MCQ WORKSHEET-I

CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. In 2 + x + x2 the coefficient of x2 is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 2 (d) –1

2. In 2 – x2 + x3 the coefficient of x2 is:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 2 (d) –1

 x2
3. In  x  10 , the coefficient of x2 is:
2
 
(a) (b) 1 (c) – (d) –1
2 2

4. The degree of 5t – 7 is:

1. 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

5. The degree of 4 – y2 is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

6. The degree of 3 is:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

7. The value of p(x) = 5x – 4x2 + 3 for x = 0 is:

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) – 3 (d) – 2

8. The value of p(x) = 5x – 4x2 + 3 for x = – 1 is:

(a) 6 (b) –6 (c) 3 (d) – 3

9. The value of p(x) = (x – 1)(x + 1) for p(1) is:

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) – 2

10. The value of p(t) = 2 + t + 2t2 – t3 for p(0) is:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) – 1 (d) 3

11. The value of p(t) = 2 + t + 2t2 – t3 for p(2) is:

(a) 4 (b) –4 (c) 6 (d) 7

12. The value of p(y) = y2 – y +1 for p(0) is:

(a) –1 (b) 3 (c) –2 (d) 1

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CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. The zero of p(x) = 2x – 7 is:

7 2 2 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 7 7 2

2. The zero of p(x) = 9x + 4 is:

4 9 4 9
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 4 9 4

3. Which are the zeroes of p(x) = x2 – 1:

(a) 1, –1 (b) – 1, 2 (c) –2, 2 (d) –3, 3

4. Which are the zeroes of p(x) = (x – 1)(x – 2):

(a) 1, –2 (b) – 1, 2 (c) 1, 2 (d) –1, –2

5. Which one of the following is the zero of p(x) = lx + m

m l m l
(a) (b) (c) – (d) –
l m l m

6. Which one of the following is the zero of p(x) = 5x   :

4 1 4
(a) –  (b)  (c)  (d) none of these
5 5 5

7. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by x we get remainder:

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) 2

8. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by x   we get remainder:

(a)   3  3 2  3  1
(b) 3  3 2  3  1
(c)   3  3 2  3  1
(d )   3  3 2  3  1

9. On dividing x3 + 3x2 + 3x +1 by 5 + 2x we get remainder:

8 27 27 8
(a) (b) (c) – (d) –
27 8 8 27

10. If x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 3x +5a then the value of a is:

2 2
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) (d)
5 5

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-III
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. (x + 8)(x – 10) in the expanded form is:

(a) x2 – 8x – 80 (b) x2 – 2x – 80 (c) x2 + 2x + 80 (d) x2 – 2x + 80

2. The value of 95 x 96 is:

(a) 9020 (b) 9120 (c) 9320 (d) 9340

3. The value of 104 x 96 is:

(a) 9984 (b) 9624 (c) 9980 (d) 9986

4. Without actual calculating the cubes the value of 283 + (–15)3 +(–13)3 is:
(a) 16380 (b) –16380 (c) 15380 (d) –15380

5. If x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 2ax2 +ax – 1 then the value of a is:

7 7 6 6
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 6 7 7

6. If x + 2 is a factor of x3 + 2ax2 +ax – 1 then the value of a is:

2 3 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 5 2 2

7. If x + y + z = 0 then x3 + y3 + z3 is equal to
(a) 3xyz (b) – 3xyz (c) xy (d) –2xy

8. The factors of 2x2 – 7x + 3 are:

(a) (x – 3)(2x – 1) (b) (x + 3)(2x + 1)
(c) (x – 3)(2x + 1) (d) (x + 3)(2x – 1)

9. The factors of 6x2 + 5x – 6 are:

(a) (2x – 3)(3x – 2) (b) (2x – 3)(3x + 2)
(c) (2x + 3)(3x – 2) (d) (2x + 3)(3x + 2)

10. The factors of 3x2 – x – 4 are:

(a) (3x – 4)(x – 1) (b) (3x – 4)(x + 1)
(c) (3x + 4)(x – 1) (d) (3x + 4)(x + 1)

11. The factors of 12x2 – 7x + 1 are:

(a) (4x – 1)(3x – 1) (b) (4x – 1)(3x + 1)
(c) (4x + 1)(3x – 1) (d) (4x + 1)(3x + 1)

12. The factors of x3 – 2x2 – x + 2 are:

(a) (x – 1)(x – 1)(x – 5) (b) (x + 1)(x + 1)(x + 5)
(c) (x + 1)(x – 1)(x + 5) (d) (x + 1)(x + 1)(x – 5)

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 MCQ WORKSHEET-Iv
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS

1. Which of the following is not a polynomial?

(a) x 2  2 x  3 (b) x 2  2 x  6 (c) x 3  3 x 2  3 (d) 6 x  4

2. The degree of the polynomial 3x3 – x4 + 5x + 3 is

(a) –4 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3

3. Zero of the polynomial p(x) = a2x, a  0 is

(a) x = 0 (b) x = 1 (c) x = –1 (d) a = 0

4. Which of the following is a term of a polynomial?

3
(a) 2x (b) (c) x x (d) x
x

5. If p(x) = 5x2 – 3x + 7, then p(1) equals

(a) –10 (b) 9 (c) –9 (d) 10

6. Factorisation of x3 + 1 is
(a) (x + 1)(x2 – x + 1) (b) (x + 1)(x2 + x + 1)
(c) (x + 1)(x2 – x – 1) (d) (x + 1)(x2 + 1)

7. If x + y + 2 = 0, then x3 + y3 + 8 equals
(a) (x + y + 2)3 (b) 0 (c) 6xy (d) –6xy

8. If x = 2 is a zero of the polynomial 2x2 + 3x – p, then the value of p is

(a) –4 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 14

1
9. x  is
x
(a) a polynomial of degree 1 (b) a polynomial of degree 2
(c) a polynomial of degree 3 (d) not a polynomial

10. Integral zeroes of the polynomial (x + 3)(x – 7) are

(a) –3, –7 (b) 3, 7 (c) –3, 7 (d) 3, –7

11. The remainder when p(x) = 2x2 – x – 6 is divided by (x – 2) is

(a) p(– 2) (b) p(2) (c) p(3) (d) p(–3)

2
 
12. If 2 a 2  b 2   a  b  , then
(a) a + b = 0 (b) a = b (c) 2a = b (d) ab = 0

13. If x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by (x + 1), then the remainder is

1
(a) –8 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d)
8
2 2
14. The value of (525) – (475) is
(a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 100000 (d) –100

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15. If a + b = –1, then the value of a3 + b3 – 3ab is
(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 26 (d) –26

16. The value of (2  a ) 3  (2  b ) 3  (2  c ) 3  3(2  a )(2  b )(2  c ) when a + b + c = 6 is

(a) –3 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) –1

a b
17. If   1, (a  0, b  0) , then the value of a3 – b3 is
b a
1
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d)
2
1
18. If x  , then the value of ( x 2  4 x  1) is
2 3
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3

19. The number of zeroes of the polynomial x3 + x – 3 – 3x2 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3

20. If (x + 2) and (x – 2) are factors of ax4 + 2x – 3x2 + bx – 4, then the value of a + b is

(a) –7 (b) 7 (c) 14 (d) –8

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 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS IX : CHAPTER - 2
POLYNOMIALS
1. Factorize the following: 9x2 + 6x + 1 – 25y2.

2. Factorize the following: a2 + b2 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca

3. Show that p(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 2x – 6 has only one real zero.

4. Find the value of a if x + 6 is a factor of x3 + 3x2 + 4x + a.

5. If polynomials ax3 + 3x2 – 3 and 2x3 – 5x + a leaves the same remainder when each is divided by
x – 4, find the value of a..

6. The polynomial f(x)= x4 – 2x3 +3x2 – ax + b when divided by (x – 1) and (x + 1) leaves the
remainders 5 and 19 respectively. Find the values of a and b. Hence, find the remainder when
f(x) is divided by (x – 2).

7. If the polynomials 2x3 +ax2 + 3x – 5 and x3 + x2 – 2x + a leave the same remainder when divided
by (x – 2), find the value of a. Also, find the remainder in each case.

8. If the polynomials az3 + 4z2 + 3z – 4 and z3 – 4z + a leave the same remainder when divided by
z – 3, find the value of a.

9. The polynomial p(x) = x4 – 2x3 + 3x2 – ax + 3a – 7 when divided by x + 1 leaves the remainder
19. Find the values of a. Also find the remainder when p(x) is divided by x + 2.
1
10. If both x – 2 and x – are factors of px2 + 5x + r, show that p = r.
2
11. Without actual division, prove that 2x4 – 5x3 + 2x2 – x + 2 is divisible by x2 – 3x + 2.

12. Simplify (2x – 5y)3 – (2x + 5y)3.

13. Multiply x2 + 4y2 + z2 + 2xy + xz – 2yz by (– z + x – 2y).

a 2 b2 c2
14. If a, b, c are all non-zero and a + b + c = 0, prove that   3
bc ca ab
15. If a + b + c = 5 and ab + bc + ca = 10, then prove that a3 + b3 + c3 –3abc = – 25.

16. Without actual division, prove that 2x4 – 6x3 +3x2 +3x – 2 is exactly divisible by x2 – 3x + 2.

17. Without actual division, prove that x3 – 3x2 – 13x + 15 is exactly divisible by x2 + 2x – 3.

18. Find the values of a and b so that the polynomial x3 – 10x2 +ax + b is exactly divisible by (x – 1)
as well as (x – 2).

19. Find the integral zeroes of the polynomial 2x3 + 5x2 – 5x – 2.

 1
20. If (x – 3) and  x   are both factors of ax2 + 5x + b, then show that a = b.
 3
21. Find the values of a and b so that the polynomial x4 + ax3 – 7x2 +8x + b is exactly divisible by
(x + 2) as well as (x + 3).

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22. If x3 + ax2 + bx + 6 has (x – 2) as a factor and leaves a remainder 3 when divided by (x – 3), find
the values of a and b.

23. Find the value of x3 + y3 + 15xy – 125 if x + y = 5.

24. Without actually calculating, find the value of (25)3 – (75)3 + (50)3.

25. Factorise each of the following cubic expressions:

(i) 8x3 – y3 – 12x2y + 6xy2
(ii) 27q3 – 125p3 – 135q2p + 225qp2
(iii) 8x3 + 729 + 108x2 + 486x
1 9 1
(iv) 27 x 3   x2  x
216 2 4

26. Factorise:
(i) x3 + 216y3 + 8z3 – 36xyz
(ii) a3 – 64b3 – 27c3 – 36abc

3 3
1  3  1 
2 
 
27. Factorise:  x  3 y   3 y  3 z   3z  x 
 2 

28. Give one example each of a binomial of degree 35, and of a monomial of degree 100.

29. Find a zero of the polynomial p(x) = 2x + 1.

30. Verify whether 2 and 0 are zeroes of the polynomial x2 – 2x.

31. Find the zero of the polynomial in each of the following cases:
(i) p(x) = x + 5 (ii) p(x) = x – 5 (iii) p(x) = 2x + 5
(iv) p(x) = 3x – 2 (v) p(x) = 3x (vi) p(x) = ax, a  0
32. Find the value of each of the following polynomials at the indicated value of variables:
(i) p(x) = 5x2 – 3x + 7 at x = 1.
(ii) q(y) = 3y3 – 4y + 11 at y = 2.
(iii) p(t) = 4t4 + 5t3 – t2 + 6 at t = a.

33. Divide p(x) by g(x), where p(x) = x + 3x2 – 1 and g(x) = 1 + x.

34. Divide the polynomial 3x4 – 4x3 – 3x –1 by x – 1.

35. Find the remainder obtained on dividing p(x) = x3 + 1 by x + 1.

36. Find the remainder when x4 + x3 – 2x2 + x + 1 is divided by x – 1.

37. Check whether the polynomial q(t) = 4t3 + 4t2 – t – 1 is a multiple of 2t + 1.

38. Check whether p(x) is a multiple of g(x) or not, where p(x) = x3 – x + 1, g(x) = 2 – 3x.
x 1
39. Check whether g(x) is a factor of p(x) or not, where p(x) = 8x3 – 6x2 – 4x + 3, g(x) =  .
3 4
3 2
40. Find the remainder when x – ax + 6x – a is divided by x – a.

41. Examine whether x + 2 is a factor of x3 + 3x2 + 5x + 6 and of 2x + 4.

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42. Find the value of k, if x – 1 is a factor of 4x3 + 3x2 – 4x + k.

43. Find the value of a, if x – a is a factor of x3 – ax2 + 2x + a – 1.

44. Factorise 6x2 + 17x + 5

45. Factorise y2 – 5y + 6

46. Factorise x3 – 23x2 + 142x – 120.

47. Factorise :
(i) x3 – 2x2 – x + 2 (ii) x3 – 3x2 – 9x – 5
(iii) x3 + 13x2 + 32x + 20 (iv) 2y3 + y2 – 2y – 1

48. Factorise : 4x2 + 9y2 + 16z2 + 12xy – 24yz – 16xz

49. Expand (4a – 2b – 3c)2.

50. Factorise 4x2 + y2 + z2 – 4xy – 2yz + 4xz.

51. If x + 1 is a factor of ax3 + x2 – 2x + 4a – 9, find the value of a.

52. By actual division, find the quotient and the remainder when the first polynomial is divided by
the second polynomial : x4 + 1; x –1

53. Find the zeroes of the polynomial : p(x) = (x – 2)2 – (x + 2)2

54. Factorise :
(i) x2 + 9x + 18 (ii) 6x2 + 7x – 3
(iii) 2x2 – 7x – 15 (iv) 84 – 2r – 2r2

55. Factorise :
(i) 2x3 – 3x2 – 17x + 30 (ii) x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6
(iii) x3 + x2 – 4x – 4 (iv) 3x3 – x2 – 3x + 1

56. Using suitable identity, evaluate the following:

(i) 1033 (ii) 101 × 102 (iii) 9992

57. Factorise the following:

(i) 4x2 + 20x + 25
(ii) 9y2 – 66yz + 121z2
2 2
 1  1
(iii)  2 x     x  
 3  2

58. Factorise the following :

(i) 9x2 – 12x + 3 (ii) 9x2 – 12x + 4

59. If a + b + c = 9 and ab + bc + ca = 26, find a2 + b2 + c2.

60. Expand the following :

(i) (4a – b + 2c)2
(ii) (3a – 5b – c)2
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 (iii) (– x + 2y – 3z)2

61. Find the value of

(i) x3 + y3 – 12xy + 64, when x + y = – 4
(ii) x3 – 8y3 – 36xy – 216, when x = 2y + 6

62. Factorise the following :

(i) 9x2 + 4y2 + 16z2 + 12xy – 16yz – 24xz
(ii) 25x2 + 16y2 + 4z2 – 40xy + 16yz – 20xz
(iii) 16x2 + 4y2 + 9z2 – 16xy – 12yz + 24 xz

63. Expand the following :

3 3
3 1 y  1 
(i) (3a – 2b) (ii)    (iii) 4 
x 3  3x 
64. Find the following products:
2
x  x 
(i)   2 y    xy  4 y 2  (ii) ( x 2  1)( x 4  x 2  1)
2  4 
65. Factorise the following :
12 2 6 1
(i) 8 p3  p  p
5 25 125
(ii) 1 – 64a3 – 12a + 48a2

66. Without finding the cubes, factorise (x – 2y)3 + (2y – 3z)3 + (3z – x)3

67. Give possible expressions for the length and breadth of the rectangle whose area is given by
4a2 + 4a –3.

68. Factorise: (i) 1  64x 3 (ii) a3  2 2b3

69. Evaluate each of the following using suitable identities:

(i) (104)3 (ii) (999)3

70. Factorise : 8x3 + 27y3 + 36x2y + 54xy2

71. Factorise : 8x3 + y3 + 27z3 – 18xyz

72. Verify : (i) x3 + y3 = (x + y) (x2 – xy + y2) (ii) x3 – y3 = (x – y) (x2 + xy + y2)

73. Factorise each of the following:
(i) 27y3 + 125z3 (ii) 64m3 – 343n3
74. Factorise : 27x3 + y3 + z3 – 9xyz
75. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of each of the following:
(i) (–12)3 + (7)3 + (5)3
(ii) (28)3 + (–15)3 + (–13)3

76. Find the following product :(2x – y + 3z) (4x2 + y2 + 9z2 + 2xy + 3yz – 6xz)

77. Factorise :
(i) a3 – 8b3 – 64c3 – 24abc (ii) 2 2 a3 + 8b3 – 27c3 + 18 2 abc.

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78. Give possible expressions for the length and breadth of rectangles, in which its areas is given by
35y2 + 13y –12

79. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of :

3 3 3
1 1 5 3 3 3
(i )         (ii )  0.2    0.3   0.1
 2  3  6
80. By Remainder Theorem find the remainder, when p(x) is divided by g(x), where
(i) p(x) = x3 – 2x2 – 4x – 1, g(x) = x + 1
(ii) p(x) = x3 – 3x2 + 4x + 50, g(x) = x – 3
(iii) p(x) = 4x3 – 12x2 + 14x – 3, g(x) = 2x – 1
3
(iv) p(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 2x – 4, g(x) = 1  x
2
81. Check whether p(x) is a multiple of g(x) or not :
(i) p(x) = x3 – 5x2 + 4x – 3, g(x) = x – 2
(ii) p(x) = 2x3 – 11x2 – 4x + 5, g(x) = 2x + 1

82. Show that p – 1 is a factor of p10 – 1 and also of p11 – 1.

83. For what value of m is x3 – 2mx2 + 16 divisible by x + 2 ?

84. If x + 2a is a factor of x5 – 4a2x3 + 2x + 2a + 3, find a.

85. Find the value of m so that 2x – 1 be a factor of 8x4 + 4x3 – 16x2 + 10x + m.

86. Show that :

(i) x + 3 is a factor of 69 + 11x – x2 + x3 .
(ii) 2x – 3 is a factor of x + 2x3 – 9x2 + 12 .
87. If x + y = 12 and xy = 27, find the value of x3 + y3.

88. Without actually calculating the cubes, find the value of 483 – 303 – 183.

89. Without finding the cubes, factorise (2x – 5y)3 + (5y – 3z)3 + (3z – 2x)3.

90. Without finding the cubes, factorise (x – y)3 + (y – z)3 + (z – x)3.

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