4A Lesson Worksheet 6.2 (Refer to Book 4A P.6.

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Objective: To use the Remainder Theorem to find remainders.

Review: Division Algorithm of Polynomials And Values of a Function

1. When a polynomial f(x) is divided by x – 2, 2. When a polynomial f(x) is divided by 2x – 1, the

. the remainder is 5.
the quotient is 4x + 1 and quotient is 2x2 + x – 3 and the remainder is –4.
Find f(2). 1
Find f   .
Dividend = divisor × quotient + remainder 2
f(x) = ( )( )+( ) Dividend = ( )×( )+( )
f(2) = f(x) =

Remainder Theorem
(a) When a polynomial f(x) is divided by x – a, the remainder is f(a). If x – a = 0, then x = a.
 n  n
(b) When a polynomial f(x) is divided by mx – n, the remainder is f   . If mx – n = 0, then x =
m
.
 m

If f(x) is a polynomial, write down the remainder in the form f(a) in each of the following. [Nos. 3–6]
3. f(x) ÷ (x – 1) x – 1= 0 4. f(x) ÷ (x + 4) Ex 6B: 1
Remainder = x = ___ Remainder =
5. f(x) ÷ (2x – 5) 2x – 5 = 0 6. f(x) ÷ (3x + 2)
Remainder = Remainder =
x = ___

Instant Example 1 Instant Practice 1

Find the remainder when f(x) = 2x2 + 4x – 1 is Find the remainder when f(x) = 4x2 – x + 3 is divided
divided by x – 2. by x + 1.
Remainder = f(2) Remainder = f( )
x + 1= 0
2
= 2(2) + 4(2) – 1 = 4( )2 – ( )+3 x = ___

=8+8–1 =
= 15 =

Use the Remainder Theorem to find the remainder in each of the following. [Nos. 7–10]
7. (x3 – 7x – 2) ÷ (x – 3) 8. (5x3 + 3x2 – x + 1) ÷ (x + 2) Ex 6B: 2–13
3
Let f(x) = x – 7x – 2. Let f(x) = .
Remainder = f( ) Remainder = f( )
3
=( ) – 7( )–2 =
=
=

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9. (4x3 + 3x2 + 3x – 1) ÷ (2x – 1) 10. (3x3 + 6x2 – 5) ÷ (3x + 4)
2x – 1 = 0

x = ___

Instant Example 2 Instant Practice 2

When x2 + kx + 2 is divided by x – 3, the remainder When x2 + kx – 5 is divided by x + 2, the remainder
is 8. Find the value of k. is 11. Find the value of k.
Let f(x) = x2 + kx + 2. Let f(x) = .
f(3) = 8 f( )=
32 + k(3) + 2 = 8
11 + 3k = 8
3k = –3
k = –1

11. When kx2 + 4x – 2 is divided by x + 3, the 12. When x2 – 2x + 3k is divided by x + 4, the

remainder is 13. Find the value of k. remainder is 9. Find the value of k.
Let f(x) = . Ex 6B: 14–19

f( )=

Level Up Question
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13. Let f(x) = x2 + bx + c, where b and c are integers. When f(x) is divided by x – 1, the remainder is 0.
Write down a set of possible values of b and c. Explain your answer.

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New Century Mathematics (Second Edition) 4A

6 More about Polynomials

Consolidation Exercise 6B

Level 1
1. If f (x) is a polynomial, write down the remainder in the form of f (a) in each of the following.
(a) f (x) ÷ (x − 5) (b) f (x) ÷ (x + 6)
(c) f (x) ÷ (5x − 2) (d) f (x) ÷ (4x + 9)
(e) f (x) ÷ (3x) (f) f (x) ÷ (−8x)

Use the Remainder Theorem to find the remainder in each of the following. [Nos. 2–15]
2. (x2 − 6x + 3) ÷ (x − 1) 3. (x3 + x2 + 2) ÷ (x + 1)

4. (x3 + 3x2 − 2x) ÷ (x − 2) 5. (x3 + 4x2 − x + 5) ÷ (x + 3)

6. (x3 + x2 − 3x + 2) ÷ (x − 3) 7. (3x3 − 2x2 − 7) ÷ (x + 2)

8. (2x3 − 5x − 1) ÷ (2x − 1) 9. (4x3 − 2x2 + 8) ÷ (2x + 3)

10. (3x3 − 8x2 + 2) ÷ (3x + 1) 11. (4x3 + 5x2 + 6x − 4) ÷ (4x − 3)

12. (3x3 + 7x2 + x − 4) ÷ (1 − x) 13. (4x3 − 4x2 − 7x + 9) ÷ (3 − 2x)

14. (4x3 + 3x2 − 10x − 1) ÷ x 15. (5x3 − 8x2 + 6x − 6) ÷ (−3x)

16. When x2 + kx − 5 is divided by x − 3, the remainder is 13. Find the value of k.

17. When 2x2 + 7x + k is divided by x + 2, the remainder is −4. Find the value of k.

18. When bx2 − 2x + 3 is divided by 2x − 1, the remainder is 3. Find the value of b.

19. When 3x2 − (k − 1)x − 1 is divided by 3x + 2, the remainder is 1. Find the value of k.

20. When x3 + 3x2 − kx − 8 is divided by x + 3, the remainder is −2. Find the value of k.

21. When ax2 − 2x3 − x + 7 is divided by 2x + 1, the remainder is 9. Find the value of a.

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22. When 2x3 + bx2 − 5x + 2b is divided by x − 3, the remainder is 6. Find the value of b.

23. If x2 + kx + 5 is divided by x + 2 and x − 4 respectively, the remainders are the same. Find the value
of k.

24. If 4x2 − 2x + k is divided by 2x + 3 and 2x − 3 respectively, the sum of the remainders is zero. Find the
value of k.

Level 2
Use the Remainder Theorem to find the remainder in each of the following. [Nos. 25–28]
25. [(x + 2)(2x − 5)] ÷ (2x − 1) 26. [x(2x − 3)(2 − x) + 2] ÷ (x + 2)

27. (x2 014 − 20x − 14) ÷ (x + 1) 28. (x1 999 + 1 999x2 − 4) ÷ (−5x)

29. It is given that f (x) = (x − 3)3 − 2(x − 3)2 + k and f (1) = −6.
(a) Find the value of k.
(b) Find the remainder when f (x) is divided by x − 2.

30. When −x2 + 6x − 3 is divided by x − k, the remainder is 2. Find the value(s) of k.

31. When x2 + 4x + b is divided by x + b, the remainder is 4. Find the value(s) of b.

32. When 2x2 + 5x − 6 is divided by x − m, the remainder is 2m − 1. Find the value(s) of m.

33. When (2x + 3)(x − k) + k is divided by x + k, the remainder is 6. Find the value(s) of k.

34. When (x − 4)(2x − 3) − 2k is divided by x − k, the remainder is 4 − 3k. Find the value(s) of k.

35. When a polynomial f (x) is divided by x − 4, the quotient is x2 + 3. It is given that f (4) = −4. Find f (x).

36. When a polynomial f (x) is divided by x + 1, the quotient is 2x2 − x − 9. It is given that f (−1) = 2.
Find f (x).

37. When a polynomial f (x) is divided by x + 2, the quotient is 2x2 − 5x + 16. It is given that f (−2) = −15.
(a) Find f (x).
(b) Find the remainder when f (x) is divided by 2x − 1.

38. (a) Find the remainder of (x88 + x + 4) ÷ (x + 1).

(b) Using the result of (a), find the remainder of (688 + 10) ÷ 7.

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39. Let f (x) = x2 + ax + b. When f (x) is divided by x + 2 and x − 1, the remainders are −6 and 0
respectively. Find the values of a and b.

40. Let f (x) = x3 − mx2 + nx − 5. When f (x) is divided by x − 2 and x − 3, the remainders are −7 and −5
respectively. Find the values of m and n.

41. When x2 + ax − b is divided by x + 2, the remainder is −8. When bx2 − ax + 1 is divided by 2x − 1, the
remainder is −1. Find the values of a and b.

42. Let f (x) = x3 − mx2 − x + n. When f (x) is divided by x − 1 and x − 2 respectively, the remainders are
the same. When f (x) is divided by x + 2, the remainder is −5. Find the values of m and n.

43. When 2x3 − px2 + qx − 5 is divided by x + 1, x − 2 and 2x − 3 respectively, the remainders are the same.
Find the values of p and q.

44. When f (x) = 2x2 − 7x + 10 and g(x) = 3x2 − 2x − 4 are divided by x − k, the remainders are the same.
(a) Find the value(s) of k.
(b) If k > 0, find the remainder when f (x) is divided by x − k.

45. When f (x) = x3 + 4x2 − 7x − 9 is divided by x − m, the remainder is R, where R is a constant. When
g(x) = 2x3 + 11x2 + 19x + 12 is divided by x − m, the remainder is 2R. Find the value(s) of m.

46. (a) Let p and q be positive integers. Find the values of p and q such that 3p + q = 7.
(b) When x3 + ax2 + bx − 10 is divided by x − 3, the remainder is 38. If a and b are positive integers
and a < b, find the values of a and b.

47. When a polynomial f (x) is divided by x2 − x − 2, the remainder is 2x + 1. Find the remainder when f (x)
is divided by x + 1.

48. When a polynomial f (x) is divided by 2x2 + x − 6, the remainder is ax − 5. When f (x) is divided by
2x − 3, the remainder is 1. Find the value of a.

49. When f (x) = a(x + 2)2 + b(3x + 4) − 6 is divided by x + 1, the remainder is −5. When f (x) is divided by
x − 2, the remainder is 16.
(a) Find f (x).
(b) When f (x) is divided by 2x + m and x + n respectively, the remainders are the same. If both m and
n are positive integers and m ≠ 2n, how many sets of possible values of m and n are there?
Explain your answer.

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