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SHRI VAARI TUTION - CUDDALORE
Class: IX Subject: MATHEMATICS
WORKSHEET NO.- 1
Name of the Chapter : POLYNOMIALS (CHAPTER – 2
) General Instructions:
1. There are 5 sections in this worksheet.
2. Section – A has 10 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section – B has 10 very short answer questions of 1 mark each.
4. Section – C has 10 short answer questions of 2 marks each.
5. Section – D has 5 short answer questions of 3 marks each.
6. Section – E has 5 long answer questions of 5 marks each.
7. Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary.
8. Use of calculator is not permitted.
SECTION – A (1 X 10 = 10)
1 If x - 2 is a factor of x2 + 3ax - 2a, then a = [1]
a) 1
b) - 1
c) 2
d) – 2
2 The degree of the polynomial (x3 - 2)(x 2 - 11) is [1]
a) 0
b) 5
c) 3
d) 2
3 If𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥2 − 2√2𝑥 + 1 , then 𝑝(2√2) is equal to [1]
a) 1
b) 8√2 + 1
c) 0
d) 4√2
If both x - 2 and𝑥 −
1
are the factors ofpx 2 + 5x + r, then
2
4 [1]
a) none of these
b) 2p = r
c) p = r
d) p = 2r
5 6x2 + 17x + 5 = ? [1]
a) (6x + 5) (x + l)
b) None of these
c) (2x + 5) (3x + 1)
d) (2x +1) (3x + 5)
6 The zero of the polynomial (x - 2)2 - (x +2) 2 is [1]
a) 0
b) 2
c) 1
d) – 2
7 If x2 - 1 is a factor of ax 4 + bx 3 + cx 2 + dx + e, then [1]
a) a + c + e = b + d
b) a + b + c = d + e
c) b + c + d = a + e
d) a + b + e = c + d
If 49x2 - k = (7𝑥 + )(7𝑥 − ) , then the value of k is
1 1
3 3
8 [1]
−1
9
a)
1
9
b)
c) 1
3
d) −1
3
9 If10𝑥 − 4𝑥2 − 3 , then the value of 𝑝(0) + 𝑝(1) is [1]
a) - 3
b) 0
c) 3
d) 1
3 3 3
10 Which of the following is a factor of (x + y) - (x + y )? [1]
a) x2 + y 2 + 2xy
b) xy2
c) 3xy
d) x2 + y 2 - xy
SECTION – B (1 X 10= 10)
11 Evaluate: (5a - 3b)3 . [1]
12 Factorise: 18x2 + 3x - 10. [1]
13 Is it polynomial? In case of a polynomial, write its degree:x5 - 2x 3 + x + √3 [1]
14 Factorise: 4x2 - 9y 2 - 2x - 3y. [1]
15 Factorise: x2 - (a + b)x + ab [1]
16 Expand: (3x + 2)3 . [1]
17 Evaluate: (995)2 . [1]
18 Factorise: 1 - 64a3 . [1]
19 If p(x) = 5 - 4x + 2x2 , find p(0) [1]
20 Factorise: a(a - 2b - c) + 2bc [1]
SECTION – C(2 X 10=20)
21 Find𝑝(0), 𝑝(1) and 𝑝(2) of the polynomials: 𝑝(𝑡) = 2 + 𝑡 + 2𝑡 2 − 𝑡3 [2]
22 Factorize:x(x3 - y 3 ) + 3xy(x - y) [2]
23 If x - 2 is a factor ofpolynomial, x3 - 2ax 2 + ax - 1,then find the value of a. [2]
24 Expand (2x + 1)3 using suitable identity [2]
25 Factorise: 5√5𝑥2 + 30x + 8 √5 by splitting the middle term. [2]
26 Evaluate the following product without multiplying directly : 95 × 96 [2]
4 3 2
27 Use factor theorem to show that x + 2x - 2x + 2x - 3 is exactly divisible by (x [2]
+ 3).
28 Factorise:2√2𝑎3 + 16√2𝑏3 + 𝑐3 − 12𝑎𝑏𝑐 . [2]
29 Find the zeroes of the polynomial(𝑥 − 2) 2 − (𝑥 + 2)2 .
30 Factorise:3 𝑥2 + 16𝑥 + 10 .
[2]
2
[2]
SECTION – D ( 3 X 5 = 15)
31 Factorize:a2 x 2 + (ax 2 + 1 )x + a [3]
32 Find the value of a such that (x - 4) is a factor of5x3 - 7x 2 - ax - 28 [3]
Factorise:1 - 𝑎2 − 𝑏2 - 2ab
Factorize:4𝑥2 + 9𝑦2 + 16𝑧2 + 12𝑥𝑦 − 24𝑦𝑧 − 16𝑥𝑧
33 [3]
34 [3]
35 Factorise: 4x2 + 20x + 25 [3]
SECTION – E(5 X 5 = 25 )
36 Show that (x – 2), (x + 3) and (x – 4) are the factors ofx3 - 3x 2 - 10x + 24
37 If𝛼 and 𝛽 are the zeroes of the polynomial 2x - 4x + 5, find the values of :
[5]
2
[5]
1. 𝛼 2 + 𝛽2
+
1 1
2.
𝛼 𝛽
3. (𝛼 − 𝛽)2
+
1 1
4.
𝛼2 𝛽2
5. 𝛼 3 + 𝛽3
38 If a + b + c = 5 and ab + bc + ca = 10, then prove that𝑎3 + 𝑏3 + 𝑐3 − 3𝑎𝑏𝑐 =
−25
[5]
39 If both x + 1 and x - 1 and factors of ax3 + x 2 - 2x + b, find the values of a and b.
1
[5]
40 If x =− is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = 8x 3 - ax 2 - x + 2, find the value of a.
2
[5]
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