POLYNOMIALS 9th Practice Sheet

1.Which of the following expressions is a polynomial in one 11. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are -3 and 4, is:
variable?
(a) (x2 - x + 12) (b) (x2 + x + 12)
a) (2x2
+ 3y) b) (x2 + y2) (c) (x2 - 2x - 6) (d) (2x2 + 2x - 24)
c) (3x + 2z) d) (x3 + 2x2 + 5x - 1)
12. Which of the following is a constant polynomial?
2.Which of the following is not a polynomial in one variable?
(a) x + 1 - 3 (b) 1 + 3
a) (4x2 + 3x - 2) b) (x2
+ xy + y2) x x
c) (5x3 + 2x2 - 7x + 1) d) (2x + 3x) (c) √x+2 (d) – 4

3. In the polynomial (3x4 - 5x3 + 2x2 + 7x - 1), what is the 13. Factors of polynomial 12x2 + 7x + 1 are
coefficient of the term with the highest power of (x)?
(a) (3x – 1)(4x + 1) (b) (3x – 1)(4x – 1)
a) 3 b) -5 (c) (4x – 1)(3x– 1) (d) (4x + 1)(3x + 1)
c) 2 d) 7

4.What is the coefficient of the linear term in the polynomial 14. Number of terms in the polynomial 4x3 + 3x2 – 6x + 7 is
(4x2 + 6x - 3)?
(a) 1 (b) 2
a) 4 b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 4
c) -3 d) 0
15. If a + b + c = 13 and ab + bc + ca = 84, then find the
value of a2 + b2 + c2.
5. Determine the degree of the polynomial (2x3 - 5x2 + 3x + 1).
(a) 1 (b) 2
a) 1 b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
c) 3 d) 4
16. Using algebraic identity, find the value of 209 × 191.
6. Which of the following polynomials is linear?
(a) 39851 (b) 39919
a) (4x2 + 3x - 2) b) (x2 + 2x + 1) (c) 39961 (d) 38951
c) (3x - 1) d) (x3 + 2x2 - 5x + 1)
17. The degree of the polynomial (y3 – 3)(y2 + 8) is
7.Identify the quadratic polynomial:
(a) 2 (b) 3
a) (x2+ 3x - 2) b) (3x - 1) (c) 0 (d) 5
c) (2x3 - 5x2 + 3x + 1) d) (4x2 + 6x3 - 3)
18. If a + b + c = 0, then a3 + b3 + c3 is equal to
8.Which of the following is a cubic polynomial?
(a) 0 (b) abc
a) (x2+ 3x - 2) b)(2x3 -5x2 + 3x + 1) (c) 3abc (d) 2abc
c) (3x - 1) d) (4x2 + 6x - 3)
19. A cubic polynomial cannot have more than ______
zeroes.
9. If zero of the quadratic polynomial (x2 + 3x + k) is 2,
then the value of (k) is: (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
(a) 10 (b) -10
20. If p(x) = x2 + kx + 6, then for what value of k, p(3) = 0 ?
(c) 5 (d) -5
(a) 2 (b) –5
10. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
(c) 3 (d) – 1
((k - 1)x2 + kx + 1) is -3, then the value of (k) is:

(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 7

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 POLYNOMIALS 9th Practice Sheet

Q1. How many terms are there in the polynomial 5 – 3t + 2t6 ?

Q2. Find the value of p(x) = √2 x2 + √2x + 6 at x = 2.
Q3. Find the factors of x2 + 2x – 15.
Q4. Is x + 2 a zero of p(x) = 2x3 – x2 + 3?
Q5. Factorise the following polynomials by splitting the middle term: (i) 2x2 + 7x + 6 (ii) 6x2 + 7x – 10.

Q6. If (2a + b) = 12 and ab = 15, then find the value of 8a3 + b3.
Q7. Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (x + 7)3.

Q8. Give one example of a

(i ) monomial of degree 100
(ii) binomial of degree 50
(iii) trinomial of degree 205
Q9. If x = 2 and x = 0 are zeroes of the polynomial 2x3 – 5x2 + ax + b, then find the values of a and b.
Q10. Find the common factor of the polynomials x² + 8x + 15 and x² + 3x - 10

Q11. Simplify (𝑥+𝑦+𝑧)2−(𝑥−𝑦+𝑧)2

Q12. If a + b + c =12 , a² + b² + c ² = 90 , find the value of a³ + b³ + c³ - 3abc

Q13. The value of K for which x – 1 is a factor of the polynomial 4x3 + 3x2 -4x + K

Q14. The expanded form of (x + y - z)2is

Q15. The value of (102)3 is

Q16. Find the value of the polynomial 5x – 4x2 +3 at (i) x = 0 (ii) x = -1 (iii) x = 2
Q17. Evaluate the following products without multiplying directly : (i) 103 x 107 (ii) 98 x 96 (iii) 104 x 96
Q18. Factorize the following using appropriate identities:

1) 9x2 + y2 + 6xy
2) 4y2 – 4y + 1
3) X2 – y2
100
Q19. Show that 5 is a zero of polynomial 2x3 -7x2 - 16x + 5

Q20.