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th
9 Class
CBSE Board

MATHEMATICS
CHAPTER – 2
Polynomials
 VIDYAPEETH
Scan for Solution

Polynomials
DPP-1
[Degree of Polynomials, Value of Polynomials]
1. The value of polynomial 6. If p(x) = x + 3, then p(x) + p(–x) is
P ( y) = y3 + 8y2 + 6y + 4 at y = 2 is: equal to:
(A) 3
(A) 65
(B) 2x
(B) 44
(C) 0
(C) 56
(D) 6
(D) None of these
7. The value of polynomial 3x + 2x2 – 6 at

2. If x = , then find the value of x = 0 is:
5+ 2 6 (A) 2
x2 – 10x equals: (B) 3
(A) 0 (C) 6
(B) 1 (D) –6
(C) –1
(D) 5 8. What is degree of polynomial
expression:
3. The degree of a non-zero constant 3xy4 + 2x 2 y2 − 8x3 y6 + 4x4y − y5 ?
polynomial is:
(A) 4 (B) 5
(A) Zero
(C) 9 (D) 2
(B) One
(C) Two
9. If p(y) = y2 – y + 1, then find value of
(D) None of these
p(2) – p(1).
(A) 2
4. The value of P(x) = x2 – 7x + 12 at x = 3
(B) 1
is:
(C) 0
(A) 42 (B) 0
(D) None of these
(C) 8 (D) –6

( 2 ) is
10. The degree of polynomial
5. If p(x) = x 2 − 2 2x + 1, then p
( )( )
y3 − 3 y2 + 8 is:
equal to
(A) 5
(A) 0
(B) 6
(B) –1
(C) 3
(C) 4 2 (D) 4
(D) 8 2 + 1

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 DPP-2
[Zeros of Polynomials, Division of Polynomials] Scan for Solution

1. Which of the following should be added 5. The remainder when x3 – px2 + 6x – p is

to 9x3 + 6x2 + x + 2 so that the sum is divided by x – p is
divisible by (3x + 1)? (A) p
(A) –4 (B) 5p
(B) –3 (C) –5p
(C) –2 (D) 5p2
(D) –1
6. Zero of polynomial p(x) = x2 – 3x + 2
2. If f(x) = 5x – 10 is divided by x − 2, are

then the remainder will be (A) 3

(A) None zero rational number (B) 1

(B) An irrational number (C) 4

(C) 0 (D) –1

 1 
(D) f  
 2 7. One of zero of x3 + 3x2 – x – 3 is
(A) –1
(B) –2
3. If f(x + 2) = x2 + 7x – 13, the find the
(C) 2
remainder when f(x) is divide by (x + 2)
(D) 3
(A) –25
(B) –12
8. If 3 is zero of x3 + 3x2 + 3x + p, then the
(C) –23
value of p is:
(D) –11
(A) 0
(B) 10
4. If x5 is divided by x2 – 4x + 3, then find
(C) –63
the its remainder.
(D) None of these
(A) 121x + 120
(B) 121x –120
(C) 120x + 121
(D) 120x – 121

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9. If  is zero of a polynomial f(x), then
f() is equal to
(A) –1
(B) 1
(C) 0
(D) None of these
10.
Column I Column
II
A. The zeroes of (p)  1 
the  3 , − 4
 
polynomial x2
+ x – 2 are
B. The zeroes of (q)  1 
the  2 , 4
 
polynomial
2x2 – 3x – 2
are
C. The zeroes of (r)  1 
the  − 2 , 2
 
polynomial
3x2 + 11x – 4
are
D. The zeroes of (s) (1, –2)
the
polynomial
4x2 – 4x + 1
are
(A) A → s; B → r; C → p; D → q
(B) A → s; B → r; C → q; D → p
(C) A → p; B → q; C → s; D → r
(D) A → r; B → s; C → p; D → q

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 DPP-3
[Factor theorem, Remainder Theorem and Factorisation] Scan for Solution
2 2 3
1. ax + 2a x + b is divisible by x + a, then 7. If we divide the polynomials
(A) a = b 4x3 – 3x2 + 4x + 4 and
(B) a + b = 0 4x3 – 3x2 – 8x + 1 by 2x + 3a, than we
(C) a2 – ab + b2 = 0 get same remainder then value of a is
(D) a2 + 2ab + b2 = 0 (A) 6
(B) –6
2. xn – yn is divisible by x + y, when n is 1
(A) An odd positive integer (C) −
6
(B) An even positive integer 1
(C) An integer (D)
(D) None of these 6

3. The remainder when 8. Which of the following statement is

f(x) = (x4 – x3 + 2x – 3)·g(x) is divided correct?
by x – 3, given that (x – 3) is a factor of (A) If x6 + 1 is divided by (x + 1), then
g(x) + 3, where g(x) is a polynomial is the remainder is –2.
(A) 0 (B) If (x6 + 1) is divided by (x + 1),
(B) –171 then the remainder is 2.
(C) 10 (C) If (x6 + 1) is divided by (x + 1),
(D) 2 then the remainder is 1.
(D) If (x6 + 1) is divided by (x + 1),
4. If x51 + 51 is divided by x + 1, then then the remainder is –1.
remainder is
(A) 52 (B) 1 9. 32x10 – 33x5 + 1 is divisible by
(C) 49 (D) 50 (A) x – 1
(B) x + 1
5. On factorising x2 + 8x + 15, we get (C) x – 2
(A) (x + 3)(x – 5) (D) 2x + 1
(B) (x – 3)(x + 5)
(C) (x + 3)(x + 5) 10. Determine the value of a, if (x – a) is a
(D) (x – 3)(x – 5) factor of the polynomial
p(x) = x3 – (a2 – 1)x + 2
6. One of the factors of (A) –2
(25x2 – 1) + (1 + 5x)2 is: (B) 2
(A) 5 + 1 (C) 0
(B) 5 – x (D) 1
(C) 5x – 1
(D) 10x

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 DPP-4
[Algebraic Identities] Scan for Solution

1. Find the value of 6. If ab = x 2 , bc = y2 and ca = z 2 , then find

303 + 203 – 503 + 90000 xyz
(A) 1  abc 
the value of   , where xyz is an
(B) –1  xyz 
(C) –90000 integer.
(D) 0 (A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 1 (D) 0
2. ( )
(x + y)3 − (x − y)3 − 6y x 2 − y2 = ky3 ,
then k equals 7. Simplify:
(A) 1 a 2 − (b − c)2 b2 − (a − c)2 c2 − (a − b)2
+ +
(B) 2 (a + c)2 − b2 (a + b)2 − c2 (b + c)2 − a 2
(C) 4 (A) 1
(D) 8 (B) a – b – c
(C) a + b + c
x y (D) 0
3. + = −1(x, y  0), then value of
y x
x3 – y3 is 8. If x3a = y2b = z4c = xyz, then
(A) 1 3ab + 4bc + 6ca equals
(B) –1 (A) 3abc
(C) 0 (B) 8abc
1 (C) 9abc
(D)
2 (D) 12abc

4. (a − b)3 + (b − c)3 + (c − a)3 is equal to 9. If x +

1 1
= – 2, then find x3 + 3
(A) 3abc x x
(B) 3a3b3c3 (A) –2
(C) 3(a – b)(b – c)(c – a) (B) 4
(D) [a – (b + c)3] (C) 0
(D) None of these
0.83  0.83  0.83 + 0.17  0.17  0.17
5. is N = 1613 − 773 − 843 , Which of the
0.83  0.83 − 0.83  0.17 + 0.17  0.17 10.
equal to following statements is not true.
(A) 1 (A) N is divisible by 4 and 23
(B) (0.83)3 + (0.17)3 (B) N is divisible by 23 and 11
(C) 0 (C) N is divisible by 4 and 7
(D) None of these (D) N is divisible by 8 and 11

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 DPP-5
[Competitive Level] Scan for Solution

1. If f(x) be a quadratic polynomial such 6. If x + y = a and xy =b, then value of

that f(2) = – 3 and f(–2) = 21. Find the 1 1
coefficient of x in f(x) 3
+ 3 is
x y
(A) 6 (B) 4
(C) –6 (D) –4 a 3 − 3ab
(A)
b3
1 1 (B) a – b3
3
2. If x 2 + y2 + + 2 = 4, then find the
x 2
y b3 − 3ab
(C)
2 2
value of x + y . b3
(A) 0 (D) None of these
(B) 1
(C) 2 7. Factorise: 216a3 – 125b3
(D) None of these (A) (6a – 5b)(36a2 + 25b2 – 30ab)
(B) (5a – 6b)(36a2 + 25b2 – 30ab)
3. Simplify (C) (6a + 5b)(36a2 + 25b2 – 30ab)
(a ) + (b ) + (c ) (D) (5a + 6b)(36a2 + 25b2 – 30ab)
3 3 3
2
− b2 2
− c2 2
− a2
(a − b)3 + (b − c)3 + (c − a)3 8. Factorise: x4 + x2y2 + y4
(A) (a + b)(b + c)(c + a) ( )(
(A) x 2 + y2 − xy x 2 + y2 + xy )
(B) abc
(B) (x2 + y2 + xy)2
(a – b)(b – c)(c – a)
( )( )
(C)
(D) 0 (C) x 2 − y2 + xy x 2 + y2 + xy
(D) None of these
4. x = 3 + 2 2 , the find value of
1 1 1
x− . 9. If x 4 + 4
= 47, find x3 + 3 .
x x x
(A) 1 (A) 15
(B) 0 (B) 12
(C) 2 (C) 18
(D) None of these (D) None of these

5. Let R1 and R2 be the remainder when the 10. If x = 98, y = 99 and z = 100. Then find
polynomial x3 + 2x2 − 5ax + 7 and value of x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz
x3 + ax2 – 12x + 6 are divided by (x + 1) (A) 885
and (x – 2) respectively and if (B) 900
R1 – R2 = 20. Find a. (C) 891
(A) 1 (D) None of these
(B) 0
(C) 2
(D) None of these