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Help3
Probe
Posted: 12 Dec 2007
17:32 GMT
Total Posts: 11 | I have trouble with these: ^ means to the power of
6x^3+17x^2y-26xy^2+8y^3 divided by x+4y
when x^4-3x^3-kx^2+5x-2 is divided by x-3, the remainder is -5. Find the value of k. |
lemme
Probe
Posted: 29 Dec 2007
19:05 GMT
Total Posts: 12 | Hopefully, you know what synthetic substitution is. I find that the easiest way tot do this is to set up a synthetic substution chart and put -5 in as the remainder value and 3 in as your top left value. Then work backwards(subtract 8 from -5 then divide by 3, etc.). |
