🔹 Question 1

Verify whether the following are zeros of the polynomial or not.
āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻĒāĻĻ⧀⧰ zero āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύ⧇ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


(i) Polynomial: f(x) = x² − 4

Check whether 2 is a zero.

Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ :
f(2) = 2² − 4
= 4 − 4
= 0

👉 Yes, 2 is a zero of the polynomial.
👉 āĻšāϝāĻŧ, 2 āĻāχ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻĒāĻĻ⧀⧰ zeroāĨ¤


(ii) Polynomial: f(x) = x² + x − 6

Check whether 2 is a zero.

Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ :
f(2) = 2² + 2 − 6
= 4 + 2 − 6
= 0

👉 Yes, 2 is a zero.


(iii) Polynomial: f(x) = 3x − 5

Check whether 5/3 is a zero.

Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ :
f(5/3) = 3(5/3) − 5
= 5 − 5
= 0

👉 Yes, 5/3 is a zero.


(iv) Polynomial: f(x) = x + 4

Check whether −4 is a zero.

Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ :
f(−4) = −4 + 4
= 0

👉 Yes, −4 is a zero.


🔹 Question 2

Find the zero of the polynomial using graph (conceptual understanding).
āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻžāĻĢā§° āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻĒāĻĻ⧀⧰ zero āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāĻ“āĻ•āĨ¤


Explanation (Easy Language):

  • Draw the graph of the polynomial.
  • The point where the graph cuts the x-axis is called the zero.
  • Because at x-axis, y = 0.

āϏāĻšāϜāĻ•ā§ˆ:
āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻžāĻĢ⧇ āĻ¯â€™āϤ x-axis āĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‡, āϏ⧇āχ x-ā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻĒāĻĻ⧀⧰ zeroāĨ¤


Example:

For polynomial y = x − 2

  • Graph cuts x-axis at x = 2
  • So, zero = 2

🌟 VERY IMPORTANT EXAM POINTS

✔ Zero means f(x) = 0
✔ Always substitute given value
✔ Quadratic polynomial can have two zeros
✔ Linear polynomial has one zero

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