NCERT Solutions For Class 9 Maths Chapter 2 Polynomials Exercise 2.2 (2025-26)

Exercise 2.2

1. Find the value of the polynomial $\text{5x - 4}{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ + 3}$  at 

i) $\text{x = 0}$

Ans: Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 5x - 4}{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ + 3}$

We will simply put the value of $\text{x}$ in the given polynomial.

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = 5}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ - 4}\left( {{\text{0}}^{\text{2}}} \right)\text{ + 3}$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = 3}$

Hence, the value of the polynomial at $\text{x = 0}$ is $\text{3}$.

ii) $\text{x = -1}$ 

Ans: Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 5x - 4}{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ + 3}$

We will simply put the value of $\text{x}$ in the given polynomial.

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{-1} \right)\text{ = 5}\left( \text{-1} \right)\text{ - 4}\left[ {{\left( \text{-1} \right)}^{\text{2}}} \right]\text{ + 3}$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{-1} \right)\text{ = - 5 - 4 + 3}$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{-1} \right)\text{ = - 6}$

Hence, the value of the polynomial at $\text{x = -1}$ is $\text{-6}$.

iii) $\text{x = 2}$ 

Ans: Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 5x - 4}{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ + 3}$

We will simply put the value of $\text{x}$ in the given polynomial.

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 5}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ - 4}\left( {{\text{2}}^{\text{2}}} \right)\text{ + 3}$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 10 - 16 + 3}$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = - 3}$

Hence, the value of the polynomial at $\text{x = 2}$ is $\text{-3}$.

2. Find $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)$, $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)$  and $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)$  for each of the following polynomials:

i) $\text{p}\left( \text{y} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{y}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ - y + 1}$ 

Ans:

• $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{0}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ - 0 + 1}$.

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = 1}$.

• $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{1}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ - 1 + 1 = 1}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ = 1}$.

• $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{2}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ - 2 + 1}$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 4 - 2 + 1}$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 3}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 3}$.

ii) $\text{p}\left( \text{t} \right)\text{ = 2 + t + 2}{{\text{t}}^{\text{2}}}\text{ - }{{\text{t}}^{\text{3}}}$

Ans:

• $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = 2 + 0 + 2}\left( {{\text{0}}^{\text{2}}} \right)\text{ - }\left( {{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}} \right)\text{ = 2}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = 2}$.

• $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ = 2 + 1 + 2}\left( {{\text{1}}^{\text{2}}} \right)\text{ - }\left( {{\text{1}}^{\text{3}}} \right)\text{ = 4}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ = 4}$.

• $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 2 + 2 + 2}\left( {{\text{2}}^{\text{2}}} \right)\text{ - }\left( {{\text{2}}^{\text{3}}} \right)$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 4 + 8 - 8}$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 4}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 4}$.

iii) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{x}}^{\text{3}}}$

Ans:

• $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}}\text{ = 0}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

• $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{1}}^{\text{3}}}\text{ = 1}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ = 1}$.

• $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{2}}^{\text{3}}}\text{ = 8}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 8}$.

iv) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ =}\left( \text{x - 1} \right)\left( \text{x + 1} \right)$

Ans:

• $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ =}\left( \text{0 - 1} \right)\left( \text{0 + 1} \right)\text{ = -1}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = -1}$.

• $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ =}\left( \text{1 - 1} \right)\left( \text{1 + 1} \right)\text{ = 0}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

• $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ =}\left( \text{2 - 1} \right)\left( \text{2 + 1} \right)$

$\Rightarrow \text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = }\left( \text{1} \right)\left( \text{3} \right)\text{ = 3}$

So, we get the value of $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = 3}$.

3. Verify whether the following are zeroes of the polynomial, indicated against them.

i) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 3x + 1}$,$\text{x = -}\frac{\text{1}}{\text{3}}$

Ans: We are given: $\text{x = -}\frac{\text{1}}{\text{3}}$. If it is the zero of the polynomial $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 3x + 1}$, then $\text{p}\left( \text{-}\frac{\text{1}}{\text{3}} \right)$ should be  $\text{0}$.

$\text{p}\left(\text{-}\frac{\text{1}}{\text{3}}\right)\text{=3}\left(\text{-}\frac{\text{1}}{\text{3}} \right)\text{ + 1 = -1 + 1 = 0}$

Hence, we can say that $\text{x = -}\frac{\text{1}}{\text{3}}$ is a zero of the given polynomial.

ii) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{= 5x - }\!\!\pi\!\!\text{ }$ ,$\text{x = }\frac{\text{4}}{\text{5}}$

Ans: We are given: $\text{x = }\frac{\text{4}}{\text{5}}$. If it is the zero of the polynomial $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 5x -  }\text{ }\!\!\pi\!\!\text{ }$, then $\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{4}}{\text{5}} \right)$ should be  $\text{0}$.

$\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{4}}{\text{5}} \right)\text{ = 5}\left( \frac{\text{4}}{\text{5}} \right)\text{ - 3}\text{.14 = 4 - 3}\text{.14 }\ne \text{ 0}$

Hence, we can say that $\text{x = }\frac{\text{4}}{\text{5}}$ is not a zero of the given polynomial.

iii) $\text{p(x) = }{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{-1, x = 1, -1}$

Ans: We are given: $\text{x = 1}$  and  $\text{x = -1}$ . 

If they are zeros of polynomial  $\text{p(x) = }{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{-1}$ , then $\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)$ and $\text{p}\left( \text{-1} \right)$ should both be $\text{0}$.

$\text{p}\left( \text{1} \right)\text{ = }{{\left( \text{1} \right)}^{\text{2}}}\text{-1 = 0}$

$\text{p}\left( \text{-1} \right)\text{ = }{{\left( \text{-1} \right)}^{\text{2}}}\text{-1 = 0}$

Hence, we can say that $\text{x = 1}$ and $\text{x = -1}$  are zeroes of the given polynomial.

iv) $\text{p(x) = (x+1)(x-2), x = -1, 2}$

Ans: We are given: $\text{x = -1}$ and $\text{x = 2}$. 

If they are zeroes of the polynomial $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = }\left( \text{x+1} \right)\left( \text{x-2} \right)$ , then $\text{p}\left( \text{-1} \right)$ and $\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)$ should be $\text{0}$.

$\text{p}\left( \text{-1} \right)\text{ = }\left( \text{-1+1} \right)\left( \text{-1-2} \right)\text{ = }\left( \text{0} \right)\left( \text{-3} \right)\text{ = 0}$

$\text{p}\left( \text{2} \right)\text{ = }\left( \text{2+1} \right)\left( \text{2-2} \right)\text{ = }\left( \text{3} \right)\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = 0}$

Hence, we can say that $\text{x = -1}$ and $\text{x = 2}$  are zeroes of the given polynomial.

v) $\text{p(x) = }{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{, x = 0}$

Ans: We are given $\text{x = 0}$. 

If it is a zero of the polynomial $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = }{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}$  , then $\text{p}\left( \text{0} \right)$ should be $\text{0}$.

$\text{ p}\left( \text{0} \right)\text{ = }{{\left( \text{0} \right)}^{\text{2}}}\text{ = 0}$

Hence, we can say that $\text{x = 0}$ is a zero of the given polynomial.

vi) $\text{p(x) = lx + m, x = -}\frac{\text{m}}{\text{l}}$

Ans: We are given: $\text{x = -}\frac{\text{m}}{\text{l}}$. 

If it is a zero of the polynomial  $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = lx + m}$ , then $\text{p}\left( \text{-}\frac{\text{m}}{\text{l}} \right)$ should be  $\text{0}$ .

Here, $\text{p}\left( \text{-}\frac{\text{m}}{\text{l}} \right)\text{ = l}\left( \text{-}\frac{\text{m}}{\text{l}} \right)\text{ + m = -m + m = 0}$

Hence, we can say that $\text{x = -}\frac{\text{m}}{\text{l}}$  is a zero of the given polynomial.

vii)$\text{p(x)=3}{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{-1,x=-}\frac{\text{1}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}}\text{,}\frac{\text{2}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}}$

Ans: We are given:$\text{x = }\frac{\text{-1}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}}$  and  $\text{x = }\frac{\text{2}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}}$. 

If they are zeroes of the polynomial $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 3}{{\text{x}}^{\text{2}}}\text{-1}$, then $\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{-1}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}} \right)$and $\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{2}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}} \right)$   should be $\text{0}$ .

$\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{-1}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}} \right)\text{ = 3}{{\left( \frac{\text{-1}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}} \right)}^{\text{2}}}\text{-1 = 3}\left( \frac{\text{1}}{\text{3}} \right)\text{-1 = 1-1 = 0}$

$\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{2}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}} \right)\text{ = 3}{{\left( \frac{\text{2}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}} \right)}^{\text{2}}}\text{-1 = 3}\left( \frac{\text{4}}{\text{3}} \right)\text{-1 = 4-1 = 3}$

Hence, we can say that $\text{x = }\frac{\text{-1}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}}$ is a zero of the given polynomial.

However, the value of $\text{x = }\frac{\text{2}}{\sqrt{\text{3}}}$ is not a zero of the given polynomial.

viii) $\text{p(x) = 2x+1, x = }\frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}}$

Ans: We are given: $\text{x = }\frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}}$. 

If it is a zero of polynomial $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 2x+1}$ , then $\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}} \right)$ should be $\text{0}$

Here, $\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}} \right)\text{ = 2}\left( \frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}} \right)\text{+1 = 1+1 = 2}$.

So, we get the value $\text{p}\left( \frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}} \right)\ne \text{0}$  .

Hence, we can say that $\text{x = }\frac{\text{1}}{\text{2}}$ is not a zero of the given polynomial.

4. Find the zero of the polynomial in each of the following cases:

i) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = x+5}$

Ans:  If $\text{x}$ is zero of the polynomial, then we can say that $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{x+5 = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{x = -5}$

Therefore, $\text{x = -5}$ is a zero of the given polynomial.

ii) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = x-5}$ 

Ans:  If $\text{x}$ is zero of the polynomial, then we can say that $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{x-5 = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{x = 5}$

Therefore, $\text{x = 5}$ is a zero of the given polynomial.

iii) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 2x+5}$

Ans:  If $\text{x}$ is zero of the polynomial, then we can say that $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{2x+5 = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{x = -}\frac{\text{5}}{\text{2}}$

Therefore, $\text{x = -}\frac{\text{5}}{\text{2}}$ is a zero of the given polynomial.

iv) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 3x-2}$

Ans:  If $\text{x}$ is zero of the polynomial, then we can say that $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{3x-2 = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{x = }\frac{\text{2}}{\text{3}}$

Therefore, $\text{x = }\frac{\text{2}}{\text{3}}$  is a zero of the given polynomial.

v) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 3x}$

Ans:  If $\text{x}$ is zero of the polynomial, then we can say that $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{3x = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{x = 0}$

Therefore, $\text{x = 0}$ is a zero of the given polynomial.

vi) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = ax, a}\ne \text{0}$

Ans:  If $\text{x}$ is zero of the polynomial, then we can say that $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{ax = 0}$

It is also given that $\text{a}$ is non-zero. 

$\Rightarrow \text{x = 0}$

Therefore, $\text{x = 0}$ is a zero of the given polynomial.

vii) $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = cx+d, c}\ne \text{0, c, d}$ are real numbers.

Ans:  If $\text{x}$ is zero of the polynomial, then we can say that $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$.

Let $\text{p}\left( \text{x} \right)\text{ = 0}$

$\Rightarrow \text{cx+d = 0}$

It is also given that $\text{c}$ is non-zero.

$\Rightarrow \text{x = -}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{c}}$

Therefore, $\text{x = -}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{c}}$  is a zero of the given polynomial.

Conclusion

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