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POLYNOMIALS
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a polynomial.
1
(i) f(x) = x +
x
(ii) g(x) = √x − 3
(iii) h(y) = √
3 y − 6
(x − 1)(x − 3)
(iv) p(x) =
x
1
(v) q(x) =
x + 2
x + 3
(vi) r(x) =
x + 4
(i) x 3
− 5x + 2
(ii) y 2
+ √2y − √5
(iii) 2√x + 7
(iv) − 6
1
(v) 4t 2
+ t + 2√3
6
5
(vi) z 2
+ + 1
2
z
1
(vii)
3x
(viii) 1 − √5x
1
(ix) −2
+ 3x + 5
4x
3/2
6√x + x
(x)
√x
(i) x − x
3
(ii) y 4
− y
(iii) y + y 2
+ 4
(iv) √2x − 1
(v) 5x 3
(vi) 3
(vii) t 2
(viii) 2 + x
(ix) 5t − √7
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(i) (x − 1)(3x − 4)
(iii) 5x − 3
π
(iv) x
2
+ x .
2
(iii) x 3
− 9x + 3x
5
(iv) y 3
(1 − y )
4
(ii) If q(x) = x
2
− 2√2x + 1 , find q(2√2).
(iii) If r(x) = 5x − 4x
2
+ 3 find r( − 1) .
9. If
3 2
p(x) = x + 2x − 5x − 6, find p(2), p( − 1), p( − 3) and p(0)
p(x)?
10. Check whether − 2 and 2 are the zeros of the polynomial x+2 .
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(i) p(x) = x − 3
(ii) q(x) = 3x + 2
A. 0
B. -6
C. 6
D. 9
Answer: C
p(x) = 3x
4
− 4x
3
− 3x − 1 and g(x) = x − 2 .
p(x) = x
3
+ x
2
+ 2x + 3 and g(x) = x + 2 .
Find p( − 2) . What do you observe ?
p(x) = x
4
+ 2x
3
− 3x
2
+ x − 1 is divided by g(x) = x − 2.
p(x) = x
3
− 3x
2
+ 4x + 50 is divided by g(x) = x + 3 .
18. f(x) = 4x
3
− 12x
2
+ 14x − 3, g(x) = 2x − 1
p(x) = 12x
3
− 13x
2
− 5x + 7 is divided by g(x) = (2 + 3x) .
(x + π) .
A. π 3
+ 3π
2
− 3π + 1
B. − π 3
− 3π
2
− 3π + 1
C. − π 3
+ 3π
2
− 3π + 1
D. − π 3
+ 3π
2
− 3π − 1
Answer: C
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(2x
3
+ ax
2
+ 3x − 5) and (x
3
+ x
2
− 2x + a) leave the
is exactly divisible by (x + 3) .
value of a.
(x + 2) ?
(2x
4
+ 3x
3
− 12x
2
− 7x + 6) is exactly divisible by
(x
2
+ x − 6) .
31. If (ax 3
+ bx
2
− 5x + 2) has (x + 2) as a factor and leaves a
A. 2
B. 3
C. − 3
D. − 2
Answer: B
Exercise 2 A
(i) x 5
− 2x
3
+ x + √3
(ii) y 3
+ √3y
2
(iii) t 2
− t + √5
5
(iv) x 100
− 1
1
(v) x
2
− √2x + 2
√2
(vi) x −2
+ 2x
−1
+ 3
(vii) 1
−3
(viii)
5
2
x 2
(ix) −
2
2 x
(x) √2x 3 2
− 8
1
(xi) 2
2x
1
(xii) x
1/2
+ 1
√5
3 7
(xiii) x
2
− x + 9
5 3
(xiv) x 4
− x
3/2
+ x − 3
(xv) 2x 3
+ 3x
2
+ √x − 1
1 − y − y
3
(v) x − x
3
+ x
4
(vi) 1 + x + x
2
(vii) − 6x
2
(viii) − 13
(ix) − p
3. Write
π 2
(v) the constant term in x
2
+ 7x − π .
2 5
(ii) y 2
(y − y )
3
1
(iv) − x + 3
2
(v) − 8
(vi) x −2
(x
4
+ x )
2
(i) x − 2x
2
+ 8 + 5x
3
2
(ii) + 4y
2
− 3y + 2y
3
(iii) 6x 3
+ 2x − x
5
− 3x
2
(iv) 2 + t − 3t 3
+ t
4
− t
2
Exercise 2 B
1. If p(x) = 5 − 4x + 2x
2
, find (i)p(0) (ii)p(3) (iii)p( − 2)
(i) p (0) ,
(ii) p(2) ,
(iii) p( − 1) .
3. If f(t) = 4t
2
− 3t + 6 , find
(i) f (0) ,
(ii) f (4) ,
(iii) f( − 5) .
4. If p(x) = x
3
− 3x
2
+ 2x , find p (0) , p(1) , p(2). What do you
conclude?
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5. If p(x) = x
3
+ x
2
− 9x − 9 , find p (0) , p (3) , p (-3) and p(-1).
(x)?
2
is a zero of the polynomial , q (x) = x+3. (iii) is a zero of the
5
−1
polynomial , f (x) =2 - 5x. (iv) is a zero of the polynomial , g
2
(y) = 2y +1.
p(x) = x − 5
(ii) q(x) = x + 4
(iii) r(x) = 2x + 5
(iv) f(x) = 3x + 1
(v) g(x) = 5 − 4x
(vi) h(x) = 6x − 2
(viii) q(x) = 4x
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f(x) = 2x
3
− 5x
2
+ ax + b then find the values of a and b.
A. a = -2 , b = 0
B. a = 2 , b = 1
C. a = 2 , b = 0
D. a=2 , b= -1
Answer: C
Exercise 2 C
1. By actual division, find the quotient and the remainder when
x
4
+ 1 and x − 1 .
p(x) = 2x
4
− 6x
3
+ 2x
2
− x + 2 and g(x) = x + 2 .
p(x) = 2x
3
− 7x
2
+ 9x − 13, g(x) = x − 3 .
p(x) = x
3
− 6x
2
+ 9x + 3, g(x) = x − 1 .
p(x) = 2x
3
− 7x
2
+ 9x − 13, g(x) = x − 3 .
p(x) = 3x
4
− 6x
2
.
+ 8x − 2, g(x) = x − 2
p(x) = 2x
3
− 9x
2
+ x + 15, g(x) = 2x − 3 .
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p(x) = x
3
− 2x
2
.
− 8x − 1, g(x) = x + 1
A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 1
Answer: B
p(x) = 2x
3
+ x
2
− 15x − 12, g(x) = x + 2 .
p(x) = 6x
3
+ 13x
2
.
+ 3, g(x) = 3x + 2
10. Using the remainder theorem , find the remainder , when p (x)
11. Using the remainder theorem , find the remainder , when p (x)
12. Using the remainder theorem , find the remainder , when p (x)
p(x) = x
3
− ax
2
+ 6x − a, g(x) = x − a .
(2x
3
+ x
2
− ax + 2) and (2x
3
− 3x
2
− 3x + a) when divided
by (x − 2) leave the same remainder . Find the value of a.
15. If p(x) = x
3
− 5x
2
+ 4x − 3 and g(x) = x − 2 show that
Exercise 2 D
3
p(x) = x − 8, g(x) = x − 2
3 2
p(x) = 2x + 7x − 24x − 45, g(x) = x − 3
4 3 2
p(x) = 2x + 9x + 6x − 11x − 6, g(x) = x − 1
4 2
p(x) = x − x − 12, g(x) = x + 2
2 3
p(x) = 69 + 11x − x + x , g(x) = x + 3
3 2
p(x) = 2x + 9x − 11x − 30, g(x) = x + 5
4 3 2
p(x) = 2x + x − 8x − x + 6, g(x) = 2x − 3
3 2
p(x) = 3x + x − 20x + 12, g(x) = 3x − 2
2
p(x) = 7x − 4√2x − 6, g(x) = x − √2
when
2
p(x) = 2√2x + 5x + √2, g(x) = x + √2
(2x
3
+ 9x
2
+ x + k) .
(2x
3
− 3x
2
− 18x + a) .
A. a =- 6
B. a =- 7
C. a =- 8
D. a =- 9
Answer: C
(ax
3
+ x
2
− 2x + 4a − 9) .
(x
5
− 4a x
2 3
+ 2x + 2a + 3) .
(8x
4
+ 4x
3
− 16x
2
+ 10x + m) .
(x
4
− x
3
− 11x
2
− x + a) is divisible by (x+3).
is exactly divisible by x 2
+ 2x − 3.
19. If (x 3
+ ax
2
+ bx + 6) has (x − 2) as a factor and leaves a
a and b.
(x
3
− 10x
2
+ ax + b) is exactly divisible by (x -1) as well as (x
-2).
(x
3
− 10x
2
+ ax + b) is exactly divisible by (x-1) as well as (x-2).
1
22. If both ( x- 2 ) and (x − ) are factor of px
2
+ 5x + r ,
2
A. p = r
2
1
B. p =
r
C. -p = r
D. p = r
Answer: D
2x
4
− 5x
3
+ 2x
2
− x + 2 is divisible by x 2
− 3x + 2 .
A. -5
B. 4
C. 5
D. -4
Answer: C
A. 2x+9
B. 9x+2
C. − x 2
+ 5
D. None of these
Answer: A
(x
n n
+ a ) for any odd positive integer n .
variable ?
2
A. x + + 3
x
2
B. 3√x + + 5
√x
C. √2x 2
− √3x + 6
D. x 10
+ y
5
+ 8
Answer: C
A. √x − 1
x − 1
B.
x + 1
2
C. x 2
− + 5
2
x
3/2
2x
D. x 2
+ + 6
√x
Answer: D
A. √y + 4
3
B. √y − 3
C. y
1
D. + 7
√y
Answer: C
1
A. x − + 2
x
1
B. + 5
x
C. √x + 3
D. − 4
Answer: D
A. x −2
+ x
−1
+ 3
B. x + x
−1
+ 2
C. x −1
D. 0
Answer: D
A. x + 4
B. x 3
+ x
C. x 3
+ 2x + 6
D. x 2
+ 5x + 4
Answer: D
A. x + x
2
B. x + 1
C. 5x 2
− x + 3
1
D. x +
x
Answer: B
A. x 2
+ x + 3
B. x 2
+ 4
C. 2x 2
1
D. x + 3 +
x
Answer: B
1
A.
2
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0
Answer: D
A. 1
B. 0
C. not defined
D. none of these
Answer: C
A. 0
B. 1
D. not defined
Answer: C
A. 0
B. 4
C. 2x
D. 8
Answer: D
13. If P (x) = x
2
− 2√2x + 1 then p(2√2) is equal to?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 4√2
D. − 1
Answer: B
14. If p(x) = 5x − 4x
2
+ 3 then p( − 1) = ?
A. 2
B. − 2
C. 6
D. − 6
Answer: D
A. 0
B. 1
C. 49
D. 50
Answer: D
A. 4
B. − 3
C. 2
D. − 2
Answer: C
the remainder is
A. 0
B. − 1
C. − 15
D. 21
Answer: D
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remainder is
A. 0
B. 32
C. 36
D. 4
Answer: D
the remainder is
A. 0
B. − 5
C. − 2
D. 2
Answer: C
remainder is
A. 0
B. a
C. 2a
D. 3a
Answer: B
remainder is
A. 0
B. a
C. − a
D. 2a
Answer: C
A. x 3
+ x
2
− x + 1
B. x 3
+ 2x
2
− x − 2
C. x 3
+ 2x
2
− x + 2
D. x 4
+ x
3
+ x
2
+ 1
Answer: B
−2
A.
5
−5
B.
2
2
C.
5
5
D.
2
Answer: B
A. 2, 3
B. − 2, 3
C. 2, − 3
D. − 2, − 3
Answer: C
1
A. , 3
2
1
B. , − 3
2
−1
C. , 3
2
−1
D. 1,
2
Answer: B
−1
A. 4,
2
1
B. 4,
2
1
C. − 4,
2
−1
D. − 4,
2
Answer: C
A. − 5
B. 5
C. 3
D. − 3
Answer: B
p(x) = x
3
+ 10x
2
+ mx + n then
A. m = 5 , n = - 3
B. m = 7 , n = - 18
C. m = 17 , n = - 8
D. m = 23 , n = - 19
Answer: B
29. If (x 100
+ 2x
99
+ k) is divisible by (x + 1) then the value of
k is
A. 1
B. 2
C. − 2
D. − 3
Answer: A
p(x) = 2x
3
− kx
2
+ 3x + 10 exactly divisible by (x+2) ?
1
A. −
3
1
B.
3
C. 3
D. − 3
Answer: D
A. 0 , 0
B. 0 , 3
C. 0 , -3
D. 3 , -3
Answer: B
1
B. and √3
√3
−1
C. and √3
√3
1 −1
D. and
√3 √3
Answer: D