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Polynomials
(1 Mark)

(Q.1) Simplify : .
(1 Mark)
(A) x + y + z (B) (C) 1(D) –1

(Q.2) If and then thevalue of is

(1 Mark)
(A) x + y (B) xy(C) x – y (D) .
(Q.3) If (x + 1) is a factor of f(x) = a0.xn + a1. xn – 1 + a2xn – 2 + ………+an = 0, then
(A) a0 + a1 + a2 + ……….+ an = 0 (B) a0 + a2 + a4 +………. = 0 (1 Mark)
(C) a0 + a3 + a5 + ………= 0 (D) a0 + a2 + a4 +……= a0 + a1 + a2 + ……

(Q.4) Simplify : .
(A) 3(a + b) (b + c) (c + a) (B) 2(a + b) (b + c) (c + a)
(C) (a + b) (b + c) (c + a) (D) 1
(Q.5) If (x – 1) & (x + 3) are the factors of then the other factor is _________. (1 Mark)
(A) x + 1(B) x –1(C) x – 3 (D) x + 2

(Q.6) If is divisible by (x +a) then ________ (1 Mark)

(A) a = b(B) (C) either a = b or (D) neither a = b nor .
(1 Mark)
(Q.7) is divisible by (x – y) when “n” is __________.
(A) an even number(B) an odd number(C) a prime number (D) a natural number
(1 Mark)
(Q.8) is divisible by (x – y) when ‘n’ is____________.
(A) an even number (B) an odd number(C) a prime number(D) a natural number.
(Q.9) If a + c +e = 0 and b + d = 0 then ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e is exactly divisible (1 Mark)
by
(A) x + 1 (B) x – 1(C) (x + 1)and (x-1)(D) (x - 2 )
(Q.10) If ‘a’ and ‘b’ are unequal and x2 + ax + b and x2 + bx + a have a common (1 Mark)
factor,
then a + b is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 0(C) 1 (D) –2
(1 Mark)
(Q.11) If and have a common factor, then (p – q)2 = _________ .
(A) 2(5p – 3q)(B) 2(3p-5q)(C) 3p – 5q(D) 5p – 3q.
(Q.12) Find the quadratic polynomial which is exactly divided by (2x – 3) and (x + (1 Mark)
1).
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(Q.13) The value of 6a + 11 b , if x – 6x2 + ax + b is exactly divisible by (x2 – 3x + (1 Mark)
3

2) is
(A) 0(B) 132(C) 66(D) –66
(Q.14) If is exactly divisible by (x – 3), then m = ___________ . (1 Mark)

(A) – 4 (B) – 40(C) (D) .

(1 Mark)
(Q.15) Express in lowest terms.
(A) x + y – z (B) x + y + z(C) x – y + z (D) x – y – z
(Q.16) What is the reminder if we divide 3x2 – x3 –3x + 5 by x – 1 – x2 (1 Mark)
(A) 1 (B) 2(C) 3 D) 5
(Q.17) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ? (1 Mark)
(A) 2, 5 (B) –2, –5(C) –2, 5 (D) 2, –5
(Q.18) Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3. (1 Mark)
(A) , (B) (C) (D) 3,0
(Q.19) The graph of y = P(x) is given in fig below. Find the number of zeroes of P(x) . (1 Mark)
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(A) 4(B) 3(C) 2(D) 5.

(Q.20) The graph of y = P(x) is given in fig below, find the nature of zeroes of P(x) . (1 Mark)

(A) 2(B) 3(C) 4(D) 5

(Q.21) If are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial x3 – 3x2 +5x – 3, then sum of the roots (1 Mark)
(A) (B) (C) (D) or 7
(Q.22) If are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 , (1 Mark)

then find the value of

(A) (B) = a/d (C) =1 (D) = a/b

(Q.23) If are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial , (1 Mark)
then is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D) a/b

(Q.24) Find the sum and product of zeroes of the quadratic polynomials . (1 Mark)

(A) (B) (C) (D) 3

(Q.25) Find all the zeroes of , if you know that two of its zeroes (1 Mark)

are .

(A) , 1(B) (C) (D)

(Q.26) (5x +14x+2) -(4x -5x+7)2is divided by (x2+x+1), then quotient Q and reminder given
2 2 2
(1 Mark)
by
(A) (B) (C) (D)

(1 Mark)
(Q.27) The value of
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1 Mark)
(Q.28) The factor of are
(A) (x+y+z)(xy+yz+zx)(B) (x-y)(y-z)(z-x)(C) (x-y-z)(xy-yz-zx)(D) (x-y)(y-z)(x-z)
(Q.29) Solve for x: 12abx2 — (9a2 — 8b2) x - 6ab = 0 (3Marks)
[CBSE-DELHI 2006]
(3 Marks)
(Q.30) Find the values of k so that (x - 1) is a factor of k2x2 - 2kx - 3. [CBSE-DELHI 200 3]
(2 Marks)
(Q.31) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 6x2 – 3 – 7x and verify the [CBSE-DELHI 200 8]
relationship between the zeroes and the co-efficients of the polynomial.
(1 Mark)
(Q.32) Write the zeroes of the polynomial x2 – x – 6.
[CBSE-DELHI 200 8]
(2 Marks)
[CBSE-Outside
(Q.33) If one zeros of polynomial is reciprocal of the other, find the Delhi 2008]
value of a.
(1 Mark)
(Q.34) Is x = -3 a solution of the equation 2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0 ? [CBSE-Outside Delhi
2008]
(1 Mark)
(Q.35) Write the number of zeros of the polynomials Y = f(x), whose graph is given in the [CBSE-Outside Delhi
2008]
figure.
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(5Marks)
(Q.36) Find the zeroes of the polynomial , given that the product of its 2 zeroes
is 12.
(3 Marks)
(Q.37) If and are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial such that

, find the value of .

(Q.38) If and are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 - 5x +7, (6 Marks)
find a polynomial whose zeroes are 2 + 3 and 3 + 2 .
(2 Marks)
(Q.39) If the zeroes of the polynomial are a – b, a and a + b find a, b.
(Q.40) If the polynomial f(x) = x - 6x + 16x - 25x + 10 is divided by another polynomial x2 - 2x + k , the
4 3 2
(6 Marks)
remainder comes out to be x + a , find k and a.
(6 Marks)
(Q.41) If two zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x 4 - 6x3 - 26x2 +138x - 35 are , find
other zeroes.
(Q.42) Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - 5x 2 - 2x + 24, given that the product of its two zeroes is (6 Marks)
12.
(Q.43) Divide by and verify the division algorithm. (3 Marks)
(Q.44) (2 Marks)

(Q.45) Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are -3 and 2 respectively. (3 Marks)
(5 Marks)
(Q.46) Find the zeroes of the polynomial and verify the relationship between the
zeroes and its coefficients.
(Q.47) Find the values of a and b so that x4 + x3 + 8x2 + ax + b is divisible by x2 + 1. (3 Marks)
(Q.48) If f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, a 0, then what will be the sum of zeroes? (1 Mark)
(Q.49) Find the condition that the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - px2 + qx - r may be in arithmetic (3 Marks)
progression.
(Q.50) If the sum of the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 - 3kx2 + 4x - 5 is 6, then find the (1 Mark)
value of k.
(Q.51) Find a quadratic polynomial, if the sum and the product of the zeroes are 4 and 4 (1 Mark)
respectively.
(Q.52) The product of two zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 + 6x2 -4x + 9 is 3, then find its (1 Mark)
third zero.
(Q.53) If (x + 2)(2x - 1)(3x - 2) = 0, find the zeroes of the polynomial. (1 Mark)
(Q.54) If f(x) is divisble by q(x), what will be the value of r(x), where f(x) = g(x)q(x) + r(x)? (1 Mark)
(Q.55) (2 Marks)

(2 Marks)
(Q.56) Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum of whose roots is -1 and the sum of their reciprocals is .
(Q.57) (2 Marks)

(Q.58) (2 Marks)

(Q.59) (2 Marks)
(Q.60) (2 Marks)

(Q.61) Find a cubic polynomial with the sum, sum of the products of its zeroes taken two at a time, and the (2 Marks)
product of its zeroes as 2, - 7 and –14 respectively.
(Q.62) (2 Marks)

(Q.63) If the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - 3x2 +x + 1 are a – b, a and a + b, find the values of a and b. (2 Marks)
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(Q.64) (2 Marks)

(Q.65) Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - 5x2 – 16x + 80, if its two zeroes are equal in magnitude (3 Marks)
but opposite in sign.
(Q.66) (3 Marks)

(Q.67) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 8x2 – 21 - 22x and verify the (3 Marks)
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
(3 Marks)

(Q.68)
(Q.69) (3 Marks)

(2 Marks)

(Q.70)
(Q.71) If the sum of the squares of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial x2 –18x + (2 Marks)
p is 180, find the value of p.
(Q.72) If the square of the difference of the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x2 + kx (3 Marks)
+ 85 is equal to 144, evaluate the value of k.
(Q.73) Evaluate the values of ‘b’ if m and n are the zeroes of the polynomial q(y) = by2 – (3 Marks)
2 2
35y + 12 and m + n = 1.
(Q.74) Check whether the polynomial l(x) = x2 – 5x +1 is a factor of the polynomial (3 Marks)
m(x) =4 x4 –13x3 – 31x2 + 35x – 10 by dividing m(x) by l(x).
(Q.75) The zeroes of a quadratic polynomial p(x) = 2x2 + x + n are and . Find the value (3 Marks)

of n if
(Q.76) If and are the zeroes of the polynomial f (x) = 6x2 + x –12, then find a quadratic (3 Marks)
polynomial whose zeroes are and .
(Q.77) Find a polynomial whose zeroes are the reciprocals of the zeroes of the polynomial (3 Marks)
2
f(y) = 9y – 18y
18y + 8.
(Q.78) If the zeroes of the polynomial x3 - 3x2 + x + 1 are (a – b), a and (a + b), find a (3 Marks)
and b.
(Q.79) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 4x +3. (2 Marks)
2
(Q.80) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x + 5x + 6 and verify the (3 Marks)
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
(Q.81) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = abx2+(b2 – ac)x - bc and (3 Marks)
verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
(3 Marks)

(Q.82)
(Q.83) Find the zeroes of the polynomial 6x2 – 3. (1 Mark)
(Q.84) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 4x + 3. (1 Mark)
(Q.85) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10. (1 Mark)
(Q.86) Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of its zeroes are 1 and –6 respectively. (1 Mark)
(1 Mark)
(Q.87) Find a quadratic equation, whose roots are and .
(Q.88) Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of its zeroes are 8 and 15 respectively. (1 Mark)
(2 Marks)

(Q.89)
(Q.90) What are the quotient and the remainder when 3x4 +5x3 – 7x2 +2x +2 is divided by x2 + 3x +1? (3 Marks)
(3 Marks)
(Q.91)
(Q.92) (3 Marks)
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(2 Marks)
(Q.93)
(Q.94) Use the division algorithm to find the quotient q(y) and the remainder r(y) (3 Marks)
when f(y) = 12 y 3 + 17 y2 – 20y – 10 is divided by g(y) = 3y2 + 2y-5.
(Q.95) Given a polynomial p(x). The graph of y = p(x) intersects the x-axis at (1 Mark)
three points. Find the number of zeroes of p(x).
(Q.96) If (Z –3) is a factor of Z3 +aZ2 + b Z + 18 and a + b = -7, find a and b. (3 Marks)
(Q.97) Find a quadratic polynomial whose zeroes are (2 +1) and (2 + 1), if and are (3 Marks)
the
zeroes of the polynomial P(x) = 2x2 –7 x + 6.
(Q.98) (6 Marks)

(Q.99) Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are -7 and 7 (1 Mark)
respectively.
(Q.100) If one root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px + 4 = 0 is ‘2’, then find the other root (2 Marks)
and also find the value of ‘p’.
(2 Marks)
(Q.101)
(Q.102) Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are -5 (1 Mark)
and 4 respectively.
(Q.103) Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are –3 (1 Mark)
and 2 respectively.
(2 Marks)
(Q.104) Find a quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are
(Q.105) Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are 4 (1 Mark)
and 1 respectively.
(Q.106) (2 Marks)

(Q.107) (1 Mark)

(Q.108) (2 Marks)

(Q.109) Form a quadratic polynomial whose one zero is 4+ 7 and the sum of zeroes is 8. (2 Marks)
(2 Marks)
(Q.110)
(3 Marks)

(Q.111)
(Q.112) (2 Marks)

(Q.113) (2 Marks)

(Q.114) (1 Mark)

(Q.115) Find the zeroes of quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2 – 3x – 28 and verify the (3 Marks)
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
(Q.116) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x2+7x+12 and verify the relationship between the (3 Marks)
zeroes and the coefficients of the polynomial.
(Q.117) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(t)= t2– 15 and verify the (3 Marks)
relationship between the zeroes and the coefficient of the polynomial.
(Q.118) (2 Marks)
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(Q.119) (2 Marks)

(3 Marks)
(Q.120)
(Q.121) If sum of the squares of zeroes of the polynomial f(t) = t2 – 8t + p is 40, (2 Marks)
find the value of p.
(Q.122) (2 Marks)

(Q.123) (3 Marks)

(Q.124) (3 Marks)

(Q.125) (3 Marks)

(Q.126) Find a cubic polynomial whose zeroes are –3, 8 and –1. (2 Marks)
(Q.127) Find a cubic polynomial whose zeroes are m, n and r such that (m + n + r) (2 Marks)
= - 9, (mn + nr + rm) = 6 and mnr = 56.
(Q.128) Find a cubic polynomial with the sum, sum of the product of it zeroes (2 Marks)
taken two at a time, and product of its zeroes as 2, -41 and 42 respectively.
(Q.129) Find the zeroes of the polynomial f(t) = t3 – 3t2 - 25t + 75, if its two (3 Marks)
zeroes are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.
(Q.130) The product of two of the zeroes of the polynomial g(t) = t3 + 3 t2 – 10t – (3 Marks)
24 is - 6 . Find the zeroes of g(t)
(Q.131) The zeroes of the cubic polynomial f(t) = t3 – 6t2 – 13t +42 are in A.P. Find (3 Marks)
its zeroes.
(Q.132) If the zeroes of the cubic polynomial g(x) = x3 + 3x2 – 13x – 15 are (m–n), (3 Marks)
m and (m+n), then find the values of m and n.
(Q.133) Divide the polynomial P(t) = 6t3 + 10t2 – 13t +1 by the polynomial g(t) = (3 Marks)
3t – 1. Find the quotient and the remainder.
(Q.134) Divide the polynomial P(t) =2t3 – 11t2 + 16t – 4 by the polynomial g(t) = t2 (3 Marks)
– 2t +1 and verify the division algorithm.
(Q.135) Use the division algorithm to find the quotient q(t) and the remainder r(t) (6 Marks)
when f(t) = 8t3 – 38t2 + 36t +5 is divided by g(t) = 4t – 3.
(Q.136) Apply the division algorithm to find the quotient and remainder on dividing f(y) by g(y) as given (6 Marks)
below:
f(y) = y4 – 3y2 +4y + 5, g(y) = y2 + 1 – y
(Q.137) Find the zeroes of the cubic polynomial m(x) = x3 – 3x2 – 13x + 15, it being given that 1 is one of the (6 Marks)
zeroes of m(x).
(Q.138) Use the division algorithm to find the quotient q(y) and remainder r(y), when f(y) = 8y4 – 12y3 – 2y2 (2 Marks)
+ 15y – 4 is divided by g(y) = 2y2 – 3y + 1.
(Q.139) By applying division algorithm prove that the polynomial g(x) = x2 + 3x + (6 Marks)
1 is a factor of the polynomial f(x) = 3x4 + 5x3 - 7 x2 + 2x + 2.
(Q.140) It is given that and are two zeroes of the polynomial f(y) = 2y4 - 3y3 - 3y2 + 6y - 2, find all (6 Marks)
the zeroes of f(y).
(Q.141) Use division algorithm to find all the zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 3x4 + 6x3 – 2x2 - 10x - 5, it (6 Marks)

being given that and are two of its zeroes.

(Q.142) (6 Marks)
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(Q.143) Find the polynomial g(x), if q(x) = x – 2 is the quotient and r(x) = -2x + 4 is the remainder when f(x) (6 Marks)
= x3 – 3x2 + x + 2 is divided by g(x).
(Q.144) What must be subtracted from the polynomial f(y)=8y4 + 14y3 – 2y2 + 7y – 8 so as to make it exactly (6 Marks)
divisible by g(y) = 4y2 + 3y – 2?
(Q.145) A remainder r(x) = (x + a) is obtained when the polynomial f(x) = x4 – 6x3 (6 Marks)
+ 16x2 –25x + 10 is divided by the polynomial g(x) = x2 – 2x + k. Find the values
of k and a.

Most Important Questions

(Q.1) If sum of roots of a equation is 1 and their product is –6. Write the equation.
Q.2) Form the equation whose roots are 6 and -1.
(Q.3) Find the quadratic equation whose roots are

(Q.4)

(Q.5)

(Q.6)

(Q.7)

(Q.8)

(Q.9) Find all the Zeroes of if two of its Zeroes are .

(Q.10) Divide by and verify the division algorithm.

(Q.11) Verify that 1,-1,-2 are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial p(x)= x3 + 2x2 - x - 2, and
verify the relationship between the zeroes and the coefficients.
(Q.12) Find the Zeroes of the polynomial = x3 – 5x2 – 2x + 24 if give that the product of its
two zeroes is 12.
(Q.13) Find a quadratic Polynomial, the sum and product of Zeroes are -3 and 2
respectively.
(Q.14) What will be the remainder of

.
(Q.15) The G.C.D. of two polynomials (x2 + ax - 28) (x +5)
and (x2 + 8x + b)(x - 4) is (x - 4)(x + 5). Find the value of a and b.
(Q.16) Find the G.C.D. of the polynomials (2x2 - 2x- 4) and 4(x3 - 8).
(Q.17) Find the G.C.D. and L.C.M. of the following polynomials –
p(x) = 6(x - 2)(x2 + x - 6)And, q(x) = 3(x2 + 4x - 12).
(Q.18) Find the G.C.D. of the polynomials (x2 - 1) and (x2 - 2x + 1).
(Q.19) Find the G.C.D. of the polynomials (x2 - 4) and (x – 2)(x + 1).
(Q.20) Find the L.C.M. of the given polynomials 8(x3 – x2 + x) and 28(x3 + 1).
(Q.21) Write the discriminate of the quadratic equation 4x2 – ax + 2 = 0.
(Q.22) Polynomials of degree n having ______ numbers of Zeros.

(Q.23) is a polynomials of variable _____ and of degree----------

(Q.24) What will be the coefficient of in .

(Q.25) Factorize
(Q.26) Factorise the polynomial x2 + 2x - 6 into two linear factor.
(Q.27) Factorise the polynomial x2 + 6x - 10.
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(Q.28) Find the value of the quadratic equation 2x - 3x -2

at x = 1 and x = -2.
(Q.29) Find the value of the cubic polynomial equation x3 - 6x2 + 11x - 6 at x = 1,2 and 3.
(Q.30) Show that x = 1 is a root of the polynomial 3x3 – 4x2 + 8x – 7.
(Q.31) Find zero of the polynomial 2x2 – 8.

(Q.32) Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ?

(a) 2, 5 (b) –2, –5 (c) –2, 5 (d) 2, –5

(Q.33) Find the zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 3

(a) , (b) (c) (d) None of these

(Q.34) Write the degrees of each of the following polynomials.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 7