ASSESS YOURSELF

When p(x)
1. Ifr+ a is a factor of 2x +2ax +5x+ 10, find a. 10. p(r) is a polynomial of degree more than 2.
2. For what value ofk, is divided by x -

2, it leaves remainderl and when it

-4) is a zero of the polynomial
is divided by x -

3 it leaves a remainder 3. Find the

r-x- (2k + 2)? remainder when p(x) is divided by (x - 2)(x - 3).

3. If 1 is a zero of polynomial
px) = a r - 3 (a - 1) - 1 , then find the value of a.
11. Find other zeroes of the polynomial x - 7x + 12 if it
is given that two of its zeroes are 3 and-3.
4. Ifa, B are the zeroes of the polymomial 2 +7y+5, write ICBSE 2011]
the value of a +B+ aß. 12. Obtain all other zeroes of the polynomial x* 3x - -

5. Show that the polynomial x - 2x + 5 has no real +9x-6, if two of its zeroes are 3 and -V3.
zeroes. CBSE 2011]
6. Determine is 3 polynomial
a zero of the 13. Find the zeroes of quadratic polynomials p(x) = abx

PMx)= -4x+3 + V-9 - V4x?-14x+6 +(b + acx + bc and verify the relationship between
the zeroes and its
coefficients
7. Find the zeroes of 3x+ 10x+7/3
14. If a, B, of polynomial p(r) ax +
are zeroes =
bx + c,
8. On dividing x -

3x +x+2 by a polynomial gx),

the quotient and remainder were x - 2 and 2 x + 4,
find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are
aa+b
and 1
respectively. Find gx).
aß+b
9. If the polynomial 6x +8x- 5x + ax +b is exactly 15. If a, B are of the
zeroes quadratic polynomial p(y)»
divisible by the polynomial 2x -

5, then find the

values of a and b.
3y-6y+4, find the valueof- |+3aß.
 b and r t t d, then find the value of d
16. Ifx -2 is a common factor of the expressions x ax + cx

17. If R, and R, are the remainders when polynomials x +2x - Sax 7 and x ta 12x6 are diui.
ivided h,
(x+ 1) and (x - 2) respectively such that 2R, +
R, 6, find a.

18. Without plotting the graph, find the maximum numbers of points in which the graphs of the following polynan
oma
may intersect the x-axis
( )plr) 2+Sx (i) p ( x ) r 2 x I (iti) px) 2x +3x" +7r-2r+r+d
19. Without plotting the graph. find the number of points in which the graph of the following polynomial will me
the x-axis and hence find the number of zeroes of the polynomial

) p(x) =2x + 5x 4
(i) px) 12x 9x-4 (ii) px) 4x+2x +7
20. The graph of y = p(x) are given in the following figures of some polynomials p(x). Using geometrical meanin

ofzeroes of a polynomial, find the zeroes of p(x) in each case.

Ay
4

y =PX)3- 3(0. 3)
y pX)
0 , 1) 1t
1 , 0) (-1 ) (2, 0
x 2 1
0, -1)
-2+ y pix)
-3 -3

y'
(ii) (ii)
(i)

2t
X

13
-2 Vy= Px) (0,-3y =plx)
3
4

(v)
(iv) the relationship between zeroes and coeficiet
x - 2 5 and verify
of quadratic polynomial p(x)
=

21. Find the zeroes

of px).
+4 can have is:
=
(r -2)
22. The number of zeroes that polynomialfx) (d) 3
(b) 2 (c) 0
(a) 1
4r*- 12x + 9 are:
of the polynomial fx)
=
23. The zeroes
(d) -3, -4
(b) (c) 3,4
of zeroes is-2 is:
24. The quadratic polynomial whose of zeroes is 3 and product
sum
(d) x - 3x - 2
(a) 3x -2 (b) -2x+3 (c)x-3x+2
25. If (x + 1) is a factor of 2x + ax +2bx +1, then find the values of a and b given that 2a - 36 = 4

(a) a= -1, b =-2 (b) a =

2, b =
5 (c) a =
5, b =
2 (d) a =
2, b =
0

26. If p(x) =
ax + bx +c, then is equal to
a
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) sum of zeroes (d)product of zeroes
than
27. If p(x) g(x) q(x) + r(x), then degree of q(x) is always less
=
.

(a) the degree of g(x) (b) the degree of p()

(c) equal to degree of p(x) (d) the degree of rtr)
then degree of q(x) is
g(x). q(x) + r(x) degree of p(x) 6, degree g(r) 3,
of =
=

28. If p(x) =

(c) 1 (a) 4
(a) 2 b) 3