5

EXERCISE 2.1 (a) -6 (b) 6

(c) 2 (d) −2
Write the correct answer in each of the 7. If 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3, then 𝑝(𝑥) + 𝑝(−𝑥)
following: is equal to
1. Which one of the following is a (a) 3 (b) 2𝑥
polynomial? (c) 0 (d) 6
𝑥2 2
(a) − 𝑥2 (b) √2𝑥 − 1 8. Zero of the zero polynomial is
2
3

(c) 𝑥 2 +
3𝑥 2
(d)
𝑥−1 (a) 0
√𝑥 𝑥+1
(b) 1
2. √2 is a polynomial of degree (c) Any real number
(d) Not defined
(a) 2 (b) 0
1 9. Zero of the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) =
(c) 1 (d) 2 2𝑥 + 5 is
3. Degree of the polynomial 4𝑥 4 + (a) − 5
2
(b) − 2
5
0𝑥 3 + 0𝑥 5 + 5𝑥 + 7 is 2 5
(c) (d)
5 2
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 3 (d) 7 10. One of the zeroes of the
polynomial 2𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 4 is
4. Degree of the zero polynomial is
1
(a) 0 (a) 2 (b) 2
1
(b) 1 (c) − 2 (d) -2
(c) Any natural number
(d) Not defined 11. If 𝑥 51 + 51 is divided by 𝑥 + 1,
the remainder is
5. If 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2√2𝑥 + 1, then
(a) 0 (b) 1
𝑝(2√2) is equal to
(c) 49 (d) 50
(a) 0 (b) 1 12. If 𝑥 + 1 is a factor of the
(c) 4√2 (d) 8√2 + 1 polynomial 2𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥, then the
6. The value of the polynomial value of 𝑘 is
5𝑥 − 4𝑥 2 + 3, when 𝑥 = −1 is (a) -3 (b) 4

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 (c) 2 (d) -2 (c) 4
1 1
(d) 2
13. 𝑥 + 1 is a factor of the
polynomial 21. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0, then 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 𝑐 3
is equal to
(a) 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1
(b) 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1 (a) 0 (b) abc
(c) 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 1 (c) 3abc (d) 2abc
(d) 𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1
EXERCISE 2.2
14. One of the factors of (25𝑥 2 − 1) +
(1 + 5𝑥)2 is 1. Which of the following expressions
(a) 5 + 𝑥 (b) 5 − 𝑥 are polynomials? Justify your
answer:
(c) 5𝑥 − 1 (d) 10𝑥

15. The value of 2492 − 2482 is (a) 8 (b) √3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥

1
2 (c) 1 − √5𝑥 (d) 5𝑥 −2 + 5𝑥 + 7
(a) 1 (b) 477
(𝑥−2)(𝑥−4) 1
(c) 487 (d) 497 (e) (f) 𝑥+1
𝑥
16. The factorisation of 4𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 3 is 1
(g) 7 𝑎3 −
2
𝑎2 + 4𝑎 − 7
√3
1
(a) (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 3) (h) 2𝑥
(b) (2𝑥 + 1)(2𝑥 + 3)
(c) (2𝑥 + 2)(2𝑥 + 5) 2. Write whether the following
(d) (2𝑥 − 1)(2𝑥 − 3) statements are True or False.
Justify your answer.
17. Which of the following is a factor of
(𝑥 + 𝑦)3 − (𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 ) ? (a) A binomial can have atmost two
terms
(a) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 (b) Every polynomial is a binomial
(b) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 𝑥𝑦 (c) A binomial may have degree 5
(c) 𝑥𝑦 2 (d) Zero of a polynomial is always 0
(d) 3𝑥𝑦 (e) A polynomial cannot have more
than one zero
18. The coefficient of 𝑥 in the (f) The degree of the sum of two
expansion of (𝑥 + 3)3 is polynomials each of degree 5 is
always 5 .
(a) 1 (b) 9
(c) 18 (d) 27 EXERCISE 2.3
𝑥 𝑦
19. If 𝑦 + 𝑥 = −1 (𝑥, 𝑦 ≠ 0), the value
1. Classify the following polynomials
of 𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3 is as polynomials in one variable, two
variables etc.
(a) 1 (b) -1
(c) 0
1
(d) 2 (a) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1
(b) 𝑦 3 − 5𝑦
20. If 49𝑥 2 − 𝑏 = 7𝑥 + 2
1 1
7𝑥 − 2 , (c) 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥
then the value of 𝑏 is (d) 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 + 1

(a) 0 (b)
1 2. Determine the degree of each of the
√2 following polynomials :

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 (a) 2𝑥 − 1
(b) -10
(c) 𝑥 3 − 9𝑥 + 3𝑥 5
(d) 𝑦 3 (1 − 𝑦 4 )
𝑥 3 +2𝑥+1 7
3. For the polynomial − 2 𝑥2 −
5
𝑥 6 , write

(a) the degree of the polynomial

(b) the coefficient of 𝑥 3
(c) the coefficient of 𝑥 6
(d) the constant term

4. Write the coefficient of 𝑥 2 in each

of the following:
𝜋
(a) 6 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 − 1

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