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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