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WORKSHEET 2022-2023
MATHEMATICS

GRADE: IX DATE:
Name: ____________
Section: ___________

CHAPTER 2: POLYNOMIALS
LEVEL-1
1. Which of the following expressions are polynomials? Justify your
answer.
5
x 2
+2 x
a) x − 2 x − 5
2
b)
x
c) 3 x + 9 d) 2 2 − 4
2. Find the zeros of the polynomial in each of the following:
a) p( y ) = 2 y − 3 b) q(x ) = 5 − 9 x
3. Find the value of ‘k’, if y + 3 is a factor of 3 y 2 + ky + 6.
4. If the volume of a cuboid is 2 x 2 − 8 , then it’s possible dimensions are:
5. Show that x − 1, x + 1 & 2 x + 1 are factors of 2 x 3 + x 2 − 2 x − 1
LEVEL-2
p ( 2)
6. If p( x) = 4 x 3 − 3x 2 + 2 x − 4 , evaluate .
p (0). p (1)
7. Using remainder theorem, show that the polynomial
p( x) = x 3 − 2 x 2 + 3x − 18 is a multiple of x − 3.
8. If the polynomial p( x) = x 4 − 2 x 3 + 3x 2 − ax + 8 is divided by x − 2 , it leaves
a remainder 10.Find the value of ‘a’.
9. The polynomials ax3 + 3x 2 − 3 and 2 x 3 − 5x 2 + a when divided by (x − 4) leaves
the remainders M and N respectively. Find the value of a if M+N=0.
10.Factorise: 5 5 x 2 + 30 x + 8 5 by splitting the middle term.
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11.Factorize: a 3 − b3 + 1 + 3ab .
12.Find the value of 8 x 3 + y 3 − 30 xy + 125 , if 2 x + y = −5 .

13.Simplify:
(a 2
− b2 ) + (b
3 2
− c2 ) + (c
3 2
− a2 )
3
.
(a − b )3 + (b − c )3 + (c − a )3
14.If a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 250 and ab + bc + ca = 3, then find the value of a + b + c.
15.Simplify: (3x − 2 y )3 − (3x + 2 y )3 .