ASSIGNMENT CLASS X(2019-20)

​POLYNOMIALS
1 mark questions:

1. Write the zeros of the polynomial 3x​2​ + 6x

2. Write the zeros of the polynomial, x​2​ – x – 6.
3. Write a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeros are 3 and – 2
respectively.
4. Write the number of zeros of the polynomial y = f(x) whose graph is given in figure.

5. If (x + a) is a factor of 2x​2​ + 2ax + 5x + 10, find a

6. For what value of k, (–4) is a zero of the polynomial x​2​ – x – (2k + 2)?
7. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax​2​ – 3(a – 1) x – 1, then find the value of a.
8. Write the polynomial, the product and sum of whose zeros are – 29 and – 23
respectively.
9. Find the value of p for which p(x) = x³ + 4x² – px + 8 is exactly divisible by
g(x) = x – 2.
10. Write the degree of remainder when the cubic polynomial is divided by a quadratic
Polynomial?
11. Write the common zero of the polynomials x​3​ + 1 , x​2​ - 1 and x​2​ + 2x + 1.

2 mark questions:
1. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial 2x​2​ – (3k + 1) x – 9 is negative of the
other, find the value of k.
2. If one of the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 2x​2​ + px + 4 is 2, find the other
zero. Also find the value of p.
3. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial x​2​ – 2x +b; find b if 3α + 2β =
20.
4. If one of the zeroes of quadratic polynomial (k – 1)x​2​ + kx + 1 is −5 then find k
5. If α, β and γ are the zeroes of the polynomial 8x​3​ + 4x​2​ – 3x + 2 find
α​−1​ + β​−1​ + γ​−1​.
6. Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x​2​ + 7x + 10 and verify the
relationship between the zeroes and its coefficients
 7. .If α and β are the zeros of the polynomial 3x​2​ – 4x + 7 then find the sum of their
reciprocals.
8. The quadratic polynomial p(x) with −27 as product and 3 as one zero then find
the quadratic polynomial.
9. If one of the root of the equation x​2​ – 3x + q = 0 is twice other, find the value of q.
10. If the sum and product of the roots of the quadratic equation ax​2​ – 5x + c = 0 are
both equal to 10, then find the values of a and c.
11. If one zero of the polynomial (a​2​ + 9)x2 + 13x + 6a is the reciprocal of the other,
find the value of a.
12. If the product of zeros of the polynomial ax​2​ – 6x – 6 is 4, find the value of a.
13. Find the zeros of the quadratic polynomial 5x​2​ – 4 – 8x and verify the relationship
between the zeros and the coefficients of the polynomial.
14. Find a quadratic polynomial each with the given numbers as the zeros of the
polynomials.
(i) 3 +√7, 3 – √7
(ii) √3, -2√3
15. Find a quadratic polynomial each with the given numbers as the sum and product
of its zeros respectively.
(i) 4√3, 9
(ii) 2√3-1, 3-√3
16. If α and β are the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = 5x​2​ + 4x – 9 then evaluate the
following :
(i) α – β
(ii) α​2​ + β​2
(iii) α​2​ – β​2
(iv) α​3​ + β​3
(v) α​3​ – β​3
(vi) α​4​ – β​4
17 Form a cubic polynomial whose zeroes are α, β, γ such that
α + β + γ = - 4, α β + β γ + α γ = 1 and α β γ = -6.

3 mark questions:
1. Verify the division algorithm for
p(x) = 3x​3​ – 4x​2​ + 6x + 9 , g(x) = x −3
2. Find the zeroes of 3√5x​2​ – 11x + 2√5 and verify the relationship between the zeroes
and co-efficients of the polynomial.
3. Find all other zeroes of the polynomial p(x) = 3x​3​ -36x +48 if one of its zero is −4
4. What must be added to the polynomial p(x) = 6x​4​ + 5x​3​ − 11x​2​ – 42x + 9 so that the
resulting polynomial is divisible by polynomial g(x) = x​2​ + 3x + 2.
 5. Find the value of p for which the polynomial p(x) = 3x​3​ – 8x​2​ – 4x – p is exactly
divisible by g(x) = 3x + 4
6. Divide 7 + 18x + x​2​ – 4x​3​ by 3 + 3x – 4x​2​ and verify the division algorithm.
7. If P(x) = x​2​ +5x + 2 , what is the value of P(2) + P(3) ?
8. What should be added to polynomial P(x) = x​3​ - 2x​2​ - 3x – 4 so that it is completely
divisible by x​2​ - x
9. If x​2​ –2x – 3, is a factor of x​4​ + 6x​3​ + 2ax​2​ + bx – 3a . Find the values of a and b.
10. If one zero of polynomial 3x​2​ – 8x +2k +1 is seven times the other , find the zeros
and the value of k.
11. Draw the graph of 2x² – 5x + 2 and 4x – 10.Find the solution of the polynomials
from the graph.
12 Find all the zeros of 3x​3​ + 16x​2​ + 23x + 6 if two of its zeros are – 3 and – 2.
13. Find all the zeros of 3x​4​ – 10x​3​ + 5x​2​ + 10x – 8 if three of its zeros are 1, 2 and – 1.
14. If α and β are the zeros of the polynomial 2x​2​ – 4x + 5. Form the polynomial
where zeros are :​

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

15 . If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial x​2​ – 3x + 2, find a quadratic
polynomial whose zeros are :

(i)

(ii)

16. If α and β are the two zeroes of the polynomial 21y​2​ – y -2, find a quadratic
polynomial whose zeroes are 2α+1 and 2β +1 .

17. What should be subtracted from p(x) = x​2​ – 16x + 30 so that x = 15 is a zero of the
p(x)?
4 mark questions:

1. If the two zeroes of the polynomial x​4​ – 8x​3​ + 20x​2​ – 20x + 7 are 3 ±√2, find other
zeroes.
2. Obtain all other zeros of the polynomial 2x​3​ – 4x – x​2​ + 2 if two of its zeros are
√2 and – √2 .

3 On dividing f(x) = 3x​3​ + x​2​ + 2x + 5 by a polynomial g(x) = x​2​ + 2x + 1, the remainder

r(x) = 9x + 10. Find the quotient polynomial q(x).

4. On dividing x​5​ – 4x​3​ + x​2​ + 3x + 1 by polynomial g(x), the quotient and remainder are
(x​2​ – 1) and 2 respectively. Find g(x).

5. On dividing f(x) = 2x​5​ + 3x​4​ + 4x​3​ + 4x​2​ + 3x + 2 by a polynomial g(x), where

g(x) = x​3​ + x​2​ + x + 1, the quotient obtained is 2x​2​ + x + 1. Find the remainder r(x).

6. Given that x - √5 is a factor of the cubic polynomial

x​3​ - 3 √5 x​2​ + 13x - 3 √5 , find all other zeros of the polynomial

7. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = x​2​ – px + q, prove that

8. If p(x) = ax​3​ + bx​2 ​+ cx + d, then α, β, γ are its zeroes. Find

the value of the following using the coefficients of the given p(x).

(i) α ​+​β​ +​γ

αβ βγ αγ
(ii) 1 ​+ ​ 1​+ ​ 1
α β γ
(iii) ​ 1 ​ +​ 1 ​ + ​ 1.
αβ βγ +αγ
9. Divide 6 + 19x + x​2​ - 6x​3​ by 2 + 5x -3x​2​ and verify the division algorithm.

10. Using division show that 3y​2​+5 is a factor of 6y​ 5​+15y​ 4​+16y​ 3​+4​ ​y​ 2​+10y-35.

11. What should be subtracted from 4x​4​+2x​3​-8x​2​+3x-7 so that it may be exactly

divisible by 2x​2​+x-2
12. Verify that 5, -2, 1/3 are the zeroes of the cubic polynomial
p(x) = 3x​3​ – 10x​2​ – 27x + 10 and verify the relation between its
zeroes and coefficients.