POLYNOMIALS
1. If A and B be the remainders, when the polynomials y3+2y2 – 5ay -7 and y3+ ay2 –
12y + 6 are divided by (y+1) and (y-2), respectively. If 2A + B = 6 , then find the
value of a.
2. If x - 2 is a factor of x5 - 3x4 – ax3 + 3ax2 +2ax + 4, then the value of a is
(a) 3/2. (b) 2/3. (c) –2/3. (d) –3/2.
3. Which identity will be used to find 99 x 101?
(a) (a+b)2 (b) (a-b)2 (c) a2-b2 (d) a2+b2
4. If x+y+z=8 and xy+yz+zx=20, Find the value of x3+y3+z3-3xyz.
5. If f(x) =x4-2x3+3x2-ax +b is a polynomial such that when it is divided by (x-1) and
(x+1), the remainders are respectively 5 and 19. Determine the remainder when f(x) is
divided by( x-2)
6. Find the value of 64x3-125z3, if 4x-5z=16 and xz=12.
7. 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
(ii)
8. If a+b+c=0, then prove that =1
9. If = b, then find the value of .
(a) 2b (b) b3 (c) 3b (d) b2
10. Factorize the following using factor theorm x3 + x - 3x2 - 3.
11. Simplify the following using identities
12. Find the value of x3 – 8y3 – 36xy – 216, when x = 2y+6
13. Factorize
(i) (x+1)3 - (x-1)3 (ii) x12-y12
2
3 1 27 a 9a
(iii) 27 a + 3 + + (iv) x6 - 26x3 - 27
64 b 4 b 16 b 2
2 √ 2a + 8 b −27 +18 √2ab
3 3
(v) (vi) (5)3+(-8)3+(3)3
(vii) a3(b-c)3 + b3 ( c-a)3 + c3 ( a-b)3 (viii) (a-b)3 + (b-c)3 + ( c-a)3
