 0
12. What is the condition for common roots of the two of the equations a1 x 2 + b1 x + c1 = 0
and a2 x 2 + b2 x + c2 = 0 ? [S.B. 22]

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 (a) a1 b2 = a2 b1 (b) (a1 b2 − a2 b1 ) = (c1 a2 − c2 a1 )2
a1 b1 c1
(c) a1 + a2 = b1 + b2 = c1 + c2 (d) = =
a2 b2 c2

13. What is the discriminant of x 2 = 0 ? [Ctg.B. 17]

(a) -4 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 4
14. The roots of the equation 3x 2 − 6x + 4 = 0 are -[R.B. 22]
(a) real and equal (b) real and unequal
(c) complex and equal (d) complex and unequal
15. Roots of the equation x 2 − 5x + 4 = 0 are [Ctg.B. 22; B.B 21]
(a) real and equal (b) real and unequal (c) irrational (d) complex
16. If the discriminant of the quadratic equation is the perfect square then the roots will be- [D.B. 21]
(a) imaginary and rational (b) real and rational
(c) real and irrational (d) imaginary and irrational
17. Nature of roots of the equation x 2 + x + 1 = 0. [D.B. 21; B.B. 21]
(a) Real and equal (b) Real and unequal
(c) Imaginary and unequal (d) Imaginary and equal
18. The roots of the equation x 2 + 5x − 7 = 0 are [Dj.B. 21]
(a) real and rational (b) real and irrational (c) complex (d) real and equal
19. For which values of k will the roots of the equation x 2 + (2k + 4)x + 8k + 1 = 0 be equal? [M.B. 21]
(a) −3, −1 (b) 0,3 (c) −1,3 (d) 1,3
20. For what value of a the roots of the equation ax 2 − x + 4 = 0 are equal? [R.B. 21]
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) − 16 (c) (d) − 4
16 4

21. For what value of p, the roots will be equal of the equations x 2 − 8x + p = 0 ? [Dj.B. 19]
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64
22. For what value of k, the roots of the equation x 2 − 6x + k = 0 will be equal? [B.B. 17]
(a) -36 (b) -9 (c) 9 (d) 36
23. For what value of p, the roots of the equation px 2 + 3x + 4 = 0 will be real and unequal?
9 16 9 9
(a) p = 16 (b) p < (c) p < 16 (d) p > 16
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24. If the roots of 2x 2 − kx + 2 = 0 are real and unequal then the value of k is -[Ctg.B. 21]
(a) (−4,4) (b) (−4,4]
(c) (−∞, −4) ∪ (4, ∞) (d) (−∞, −4] ∪ [4, ∞)
25. For what values of k will the polynomial (k − 1)ẋ 2 − (k + 2)x + 4 be a perfect square? [C.B. 21]
(a) −10,2 (b) 10, −2 (c) 2,10 (d) −2, −10
26. For what values of p, 2x 2 − px + 8 will be perfect square? [Ctg.B. 21]
(a) ±2√2 (b) ±4 (c) ±4√2 (d) ±8

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27. What is the values of k for which the roots of the equation x 2 + (k 2 − 4)x + 2k − 6 = 0 will be
reciprocal to each other but opposite in sign? [D.B. 19]
5 7
(a) ±√3 (b) ±√5 (c) (d)
2 2

28. Roots of the equation 2x 2 − x − k = 0 will be complex when -[Ctg.B. 22]

1 1 1 1
(a) k > − 8 (b) k < 8 (c) k > 8 (d) k < − 8

30. For what values of p the roots of the equation x 2 + px + 1 = 0 will be complex? [B.B. 22]
(a) −2 ≤ p ≤ 2 (b) −4 < p ≤ 4 (c) −2 < p < 2 (d) −4 ≤ p < 4
31. For which values of k the roots of the equation kx 2 + 4x + 4 = 0 will be complex? [J.B. 21]
(a) k > 4 (b) k < 4 (c) k > 1 (d) k > 16
32. What is the sum of roots of the equation 3x 2 − 9x − 5 = 0? [R.B. 21]
−5 5
(a) -9 (b) (c) (d) 3
3 3

33. If 3 is one root of x 2 − 4x + k = 0 then what is the value of other root? [D.B. 21]
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) -3 (d) -4
34. If -4 is a root of x 2 − 7x + p = 0, then what is the value of p ? [C.B. 21]
(a) -60 (b) -44 (c) 44 (d) 60
35. What will be the equation if two roots are 1 + √2 and 1 + i ? [RU. 22-23]
(a) x 4 − 4x 3 + 5x 2 − 2x − 2 = 0 (b) x 4 − 4x 3 + 5x 2 − 2x + 2 = 0
(c) x 4 − 4x 3 + 5x 2 + 2x + 2 = 0 (d) x 4 + 4x 3 + 5x 2 − 2x − 2 = 0
36. What is the value of P, if one root is square of other root of the equation 27x 2 + 6x − (P + 2) = 0 ?
[CUET, KUET, RUET. 22-23]
(a) -1 or 6 (b) -1 or -6 (c) 1 or 6 (d) 1 or -6
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37. What will be the equation if one roat of a quadratic equation 2+i ? [CUET, KUET, RUET. 22-23]

(a) 2x 2 − 4x + 5 = 0 (b) 5x 2 − 4x + 1 = 0 (c) 4x 2 − 5x + 1 = 0 (d) 5x 2 + 4x − 1 = 0

38. The roots of the equation x 2 + ax + b = 0 are equal and one of the roots of equation x 2 + ax + 8 = 0 is
4 then what is the value of b? [CUET, KUET, RUET. 20-21]
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 6
39. For which condition the sum of two roots of the equation x 3 − mx 2 + nx + r = 0 will be zero?
[CUET, KUET, RUET. 20-21]
(a) mn − r = 0 (b) mn + r = 0 (c) mr + n = 0 (d) mr − n = 0
40. For which domain of a, the roots of the equation x 2 + ax + 3 = 0 will be real and unequal?
[GST Admission 22-23]
(a) (−2√3, 2√3) (b) (−∞, −2√3) (c) (−∞, −2√3) ∪ (2√3, ∞) (d) (2√3, ∞)
41. If the roots of 6x 3 − x + 13 = 0 are α, β, γ, then what is the value of Σ(α − β)2 ? [KUET. 17-18]
1 1
(a) − 6 (b) (c) 1 (d) -1
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42. What is the value of k, if the ratio of the roots of the equation x 2 + kx + 1 = 0 and x 2 − 2x + 9 = 0 is
equal? [KUET. 16-17]
2 1 3 2
(a) ± 5 (b) ± 5 (c) ± 5 (d) ± 3

43. What is the equation whose roots are reciprocal of the roots of x 3 − px 2 + qx − r = 0 ? [KUET. 13-14]
(a) x 3 + px 2 + qx + r = 0 (b) x 3 + qx 2 + rx + p = 0
(c) rx 3 + qx 2 + px − 1 = 0 (d) rx 3 − qx 2 + px − 1 = 0
44. If α − β = 8, α3 − β3 = 152, what is the quadratic equation whose roots are α and β ? [KUET. 12-13]
(a) x 2 − 8x − 2 = 0 (b) x 2 − 2x − 15 = 0 (c) x 2 + 15x + 12 = 0 (d) x 2 + 12x + 8 = 0
45. If α + β = 3, α3 + β3 = 7, then what will be equation whose roots are α and β ? |KUET. 11-12|
(a) x 2 − 3x + 7 = 0 (b) 9x 2 − 27x + 20 = 0
(c) 9x 2 − 20x + 27 = 0 (d) 3x 2 − 21x + 20 = 0
46. What is the value of a, if the equation x 2 − 11x + a = 0 and x 2 − 14x + 2a = 0 have a common root?
[RUET, 11-12; KUET. 08-09]
(a) 0,24 (b) 0, −24 (c) 1, −1 (d) −1,1
47. The roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c will be equal if- [KUET. 05-06; JU. 16-17]
(a) b2 > 4ac (b) b2 < 4ac (c) b2 = 4ac (d) b = 0
48. The roots of the equation x 4 + a2 x 2 + a4 = 0 [RUET. 09-10]
(a) Real (b) Complex (c) Rational (d) Equal
49. The sum of the roots of the equation (x + α) (x − β) + (x − β)(x + γ) + (x + γ)(x + α) = 0 will be
zero if- [RUET. 09-10]
(a) α + β + γ = 0 (b) α = β + γ (c) β = α + γ (d) γ = α + β
50. If a root of 7x 2 − bx + 8 = 0 is double of the other root, then what is the value of b? [JU. 17-18]
1 3
(a) √7 (b) 6√7 (c) (d)
√7 √7

51. If the roots of the equation 5x 2 − 7x + 10 = 0 are α and β, then what is the equation whose roots are
−α and −β ? [JU. 17-18]
(a) 5x 2 + 7x + 10 = 0 (b) 5x 2 − 7x − 10 = 0 (c) x 2 − 7x + 10 = 0 (d) x 2 + 7x + 10 = 0
52. For any real number a, b, c, d, which of the following is true for the equation ax 3 + bx 2 + cx + d = 0 ?
[SUST. 19-20]
(a) Three roots must be real (b) Two roots must be real
(c) Three roots must be unreal (d) One root must be real
53. If (Ax − B)(x 2 − 9) + (Ax + B)(x 2 − 4) = 2x(2x 2 − 13) + 5 is an identity, then what is the value of
A and B ?[SUST. 17-18]
(a) 1,2 (b) 2,1 (c) 2,3 (d) −2,3

Md. Sohel Rana, Lecturer Mathematics (RAJCPSC)

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