ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 6 Mathematics

In quadratic equation y=ax³ +bx+c, if b and c are both zero then the graph is

• Symmetric w.r.t.y-axis A
• Symmetric w.r.t.x-axis B
• Straight Line C
• Circle D

• n if n is even A
• 0 for any natural number n B
• 1 if in odd C
• None of these D

If x² + px + 1 is a factor of ax³+ bx +c, then

• a²+ c²= -ab A
• a²- c²= -ab B
• a²- c²= ab C
• None of these D

The roots of the equation x2 +6x-7=0,are

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 1 and -7 C
• -7 D

• Reciprocal equation A
• Exponential equation B
• Radical equation C
• None of these D

Ifα,β are non-real roots of ax2 + bx +c =0 (a,b,c∈ Q),then

• α = β A
• αβ = 1 B
• α = β C
• α = 1 D

(1+w)(1+w2)(1+w4)(1+w8)....50 factors

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• 2 D

A polynomial of arbitrary degree

• f(x) = o A
• f(x) = x B
• f(x) = a C
• f(x) = ax + b,a ≠ 0 D

5x³+ 3x - is a ______

• Polynomial of degree 3 A
• Polynomial of degree 2 B
• Polynomial of degree 1 C
• Polynomial of degree 0 D

If the roots of x²+ ax + b = 0 are non-real, then for all real x, x²+ ax + b is

• Negative A
• Positive B
• Zero C
• Nothing can be said D

If the roots of ax²- bx - c = 0 change by the same quantity, then the expression in a, b, c that does not change is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

w²⁸+ w³⁸= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• -1 D

• Polynomial of degree 0 A
• Polynomial of degree 2 B
• Quadratic equation C
• None of these D

Find a if 1 is a root of the equation x²+ ax + 2 = 0

• 3 A
• -3 B
• 2 C
• 0 D

If a polynomial P(x) is divided by x + a, then the remiander is

• P(a) A
• P(-a) B
• P(0) C
• None of these D

The roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c = 0 are real and equal if

• b²- 4ac < 0 A
• b²- 4ac = 0 B
• b²- 4ac > 0 C
• None of these D

(2 + w) (2 + w²) = ______

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3 C
• 0 D

The synthetic division method is only used to divide a polynomial by

• quadratic equation A
• binomial B
• linear equation C
• monomial D

If b²- 4ac is positive then the roots of the equation are

• Real A
• Imaginary B
• Positive C
• Negative D

The vertex of the graph of the quadratic function f(x) = x2 -10, is

• (0 , -10) A
• (-10,0) B
• (10,0) C
• (0,10) D

Let the equation ax²- bx + c = 0 have distinct real roots both lying in the open interval (0, 1) where a, b, c are given to be positive integers. Then the value of the ordered triplet (a, b, c) can be

• (5, 3, 1) A
• (4, 3, 2) B
• (5, 5, 1) C
• (6, 4, 1) D

If a (p + q)²+ bpq +c = 0 and a (p + r)²+ 2 bpr + c = 0, then qr equals

• p²+ c/a A
• p²+ a/c B
• p²+ c/a C
• p²- c/a D

The standard parabolic form of the equation f(x) = x² +4 x +1 is

• x(x+4)+1 A
• (x+2)²-3 B
• (x+4)³ + 9 C
• x(x-2)²+1 D

If a polynomial P(x) is divided by x - a, then the remainder is

• P(o) A
• P(-a) B
• P(a) C
• None of these D

Another name of quadratic equation is

• Polynomial A
• 2nd degree polynomial B
• Linear equation C
• simaltaneous equations D

The solution of equation x2 + 2 = 0 in the set of real number is

• Infinite set A
• Singleton set B
• Null set C
• None of these D

The maximum value of the quadratic function f(x) = -2x2+20x,is

• 4 A
• 3 B
• 50 C
• 7 D

The condition for ax2 + bx c to be expressed as the product of linear polynomials is

• b4 - 4ac =0 A
• b4- 4ac ≥0 B
• b4- 4ac <0 C
• b4= 4ac D

If a,β are the roots of the equation x2 + kx +12 = 0 such that a - β = 1, the value of k is

• 0 A
• ±1 B
• ±5 C
• ±7 D

w¹⁵= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² D