CLASS-IX RACE # 2 MATHEMATICS

POLYNOMIALS
Subjective

1. If f  x   x3  2x 2  k is divisible by  x  1 then find the value of k.

2. Find a quadratic polynomial with rational coefficients whose one zero is 5  2.

3. If f  x  be a quadratic polynomial such that f  2   –3 and f  2   21 find the coefficient of ‘x’ in

f  x .

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4. If x   2 then find x 3  3 .
x x

5. If x 2  y 2  z2  2  x  y  z   3 find the value of 2x  3y  4z.

a   b   c 
3 3 3
2
 b2 2
 c2 2
 a2
6. Simplify .
 a  b 3   b  c 3   c  a 3

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7. If x = 3 + 2 2 , then find the value of x – .
x

8. If a  b  c  6, a2  b2  c 2  14 and a3  b3  c 3  36 then find the value of abc.

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9. Calculate the value of x2 + x +  . Given x2 – 3x + 1 = 0.
x x2

10. Let R1 and R2 be the remainder when the polynomial x 3  2x 2  5ax  7 and x 3  ax 2  12x  6 are
divided by  x  1 and  x  2  respectively and if R1  R2  20 find a.

11. Let f(x) be cubic polynomial such that f(1) = 1, f(2) = 2, f(3) = 3 and f(4) = 16. Find the value of f(5).

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12. If x2 + y2 +   4 , then find the value of x2 + y2.
x2 y2

13. Prove that for any value of a, b, c;

a2  b2  c 2  ab  bc  ca is non negative.

14. Find the remainder when x45, is divided by x2 – 1.

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15. If  x    3, then find the value of x206 + x200 + x90 + x84 + x18 + x12 + x6 + 1.
 x

16. Let p(x) be a fourth degree polynomial with coefficient of leading term 1 and p(1) = p(2) = p(3) = 0,
p  1  p  5 
then the value of .
p 0  p  4

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17. Let f(x) be a fourth degree monic polynomial such that f(1) = 1, f(2) = 4, f(4) = 16, f(3) = 9, then
find 2[f(1) – f(0)].

p q
18. If xn  pyn + qzn is exactly divisible by x2  (ay + bz) x + abyz, then find the value of  .
an bn

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19. f(x) is a monic quadratic polynomial with f(– 1) = 0 and f(1) + f(2) = 0. Find f  
5

20. If the zeroes of polynomial x2 + ax + b are double of the zeroes of polynomial 4x2 – 6x + 3. Find a +
b.

21. Using identities prove that (x + y + z)2  3(xy + yz + zx) where x, y, z are positive real numbers.

22. Find the remainder when x100 is divided by x2  3x + 2.

23. Suppose f(x) is a polynomial of degree 5 and with leading coefficient 2009. Suppose further that f(1)
= 1, f(2) = 3, f(3) = 5, f(4) = 7, f(5) = 9. What is the value of f(6).

24. The remainder when x5 + kx2 is divided by (x  1) (x  2) (x 3) contains no terms in x2. Find k
without performing division.

25. Find the value of x + y + z if x2 + y2 + 4z2 + 12z + 29 – 4x – 8y = 0.

MCQ Single Correct Answer Type

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1. If a  x  , b  x  , then the value of a2 + 2ab – 3b2 is
x x
2 2 
(A) 4x  2  1
x 
4

(B) 2 2x 2  1
x

 2   1 1
(C) 4  1  2  (D) 8  2  
 x  x 2

2. Which of the following is a factor of the expression ab(x2  y2) + xy(b2  a2)
(A) bx  ay (B) bx + ay
(C) ab + xy (D) ax  by

3. If f(x) = x3 + px + q is divisible by x2 + x – 2 then the remainder when f(x) is divided by x + 1 is:

(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) – 4 (D) 1

4. If a, b, c are distinct and p(x) is a polynomial in x ; which leaves remainder a, b, c on division by (x 

a), (x b), (x  c) respectively, then the remainder on division of p(x) by (x  a) (x  b) (x  c) is
(A) x + a + b + c (B) a + b + c
(C) x (D) none of these

5. a – b = – 8 and ab = – 12, then a3 – b3

(A) – 244 (B) – 240
(C) – 224 (D) – 260

6. If a, b, c are three distinct reals then a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca is always

(A) < 0 (B) > 0
(C)  0 (D)  0

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7. If x  R, then the solution set of the equation x  1  x  1  1 is:
5   1
(A)   (B)  
4 4
1 5
(C)  (D)  , 
4 4

8. The value of ‘k’ if the roots of 4x3 – 12x2 + 11x + k = 0 are a – d, a, a + d, is:
(A) – 2 (B) – 3
(C) – 4 (D) – 5

9. The remainder when x3 + 3px + q is divided by (x – a)2, is:

(A) 3x2 + q – 2a3 (B) 3(p + a2)x + q – 2a3
3
(C) q – 2a (D) none of these

10. The number of solutions for 5x  7  3x  1  x  3 is:

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) none of these

11. If ,  are the roots of px2 + qx + r = 0, then find the value of 3 + 3

3qpr  q3 3pqr  3q
(A) 3
(B)
p p3
pqr  3q 3pqr  q
(C) 3
(D)
p p3

12. If the roots of 2x2 + 7x + 5 = 0 are reciprocal roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then find the value of a – c.
(A) 3 (B) – 3
(C) – 2 (D) – 5

27  x 
13. If 1   1   , then the value of x is
169  13 
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 5 (D) 7

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14. If x 4   194 , then x 3  3 is
x4 x
(A) 76 (B) 52
(C) 64 (D) none of these

15. If a1/3 + b1/3 + c1/3 = 0, then

(A) a + b + c = 0 (B) (a + b + c)3 = 27abc
(C) a + b + c = 3abc (D) a3 + b3 + c3 = 0

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CLASS-IX RACE # 2 MATHEMATICS
POLYNOMIALS
ANSWER KEY
Subjective
1. –3 2. x 2  4x  1

3. –6 4. –2

5. 1 6.  a  b  b  c  c  a 

7. 2 8. 6

9. 10 10. a=2

11. 53 12. 2

14. x 15. 0

16. 6 17. 2

18. 1 19. 0

20. 0 22. (2100  1) x + (2  2100)

23. f(6) = 2009  120 + 11 24. k = 90

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25.
2

MCQ Single Correct Answer Type

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C

5. C 6. B 7. C 8. B

9. B 10. B 11. A 12. A

13. A 14. B 15. B

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