Polynomials (9th CBSE)

Ques 1 Give an example of a polynomial which is

(i) A monomial of degree 1.

(ii) A binomial of degree 20
(iii) A trinomial of degree 2

Ques 2 𝐼𝑓 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 13𝑥 2 + 17𝑥 + 12, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑓(2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(−3)

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Ques 3 𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = 3 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 3 − 11𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 − 20, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑘

Ques 4 𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏. 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏

Ques 5 Let p(x) = 𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 5. Find the remainder when p(x) is divided by (x – 1)

Ques 6 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝(𝑦) = 𝑦 3 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑦 + 3 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑦 + 2

Ques 7 If the polynomials 𝑎𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 4 and 𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 + 𝑎 leave the same remainder when

divided by (x – 3), find the value of a

Ques 8 The polynomials 𝑎𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 13 and 2𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 + 𝑎 are divided by x + 2. If the remainders in

each case is the same, find the value of a

Ques 9 The polynomials 𝑎𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 3 and 2𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 + 𝑎 when divided by (x – 4) leave the same

remainders R1 and R2 respectively. Find the values of a in each of the following cases, if.
(i) R1 = R2 (ii) R1 + R2 = 0 (iii) 2R1 – R2 = 0

Ques 10 If 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 6 has x + 2 as a factor and leaves a remainder 4 when divided by (x – 2), find
the values of a and b

Ques 11 Let R1 and R2 be the remainders of 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑎𝑥 − 7 and 𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 6 are divided
by x + 1 and x – 2 respectively. If 2R1 – R2 = 6, find the value of a.

Ques 12 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 (𝑥 − 1) 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑥10 − 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑥11 − 1

Ques 13 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑖𝑓 (𝑥 − 𝑎) 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 3 − 𝑎 2 𝑥 + 𝑥 + 2

Ques 14 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 4 − 𝑎𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 1 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 1 − 2𝑥

Ques 15 𝐼𝑓 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 6 ℎ𝑎𝑠 x + 2 as a factor and leaves a remainder 4 when divided by

(x – 2) ,fund the values of a and b
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Ques 16 𝐼𝑓 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ (𝑥 − 2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑥 − 2) 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 𝑟, 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝 = 𝑟

Ques 17 What must be subtracted from 𝑥3 − 6𝑥2 − 15𝑥 + 80 𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦
𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑥2 + 𝑥 − 12

Ques 18 The polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥4 − 2𝑥3 + 3𝑥2 − 𝑎𝑥 + 3𝑎 − 7 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑥 + 1 leaves a

remainder 19. Find the value of a
 Factorization of Polynomials

Ques 19 Give possible expressions for the length and breadth of the rectangle whose area is
25𝑎2 − 35𝑎 + 12

Ques 20 What are the possible expressions for the dimensions of a cuboid whose volume is
2𝑘𝑦 2 + 6𝑘𝑦 − 20𝑘

Ques 21 Factorise each of the following algebraic expressions:

(i) 𝑥 8 − 𝑦 8 (𝑖𝑖) 𝑎12 𝑥 4 − 𝑎4 𝑥 12 (𝑖𝑖𝑖) 𝑝6 − 512𝑞6

Ques 22 Factorize:
(i) (𝑥 + 1)3 + (𝑥 − 1)3 (𝑖𝑖) 8(𝑥 + 𝑦)3 − 27(𝑥 − 𝑦)3 (𝑖𝑖𝑖) (2𝑥 + 5𝑦)3 − (2𝑥 − 5𝑦)3

Ques 23 Factorize each of the following

1 27𝑎2 9𝑎 64 96 48
(i) 27𝑎3 + 64𝑏3 + + 16𝑏2 (ii) 125 𝑥 3 − 8 − 25 𝑥 2 +
4𝑏 5
8 3 4 2
(iii) 𝑥 +1+ 3𝑥 + 2 (iv) 125𝑥 − 27𝑦 − 225𝑥 2 𝑦 + 135𝑥𝑦 2
3 3
27

Ques 24 Factorize each of the following

(i) 8𝑥 3 + 27𝑦 3 + 𝑧 3 − 18𝑥𝑦𝑧 (𝑖𝑖) 𝑎3 − 8𝑏3 − 64𝑐 3 − 24𝑎𝑏𝑐.
(iii) 2√2𝑎3 + 8𝑏3 − 27𝑐 3 + 18√2𝑎𝑏𝑐 (𝑖𝑖𝑖) 2√2𝑥 3 + 3√3𝑦 3 + √5(5 − 3√6𝑥𝑦)

Ques 25 Find the product:

(3𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 4)(9𝑥 2 + 25𝑦 2 + 15𝑥𝑦 + 12𝑥 − 20𝑦 + 16)

Ques 26 Factorize each of the following

(i) (𝑥 − 𝑦)3 + (𝑦 − 𝑧)3 + (𝑧 − 𝑥)3 (ii) (𝑥 − 2𝑦)3 + (2𝑦 − 3𝑧)3 + (3𝑧 − 𝑥)3
1 3 1 3 5 3
(iii) (2) + (3) − (6) (iv) (0.2)3 − (0.3)3 + (0.1)3

Ques 27 Factorize each of the following

(i) 4𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 2 + 16𝑧 2 + 12𝑥𝑦 − 24𝑦𝑧 − 16𝑧𝑥
(ii) 2𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 8𝑧 2 − 2√2𝑥𝑦 + 4√2𝑦𝑧 − 8𝑧𝑥

Ques 28 Factorise each of the following-

(i) 4√3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 2√3 (ii) 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 − 22
(iii) 𝑥 2 + 3√3𝑥 − 30 (iv) 5√5𝑥 2 + 30𝑥 + 8√5

Ques 29 Factorise each of the following-

1.2×1.2×1.2−0.2×0.2×0.2
(i) 27𝑎3 + 125𝑏3 (𝑖𝑖)
1.2×1.2+1.2×0.2+0.2×0.2

Ques 30 Factorise each of the following-

(i) (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)2 − (𝑎 − 𝑏 − 𝑐)2 (𝑖𝑖) 49𝑝2 − 36