CBSE Class 10 Maths Chapter 2 Polynomials Revision Notes
CBSE Class 10 Maths Chapter 2 Polynomials Revision Notes
By now you are aware of the polynomial equation in one variable and
their degrees. In this article, we will look at the various types of
polynomials to establish a foundation for further studies into them.
● 1 / (x – 1)
● √x + 2
● 1 / (x2 + 2x + 3)
Types of Polynomials
Let’s look at the different types of polynomials that you will come
across while studying them.
Linear Polynomials
● 2x – 3
● y + √2
● x √3 + 5
● x + 5/11
● 2/3y – 5
Quadratic Polynomials
● 2x2 + 3x – 5
● y2 – 1
● 2 – x2 + x√3
● u/3 – 2u2 + 5
● v2√5 + 2/3v – 6
● 4z2 + 1/7
To generalize, most quadratic polynomials in x are expressed as, ax2 +
bx + c … where a, b, and c are real numbers where a ≠ 0.
Cubic Polynomials
● x3
● 2 – x3
● x3√2
● x3 – x2 + 3
● 3x3 – 2x2 + x – 1
p(x) = x2 – 3x – 4
Next, let’s put x = 2 in p(x). So, we get p(2) = (2)2 – 3(2) – 4 = 4 – 6 –
4 = –6. Note that the value ‘– 6’ is obtained by replacing x with 2 in
the polynomial x2 – 3x – 4. Hence, it is called ‘the value of x2 – 3x – 4
at x = 2’. Similarly, p(0) is the value of x2 – 3x – 4 at x = 0.
Zero of a Polynomial
p(k) = 0
Or 2k + 3 = 0
i.e. k = – 3/2
Question: What are the three types of polynomials and how are they
differentiated?
1. Linear
2. Quadratic
3. Cubic
The linear polynomials have a variable of degree one, quadratic
polynomials have a variable with degree two and cubic polynomials
have a variable with degree three.
Value of Polynomial and Division
Algorithm
So, what’s the basic formula we are learning from the day we solved
our first division problem? This is:
Dividend=2x2 + 3x + 1
Note: Put the dividend under the division sign and divisor outside the
sign.
2x2/x = 2x.
Quotient Obtained = 2x + 1
Divisor = x+2
Dividend = 2x2 + 3x + 1
Quotient = 2x – 1
Remainder = 0
2x2 + 3x + 1 = (x + 2) (2x + 1) + 0
2x2 + 3x + 1 = 2x2 + 3x + 1
Hence verified.
Solution
● Step 3: Find out factors of the constant term so obtained. In the
present case, factors of the constant term are 1 and -1.
● Step 4: Put the value of x in P(x) = 3x3 – 5x2 – 11x – 3 equal
to 1 and find the remainder. Again put the value of remainder
equal to -1 in and find the remainder using remainder theorem.
Find the value of x for which remainder is zero for the cubic
polynomial.
In present case,
f(x) = 3x2 – 8x – 3
= 3x2 – 9x + x – 3
● Step 10: Form pairs of terms and factor out GCD of the two
pairs separately. Then again factor out GCD of the remaining
two products.
● Step 11:
Now,
= (x + 1) ( x – 3)(3x + 1)
Well, before starting, I would like to tell you that this ‘degree’ has
nothing to do with your thermometer’s degree or to your course
completion certification. The term ‘degree’ has come to the important
part of Mathematics, i.e., Polynomials and is adding an essential
meaning to it. So, let’s hit directly to understand the Degree of
Polynomials in details.
Degree of Polynomials
Source: Wikihow
Multivariable polynomial
Example: 6x5+
8x3+3x5 +3x2 +
4+2x+4
● Step 1: Combine all the like terms that are the terms of the
variable terms.
(6x5+3x5)+8x3+3x2+2x+(4+4)
x5+x3+x2+x+x0
x5+x3+x2+x+x0
● Step 4: The largest power of the variable is the degree of the
polynomial
deg(x5+x3+x2+x+x0) = 5
Based on the degree, the equation can be linear, quadratic, cubic, and
bi-quadratic, and the list goes on.
Linear Equation 1
Quadratic Equation 2
Cubic Equation 3
Bi-Quadratic equation 4
Linear Equation 1 1
Quadratic Equation 2 2
Cubic Equation 3 3
Bi-Quadratic equation 4 4
The above table shows possible real zeros /solutions; actual real
solutions can be less than the degree of the equation.
Solution: x3+4x5+5x4+2x2+x+5
=4x5+5x4+x3+2x2+x+5
=x5+x4+x3+x2+5
Degree of equation is the highest power of x in the given equation .i.e.
5.
Factorization of Polynomials
● Group of 3 people
● Group of 4 people
● Group of 6 people
Well, the answer is, any one of the options will do. Why so? Well, you
know that 3, 4 and 6 are factors of 12 from your knowledge of number
system, which you have learned long back. So, we can divide the 12
chocolates into these groups.
Factors
What are the factors? When it comes to integers, if a number has an
integral value and that particular value get divided completely by
another number(s) without leaving any remainder other than zero, then
the dividend is said to be a factor(s) of that integer.
OR
12 = 6 × 2
12 = 4 × 3
12 = 12 × 1
So, you can see that a number can be factorized in more than one way.
But it’s not applicable to all the numbers. For a number like 7, 3, 5, 11
(which are prime numbers), these numbers have only one factor other
than itself.
7=7×1
Factorization of Polynomials
Monomials
GCD or HCF
For a given set of numbers, the Greatest Common Number that will
divide each of the numbers will be the GCD of that particular set of
numbers. It is also known as HCF of numbers .i.e. Highest Common
Factor.
15 = 3 x 5
24 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
Factoring Binomials
2+6=8
2 × 6 = 12
x2+ (6+2)x+ 12
= x2+ 6x +2x + 12
● Step 3: Form pairs of terms and factor out GCD of the two
pairs separately.
=x(x+6)+2(x+6) = (x+6)(x+2)
ax2+bx+c= (a1x+b1)(a2x+b2)
where a is the product of a1 and a2, c is the product of b1 and b2 and b
is the sum of the product of a1b2 and a2b1. Consider one more
example,
=x(x + 4y) + 1( 4y + x)
=(x + 4y)(x + 1)
A trinomial which can be factored, such that both the factors are same.
Then, it will form a perfect square trinomial. For example, x2+2x+1 =
(x + 1)(x + 1) = (x + 1)2. There are certain identities which are
important for perfect square trinomials are as follows:
(a+b)2=(a2+2ab+b2)
This applies mainly to the pair of two polynomial terms which are a
perfect square and expressed as the difference between them.
a2-b2 = (a – b)(a + b)
Example: 9x2 – 4
=x2 + 9x + 2x + 18
=(x2 + 9x) + (2x + 18)
=x(x + 9) + 2(x + 9)
=(x + 9)(x + 2)
Remainder Theorem
When you divide one polynomial by another the process can be very
long. The Remainder and Factor Theorems help us avoid this long
division process by providing certain rules. We will learn about the
Remainder Theorem in this article.
Introduction
Divisor Monomial: x
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Divisor Monomial: x
We have, (3x2 + x + 1) / x = (3x2)/x + x/x + 1/x = 3x + 1 + 1/x
Here, 1 is not divisible by x. So, we stop the division here and note
that 1 is the remainder. Hence, we have 3x2 + x + 1 = {x(3x + 1)} + 1.
So, the result of the division is,
Quotient: 3x + 1
Remainder: 1
Note that since the remainder is not zero, x is not a factor of 3x2 + x +
1.
Step 1.
Step 2.
Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor:
3x2/x = 3x. This is the first term of the quotient.
Step 3.
Multiply the divisor by the first term of the quotient and subtract this
product from the dividend,
= – 2x – 1
‘– 2x – 1’ is the remainder.
Step 4.
Now, the new dividend is ‘– 2x – 1’ and the divisor is still the same.
Repeat step 2 to get the next term of the quotient. Divide the first term
of the new dividend by the first term of the divisor: (– 2x)/x = – 2 =
the second term of the quotient
Step 5.
Multiply the divisor by the second term of the quotient and subtract
this product from the new dividend,
(– 2x – 1) – {– 2(x + 1)} = (– 2x – 1) – (– 2x – 2)
= – 2x – 1 + 2x + 2 = 1 = Remainder
Step 6.
Therefore, we can conclude that, if p(x) and g(x) are two polynomials
such that degree of p(x) ≥ degree of g(x) and g(x) ≠ 0, then we can
find polynomials q(x) and r(x) such that:
p(x) = 3x2 + x – 1
=3–1–1
Remainder Theorem
Let p(x) be any polynomial of degree greater than or equal to one and
let ‘a’ be any real number. If p(x) is divided by the linear polynomial
(x – a), then the remainder is p(a).
p(x) = (x – a) q(x) + r
p(a) = (a – a) q(a) + r
= (0)q(a) + r
=r
2t + 1 = 0 Or t = – ½
In this part, we will look at the Factor Theorem, which uses the
remainder theorem and learn how to factorise polynomials. Further,
we will be covering the splitting method and the factor theorem
method.
Factor Theorem
Example:
Factorisation of polynomials
Example
After looking at the factors of 30, we find that numbers ‘2’ and ‘15’
satisfy both the conditions, i.e. p + q = 2 + 15 = 17 and pq = 2 x 15 =
30. So,
6x2 + 17x + 5 = 6x2 + (2 + 15)x + 5
= 6x2 + 2x + 15x + 5
= 2x(3x + 1) + 5(3x + 1)
= (3x + 1) (2x + 5)
Therefore, the factors of (6x2 + 17x + 5) are (3x + 1) and (2x + 5) with
a remainder, zero.
Example
p(y) = (y – a)(y – b)
= y2 – by – ay + ab
Solution: Let p(x) = x3 – 23x2 + 142x – 120. To begin with, we will
start finding the factors of the constant ‘– 120’, which are:
±1, ±2, ±3, ±4, ±5, ±6, ±8, ±10, ±12, ±15, ±20, ±24, ±30, ±40, ±60
and ±120
[x3 – 23x2 + 142x – 120] = x3 – x2 – 22x2 + 22x + 120x – 120
So, by removing the common factors, we have x3 – 23x2 + 142x – 120
= x2(x –1) – 22x(x – 1) + 120(x – 1)
Further, taking ‘x – 1’ common, we get x3 – 23x2 + 142x – 120 = (x –
1) (x2 – 22x + 120)
Also, note that if we divide p(x) by ‘x – 1’, then the result will be (x2 –
22x + 120)
Going on, x2 – 22x + 120 can be factorised further. So, by splitting the
middle term, we get:
= (x – 12) (x – 10)
Example 1
Let’s look at the polynomial, p(x) = 5x3 – 2x2 + 3x -2. Now, let’s find
the value of the polynomial(x) at x = 1, p(1) = 5(1)3 – 2(1)2 + 3(1) – 2
= 5 – 2 + 3 – 2 = 4. Therefore, we can say that the value of the
polynomial p(x) at x = 1 is 4.
Example 2
Now, let’s look at a constant polynomial ‘5’. You can write this as
5x0. What is the Root of this constant polynomial? The answer is a
Non-zero constant polynomial has no zero. Also, every real number is
a zero of the Zero Polynomial.
Observations
Question: Find p(0), p(1) and p(2) for each of the following
polynomials:
● p(y) = y2 – y + 1
● p(t) = 2 + t + 2t2 – t3
● p(x) = x3
● p(x) = (x – 1) (x + 1)
Solution:
p(y) = y2 – y + 1
● p(0) = 02 – 0 + 1 = 1
● p(1) = 12 – 1 + 1 = 1
● p(2) = 22 – 2 + 1 = 3
p(x) = x3
● p(0) = (0)3 = 0
● p(1) = (1)3 = 1
● p(2) = (2)3 = 8
p(x) = (x – 1) (x + 1)
● p(x) = 3x + 1, x = – 1/3
● p(x) = 5x – π, x = 4/5
● p(x) = (x + 1) (x – 2), x = – 1, 2
● p(x) = 3x2 – 1, x = – 1/√3 , 2/√3
Solution:
● p(x) = 3x + 1, x = – 1/3
p(-1/3) = 3(-1/3) + 1 = – 1 + 1 = 0.
Hence, x = -1/3 is a zero of polynomial 3x + 1.
● p(x) = 5x – π, x = 4/5
p(4/5) = 5(4/5) – π = 4 – π ≠ 0.
Hence, x = 4/5 is not a zero of polynomial 5x – π.
● p(x) = (x + 1) (x – 2), x = – 1, 2
p(-1) = (– 1 + 1)(- 1 – 2) = (0)(- 3) = 0.
Hence, x = – 1 is a zero of polynomial (x + 1) (x – 2).
p(2) = (2 + 1)(2 – 2) = (3)(0) = 0.
Hence, x = 2 is a zero of polynomial (x + 1) (x – 2).
● p(x) = 3x2 – 1, x = – 1/√3 , 2/√3
p(- 1/√3) = 3(- 1/√3)2 – 1 = 3 (1/3) – 1 = 1 – 1 = 0.
Hence, x = – 1/√3 is a zero of polynomial 3x2 – 1.
p(2/√3) = 3(2/√3) – 1 = 3(4/3) – 1 = 4 – 1 = 3 ≠ 0.
Hence, x = 2/√3 is not a zero of polynomial 3x2 – 1.
Geometrical Representation of Zeroes of
a Polynomial
In the study of polynomials, you are aware that a real number ‘k’ is a
zero of the polynomial p(x) if p(k) = 0. Remember, zero of a
polynomial is different from a zero polynomial. We have seen the
Remainder theorem use the concept of zeroes of a polynomial too. In
order to understand their importance, we will look at the geometrical
representations of linear and quadratic polynomials and the
geometrical meaning of their zeroes.
Linear Polynomial
x -2 2
y = 2x + 3 -1 7
The straight line y = 2x + 3 will pass through the points (- 2, – 1) and
(2, 7). Here is how the graph looks like:
Fig. 1
From the Fig.1 above, you can see that the graph of y = 2x + 3
intersects the x-axis at the point (- 3/2, 0). Now, the zero of (2x + 3) is
(- 3/2). Therefore, the zero of the linear polynomial (2x + 3) is the
x-coordinate of the point where the graph of y = 2x + 3 intersects the
x-axis. Hence, we can say,
For a linear polynomial ax + b, a ≠ 0, the graph of y = ax + b is a
straight line which intersects the x-axis at exactly one point, namely, (-
b/a, 0). Also, this linear polynomial has only one zero which is the
x-coordinate of the point where the graph of y = ax + b intersects the
x-axis.
Quadratic Polynomial
x –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
y = x2 – 3x – 4 6 0 –4 –6 –6 –4 0 6
● If a > 0, then it is open upwards like the one shown in the graph
above
● If a < 0, then it is open downwards.
These curves are parabolas. A quick look at the table above shows that
(-1) and (4) are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial. From the Fig. 2
above, you can see that (-1) and (4) are the x-coordinates of the points
where the graph of y = x2 – 3x – 4 intersects the x-axis. Therefore, we
can say,
Case (i)
The graph cuts x-axis at two distinct points A and A′, where the
x-coordinates of A and A′ are the two zeroes of the quadratic
polynomial ax2 + bx + c, as shown below:
Fig. 3
Case (ii)
The graph intersects the x-axis at only one point, or at two coincident
points. Also, the x-coordinate of A is the only zero for the quadratic
polynomial ax2 + bx + c, as shown below:
Fig. 4
Case (iii)
So, it does not cut the x-axis at any point. Hence, the quadratic
polynomial ax2 + bx + c has no zero, as shown below:
Fig. 5
Let’s look at a cubic polynomial, x3 – 4x. Next, let’s list a few values
to plot the graph of y = x3 – 4x.
x –2 –1 0 1 2
y = x3 – 4x 0 3 0 –3 0
The graph of y = x3 – 4x will pass through (- 2, 0), (- 1, 3), (0, 0), (1, –
3), and (2, 0). Here is how the graph looks like:
Fig. 6
From the table above, we can see that 2, 0 and – 2 are the zeroes of the
cubic polynomial x3 – 4x. You can also observe that the graph of y =
x3 – 4x intersects the x-axis at 2, 0 and – 2. Let’s take a quick look at
some examples:
1. x3
2. x3 – x2
The graphs of y = x3 and y = x3 – x2 look as follows:
Fig. 7
From the first graph, you can observe that 0 is the only zero of the
polynomial x3, since the graph of y = x3 intersects the x-axis only at 0.
Similarly, the polynomial x3 – x2 = x2(x – 1) has two zeroes, 0 and 1.
From the second diagram, you can see that the graph of y = x3 – x2
intersects the x-axis at 0 and 1.
Question: The graphs of y = p(x) are given in the figure below, for
some polynomials p(x). Find the number of zeroes of p(x), in each
case.
Fig. 8