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CHAPTER-2. POLYNOMIALS

Q.1. Write the coefficient of 𝒙𝟐 in each of the following polynomials:

(i) 𝟓 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐𝒙𝟐 (ii) (𝒙 − 𝟕)𝟐 (iii) 𝒙𝟐 (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟓)

Q.2. If 𝒑(𝒚) = 𝒚𝟑 + 𝟐𝒚𝟐 + 𝒚, find 𝒑(𝟑) − 𝒑(−𝟑).

Q.3. Find the zeroes of the following polynomials:

(𝒊) 𝒑(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏 (𝒊𝒊) 𝒑(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐 (𝒊𝒊𝒊) 𝒑(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑

Q.4. Verify whether 𝟒 and 𝟎 are zeroes of 𝑷(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒𝒙.

Q.5. Find the value of 𝒌 if the polynomial 𝑷(𝒙) = 𝒌𝒙𝟑 + 𝟗𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟏𝟎 is divided by (𝒙 − 𝟑)

Leaves remainder −𝟐𝟐.

Q.6. If the polynomials 𝒂𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟑 and 𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝟓𝒙 + 𝒂, when divided by (𝒙 − 𝟐) leave the

same remainder , find the value of 𝒂.

Q.7. Let 𝑹𝟏 and 𝑹𝟐 are the remainders when the polynomials 𝟒𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏𝟐𝒂𝒙 − 𝟓 and

𝟐𝒙𝟑 + 𝒂𝒙𝟐 − 𝟔𝒙 + 𝟐 are divided by (𝒙 − 𝟏) and (𝒙 + 𝟐)respectively. If

𝟑𝑹𝟏 + 𝑹𝟐 = −𝟐𝟖, find the value of 𝒂.

Q.8. Show that (𝒙 − √𝟐) is a factor of 𝟕𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐√𝟖 𝒙 − 𝟔.

Q.9. Find the value of 𝒂 if (𝒙 − 𝒂) is a factor of the polynomial 𝒙𝟑 − (𝒂𝟐 − 𝟏)𝒙 + 𝟐.

Q.10. Find the value of 𝒌 if (𝒙 − 𝟑) is a factor of 𝒌𝟐 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒌𝒙 − 𝟐.

Q.11. Without actual division , prove that 𝟐𝒙𝟒 − 𝟔𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐is exactly divisible by 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟐.

𝟏
Q.12. If both (𝒙 − 𝟐)and (𝒙 − ) are factors of 𝒑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟓𝒙 + 𝒓, show that 𝒑 = 𝒓.
𝟐

Q.13. Evaluate each of the following by using identities:

(𝒊)𝟏𝟎𝟕 × 𝟗𝟑 (𝒊𝒊) 𝟗𝟓 × 𝟗𝟓 − 𝟖𝟓 × 𝟖𝟓 (𝒊𝒊𝒊) 𝟐𝟑𝟑 − 𝟏𝟕𝟑 .

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Q.14. If 𝒙 + 𝒙 = 𝟓 , find the value of (𝒊) 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙𝟐 (𝒊𝒊)𝒙𝟑 + .
𝒙𝟑
Q.15. Simplify each of the following
𝒂 𝒂 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐
(𝒊)(𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐𝒚)𝟑 + (𝟒𝒙 − 𝟐𝒚)𝟑 (𝒊𝒊) (𝟑𝒃 + ) (𝟑𝒃 − ) (𝟗𝒃 + 𝒂 )
𝟐 𝟐 𝟒
Q.16. If 𝒙 + 𝒚 = 𝟏𝟐 and 𝒙𝒚 = 𝟐𝟎 , find the value of 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 .

Q.17. If 𝒙 − 𝒚 = 𝟒 and 𝒙𝒚 = 𝟐𝟐, find the value of 𝒙𝟑 − 𝒚𝟑 .

Q.18. Without actually calculating cubes , find the value of each of the following:
𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
(𝒊) 𝟑𝟎𝟑 + 𝟐𝟎𝟑 − 𝟓𝟎𝟑 (𝒊𝒊)(𝟑√𝟓) − (𝟐√𝟓) − (√𝟓)

Q.19. Factorize the following:

(𝒊)𝒙𝟑 − 𝒙 (𝒊𝒊)𝒙𝟖 − 𝟏 (𝒊𝒊𝒊)𝒂𝟐 − 𝒃𝟐 + 𝟐𝒂 + 𝟏

ANSWERS

𝟏 𝟏
Q.1. (𝒊) 𝟐 (𝒊𝒊) 𝟏 (𝒊𝒊𝒊) 𝟓 Q.2. 60 Q.3.(𝒊) ,− (𝒊𝒊) − 𝟏, −𝟐 (𝒊𝒊𝒊)√𝟑, −√𝟑
√𝟑 √𝟑

𝟏𝟎𝟓
Q.5.𝒌 = − Q.6. 𝒂 = 𝟏 Q.7. 𝒂 = 𝟏 Q.9. 𝒂 = −𝟐 Q.10.𝑲 =
𝟐𝟕

𝟐 𝟏
,−𝟑 Q.13.(𝒊) 𝟗𝟗𝟓𝟏 (𝒊𝒊) 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟎 (𝒊𝒊𝒊) 𝟕𝟐𝟓𝟒
𝟑

𝒂𝟒
Q.14. (𝒊) 𝟐𝟑 (𝒊𝒊) 𝟏𝟏𝟎 Q.15.(𝒊) 𝟏𝟔𝒙(𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔𝒚𝟐 )(𝒊𝒊) 𝟖𝟏𝒃𝟒 −
𝟏𝟔

Q.16. 1008 Q.17. 328 Q.18. (𝒊) − 𝟗𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 (𝒊𝒊) 𝟗𝟎√𝟓

Q.19.(𝒊) 𝒙(𝒙 + 𝟏)(𝒙 − 𝟏)(𝒊𝒊)(𝒙𝟒 + 𝟏)(𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏)(𝒙 + 𝟏)(𝒙 − 𝟏)(𝒊𝒊𝒊)(𝒂 + 𝟏 + 𝒃)(𝒂 + 𝟏 − 𝒃)