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F.4 Mathematics
MC Exercise Name: ___________________
4A5 More About Polynomials Class: F.4( ) Class No:( )
1. When x3  x 2  x  4 is 5. Let a, b and c be constants. When
divided by x  1 , the quotient is 4x3  ax 2  bx  12 is divided by 2 x  c , the
A. 7. quotient is 2x 2  3x  1 and the remainder is
7. Find the values of a, b and c.
B. x 2  1.
A. a  16, b  13, c  5
C. x 2  2 x  3.
B. a  16, b  13, c  5
D. x2  2x  1 .
C. a  4, b  17, c  5
D. a  4, b  17, c  5
2. When x3  x 2  x is divided by 2 x  3 , the
quotient is
1 2 5 6. When x3  x  1 is divided by x, the
A. x  x. remainder is
2 4
1 2 5 A. 3.
B. x  x.
2 4 B. 1.
1 2 5 19 C. 1.
C. x  x .
2 4 8 D. 3.
1 2 5 19
D. x  x .
2 4 8 7. When x531  1 is divided by x  1 , the
remainder is
3. When x 4  4 x3  x 2  2 x  1 is divided by A. 2.
1  2x  x 2 , the remainder is B. 1.
C. 0.
A.  6 x 2 .
D. 2.
B. x 2  2 x  6.
C. 12 x  7 .
8. Let m be a constant. When
D. 12 x 2  7 x .
x  2mx  mx  2 is divided by x  2 , the
3 2

remainder is 12. Find the value of m.

4. Let p and q be constants. When
A. 3
3x 3  7 x 2  px  q is divided by 3x 2  x  2,
9
the quotient is x  2 and the remainder is B. 
x  3. Find the values of p and q. 5
1
A. p  1, q  2 C. 
5
B. p  3, q  1
D. 3
C. p  4, q  4
D. p  1, q  3

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9. Let a and b be constants. If 14. Let a and b be constants. If x  3 is a factor
2 of x3  ax 2  bx  3 , find the remainder
f ( x)  x 2  ax  b is divided by x  3, the
3 when 2 x 3  (3a  b) x 2  x  2 is divided by
remainder is 4, then 2b  6a  9  x  1.
A. 3. A. 8
B. 5. B. 7
C. 7. C. 8
D. 13. D. 9

10. When a polynomial f (x) is divided by

15. Let f ( x)  x 3  kx2  19 x  20 , where k is a
2 x  3 , the remainder is r. Find the
constant. It is given that f ( x)  Q( x)(x  1).
remainder when f (x) is divided by 9  6 x .
Find Q(x).
3
A.  r A. x 2  x  20
2
3 B. x 2  8x  20
B. r
2 C. x 2  9 x  20
C. r D. x 2  12 x  20
D. r
16. Factorize x3  13x2  144.
11. Which of the following is divisible by x  1? A. ( x  3)(x  4)(x  12)
A. x  2 x  3x  4
3 2
B. ( x  3)(x  4)(x  12)
B. x  2 x  3x  4
3 2
C. ( x  3)(x  4)(x  12)
C. x  2x  3x  4
3 2
D. ( x  3)(x  4)(x  12)
D. x  2x  3x  4
3 2

17. Factorize 9 x3  6 x 2  6 x  4.
12. If f ( x)  x 3  3x 2  4 x  12 and f (2)  0 , A. ( x  1)(3x  2) 2
factorize f (x) .
B. ( x  1)(3x  2) 2
A. ( x  1)(x  2)(x  6)
C. (3x  2)(3x 2  2)
B. ( x  1)(x  2)(x  6)
D. (3x  2)(3x 2  2)
C. ( x  2) ( x  3)
2

D. ( x  2)(x  2)(x  3)
18. Solve the equation x3  7 x 2  7 x  15  0.
A. x  5, 3 or 1
13. Let k be a constant. If f ( x)  x100  100 x  k
B. x  5, 1 or 3
is divisible by x  1 , find the remainder
when f (x) is divided by x  1 . C. x  3 , 1 or 5
D. x  1, 3 or 5
A. 200
B. 198
C. 0
D. 2

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19. If x  a is a factor of f (x) , which of the 24. Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of
following must be a factor of f (3x)? 3x 2  3xy  6 y 2 , 3x 2  3xy  18 y 2 and
6 x 2  24 xy  24 y 2 .
A. x  3a
B. x  3a A. H.C.F.  3( x  2 y) ,
C. 3 x  a L.C.M.  6( x  2 y) 2 ( x  y)( x  3 y)
D. 3 x  a B. H.C.F.  6( x  2 y) 2 ( x  y)( x  3 y) ,
L.C.M.  3( x  2 y)
20. Find the H.C.F. of x 2  x  20 and x3  125 . C. H.C.F.  54( x  2 y ) 2 ( x  y )( x  3 y ) ,
A. x4 L.C.M.  x  2 y
B. x5 D. H.C.F.  x  2y ,
C. x2 L.C.M.  54( x  2 y ) 2 ( x  y )( x  3 y )
D. ( x  4)(x  2)(x  5)
x 2  6 x  27
25. Simplify 2 .
21. Find the L.C.M. of x 2  4 x  5 and x3  1. x  8 x  15

A. x  1 33
A. 
23
B. ( x  1)( x 2  x  1)
B. x3
C. ( x  1)( x  5)( x 2  x  1)
x9
D. ( x  1) 2 ( x  5)( x 2  x  1) C.
x5
x9
D.
22. Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of x5
( x  1)( x  2) 2 ( x  3) and
( x  1)(x  2)(x  3). 1 1
26. Simplify  .
A. H.C.F.  ( x  1)( x  2)( x  3)( x  2) 2, x  1 ( x  1)( x  2)
L.C.M.  ( x  1)(x  3) A. x  1
B. H.C.F  ( x  1)(x  3) , 1
B.
L.C.M.  ( x  1)( x  2)( x  3)( x  2) 2 x 1
C. H.C.F.  ( x  1)(x  2)(x  3) , 1
C.
L.C.M.  ( x  1)( x  2) 2 ( x  3) x2
D. H.C.F.  ( x  1)( x  2) 2 ( x  3) , 1
D.
L.C.M.  ( x  1)(x  2)(x  3) ( x  1)( x  2)

3 x  1 x3
23. Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. 27. Simplify  .
of x( x  1) and x( x 2  1) . x  5x  6 x  2
2

A. 1
A. H.C.F.  x , L.C.M.  x( x  1)( x 2  1)
x5
B.
B. H.C.F.  x( x  1)( x 2  1), L.C.M.  x x2
C. H.C.F.  x( x  1), x2
C.
L.C.M.  x( x  1)(x  1) x3
x5
D. H.C.F.  x( x  1)(x  1), D.
x3
L.C.M.  x( x  1)

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28. Simplify
 1 1 3 15ab
   2  2 . 4A5 More About Polynomials ( Answers)
 2a 3b  3b  ab  2a 9b  4a
2 2

No. Answer No. Answer No. Answer

5( b  a ) 1. C 11. C 21. C
A.
6
2. D 12. D 22. B
5( b  a )
B.
6 3. C 13. A 23. C
5(b  a) 4. B 14. B 24. A
C.
3(3b  2a)
5. A 15. A 25. D
5(b  a)
D. 6. B 16. D 26. C
3(3b  2a)
7. A 17. C 27. D
8. A 18. A 28. A
29. Let P and Q be constants. If
9. D 19. D 29. C
9x  3 P Q
  , find the 10. D 20. B
( x  7)( x  8) x  7 x  8
values of P and Q.

A. P  9, Q  3
B. P  3, Q  9
C. P  4, Q  5
D. P  5, Q  4

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