PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (ICSE)

Practice Sheet
Std: X Chapter 6: Factorisation
Subject: Mathematics
Q.1 Without actual division, find the remainder when:

(i) f(x) = 2x3 – 5x2 + 3x – 10 is divided by (x – 3)

(ii) f(x) = x3 – 2x2 – 5x + 6 is divided by (x + 2)

(iii) f(x) = x4 + 1 is divided by (x + 1)

(iv) f(x) = 4x3 – 4x2 + x – 2 is divided by (3x – 1)

Q.2 Using the factor theorem, factorise completely the following polynomials.
(i) 2x3 + 7x2 – 9 (ii) 6x3 + 5x2 – 3x – 2
Q.3 Factorise x3 + 6x2 + 11x + 6 by factor theorem.

Q.4 Find the value of a so that (x + 6) is a factor of the polynomial (x3 + 5x2 – 4x + a)

Q.5 Find the value of a when 2x3 + 3x2 + ax – 2 is divided by 2x – 3, the remainder is 7.

Q.6 When (x3 + 3x2 – kx + 4) is divided by (x – 2), the remainder is k. Find the value of k.

Q.7 Find the value of k, if 2x + 1 is a factor of (3k + 2) x3 + (k – 1).

Q.8 If the remainder is 27 when 4x2 + ax + 1 is divided by x + 2 then factorize the polynomial.

Q.9 The polynomial px2 – 11x – 6 is divided by 5x + 2. Factorize the polynomial completely.

Q.10 Find the value of a in the following polynomial when (2x3 – ax2 – 3x – 7) and (ax3 – 3x2 – 8x – 19)
are divided by (x – 3), leave the same remainder.

Q.11 Find the value of k in the following polynomials when (x – 2) is a factor of (3x + 7)3 – (4x + k)3

Q.12 Find the value of k if (3x – 4) is a factor of 3x 2 + 2 x − k

Q.13 If (x – 1) and (x + 3) are factors of x3 – ax2 – 13x + b, find a and b.

Q.14 If (x + 2) and (x – 3) is a factor of x4 – x3 – 8x2 + ax + 12, find a and then show that (x + a) is a factor
of x3 – 2x + 4

Q.15 If (2x3 + ax2 + bx – 2) leaves remainders 7 and –20 when divided by (2x – 3) and (x + 3)
respectively, find the values of a and b.

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Q.16 If x3 + ax2 + bx + 4 is divided by x – 2, the remainder is 6. If it is divided by (x + 1), the remainder is
–3. Find a and b.

Q.17 Determine the values of a and b when (x + 1) is a factor of 2x3 + ax2 + bx – 2 and when this
polynomial is divided by (x + 2), the remainder is –12.

Q.18 The expression 4x3 – bx2 + x – c leaves remainders 0 and 30 when divided by x + 1 and 2x – 3
respectively. Calculate the values of b and c. Hence, factorise the expression completely.

Q.19 If 24x3 + px2 – 5x + q has two factors (2x + 1) and (3x – 1) then find p and q. Also, factorize f(x)
completely.

Q.20 Show that (x – 2) is a factor of x3 + x2 – 5x – 2.

Q.21 Show that (x – 1) is a factor of x3 – 7x2 + 14x – 8.hence, factorise the expression.

Q.22 Show that (3x + 2) is a factor of (6x3 + 13x2 – 4) and hence factorise (6x3 + 13x2 – 4)

Q.23 Show that (x + 1) (x + 3) is a factor of (x3 + 2x2 – 5x – 6).

Q.24 Verify if 2x− 1 is a factor of 6x3 − x2 − 5x + 2.

Q.25 What number should be added to 27x3 − 54x2 + 36x − 11 so that the resulting polynomial becomes
divisible by 3x − 2?

Q.26 What number should be subtracted from x3 + 3x2 – 8x + 14 so that on dividing it by (x – 2), the
remainder is 10?
Q.27 What number should be added to x2 + 5 so that the resulting polynomial leaves the remainder 3
when divided by x + 3?
Q.28 If (x – 2) is a factor of 2 x3 − x 2 − px − 2 ,
(i) Find the value of p.
(ii) With the value of p, factorise the expression completely.

Q.29 The expression 4x3 − bx 2 + x − c leaves remainder 0 and 30 when divided by (x + 1) and (2x + 3)
respectively. Calculate the values of b and c . Hence, factorise the expression.

Q.30 Use the factor theorem to completely factorise x3 + x 2 − 4 x − 4

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