Q.

If ‘p’ is a root of the quadratic equation x2(p+q)x+k=0,  then the value of k is:

1 p  
2 q  
3 p + q   
4 pq  

Ans.

Since p is a root of the quadratic equation

x2(p+q)x+k=0,
we have
p2(p+q)p+k=0p2p2pq+k=0k=pq