1. Which of the following expressions are polynomials in one variable?

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(i) 3x2 – x3 + 7x + 1 (ii) x  (iii) 2 y2  7 y  2
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(iv) y 3 / 2  y 2 1 (v) 2x – 7x3 + 3
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2. Write degree of each the following polynomial:

(i) 7x4 – 9x3 + 2x + 4 (ii) 7 – y2 + y3 (iii) 5t 3  7t 2 1
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(iv) 10 (v) 3x – 7x + 4
3. Classify each of the following as linear, quadratic and cubic polynomial:
(i) 3x3 – 7x (ii) 4 y2 + 3y – 1 (iii) 7r
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(iv) x  3x (v) y  y 3

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4. Find the value of p(x) = 5x – x + 3x + 4 at
(i) x = 0 (ii) x = 2 (iii) x = – 1
5. Find the value of p(0), p(2) and p(–3) where p(x) = x3 – x2 + x – 1.
6. Verify whether the following are zeros of the polynomial, indicated against them:
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(i) p(x)  2x  3; x  (ii) p(x) = (x + 3) (x – 4) ; x = – 3, 4
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(iii) p(x) = x2 + x – 6; x = 3, –2 (iv) p(x) = x – x3 ; x = 0, 1, –1
7. Find the zero of the polynomial in each of the following :
(i) p(x) = x – 4 (ii) p(x) = 3x + 4
(iii) p(x) = 7x (iv) p(x) = rx + s; r  0, r, s are real numbers.
8. Using Remainder Theorem, find the remainder when :
(i) 4x3 – 7x2 + 3x – 2 is divided by x – 1
(ii) x3 – 7x2 + 6x + 4 is divided by x – 3
(iii) x3 + 2x2 – x + 3 is divided by x + 3
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(iv) 4x3 – 4x2 + x – 2 is divided by 2x + 1
(v) x3 – ax2 + 5x + a is divided by x – a
(vi) x3 + ax2 – 6x + 2a is divided by x + a
9. If 35 is the remainder when 2x2 + ax + 7 is divided by x – 4, find the value of a.
10. Without actual division, prove that 2x3 + 13x2 + x – 70 is exactly divisible by x – 2.
11. Show that x – 1 is a factor of x3 – 2x2 – 5x + 6.
12. Find the value of p for which the polynomial x4 – 2x3 + px2 + 2x + 8 is exactly divisible by x + 2.
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13. Find values of a and b so that the polynomial x4 + 7x3 + 4x2 + ax + b is exactly divisible by x – 1
and x + 3.
14. The polynomials ax3 – 3x2 + 7 and 2x3 + 7x – 2a are divided by x + 3. If the remainder in each case is same,
find the value of a.
15. The polynomials ax3 + 4x2 – 3 and 4x3 + 4x – a when divided by x – 3, leaves the remainder R1 and R2
respectively. Find the value of a if R1 = 3R2.
16. Find the integral zeros of x3 – 3x2 – x + 3.
17. Find the integral zeros of x3 + 4x2 – x – 4.
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18. Show that x – 2 is a factor of p(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 15x – 14.

19. Show that x + 4 is a factor of x4 + 3x3 – 4x2 + x + 4.
20. Find value of a for which x + a is a factor of f(x) = x3 + ax2 + 3x + a + 4.
21. Without actual division, prove that 2x4 + x3 – 2x2 + 5x – 6 is exactly divisible by x2 + x – 2.
22. For what value of a is the polynomial 2x3 – ax2 + 8x + a + 4 is exactly divisible by 2x + 1.
23. If x3 + ax2 + bx – 12 has x – 3 as a factor and leaves a remainder 10 when divided by x + 2, find a and b.
24. Factorise the following, using factor theorem :
(i) x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6 (ii) x3 – 6x2 + 3x + 10
(iii) 2x3 – 5x2 – x + 6 (iv) x3 – 3x2 + 3x – 1
(v) x3 + 4x2 – 11x – 30 (vi) 4x3 + 9x2 – 19x – 30
 25. Factorize 6x3 + 35x2 – 7x – 6, given x + 6 is one of its factor.
26. Factorize 2x3 + 5x2 – 124x – 63, given x + 9 is one of its factor.
27. Use suitable identity to find the following products :
(i) (x + 4) (x + 6) (ii) (x – 3) (x + 8)

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(iii) (2x + 3) (3x – 2) (iv)  t    t  
 2 2
28. Evaluate the following products without multiplying directly:
(i) 87 × 93 (ii) 106 × 94

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29. Factorize the following using appropriate identities :
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(i) 9x 2  (ii) 9x 2  6x 1
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(iii) x 4  y 4 (iv) 9x 2  30xy  25y 2
30. Factorize by splitting the middle term :
(i) x2 – 21x + 108 (ii) 12y2 – y – 6 (iii) t2 – 11t – 42 (iv) 6z2 + 5z – 6

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(v) 8x2 – 2x – 15 (vi) 20x2 + 13x – 84
31. Expand each of the following using suitable identity :
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(i) (x  2 y  3z) 2
(ii)   b  3c 
 3 

(iii) (3x – 2y)3

32. Evaluate the following, using suitable identity:

(i) (101)3
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(ii) (99)3 R y
(iv)  2 x  
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33. Factorize the following:
(i) 4x2 + y2 + 9z2 + 4xy – 6yz – 12xz (ii) 64a3 – 144a2b + 108ab2 – 27b3
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(iii) x + 6x y + 12xy + 8y (iv) 8x3 + 125
(v) 27a3 – 64b3 (vi) 27a3 + 8b3 + c3 – 18abc
34. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of each of the following :
(i) (–14)3 + (8)3 + (6)3 (ii) (19)3 + (–11)3 + (–8)3
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35. If x + y + z = 0, prove that x + y + z = 3xyz.
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36. Prove that: x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz  (x  y  z ) [(x – y) 2  ( y – z) 2  (z – x) 2 ]
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37. Using factor theorem, show that a – b, b – c and c – a are the factors of a(b2 – c2) + b (c2 – a2) + c (a2 – b2).
38. Factorize the following :
(i) 1 – 2ab – a2 – b2 (ii) x4 + 5x2 + 9
(iii) 5 5x 2  30x  8 5 (iv) 9(x  y) 2  24(x 2  y 2 ) 16(x  y) 2
(v) x6 – y6 (vi) x6 + y6
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39. Factorize the following :

(i) x3 (y – z)3 + y3 (z – x)3 + z2(x – y)3 (ii) (a – 4b)3 + (4b – 3c)3 + (3c – a)3
40. Prove that : (a + b) + (b + c) + (c + a) – 3 (a + b) (b + c) (c + a) = 2 (a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc)
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1. (i), (iii) and (v) 2. (i) 4 (ii) 3 (iii) 3 (iv) 0 (v) 2

3. (i) Binomial (ii) Trinomial (iii) Monomial (iv) Bionomial (v) Bionomial
4. 4, 46, –5 5. –1, 5, –40
6. (i) yes (ii) yes (iii) no (iv) yes
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7. (i) 4 (ii)  (iii) 0 (iv)
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8. (i) – 2 (ii) 175 (iii) –3 (iv) – 4 (v) 6a (vi) 8a

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9. a = – 1 12. p = – 9 13. a = – 21, b = 9 14. a  15. a 
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16. 1, –1, 3 17. 1, –1, –4 20. a = 2 22. a  1 23. a = 1, b = – 8

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24. (i) (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) (ii) (x + 1) (x – 2) (x – 5) (iii) (x + 1) (x – 2) (2x – 3)
(iv) (x – 1) (x – 1) (x – 1) (v) (x + 2) (x – 3) (x + 5) (vi) (x – 2) (x + 3) (4x + 5)

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25. (x + 6) (3x + 1) (2x – 1) 26. (x + 9) (x – 7) (2x – 1)
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27. (i) x2 + 10 x + 24 (ii) x2 + 5x – 24 (iii) 6x2 + 5x – 6 (iv) t 
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 y  y
28. (i) 8091 (ii) 9964 29. (i)  3x    3x   (ii) (3x – 1) (3x – 1)

(iii) (x  y)(x  y)(x 2  y 2 )

30. (i) (x – 9) (x – 12) (ii) (3y – 2) (4y + 3)
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(iv) (3x + 5y) (3x + 5y)

(iv) (2z + 3) (3z – 2) (iv) (2x – 3) (4x + 5)

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(iii) (t + 3) (t – 14)
(vi) (4x – 7) (5x + 12)
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31. (i) x2 + 4y2 + 9z2 – 4xy – 12yz + 6xz (ii)  b 2  9c 2  ab  6bc  2ac
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(iii) 27x3 – 8y3 – 54x2y + 36xy2 (iv) 8x 3   6x 2 y  xy 2
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32. (i) 1030301 (ii) 970299

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33. (i) (2x + y – 3z) (2x + y – 3z) (ii) (4a – 3b) (4a – 3b) (4a – 3b) (iii) (x + 2y) (x + 2y) (x + 2y)
(iv) (2x + 5) (4x2 – 10x + 25) (v) (3a – 4b) (9a2 + 12ab + 16b2)
(vi) (3a + 2b + c) (9a2 + 4b2 + c2 – 6ab – 2bc – 3ac)
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38. (i) (1 + a + b) (1 – a – b) (ii) (x2 + x + 3) (x2 – x + 3) (iii) ( 5x  2) (5x  4 5)
(iv) (x + 7y) (x + 7y) (v) (x – y) (x + y) (x2 – xy + y2) (x2 + xy + y2)
2 2 4 2 2 4
(vi) (x + y ) (x – x y + y )
39. (i) 3xyz (y – z) (z – x) (x – y) (ii) 3 (a – 4b) (4b – 3c) (3c – a)
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