Polynomials Case Study Questions
HOMEWORK
Case Study 1.
Ankur and Ranjan start a new business together. The amount invested by both partners together is
given by the polynomial p(x) = 4x2 + 12x + 5, which is the product of their individual shares.
Q1.Coefficient of x2 in the given polynomial is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 12.
Q2.Total amount invested by both, if x = 1000 is
(a) 301506 (b)370561
(c) 4012005 (d)490621
Q3.The shares of Ankur and Ranjan invested individually are
(a) (2x + 1),(2x + 5) (b) (2x + 3),(x + 1)
(c) (x + 1),(x + 3) (d) None of these
Q4.Name the polynomial of amounts invested by each partner.
(a) Cubic (b) Quadratic
(c) Linear (d) None of these
Q5. Find the value of x, if the total amount invested is equal to 0.
(a) –1/2 (b) –5/2
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
Case Study 2.
One day, the principal of a particular school visited the classroom. The class teacher was teaching
the concept of a polynomial to students. He was very much impressed by her way of teaching. To
check, whether the students also understand the concept taught by her or not, he asked various
questions to students. Some of them are given below. Answer them
Q6.Which one of the following is not a polynomial?
(a) 4x2 + 2x – 1 (b) y+3/y
(c) x3 – 1 (d) y2 + 5y + 1
Q7The polynomial of the type ax2 + bx + c, a = 0 is called
(a) Linear polynomial
(b) Quadratic polynomial
(c) Cubic polynomial
(d) Biquadratic polynomial
Q8.The value of k, if (x – 1) is a factor of 4x3 + 3x2 – 4x + k, is
(a) 1 (b) –2 (c) –3 (d) 3.
Q9.If x + 2 is the factor of x3 – 2ax2 + 16, then value of a is
(a) –7 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 7
Q10.The number of zeroes of the polynomial x2 + 4x + 2 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Case Study 3. Amit and Rahul are friends who love collecting stamps. They decide to start a
stamp collection club and contribute funds to purchase new stamps. They both invest a certain
amount of money in the club. Let’s represent Amit’s investment by the polynomial A(x) = 3x^2 +
2x + 1 and Rahul’s investment by the polynomial R(x) = 2x^2 – 5x + 3. The sum of their
investments is represented by the polynomial S(x), which is the sum of A(x) and R(x).
Q11. What is the coefficient of x^2 in Amit’s investment polynomial A(x)?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 0
Q12. What is the constant term in Rahul’s investment polynomial R(x)?
(a) 2
(b) -5
(c) 3
(d) 0
Q13. What is the degree of the polynomial S(x), representing the sum of their investments?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
Q14. What is the coefficient of x in the polynomial S(x)?
(a) 7
(b) -3
(c) 0
(d) 5
Q15. What is the sum of their investments, represented by the polynomial S(x)?
(a) 5x^2 + 7x + 4
(b) 5x^2 – 3x + 4
(c) 5x^2 – 3x + 5
(d) 5x^2 + 7x + 5
Case Study 4. A school is organizing a fundraising event to support a local charity. The students
are divided into three groups: Group A, Group B, and Group C. Each group is responsible for
collecting donations from different areas of the town.
Group A consists of 30 students and each student is expected to collect ‘x’ amount of money. The
polynomial representing the total amount collected by Group A is given as A(x) = 2x^2 + 5x + 10.
Group B consists of 20 students and each student is expected to collect ‘y’ amount of money. The
polynomial representing the total amount collected by Group B is given as B(y) = 3y^2 – 4y + 7.
Group C consists of 40 students and each student is expected to collect ‘z’ amount of money. The
polynomial representing the total amount collected by Group C is given as C(z) = 4z^2 + 3z – 2.
Q16. What is the coefficient of x in the polynomial A(x)?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 0
Q17. What is the degree of the polynomial B(y)?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1
Q18. What is the constant term in the polynomial C(z)?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) -2
(d) 0
Q19. What is the sum of the coefficients of the polynomial A(x)?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 17
Q20. What is the total number of students in all three groups combined?
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 40
(d) 90
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