ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 6 Mathematics

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

• 2 A
• 1 B
• 0 C
• -1 D

2x³+ 3x + 9 is a ______

• Polynomial of degree 3 A
• Quadratic equation B
• Cubic equation C
• Polynomial of degree 2 D

The roots of the equation 4x - 3.2x+2 + 32 = 0 would include

• 1 and 3 A
• 1 and 4 B
• 1 and 2 C
• 2 and 3 D

If a,βare the roots of the equation x2 - 8x + p = 0 and a2 + β2= 40,then value of p is

• 8 A
• 12 B
• 10 C
• 14 D

• -1 A
• 0 B
• 2 C
• 1 D

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The product of cube roots of unity is

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

The polynomial x - a is a factor of the polynomial f(x) if and only if

• f(a) is positive A
• f(a) is negative B
• f(a) = 0 C
• None of these D

If x-2 and x-1 both are factors of x³-3x³+2x-4p, then P must equal to

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 0 C
• -2 D

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

• a A
• x B
• 1 C
• 0 D

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

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

If a,β are the roots of ax2+bx+c=0,the equation whose roots are doubled is

• ay2 +2by+c=0 A
• ay2+2by+4c=0 B
• ay2+2by+c=0 C
• ay2+by+4c=0 D

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

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

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

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 18 C
• 14 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

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

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

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

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

• {2, 5} A
• {-2, 5} B
• {2,5} C
• {-2,-5} 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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The root of the quadratic equation are

• 3 A
• 2 B
• 1 C
• 4 D

w²⁹= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² 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 w is a cube root of unity then 1 + w + w²= ______

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 0 C
• -1 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

• 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

The graph of a quadratic function is

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