ENHANCEMENT TOPIC 6: AM015

POLYNOMIALS 2018/2019

1. Find the quotient and remainder in the following by long division. Write the answer in
the form of P(x) = Q(x) D(x) + R(x)
x4 x2 7
(a)  Ans : ( x3  x2 )( x  1)  7
x1
4 x3  2 x 2  x  1
(b)  Ans : (4x2  10 x  21)( x  2)  43
x2
3x3 2x1
(c)  Ans : (3x  3)( x2  x)  ( x 1) 
x2 x
2 x 4  3x3  x 2  5 x  6
(d)  Ans : (2x2  x  2)( x2  x  2)  (5x  2)
x2  x  2

2. Find the remainder when the following functions are divided by the linear factors
indicated.
(a) x3 – 2x + 4 ; x – 1  Ans : 3
(b) 2 x3  15 x 2  3x  7 ; 2x –1  Ans : 5
(c) 2x3 – x 2 + 4x + 15 ; 2x + 3  Ans : 0

3. If x3  3 x 2  4 x  16  ( x  2)( x  3)( x  A)  ( Bx  C ) , find the values of A, B and C.

 Ans : A  4, B  6, C  8
4. (a) Given ( x – 2 ) is a factor of f ( x)  ax3  10 x 2  bx  2 , a, b  R . When
f(x) is divided by (x – 3 ), the remainder is 16. Find the values of a and b.
 Ans : a  3, b  9
(b) Find the values of p and q if (x – 1) and (x + 2) are factors of
3x3  px2  qx  18 .  Ans : p  6, q  15

5. (a) The polynomials x3 + 4x2 – 2x + 1 and x3 + 3x2 – x + 7 leave the same

remainder when divided by x – p. Find the possible values of p.
 Ans : p  2,3
(b) The remainder of P(x) = x3 – 2x + r when divided by ( x – 1 ), is the same

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as the remainder when Q(x) = 2x3 + x – r is divided by ( 2x + 1 ), find the value

 1
of r.  Ans : r  8 

(c) The polynomial P(x) = 2x3 + mx2 – 5 leaves the same remainder when divided
by ( x – 1 ) or ( 2x + 3 ). Find the value of m and the remainder. The polynomial
also leaves the same remainder when divided by qx + r; find the values of q
and r.  Ans : m  7, R  x   4, q  1, r  3

6. (a) Find the constants p and q such that when x3 – px + q is divided by

x 2  3 x  2 , the remainder is 4x – 1.  Ans : p  3, q  5
(b) When a polynomial P(x) is divided by ( x  2) the remainder is –2, and when
divided by ( x  3) , the remainder is 3. Given that the remainder when P(x) is
divided by ( x  2) ( x  3) is px  q , find the values of p and q.

 Ans : p  5, q  12
(c) When a polynomial is divided by ( x  1) the remainder is 7, and when divided
by ( x  4) the remainder is –8. Find the remainder when the polynomial is

divided by ( x  1) ( x  4) .  Ans : R  x   3x  4

(d) A polynomial P(x) is a multiple of ( x  3) and the remainder when P(x) is

divided by ( x  3) is 12. Given that the remainder is linear, find the remainder

when P(x) is divided by x2 – 9.  Ans : R  x   2 x  6

7. Find a polynomial three if P(1) = P(-2) = 0, P(-1) = 4 and P(2) = 28.

 Ans : P( x)  3x3  4 x2  5x  2

8. (a) Show that ( x – 2 ) is a factor of 3x 3  7 x 2  4

(b) Hence, or otherwise, factorize 3 x 3  7 x 2  4 completely.
 Ans : P( x)  (3x  2) ( x  1) ( x  2)

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9. (a) Three of the factors of ax3 + bx2 +x + c are x , 1+ x and 1- x. Find a, b

and c.  Ans : a  1, b  0, c  0
(b) Find the values of a and b that make 2x3 + ax2 – 13x + b exactly divisible by
x2  x  6 .  Ans : a  1, b  6

10. (a) Given that 2x – 1 is a factor of 8x3 + 4x2 + kx + 15, find the value of k and
factorize P(x) completely.  Ans : k  34, P( x)  (2 x  1)(2 x  5)(2 x  3)
(b) Given ( x  1) and ( x  2) are factors of P( x)  5x 3  ax2  bx  8 , find the
values of a and b. Hence factorize P(x) completely.

 Ans : a  9, b  6, P  x   (5x  4)( x 1)( x  2) 

11. Two of the factors of P( x)  ax3  bx2  2 x  4 are ( x  1) and ( x  2) .

(a) Find the values of a and b.  Ans : a  2, b  4

(b) Determine the third real factor of P(x) .  Ans :  2 x  2 

12. The polynomial P(x) is given by P( x)  x 3  3x 2  2 x  6 .

(a) Use the factor theorem to show that ( x  3) is a factor of P(x) .

(b) Write P(x) in the form ( x  3) (ax2  bx  c) , giving the values of a, b and c.

 Ans : a  1, b  0, c  2
(c) Hence solve P ( x )  0 .  Ans : x   2, 2,3
 
(d) Using your solutions to P ( x )  0 , write down the solutions of the equation

P ( x  1)  0 .  Ans : x  1  2,  1  2 ,2
 

13. Assuming that the polynomial P( x)  (b  2) x 3  (5b  4) x 2  (4b  24) x  32 can be

expressed as P( x)  ( x  a) Q( x) . If a  4 , show that Q( x)  (b  2) x 2  (b  4) x  8 .

14. A polynomial has the form P( x)  3x 3  mx 2  2 x  n where m and n are real constants.
When P(x) is divided by x  1 , the remainder is 2. If 2 is one of the roots of P ( x )  0
, determine the values of m and n. Hence, factorize P(x) completely.

 Ans : m  7, n  8, P  x   ( x  2)(3x  4)( x  1) 

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15. (a) Find the zeroes of x3  7 x 2  x  7  Ans : 7, 1,1

(b) Given that 2 is a zeroes of polynomial P( x)  x 3  2 x 2  (m  4) x  (m 2  32) ,

find the values of m.  Ans : m  4, 6

16. The polynomial P( x)  x 3  x 2  10 x  a is divisible by x + 1.

(a) Use the factor theorem to determine the value of a.  Ans : a  8
(b) Factorize P(x) completely.  Ans : P  x   ( x  1)( x  4)( x  2)

4x  1  1 1 3 
(c) Express in partial fractions.  Ans : x  1  2( x  4)  2( x  2) 
P( x)  

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