Q101.A boat goes 28 km upstream and 39 km downstream in 7 hours. In 9 hours, it can go 35 km upstream and 52 km downstream. Determine the speed of the boat in still water.
Correct answer: 10 km/h
Q102.If sum of squares of zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – 8x + k is 40, then the value of k is:
Correct answer: 12
Q103.If y = 8 +10 cos2x then which of the following is satisfied:
Correct answer: –2 ≤ y ≤ 18
Q104.If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – px + q, then the value of α2 + β2 is:
Correct answer: p2/– 2q
Q105.The value of k for which the equation has equal roots (k–12)x2 + 2(k–12)x + 2 = 0 is:
Correct answer: k = 14
Q106.The number of real roots of 2sinx = 2x + 2–x is:
Correct answer: 0
Q107.The equation x +1 – x –1 = 4x –1 has:
Correct answer: one solution
Q108.The values of a and b so that x4 + x3 + 8x2 + ax + b is divisible by x2 + 1 is equal to:
Correct answer: a = 1; b = 7
Q109.If α, β be the roots of the equation ax2 – bx + b = 0 then the value of α β + β α is equal to:
Correct answer: b/a
Q110.If the angle A of a triangle ABC is given by the equation 3 cosA + 2 = 0, then find the quadratic equation whose roots are sin A and tanA?
Correct answer: 2 6x 5 x 5 0 + − =
Q111.If α,β,γ are the roots of the equation x3 + px2 + qx + r = 0 and α,β,γ are non-zero, then (1/α + 1/β + 1/γ) =
Correct answer: –q/r
Q112.The degree of polynomials is:
Correct answer: the highest power of x
Q113.A root of an equation that does not satisfy the equation is called:
Correct answer: Extraneous root
Q114.If 2 b 4ac is > 0 and a perfect square, then the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 are:
Correct answer: Rational
Q115.If b2 – 4ac < 0, then the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 are:
Correct answer: Imaginary
Q116.The solution set of the equation x2 – 2x + 3 = 0 is:
Correct answer: (1 i 2)
Q117.If x4 – 3x + 5 is divided by 2x – 1, then the remainder is:
Correct answer: 57/16
Q118.If x2 – 1 is a factor of ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e, then:
Correct answer: a + c + e = b + d
Q119.If a polynomial p(x) is divided by a linear division (x – b), then the remainder is:
Correct answer: p
Q120.The solution of 4x – 3 > 6 is:
Correct answer: 9 x 4