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Standard VI
Mathematics
Formation of Algebraic Expressions
A polynomial ...
Question
A polynomial
P
(
x
)
contains only terms of even degree, when
P
(
x
)
is divided by
(
x
+
1
)
, the remainder is
−
2
. If
P
(
x
)
is divided by
(
x
2
−
1
)
then find the remainder.
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Solution
f
(
x
)
is even function.
∴
p
(
−
x
)
=
p
(
x
)
x
2
−
1
=
(
x
+
1
)
(
x
−
1
)
Put
x
=
−
1
;
∴
p
(
1
)
=
p
(
−
1
)
=
−
2
(Remainder)
p
(
x
)
=
Q
(
x
)
(
x
2
−
1
)
+
a
x
+
b
Remainder
p
(
1
)
=
Q
(
1
)
(
1
2
−
1
)
+
a
(
1
)
+
b
⇒
−
2
=
a
+
b
p
(
−
1
)
=
Q
(
−
1
)
(
(
−
1
)
2
−
1
)
+
a
(
−
1
)
+
b
⇒
−
2
=
−
a
+
b
____________
−
4
=
2
b
⇒
b
=
−
2
a
=
0
∴
Remainder
=
a
x
+
b
=
−
2
.
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