Class 9 Mathematics - Assignment
Chapter 2: Polynomials
Topic 1: Introduction and Types of Polynomials
● 1. A polynomial of degree 1 is called: (a) Quadratic (b) Linear (c) Cubic (d) Constant
● 2. A polynomial of degree 0 is: (a) Linear (b) Quadratic (c) Constant (d) None
● 3. Which of the following is not a polynomial: (a) x² + 1 (b) x + √x (c) 3x³ − 2 (d) 2x + 5
● 4. A quadratic polynomial has degree: (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
● 5. The highest power of variable in polynomial is called: (a) Order (b) Degree (c) Coefficient (d)
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● 6. Define a polynomial and give examples of linear, quadratic, and cubic polynomials.
● 7. Write whether the following are polynomials or not: (a) 3x² − √x + 1, (b) 2y³ − 4, (c) 5/x + 2.
● 8. Give an example each of monomial, binomial, and trinomial.
● 9. Classify the following as linear, quadratic, or cubic polynomials: (i) x² + 2x + 3, (ii) x³ − 7x, (iii)
4x + 1.
● 10. Explain the difference between degree and coefficient with examples.
● 11. Can the degree of a polynomial be negative? Justify with reasons.
● 12. Write the degree of the following polynomials: (i) 5x³y² + 2xy, (ii) 7x² − 4x + 9, (iii) 2.
● 13. Construct a polynomial of degree 4 with roots 1, −1, 2, −2.
Topic 2: Zeroes of Polynomials
● 1. The zero of polynomial p(x) = x + 5 is: (a) −5 (b) 5 (c) 0 (d) None
● 2. How many zeroes can a linear polynomial have? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) Infinite
● 3. A quadratic polynomial can have at most: (a) 1 zero (b) 2 zeroes (c) 3 zeroes (d) 4 zeroes
● 4. The zero of p(x) = 2x − 3 is: (a) 3/2 (b) −3/2 (c) 2/3 (d) None
● 5. Which graph represents zero of a polynomial? (a) Intersection with x-axis (b) Intersection
with y-axis (c) Parallel to x-axis (d) None
● 6. Define zero of a polynomial with example.
● 7. Find the zero of p(x) = 3x + 7.
● 8. Verify that x = 2 is a zero of polynomial p(x) = x² − 4.
● 9. If p(x) = x² − 5x + 6, find its zeroes graphically and algebraically.
● 10. A polynomial is p(x) = x³ − 6x² + 11x − 6. Find its zeroes.
● 11. If α and β are zeroes of quadratic polynomial p(x) = x² − (α+β)x + αβ, prove that sum of
zeroes = α+β and product = αβ.
● 12. If one zero of p(x) = 2x² + 7x + 3 is −3, find the other.
● 13. Find all zeroes of polynomial p(x) = x³ − 3x² − 4x + 12.
Topic 3: Remainder Theorem and Factorisation
● 1. Remainder of p(x) = x² − 3x + 2 when divided by (x−1) is: (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) −2
● 2. Remainder theorem is useful for: (a) Checking zero (b) Finding factors (c) Both (d) None
● 3. If (x−2) is a factor of p(x), then p(2) = (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) −2
● 4. Factor theorem is based on: (a) Division algorithm (b) Multiplication rule (c) Remainder
theorem (d) None
● 5. Factorise: x² − 25 (a) (x−5)(x+5) (b) (x−25)(x+25) (c) None
● 6. State remainder theorem with example.
● 7. Using remainder theorem, check whether (x−3) is a factor of x³ − 3x² + 5x − 15.
● 8. Factorise completely: x² + 7x + 10.
● 9. Factorise p(x) = x³ − 6x² + 11x − 6 completely.
● 10. Show that x = 2 and x = −2 are zeroes of p(x) = x³ − 4x. Hence factorise it.
● 11. Factorise p(x) = x³ + 3x² + 3x + 1 using identity (x+1)³.
● 12. Divide p(x) = x³ + 2x² − 5x − 6 by (x−2) using long division.
● 13. Prove that x³ + y³ + z³ − 3xyz = (x+y+z)(x²+y²+z²−xy−yz−zx).
