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Topic 6 Polynomial

This document contains 16 problems about polynomials. The problems involve factorizing polynomials, finding quotients and remainders when polynomials are divided, determining constants or coefficients that satisfy certain conditions, finding zeros of polynomials, and expressing a rational function as a sum of partial fractions.

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Topic 6 Polynomial

This document contains 16 problems about polynomials. The problems involve factorizing polynomials, finding quotients and remainders when polynomials are divided, determining constants or coefficients that satisfy certain conditions, finding zeros of polynomials, and expressing a rational function as a sum of partial fractions.

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ENHANCEMENT TOPIC 6: AM015

POLYNOMIALS 2018/2019

1. Find the quotient and remainder in the following by long division. Write the answer in
the form of P(x) = Q(x) D(x) + R(x)
x4 x2 7
(a)  Ans : ( x3  x2 )( x  1)  7
x1
4 x3  2 x 2  x  1
(b)  Ans : (4x2  10 x  21)( x  2)  43
x2
3x3 2x1
(c)  Ans : (3x  3)( x2  x)  ( x 1) 
x2 x
2 x 4  3x3  x 2  5 x  6
(d)  Ans : (2x2  x  2)( x2  x  2)  (5x  2)
x2  x  2

2. Find the remainder when the following functions are divided by the linear factors
indicated.
(a) x3 – 2x + 4 ; x – 1  Ans : 3
(b) 2 x3  15 x 2  3x  7 ; 2x –1  Ans : 5
(c) 2x3 – x 2 + 4x + 15 ; 2x + 3  Ans : 0

3. If x3  3 x 2  4 x  16  ( x  2)( x  3)( x  A)  ( Bx  C ) , find the values of A, B and C.

 Ans : A  4, B  6, C  8
4. (a) Given ( x – 2 ) is a factor of f ( x)  ax3  10 x 2  bx  2 , a, b  R . When
f(x) is divided by (x – 3 ), the remainder is 16. Find the values of a and b.
 Ans : a  3, b  9
(b) Find the values of p and q if (x – 1) and (x + 2) are factors of
3x3  px2  qx  18 .  Ans : p  6, q  15

5. (a) The polynomials x3 + 4x2 – 2x + 1 and x3 + 3x2 – x + 7 leave the same


remainder when divided by x – p. Find the possible values of p.
 Ans : p  2,3
(b) The remainder of P(x) = x3 – 2x + r when divided by ( x – 1 ), is the same

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ENHANCEMENT TOPIC 6: AM015
POLYNOMIALS 2018/2019

as the remainder when Q(x) = 2x3 + x – r is divided by ( 2x + 1 ), find the value


 1
of r.  Ans : r  8 

(c) The polynomial P(x) = 2x3 + mx2 – 5 leaves the same remainder when divided
by ( x – 1 ) or ( 2x + 3 ). Find the value of m and the remainder. The polynomial
also leaves the same remainder when divided by qx + r; find the values of q
and r.  Ans : m  7, R  x   4, q  1, r  3

6. (a) Find the constants p and q such that when x3 – px + q is divided by


x 2  3 x  2 , the remainder is 4x – 1.  Ans : p  3, q  5
(b) When a polynomial P(x) is divided by ( x  2) the remainder is –2, and when
divided by ( x  3) , the remainder is 3. Given that the remainder when P(x) is
divided by ( x  2) ( x  3) is px  q , find the values of p and q.

 Ans : p  5, q  12
(c) When a polynomial is divided by ( x  1) the remainder is 7, and when divided
by ( x  4) the remainder is –8. Find the remainder when the polynomial is

divided by ( x  1) ( x  4) .  Ans : R  x   3x  4

(d) A polynomial P(x) is a multiple of ( x  3) and the remainder when P(x) is


divided by ( x  3) is 12. Given that the remainder is linear, find the remainder

when P(x) is divided by x2 – 9.  Ans : R  x   2 x  6

7. Find a polynomial three if P(1) = P(-2) = 0, P(-1) = 4 and P(2) = 28.


 Ans : P( x)  3x3  4 x2  5x  2

8. (a) Show that ( x – 2 ) is a factor of 3x 3  7 x 2  4


(b) Hence, or otherwise, factorize 3 x 3  7 x 2  4 completely.
 Ans : P( x)  (3x  2) ( x  1) ( x  2)

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Unit Matematik KMM
ENHANCEMENT TOPIC 6: AM015
POLYNOMIALS 2018/2019

9. (a) Three of the factors of ax3 + bx2 +x + c are x , 1+ x and 1- x. Find a, b


and c.  Ans : a  1, b  0, c  0
(b) Find the values of a and b that make 2x3 + ax2 – 13x + b exactly divisible by
x2  x  6 .  Ans : a  1, b  6

10. (a) Given that 2x – 1 is a factor of 8x3 + 4x2 + kx + 15, find the value of k and
factorize P(x) completely.  Ans : k  34, P( x)  (2 x  1)(2 x  5)(2 x  3)
(b) Given ( x  1) and ( x  2) are factors of P( x)  5x 3  ax2  bx  8 , find the
values of a and b. Hence factorize P(x) completely.

 Ans : a  9, b  6, P  x   (5x  4)( x 1)( x  2) 

11. Two of the factors of P( x)  ax3  bx2  2 x  4 are ( x  1) and ( x  2) .

(a) Find the values of a and b.  Ans : a  2, b  4


(b) Determine the third real factor of P(x) .  Ans :  2 x  2 

12. The polynomial P(x) is given by P( x)  x 3  3x 2  2 x  6 .


(a) Use the factor theorem to show that ( x  3) is a factor of P(x) .

(b) Write P(x) in the form ( x  3) (ax2  bx  c) , giving the values of a, b and c.

 Ans : a  1, b  0, c  2
(c) Hence solve P ( x )  0 .  Ans : x   2, 2,3
 
(d) Using your solutions to P ( x )  0 , write down the solutions of the equation

P ( x  1)  0 .  Ans : x  1  2,  1  2 ,2
 

13. Assuming that the polynomial P( x)  (b  2) x 3  (5b  4) x 2  (4b  24) x  32 can be

expressed as P( x)  ( x  a) Q( x) . If a  4 , show that Q( x)  (b  2) x 2  (b  4) x  8 .

14. A polynomial has the form P( x)  3x 3  mx 2  2 x  n where m and n are real constants.
When P(x) is divided by x  1 , the remainder is 2. If 2 is one of the roots of P ( x )  0
, determine the values of m and n. Hence, factorize P(x) completely.

 Ans : m  7, n  8, P  x   ( x  2)(3x  4)( x  1) 

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Unit Matematik KMM
ENHANCEMENT TOPIC 6: AM015
POLYNOMIALS 2018/2019

15. (a) Find the zeroes of x3  7 x 2  x  7  Ans : 7, 1,1


(b) Given that 2 is a zeroes of polynomial P( x)  x 3  2 x 2  (m  4) x  (m 2  32) ,

find the values of m.  Ans : m  4, 6

16. The polynomial P( x)  x 3  x 2  10 x  a is divisible by x + 1.

(a) Use the factor theorem to determine the value of a.  Ans : a  8
(b) Factorize P(x) completely.  Ans : P  x   ( x  1)( x  4)( x  2)

4x  1  1 1 3 
(c) Express in partial fractions.  Ans : x  1  2( x  4)  2( x  2) 
P( x)  

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