ECAT Pre General Science MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics Chapter 6

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

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 18 C
• 14 D

The product of cube roots of unity is

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

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

5x³+ 3x - is a ______

• Polynomial of degree 3 A
• Polynomial of degree 2 B
• Polynomial of degree 1 C
• Polynomial of degree 0 D

• Only one real solution A
• Exactly three real solution B
• Exactly one rational solution C
• Non-real roots D

If x³+ ax²- a²x - a³is divided by x + a, then the remainder is

• 0 A
• a³ B
• 2a³ C
• -2a³ D

If ax + bx + c =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 x - 1 is a factor of x4 - 5x2 + 4 then other factor is

• (x + 2)2(x - 1) A
• (x + 2)(x - 1)2 B
• (x+2)(x2- x- 2) C
• (x + 2)2(x - 1)2 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

• 1 A
• -1 B
• 5 C
• 2 D

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

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

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

• P(o) A
• P(-a) B
• P(a) C
• None of these D

If the roots of ax2 + b =0 are real and distinct then

• ab > 0 A
• a = 0 B
• ab < 0 C
• a > 0,b > 0 D

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

• 2 A
• 5 B
• 2,5 C
• 7 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

• -1 A
• 0 B
• 2 C
• 1 D

The roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c = 0 are complex/imaginary if

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

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

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

• 0 A
• -1-w² B
• 
  C
• 
  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

(x-1) is a factor of

• 2x³-3x²+9 A
• 2x³-5x-8 B
• 48x^2-46x-9 C
• x⁹-1 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

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

• 3 A
• 5 B
• -3 C
• -5 D