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Math 176 Linear Algebra 2017/2018 Tutorial 3: Polynomials

This document is a tutorial for Math 176: Linear Algebra, covering polynomials and their properties. It includes exercises on identifying fields, determining polynomial characteristics, computing polynomial operations, verifying divisibility, and finding remainders. Additionally, it involves finding the roots of specific polynomials.

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Math 176 Linear Algebra 2017/2018 Tutorial 3: Polynomials

This document is a tutorial for Math 176: Linear Algebra, covering polynomials and their properties. It includes exercises on identifying fields, determining polynomial characteristics, computing polynomial operations, verifying divisibility, and finding remainders. Additionally, it involves finding the roots of specific polynomials.

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Math 176 LINEAR ALGEBRA

2017/2018 Tutorial 3: Polynomials

1. Which of the following sets is a field?

a. R c. C e. Q
b. Z6 d. Z15 f. Z13

2. Determine the degree, leading term and leading coefficient of the following polynomials. Which
are them are monics

a. p(x) = 3x50 + 2x2 − 4x + 5 d. k(x) = 5x5 − x4 + 3x3 + x


b. q(x) = 5x + 2 e. p(x) = x7 − 5x3 − 3x2
c. h(x) = x − 4 f. q(x) = x52 + x2 + 1

3. Compute p(x) ± q(x) and p(x) × q(x) where possible.

a. p(x) = 3x4 + 2x2 − 4x + 5 and q(x) = c. p(x) = x − 2 and q(x) = 5x2 + 4x − 6


5x + 2
b. p(x) = 4x3 + 3x2 + 2x − 4 and q(x) = d. p(x) = 2x5 − 5x3 − 3x2 and q(x) =
x2 + x x3 + x2 + x

4. Show that the following are not ideals of R[x].

a. The set of all polynomials whose coefficient of x3 is a multiple of 3.


b. The set of all polynomials p(x) such that p0 (0) = 0.

5. Verify if the following statements are true.

a. q(x) = x − 2 divides p(x) = 2x4 − 2x3 − c. k(x) = (x − 1)(x + 2) and l(x) =


8x2 + x + 6. 2x4 − 5x3 − 15x2 + 10x + 8
b. p(x) = x + 1 divides h(x) = x4 + x3 − d. k(x) = (x − 1)(x + 2) and l(x) =
9x2 + x + 10. 2x4 − 5x3 − 15x2 + 10x + 8

6. Determine the remainder in the following.

a. p(x) = 5x3 + 4x2 − 6x + 3 divided by c. p(x) = 3x4 − 2x3 − 10x − 5 divided by


q(x) = x − 4. q(x) = x − 4
b. p(x) = x3 + 3x2 − 13x − 10 divided by d. p(x) = 2x4 −3x3 −14x2 +33x−18 divided
q(x) = x − 3 by q(x) = (x − 1)(x − 2)

7.

1-1
Lecture 1: 1-2

Find the roots of the following. b. q(x) = x4 + x3 − 9x2 + x + 10


a. p(x) = 2x3 − 9x + 7x + 6 .c h(x) = x4 + x3 − 2x2 − x + 1

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