Nizampet -Bachupally Road, GRIET College Campus

Hyderabad(2022-23)

GRADE: 10 SUBJECT: Math

NAME: TOPIC: Polynomials worksheet

LEVEL-1

1. If the product of the zeros of ax2-6x-6 is 4, find a and also find sum of zeros.(Ans: -3/2 , -4)
2. If one zero of the polynomial 2x2-3x+p is 3, find the other zero.(Ans: -3/2)
3. If sum of zeros of a quadratic polynomial ky2+2y-3k is equal to twice their product, find the
value of k.(Ans: 1/3)
4. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 2+√ 3 and 2 - √ 3 .(Ans: x2- 4x+1)
3−√ 3 3+ √ 3 2 6 6
5. Find the quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are and .(Ans: x − x + )
5 5 5 25
6. Find a quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of zeroes are √ 2 and 3 respectively.
(Ans: x2-√ 2x+3)
7. Form a quadratic polynomial, one of whose zeros is √ 5 and the product of the zeros is -2√ 5
(Ans: x2-¿ -2)x-2√ 5)
8. If one zero of the polynomial (a2 + 9)x2 + 13x + 6a is reciprocal of the other. Find the value of a .
(Ans: a=3)
9. Write a quadratic polynomial, sum of whose zeroes is 2√ 3 and their product is 2.
(Ans: x2-2√ 3 x+2)
10. Find a polynomial whose zeroes are 2 and -3. (Ans: x2+x-6)
11. Find the value of b for which (2x+3) is factor of 2x3+9x2-x-b.(Ans: b=15)
12. Find the sum and product of zeroes of p(x) = 2(x2 – 3) + x. (Ans: -1/2 and -3)
13. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose zeroes is 4 and one zero is 5. (Ans: x2-4x-5)
14. Find the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = √ 2x2 – 3x - 2√ 2 . (Ans: 2√ 2 ,−1/ √ 2)
15. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = kx2 + 4x + 4 such that α2 + β2 = 24,
find k. (Ans: -1, 2/3)
16. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 + 5x + p such that
21
α2 + β2 + αβ = , find the value of p. (Ans: p=2)
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17. What must be subtracted from 8x4 + 14x3 - 2x2 + 7x – 8 so that the resulting polynomial is ex-
actly divisible by 4x2 + 3x – 2. (Ans: 14x-10)
18. What must be added to 4x4 + 2x3 - 2x2 + x – 1 so that the resulting polynomial is exactly divisi-
ble by x2 + 2x – 3. (Ans: 61x-65)
19. What is the condition for the roots of the polynomial ax2+bx+c such that the zeroes are recipro-
cals to each other? (Ans: a=c)
20. Let P(x) = x2+x+4 then find a polynomial whose zeroes are multiplied by 2 that of the zeroes of
1 2
P(x). (Ans: (x +2 x+ 8) .
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LEVEL-2
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1. Find the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 9t2-6t+1 and verify the relationship between the zeros
and coefficients. (Ans: t = 1/3, 1/3)
2. If α and β are zeros of 4x2+4x+1, then form a quadratic polynomial whose zeros are 2α and 2β.
(Ans: x2+2x+1)
3. If α and β are zeros of x2-6x+k, find k if 3α+2β=20. (Ans: k=-16)
4. If α and β are zeros of x2+6x+9, then find a quadratic polynomial whose zeros are -α and –β.
(Ans: x2-6x+9)
5. If one zero of the polynomial f(x) = 4x2+(8-8k)x-9 is negative of the other then find zeros of
kx2+3kx+2. (Ans: x=-1, -2)
6. If one zero of (k+1)x2-5x+5 is multiplicative inverse of the other then find zeros of kx2-3kx+9 where
k is a constant. (Ans: x=3/2, 3/2)
7. Draw the graph of the polynomial f(x) = 2x2-4x+5.
8. Find the zeroes of the polynomial mx2+(m+n)x+n. (Ans: -1, -n/m)
m n
9. If m and n are zeroes of the polynomial 3x2+11x-4, find the value of n + m . (Ans: 103/9)
10. If a and b are zeroes of the polynomial x2 – x – 6, then find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes
are (3a + 2b) and (2a + 3b). ( Ans: x2-5x)
1 1 14
11. If p and q are zeroes of the polynomial t2 – 4t + 3, show that p + q – 2pq + 3 = 0.
12. If 2 and -3 are the zeroes of the polynomial x2 + (a+1)x + b, then find the value of a and b.(Ans: 0,-6)
13. If sum of the zeros of the polynomial 5x2-(3+k)x+7 is zero, find the zeros of the polynomial
2x2-2(k+11)x+30. (Ans: 3,5)
14. If product of the zeros of kx2+41x+42 is 7 then find the zeros of (k-4)x2+(k+1)x+5. (Ans: -1, -5/2)
15. Find all the zeroes of the polynomial 2x3 + x2 - 6x – 3, if two of its zeroes are √ 3 and -√ 3.
(Ans: -1/2)
16. Find all the zeroes of the polynomial x + x - 34x -4x+120, if two of its zeroes are 2 and -2.
4 3 2

(Ans: -6,5)
17. If the polynomial 6x + 8x + 17x + 21x + 7 is divided by another polynomial 3x +4x+ 1, the re-
4 3 2 2

mainder comes out to be (ax + b), find a and b. (Ans:a=1, b=2)

18. Find the zeroes of a polynomial x3 - 5x2 - 16x + 80, if its two zeroes are equal in magnitude but op-
posite in sign. (Ans: ± 4 ,∓ 4 , 5 ¿

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LEVEL-3

1. On dividing x3 - 3x2 + x +2 by a polynomial g(x), the quotient and remainder were x – 2 and
-2x + 4 respectively. Find g(x). (Ans: x2-x+1)
n−q
2. If (x+a) is the common factor of x2+px+q and x2+mx+n, prove that a=
m− p
3. If α,β,γ are zeros of kx3-5x+9, if α3+ β3+ γ3 = 27, find the value of k. (Ans: k=-1)
4. If α,β,γ are zeros x -12x +44x+c, if 2β=α+γ then find the value of c.
3 2
(Ans: c=- 48)
5. If the remainder on division of x + 2x + kx + 3 by x – 3 is 21, find the quotient and the value
3 2

of k. Hence, find the zeroes of the cubic polynomial x3 + 2x2 + kx – 18.

(Ans: x2+5x+6, -9, -2,-3,3)
6. If the polynomial 6x4 + 8x3 - 5x2 + ax + b is exactly divisible by the polynomial 2x2 – 5, then
find the values of a and b. (Ans: a=-20, b= -25)
7. Given that √ 2 is a zero of the cubic polynomial 6x +√ 2x -10x-4√ 2 , find its other two zeroes.
3 2

(Ans: -1/√ 2, -2√ 2/3)

8. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x – 2x + 3, then find a quadratic
2

polynomial whose zeroes are α+2 and β + 2. (Ans: x2 -6x +11)

9. If sum of the squares of zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – 8x + k is 40, find the
value of k. (Ans: k=12)
10. If zeros α&β of a polynomial x -7x+k are such that |α−β| =1 then find k.
2
(Ans: k=12)
11. If α and β are zeros of x -x-30 then form a quadratic polynomial whose zeros are
2

i) 2-α,2-β ii)2/α, 2/β iii) 2+α,2+β iv) 2α,2β.

2 1 2
(Ans: x2-3x-28, x + x− , x2 -5x-24, x2 -2x -24)
15 15
12. Prove that the number 313 – 310 is divisible by 2,3 and 13.
13. Obtain all other zeros of the polynomial x4-2x3-26x2+54x-27 if two of its zeros are ±3√ 3.
(Ans: 1,1)
14. Obtain all other zeros of the polynomial x +4x -4x -32x-32 if two of its zeros are ±2√ 2.
4 3 2

(Ans: -2, -2)

15. Obtain all other zeros of the polynomial x -3 √ 2x +3x +3 √ 2x-4 if two of its zeros are 2√ 2 and √ 2.
4 3 2

(Ans: -1, 1)
Olympiad corner

1. Find a polynomial in x such that P(1)=1, P(2)=2, P(3)=3 and P(4)=5, and hence find P(6).
1
(Ans: P ( x )= ( x−1 ) ( x−2 ) ( x−3 ) + x ,16 ¿
6
2. Find a polynomial in x such that P(3)=5, P(5)=9, P(4)=7 and P(1)=-2, and hence find P(2).
1 13
(Ans: P ( x )= ( x−3 )( x−4 )( x−5 )−2 x +1 ,− ¿
24 4
3. Find the remainder when x is divided by x2-3x+2. (Ans: (2¿¿ 2022−1) x+(2−22022) ¿)
2022

4. If (a+b+c)3 = a3 + b3 + c3 then prove that (a+b+c)5 = a5 + b5 + c5.

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1 1 1
5. If a + b + c = a+b+ c then prove that ( a+b+ c )3¿ = 3 + 3 + 3
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿¿ a b c
¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿
6. Find the coefficient of x19 in the product of (x+12)(x+22)(x+32)…………………………….(x+202).
n(n+1)(2 n+1)
(Provided 12+22+32+…………………………………+n2 = ) (Ans: 2870)
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2 2
7. Show that xy is a factor of (x2010 + y2010)2010! –(x 2009! )2010 –( y 2009! )2010 .
(Provided n!= 1x2x3x4x…………..x(n-1)xn and n!= (n-1)! x n)

() ( )
3 x+14 x +9
1 1
8. If ≥ then find the number of positive integers of x satisfying the inequality.
5 25
(Ans: 5)
∞ 2 ∞ 2
1 π 1 3π
9. If ∑ 2 = then find the value of ∑ 2 . (Ans: )
r=1 r 6 (
r=1 2 r−1 ) 64
10. If a,b and c are positive integers such that a+b+c+ab+bc+ca+abc=1000 then find the value of
abc. (Ans: 1920)