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Coordinate Geometry

Question
CBSEENMA9001716

Verify whether the following are zeroes of the polynomial, indicated against them.

p(x) = 3x2 - 1,   straight x equals negative fraction numerator 1 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction comma space fraction numerator 2 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction

Solution

p(x) = 3x2 - 1,   straight x equals negative fraction numerator 1 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction comma space fraction numerator 2 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction
straight P open parentheses negative fraction numerator 1 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction close parentheses equals 3 open parentheses negative fraction numerator 1 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction close parentheses squared minus 1
equals 3 open parentheses 1 third close parentheses minus 1 equals 1 minus 1 equals 0
straight P open parentheses fraction numerator 2 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction close parentheses equals 3 open parentheses fraction numerator 2 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction close parentheses squared minus 1 equals 3 open parentheses 4 over 3 close parentheses minus 1
equals space 4 minus 1 equals 3 not equal to 0
therefore space minus fraction numerator 1 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction is a zero of p(x) but fraction numerator 2 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction is not a zero of p(x).