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Q 1 Check, whether 1 is the zero of the polynomial 9x - 5x + 20.
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Q 2 Factorise .
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Q 3 Show that x = 1 is a zero of the polynomial 3x - 4x + 8x - 7.
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Q 4 Is a polynomial ?
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Q 5 Check whether is a polynomial.

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Q 6 Find the degree of polynomial 30x - 15x + 40.

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Q 7 Find the degree of the polynomial 4x+5.

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Q 9 Find the remainder when 6x - 5x + 2x - 9 is divided by (x - 1).
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Q 10 Find the zeroes of the polynomial 6x2 – 3.

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Q 11 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x – 4x + 3.
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Q 12 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 7x + 10.
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Q 13 Given a polynomial p(x). The graph of y = p(x) intersects the x-axis at three points. Find the number of zeroes of p(x).
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Q 14 Find the zeroes of polynomial 2x2 - 8.
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Q 15 Using a suitable identity, factorise the following expressions:

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Q 16 Factorise: 4y2 - 4y + 1.
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Q 17 Show that x = 1 is a zero of the polynomial 2x3 - 3x2 + 7x - 6.
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Q 18 Give one example each of a binomial of degree 35 and a monomial of degree 100.
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Q 19 Classify the following polynomials as linear, quadratic, cubic & bi-quadratic polynomials:

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Q 20 Write the degrees of each of the following polynomials:

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Q 21 Write the coefficient of x2 in each of the following:

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Q 22 Find the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 4x +3.
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Q 23 Resolve into factors: 27x + y + z - 9xyz.
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Q 24 Factorise: 64a - 27b - 144a b + 108ab .
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Q 25 If p =2 - a, then show that a + 6ap + p - 8 = 0.
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Q 26 If x + y + z = 6, xy + yz + zx = 11. Find the value of x + y2 + z2.
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Q 27 Factorise:

(i) 27y3 + 125z3

(ii) 64m3 - 343n3

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Q 28 Factorise:
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Q 29 Find the value of k, if (x - 1) is a factor of the following expression:

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Q 30 Divide the polynomial 3x - 4x - 3x - 1 by x - 1.
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Q 31 Check whether 7 + 3x is a factor of 3x + 7x.

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Q 32 Find the zero of the polynomial in each of the following cases:

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Q 33 If x = 4/3 is a zero of the polynomial f(x) = 2x - 11x + kx - 20, find the value of k.
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Q 34 Identify constant, linear, quadratic & cubic polynomials from the following polynomials:

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Q 35 Give possible expressions for the length & breadth of the rectangle whose area is given by A = 25a2 - 35a + 12.

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Q 36 Factorise the polynomial x - 23x + 142x - 120.
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Q 37 Factorise:
(i) 12x2 - 7x + 1

(ii) f(x) = 2x2 + 7x + 3

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Q 38 Write each of the following expressions, as a product of linear factors, with integer coefficient:
(i) 5x2 + 16x + 3
(ii) 24p2 - 41p + 12
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Q 39 Use the factor theorem to determine whether g(x) is a factor of f(x) in each of the following cases:

(i) f(x) = x3 - 3x2 + 4x - 4, g(x) = x - 2

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Q 42 Which of the following expressions are polynomial and which are not? State reasons for your answer.

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Q 43 If f(x) = 2x - 13x + 17x + 12 , find
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(ii) f(-3)
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Q 1 Find the degree of the following polynomials.

a) x3 + 4x5 + 3x - 7 b) x2 - 5x + 7
Q 2 Identify the following polynomials as linear, Quadratic or cubic.
a) 5x+7
b) x3-8
Q 3 Identify which if the following are polynomials?

a) x3 - (2) x + 5x2 +7 b) x + (1/x)

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Q 4 Find the coefficient of x in the following expressions.
a) x3 - 2x2 + 5x - 9 b) - x2 + x - 5

Q 5 Find the value of 2 x2 - 5x + 3 at x = 0.

Q 6 Verify whether x = - 4 is a Zero of the polynomial x2 - 5x + 36.

Q 7 Verify if is a root (Zero) of the polynomial f(x) = 3x2 - 2.

Q 8 If x = 2 is a root of the polynomial f(x) = 2x2 - 3x + 7a, find the value of 'a'.

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Q 9 If x = - (1/2) is a zero of the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 + ax2 - 3x + 2 , find the value of „a‟.

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Q 10 Find one integral roots of the polynomial f(x) = x3 + 6x2 + 11x + 6.

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Q 11 If x = 0 and x = - 2 be the zeros of the polynomial p(x) = x3 - 2x2 + 3ax + b. Find the values of a and b.
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Q 12 Check whether 2, 3, - 1/2 are the rational roots of the polynomial 2x3 + 3x2 - 11x - 6.
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Q 13 If x = 4/3 is a root of the polynomial f(x) = 6x3 - 11x2 + kx - 20, find the value of k.
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Q 14 Define a polynomial. Are all algebraic expressions polynomials. Explain with the help of examples.
Q 15 Find all the rational roots of the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 + x2 - 7x - 6.
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Q 16 Using remainder theorem find the remainder when x = 0 of the polynomial 2x 2 + 7x + 5.

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Q 17 Check if x + 3 is a factor of the polynomial 3x2 + 7x - 6.

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Q 18 Find the remainder when (x - 1/2) is divided by the polynomial 4x2 - 2x + 1.

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Q 19 Show that (x-1) is a factor of x10-1.

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Q 20 Find the remainder when x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 is divided by x + .

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Q 21 Find the remainder when x + 3x + 3x + 1 is divided by x + .
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Q 22 Find a and b, if x + 1 and x + 2 are the factors of x + 3x - 2ax + b.
Q 23 What should be subtracted from the polynomial x3 - 6x2 - 15x + 80 so that the result is exactly divisible by x 2 +x - 12.
Q 24 What is the value of k, if x - 3 is a factor of the polynomial k2x3 - kx2 + 3kx - k?
Q 25 The polynomials ax3 + 3x2 - 13 and 2x3 - 5x + a are divided by x + 2. If the remainder in each case is the same, find the value of
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Q 26 Factorize x3 - 2x2y + x.
Q 27 Evaluate: 233 - 173.
Q 28 Write the expanded form of (3x + 2y - z)2.
Q 29 Factorize the following 8a3 + b3 + 12a2b + 6ab2.
Q 30 Factorize 3 - 12(a - b).
Q 31 Factorize the following x3 + x - 3x2 - 3.
Q 32 Factorize a2 + b2 + 2(ab + bc + ca).

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Q 33 Factorize 27a3 + 125b3.

Q 34 Factorize 10x4y - 10xy4.
Q 35 Factorize x3 - 12x(x - 4) - 64.
Q 36 Factorize 8x3 + 27y3 + z3 - 18xyz.
Q 37 Factorize (a2 - b2)3 + (b2 - c2)3 + (c2 - a2)3.
Q 38 Factorize 32a3 + 108b3.

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Q 40 Factorize x8 - y8.
Q 41 Using factor theorem factorize the following expression x3 - 6x2 + 3x +10.

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