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Algebra
Chapter 2
Highest common factor and least common multiple of polynomials.
Exercise 2.1
Factorise the following polynomials.
1. 25x2 - 36a2
2. 8x3+125 y3
3. x2 + 3x 18
4. 2a2 a 1
5. 2a3y 54b3y
6. 4x2 11x +6
7. 2y2 11y + 15
8. 5a2 + 3ab 14b2
9. m6 64n6
10, 2x2 7xy + 6y2
11. 7x3 28x2 + 21x
12. (x2 4x)2 + 7 (x2 4x) + 12
13. 4m3 4m2 3m
Exercise 2.2
Factorize the following polynomial.
1. x3 + 2x2 21x + 18
2. 2x3 8x2 + 10x 4
3. y3 + 6y2 + 11y + 6
4. m3 13m 12
5. y3 + 3y2 y 3
6. y4 5y2 + 4
7. 2m3 7m2 + 9
8. x3 x2 37x - 35
9. 6x3 + 7x2 7x 6
10.4x3 16x2 + 20x 8
11. y3 27y + 26
12. 2m3 5m2 - 22m 15
13. x3 4x2 + 9x 10
14. x3 + 5x2 + x 15
Exercise 2.3
1. Find the H.C.F. (G.C.D) of the following polynomials.
(i)
24x2a; 36x3a
(ii) 15x2 ; 17y3
(iii) 6 (y 2) (y + 1) (y 1)3; 8(y + 1)3 (y 1)2 (y + 5)
(iv) 4x2 9 y2 ;
8x3 + 27y3; (2x 3y)2
(v) x3 + y3; x4 + xy3; x2 (x + y)2 (x2 xy + y2)
(vi) m2 m 2; m2 4m + 4; 2m4 32
(vii) 6(a2 - 9); 2a2 + 6a 30; 2m2 12a
(viii) y3 + 2y2 3y; 2y3 + 5y2 3y.
(ix) 5x2 40x + 75; x2 10x + 25; x3 125

(x)
(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)

x2 3x + 2; x2 + x - 2; x2 2x + 1
12 (x3 + x2 + x + 1); 18( x5 x)
x2 4x + 3; x3 2x2 5x + 6
8x4 16x3 40x2 + 48x; 16x5 + 64x4 + 80x3 + 32x2
6x2y (x2 + 5xy + 4y2); x5y2 + 64x2y5; 8x2(x2 + 2xy 8y2)

2. If (y b) is the G.C.D. of y2 y 6 and y2 + 3y 18 then find the

value of b.
3. If (x2 + x 2) is the H.C.F. of the polynomials (x 1) (2x2 + ax + 2) and
(x + 2) (3x2 + bx + 1) then find the values of a and b.
4. If (x 3) (x + 2) is the G.C.D. of polynomials (x + 2) (2x2 + ax + 3) and
(x 3) (3x2 + bx + 8). Find the values of a and b.
5. H.C.F. of (y 5) (y2 y a) and (y 4) (y2 2y b) is (y 4) (y 5). Find
the value of a and b.
Exercise 2.4
Find the L.C.M. of the following polynomials:
1. 24x2, 36x
2. 6(y + 1)2 (y2 2y+1); 4(y +3 ) (y 1)3
3. 2(m3 8); 4 (m 2)2
4. (x 1)3; x2 1; x2 + x 2
5. 3y2 + 5y 2; 3y2 7y + 2
6. x2 + 2xy + y2 ; x3 + y3 ; xy2 +x2y
7. 25 (x2 7x + 12); 15x2 (x2 16)
8. m (8m3 + 27); 2m2 (2m2 + 9m + 9)
9. a2 8a + 7 ; a2 12a + 35 ; a3 -5a2 a + 5
10. 20 (2x3 + 3x2 2x) ; 45 (x4 + 8x)
11. m3 + 2m2 5m 6; m3 3m2 + 4
Exercise 2.5
Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M of the following polynomials.
1. 14 a2 ; 21 a3 b
2. 8 (x4 81); 12(x3 27)
3. m2 n2 ; m4 n4
4. 8x2 200; 2x4 250x; 4 (x 5) (x 2)

5. 12x4 24x3 + 12x2 ; 18 (x6 x3)

6. 5m3 5 ; 10m2 10 ; 15 (m2 2m + 1)
7. 2a2 7a + 3 ; 3a2 7a 6
8. 2x4 6x3 36x2; 3x2 108; x3 7x2 + 12x
9. m2 8m + 7; m2 12m + 35 ; m3 5m2 m + 5
10.y3 + 6y2 + 6y + 1 ; y3 3y + 2
Exercise 2.6
1. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two polynomials are x2 3x + 9 and
2(x + 3) (x2 - 3x + 9), respectively. If one of the polynomial is x 3 + 27, find
the other.
2. If the H.C.F. of the polynomials p(x) = 12x2 6x 18 and q (x) = 4x3 4x2
3x is 2x 3, find the L.C.M. of these polynomials.
3. The H.C.F. of two polynomials p(x) = (x 3) (x2 + x 2) and q(x)= x2-5x+6
is x 3. Find the L.C.M. of p(x) and q(x).
4. The H.C.F. of two polynomials is (a + 2) and L.C.M. of those polynomials is
(a + 2)2 (a - 3) then find those polynomials.
5. The G.C.D. of two polynomials is (x + 3) and their L.C.M. is x 3 7x + 6. If
one of the polynomials is (x2 + 2x -3), find other.
PROBLEM SET 2.
1. Find the H.C.F. of the following polynomials.
(i)
2x + 4; 8x2 8
(ii)
3y (y +1)2 (y 1); 6y2 (y + 1) (y 2).
(iii) (x 1)3 ; x2 + x 2
(iv) 2a3 54; 6a2 36a + 54
(v) m2 n2 ; m3 + n3 ; (m + n) (m 2n)
2. Find the L.C.M. of the following polynomials:
(i)
a2 3a + 2 ; 2a2 5a + 2
(ii) 4x2 32x + 28 ; 2x2 28x + 98

(iii)
(iv)
(v)

4y2 9 ;
x2 4y2;
6x2 24;

2y2 y -6
x2 - xy- 2y2; x2 3xy + 2y2
x3 + 8;
2(x + 3 ) (x + 2)

3. Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of the following polynomials.

(i)
a2 + 4a + 4; 2a2 + 3a 2; a2 4
(ii) 2 (x2 y2);
6x2 12xy + 6y2; 2x4 2y4
(iii) 4x2 y2;
2x2 7xy + 3y2 ; 4x2 4xy + y2
(iv) x3 + 2x2 x 2; x3 + 3x2 x 3
(v) x3 8x2 + 19x 12; x3 - 64
(vi) 4x3 16x2 + 20x 8;
8x3 48x2 + 72x 32
(vii) 2x3 + 128; 4x2 - 36x + 80;
2x2 32
4. If the G.C.D. of the polynomials (x 2) (x2 + ax + 12) and
(x + 3) (x2 bx + 6) is (x + 3) (x 2), find a and b.
5. The G.C.D. and L.C.M. of two polynomials are 5(x + 3) (x 1) and
20x (x2 9) respectively. If one of the polynomials is 10 (x29) (x 1),
find the other.
6. If (x k) is the H.C.F. of kx2 3x k and x2 + 3x 10. Find the value of
k. (k > 0)
7. If the H.C.F. of the polynomials (x 1) (x2 + x + a) and (x 2) (x2 + x + b)
is (x 1) (x 2) find a and b.
8. The G.C.D. of two polynomials is (x + 3) and their L.C.M.is x3 7x + 6. If
one of the polynomials is x2 + 2x 3, find the other.
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