Question

If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form x² + ax + b is the negative of the other, then it ______.

Options

• has no linear term and the constant term is negative.

• has no linear term and the constant term is positive.

• can have a linear term but the constant term is negative.

• can have a linear term but the constant term is positive.

Answer 1

If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form x² + ax + b is the negative of the other, then it has no linear term and the constant term is negative.