Tutorial 1

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1. Identify whether the following statement are polynomials or not. If polynomials, what is the degree, leading coefficient and constant term. (a) ( ) (b) ( ) (c) (d) (e) (f) ( ( ( ( ) ) ) )

( ) ( )

(g) ( ) (h) ( ) (i) ( ) 2. Solve the following polynomials : (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) ( ( ( ( ( ( ) )( )( ) ) ( )( ) for ( for ( )( )( ). ) ) ) ( ) )

3. Find the coefficient for 4. Find the coefficient for

5. By using Long Division Method, find the remainder when ( ) divided with ( ) and ( ) ( ) expressed the answer in the form ( ) ( ) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) ( ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) )
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Tutorial 1 6. Find the remainder by using Synthetic Method, (a) (b) (c) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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7. If

Find :

(a) ( ) (b) ( ) (c) (

8. By using Remainder Theorem, find remainder if : (a) (b) (c) 9. Use the remainder theorem to find the remainder , which was divide f(x) = 3x2+ 5x 8 by (x 2). 10. By using the remainder theorem, determine the remainder when 3x3 x2 20x + 5 is divided by (x + 4). 11. Is (x + 1) a factor of f(x) = x3+ 2x2 - 5x - 6? 12. Find the remainder R by long division and by the remainder theorem for (2x4 - 10x2 + 30x - 60) (x + 4) 13. Find the remainder using the remainder theorem (x4 - 5x3 + x2 - 2x + 6) (x + 4) 14. Use the factor theorem to decide if (x - 2) is a factor of f(x) = x5 - 2x4 + 3x3 - 6x2 - 4x + 8. 15. Determine whether is a zero (root) of the function 3 2 f(x) = 2x + 3x - 8x - 12 16. Polynomial ( ) (a) Find the value of a and b (b) Factorise ( ) completely 17. Show that ( 18. If ) is a factor for divided by ( has a factor of ( ) and ( ).

Then, factorise ( ) completely. ), remainder is -4. Find the value of . ) is a factor for ( ) . Then,

19. Find the constant value of , if ( factorise ( ) completely.

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Tutorial 1 20. Solve the following equations :

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

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21. Use the factor theorem to show that the following are factors, and hence fully factorise. (x 3) is a factor of x3 3x2 4x + 12

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