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JEE Main · Maths · Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

Polynomial Remainder via Roots

JEE Main asked Polynomial Remainder via Roots once in the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, on 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2. It belongs to Roots of Unity, in Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations (Maths).

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
1
in 1 shift
Years
1 of 8
First asked
2021
the only year
Pattern
Gone quiet
asked once so far

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2021. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Maths questions.

00.050.10’170’200.03’210’220’230’240’250’26

Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 1 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20220 of 24
  • 20211 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Numerical value is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.

  • Polynomial divisible by x^2+x+1

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 1Hard 0

1 of the 1 question had a numerical answer.

Every question

The question

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q81If f(x)f(x) and g(x)g(x) are two polynomials such that the polynomial P(x)=f(x3)+x g(x3)P(x)=f(x^3)+x\,g(x^3) is divisible by x2+x+1x^2+x+1, then P(1)P(1) is equal…MediumNumerical value

Shift: 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2.

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Roots of Unity has 11 ideas JEE Main has asked; 6 of them came up in more than one question.

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