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Some friendly questions on polynomials

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Polynomials Questions

Some friendly questions on polynomials

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1.

The remainder when the expression 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏is divided by 𝑥 − 2

is five times the remainder when the same expression is divided by 𝑥 − 1,

and 12 less than the remainder when the same expression is divided by 𝑥 −

3. Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏.


2. The expression 𝑥 7 − 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏 is divisible by(𝑥 − 1) and has a
remainder 8 when divided by (𝑥 − 2) , find
(i) 𝑎 & 𝑏,
(ii) the remainder when the expression is divided by (𝑥 + 2).
3. The first, second, third and n th terms of a series are 4, -3, -16 and
(an 2 + bn + c) respectively. Find a, b, c
4. Given that 𝑥 − 5, 𝑥 − 2 and 3𝑥are the 1st , 2nd and 4th terms of a G.P, find the
three possible values of 𝑥.
5. The sum of n terms of an A.P is 8𝑛2 − 𝑛. Find the number of the term
which has a value of 263.
6. When a polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 − 2) the reminder is -2, and
when it is divided by (𝑥 − 3) the remainder is 3. Find the remainder when
𝑓(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 3).
7. A polynomial function 𝑃(𝑥) has a factor of 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 4 and leaves a
remainder of 5 when divided by 𝑥 + 2. Determine the remainder when
the polynomial is divided by (𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 2).
8. The polynomial 5x 3 + px 2 + qx + r has a factor ( x − 2) and a remainder of
(3x + 1) when divided by ( x 2 − 1) . Find the values of p, q and r .
9. If 4𝑥 3 + 𝑘𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 2 is divisible by 𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 , prove that 𝑘𝑝 − 8 = 0.
10.Given that the polynomial f ( x) = Q( x) g ( x) + R( x) where Q(x) is the quotient,
g ( x) = ( x −  )( x −  ) and R(x) is the remainder, show that
( x −  ) f ( ) + ( − x) f (  )
R( x) = , when f (x) is divided by g (x) .
( −  )

Hence, find the remainder when f (x) is divided by x 2 − 9 , given that f (x)
divided by ( x − 3) is 2 and when divided by ( x + 3) is -3.
11.The 49th term of an arithmetic progression is 97. Find the sum of the first 97
terms of an AP.
12.Given that x 4 − 6 x 3 + 10 x 2 + ax + b is a perfect square, find the value of a and
b.
13.The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 leaves a remainders 1, 25, 1 on division
by𝑥 − 1,𝑥 + 1, 𝑥 − 2 respectively .show that 𝑓(𝑥) is a perfect square,
hence find 𝑥 if 𝑓(𝑥) = 0.
14.The coefficient of the fifth, sixth and seventh terms of the expansion (1 +
𝑥)𝑛 form an arithmetic progression .find the possible value of𝑛.
15.The second and the third term of a geometric progression are 24 and
12(𝑥 + 1) respectively. Given that, the sum of the first three terms of the
progression is 76.find the possible values of𝑥.
16.A polynomial 𝑥 4 + 𝑎𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 − 12 has factors (𝑥 + 1) and 𝑥 + 2.find
the value of 𝑎and 𝑏, hence factorizes the polynomial completely.
17.A polynomial 𝑃(𝑥) when divided by (𝑥 − 1) leaves a remainder 3 and
when divided by (𝑥 − 2), leaves a remainder 1. Find the remainder when
𝑃(𝑥) is divided by 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2.
18.When 𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 is divided by 𝑥 − 3 the remainder is 18 and when
divided by 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2 the remainder is 10. Find the values of a, b and c.
19.The quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) takes the value 20 when 𝑥 = 1and 𝑥 = 5 and
takes the value 14 when𝑥 = 2. Obtain 𝑓(𝑥) in the form𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐.
20.When a polynomial 𝑔(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 + 3) the remainder is 8, and
when 𝑔(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 − 2) the remainder is 3. Find the remainder
when 𝑔(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 3)

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