P1(x)=3x2+10x+8 and
P2(x)=x3+x2+2x+t
are two polynomials.
When one of the factors of P1(x) divides P2(x), 2 is the remainder obtained.
That factor is also a factor of the polynomial P3(x)=(x+2)2.
Find the value of ‘t’.
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3x2+10x+8=3x2+6x+4x+8
=3x(x+2)+4(x+2)=(x+2)(3x+4)
P3(x)=(x+2)(2).
Thus, the required factor is (x+2)
When P2(x) is divided by (x+2), the remainder = P2(−2).
P2(−2)=(−2)3+(−2)2+2×(−2)+t
=−8+4−4+t=t−8
P2(2)=2
⟹t−8=2
⟹t=10.