ECAT Pre Engineering Mathematic MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 6 (Quadratic Equations)

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

• 4 A
• 3 B
• 50 C
• 7 D

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

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 0 C
• -4 D

If the roots of ax²+ bx + c =0 are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then

• a = 0 A
• b = 0 B
• c = 0 C
• None of these D

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

• -5 A
• 5 B
• 0 C
• 1 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

• 15 A
• 9 B
• 7 C
• 8 D

If sinαand cosαare the roots of the equation px²+ qx + r =0, then

• p²- q²+ 2pr = 0 A
• (p + r)²= q²- r² B
• p²+ q²- 2pr = 0 C
• (p - r)²= q²+ r² D

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

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

• 4 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• 10 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^-1= ______

• 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

• c/a A
• -c/a B
• b/a C
• -b/a D

The solution of the quadratic equation x2 -7x + 10=0, is

• 2 A
• 5 B
• 2,5 C
• 7 D

The vertex of the graph of the quadratic function f(x) =-x2+6x+1,is

• (-3,10) A
• (-3,-10) B
• (3,10) C
• (3,-10) D

If a polynomial p(x) is divided by x-c, then the remainder is

• p(x) A
• x-c B
• c C
• P(c) D

2x³+ 3x + 9 is a ______

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

w¹⁵= ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• w C
• w² D

The quadratic formula is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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 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

• 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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

A quadratic equation in x is an equation that can be witten in the form

• ax² + b = 0 A
• ax³ +b²+c=0 B
• ax² +bx+c=0 C
• ax³ +bx³+cx=0 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

Each complex cube root of unity is square of

• itself A
• 1 B
• -1 C
• the other D