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QM 016 Question Poly

This document provides a tutorial on polynomials with 14 problems covering topics such as: 1) Identifying polynomials and determining their degree, leading coefficient, and constant term. 2) Simplifying polynomials by adding, subtracting, and multiplying terms. 3) Dividing polynomials using long division and the remainder theorem. 4) Factoring polynomials completely. 5) Finding zeros of polynomials. 6) Expressing rational expressions as partial fractions. The problems involve skills like polynomial operations, factoring, finding zeros, and partial fractions.

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QM 016 Question Poly

This document provides a tutorial on polynomials with 14 problems covering topics such as: 1) Identifying polynomials and determining their degree, leading coefficient, and constant term. 2) Simplifying polynomials by adding, subtracting, and multiplying terms. 3) Dividing polynomials using long division and the remainder theorem. 4) Factoring polynomials completely. 5) Finding zeros of polynomials. 6) Expressing rational expressions as partial fractions. The problems involve skills like polynomial operations, factoring, finding zeros, and partial fractions.

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QM 016

TUTORIAL 4 : POLYNOMIALS

1. For each of the following expressions, write True if it is a polynomial, and False if it is not.
If it is a polynomial, write down the degree, the leading coefficient and the constant term.
Determine whether the polynomials are monomials, binomials or trinomials and write down their
special names.
a) 7 x b) x 2 x 3 c) x 3 cos x 2 x d) x 3 2 e)

2
x 1

2. Functions f, g and h are defined by


f ( x) 3 x 1 , g ( x) 9 2 x 2 , h( x ) 2 x 3 5 x 1

Simplify the following, and in each case :


a) state the degree of the resulting polynomial,
b) give the coefficient of x 2 .
a) h(x) f(x) + g(x) b) 3f(x) + g(x) c) 2h(x) [f(x)]2

3. By using long division, find the quotient and the remainder. Write the answer in the form
P(x) = Q(x)D(x) + R(x)
x 3 27 x 4 3x 2 4 x 6 2 x 3 7 x 2 7 x 15 2 x 4 3x 6
a) b) c) d)
x3 x4 x2 3 x2 x 1

4. By using the remainder theorem, find the remainder when 2 x 4 3 x 3 30 x 12 is divided


by x 3

5. The remainder of P( x) x 3 2 x r when it is divided by x 1 , is the same as the remainder


when Q ( x) 2 x 3 x r is divided by 2 x 1 . Find the value of r.

6. The remainder of polynomial P(x) is 3 when divided by x 2 and 2 when divided by x 3 . If

the remainder P(x) is px q when divided by x 2 5 x 6 , find the values of p and q.


7. Factorise P(x) completely:
a) P( x) x 3 7 x 6 b) P( x) 2 x 4 5 x 3 8 x 2 17 x 6

8. The polynomial P(x) is given by P( x) x 4 x 3 x 2 x .


a) Use the factor theorem to show that x 1 is a factor of P(x)
b) Write P(x) in the form x 1 ax bx 2 c , giving the values of a, b and c.
c) Hence solve the equation P(x) = 0.
d) Using your solutions to P(x) = 0, write down the solutions of the equation P(x+1) = 0.

9. Find the polynomial of degree 3, if P(1) = P(-2) = 0, P(-1) = 4 and P(2) = 28.

10. The factor of polynomial, P( x) 2 x 3 ax 2 bx 2 is x 2 . If P(x) is divided with x 2 ,


the remainder is 20.
a) Find the value of a and b.
b) Hence, find the others two factor of P(x).

11. Determine whether the number given is a zero of the polynomial


3
a) P( x) 4 x 3 8 x 2 x 13 ;
2
b) P( x) 2 x 4 3x 3 25 x 7 ; -2

12. Find all the possible zeroes of the polynomial if one of the zero is given
a) P( x) x 3 2 x 2 5 x 6 ; -3
b) P ( x) x 4 5 x 2 4 ; -2i
c) P( x) 3x 4 4 x 3 3x 2 26 x 40 ; 1+2i

13. Given that i is a zero of polynomial P( x) x 3 x 2 mx n . Find m and n.

14. Express the following into a partial fractions;


2x 3 3x 4 15 34 x x 2
a) b) 2 c)
x 2 x 3 x 1 3 x 1 x 1 2

x 2 2x 1 x3 1
d) e) f)
x 1 x 2 x 1
x 4 x2 2
x 1 x 1

2 x 2 3x 2 x4
g) h)
x 2 3x 2 x 1 2 1 x 2

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