A polynomial has a remainder of when divided by .
- (a(i))
Find the remainder when is divided by .
Find the remainder when is divided by .
- (a(ii))
Find in terms of , a polynomial which is divisible by .
Find in terms of , a polynomial which is divisible by .
- (b)
The cubic polynomial is such that the coefficient of is 2 and the roots of are , and , where is an integer. It is given that has a remainder of 12 when divided by $x - 1.
Find an expression for in descending powers of .
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Worked solution
1(a(i))
1. Apply the Remainder Theorem to find the remainder of $f(x) - 1$ when divided by $2x + 3$
By the Remainder Theorem, the remainder when is divided by is .
The remainder when is divided by is:
1(a(ii))
1. Determine the polynomial divisible by $2x + 3$
By the Remainder Theorem, since has a remainder of when divided by , we have .
For a polynomial to be divisible by , its value at must be .
Since , the polynomial is divisible by .
1(b)
1. Formulate an expression for $g(x)$ using its roots and leading coefficient.
Since the roots are , , and , and the coefficient of is , we can write:
2. Apply the Remainder Theorem to set up an equation for $m$.
Given that has a remainder of when divided by , by the Remainder Theorem, .
3. Solve the quadratic equation to find the integer value of $m$.
or
Since is given to be an integer, .
4. Substitute $m$ back into $g(x)$ and expand into descending powers of $x$.
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