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Polynomials – Worksheet 1

1. Which of the following are polynomials?


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a) y=x 3 −2 x +15

b) f( x )=x 2+ √3 x−10

c) y=x 2 +3 √ x−10

d) f( x )=17−2 x 2 +5 xy
4 2
e) y=1−3 x −
5x
3 2 7x
f) f( x )=50 x −13 x + +4
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g) y=x 2 +3 x−3 +6 x

2. Given that P( x )=x 5 +3 x 4 +12 x 3−x 2 +6 x+ 3, Q( x )=10−2 x 4 +7 x−2 x 3

and R( x )=3 x 5−4 x 4−1 , find:

a) P( x )+ ¿ Q( x )
b) R( x )−¿ Q( x )
c) 3P( x )−4 Q( x )
d) 4P( x )+ 2Q( x )−3 R ( x )

3. In question 2, what is the degree of:


a) P( x )
b) Q( x )
c) R ( x ) ?
4. Consider the polynomial P( x )=3 x 4 +12 x3 −x2 +6 x +3. Evaluate:
a) P(2)
b) P(-3)
c) P(1)
d) P(0)

5. If Q( x )=15−3 x 3 +8 x−6 x 2, find:


a) Q(3)
b) Q(-2)
c) Q(-1)
d) Q(4)

6. Given that P( x )=3 x 4 +12 x3 −x2 +3 , Q( x )=4 x−3 x3

and R( x )=x−2 , find:


a) P( x ). Q( x )
b) P( x ). R( x )
c) Q( x ) × R ( x )
Answers

1. f
2. a) x 5+ x 4 +10 x3 −x2 +13 x+ 13

b) 3 x 5−2 x 4+ 2 x 3−7 x−11

c)3 x 5+17 x 4 + 44 x 3−3 x 2−10 x−31

d)−5 x 5+ 20 x 4 + 44 x 3−4 x 2+38 x +35


3. a) 5 b) 4 c) 5
4. a) 155 b) -105 c) 23 d) 3
5. a) -96 b) -1 c) 4 d) -241
6. a) −9 x 7 −36 x6 +15 x 5 +48 x 4−13 x 3 +12 x

b) 3 x 5+ 6 x 4−25 x 3 +2 x 2+ 3 x −6

c) −3 x 4 +6 x 3 +4 x 2−8 x

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