Department of Education

National Capital Region

Schools Division of Parañaque City
Self-Learning Modules
Mathematics 10 Quarter 2 Week 2

SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS INVOLVING POLYNOMIAL

FUNCTIONS

Learning Competency
The learner solves problems involving polynomial functions. (M10AL-llb-2)

Objective
The learner solves problems involving polynomial functions.

Let’s Recall
Find the product of the following polynomials.
1. 𝑥(𝑥 + 5) 4. (𝑦 − 6)(𝑦 + 6)
2. (2𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 5) 5. (2𝑦 − 1)(2𝑦 + 1)
3. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 3)

Let’s Understand
REMEMBER:
There are different problems for which a polynomial is used to find the solutions.
You have seen many of these on the previous chapter. Some of these are real –life
problems that can be modeled with polynomial functions.
Example 1: A car manufacturer determines that its profit, 𝑃 in thousands of
pesos, can be modeled by the function 𝑃(𝑥) = 0.0081𝑥 4 + 𝑥 − 4,
where 𝑥 represents the number of cars sold. What is the profit when
𝑥 = 200?
Solution:
𝑃(200) = 0.0081(200)4 + 200 − 4
𝑃(200) = 0.0081(1,600,000,000) + 196
𝑃(200) = 12,960,000 + 196
𝑃(200) = 12,960,196
Answer: ₱12,960,196 is the profit
Example 2: Television screens are usually measured by the length of its
diagonal. The television set has a 60-inch diagonal. The screen is 12
inches wider than its height. Find the dimensions of the screen.
Solution: Use the Pythagorean theorem
Square of height + Square of width = Square of diagonal
Let: height = 𝑥
width = 𝑥 + 12
diagonal = 60

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Equation: 𝑥 2 + (𝑥 + 12)2 = 602

𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 + 144 = 3600
2𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 + 144 − 3600 = 0
2𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 − 3456 = 0
𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 − 1728 = 0
(𝑥 + 48)(𝑥 − 36) = 0
𝑥 = −48 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 36
Answer: By choosing the positive solution, the height of the
picture is 36 inches, and the width of the picture is 48
inches.

Let’s Apply
Answer the following problems. Show your complete and neat solutions.
1. The product of three consecutive even integers is 48. Find the three integers.

2. A rectangular field has a length of (𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 8) m and a width of (𝑥 + 5) m

a. Find its perimeter in terms of 𝑥.

b. Find its area in terms of 𝑥.

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3. A cube has an edge of 3𝑥 + 4 cm.

a. What is the total length of its edges?

b. What is the total surface area?

c. What is its volume?

4. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an equilateral ∆. Each side of a triangle is 18𝑥 cm. Find the perimeter
and area of the triangle in terms of 𝑥.

5. The product of three consecutive integers is 720. Find the three integers.

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Let’s Analyze
Solve the following problems.
1. The product of three consecutive odd numbers is 105. Find the three odd
integers.

2. A rectangular garden has a length of (2𝑥 + 5) m and a width of (3𝑥 + 4) m.

a. Find the perimeter of the garden in terms of 𝑥.

b. Find the area of the garden in terms of 𝑥.

3. A demographer predicts the population 𝑃, of a town 𝑡 years from now can be

modeled by the function 𝑃(𝑡) = 6𝑡 4 − 5𝑡 3 + 200𝑡 + 12000. What will the
population be two years from now?

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4. The area of a rectangular gymnasium is (12𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 + 5) m2. The width is

(2𝑥 + 1) m. Find the length in terms of 𝑥.

5. The product of three consecutive even numbers is 1680. Find the three even
integers.

Let’s Evaluate
Solve the following problems. Show your complete and neat solutions.
1. The sum of two numbers is 57. Thrice the first number is 15 more than the
second number. Find the two numbers.

2. The area of a rectangular field is (6𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2) m2. If the length of the field is
(3𝑥 + 2) m, find the width of the rectangular field.

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3. The product of three consecutive odd numbers is 2145. Find the three
integers.

4. A cube has an edge of (2𝑥 + 3) cm. What is the total length of its edges?
What is its volume?

5. The product of three consecutive numbers is 504. Find the three consecutive
integers.