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POLYNOMIALS
Class 09 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 45 minutes Maximum Marks: 25

1. Factorise: x3 - 512. [1]

2. Factorise: 6x2 + 5x - 6 [1]

3. Is it polynomial? In case of a polynomial write its degree: 4x

1
−2
+ 3x + 5 [1]

4. Assertion (A): x2 + 7x + 12 has no real zeros [1]

Reason (R): A quadratic polynomial can have at the most two zeroes.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

−b
5. Assertion (A): If p(x) = ax + b, a ≠ 0 is a linear polynomial, then x = a
is the only zero of p(x). [1]
Reason (R): A linear polynomial has one and only one zero.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

6. Find p(0), p(1) and p(2) for the polynomial: p(y) = y2 – y + 1 [3]

7. Find the values of a and b so that (2x3 + ax2 + x + b) has (x + 2) and (2x - 1) as factors. [3]
8. Factorize the polynomial: [3]
3 2
27 − 125a − 135a + 225a

9. Factorize: x3 - 3x2 - 9x - 5 [3]

10. If a + b + c = 5 and ab + bc + ca = 10, then prove that a3

+ b
3
+ c
3
− 3abc = −25 [4]
11. If x = 0 and x = -1 are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 -3x2 +ax + b, find the value of a and b. [4]

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