Saturday, August 29, 2015

What is m if p=2x^4-mx^3+x^2-7 divided by x+2 to have the reminder r=4 ?

According to the fundamental theorem of algebra, if
P(x) is divided by (x+2) and the reminder is 4, then we could
write:


P(-2)=4 (1)


We'll
apply the rule of division with reminder:


2X^4 - mX^3 + X^2
- 7= Q(x+2) + 4


But P(-2)=4, so, we'll substitute x by -2
in the expression of polynomial P(x).


P(-2) = 2(-2)^4 -
m(-2)^3 + (-2)^2 - 7


P(-2) = 32 + 8m + 4 -
7


We'll substitute P(-2) by
4:


4 = 8m + 29


We'll use the
symmetric property:


8m + 29 =
4


We'll subtract 29:


8m = 4 -
29


8m = -25


We'll divide by
8:


m =
-25/8


The polynomial P(x),
whose reminder is 4 when it's divided by (x+2), is determined for m =
-25/8.

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