DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, HYDERABAD
POLYNOMIALS – WORKSHEET
GRADE : IX SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
1). Explain why √5x3+ 2 √𝑥 - 7 is not a polynomial.
2). If f(x) = 2x3+6x2-2x+9, find f(-1), f(3)
3). Write the degree of a) constant polynomial and b) Zero polynomial
4).Verify whether 2 and 0 are zeros of the polynomial x2- 2x
5). Find the zeros of a polynomial a) 3x+7 b) (x-3)(x+2) c) 2x2-5x-3 d) x2-2x+1
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6). Find the value of k if x = 3 is a zero of the polynomial f(x) = 6x3-11x2+kx-20.
7). Find the remainder when 5x3-x2+6x-2 is divided by 1-5x
8).Without actual division, Prove that 2x3+13x2+x-70 is divisible by (x-2)
9).The polynomial P(x) = kx3+15x2+9x-40 when divided by (x+4) leaves a remainder
- 28 , find the value of k.
10).Let p and q are the remainders when the polynomials x3+2x2-5ax-7 and x3+ax2-
12x+6 are divided by (x+1) and (x-2) respectively. If 2p+q = 6 , find the value of a .
11).If f(x) = 2x4-2x3+3x2-ax+b is a polynomial is such that when it is divided by (x-1)
and (x+1) the remainders are respectively 7 and [Link] the value of a and b.
12)What must be subtracted from 4x3+16x2-x+5, so that the result is exactly divisible
by x+5?
13) What must be added to x3-3x2 +4x-13, so that the result is exactly divisible by x-3?
14).Without actual division, Prove that x4+2x3-2x2 -2x-1 is exactly divisible by x2+2x-3.
15).Check whether the polynomial t+1 is a factor of 4t3+4t2-t-1
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16). If both (x-2) and (x-2 ) are factors of px2+ 5x+r , show that p=r.
17). Find the values of a and b if x2-4 is a factor of ax4+2x3-3x2 +bx+4
18).Show that x+3, x-7 are factors of x3-6x2-13x+42
19).Using Factor Theorem , show that a+b, b+c, c+a are the factors of (a+b+c)3-
(a3+b3+c3)
20). Using Factor theorem factorise the following:
a) x3-10x2 -53x-42 b) x3+7x2 +7x-15 c) x3+13x2 +31x-45
21). Factorise the following:
i) (3a-1)2-6a+2 ii) 1+x+y-z+xy-yz-zx-xyz iii) 4x2+ 12xy + 9y2-6x-9y
iv) 81x4-y4 v) (x2-3x)2-8(x2-3x)-20 vi) (p+q)2-20(p+q)-125
vii) (2a+3b)3- (2a-3b)3 viii) 8a3+b3+12a2b+6ab2 ix) x6-729y6
x) 8a3+27b3+64c3-72abc
22) If a+b = 13 and ab=25, find the value of a3+b3
23). If x+y+z = 1, xyz = -1 and xy+yz+zx = -1, find the value of x3+y3+z3.
24). If a2+b2+c2 = 250 and ab+bc+ac=3 , find the value of a+b+c
(𝑎2 −𝑏 2 )3 + (𝑏 2 −𝑐 2 )3 +(𝑐 2 −𝑎2 )3
25). Simplify
(𝑎−𝑏 )3 + (𝑏−𝑐 )3 +(𝑐−𝑎)3
26).If x and y be two positive real numbers such that 8x3 + 27y3 = 730 and 2x2y+3xy2 =
15 then evaluate 2x+3y
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2
27).If a,b,c are all non-zero and a+b+c = 0 , prove that + + =3
𝑏𝑐 𝑐𝑎 𝑎𝑏
28) CASE STUDY QUESTION:
Area of a rectangle is given by a polynomial P(x) = 10x2-29x+ 21
i) Degree of the polynomial is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) None
ii) Type of polynomial
a) Linear
b) Binomial
c) Trinomial
d) Quadratic
iii) Possible dimensions of the rectangle
a) (5x-3) , (4x-7)
b) (5x-3) , (4x-7)
c) (5x-7) , (2x-3)
d) (2x-7) , (5x-3)
iv) The area of the rectangle when x= 3 units is
a) 60 [Link]
b) 65 sq units
c) 72 sq units
d) 58 sq units
v) The value of x for which the rectangle will become a square is
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a) 2
2
b)
3
3
c) 4
d) None