CLASSIFICATION OF POLYNOMIALS TRINOMIAL
Polynomials having only three terms are
BASED ON DEGREE BASED ON NUMBER OF TERMS called trinomials
eg: u+u2-2 y4 + y+4
LINEAR POLYNOMIALS MONOMIAL
QUADRATIC POLYNOMIALS BINOMIAL
CUBIC POLYNOMIALS TRINOMIAL ZEROES OF A POLYNOMIAL
FOR BOARD EXAM
Zero of a polynomial p(x) is a number c
CLASS X such that p(c) = 0
QUADRATIC POLYNOMIAL
POLYNOMIALS A polynomial of degree two is called a qua-
dratic polynomial ZERO OF LINEAR POLYNOMIAL
p(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a≠0 a, b, c - Constants
The zero of the linear polynomial ax + b is
POLYNOMIAL
-b -(Constant term)
CUBIC POLYNOMIAL =
Polynomial is an algebraic expression con- a Coefficient of x
sisting of constants, variables and coeffi-
cients that involves only the operations of ad- A polynomial of degree three is called a cu-
bic polynomial
dition, subtraction, multiplication, and whole
number exponents on the variables p(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, a ≠ 0 GEOMETRICAL MEANING OF THE
a, b, c, d - Constants
ZEROES OF A POLYNOMIAL
Geometrical meaning of zeroes is the
DEGREE points at which the graph cuts the x-axis.
Polynomial is an algebraic expression con- CLASSIFICATION BASED ON
sisting of constants, variables and coeffi- NUMBER OF TERMS
cients that involves only the operations of Space for Keynotes
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
whole number exponents on the variables MONOMIAL
Polynomials having only one term is called
monomials eg: 2 y , 3x
LINEAR POLYNOMIAL
BINOMIAL
A polynomial of degree one is called a linear Polynomials having only two terms are called
polynomial binomials
p(x) = ax + b, a ≠ 0 a, b - Constants eg: 3x + 1, 5x2 - 2
Geometrical Representation of a 1
Linear Polynomial Graph of a quadratic polynomial p(x)= ax2 + bx *1 + β = α+β
α αβ
+ c is a parabola open downwards, if a<0.
*α + β = (α+β)2 - 2αβ
2 2
E.g., y = -x2 + 3x + 1
Graph of a linear polynomial p(x)=ax+b is a *α3 + β3 = (α+β)(α2 - αβ+β2)
straight line. It cuts the x-axis at exactly one = (α+β)((α+β)2 - 3αβ))
point.
E.g., y = 2x + 3 -4 -2 2 4 6
Here, a = 2 and b = 3 -5
20 -10
15 -15
10 -20
5
-25
-5 5
-5 Imp A polynomial p(x) of degree n has at most
n zeroes.
-10
-15
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ZEROES AND
COEFFICIENTS OF A POLYNOMIAL
Geometrical Representation of a
Quadratic Polynomial If a & β are zeroes of the polynomial ax2 + bx + c,
then,
Graph of a quadratic polynomial p(x) = ax2 + bx + c is a
parabola open upwards, if a > 0.
-(Coefficient of x)
E.g. y = x2 + 3x + 1 sum of zeroes =α + β = - b =
a
Coefficient of x
2
25 Constant term
product of zeroes =αβ= C =
Coefficient of x
2
a
20
15
10
5
Family of polynomials having zeros a & β
k(x2 - (α + β) x + αβ)
-4 -2 2 4 where k can be any non - zero real number
