ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 6 Mathematics

x⁴- 3x³+ 3x + 1 = 0 is called ______

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

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  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If ax²+ bx + x = 0 is satisfied by every value of x, then

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

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

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

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If f(x) = ax², and a>0, then the lowest point on the parabola is called.

• Vertex of parabola A
• Co-ordinates of parabola B
• Roots of the equation C
• Coefficient of the equation D

If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0, then the roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c = 0 are

• Real and negative A
• Non-real with negative real parts B
• Real and positive C
• Nothing can be said D

If 3x4 +4x3+x5is divided by x+1 , which of the following is the remainder

• 7 A
• -2 B
• 6 C
• 1 D

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

• 4 A
• 3 B
• 50 C
• 7 D

w⁷³= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² D

the largest degree of the terms in the polynomials is called

• terms of the polynomial A
• degree of a polynomial B
• co-efficient C
• monomial D

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

• 3 A
• -3 B
• 2 C
• 0 D

• 1 A
• -1 B
• 5 C
• 2 D

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 0 C
• 4 D

Ifα,βare the roots of ax²+ bx + c = 0 andα+ h,β+ h are the roots of px²+ qx + r=0, then h =

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  A
• 
  B
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  C
• 
  D

The roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 are always unequal if

• b2 - 4ac = 0 A
• b2- 4ac ≠ 0 B
• b2- 4ac > 0 C
• b2- 4ac ≥ 0 D

The roots of the equations will be equal if b²- 4ac is

• Positive A
• Negative B
• 1 C
• Zero 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 product of the four fourth roots of unity is

• 0 A
• 1 B
• -1 C
• None of these D

• Polynomial of degree 0 A
• Polynomial of degree 2 B
• Quadratic equation 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

w^-12= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² 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

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

Both the roots of the equation (x - b) (x - c) + (x - c)(x - a) + (x - a)(x - b) = 0 are always

• Positive A
• Negative B
• Real C
• None of these D

Root of the equation 3^x-1+ 3^1-x= is

• 2 A
• 1 B
• 0 C
• -1 D

• (a - c)²= b²- c² A
• (a - c)²= b²+ c² B
• (a + c)²= b²- c² C
• (a + c)²= b²+ c² 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