ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 6 Mathematics

The product of the four fourth roots of unity is

• 0 A
• 1 B
• -1 C
• None of these D

If one root of the equation x²- 3x + a = 0 is 2 then a = ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

If x⁴- 10x²- 2x + 4 is divided by x + 3, then the reminder is

• 1 A
• 0 B
• 4 C
• None of these D

If the roots of ax²+ bx + c = 0 (a > 0) be greater than unity, then

• a + b + c = 0 A
• a + b + c > 0 B
• a + b + c < 0 C
• None of these D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

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

The graph of a quadratic function is

• Circle A
• Ellipse B
• Parabola C
• Hexagon D

(x-1) is a factor of

• 2x³-3x²+9 A
• 2x³-5x-8 B
• 48x^2-46x-9 C
• x⁹-1 D

(2 + w) (2 + w²) = ______

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3 C
• 0 D

Roots of the equation x²+ 5x - 1 = 0 are

• Rational A
• Irrational B
• Complex C
• None of these D

• Linear equation A
• Quadratic equation B
• Cubic equation C
• None of these 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

In quadratic equation, if the replacement of y with -y leaves the equation unchanged, then the graph is

• Straight line A
• Circle B
• Hyperbola C
• Symmetric w.r.t.0 D

If the roots of ax2 + b =0 are real and distinct then

• ab > 0 A
• a = 0 B
• ab < 0 C
• a > 0,b > 0 D

Consider the equation px2 + qx + r = 0 where p,q,r are real The roots are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign when

• q = 0, r = 0,p ≠ 0 A
• p = 0,qr≠ 0 B
• r = 0,pq≠ 0 C
• q = 0, pq≠ 0 D

The two parts into which 57 should be divided so that their product is 782 are

• 43,14 A
• 34,23 B
• 33,24 C
• 44,13 D

For any integer k, wⁿ= ______ when n = 3k

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 0 C
• -4 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The value of p for which both the roots of the equation 4x2- 20x + (25p2+ 15 p - 66) = 0 are less than 2, lies in

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The product of cube roots of unity is

• Zero A
• 1 B
• -1 C
• None of these D

The root of the quadratic equation are

• 3 A
• 2 B
• 1 C
• 4 D

The roots of (x - a)(x - b) = ab x2 are always

• Real A
• Depends upon a B
• Depends upon b C
• Depends upon a and b D

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• 10 D

Roots of the equation x²- 7x + 10 = 0 are

• {2, 5} A
• {-2, 5} B
• {2,5} C
• {-2,-5} D

Roots of the equation x²+ 7x + 12 = 0 are

• {3, -4} A
• {-3, 4} B
• {3, 4} C
• {-3, -4} D

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

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• 2 D

The condition for polynomial equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 to be quadratic is

• a > 0 A
• a < 0 B
• a≠ 0 C
• a≠ 0,b ≠ 0 D

• b = c A
• a = c B
• a = c C
• b = 0 D

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

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

A quadratic equation in x is an equation that can be witten in the form

• ax² + b = 0 A
• ax³ +b²+c=0 B
• ax² +bx+c=0 C
• ax³ +bx³+cx=0 D