BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL, DOHA-QATAR

CHAPTER – POLYNOMIAL
CLASS-IX WORKSHEET – 02/2024
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Choose the Best Answer (1 Mark):
1. Which one of the following is a polynomial?

2. √2 is a polynomial of degree
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d)½
3. If p (x) = x + 3, then p(x) + p (- x) is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 2x (c) 0 (d) 6
4. Zero of the zero polynomial is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) any real number (d) not defined
5. If x51 + 51 is divided by x + 1, then the remainder is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 49 (d) 50
6. If x + 1 is a factor of the polynomial 2x2 + kx, then the value of k is
(a) -3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) -2
7. One of the zeroes of the polynomial 2x2 + 7x – 4 is
(a) 2 (b) ½ (c) -1 (d) -2
8. One of the factors of (25x2 – 1) + (1 + 5x)2 is
(a) 5 + x (b) 5 – x (c) 5x -1 (d) 10x
9. The coefficient of x in the expansion of (x + 3)3 is
(a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 27
10. If a + b + c =0, then a3 + b3 + c3 is equal to
(a) 0 (b) abc (c) 3abc (d) 2abc

Assertion and Reason :

Directions: Choose the correct answer out of the following choices :

(a) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements and Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(b) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct statement but Reason is wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is wrong statement but Reason is correct statement.
11. Assertion : If f(x) = is a polynomial, then it’s degree is 70
Reason : The degree of a Polynomial is the highest power of the variable in it.

12. Assertion : (x + 2) is a factor of x + 3x + 5x + 6 . and of 2x + 4

3 2

Reason : If p(x)be a polynomial of degree greater than or equal to one, then

(x – a) is a factor of p(x), if p(a) = 0
13. Assertion : Degree of the Zero polynomial is not defined.
Reason : Degree of a non zero constant polynomial is 0

Short Answer Questions (2 marks):

14. Find the value of the polynomial 3x3 – 4x2 + 7x – 5, when x = 3 and also when x = -3.
15. By remainder theorem, find the remainder when p(x) is divided by g(x)

p(x) = x3-2x2 - 4x-1, g(x) = x + 1

16. Check whether p(x) is a multiple of g(x) or not
p(x) = x3 – 5x2 + 4x – 3, g(x) = x – 2.
17. Show that p-1 is a factor of p10 -1.

18. Factorize:
(i) x2 + 9x +18 (ii) 84 - 2r - 2r2
19. For what value of m is x3 -2mx2 +16 divisible by x + 2?
Short Answer Questions (3 marks):
20. If p (x) = x2 – 4x + 3, then evaluate p(2) – p (-1) + p ( ½).
21. If a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = 26, find a2 + b2 +c2.
22. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of

Long Answer Questions (4 marks)(HOTS):

23. If the polynomials az3 + 4z2 + 3z - 4 and z3- 4z + a leave the same remainder when
divided by z – 3, find the value of a.
24. If both x – 2 and x -(1/2) are factors of px2+ 5x+r, then show that p = r.
 Case Study 1:
Observe the following paragraph and answer for the following questions:

Let x -1 be a polynomial. Zero of the polynomial x – 1 is obtained by equating it to

0, i.e., x – 1 = 0, which gives x = 1. We say p(x) = 0 is a polynomial equation and 1 is the
root of the polynomial equation
p(x) = 0. So, we say 1 is the zero of the polynomial x – 1, or a root of the polynomial
equation x – 1 = 0.
Consider the constant polynomial 5. Can you tell what its zero is? It has no zero because
replacing x by any number in 5x0 still gives us 5. In fact, a non-zero constant polynomial
has no zero. What about the zeroes of the zero polynomial? By convention, every real
number is a zero of the zero polynomial.

1. Find the value of the polynomial

2. Check whether -2 and 2 are the zeros of the polynomial
3. Find the factors

Case Study 2:

Ankur and Ranjan start a new business together. The amount invested by both partners together is
given by the polynomial which is the product of their individual shares

1. Write the coefficient of in the given polynomial.

2. Name the type of the given polynomial based on the degree of the polynomial.
3. What are the share of Ankur and Ranjan.