Algebra: Equations, Roots, and Polynomials
A comprehensive quiz covering solving equations, finding roots, polynomial properties, and related algebraic concepts including iteration methods.
Questions
What are the solutions of the equation $x^2+8x+15=0$?
- $3,-5$
- $3,5$
- $5,-3$
- $-5,-3$
If $a, b , c \in R $ and $3b^2 - 8ac < 0$ then the
equation $ax^4 + bx^3 +cx^2 +5x - 7=0$ has
- (a) all real roots
- (b) all imaginary roots
- (c) exactly two real and two imaginary roots
- (d) none
The solution to the equation ${7}^{1+x}+{7}^{1-x}=50$ is
- $0$
- $\pm 1$
- $2$
- none of these
Solve the equation $y^2 + 2y = 40$, correct to $1$ decimal place using trial and improvement method.
- $5.8$
- $5.4$
- $5.7$
- $5.9$
The number of solution of $2\cos^2\dfrac{\pi}{2}\sin^2x=x^2+\dfrac{1}{x^2},;0 \le x \le \dfrac{\pi}{2}$ is
- Zero
- One
- Infinite many
- Four
The number of integers (positive, negative or zero) solutions of
$xy-6(x+y)=0$ with x is less than or equal to y is:
- 5
- 10
- 12
- none of these
The method of finding solution by trying out various values for the variable is called
- Rrror method
- Trial and error method
- Testing method
- Checking method
If $\dfrac {1}{x}-\dfrac {1}{y}=\dfrac {1}{z}$, then z is equal to
- y-x
- x-y
- $\dfrac {y-x}{xy}$
- $\dfrac {xy}{y-x}$
Which of the following quadratics is irreducible?
- $2x^2 - 5x + 3$
- $2x^2 - 5x - 3$
- $5x^2 - 2x + 3$
- $5x^2 - 2x - 3$
x is ........... variable
- Dependent
- Independent
- None
- both
When multiplicity of a polynomial exist?
- when a factor appears in conjugate
- when a factor appears more than once
- when a factor appears more than twice
- None of the above
Let $R=gS-4$. When $S=8,R= 16$. When $S= 10$, R is
- 11
- 14
- 21
- 20
A three-digit number beginning from the left is abc. The number is
- cba
- a+10b+100c
- 100a+10b+c
- none of these
Condition for an irreducible quadratic equation is-
- discriminant is positive
- discriminant is negative
- discriminant is zero
- None of the above
Solve the simultaneous equations using the convergent iterations:
$12x$ + $3y$ - $5z$ = $1$
$x$ + $5y$ +$3z$ = $28$
$3x$ + $7y$ $13z$ = $76$
- $x=1$, $y=4$ and $\text z =3$
- $x=1$, $y=3$ and $\text z =4$
- $x=2$, $y=3$ and $\text z =5$
- $x=3$, $y=2$ and $\text z =5$
Find the answer to the equation $x^{3}$ - $2x$ = $25$ to one decimal place using trial and improvement method.
- $3.7$
- $3.2$
- $3.6$
- $3.9$
Use the Zero Product Property to solve the equation $(7x+2) (5x-4)=0$
- $\dfrac{2}{7}$ , $ \dfrac{-4}{5}$
- $\dfrac{-2}{7}$ , $ \dfrac{4}{5}$
- $\dfrac{-2}{5}$ , $ \dfrac{7}{5}$
- $\dfrac{2}{5}$ , $ \dfrac{-7}{5}$
The solution of the equation ${\left| {x + 1} \right|^2} - \left| {x + 2} \right| - 26 = 0$ is:
- $ \dfrac{-1 + \sqrt{(109)}}{2}$,$ \dfrac{-3 - \sqrt{(101)}}{2}$
- $ - 7,\sqrt {29} $
- $ \pm \sqrt {29} $
- $ - 7,29$
$36$ factorized into two factors in such a way that sum of factors is minimum, then the factors are
- $2, 18$
- $9, 4$
- $3, 12$
- None of these
The first and last term of an A.P. are $1$ and $11$. If the sum of its terms is $36$, then the number of terms will be
- $5$
- $6$
- $7$
- $8$
If $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + z ^ { 2 } \neq 0 , x = c y + b z , y = a z + c x$ and $z = b x + a y ,$ then $a ^ { 2 } + b ^ { 2 } + c ^ { 2 } + 2 a b c =$
- 2
- $a + b + c$
- 1
- $ab + bc + ca$
If $f(x) = a{x^7} + b{x^3} + cx - 5 ,,,,,a,b,c$ are real constants and $f( - 7) = 7$ then the range of $f(7) + 17\cos x$ is
- $\left[ { - 34,0} \right]$
- $\left[ {0,34} \right]$
- $\left[ { - 34,34} \right]$
- $\left[ {34,\infty } \right]$
How many distinct real solutions does the equation $((x^2 - 2)^2 - 5)^2 = 1$ have ?
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 9
$x$ and $y$ are real numbers such that ${7^x} - 16y = 0;{\text{and}};{4^x} - 49y = 0,$ then the value of $\left( {y - x} \right)$ is
- $\dfrac{5}{2}$
- $\dfrac{{19}}{5}$
- $\dfrac{{4115}}{{2013}}$
- $\dfrac{{1569}}{{784}}$
if $3^{x}-3^{x-1}=18$, then $x^{x}$ is equal to
- $3$
- $8$
- $27$
- $216$
The number of ordered pairs of integers (x,y) satisfying the equation
${ x }^{ 2 }+6x+{ y }^{ 2 }=4$ is
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 8
The solution set of the system of equations $\log _{ 3 }{ x } +\log _{ 3 }{ y } =2+\log _{ 3 }{ 2 } \quad and\quad \log _{ 27 }{ (x+y) } =\dfrac { 2 }{ 3 } $ is :
- {6,3}
- {3,6}
- {6,12}
- {12,6}
Number of real solutions of the equation $\sqrt { \log _{ 10 }{ (-x) } } =\log _{ 10 }{ \sqrt { { x }^{ 2 } } } $ is :
- zero
- exactly 1
- exactly 2
- 5
Number of solutions satisfying, $\sqrt { 5-{ log } _{ 2 }x } =3-{ log } _{ 2 }x$ are :
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Number of ordered pair(s) of (x,y) satisfying the system of equations, $\log _2 xy = 5$ and $\log _{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{x}{y} = 1$ is:
- one
- two
- three
- four
If $H.C.F. \left(a,b\right) = 9$ and $a . b = 100$, then $L.C.M.\left(a,b\right) =$
- $200$
- $100/3$
- $100/9$
- <ol><li>$150$</li></ol>
The multiplicity of the root $x=1$ for the function $f(x) = x^2(x+1)^3(x-2)^2(x-1)$ is
- $1$
- $2$
- $3$
- $4$
List the multiplicities of the zeroes of the polynomial $P(x)=x^2-14x+49$
- $x=5$ is a zero of multiplicity $3$.
- $x=7$ is a zero of multiplicity $2$.
- $x=6$ is a zero of multiplicity $1$.
- None of these
If $x=2+\sqrt{3}$, $xy=1$, then $\cfrac { x }{ \sqrt { 2 } +\sqrt { x } } +\cfrac { y }{ \sqrt { 2 } +\sqrt { y } } =$.......
- $\sqrt{2}$
- $\sqrt{3}$
- $1$
- $2$
The method of finding solution by trying out various values for the variable is called
- Error method
- Trial and error method
- Testing method
- Checking method
If $f\left( {x,y} \right) = \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} + \sqrt {{{\left( {x - 1} \right)}^2} + {y^2}} + \sqrt {{x^2} + {{\left( {y - 1} \right)}^2}} + \sqrt {{{\left( {x - 3} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {y - 4} \right)}^2}} $ where $x,y \in R$, then the minimum value of $f\left( {x,y} \right)$ is
- $2 + \sqrt 5 $
- $5 + \sqrt 2 $
- $5 - \sqrt 2 $
- $\sqrt 5 - 2$
$|x - 1| + |x + 3| + |x - 5| = k$
How many values does $k$ have.
- only one solution
- two solution
- no solution
- infinite solutions
Consider the equation $(1 + a + b)^{2} = 3(1 + a^{2} + b^{2})$, where a, b are real numbers.
Then
- there is no solution pair (a, b)
- there are infinitely many solution pairs (a, b)
- there are exactly two solution pairs (a, b)
- there is exactly one solution pair (a, b)
The equations of the plane through the points $(1,-1,2),(-3,2,-2)$ and perpendicular to the plane $x+2y+3z+7=0$ is
- $x+16y+11z-7=0$
- $17x+8y-11z+13=0$
- $x+y+z-2=0$
- $x-5y-3z=0$