If polynomial Px - x2 - ax - b has factors x-a and x-b- where a- b - R- then the value of P2 is

X^2 + ax + b = (x a)(x b) ⇒ x^2 + ax + b =x^2 (a+b)x+ab ⇒(2a+b)x+b ab=0 ⇒ 2a + b = 0, or ab b=0 ⇒ 2a + b = 0, or b(a 1)=0 ⇒ 2a + b = 0, or b=0 , a=1 nbs ...

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Factor Theorem

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If polynomial $P (x) = x^{2} + a x + b$ has factors $(x - a) and (x - b), where a, b \in R,$ then the value of $P (2)$ is

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The correct option is C $4$
$x^{2} + a x + b = (x - a) (x - b)$
$\Rightarrow x^{2} + a x + b = x^{2} - (a + b) x + a b$
$\Rightarrow (2 a + b) x + b - a b = 0$
$\Rightarrow 2 a + b = 0, or a b - b = 0$
$\Rightarrow 2 a + b = 0, or b (a - 1) = 0$
$\Rightarrow 2 a + b = 0, or b = 0, a = 1$
$\Rightarrow a = 1, b = - 2 or a = b = 0$
$\Rightarrow P (x) = x^{2} + x - 2 or P (x) = x^{2}$
$∴ P (2) = 4$

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