MATHEMATICS 10

POLYNOMIALS AND POLYNOMIAL EQUATIONS

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Direction: Write the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following is a polynomial?
1
3 2 5 −2 −3 2
i. 4 x +9 x−5 x +7 ii. 2 x + x + x + 2 x +5 iii. x +3 x+6
A. i only B. ii only C. i and ii D. i and iii
2. The following are examples of polynomials, EXCEPT
3 3
D. x − y
2 3 −2 4 3
A. x −4 x +5 B. 4 x +8 x +10 x−7 C. 3 x −5 x +2 x−1
10 12 6 4
3. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 5 x + 4 x + 4 x + x −x is
A. 4 B. 5 C. 10 D. 12
2
4. What is the quotient when x −25 is divided by x−5 ?
A. x−5 B. x−25 C. x +5 D. x +25
For items 5 to 8, use the illustration on long division that follows:

¿ −6 x−24
−6 x−24
0
5. What is the remainder?
A. 5 x−6 B. x +4 C. −6 D. 0
6. Which is the divisor?
2
A. x +4 B. 5 x−6 C. 5 x +14 x−24 D. 0
7. Which is the quotient?
2
A. x +4 B. 5 x−6 C. 5 x +14 x−24 D. 0
8. What is the process used to obtain the 2nd line?
A. Subtracting 5 x from ( x+ 4 ) C. Adding 5 x to ( x+ 4 )
B. Dividing 5 x by ( x+ 4 ) D. Multiplying 5 x by ( x+ 4 )
2
9. Which expression gives the remainder when P( x )=4 x +2 x−5 is divided by x−2 ?
A. P(−5) B. P(−2) C. P(2 ) D. P(5 )
9 8 7
10. Find the remainder when ( x +2 x +3 x + .. .+9 x ) is divided by x−1 .
A. 45 B. 90 C. 180 D. 360
100
11. What is the remainder when 5 x +5 is divided by x−1 ?
A. 5 B. 10 C. -5 D. -10
3 2
12. The remainder after dividing (−10 x +5 x +K ) by ( x+1) is 4. Which of the following is the value of
K?
A. 9 B. 19 C. -19 D. -11
13. Which of the following polynomials is exactly divisible by (3 x+1 ) ?
2 2 3 2
A. 6 x +17 x +5 B. 9 x +6 x +1 C. 3 x + 4 x −8 x−3 D. all of the above
3 2
14. Which of the following is the factored form of x +3 x −10 x −24 ?
A. ( x+4 )( x−3 )( x+2) B. ( x−4 )(x−3)( x−2 ) C. ( x−4 )(x−3)( x +2) D. ( x+4 )( x +3)( x−2)
4 3 2 2
15. What is the quotient when (2 x +4 x −5 x +2 x−3 is divided by (2 x +1) ?
2 2 2 2
A. x +2 x−3 B. x −2 x +3 C. x −2 x−3 D. x +2 x+ 3
2
16. Which polynomial gives a quotient of (3 x +2 x+ 4 ) and a remainder of 19 when divided by (2 x−3) ?
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
A. 6 x −5 x +2 x B. 6 x −5 x +4 x +7 C. 6 x −5 x +2 x +7 D. 6 x +5 x +2 x +7
17. Find the value of k so that ( x+ 2) is a factor of 3 x +kx + 5 x−27 .
3 2
 4 61
A. 4 B. 61 C. 4 D. 61
18. Find k so that ( x−2 ) is a factor of x + kx−4 .
3

A. -3 B. -2 C. -1 D. 0
3
19. Factor 8 x −729 completely.
2 2
A. (2 x−9 )(4 x −18 x +81 ) C. (2 x+9)( 4 x +18 x+81)
2 2
B. (2 x+9)( 4 x −18 x +81) D. (2 x−9 )(4 x +18 x +81)
4 3 2
20. Factor P( x )=x + x + x + x .
2 2 2 2
A. x ( x+1)( x +1) B. x (1)( x +1 ) C. x ( x−1)( x +1 ) D. x (−1 )( x +1)
3 2
21. Below is the solution when P( x )=( x +6 x +2 x−12 ) is divided by ( x+ 2) .
-2 1 6 2 -12
-2 -8 12
1 4 -6 0
Express the third row as a polynomial in x.
2 2 2 2
A. x −4 x−6 B. x −4 x +6 C. x + 4 x+ 6 D. x + 4 x−6
4 5 3
22. If (7 x −5 x −7 x +2 x −3) is divided by ( x+ 3) using synthetic division, the numbers in the first row
would be
A. -5 7 -7 0 2 -3 B. -7 -7 -5 0 2 -3 C. 1 7 -7 0 2 -3 D. -3 7 -7 0 2 -5
3 2
23. Given P( x )=2 x +3 x −5 x−12 . What is the value of P(3 ) ?
A. 56 B. 55 C. 54 D. 53
2 3
24. Gabriel used synthetic division to find the quotient if (5 x −16 x +4 x −3 ) is divided by ( x−2 ) . He
obtained -19 as remainder. His solution is shown below.
2 5 -16 4 -3
10 -12 -16
5 -6 -8 -19
What is the error?
i. The sign of the divisor was not changed
ii. The terms of the polynomial were not arranged according to decreasing powers of x.
iii. The sum entries in the third row are incorrect
iv. The numerical coefficients of the first row were not properly written.
A. i only B. ii only C. ii and iv only D. i and iii only
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25. Genber will evaluate an 8 degree polynomial in x at x = 10 using the Remainder Theorem and synthetic
division. How many coefficient of x will be written in the first row of the synthetic division procedure?
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11
26. Which of the following is NOT a root of x ( x+3)( x +3)( x−1 )(2 x +1 )=0 ?
i. 0 ii. -3 iii. -1 iv. ½
A. i only B. ii only C. i and ii only D. iii and iv only
27. Find a cubic polynomial equation with roots -2, 2, and 4
3 2 3 2
A. x + 4 x −4 x +16=0 C. 10 x −x −x +16=0
3 2 3 2
B. x −4 x −x+ 16=0 D. x −4 x −4 x+16=0
4 3 2
28. How many positive real roots does x −x −11 x +9 x +18=0 have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
3 2
29. One of the roots of the polynomial equation 2 x +9 x −33 x +14=0 is 2. Find the other roots.
1 1 1 1
− −
A. 2 and 7 B. 2 and 7 C. 2 and -7 D. 2 and -7
30. If P(−2)=0 , which of the following statements is true about P( x ) ?
A. x +2 is a factor of P( x ) C. P( x )=0 , has two negative roots
B. 2 is a root of P( x )=0 D. P(0 )=−2

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