ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 6 Mathematics

The roots of (b-c)x2+(c-a) x+a-b=0 are equal if

• 2b = a+c A
• 2a = b+c B
• 2c = a+b C
• a + b + c =0 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The graph of the quadratic equation is

• Straight line A
• Circle B
• Parabola C
• elipse D

w⁷³= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

The expression x2 - x + 1 has

• One proper linear factor A
• No proper linear factor B
• Two proper linear factors C
• None of these D

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

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 0 C
• -4 D

• c/a A
• -c/a B
• b/a C
• -b/a D

Which of the following is factor of p(x) =2x3 +3x2+3x+2 ?

• x+1 A
• 2x+1 B
• 3x+1 C
• 2x-1 D

For the equation |x²| + |x| -6 =0, the roots are

• One and only one real number A
• Real with sum one B
• Real with sum zero C
• Real with product zero D

The value of k (k > 0) for which the equation x²+ kx + 64 = 0 and x²- 8x + k = 0 both will have real roots is

• 8 A
• -16 B
• -64 C
• 16 D

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

• 3 A
• 5 B
• -3 C
• -5 D

If one root of the equation ix²- 2(i + 1) x +(2 - i) = 0 is 2 - i, then the other root is

• -i A
• 2 + i B
• i C
• 2 - i 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

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

Roots of the equation x²+ 2x + 3 = 0 are

• Real and equal A
• Real and distinct B
• Complex C
• None of these D

w¹⁵= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² D

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

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 18 C
• 14 D

If one root of 5x2 + 13x + k = 0 be the reciprocal of the other root the value of k is

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 1 C
• 5 D

A polynomial P(x)has a factor (x-a)if P(a) =

• a A
• x B
• 1 C
• 0 D

The solution set of x²- 5x + 6 = 0 is

• {1, 3} A
• {2, 3} B
• {1, 2} C
• None of these 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

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

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

4^1+x+ 4^1-x= 10 is called

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

• Two real roots A
• Two positive roots B
• Two negative roots C
• One positive and one negative root D

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

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