ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 6 Mathematics

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

• -5 A
• 5 B
• 0 C
• 1 D

(x +a)(x +b)(x +c)(x +) = k, k≠0 is reducible to quadratic form only if

• a+b=c+d A
• a+c=b+d B
• a+d=b+c C
• All are correct 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

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

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  A
• 
  B
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  C
• 
  D

The equation (cos p - 1)x²+ x (cos p) + sin p = 0 in the variable x, has real roots, then p can take any value in the interval

• (0, 2π) A
• (-π, -0) B
• (0,π) C
• None of these D

• 15 A
• 9 B
• 7 C
• 8 D

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

• 4 A
• 3 B
• 50 C
• 7 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 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 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 ax2+bx+c=0 are

• Rational ⇔ b2 -4 ac ≥ 0 A
• Irrational ⇔ b2-4 ac > 0 B
• Real ⇔ b2-4 ac ≠ 0 C
• Rational⇔ b2-4 ac = 0 D

• Lies between 4 and 7 A
• Lies between 5 and 9 B
• Has no value between 4 and 7 C
• Has no value between 5 and 9 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

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

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

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
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

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

w⁷³= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² 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

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

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

The roots of the equation ax²+ bx + x = 0 are real and distinct if

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

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

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

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

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

w^-1= ______

• 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

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D