If a polynomial p(x) is divided by (x−a), then the remainder obtained is p(a).
Let there be a polynomial P(x) and any real number ‘a’. When the polynomial P(x) is divided by (x – a) the remainder obtained is P(a). The above statement is often concluded as
If polynomial p(x) is divided by (x-a), and the remainder is zero. Then (x-a) is called __ of polynomial p(x).