SUBJECT : MATHS OBJECTIVE PROBLEMS CLASS : X

TOPIC : POLYNOMIALS

1. The LCM of the polynomials (x2 – 1), 9. If y = f(x) = mx + c, then f(y) equals
(x2 + 1) and (x4 – 1) is (a) mx + m + c (b) m + mc + c
(a) (x2 + 1)(x2 – 1) (c) m2x + mc + c (d) m2x + m2c
(b) (x + 1)2 (x – 1)2 10. The remainder obtained when the
(c) (x + 1)2(x – 1) polynomial 1 + x + x2 + x3 + …+ x2013 is
(d) (x2 + 1)(x – 1)2 divided by (x – 1) will be equal to
2. The HCF of (x + 3)2(x  2)(x + 1)2 and (a) 2012 (b) 2013
(c) 2014 (d) 2015
(x + 1)3(x + 3)(x + 4) is
(a) (x + 3)(x + 1) 11. If (x – 1), (x + 1) and (x – 2) are the factors
(b) (x + 3)2(x + 1)3(x – 2)(x + 4) of the fourth degree polynomial given by
(c) (x + 3)(x + 1)2 x4 + (p2 – 3)x3 – (3p – 5)x2 + (2p – 9)x + 6,
(d) (x + 3)2(x + 1)2 then the value of p is
(a) 1 (b) 2
3. Given that (x + 1) is a factor of the (c) 3 (d) 4
polynomial ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e, then
(a) a + c + e = b + d 12. The remainder when x100 is divided by
(b) a + b = c + d x2 – 3x + 2 is
(c) a + b + c + d + e = 0 (a) (2100 – 1)x + (2 – 2100)
(d) a + b + c = d + e (b) (2100 + 1)x + (2 – 2100)
(c) (2100 – 1)x + (2 – 2100)
4. For what values of n, will (x + y) be a
(d) 2100 x + 1
factor of (x – y)n ?
(a) for all values of n 13. If the polynomial x19 + x17 + x13 + x11 + x7 +
(b) only for n = 1 x5 + x3 is divided by x2 + 1, then the
(c) only for odd values of n remainder obtained is
(d) None of these (a) 1 (b) x2 + 4
(c) x (d) x
5. The remainder obtained when the
polynomial 3x5 + 11x4 + 90x2 – 19x + 53 is 14. If (x – 2) is a common factor of the
divided by (x + 5) is polynomials x3 – 4x2 + ax + b and
(a) 100 (b) 100 x3 – ax2 + bx + 8, then the values of a and b
(c) 102 (d) 102 are respectively
(a) 3 and 5 (b) 2 and  4
6. If (x – 3)2 is a factor of x3 – 4x2 – 3x + 18,
(c) 0 and 4 (d) 4 and 0
then the other factor is
(a) (x + 2) (b) (x + 3) 15. If ax3 + 3x2 – 3 and 2x3 – 5x + a leave the
(c) (x – 2) (d) (x + 6) same remainder on dividing by x – 4, then
−3 the value of ‘a’ is
7. For the polynomial f(x), if f ( ) = 0, (a) 1 (b) 0
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then which of the following will be a factor (c) 2 (d) 1
of f(x)?
(a) 3x – 4 (b) 4x + 3 16. If x6 + px5 + qx4 – x2 – x – 3 is divisible by
(c) 4 – 3x (d) 4x – 3 x4 – 1, then the value of p2 + q2 equals
8. If ax3 + 9x2 + 4x – 1 is divided by (x + 2), (a) 1 (b) 5
then the remainder is 6. The possible (c) 10 (d) 13
value of ‘a’ is
(a) 3 (b) 2
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(c) 0 (d)
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17. The sum of the zeros of the polynomial 19. The graph of a polynomial f(x) crosses the
f(x) = 3x4 – 4x2 + 2x + 3 is x – axis in 3 distinct points. Assuming that
(a) 2 (b) 1 the polynomial has only real zeros, the
(c) 0 (d) 1 degree of f(x) is
(a) 1 (b) 2
18. The points where the graph of the (c) 3 (d) 4
polynomial f(x) = x3 + 9x2 + 6x 16 may
cross the x – axis is 20. The remainder obtained when x2007 is
(a) (2, 0) (b) (2, 0) divided by x2 – 1 is
(c) (8, 0) (d) (1, 0) (a) x2 (b) x
(c) x + 1 (d) x

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C A D C A B D C C

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D A C D A C C A C B

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