POLYNOMIALS

Q1. Give one example each of binomial of degree 45 and a monomial of degree 100.

Q2. Write the degree of the following polynomial: 5x5 + 4x3 – 2x2 + 7

Q3. Find the zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax + 1 where a ≠ 0.

Q4. Find the value of k , if 2 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = x3 – 2kx2 + kx – 1

Q5. Factorise : 2x2 – x – 21

Q6. Evaluate using identity: 104 × 96

Q7. Write in expanded from: ( 5p – 3q )3

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Q9. Find whether g(x) is a factor of p(x) where, p(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 4x – 4 and g(x) = x – 2.

Q10. Factorise: 25x2+16y2 + 4z2 - 40xy+16yz - 20xz

Q11. If a2+b2+c2 = 90 and a+b+c = 20, find the value of ab+bc+ca

( 1x ) = 9, find the value of ( x + x1 )

Q12. If x +
3
3

Q13. If a+b+c = 15 and ab+bc+ca = 60, find the value of a2+b2+c2

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Q14. If x + = 3, find the value of x + 4
x x

Q15. If a+b+c = 4 and ab+bc+ca = 6, find the value of a3+b3+c3–3abc

Q16. Factorise

(i) 64x3-27y3

(ii) 8x3-64y3+27z3+72xyz

Q17. If p(x) = ax3+4x2+3x-4 and q(x) = x3-4x+a, leave the same reminder when divided by x-3,
find the value of a.

Q18. Factorise: x3-8x2+17x-10.