Q2(i):

Use the Factor Theorem to determine whether $g(x)$ is a factor of $p(x)$ in each of the following cases: (i) $p(x) = 2x^3 + x^2 – 2x – 1, g(x) = x + 1$

More Questions from Class 9 Mathematics Polynomials EXERCISE 2.3

• Q1(i): Determine which of the following polynomials has $(x + 1)$ a factor : (i) $x^3 + x^2 + x + 1$
• Q1(ii): Determine which of the following polynomials has $(x + 1)$ a factor : (ii) $x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + x + 1$
• Q1(iii): Determine which of the following polynomials has $(x + 1)$ a factor : (iii) $x^4 + 3x^3 + 3x^2 + x + 1$
• Q1(iv): Determine which of the following polynomials has $(x + 1)$ a factor : (iv) $x^3 – x^2 – (2 + \sqrt{2})x + \sqrt{2}$
• Q2(ii): Use the Factor Theorem to determine whether $g(x)$ is a factor of $p(x)$ in each of the following cases: (ii) $p(x) = x^3 + 3x^2 + 3x + 1, g(x) = x + 2$
• Q2(iii): Use the Factor Theorem to determine whether $g(x)$ is a factor of $p(x)$ in each of the following cases: (iii) $p(x) = x^3 – 4x^2 + x + 6, g(x) = x – 3$
• Q3(i): Find the value of $k$, if $x – 1$ is a factor of $p(x)$ in each of the following cases: (i) $p(x) = x^2 + x + k$
• Q3(ii): Find the value of $k$, if $x – 1$ is a factor of $p(x)$ in each of the following cases: (ii) $p(x) = 2x^2 + kx + \sqrt{2}$
• Q3(iii): Find the value of $k$, if $x – 1$ is a factor of $p(x)$ in each of the following cases: (iii) $p(x) = kx^2 – \sqrt{2}x + 1$
• Q3(iv): Find the value of $k$, if $x – 1$ is a factor of $p(x)$ in each of the following cases: (iv) $p(x) = kx^2 – 3x + k$
• Q4(i): Factorise : (i) $12x^2 – 7x + 1$
• Q4(ii): Factorise : (ii) $2x^2 + 7x + 3$
• Q4(iii): Factorise : (iii) $6x^2 + 5x – 6$
• Q4(iv): Factorise : (iv) $3x^2 – x – 4$
• Q5(i): Factorise : (i) $x^3 – 2x^2 – x + 2$
• Q5(ii): Factorise : (ii) $x^3 – 3x^2 – 9x – 5$
• Q5(iii): Factorise : (iii) $x^3 + 13x^2 + 32x + 20$
• Q5(iv): Factorise : (iv) $2y^3 + y^2 – 2y – 1$