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1. The value of x + y is either 5 or -6. 2. The expression equals 1/(1-x)^8. 3. One of the dimensions of the cuboid is either 2 or (3x-5).

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9M02 - Olympiad - Assignment - Polyniomials - Que. (v2)

1. The value of x + y is either 5 or -6. 2. The expression equals 1/(1-x)^8. 3. One of the dimensions of the cuboid is either 2 or (3x-5).

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9M02 – Polynomials

Olympiad Assignment
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer each of the following questions.

1. If x 2+ xy+ x =12 and y 2 + xy + y=18 , then the value of x + y is ?


A) 5 or −6 B) 3 or 4 C) 5 or 3 D) 6 or −3

1 1 2 4 8
2.
[ + + + +
1−x 1+ x 1+ x 2 1+ x 2 1+ x2
is equal to?
]
A) 1 B) 0
8 16
C) D)
1−x 8 1−x 16

a4 −a3 b−a b3 +b 4
3. Simplify : 4
a + a3 b−a b3−b 4

( a−b )2 a2−b 2 a−b D) 1


A) B) C)
a+ b a2 +b 2 a+b

2
4. Factors of ( a 2+ a ) +4 ( a2 +a )−12 are

A) (a 2+ a+6)(a+2)(a−1) B) ( a 2−a+6 ) ( a−2 )( a+1 )


C) (a 2+ a+6)(a−2)( a−1) D) (a 2+ a+6)(a+2)(a+ 1)

5. Find the square root of ( 4 a+5 b+5 c )2− ( 5 a+ 4 b +4 c )2 +9 a2

A) √ 3(b+ c) B) 3(b+c−a) C) 3(b+c ) D) 3(b+c−a)

6. One of the dimensions of the cuboid whose volume is 16 x 2−26 x+ 10is

A) 2 B) (3 x−5) C) ( x−1 ) D) All of these.

( a−b )3−( a+ b )3
7. + a ( a2 +3 b2 ) =¿ _________ ?
2

A) a 3−b3 B) ( a+ b )3 C) a 3+ b3 D) ( a−b )3

8. If √ 4 x 4 + 12 x 3 +25 x2 +24 x +16=a x 2+ bx+ c then which of the following is true?


A) 2 b=a−c B) 2 a=b+c C) 2 b=a+c D) 2 b=c−a

9. A polynomial function is defined to be f ( x )=( x +3 ) ( x−2 )2 which choice describe the graph’s behavior at the x -axis?
A) The graph only touches the x -axis at x=−3 , but crosses the x -axis at x=2.
B) Touches at x=3 , but crosses at x=−2

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C) Touches at x=2 , but crosses at x=−3
D) Touches at x=−2 , but crosses at x=3

10. Q ( x , y )=x 3−3 x 2 y + p1 x y 2 + p2 y 3


( x− y ¿ and ( y−2 x ¿ are two factors of the expression Q ( x , y ) , then find the values of p1 and p2?

1 3 3 1
A) and B) and
2 2 2 2
C) −1 and 3 D) 3 and −1

11. Given the graph below, which choice lists possible factors of this polynomial function?

A) ( x−4)( x−1)( x+1)


B) x=−4 ; x=−1 ; x=1
C) x=4 ; x=1 ; x =−1
D) ( x +4 )( x+1)(x−1)

12. If a 2+b 2+ c 2−ab−bc−ca=0 ; then the value of a :b : c is

A) 1 :1:1 B) 1 :2:3 C) 1 :3: 4 D) 1 :4 :1

13. The value of (1+ 1a )( 1+ a−1


1 1
)(1+ a−2 1
)(1+ a−3 1
)(1+ a−4 ) is

a−3 a+1 a+1 a−1


A) B) C) D)
a a−4 a−1 a−4

14. (1− 1y )( 1− y+1 1 )(1− y1+2 ) (1− y +1 y )


……… is

1 1 y−1 2y
A) B) C) D)
y 2y 2y y−1

15. Which of the following expression is a polynomial?


1
B) 7 y 9−13 y 2 + y 1 D) None
A) 6
x −x +36
C) t 3− ()t
+20

π 8
16. What is the sum of the degree of the polynomial given by p ( x ) =2−x 2 + x and q ( t )= t + t
2

A) 12 B) 10 C) 11 D) 9

17. If the degree of polynomial p ( x ) =a x 2−2 x +1 is 2 then the value of ‘a ’ must be


A) rational B) irrational

C) real – {0} D) Natural number

18. Which of the following algebraic expression is a polynomial in variable y?


1 1 3 D) None
A) y3+ B) √ y+ −1 C) y4 + y2 + y
y3 √y
19. If the LCH of the polynomials ( y−3 )a ( 2 y +1 )b ( y+ 13 )7 and ( y−3 )4 ( 2 y +1 )9 ( y +13 )c is ( y−3 )6 ( 2 10 7
y +1 ) ( y +13 ) ,
then the least value of a+ b+c is

A) 23 B) 3 C) 10 D) 16

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20. The polynomial x 5−a 2 x 3−x 2 y 3 +a 2 y 3 on factorization gives

A) ( x− y )(x−a)( x +a)(x 2 + y 2+ xy) B) ( x +a)(x− y )( x−a)(x 2− y 2 + xy )


C) ( x +a)(x + y)(x −a)(x 2+ y 2 + xy ) D) None

21. The LCM of two polynomials p(x ) and q ( x) is ( x +3 ) ( x −2 )2( x−6) and their HCF is ( x−2) is
p ( x ) =( x+3 )( x−2 )2 , then q ( x )=?

A) ( x +3)(x−2) B) x 2−3 x−18 C) x 2−8 x +12 D) x 2−4 x+ 4

22. If x n +1 is divisible by x +1 ,n must be


A) any natural number B) an odd natural number
C) an even natural number D) none

( 2.7 )3 + ( 1.3 )3 + ( 2 )3−3× 1.3× 2.7 ×2


23. Value of 2 2
2.7 ×1.3+1.3 ×2+2 ×2.7−( 2.7 ) − (1.3 ) −22

A) 6 B) −6 C) 10 D) 9

24. Simplify the expression.


x y x y x2 y2 x4 y4 x8 y8
( +
2 2 )( −
2 2 )( +
4 4 )( +
16 16 )( +
256 256 )
x 16 y 16 B)
x8 y8 C)
x 16 y 16 x8 y8
A) − − − D) −
2562 256 2 256 256 256 256 2562 256 2

25. The polynomial a x 3 +10 x 2−3 and 3 x 3−11 x+ 29 when divided by x−2 leaves the remainder R , and R2
respecting then the value of a if R1−R 2=0

−3 3 −3 D) None
A) B) C)
4 7 8

26. If 2 x3 + a x 2 +5 x−6 has ( x−1) as a factor and leaves a remainder 2 when divided by ( x−2 ) , find the value of ‘a ’
and ‘b ’ respectively?

A) 8 ,−12 B) −4,10 C) −8,12 D) None

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