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CLASS 10 - MATHEMATICS
Polynomials
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 50

Section A
1. A polynomial of degree ____ is called a linear polynomial. [1]

a) 1 b) 3

c) 2 d) 0

2. The polynomial which when divided by -x2 + x - 1 gives a quotient x - 2 and remainder 3, is [1]

a) x3 - 3x2- 3x - 5 b) x3 - 3x2 + 3x - 5

c) -x3 + 3x2 - 3x + 5 d) x3 - 3x2 - 3x + 5

3. If x3 + x
2
− 2x − 3 = (x − 2)(x
2
+ ax + b) + 5 , then [1]

a) a = – 3 and b = – 4 b) a = 5 and b = 6

c) a = 4 and b = 5 d) a = 3 and b = 4
4. A quadratic polynomial whose zeros are 5 and -3, is [1]

a) x2 + 2x -15 b) x2 - 2x -15

c) x2 - 2x + 15 d) none of these

5. If the polynomial f(x) = ax3 + bx - c is divisible by the polynomial g(x) = x2 + bx + c then c = [1]

a) 2b2 b) b
2b
c) a
d) -2b
6. If x − 2 is a factor of x3 + ax
2
+ bx + 16 and a − b = 6, then the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ are [1]

a) a = – 2 and b = 8 b) a = 2 and b = 8

c) a = – 2 and b = – 8 d) a = 2 and b = – 8
Section B
7. Fill in the blanks: [1]

If S(x) = px2 + (p - 2)x + 2 and '2' is the zero of this polynomial, then the value of p is ________.
8. Fill in the blanks: [1]
Factors of 3x3 - x2 - 3x + 1 are ________.
9. If the sum and the product of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial are − 1 and 1
respectively, [1]
2 2

then find the polynomial.

10. Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are 3 and -5. [1]
Section C

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11. Obtain all zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x4 - 3x3 - x2 + 9x - 6, if two of its zeros are [2]
– –
− √3 and √3 .

12. If 2 and 3 are zeroes of polynomial 3x2 - 2kx + 2m, find the values of k and m. [2]
– 2 –
13. Write the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 4 √3x + 5x − 2 √3 [2]

14. The graph of the polynomial f(x) = ax2 + bx + c is as shown below. Write the sign of c. [2]

Section D
15. Divide the polynomial f(x) = 3x2 - x3 - 3x + 5 by the polynomial g(x) = x - 1 - x2 and verify the [3]
division algorithm.

16. For what value of k, is the polynomial f(x) = 3x4 - 9x3 + x2 + 15x + k is completely divisible by [3]

3x2 - 5?
–
17. Find all the zeroes of the polynomial 2x4 - 9x3 + 5x2 + 3x - 1, if two of its zeroes are 2 +√3 and [3]
–
2- √3.

– –
18. Find all the zeros of (x4 + x3 - 23x2 - 3x + 60), if it is given that two of its zeros are √3 and -√3 [3]

Section E

19. When a polynomial f(x) is divided by x2 - 5, the quotient is x2 - 2x - 3 and remainder is zero. [4]

Find the polynomial and all its zeroes.

20. Find the zeros of q(y) = 7y2 -

11
y-
2
and verify the relationship between the zeros and its [4]
3 3

coefficients.
21. Given that the zeroes of the cubic polynomial x3 – 6x
2
+ 3x + 10 are of the form [4]
a, a + b, a + 2b for some real numbers a and b where a is the number of people who
believe in Yoga and b is the number of people who believe in Gym, find the values of a and b
as well as the zeroes of the given polynomial.

22. Divide 3x2 – x3 – 3x + 5 by x – 1 – x2 , and verify the division algorithm. [4]

–
23. If two zeroes of the polynomial x 4
− 6x
3
− 26 x
2
+ 138x − 35 are 2 ± √3 , find the other [4]
zeroes.

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