Year 10 Sem 2 Revision 2023

42 marks from 42 questions

Question 1 Question 2

P(x) x5 + x2 Q(x) = (x + 2)(x2 + 1)

= 3 What is the degree of Q(x)? Remember to
expand first.
Evaluate P( ), giving your answer as a
fraction in its simplest form. Degree =

P(
)=

Question 3 Question 4

3x 2 – 7 – x 5 Q(x) = x4 + 2x2 + 5
State the degree and constant term for this Determine Q(3k).
polynomial. Q(3k) = k4 + k2 +
Degree =
Constant term =

Question 5 Question 6
Enter the missing indices given that P(10) = P(x) is a cubic trinomial with no constant
99 600. term.
If all the coefficients are equal, and P(–2) =
P(x) = x – 4x
–42, what is the coefficient of each term?
Coefficient =

Question 7 Question 8

P(x) = x2 + 7x Enter a number to complete this sentence.

Find P(x + 3), expressing your answer as The sum of a cubic and a quadratic
a sum of terms. polynomial will have at most
P(x + 3) = x2 + x+ terms.

Question 9 Question 10
P(x) is a cubic polynomial. P(x) and Q(x) are both monic polynomials.
Enter a number to complete this sentence. What is the leading coefficient of P(x)Q(x)?
[P(x)]4 will have degree .
Question 11 Question 12
The product of three polynomials has no P(x) = 2x – 3 and Q(x) = 2x + 3
constant term. Complete the polynomial for [P(x)Q(x)]2.
Which of these statements must be true?
x2
[P(x)Q(x)]2 = 16x –
+
a. None of the original polynomials had a
constant term.
b. At least two of the original polynomials
had no constant term.
c. At least one of the original polynomials
had no constant term.

Question 13 Question 14

Q(x) = 3x2 – 4x3 P(x) = ax3 + 7x – 10

If P(x) is not the zero polynomial, P(x) = 0, Q(x) = bx3 + 5x

then P(x)Q(x): Find the values of a and b if:

P(x) + Q(x) = 4x3 + 12x – 10
a. must have degree higher than 3
P(x) – Q(x) = 22x3 + 2x – 10
b. must have a leading coefficient of –4
a=
c. must have no constant term
b=

Question 15 Question 16

(x2 + 11x + 38) ÷ (x + 4) = (x + ) (x + 4)(x – 9) = x2 – 5x – 36

remainder Use this to enter the missing remainder
below.
x2 – 5x + 10 = (x + 4)(x – 9) r
Question 17 Question 18

Find the remainder when (x5 + 3x4 – 2x3 +

=( x2 + x– )
remainder 9 6) is divided by (x2 – x – 1).
Remainder = x+

Question 19 Question 20

(x3 – 3) ÷ (x – 2) = x2 + x+ P(x) = x4 – 4x3 – 33x2 + 13x – 33

remainder D(x) = x – a
and
P(x) = D(x)(x3 + 4x2 – x + 5) + 7
Find the value of a.
a=

Question 21 Question 22

P(x) = 6 – 5x4 + 2x P(x

= x3 – 3x2 – 4x – 30
P(x) ÷ Q(x) = A(x), where A(x) is a monic )
polynomial. (x – 5)(x2 + 2x + c
=
What is the leading coefficient of Q(x)? )

What is the value of c?

c=

Question 23 Question 24

Factorise (x3 – 5x2 + 8x – 4) given that (x – P(x) = x3 + x2 + 4x + c

2) is one of the factors. If (x – 3) is a factor of P(x), find the value of c
3 2 .
x – 5x + 8 x – 4 = ( x – )(x –
)2 c=
Be careful to enter the values in the correct
order by looking at the powers of the
factors.

Question 25 Question 26

P(x) = 2x4 + 7x2 – 10 P(x) is a given polynomial.

Find the remainder when P(x) is divided by (x If (3x + 1) and (2x + 7) are factors of P(x),
+ ). what quadratic expression is also a factor?

Remainder = x2 + x+
Question 27 Question 28

P(x) = 2x3 + cx2 + dx + 1 P(x) = x2 – 11x + 28

When P(x) is divided by (x – 1) the remainder When P(x) is divided by (x – c), the
is 2 and when P(x) is divided by (x + 5) the remainder is 4.
remainder is 146. Find two possible values for c. For marking
Find the values of c and d. purposes, enter the answers in ascending
c= order.

d= x= or

Question 29 Question 30

P(x) = x3 – 14x2 + 61x – 84 Solve this equation, entering the answers in

Given that (x – 3) is a factor of P(x), find all ascending order for marking purposes.
the roots of P(x). x4 – 13x2 + 36 = 0
Enter the answers in ascending order for x=± ,±
marking purposes.
x = 3, ,

Question 31 Question 32
P(x) has roots of –2 and –5. P(x) = x3 – 4x2 + x + k, where k > 0.
What quadratic expression must be a factor P(x) has three real roots.
of P(x)? How many of them will be negative?
2
x + x+
a. None
b. Only 1
c. Exactly 2
d. All 3

Question 33 Question 34

P(x) = (x + 2)(7x – 4)(x2 – 8x + k) y = x3 + x2 – 7x – 15

For what values of k will P(x) have only two This equation will graph to form a curve on
real roots? the Cartesian plane.
k> How many times will it cross or touch the x-
axis?
Question 35 Question 36

9x4 – 30x2 + 25 = 0 Select ALL the functions below that will pass
How many distinct (different) solutions does through the origin.
this equation have?
a. x (x – 3)(x + )(x – )
b. 7(x + 2)(x – 2)
c. x3(x – 1)
d. (x – 4)3

Question 37 Question 38
Select the graph below where:

as x → ∞, y → –∞ and
as x → –∞, y → ∞

a. b.

Select the equation below that best fits this

graph.

a. y = x4 + 3
b. y = – x4 + 3
c. d. c. y = x5 + 3
d. y = – x5 + 3

Question 39 Question 40

y = x3 + ax2 + bx + c y = x3 + ax2 + bx – 2
This function is a perfect cube with only one This function passes through the points
x-intercept at x = –4. (1, 3) and (–1, –5).
Determine the values of a, b and c. Determine the values of a and b.
a= a=
b= b=
c=
Question 41 Question 42

This is the graph of y = P(x).

This is the graph of P(x) = (x + 3)(x – 4). The graph of y = P(–x) would be the same
The graph of P(x + 2) would be the same curve:
parabola:
a. reflected in the x-axis
a. translated 2 up b. reflected in the y-axis
b. translated 2 down c. translated up
c. translated 2 right d. translated down
d. translated 2 left