MATHEMATICS ASSIGNMENT IX

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ASSIGNMENT ON POLYNOMIALS
Directions for questions 1 6: State true or false
1.

If x is a variable and a is a constant, then x + a is a constant.

2.

Every combination of constants and variables is a variable.

3.

The coefficient of xo in the polynomial 3x3 5x2 + 4x 8 is 4.

4.

The degree of the polynomial 5x2 3x3 + 4x5 6x + 7 is 11.

5.

The degree of the polynomial ax + by + cxy + 7 is 1 (given that a, b, c are constants and x and y are
variables)

6.

x15 y25 is a polynomial in degree 10.

7.

Write the degrees of the following polynomials.

(a)

3x 5x2 7

(b)

25 2x2 7x3

(c)

1x

(d)

(e)

(x2y2)3 + (x2y)2 + (xy)4

8.

If p(x) = 2x2 + x + 3, find the value of p(0), p(1) and p(3).

9.

If p(y) = (y + 3) (y 1) y, find the values of p(1) and p(y + 1)

10.

Given that p(x) = 5x2 + 7x + k. If p(1) = 25 find the value of k.

11.

If p(x) = (x + 2) (x + 3) + 7, find the values of p(2) and p(3). Also find p(3) p(2).

12.

Find the zeros of the following linear polynomials.

13.

14.

(i)

p(x) = lx + m

(iii)

p(x) =

4x
5
3

(ii)

p(x) = 4x 3

(iv) p(x) = 8x 5

Check whether the values indicated against each polynomial are its zeros or not
(i)

x2 1; x = 1, 1

(iii)

7x + 4; x =

7
4

(ii)

2x + ; x =

(iv)

4x 1; x =

1
4

Find the zeros of the following polynomials.

(a)

p(x) = ax + b

(b)

p(x) = mx n

(c)

p(x) = 4x + 7

(d)

p(y) = y2 16

15.

Find the value of the polynomial 3x2 + 2x + 8 at x = 0, x = 1 and x = 2.

16.

If zero of the polynomial p(x) = x + k is 2, find k.

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17. If zero of the polynomial p(y) = 5y k is 5, find the value of k .

18.

Using remainder theorem, find the remainder when 2x2 + x + 3 is divided by (x 1).

19.

Divide 4x3 3x2 + 2x + 5 by (x 2).

20.

When p(x) = 5x2 7x + 15 is divided by (x + 5), what is the remainder?

21.

Find the remainder when 3x2 + 4x 5 is divided by (3x 6)

22.

The polynomial p(x) = 2x3 + 6x2 + bx + 9 leaves a remainder 15 when divided by (x + 1), find the value
of b.

23.

Use the remainder theorem to find the remainder when x3 3x2 + 3x 1 is divided by
(i)

x1

(ii)

1
2

(iii) 2x + 1

24.

Find the remainder when x3 + kx2 + 9x + k is divided by (x + k).

25.

If f(x) = 5x3 2x2 2x 2, find the values of

(i)

f(0)

(ii)

f(1)

(iii)

1
2

26.

Show that (2x 3) is a factor of 2x3 9x2 + 11x 3.

27.

What real number should be added to x4 x2 12 to make it a multiple of (x + 2)?

28.

Find the value of k for which (x 1) is a factor of

p(x) = x2 + x + k

(i)
29.

(ii)

p(x) = kx2 3x + k

(iii)

(iv)

f(1)

p(x) = 2x2 + kx + 2

Find the value of m and n for which (x 1) and (x + 2) both are factors of the
polynomial 2x3 + mx2 + nx 10

30.

If (x 3) is a factor of p(x) = x3 kx2 + (k + 1) x 12, find the value of k.

31.

Find the value of a, if (x + 1) is a factor of ax3 9x2 + x + 6a

32.

Factorize the following polynomials.

(i)

x2 16x + 63

(ii)

3 2x2 + 5x

(iii) 15k2 4k 3

(iv)

2x2 + 3 3 x + 3

(v)

15x2 + 3 3 x + 3

(vi)

2(x + y)2 + 9(x + y) (x y) 5 (x

(ix)

x(x 1) y(y 1)

y)2 (vii) 5 20x2

33.

3
(viii) (x + y) x y

Factorize the following

x10 y4

(i)

(ii)

x7 x3
y2

(iii)
34.

a b a2 + b

(iv)

x2 (y + z)2

(v)

2
2
2
2
(vi) a + b c d + 2ab 2cd
Factorize the following using factor theorem

(i)

44

(vii) x2 + y2 + 2xy 100

x3 3x2 9x 5

(ii)

2x3 + x2 2x 1

(iv) 4x3 + 8x2 + x 3

(v)

2x2 + x 15

(iii) 6a2 + a 1

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35. Expand

(i)
(iv)

(vii)

(4x + 3y) (4x + 2y)

(x + 2y + 3z)2

3
36.

37.

(v)

(m 9) (m + 10)
1

1
+

(iii) (2k 5) (2k + 7)

2
(vi) (x 3)3

Evaluate using suitable identities

(i)

993

(iv)

(97)3

(ii)

(102)3

(ii)

8x3 y3 + 125z3 + 30xyz

(iii)

(201)3

Factorize
(i)

38.

(ii)

x3 y3 1 3xy

3
3
3
(iii) (a + b c) + (a b + c) 8a
Find the value of

(iv) 125x3 8 + 90xy + 27y3

(i)

303 203 103

(ii)

103 + 203 303

(iii)

53 + 33 83

(iv)

503 + 303 803

39.

If a1/3 + b1/3 + c1/3 = 0 show that (a + b + c)3 = 27 abc

40.

If a + b = 5 find the value of a3 + b3 + 125.

41.

If a b = c, show that a3 b3 c3 3abc = 0

42.

If the polynomial p(x) leaves a remainder 5 each when divided by (x 1) and (x 2), find p(x).

43.

The volume of a cuboid is x4 + 7x2 8. Write down the possible expressions for its dimensions.

44.

If a + b + c = 3m show that (m a)3 + (m b)2 + (m c)3 3 (m a) (m b) (m c) = 0

45.

If 2x3 + ax2 bx 15 has (2x + 3) as a factor and leaves a remainder 5, when divided by (x 1), find
the value of a2 + b2

46.

If (x 1) and (x + 2) both are factors of 2x3 + ax2 + bx 10, then find the value of (a + b)2

47.

State remainder theorem and find the remainder when x3 + 4x2 + 7x 15 is divided by (5 3x)

48.

If the zero of the polynomial ax + b is 1, find the value of (a + b + 1)2

49.

If the zero of the polynomial ax + bx + a + b is 3 find the value of (a + b)2.

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POLYNOMIALS
ANSWER KEY
1.

False

2.

False

7.

(a) (2), (b) (3), (c) (1), (d) (0), (e) (12)

10.

12

11.

3.

(7, 7, 0)

12.

False

(i)

4.

False

5.

False

8.

(3, 6, 18)

9.

(0, (y + 4) y(y + 1)

(ii)

l
13.

(iii)

(i) yes (ii) No (iii) No (iv) Yes

(8, 9, 24)

16.

17.

22.

23.

(i) (0),

(ii)

25.

(i) 2

(ii) 7

(iii)

18.

(iii)

(b)

a
15.

15

False
5

(iv)

4
b

14. (a)

6.

(c)

8
7

6
5

( 4)

(d)

20.

175

24.

8k

27.

30.

21.

15

31.

8
17

(iv) 3

8
28.

(i) (2) (ii)

(iii) (2 2 )

29.

21
2

2
32.

(i) (x 9) (x 7)
(iv) (2x + 3 ) (x +

3)

5
2

(ii) (2x + 1) (x 3)

(iii)

(5k 3) (3k + 1)

2
(v) 3(5x + 3 x + 3)

(vi)

2(3x2 4y2 + 7xy)

2
2
(viii) (x + y) (x + y + 2xy 1)

(vii) 5(1 + 2x) (1 2x)

5

,n =

(iv) (x y z) (x + y + z)

(ii) x (x 1) (x + 1) (x + 1)
y
y
(v)
2
+2
2
2

(vi) (a + b + c + d) (a + b c d)

(vii) (x + y + 10) (x + y 10)

34.

2
(i) (x + 1) (x 5)
(iv) (2x 1) (2x + 3) (x + 1)

(ii) (2x + 1) (x + 1) (x 1)
(v) (2x 5) (x + 3)

(iii) (3a 1) (2a + 1)

35.

2
2
(i) 16x + 20xy + 6y

2
(ii) m + m 90
1
1
1

2
(iii) 4k + 4k 35

33.

(i) (x y ) (x + y )

(ix) (x y) (x + y 1)

(iii) (a b) (1 a b)

2
2
2
(iv) x + 4y + 9z + 4xy + 12yz + 6xz

(v) x

36.

3
2
(vi) x 9x + 27x 27
(i) 970299

(vii) 27

37.

2
2
(i) (x y 1) (x + y xy + y x + 1)

2
2
2
(ii) (2x y + 5z) (4x + y + 25z 2xy 5yz + 100xz)

38.

(iii) 2a(b2 + c2 a2 2bc)

(i) 18000
(ii) 18000

2
2
(iv) (5x + 3y 2) (25x + 9y + 4 15xy + 6y + 10x)
(iii) 360
(iv) 360000

40.

46.

81

(ii) 1061208

+y2 + z
3
x
27

42. (x2 3x +7)

335
47.
27

+ xy
9

y2

zx

x x+ x
(iii) 8120601

(iv) 912673

43.

(x1, x + 1, x2 + 8) 45.

82

48.

49.

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