Polynomials Class VIII

Marks: 40

1. (a) What should be added to 2x2 + 6x – 5 to get 3x2 – 2x + 6?

(b) What must be subtracted from a2 + b 2 + c2 – 3abc to get 2a 2 – b 2 – 3c 2 + abc?
2. Multiply the following
a) x2 + y 2 + z2 and xy – yz + zx + 3 b) x2 + 3x + 1 and x2 + 3x + 2
2 2
3. Multiply 2x – 3x + 4 by 3x – 2x + 1
4. If p(x) = x2 – 2x + 1 and q(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 2x – 1, find p(x) × q(x) and find the degree of p(x) × q(x).
5. Divide : x7y– xy 7 by (x + y) (x2 – xy + y 2)
6. Divide : 4(p – q)2 – 12 (p – q) (p + q) + 9(p + q)2 by p + 5q
7. Divide : p 4 – 4q 4 by p – 2q
8. Divide : 8p 3 – 36p 2q + 54 pq2 – 27q 3 by 4p 2 – 12pq + 9q 2
9. Factorize : (2x + 3y)2 + 2(2x + 3y) (x + y) + (x + y)2
10. Factorize : a2 b 2 + c2 d 2 – a2 c2 – b 2 d 2
11. Find the values of the following monomials when x = 2, 3, – 1.5
(i) 3x2 (ii) –1.2x2
12. Find the zero of the polynomial P(x) = 2x + 5.
13. Simplify the sums given below.
(i) (–3x2) + (6x2) – (0.5x2) + (1.5x2) (ii) (–3x) + (–4x) – (–4.5x) + (2.5x)
14. Find the sum of the following:
(a) P(x) = x2–2x + 1 and Q(x) = x3–3x2–2x –1
(b) P(x) = 4t 3 – 3t 2 + 2, Q(x) = t 4 – 2t 3 + 6 and R(x) = t 3 + 4t 2 – 4
15. What sould be added to 2x2 + 6x – 5 to get 3x2 – 2x + 6?
16. a) By how much is a2 – 2ab – b 2 more than 2a 2 + 2ab – 2b 2?
b) By how much is 2(a 2 + b 2) less than a2 + 2ab + b 2 ?
17. If a + b + c = 5, a2 + b 2 + c2 = 29, find the value of ab + bc + ca.
18. Go through the division and verify your answer by using division algorithm.
(x3 – 5x2 + 11x – 10) ÷ (x – 2)
19. Go through the division and verify your answer by using division algorithm.
(8x4 – 8x3 + 15x – 10x2 +2) ÷ (4x2 + 2x – 3)
20. Divide : x4 + x3 – 9x2 – 3x + 5 by x2 + 4x + 2.

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