1. If f(x) = x3 +ax + b is divisible by (x – 1)2, then the remainder obtained when f(x) is divided by (x + 2) is (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) –1 7 3 2. If f(x) = px + qx + rx –5 where p, q, r are constants if f(–7) = 7, then f(7) = (A) 17 (B) –17 (C) 18 (D) –18 3. If the G.C.D of polynomials x 3 – 3x2 + ax +24 and x2 –7x + b is x – 2 then the values of (a, b) = (A) (–10, 10) (B) (10, –10) (C) (–1, 10) (D) (–10, 1) 4. If f(x) = x2 + 5x + a and g(x) = x 2 + 3x + b have a common factor, then the common factor is
1 (A) x 1 (b a) (B) x (b a) (C) x 1 (b a) (D) x 1 (a b) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5. If a + b + c = 0 then a(b + c) + b(c + a) + c(b + a) = 2 2 2 (A) 3abc (B) abc (C) 3a b c (D) None of these 2 2 2 2 6. If 1 + x + x = 0, then (a + bx + cx ) + (ax + bx + c) + (ax + b + cx) = (A) 4 (B) 100 (C) 50 (D) 0
7. a2 b2 2bc c 2 is equivalent to:
a2 b2 2ab c 2
abc abc abc
(A) (B) a b c (C) (D) abc abc abc abc 8. If a + b + c = 11 and ab + bc + ca = 20, then the value of the expression a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc will be: (A) 121 (B) 341 (C) 671 (D) 781 9. If a2 + d2 = 2(ab + bc + cd – b2 – c2), then which of the following is true.
(A) a = b and c = d (B) a b and c d (C) a = b = c = d (D) a = b = c d
10. If x 1 and x 2 are factors of x3 6x2 11x 6 then third factor is
(A) x 3 (B) x 6 (C) x 3 (D) None of these
3 3 3 11. If (x, y, z) = x + y + z – 3xyz then f(2006, 2007, –4013) = (A) 2006 (B) 2007 (C) 4013 (D) 0 12. If x + 3x + 3x + 1 is divided by x + then the remainder is 3 2
