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Remainder and Factor Theorem
Remainder and Factor Theorem
5x2 – 4x + 3
3 5 –4 3
15 33
5 1 36
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The Remainder Theorem
f(x) = 5x2 – 4x + 3
f(3) = 5(3)2 – 4(3) + 3
f(3) = 5 ∙ 9 – 12 + 3
f(3) = 45 – 12 + 3
f(3) = 36
The Remainder Theorem
f(x) = 5x2 – 4x + 3
5x2 – 4x + 3
f(3) = 5(3)2 – 4(3) + 3
3 5 –4 3
f(3) = 5 ∙ 9 – 12 + 3 15 33
5 11 36
f(3) = 45 – 12 + 3
f(3) = 36
Notice that the value obtained when evaluating the function at f(3) and the value
of the remainder when dividing the polynomial by x – 3 are the same.
4 2 –4 –7 –13 –10
8 16 36 92
2 4 9 23 82
The Remainder Theorem
2. The expression x3 – kx2 + 5x + 3 leaves a remainder of -11
when divided by x – 2. Find the value of k.
3. Given that the expression 2x3 + mx2 + nx + c
leaves the same remainder when divided by x – 2 or by x + 1.
Prove that m + n = -6.
4. The number of college students from the United States who
study in the Philippines can be modeled by the function
S(x)=0.02x4 – 0.52x3 + 4.03x2 + 0.09x + 77.54, where x is the
number of years since 1993 and S(x) is the number of
students in thousands. How many US college students will
study in the Philippines in 2018?
MORE PRACTICE :
1. Answer page 97 - #27
2. Answer page 97 # 28
3. Page 98 # 31.
x3 + 4x2 – 15x – 18
x–3
3 1 4 –15 –18
Since the remainder is zero,
3 21 18 (x – 3) is a factor of
1 7 6 0 x3 + 4x2 – 15x – 18.
x3 + 4x2 – 15x – 18
x–3
The factors of
x2 + 7x + 6
(x + 6)(x + 1)
The Factor Theorem
Given a polynomial and one of its factors, find the remaining
factors of the polynomial. Some factors may not be binomials.
1. x3 – 11x2 + 14x + 80
(x – 8)(x – 5)(x + 2)
x–8