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Class - X Mathematics Worksheet Chapter - 2: Polynomials

This document contains a mathematics worksheet with questions on polynomials. It includes 20 questions ranging from very short answer to long answer type. The questions cover topics like finding zeros of polynomials, relationships between degrees of polynomials, dividing polynomials, and other operations involving polynomials. An answers section provides the solutions to all 20 questions.

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Class - X Mathematics Worksheet Chapter - 2: Polynomials

This document contains a mathematics worksheet with questions on polynomials. It includes 20 questions ranging from very short answer to long answer type. The questions cover topics like finding zeros of polynomials, relationships between degrees of polynomials, dividing polynomials, and other operations involving polynomials. An answers section provides the solutions to all 20 questions.

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CLASS - X

MATHEMATICS WORKSHEET
CHAPTER – 2 : POLYNOMIALS

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS


Q1. If one zero of the quadratic polynomial x²-5x-6 is 6, then find the other zero.
Q2. If both the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c are equal and opposite in sign, then find
the value of 'b'?
Q3. Can x2 – 1 be the quotient on division of x6 + 2x3 + x – 1 by a polynomial in x of degree 5?
Q4. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax2 - 3(a-1)x - 1, then find the value of 'a' ?
Q5. If on division of a polynomial p(x) by a polynomial g(x) the quotient is zero, what is the relation
between degree of p(x) and g(x)?
Q6. If one root of the polynomial p(y) = 5y2 +13y + m is reciprocal of other, then find the value of ‘m’?
Q7. If the graph of a polynomial intersects the x – axis at only one point, can it be a quadratic polynomial?

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS


Q8. What number should be added to the polynomial x2 -5x+4, so that 3 is the zero of the polynomial?
Q9. If α and β are zeros of p(x) = x2 +x-1, then find 1/α+ 1/β?
Q10. If α and β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x² -5x + 7, find a polynomial whose zeros
are 2α+ 3β and 3α+ 2β?
Q11. If one of the zeros of the cubic polynomial x3 + ax2 + bx + c is -1, then what will be the product of the
other two zeros?
Q12. What must be subtracted from p(x) = 8x⁴ + 14x3 - 2x2 +7x -8, so that the resulting polynomial is
exactly divisible by g(x) = 4x2 + 3x -2?
Q13. What must be added to f(x) = 4x4 + 2x3 -2x2 +x - 1, so that the resulting polynomial is divisible by
g(x) = x2 +2x -3?
Q14. If the polynomial x4 + 2x3 +8x2 +12x+18 is divided by another polynomial x2 +5, the remainder comes
out to be px+ q. Find the values of ' p' and ' q'?
Q15. If α, β, γ be zeros of the polynomial 6x3 + 3x2 -5x+1, then find the value of α-1 + β-1 + γ -1?
Q16. If α, β are the two zeros of the polynomial f(y) = y2 - 8y +a and α2 + β2 = 40, find the value of ‘a’?

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS


Q17. Obtain all other zeros of the polynomial 2x4 - 9x3 + 5x2 + 3x - 1, if two of its zeros are 2-√3 and 2 + √3?
(CBSE 2018)
Q18. Find the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x3 - 5x2 -2x +24, if it is given that the product of its two zeros is
12?
Q19. If α, β are zeros of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 + 11x + 5, find
a) α4 + β4 b)1/α +1/β -2αβ
Q20. If the zeros of the polynomial f(x) = x3 – 3x2 - 6x + 8 are of the form a-b, a, a+b, then find all the zeros.

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ANSWERS
1. -1
2. 0
3. No
4. 1
5. deg p(x) < deg g(x)
6. 5
7. Yes
8. 2
9. 1
10. k(x2 - 25/2 x + 41)
11. b – a + 1
12. 14x - 10
13. 61x - 65
14. p = 2, q = 3
15. 5
16. 12
17. -1/2, 1
18. 3, 4 ; 4, 3; -2
19. a) 10001/16
b) -36/5
20. -2, 1, 4

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