If α, β and γ are the zeros of x³ + px² + qx + r, then \(\Sigma \frac { 1 }{ \alpha } \) is

(a)

\(-\frac { q }{ r } \)

(b)

\(-\frac { p }{ r } \)

(c)

\(\frac { q }{ r } \)

(d)

\(-\frac { q }{ p } \)

The polynomial x³ - kx² + 9x has three real zeros if and only if, k satisfies

(a)

|k| ≤ 6

(b)

k = 0

(c)

|k| > 6

(d)

|k| ≥ 6

If x³+12x²+10ax+1999 definitely has a positive zero, if and only if

(a)

a ≥ 0

(b)

a > 0

(c)

a < 0

(d)

a ≤ 0

The number of positive zeros of the polynomial \(\overset { n }{ \underset { j=0 }{ \Sigma } } { n }_{ C_{ r } }\)(-1)^rx^r is

(a)

0

(b)

n

(c)

< n

(d)

r

If a, b, c ∈ Q and p +√q (p, q ∈ Q) is an irrational root of ax²+bx+c = 0 then the other root is ___________

(a)

-p+√q

(b)

p-iq

(c)

p-√q

(d)

-p-√q

The quadratic equation whose roots are ∝ and β is ___________

(a)

(x - ∝)(x -β) = 0

(b)

(x - ∝)(x + β) = 0

(c)

∝ + β = \(\frac{b}{a}\)

(d)

∝ β = \(\frac{-c}{a}\)

If f(x) = 0 has n roots, then f'(x) = 0 has __________ roots

(a)

n

(b)

n -1

(c)

n+1

(d)

(n-r)

If x is real and \(\frac { { x }^{ 2 }-x+1 }{ { x }^{ 2 }+x+1 } \) then ________

(a)

\(\frac{1}{3}\) ≤ k ≤

(b)

k ≥ 5

(c)

k ≤ 0

(d)

none

Let a > 0, b > 0, c >0. Theh n both the root of the equation ax²+bx+c = 0 are _________

(a)

real and negative

(b)

real and positive

(c)

rational numbers

(d)

none

The equation \(\sqrt { x+1 } -\sqrt { x-1 } =\sqrt { 4x-1 } \) has ____________

(a)

no solution

(b)

one solution

(c)

two solution

(d)

more than one solution

6x⁶ - 35x⁵ + 56x⁴ -56x² + 35x - 6 = 0

(1)

4 Change of sign

p(x) = xⁿ.p\(\left( \frac { 1 }{ x } \right) \)

(2)

at least 6 imaginary roots

2x⁷-3x⁶-4x⁵+5x⁴+6x³-7x+8 = 0

(3)

4 Change of sign

9x⁹+2x⁵-x⁴-7x²+2 = 0

(4)

even degree reciprocal equation of type II

x⁹-5x⁸ -14x⁷= 0

(5)

Reciprocal equation of type I