ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 6 Mathematics

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(2 + w) (2 + w²) = ______

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3 C
• 0 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

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  B
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  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

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

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

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

Only one of the root of ax2 + bx + c =0, a≠ 0 is zero if

• c = 0 A
• c = 0,b≠ 0 B
• b = 0,c = 0 C
• b = 0,c≠ 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

The quadratic formula is

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  B
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  D

If 2x^1/3+ 2x^-1/3= 5, then x is equal to

• 1 or -1 A
• 2 or 1/2 B
• 8 or 1/8 C
• 4 or 1/4 D

If S and P are the sum and the product of roots of a quadratic equation, then the quadratic equation is

• x²+ Sx - P = 0 A
• x²- Sx + P = 0 B
• x²- Sx - P = 0 C
• X²+ Sx + P = 0 D

The maximum value of the quadratic function f(x) = 2x2-4x+7,is

• 3 A
• 5 B
• -3 C
• -5 D

In quadratic equation f(x) = ax²,if a >0, then the graph of parabola

• Opens up A
• Opens down B
• close up C
• symmetric w.r.t.x.axis D

If x³- x²+ 5x+ 4 is divided by x - 2, then the reminder is

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 18 C
• 14 D

• Only one real solution A
• Exactly three real solution B
• Exactly one rational solution C
• Non-real roots D

Which of the following is factor of x11+a11, where n is an odd integer

• x-a A
• x+a B
• 2x-a C
• 2x+a D

If x³+ ax²- a²x - a³is divided by x + a, then the remainder is

• 0 A
• a³ B
• 2a³ C
• -2a³ 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

The positive value of k for which the equation x2 + kx + 64 = 0 has one of the roots 0

• 4 A
• 64 B
• 8 C
• All values of k 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

If x - 2 is a factor of ax2- 12x + a = 2a, then a = ______

• -5 A
• 5 B
• 0 C
• 1 D

If the roots of 3x2+kx + 12 = 0 are equal then k = ______

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

• c/a A
• -c/a B
• b/a C
• -b/a D

The discriminant of the quadratic equation ax²+ bx + c = 0 is

• b²+ 4ac A
• b²- 4ac B
• 4ac - b² C
• a²- 4ac D

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

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 0 C
• -4 D

If w+w2 is a root of (x+1)(x+2)(x+3)(x+4) = k, then

• k=0 A
• k=1 B
• k=w C
• k=w2 D

The roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c = 0 are complex/imaginary if

• b²- 4ac < 0 A
• b²- 4ac = 0 B
• b²- 4ac > 0 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