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If x = −3 is a zero of p(x) = x² + kx − 18, what is k?

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Correct answer: −1

The correct answer is C, −1. If −3 is a zero, then substituting x = −3 must make the polynomial equal to zero. Thus p(−3) = (−3)² + k(−3) − 18 = 9 − 3k − 18 = −3 − 3k. Set this equal to zero: −3 − 3k = 0, so −3k = 3 and k = −1. Option A, −3, would give p(−3) = 6, not zero. Option B, −2, would give p(−3) = 3, so it fails. Option C gives p(−3) = −3 + 3 = 0 and is correct. Option D, 3, gives p(−3) = −12. The important rule is: a stated zero is substituted into the polynomial, and the result is set equal to zero; do not confuse the zero with the coefficient k.

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PolynomialsZero-Of-PolynomialQuadratic-PolynomialSubstitutionPolynomials In One VariableMathematicsClass 10 Mcq

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