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Zeroes of a Polynomial

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If (x+2) and (x-1) are factors of the polynomial $p (x) = x^{3} + 10 x^{2} + m x + n$ then
(a) $m = 5, n = - 3$
(b) $m = 7, n = - 18$
(c) $m = 17, n = - 8$
(d) $m = 23, n = - 19$

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ANSWER:
(b) m = 7, n = −18
Let:
px=x3+10x2+mx+n
Now,
x+2=0⇒x=-2
(x + 2) is a factor of p(x).
So, we have p(-2)=0
⇒-23+10×-22+m×-2+n=0⇒-8+40-2m+n=0⇒32-2m+n=0⇒2m-n=32 ...i
Now,

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