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17 More about Polynomials 2. d2 – 4 = (d + 2) (d – 2)

d2 – d – 2 = (d – 2)(d + 1)
Multiple-choice Questions d + d – 2 = (d + 2)
2
(d – 1)
Instant Practice 1 L.C.M. = (d + 2)(d – 2)(d + 1) (d – 1)
1. 8p2q5 = 23 p2 q5 The answer is C.
18p4q2 = 2 (3 ) p4 q2
2

48q4r = 24 (3) q4r 3. (e – 1)3 = (e – 1)3

L.C.M. = 24 (32) p4 q5r e –1
3
= (e – 1) (e2 + e + 1)
= 144p4q5r e2 – 3e + 2 = (e – 1)(e – 2)
The answer is C. L.C.M. = (e – 1)3(e – 2)(e2 + e + 1)
The answer is D.
2. 3ab4c2 = 3 a b4 c2
4a4b2c =2 2
a4 b2 c 4. a2 + a – 2 = (a + 2) (a – 1)
10b6c7 = 2 (5) b6 c7 a2 – 1 = (a – 1)(a + 1)
L.C.M. = 22(3)(5) a4 b6 c7 a –1
3
= (a – 1) (a2 + a + 1)
= 60a4b6c7 H.C.F. = a–1
The answer is C. The answer is C.

MC Shortcut
3. 12x4y2 = 22(3) x4y2
We only need to factorize the first 2 polynomials
16x2z = 24 x2 z
(with degree 2) and find the H.C.F. which is (a – 1).
20y6z3 = 22 (5) y6 z3 The degree of H.C.F. of the given 3 polynomials
L.C.M. = 24(3)(5) x4y6 z3 cannot be higher than the degree of the H.C.F. of the 2
= 240x4 y6z3 polynomials.
The answer is C.

5. b2 – 1 = (b – 1) (b + 1)
4. 4d e
2 3
=2 2
de 2 3
b2 – 3b + 2 = (b – 1) (b – 2)
6d ef = 2 (3) d7 e f4
7 4
b – 2b – b + 2 = (b – 1) (b + 1) (b – 2)
3 2

8e4f2 = 23 e4 f2
H.C.F. =b–1
H.C.F. = 2e
The answer is B.
The answer is A.

Guidelines Instant Practice 3

To find the H.C.F., for each prime factor/variable, 1. Let the third expression be kaxbycz, where k, x, y and z are
select the lowest degree. constants.
Consider the constant factors and the H.C.F., k = 1.
Consider the L.C.M. and the degree of a, x = 5.
5. 12a2b5c = 22( 3) a2b5c
Consider the H.C.F. and the degree of b, y = 1.
18a5b3 = 2 (32) a5b3
Consider the H.C.F. and the degree of c, z = 1.
9a3b4c2 = 32 a3b4c2
The third expression = a5bc
H.C.F. = 3 a2b3
The answer is B.
The answer is B.

2. Let the third expression be kaxbycz, where k, x, y and z are

Instant Practice 2 constants.
1. (c + 1)2 = (c + 1)2 Consider the constant factors and the H.C.F., k = 3.
c2 – 1 = (c + 1) (c – 1) Consider the L.C.M. and the degree of a, x = 6.
c2 – c = c (c – 1) Consider the H.C.F. and the degree of b, y = 1.
L.C.M. = c (c + 1) (c – 1)
2
Consider the L.C.M. and the degree of c, z = 4.
The answer is C. The third expression = 3a6bc4
The answer is C.
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3. Let the third expression be kaxbycz, where k, x, y and z are 3.

constants.
Consider the constant factors and the H.C.F., k = 2. =
Consider the L.C.M. and the degree of a, x = 4.
Consider the H.C.F. and the degree of b, y = 2. =
Consider the H.C.F. and the degree of c, z = 1.
The third expression = 2a4b2c =
The answer is C.
The answer is C.

4. Let the third expression be kaxbycz, where k, x, y and z are

constants. 4.
Consider the constant factors and the H.C.F., k = 1.
Consider the H.C.F. and the degree of a, x = 3. =
Consider the L.C.M. and the degree of b, y = 2.
Consider the L.C.M. and the degree of c, z = 7. =
The third expression = a3b2c7
The answer is C.
The answer is D.

5. Let the third expression be kaxbycz, where k, x, y and z are 5.

constants.
Consider the constant factors and the L.C.M., k = 4. =
Consider the H.C.F. and the degree of a, x = 2.
Consider the L.C.M. and the degree of b, y = 4. =
Consider the H.C.F. and the degree of c, z = 1.
=
The third expression = 4a2b4c
The answer is A.
=

Instant Practice 4 The answer is B.

1.

The answer is C.

2.

The answer is A.

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