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Multiple Choice Questions:

Q1. x2-2x+1 is a polynomial in: Q14. One of the factors of (1 + 7x)2 + (49x2 –
a. One Variable b. Two Variables 1) is:
c. Three variable d. None of the above a) x – 7 b) 7 – x
Q2. The coefficient of x in 3x3+2x2-x+1 is: c) 7x – 1 d) 14x
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. -1 Q15. If 3 + 5 – 8 = 0, then the value of (3)3 +
Q3. A binomial of degree 20 in the following (5)3 – (8)3 is
is: (a) 260 (b) –360
a. 20x + 1 b. x/20 + 1 (c) –160 (d) 160
c. x20 +1 d. x2+20 Q16. The value of 5.63 × 5.63 + 11.26 × 2.37 +
Q4. x2 – 2x+ 3 is ________ polynomial. 2.37 × 2.37 is
a. Linear b. Quadratic (a) 237 (b) 126 (c) 56 (d) 64
c. Cubic d. None of the above Q17. The value
Answer: b
Q5. The value of f(x) = 5x2−4x3+3 when x = -1,
of
is:
(a) 300 (b) 500
a. 3 b. 12 c. -6 d. 6
Q6. The zero of the polynomial f(x) = 3x+6 is
(c) 400 (d) 600
a. 2 b. -2 c. 3 d. -3 Q18. If x + y = 3, x2 + y2 = 5 then xy is
Q7. What is the degree of the polynomial √3? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
a. 0 b. 1 c. ½ d. 2 Q19. Factorize: (x – y)3 + (y – z)3 + (z – x)3
Q8. One of the linear factors of 3x2+8x+5 is a. (2x – y) (y – z) (z – x)
a. (x+1) b. (x-2) b. (x – y) (2y – 3z) (z – x)
c. (x+2) d. (x-4) c. (2x – 3y) (5x + 3y) (6x – 7y)
Q9. Find the value of 82-72. d. 3(x – y) (y – z) (z – x)
a. 22 b. 13 c. 24 d. 15 Q20. The factorization of 6x2 + 11x + 3 is:
Q10. If x2+kx+6 = (x+2)(x+3) for all k, find the a. (x + 1) (2x + 3) b. (x + 3) (2x + 1)
value of k. c. (3x + 3) (x + 1) d. (3x + 1) (2x + 3)
a. -1 b. 1 c. 3 d. 5 Q21. If (x² + kx -3) = (x-3) (x+1) then k = ?
Q11. a. 3 b. -2 c. -1 d. 2
Q22. If a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca = 0, then
(a) a + b = c
(b) b + c = a
a) 1 b) –1 c) 0 d) 1/2
(c) c + a = b
Q12.
(d) a = b = c
Q23. (x – y) (x + y)(x2 + y2) (x4 + y4) is equal to
(a) x16 – y16 (b) x8 – y8
a) 0 b) ¼ c) ½ d) 1/√2 (c) x + y
8 8 (d) x16 + y16
Q13. The factorization of 6x2 + 11x + 3 is:
a) (3x + 1) (2x + 3) b) (x + 1) (2x + 3)
c) (x + 3) (2x + 1) d) (3x + 3) (x + 1)

Practice Set 1:
1. Which of the following expressions are polynomials in one variable and which are not? State
reasons for your answer:
(i) 3x2 – 4x + 15 (ii) y2 + 2√𝟑 (iii) 3√𝐱 + √𝟐x (iv) x – 4/x (v) x12 + y3 + t50
2. Write the coefficient of x in each of the following:
2

(i) 17 – 2x + 7x2 (ii) 9 – 12x + x3 (iii) 𝛑/6 x2 – 3x + 4 (iv) √𝟑x – 7

3. Write the degrees of each of the following polynomials:
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(i) 7x3 + 4x2 – 3x + 12 (ii) 12 – x + 2x3 (iii) 5y – √𝟐 (iv) 7 (v) 0

4. Classify the following polynomials as linear, quadratic, cubic and biquadratic polynomials:
(i) x + x2 + 4 (ii) 3x – 2 (iii) 2x + x2
(iv) 3y (v) t2 + 1 (vi) 7t4 + 4t3 + 3t – 2
5. Classify the following polynomials as polynomials in one-variable, two variables etc.:
(i) x2 − xy + 7y2 (ii) x2 − 2tx + 7t2 − x + t (iii) t3 − 3t2 + 4t – 5 (iv) xy + yz + zx
6. Identify polynomials in the following:
(i) f(x) = 4x3 − x2 − 3x + 7 (ii) g(x) = 2x3 − 3x2 + √𝒙 − 1
2 𝟐 7 4
(iii) p(x) = 3𝒙 − 4 𝒙 + 𝟗 (iv) q(x) = 2x2 − 3x + 𝑥 + 2
7. Identify constant, linear, quadratic and cubic polynomials from the following polynomials:
(i) f(x) = 0 (ii) g(x) = 2x3 − 7x + 4 (iii) h(x) = −𝟑𝒙 + 𝟏/𝟐
(iv) p(x) = 2x − x + 4 (v) g(x) = 4x + 3
2 (vi) r(x) = 3x3 + 4x2 + 5x – 7
8. Give one example each of a binomial of degree 35, and of a monomial of degree 100.

Practice Set 2:
1. If f(x) = 2x3 – 13x2 + 17x + 12, find
(i) f (2) (ii) f (-3) (iii) f (0)
2. Verify whether the indicated numbers are zeros of the polynomials corresponding to them in the
following cases:
(i) f(x) = 3x + 1, x = −𝟏/𝟑 (ii) f(x) = x2 – 1, x = 1, −1 (iii) g(x) = 3x2 – 2, x =2/√3 , −2/√3
(iv) p(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6, x = 1, 2, 3 (v) f(x) = 5x – π, x = 𝟒/𝟓 (vi) f(x) = lx + m, x = −𝐦/𝐥
3. If x = 2 is a root of the polynomial f(x) = 2x2 − 3x + 7a, find the value of a.
4. If 𝒙 = −𝟏/𝟐 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = 8x3 − ax2−x+ 2, find the value of a.
5. If x = 0 and x = −1 are the roots of the polynomial f(x)= 2x3 − 3x2 + ax + b, find the value of a and b.
6. Find the integral roots of the polynomial f(x) = x3 + 6x2 + 11x + 6.

Practice Set 3:
In each of the following, using the remainder theorem, find the remainder when f(x) is divided by g(x)
and verify the by actual division:(1 – 4)
1. f(x) = 4x4 – 3x3 – 2x2 + x – 7, g(x) = x – 1 2. f(x) = 2x4 – 6x3 + 2x2 – x + 2, g(x) = x + 2
3. f(x) = 4x – 12x + 14x – 3, g(x) = 2x – 1
3 2 4. 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟒 + 𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝒙𝟐/𝟑 – 𝟐/𝟐𝟕, 𝐠(𝒙) = 𝒙 + 𝟐/𝟑
5. If the polynomials 2x + ax + 3x − 5 and x + x2 −4x +a leave the same remainder when divided by
3 2 3

x −2, find the value of a.

6. If the polynomials ax3 + 3x2 − 13 and 2x3 − 5x + a, when divided by (x − 2) leave the same
remainder, find the value of a.
7. Find the remainder when x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by
(i) x + 1 (ii) 𝒙 = 𝟏/𝟐 (iii) x (iv) 𝒙 + 𝝅 (v) 5 + 2x
8. The polynomials ax3 + 3x2 − 3 and 2x3 − 5x + a when divided by (x − 4) leave the remainders R1
and R2 respectively. Find the values of 𝒂 in each of the following cases, if
(a) R1 = R2 (b) R1 + R2 = 0 (c) 2R1 − R2 = 0

Practice Set 4:
In each of the following, use factor theorem to find whether polynomial g(x) is a factor of polynomial
f(x) or, not: (1-5)
1. f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6; g(x) = x – 3 2. f(x) = 3X4 + 17x3 + 9x2 – 7x – 10; g(x) = x + 5
3. f(x) = x – 6x – 19x + 84, g(x) = x – 7
3 2 4. f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6, g(x) = x2 – 3x + 2
5. Show that (x – 2), (x + 3) and (x – 4) are factors of x3 – 3x2 – 10x + 24.
6. Show that (x + 4), (x – 3) and (x – 7) are factors of x3 – 6x2 – 19x + 84.
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7. For what value of a is (x − 5) a factor of x3 − 3x2 + ax − 10?

8. Find the values of a and b, if x2 − 4 is a factor of ax4 + 2x3 − 3x2 + bx − 4
9. Find α and β, if x + 1 and x + 2 are factors of x3 + 3x2 − 2αx + β.
10. Find the values of p and q so that x4 + px3 + 2x3 − 3x + q is divisible by (x2 − 1).
11. What must be added to x3 − 3x2 − 12x + 19 so that the result is exactly divisibly by x2 + x - 6?
12. What must be subtracted from x3 − 6x2 − 15x + 80 so that the result is exactly divisible by x2 + x
− 12?

Practice Set 5:
Using factor theorem, factorize each of the following polynomials: (1-8)
1. x3 + 6x2 + 11x + 6 2. x3 + 2x2 – x – 2 3. x4 – 7x3 + 9x2 + 7x- 10
4. x − 23x + 142x – 120
3 2 5. y − 7y + 6
3 6. x3 − 10x2 − 53x – 42
7. x + 10x + 35x + 50x + 24 8. 2x – 7x – 13x + 63x – 45
4 3 2 4 3 2

8. Factorize each of the following polynomials:

(i) x3 + 13x2 + 31x − 45 given that x + 9 is a factor
(ii) 4x3 + 20x2 + 33x + 18 given that 2x + 3 is a factor.

Practice Set 6:
Q1: Evaluate each of the following using identities:
(i) (2x – 1/x)2 (ii) (2x + y) (2x – y) (iii) (a2b – b2a)2 (iv) (1.5.x2 – 0.3y2) (1.5x2 + 0.3y2)
Q2. Evaluate each of the following using identities:
(i) (399)2 (ii) (0.98)2 (iii) 991 x 1009 (iv) 117 x 83
Q3: Simplify each of the following:
(i) 175 x 175 +2 x 175 x 25 + 25 x 25 (ii) 322 x 322 – 2 x 322 x 22 + 22 x 22

(iii) 0.76 x 0.76 + 2 x 0.76 x 0.24 + 0.24 x 0.24 (iv)

Q4: find the value of x +1/x if
2 2

(a) x - 1/x = 12 (b) x + 1/x = 2

Q5: Write the following in the expanded form:
(i) (a + 2b + c)2 (ii) (2+x−2y)2 (iii) (a2 +b2 +c2)2 (iv) (x/y+y/z+z/x)2
Q6: Simplify following
(i) (x + 3)3 + (x – 3)3 (ii) (x/2 + y/3)3 – (x/2 – y/3)3
Q7: If a + b = 10 and ab = 21, find the value of a3 + b3.
Q8: If a – b = 4 and ab = 21, find the value of a3 – b3.
Q9: If x + 1/x = 5, find the value of x3 + 1/x3.
Q10: If (x2 + 1/x2) = 98, find the value of x3 + 1/x3.
Q11: Evaluate following
(i) (3x + 2y)(9x2 – 6xy + 4y2) (ii) (3/x – 5/y)(9/x2 + 25/y2 + 15/xy)
(iii) (x2 – 1)(x4 + x2 +1) (iv) (x3 + 1)(x6 – x3 + 1)
(v) (3x + 2y + 2z) (9x + 4y + 4z – 6xy – 4yz – 6zx)
2 2 2

(vi) (2a – 3b – 2c) (4a2 + 9b2 + 4c2 + 6ab – 6bc + 4ca)

Q12: If x + y + z = 8 and xy + yz+ zx = 20, find the value of x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz.
Q13:

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Q14: Evaluate

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