Marks Booster

Day – 1

[1 mark]

1. How many zeros does cubic polynomial has?

4𝑥 3/2
2. Is x2 + a polynomial? Justify your answer.
√𝑥
3. Give an example of a polynomial which is
(i) monomial of degree 1
(ii) binomial of degree 20
(iii) trinomial of degree 2
4. Find the coefficient of a3 is the expansion of (2a – 5)3.
5. Find the coefficient of y in the expansion of (2y – 3)3.
6. Write the degree of the polynomial √5.

[2 marks]

7. Which of the following expressions is a polynomial? Justify your answer.

1
(i) 4𝑥 2 (ii) 2𝑦 − 9 (iii) 𝑥−3 (iv) √3𝑡 2 + 1
1 (𝑦+1)(𝑦−3)
(v) 0 (vi) 3𝑦 (vii) (viii) √4𝑥 + 1
𝑦
5 3 1
1 4𝑥 2 −3𝑥2 +𝑥 2
(ix) 𝑥 2 + √2𝑥 − 1 (x)
√2 √𝑥

8. Classify the following as a constant, linear, quadratic and cubic polynomials.

(i) 4x (ii) 1 – 2x2 (iii) 2 + x + x2 (iv)√2
(v) 4x3 + 2x2 + 1 (vi) 2x + √5

9. Give one example of each of the following:

(i) A binomial of degree 27 (ii) A monomial of degree 0
(iii) A monomial of degree 7 (iv) A polynomial of degree 1
(v) A polynomial of degree 10 (vi) A trinomial of degree 20

[3 marks]

10. For the following polynomials:

𝑦 2 +3𝑦−1 3
(a) 2 – x – 6x2 + 8x3 (b) + 2 𝑦3 − 𝑦5
4
Write:
(i) the degree of the polynomial
(ii) the coefficient of x or y
(iii) the constant terms
 (iv) the number of terms
Day – 2
[1 mark]

1. Find the value of f(x) = 2x2 + 7x + 3 at x = – 2.

1
2. Find the value of polynomial 12x2 – 7x + 1, when x = 4.
3. Find the zero of the polynomial p(x) = 4 – 5x.
4. Find the zeros of the polynomial p(x) = 4x2 – 25.
5. Find the zeros of polynomial p(x) = x(x + 2) (x – 3).
1
6. If p(x) be a polynomial such that p(− 3) = 0, then find one factor of p(x).

[2 marks]

7. If f(z) = z2 – 3√2 𝑧 − 1, then find 𝑓(3√2).

8. If f(t) = t3 + √2𝑡 2 + 3√2𝑡 − 1, then evaluate 𝑓(2√2).
−2
9. Find the value of p( 3 ) for p(y) = 2y3 – y2 – 13y – 6.
10. If f(x) = x – 9, then find f(x) – f(-x).

[3 marks]

11. Find the zeros of the polynomial in each of the following:

(i) 𝑝(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3 (ii) 𝑞(𝑥) = 5 − 9𝑥 (iii) 𝑔(𝑦) = 3𝑦
2
(iv) 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡 − 2𝑡 (v) 𝑟(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 2) + (𝑥 + 2)2
2

(vi) ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑑, 𝑐 ≠ 0, 𝑐, 𝑑 are real numbers.

12. If f(x) = x3 + 3x2 – 2x + 4, find 𝑓(−2) + 𝑓(2) − 𝑓(0).
1
13. If f(x) = x2 – 5x + 1, evaluate 𝑓(2) − 𝑓(−1) + 𝑓 (3).

Day – 3
[1 mark]

1. What is the remainder when p(x) is divided by ax – b?

[2 marks]

2. If x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial 3x2 – kx, then find the value of k.

3. Find the value of a, if x – a is a factor of x3 – ax2 + 2x + a – 1.
4. If x11 + 101 is divided by x = 1, what is the remainder?
5. Using factor theorem, show that (x – y) is a factor of x(y2 – z2) + y(z2 _ x2) + z(x2 – y2).
6. If x2 – 1 is a factor of ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, show that a + c = 0.
7. If x + 2k is a factor of f(x) = x 5 – 4k2 x3 + 2x + 2k + 3, find k.
8. If (x + 1) is a factor of ax3 + x2 – 2x + 4a – 9, find the value of a.
9. Find the remainder obtained on dividing x6 + x4 – x2 + 1 by x – 2.
10. If 2x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial 4x2 – kx + k, then find the value of k.
11. Without actually finding f(3), find whether (x – 3) is a factor of f(x) = x3 + x2 + 4. Justify your
answer.
12. If x – 2k is a factor of f(x) = 5x3 – 10x2k – 3x – 6, find k.
13. For what value of m is x3 – 2mx2 + 16 divisible by x + 2?
14. Find the remainder when f(x) = 4x3 – 12x2 + 14x – 3 is divided by g(x) = (2x – 1).
15. If 4x3 + 7x2 – 3x – 6 is divided by x + 1, then find the quotient.
16. By remainder theorem, find the remainder when 3x4 – 4x3 – 3x – 1 is divided by x + 2.

[3 marks]

17. If x + 2k is a factor of f(x) = x 4 – 4k2x2 + 2x + 3k + 3, find k.

18. Find the remainder when f(x) = 9x3 – 3x2 + 14x – 3 is divided by g(x) = (3x – 1).
19. Check whether polynomial p(x) = 2x3 – 9x2 + x + 12 is a multiple of 2x – 3 or not.
20. Show that 2x + 1 is a factor of polynomial 2x3 – 11x2 – 4x + 1.
21. By actual division, find the quotient and remainder when 3x4 – 4x3 – 3x – 1 is divided by x +
1.
22. In each of the following, find the remainder when p(x) is divided by q(x).
(i) 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 5 + 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 + 2, 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 1
(ii) 𝑝(𝑥) = 3𝑥 4 − 4𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 − 1, 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 1
1
(iii) 𝑝(𝑥) = 4𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 3, 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 2
(iv) 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 6 + 3𝑥 2 + 10, 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 + 1
23. Check whether the polynomial g(x) is a factor of f(x) or not in each of the following:
𝑥 1
(i) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2, 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 + 3
(ii) 𝑓(𝑥) = −5𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 2, 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 − 5𝑥
(iii) 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 4𝑥 3 + 7𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 5, 𝑔(𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 − 3
(iv) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 4, 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 2

24. Find the value of a, if x – a is a factor of:

(i) 𝑥 3 − 2𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 𝑎 + 1 (ii) 𝑥 5 − 𝑎2 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 + 𝑎 + 1
25. Divide p(x) by q(x) if
(i) p(x) = 2x3 – 11x2 – 4x + 5, q(x) = 2x + 1
31 3𝑥
(ii) p(x) = x3 + 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 4, 𝑞(𝑥) = 1 +
6 2
26. Find the value of a and b so that the polynomial 𝑥 3 + 10𝑥 2 + 𝑏 is exactly divisible by
(𝑥 − 1) as
well as by
(𝑥 + 2).
 [4 marks]
1
27. If both (x – 2) and (𝑥 − 2) are factors of px2 + 5x + r, show that p = r.
28. Without actual division, prove that 2x4 + x3 – 14x2 – 19x – 6 is exactly divisible by x2 + 3x +
2.
1 𝑟
29. Find the value of 27 𝑟 3 − 𝑠 3 + 125𝑡 3 + 5𝑟𝑠𝑡, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠 = 3 + 5𝑡.
30. Find the values of a and b so that (z + 1) and (z – 1) are factors of z4 + az3 + 2z2 – 3z + b.
31. Find the values of m and n so that the polynomial p(x) = z 3 – mz2 – 13z + n has (z – 1) and
(z + 3) as factors.
32. The polynomial p(x) = x4 – 2x3 + 3x2 – 9x + 3a – 7 when divided by x + 1 leaves the
remainder 19.
𝑛−𝑞
33. If (x + a) is a factor of the polynomials x 2 + px + q and x2 + mx + n, prove that 𝑎 = 𝑚−𝑝.

Day – 4
[3 marks]

1. Factorise the following

(i) 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 63 (ii) 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 110 (iii) 6𝑥 2 − 17𝑥 + 12
(iv) 4𝑦 3 − 2𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 + 2 (v) 2𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 17𝑥 + 30 (vi) 25𝑦 2 + 110𝑦 + 121
1 2 1 2
(vii) 9𝑥 2 − 48𝑥 + 64 (viii) 9𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 3 (ix) (4𝑥 − 5) − (𝑥 + 2)
(x) 25𝑥 2 + 36𝑦 2 + 49𝑧 2 + 60𝑥𝑦 − 84𝑦𝑧 − 70𝑧𝑥
(xi) 𝑥 2 + 16𝑦 2 + 64𝑧 2 − 8𝑥𝑦 − 64𝑦𝑧 + 16𝑧𝑥
(xii) 4𝑥 2 + 81𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 − 36𝑥𝑦 + 18𝑦𝑧 − 4𝑧𝑥
(xiii) 8 + 64𝑥 3 (xiv) 𝑎3 − 3√3𝑏3 (xv) 8𝑥 3 + 27𝑦 3 + 36𝑥 2 𝑦 + 54𝑥𝑦 2
(xvi) 343𝑎3 − 𝑏3 − 147𝑎2 𝑏 + 21𝑎𝑏2 (xvii) 2√2𝑎3 + 3√3𝑏3 +
6√3𝑎2 𝑏 + 9√2𝑎𝑏2
(xviii) 8𝑎3 − 𝑏3 − 64𝑐 3 − 24𝑎𝑏𝑐 (xix) 3√3𝑎3 + 27𝑏3 − 𝑐 3 + 9√3𝑎𝑏𝑐
(xx) 5a (x – 3y) – 3b(3y – x)

2. Factorise:
(i) 2y3 + y2 – 2y – 1 (ii) 𝑥 4 𝑦 4 − 256𝑧 4
(iii) 16𝑥 2 − 24𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦 2 − 16𝑧 2 (iv) 125x2y – 405y3

[4 marks]
3. Using factor theorem, factorise the polynomial x 3 + x2 – 4x – 4.
4. Factorise: x3 + 13x2 + 32x + 20.
5. Factorise: 2x3 – 3x2 – 17x + 30.
6. Factorise: 12(x2 + 7)2 – 8(x2 + 7)(2x – 1) – 15(2x – 1)2.

Day – 5
[1 mark]

1. If a + b + c = 0, then what is the value of a3 + b3 + c3?

2. Find the value of 5132 – 5122.
1 1
3. If 49x2 – b = (7𝑥 + 2) (7𝑥 − 2), then find the value of b.

[2 marks]

4. Find the factors of (1 – x3).

5. Find the factors of y3 + y2 + y + 1.
25 𝑦2
6. Factorise: 𝑥2 − .
4 9
7. Factorise: a2 + b2 – 2ba + 2bc – 2ca
8. Find the factors of 27 + y3.
9. Find the factors of 1 – 2x2.
10. If x2 + kx + 12 = (x – 6)(x – 2) for all x, then find the value of k.
11. If y2 – 2y – p = (y – 8)(y + 6) for all y, then find the value of p.
12. Expand using suitable identity (- 2x + 5y – 3z)2.
13. Evaluate 185 × 185 – 15 × 15

[3 marks]

14. If √𝑚 + √𝑛 − √𝑝 = 0, then find the value of (m + n – p)2.

1 𝑦 3
15. Expand: ( + )
𝑥 3
16. Evaluate: (104)3 using a suitable identity.
17. Evaluate 105 × 108 without multiplying directly.
18. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of:
−3 3 −5 3 11 3
( 4 ) +( 8 ) +(8) .

19. Without finding the cubes, factorise: (2r – 3s)3 + (3s – 5t)3 + (5t – 2r)3.

20. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of:
1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3
(i) (2 𝑥 − 3 𝑦) + (3 𝑦 − 4 𝑧) + (4 𝑧 − 2 𝑥)
 (ii) (𝑎 − 2𝑏)3 + (2𝑏 − 3𝑐)3 + (3𝑐 − 𝑎)3
(0.5)3 − (0.8)3 + (0.3)3
21. Using suitable identities, expand the following:
𝑥 2
(i) (5 − 3𝑦) (ii) (1.1 𝑥 + 0.2𝑦)2 (iii) (4𝑎 − 5𝑏)3
2 3 1 1 2
(iv) (𝑦 − 5 𝑥) (v) (−3𝑎 + 5𝑏 + 4𝑐)2 (vi) (2 𝑎 − 𝑏 − 3 𝑐)

1 1 1 1
22. Find the product, using a suitable identity: (𝑎 − 𝑎) (𝑎 + 𝑎) (𝑎2 + 𝑎2) (𝑎4 + 𝑎4)
23. Factorise: 5√5𝑥 2 + 30𝑥 + 8√5 by splitting the middle term.
24. Factorise: 2x5 + 432x2 y3.
25. Factorise: 125x3 + 27y3 + 8z3 – 90xyz .
𝑟3 𝑠3 𝑡3 1
26. Factorise: − 343 − 216 − 28 𝑟𝑠𝑡.
8
27. Factorise : 125x3 – 343y3.
28. Factorise: 3x2 + 4y2 + 25z2 – 4√3𝑥𝑦 − 20𝑦𝑧 + 10√3𝑧𝑥.
2 2 1 2
29. Factorise: (5𝑟 + 3) − (2𝑟 − 3) .
30. Simplify: (2𝑥 − 5𝑦)3 − (2𝑥 + 5𝑦)3.
1 2 1 2
31. Factorize (9𝑥 − 5) − (𝑥 + 3) .
32. Give possible expression for the length and breadth of the rectangle whose area is given
by
(i) 25𝑎2 − 35𝑎 + 12 (ii) 24𝑥 2 − 15𝑥
33. Find the possible dimensions for the cuboids whose volume is
(i) V = 5x2 – 25x (ii) V = 6kt2 – 21kt – 12k

[4 marks]

34. Factorise: x8 – y8 .
35. If a + b + c = 5 and ab + bc + ca = 10, then prove that a 3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = – 25.

Day – 6

[2 marks]

1. If x + y = 9 and xy = 20, then find the value of x 2 + y2.

1 1
2. If x + 𝑥 = 4, then find the value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2.
1 1
3. Find :𝑥 + , if 𝑥 2 + = 62.
𝑥 𝑥2
4. Find the value of 4x2 + 9y2 if 2x + 3y = 18 and xy = 5.
 9 3
5. If 𝑎2 + 𝑎2 = 31, what is the value of 𝑎 − 𝑎?

[3 marks]

6. Find the value of x3 – 8y3 – 36xy – 216 when x = 2y + 6.

7. (i) If a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = 26, find a 2 + b2 + c2.
(ii) If ab + bc + ca = 36 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 85, find a + b + c.
8. Find x2 + y2 if x + y = – 14 and xy = 84.
1 1 1
(ii) Find y2 + 𝑦 2 and 𝑦 4 + 𝑦 4 if 𝑦 − 𝑦 = 9.
9. Find the value of
(i) 8𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 − 30𝑥𝑦 + 125, 𝑖𝑓 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = −5
(ii) 𝑥 3 − 27𝑦 3 + 27𝑥𝑦 + 27, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 3𝑦 − 3
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2
10. If a, b, c are all non-zero and a + b + c = 0, prove that 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑎 + 𝑎𝑏 = 3.
1
11. Verify that: 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑧 3 − 3𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 2 (𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧)[(𝑥 − 𝑦)2 + (𝑦 − 𝑧)2 + (𝑧 − 𝑥)2 ].
12. Show that p – 1 is a factor of p10 – 1 and also of p11 – 1.

[4 marks]

13. If a + b = 11, ab = 28, find the value of a3 + b3.

14. If x – y = 5 and xy = 84, find the value of x 3 – y3.
1 1
15. If 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 7, find the value of 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 3.
1 1
16. If 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 = 18, find the value of 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 3.
1 1
17. If 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 5, find the value of 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 4.
1 1 1
18. If 𝑧 2 + 𝑧 2 = 11, find the value of 𝑧 3 − 𝑧 3, using only the positive value of 𝑧 − 𝑧 .
3 3 3
(𝑥 3 −𝑦 3 ) +(𝑦 3 −𝑧 3 ) +(𝑧 3 −𝑥 3 )
19. Simplify: (𝑥−𝑦)3 +(𝑦−𝑧)3 +(𝑧−𝑥)3
.
20. Simplify: (3x – 2y)3 – (3x + 2y)3.

HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills)

1 1
1. If z2+ = 14, find the value of 𝑧 3 + .
𝑧2 𝑧3
1 1
2. If 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 3, find the value of 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 4.
3. If the polynomials az3 + 4z2 + 3z – 4 and z3 – 4z + a leave the same remainder when divided
by z – 3, find the value of a.
1 1
4. If 𝑥 2 + = 34, find 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 3 − 9.
𝑥2
 Answers
Day – 1

1. [ three zeros] 5. [ 54]

2. [ Yes] 6. [ 0]
3 20 2
3. [ (i) – 4a (ii) m – 9m (iii) y + 8y + 11] 7. [ (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (ix), (x)]
4. [ 8]
8. [ (iv) is a constant; (i), (vi) are linear polynomials; (ii), (iii) are quadratic polynomials: (v) is a cubic
polynomial]
9. [ (i) x27 + 1 (ii) 2 (iii) 4x7 (iv) 2x + 1 (v) x10 + x3 + 1 (vi) x20 + 5x8 – 10
3 −1
10. [ (a) (i) 3 (ii) – 1 (iii) 2 (iv) 4 (b) (i) 5 (ii) 4 (iii) 4
(iv) 5]

Day – 2
44
1. [ – 3 ] 5. [ 0, – 2, 3] 9. [ 27]
1
2. [ 0] 6. [ x + 3] 10. [ 2x]
4
3. [ 5] 7. [ – 1 ]
5 −5
4. [2, 2 ] 8. [ 24√2 + 11]
3 5 −𝑑
11. [ (i) 2 (ii) 9 (iii) 0 (iv) 0, 2 (v) None (vi) 𝑐
]
12. [ 28]
−113
13. [ 9
]

Day – 3
𝑏 3
1. [ p (𝑎)] 7. [ k = 2] 13. [ m = 1]
3
2. [ k = – 3 ] 8. [ a = 2] 14. [ 2]
3. [ a = 3]
1 9. [ 77] 15. [ 4𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 6]
−2
4. [ 100] 10. [ 3 ] 16. [ 85]
5. 11. [ No] 17. [ k = 3.]
5
6. 12. [k = – 1 ] 18. [ 3]
19. [ p(x) is a multiple of (2x – 3)] 23. [ (i) No (ii) Yes (iii) No (iv) Yes]
−1
20. 24. [ (i) 1 (ii) 3 ]
21. [ 3x3 – 7x2 + 7x – 10, 9]
3
22. [ (i) x + 1 (ii) – 5 (iii) 2 (iv) 2x2 + 10]
2 10 44
25. [ (i0 Q = x2 – 6x + 1, Remainder = 4 (ii) Quotient = 3 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 3 , Remainder = 3 ]
26. [ a = 7, b = – 18 ] 29. [ 0]
27. 30. [ a = 3, b = – 3 ]
28. 31. [ m = 3, n = 15]

Day – 4
1. [ (i) (x + 9)(x – 7) (ii) (x – 11)(x + 10) (iii) 2x – 3)(3x – 4) (iv) 2(y – 1) (2y – 1) (v) (x – 2) (2x – 5)(x + 3)
3 7
(vi) (5y + 11)(5y + 11) (vii) (3x – 8) (3x – 8) (viii) 3(3x – 1)(x – 1) (ix) (5𝑥 + 10) (3𝑥 − 10) (x) (5x + 6y
– 7z)2 (xi) (x – 4y + 8z)2 (xii) (- 2x + 9y + z)2 (xiii) 8(1 + 4x2 – 2x) (xiv) (𝑎 − √3𝑏)(𝑎 2 + √3𝑎𝑏 + 3𝑏 2 )
(xv) (2x + 3y)(2x + 3y)(2x + 3y) (xvi) (7a – b)(7a – b) (xvii)(√2𝑎 + √3𝑏)(√2𝑎 + √3𝑏)(√2𝑎 + √3𝑏)
(xviii) )2a – b – 4c)(4a2 + b2 + 16c2 + 2ab – 4bc + 8ac) (xix) (√3𝑎 + 3𝑏 − 𝑐)(3𝑎 2 + 9𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 −
3√3𝑎𝑏 + 3𝑏𝑐 + √3𝑐𝑎 (xx) ((5a + 3b)(x – 3y)]
2. [ (i) (2y + 1)(y + 1) (y – 1) (ii) (x2y2 + 16z2)(xy + 4z)(xy – 4z) (iii) (4x – 3y + 4z)(4x – 3y – 4z) (iv)
𝑥
(3𝑥 − 1)(3𝑥 + 1) (v) 5y(5x + 9y) (5x – 9y)]
3
3. [ (x + 1)(x + 2)(x – 2)] 5. [ (x – 2)(x + 3)(2x – 5)]
4. [ (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 10) 6. [ (2x2 – 6x + 17)(6x2 + 10x + 37)]

Day – 5

1. [ 3abc] 11. [ 48 ]
2. [ 1025] 12. [ 4x2 + 25y2 + 9z2 – 20xy – 30yz + 12zx]
1
3. [ 4] 13. [ 34000]
4. [ (1 – x)(1 + x + x2)] 14. [ 4mn]
1 𝑦 𝑦2 𝑦3
5. [ (y + 1) (y2 + 1)] 15. [ 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 27]
5 𝑦 5 𝑦
6. [ (2 𝑥 + 3 ) (2 𝑥 − 3 ) 16. [ 11, 24, 864]
7. [ (a – b)(a – b – 2c)] 17. [ 11340 ]
495
8. [ (3 + y) (9 – 3y + y2)] 18. [ 256]
9. [ (1 - √2𝑥)(1 + √2x)] 19. [ 3(2r – 3s) (3s – 5t) (5t – 2r)]
10. [ – 8 ]
1 1 1 1 1 1
20. [ (i) 3 (2 𝑥 − 3 𝑦) (3 𝑦 − 4 𝑧) (4 𝑧 − 2 𝑥) (ii) 3(a – 2b)(2b – 3c)(3c – a) (iii) 0.36]
𝑥2 6
21. [ (i) 25 + 9𝑦 2 − 5 𝑥𝑦 (ii) 1.21x2 + 0.04y2 + 0.44xy (iii) 64a3 – 125b3 – 240a2b + 300ab2 (iv) 𝑦 3 −
8 6 12 1 1
𝑥3 − 5 𝑦 2 𝑥 + 25 𝑥 2 𝑦 (v) 9a2 + 25b2 – 16c2 – 30ab + 40bc – 24ca (vi) 4 𝑎 2 + 𝑏2 + 9 𝑐 2 − 𝑎𝑏 +
125
2 1
𝑏𝑐 − 𝑐𝑎]
3 3
1
22. [ 𝑎8 − ] 28. [ (√3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 5𝑧)(√3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 5𝑧)]
𝑎8
1
23. [ √5(√5𝑥 + 2)(√5𝑥 + 4)] 29. [ (7𝑟 + 3) (3𝑟 + 1)]
24. [ 2x2 (x + 6y)(x2 – 6xy + 36y2) ] 30. [ – 250y3 – 120x2y]
25. [ (5x + 3y + 2z) (25x2 + 9y2 + 4z2 – 15xy – 6yz 120𝑥−8 150𝑥+2
31. [ ( 15
)(
15
)
– 10zx]
32. [ (i) (5a – 3), (5a – 4)]
𝑟 𝑠 𝑡 𝑟2 𝑠2 𝑡2 𝑟𝑠 𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑟
26. [ (2 − 7 − 6) ( 4 + 49 + 36 + 14 − 42 + 12)] 33. [ (i) 5, x, (x – 5) (ii) 3k, (2t + 1), (t – 4)]
27. [ (5x – 7y) (25x2 + 35xy + 49y2)] 34. [ (x4 + y4)(x2 + y2)(x + y)(x – y)]

Day – 6
1. [ 41 ] 7. [ (i) 29 (ii) √157] 13. [ 407]
2. [ 14] 8. [ (i) 28 (ii) 83, 6887] 14. [ 1385]
3. [ 64] 9. [ (i) 0 (ii) 0] 15. [ 322]
4. [ 264] 10. 16. [ 76]
5. [5 11. 17. [ 527]
6. 12. 18. [ 36]
19. [ (x2 + y2 + xy)(y2 + z2 + yz)(z2 + x2 + z)] 20. [ – 16y3 – 108x2y]

HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills)

1. [ 52]
2. [ 47]
3. [a=–1]
4. [ 189]
 NCERT ANSWERS

Exercise – 1

1. (i) and (ii) are polynomials in one variable. (v) is in three variable. (iii and iv) are not
variable, (iii), 9iv) are not polynomials, because in each of these exponent of the
variable is not a whole number.
𝜋
2. (a) 1 (b) -1 (c) (d) 0
2
3. 3x35 -4; 2y100
4. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
5. (a) quadratic (b) cubic (c) quadratic (d) linear (e)Quadratic (f) Cubic

Exercise – 2

1. (a) 3 (b) -6 (c) -3

2. (a) 1,1,3 (b) 2,4,4 (c) 0,1,8 (d) -1,0,3
3. (a) yes (b) no (c) yes (d) yes (e) yes (f) yes
−1 2
(g) yes, √3 𝑛𝑜 (h) no
√3
−5 2
4. (a) -5 (b) 5 (c) (d) (e) 0 (f) 0 (g)
2 3
−𝑑
𝑐

Exercise – 3
27 27
1. (a) 0 (b) (c) 1 (d) −𝜋3 + 3 𝜋2 -3 𝜋 + 1 (e) −
8 8
2. 5a
3. yes

Exercise – 4

1. (a) yes (b) no (c) no (d) no (e) no

2. (a) yes (b) no (c) yes
3
3. (a) -2 (b) -(2 + √2) (c) √2 − 1 (d) 2
4. (a) (3x-1)(4x-1) (b) (x+3)(2x+1) (c) (2x+3)(3x-1) (d) (x+1)(3x-4)
5. (a) (x-2)(x-1)(x+1) (b) (x+5)(x+1)(x+1) (c) (x+2)(x+10)(x+1) (d) (y-
1)(y+1)(2y+1)

Exercise – 5
9
1. (a) x2+14x+40 (b) x2 - 2x – 80 (c) 9x2 - 3x – 20 (d) y4 - 4 (e) 9 -
4x2
2. (a) 11021 (b) 9120 (c) 9984
𝑦 𝑦
3. (a) (3x+y)(3x+y) (b) (2y-1)(2y-1) (c) (𝑥 + 10) (𝑥 − 10)
4. (a) x2 + 4y2 +16z2 + 4xy + 16yz +8xz (b) 4x2 + y2 + z2 - 4xy - 2yz +4xz
(c) 4x2 + 9y2 +4z2 - 12xy + 12yz -8xz (d) 9a2 + 49b2 + c2 – 42ab + 14bc – 6ac
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑎𝑏
(e) 4x2 + 25y2 +9z2 - 20xy - 30yz + 12xz (f) + +1− −
16 4 4
𝑎
𝑏+2
5. (a) (2x+3y-4z)(2x+3y-4z) (b) (−√2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2√2𝑧)(−√2𝑥 + 𝑦 +
2√2𝑧)
6. (a) 8x3 + 12x2 +6x +1 (b) 8a3 - 27b3 – 36a2 b +54ab2
27 27 9 8
(c) 𝑥3 + 𝑥2 + 2 𝑥 + 1 (d) 𝑥 3 − 27 𝑦 3 − 2𝑥 2 𝑦 +
8 4
4𝑥𝑦 2
3
7. (a) 970299 (b) 1061208 (c) 994011992
8. (a) (2a+b)(2a+b)(2a+b) (b) (2a-b)(2a-b)(2a-b) (c) (3-5a)(3-
5a)(3-5a) (d) (4a-3b)(4a-3b)(4a-3b)
9.
10. (a) (3y+5z)(9y2 +25z2 -15yz) (b) (4m-7n)(16m2 + 49n2 -28mn)
11. (3x+y+z)(9x2 + y2 +z2 – 3xy – yz – 3xz)
12.
13. put x+y+z=0
14. (a) -1260. Let a = -12 , b = 7,c = 5. Here a+b+c = 0. (b) 16380

15. length= 5a-3, breadth= 5a-4

length= 7y-3, breadth= 5y+4

16. one possible answer is: 3, x and x – 4

one possible answer is: 4k, 3y+5 and y – 1

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