When x^3+30x-c is divided by x-5 the remainder is 5. What is c?
When x^4+6x^3-ax^2-45x-15 is divided by x^2-x-6 the remainder is 3. What is a?
When x^3+30x-c is divided by x-5 the remainder is 5. What is c?
We can use some synthetic division to solve this
5 [ 1 0 30 - c ]
5 25 275
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1 5 55 275 - c
So
275 - c = 5 implies that c = 270
When x^4+6x^3-ax^2-45x-15 is divided by x^2-x-6 the remainder is 3. What is a?
Haven't done one like this before......!!!!
x^2 + 7x+ (13 - a)
x^2 - x - 6 [ x^4 + 6x^3 - ax^2 - 45x - 15 ]
x^4 - x^3 - 6x^2
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7x^3 + (6 - a)x^2 - 45x
7x^3 - 7x^2 -42x
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(13 - a)x^2 - 3x - 15
(13 - a)x^2 - (13 -a)x - 6(13 - a)
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(10 - a)x - 15 + 6(13 - a)
So
-15 + 6(13 - a) = 3
-15 + 78 - 6a = 3
63 - 6a = 3
-6a = -60
a = 10
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