BM009-4-0-FMTS Polynomial

1. What is the constant term in the polynomial p( x) = 3x 4 − 5x 2 + 13 − 2 x + x 5 ? [13]

2. What is the leading coefficient of − 2 x + 3x 2 − 8? [3]

3. If p(x) is a polynomial of degree 2, with leading coefficient -3, constant term equal
to 8, and p(1) = 5, what is p(x) ? p( x) − 3x 2 + 8  
4. Which of the following expressions is a polynomial?
x4 − 6x + 2
(a) x2 − 3 (b) − x2 + x (c)
5 − 83
5
(d) (e) 5x
x
[a, c, and e are polynomial]

5. What are the leading coefficient and constant term of p( x) = −4 − 5x + 11x 2 + 7 x9 ?

[leading coefficient is 7 and constant term is -4]

6. What are the degrees of the following polynomials?

(a) 9 x3 + 5x 4 −16 x + 2 [4] (b) 9 x − 12 [1]
(c) 22 x − 17 x − 1 [45]
45 23
(d) 3x − 5 + 67 x5 + x 4 [5]

7. Simplify the followings.

(a) 
3x 2 + 5x − x 2 + 4x − 6 2 x 2 + 9 x − 6 
(b) (9x y + 4x y )+ (3x y −10 x y ) − x y + 7 x y 
2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2

(c) (9x y + 4x y )− (3x y −10 x y ) 19 x y + x y 

2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2

(d) 3(2 x − 4 x + 7) 6 x − 12 x + 21

2 2

(e) 2 x(3x + 2 x − 4) 6 x + 4 x − 8x

2 3 2

(f) 3x(5x + 4) − 4(x − 3x ) 11x + 24 x 2 2

(g) 8(a − 2a + 3)− 4 − (3a + 7) 5a − 16a + 13

2 2 2

(h) (3x + 2)(4x − 3) 12 x − x − 6 2

(i) (x + 3)(2 x − 5x + 3) 2x + x − 12 x + 9

2 3 2

(j) 3(x + 2)(2x + 3) − (2x −1)(x + 3)  4 x 2 + 16 x + 21

(k) ( )( )
x 2 − 2 x + 1 3x 2 + x − 4 3x 4 − 5 x 3 − 3x 2 + 9 x − 4 
8. Divide using long division. Check your answers.
(a) ( )
x 2 − 3x − 40  (x + 5)
(b) (x − 3x − 40)  (x + 5)
2

(c) (x + 3x − x + 2)  (x − 1)
3 2

(d) (2x − 3x − 18x − 8)  (x − 4)

3 2

(e) (9x − 18x − x + 2)  (3x + 1)

3 2

(f) (9x − 21x − 20)  (x − 1)

2

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(g) (x 2
)
− 7 x + 10  (x + 3)
(h) (x 3
− 13 x − 12 ) (x − 4)

9. Divide using synthetic division.

(a) ( )
x 3 + 3x 2 − x − 3  (x − 1)
(b) (x − 4x + 6x − 4) (x − 2)
3 2

(c) (x − 7x − 7 x + 20) (x + 4)
3 2

(d) (x − 3x − 5x − 25) (x − 5)
3 2

(e) (x − 2x − 5x + 6) (x −1)

3 2

(f) (− 2x + 5x − x + 2) (x + 2)
3 2

(g) (x + 3) (x −1)

2

(h) (3x +17 x + 21x − 9) (x + 3)

3 2

(i) (x + 27)  (x + 3)
3

(j) (6x − 8x − 2) (x −1)

2

10. Use synthetic division and the given factor to completely factor each polynomial
function.
(a) y = x 3 + 2 x 2 − 5x − 6; (x + 1)
(b) y = x 3 − 4 x 2 − 9 x + 36; (x + 3)

11. Divide each of the following.

(a)
6 x 3 + 9 x 2 + 15 x + 21
2x +1
(
Ans : 3x 2 + 3x + 6 +
15
)
2x +1
3x − 4 x 2 + 5 x − 8
( )
3
10
(b) Ans : 3x 2 + 2 x + 9 +
x−2 x−2
2x − 7 x + 6
( )
3
39
(c) Ans : 2 x 2 + 6 x + 11 +
x −3 x −3
4 x − 8x 2 + 7 x −1
3
x + 11
(d) Ans : (2 x − 4) + 2
2x2 + 3 2x + 3

12. Determine whether x + 4 is a factor of each polynomial.

(a) x 2 + 6 x + 8 [ R = 0, x + 4 is a factor]
(b) 3x 2 + 7 x − 19 [ R = 1, x + 4 is not a factor]

13. Determine whether each binomial is a factor of x3 + 4 x 2 + x − 6.

(a) x +1
(b) x+2
(c) x+3
(d) x −3

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14. f ( x) = 3x 3 + 4 x 2 − 5x + 7. Find f (−4) using

(a) synthetic division
(b) the Remainder Theorem

15. Find all the zeros of each polynomial function:

(a) x 2 − 3x Ans : x = 0, 3
(b) x 2 − 6 x + 9 Ans : x = 3
3 1
(c) 10 x3 + 9x 2 −19 x + 6 Ans : x = −2, ,
5 2
(d) x + x − 9x − x + 20 x −12 Ans : x = −3, − 2,1, 2
5 4 3 2

1 2
(e) 15 x3 + 14 x 2 − 3x − 2 Ans : x = −1, − ,
3 5

16. Express the following as a sum of partial fractions.

2x −1 1 1
(a) Ans : +
(x + 2)(x − 3) x + 2 x −3
2x + 5 3 1
(b) Ans : −
(x − 2)(x + 1) x − 2 x +1
3 3 6
(c) Ans : −
(x −1)(2 x − 1) x − 1 2x − 1
1 1 6
(d) Ans : −
(x + 4)(x − 2) 6( x − 2) 6( x + 4)
5 x + 17 x + 15
2
2 1 3
(e) Ans : − +
(x + 2) (x + 1)
2
x + 2 ( x + 2) 2
x +1
x 1 3 2
(f) Ans : + −
(x − 3) (2 x + 1)
2
49( x − 3) 7( x − 3) 2
49(2 x + 1)
x2 + 1 1 1 1
(g) Ans : + +
(x − 1) (x + 1)
2
2( x − 1) ( x − 1) 2
2( x + 1)
5x 5(−2 x + 1) 10
+
(h)
(x + x + 1 (x − 2)
2
)Ans : 2
(
7 x + x + 1 7( x − 2 ) )
x 2 − 3x − 7 2x +1 3
−
(i)
( )
x + x + 2 (2 x − 1)
2
Ans : 2
x + x + 2 2x −1
13 4 2x − 3
− 2
(j)
(
(2 x + 3) x + 1
2
Ans :
)2x + 3 x +1
x − 2x + 3 6
+
(k)
( )
x − x + 1 (3x − 2)
2
Ans : 2
(
7 x − x + 1 7(3x − 2) )

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