Indian Navy SSR (Sailor) Polynomials — practice questions

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For a quadratic $ax^2 + bx + c$, the sum of its zeroes is:Read the answer and worked solution →The zeroes of the polynomial $x^2 - 3x - 4$ are:Read the answer and worked solution →

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For a quadratic $ax^2 + bx + c$, the sum of its zeroes is:

$\dfrac{b}{a}$
$-\dfrac{c}{a}$
$-\dfrac{b}{a}$
$\dfrac{c}{a}$

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Correct answer: C. $-\dfrac{b}{a}$

For ax² + bx + c, sum of zeroes = −b/a.

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The zeroes of the polynomial $x^2 - 3x - 4$ are:

2 and −2
4 and −1
3 and 4
−4 and 1

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Correct answer: B. 4 and −1

x² − 3x − 4 = (x − 4)(x + 1), so the zeroes are 4 and −1.