Level-1

Mathematics
Classroom Practice Assignment (CPA) for Class - X
Chapter - Polynominals

1. If HCF of x2 – x – 6 and x2 + 9x + 14 is x + m, 8. The sum of roots of x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6 = 0 is

then the value of m is
(A) 6 (B) 11
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 9 (D) None of these
(C) – 2 (D) – 1
9. The number of points of intersection of the
2. If the remainder obtained on dividing 2x3 – x2 + 5x polynomial p(x) = x3 – 8 with x-axis is
+ a – 3 by (x – 1) is 3, then the value of a is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(A) 3 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) 3
(C) 6 (D) – 6
3. If the HCF of x3 + 2x2 – ax and 2x3 + 5x2 – 3x is x2  9
10. The product of additive inverse of and
x(x + 3), then a is 2x

(A) 3 (B) – 3 x2  4
is
(C) 6 (D) – 4 3x

4. If (x + 2)(x + 3) is a factor of x 3 + ax2 + x – b, (A) x2 – 5x + 6 (B) x2 + x– 6

then the value of a is
(C) x2 + 5x + 6 (D) x2 – x – 6
(A) – 4 (B) 4
11. Consider the following statements
(C) – 2 (D) 2
(i) x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 3x2 + 4x – 4
5. If f(x) = 5x – 10 is divided by x  2 , then the (ii) x + 1 is a factor of 2x3 + 4x + 6
remainder will be (iii) x – 1 is a factor of x5 + x4 – x3 + x2 –x + 1
(A) a non zero rational number of these statements
(B) an irrational number
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct
(C) zero
(B) (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct
 1  (C) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(D) f  
 2 (D) (i) and (iii) are correct

6. Let f(x) = g(x) q(x) + r(x) where f(x), g(x), q(x) and 12. In the following graphs the one not representing a
r(x) are polynomials and degree of r(x) < deg q(x). quadratic polynomial is
If deg f(x) < deg g(x), then deg. q(x) is
(A) Not defined (B) 0
(C) deg f(x) – deg. g(x) (D) deg f(x) + deg g(x) (A) (B)

7. If ,  are roots of expression x2 – 12x + 30 = 0,

then 3 + 3 is
(A) 7 (B) 9
(C) (D)
(C) 10 (D) None of these

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13. True statement is 21. The LCM of the x3–x2+x–1 and x3–2x2+x–2
(A) Degree of a zero polynomial is 0 (A) (x+1)(x–1) (B) x–1
(B) Degree of a zero polynomial is not defined (C) (x2+1)(x–1)(x–2) (D) None of these
(C) Degree of a constant polynomial is not defined 22. The HCF of f(x)=x3+x2+x+1 and g(x)=x3–x2+x–1
(D) A polynomial of degree n must have n real (A) x(x+1) (B) x–1
zeroes
(C) x2+1 (D) x+1
14. If one zero of the polynomial
2 2 23. If h(y)=y3 and g(z)=z4, HCF of h(b)–h(a) and
f(x) = (k + 4)x + 13x + 4k is reciprocal of the
g(b)–g(a) is
other, then the value of k is equal to
(A) a+b (B) b–a
(A) 2 (B) – 2
(C) b2+a2 (D) b2+ab+a2
(C) 1 (D) – 1
15. The HCF of polynomials p(x) and q(x) is 6x – 9, x3  3x2  2x
then p(x) and q(x) can be 24. The rational expression in lowest
x 2 y  2xy
(A) 3, 2x – 3 terms is
(B) 12x – 18, 2
x2 x 1
(C) 3(2x – 3)2, 6(2x – 3) (A) (B)
y xy
(D) 2(2x + 3), 4(2x + 3)
16. Ayashy travelled the path from her house to x2 x 1
(C) y
(D) y
Aakash,central kolkata by car at speed of 25 km/
hr and back to house at speed of 20 km/hr. What
will be the average speed of Ayashy? 25. HCF of 70(x3–1) and 105(x2–1) is
(A) 15(x–1) (B) 35(x–1)
1 1
(A) 22 km/hr (B) 22 km/hr (C) 35(x2–1)(x2+x+1) (D) 15(x2–1)
2 9
26. If the zeroes of the rational expression (3x+2a)(2x+1)
2 b
(C) 22 km/hr (D) None of these 1
9 are and , then the value of a is
2 3
17. The number of points of intersection of the b
polynomial P(x) = (x–1)2(x+2) with x-axis is (A) –2b (B) 
2
(A) 0 (B) 1
b
(C) 2 (D) 3 (C)  (D) None of these
3
18. The number of points of intersection of the
polynomial P(x) = (x2–x+1)(x2+x+1) with x-axis is x  1 x  1 2x2  2
27.  
x  1 x  1 x2  1
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4 4x 4  2 4x 2
(A) (B)
19. The number of points of intersection of the x4  1 x4  1
polynomial P(x)=k (k0) with the x-axis
(A) 0 (B) 1 8x 2
(C) (D) 1
x4  1
(C) 2 (D) Infinite points
28. HCF of 6x4y and 12xy
20. If div idend, quotient and remainder are
x3–6x2+16x–4, x–3 and 5x+2 respectively, then the (A) 6x2y (B) 6x
divisor =
(C) 6y (D) 6xy
(A) x2–3x+1 (B) x2–3x+2
(C) x2+3x+2 (D) x2–3x–2

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29. LCM of p4q2r3 and q3p6r5
1 1
32. What should be added to  to get
(A) p4q3r3 (B) p4q2r5 x2 x2
(C) p6q3r5 (D) p6q2r4
4x3
?
x 4  16
1 1 x3 x2
30. The expression    in lowest
1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x
2x2 2x
terms is (A) 2 (B) 2
x 4 x 4
(A) 2x3+1 (B) x2+2
(C) x2+2x (D) x2–2x 2x 2 2
(C) (D)
x2  4 x2  4
2 2 2
a2   b  c  b2   a  c  c2  a  b 
31. 2
 2
 2 =? 33. If LCM of f(x) and g(x) is 6x2+13x+6, then which of
a  c   b2 a  b  c2 b  c   a2 the following cannot be HCF of f(x) and g(x)?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (A) 2x+3 (B) 3x+1

1 (C) (2x+3)(3x+2) (D) 3x+2

(C) a+b+c (D)
abc 34. If  and  are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
1 1
  4  3  4  3 
8x2 – 7x – 1, the value of  2    2   is
      
 
13 26
(A) (B)
16 16
39 65
(C) (D)
16 16

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Level-2

Chapter - Polynomials

1. If P2x (P2 + 1) = P(P3x + Px), then the value of x 7. If ,  are the roots of the quadratic polynomial
is  1 1
2

(A) ± 1 (B) ± P x2 + x – 2, then    is

 
1
(C) 0 (D) 9 9
P (A) (B) 
2. If ( x – 1) and (x – 2) are f actors of 4 4
x3 + ax 2 + bx – 2, then the value of a and b 2 2
(C) (D) 
respectively, are 5 5
(A) 4 and 5 (B) – 4 and – 5 8. The ratio of zeroes of polynomial
(C) – 4 and 5 (D) 4 and – 5 p(x) = ax2 + bx + c is equal to the ratio of zeroes
3. If P(x) = ax 2 + bx + c be a polynomial, a  0 b2
and P(x) = 0 has roots sin and cos, then of polynomial f(x) = px2 + qx + r, then =
ac
sin – cos is
pr pr
b2  4ac (A) 2 (B)
(A) b2  4ac (B) q q
a
p2 q2
c (C) (D)
(C) (D) None of these rq pr
a
9. The zeroes of the polynomial
4. If P(x) = aox n +a1xn–1 + ........+an,  ao  0  is a x5– 10x4 + 14x3 + 16 = 0 are (a – 2b), (a – b), a,
polynomial of degree 'n' (n is even) and 1, 2..... (a + b), (a + 2b), then b =
n are roots of equation p(x) = 0, then which of
the following is true (A)  3,  2 (B)  2,  3
(C) ±2, ±3 (D) 2 and 3
a1
(A) 1   2  ..........  n   10. If x + 2x + 5 is a factor of x4 + px2 + q, then the
2
ao
value of p and q should respectively be
(A) 2, 5 (B) 5, 25
an
(B)  1 2  3 .......... n  a (C) 6, 25 (D) 5, 2
o
11. If  and  are the zeros of the polynomial
a2 ax 2 +bx+c, then the v alue of
(C) 1 2   2 3 ..........n  a
o 1 1
2
 2 is
(D) All of these  a 2
c   a 2
c 
b 2  2ac b2  2ac
x2 x (A) (B)
5. If P(x) be a polynomial as P(x)   , then 2b 2c 2 b2 c 2
2 2
P(x + 2) is equal to b2  2ac b2
(C) (D)
(A) (x2 + 2) P(x) (B) (x – 2) P(x – 1) b2 c 2 a2 c 2
2
12. If the zeros of the equation, x –px+q=0 be , and
x2  2 x2 1
(C) P(x  1) (D) P(x  1) the zeroes of the equation x2–ax+b=0 be , then
x x 
2
6. Let P(x) be a polynomial p(x) = 3x + 4, then the pa
value of p [p(p(1))] is   is equal to
qb
(A) 7 (B) 25 (A) b (B) q
(C) 79 (D) 99 1
(C) bq (D)
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13. a1,a2,a3,a4 ......, a27 are the integers, none of which 17. If x2+x–1 is a factor of x4+px3+qx2–1, then p and
are div isible by 3. The remainder when q are respectively
a12  a22  a32  ......  a27
2
is divided by 3 is (A) 2, 1 (B) 1, –2
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) –1, –2 (D) –2, –1
(C) 0 or 1 (D) 0 or 2
14. The LCM of the polynomials 18(x 4–x 3+x 2) and 18. If the LCM of the polynomials f(x) = (x+1)5 (x+2)a
24(x6+x3) is and g(x) = (x+1)b (x+2)a is (x+1)a (x+2)b, minimum
(A) 72x2(x+1)(x2–x+1)2 (B) 72x3(x2–1)(x3–1) value of a+b = ?
(C) 72x3(x3–1) (D) 72x3(x3+1) (A) 10 (B) 14
2
15. W hat should be added to to get (C) 15 (D) cannot say
x2  x  6
4x 19. The number of real solutions of the equation
? x x

 
x2  4 x2  9 
x
22    5  2 2 
2 1
2
is
4 2
(A) (B) (A) infinite (B) 6
x2  x  6 x2  x  6
(C) 4 (D) 1
4x 3
(C) (D) 20. Let p(x) be a cubic polynomial such that p(1)=1 and
x2  x  6 x2  x  6
p(2)=6. If the leading co-efficient of the polynomial is
16. If (x–4) is the HCF of p(x)= x 2–nx–12 and 2 and its curve passes through the origin, then the
p x cubic polynomial is
q(x)=x2–mx–8, then the simplest form of q x is
  (A) 2x3 + 3x2 – 4x (B) 2x3 – 3x2 + 4x

x 3 x3 (C) 2x3 + 4x2 – 3x (D) 2x3 – 4x2 + 3x

(A) (B)
x2 x2

x2 x3
(C) (D)
x3 x2

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Level-3

Chapter - Polynomials

1. 224 – 61 is divisible by 6. Let ,  and  be the roots of f(x) = 0, where,

(A) 15 (B) 9 f(x)=x 3+x 2–5x–1 = 0. Then [] + [] + [  ] = ?
(Where [.] the greatest integer function)
(C) 11 (D) 8
(A) 1
2. The remainder where 1724 – 1324 is divided by 120
is (B) 4

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) –1

(C) 0 (D) 2 (D) –3

3. n4 – 4n3 – 39n2 + 86n + 140 (where n is a natural (a  b)2 (b  c)2 (c  a)2

7. Find the value of  
(b  c)(c  a) (a  b)(c  a) (a  b)(b  c)
.
number) is always divisible by

(A) 140 (B) 35 (A) 0

(C) 20 (D) None of these (B) –1

4. The equation x3 – 3x +q = 0 will have a repeated (C) 1

root, if the value of q is
(D) 2
(A) ± 2 (B) ± 1
8. Let p(x) and q(x) be two quadratic polynomials
(C) ± 3 (D) ± 4 such that p(x+1)=q(x). If the co-efficient of x 2 in
p(x) is unity and f(x)=q(x)–p(x), then the value of
5. A number when divided by 10 leaves a remainder 100
k
of 9, where divided by 9 leaves a remainder of 8,   1 f k  
k 1
by 8 leaves a remainder of 7 etc. down to where,
when divided by 2, leaves a remainder of 1 is (A) –100
(A) 59 (B) 419 (B) 0
(C) 1259 (D) 2519 (C) 50
(E) None of these (D) 100

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ANSWERS
(Level- 1)

Chapter - Polynominals

1. (B) 8. (A) 15. (C) 22. (C) 29. (C)

2. (B) 9. (B) 16. (C) 23. (B) 30. (C)
3. (A) 10. (A) 17. (C) 24. (D) 31. (B)
4. (B) 11. (A) 18. (A) 25. (B) 32. (B)
5. (B) 12. (D) 19. (A) 26. (B) 33. (B)
6. (A) 13. (B) 20. (B) 27. (C) 34. (D)
7. (D) 14. (A) 21. (C) 28. (D)

(Level- 2)

1. (A) 5. (D) 9. (A) 13. (A) 17. (A)

2. (C) 6. (C) 10. (C) 14. (D) 18. (A)
3. (B) 7. (A) 11. (C) 15. (B) 19. (D)
4. (D) 8. (D) 12. (D) 16. (D) 20. (D)

(Level- 3)

1. (A) 4. (A) 7. (B)

2. (C) 5. (D) 8. (D)
3. (D) 6. (D)

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