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Question from Pratyasha, a student: A quadratic polynomial when divide by x+2 leaves a remainder of 1 and when divided by x-1 leaves a |
Hi,
I can help get you started.
Suppose your quadratic polynomial is $f(x).$ Since $(x + 2)(x - 1)$ is a quadratic polynomial the remainder after dividing $f(x)$ by $(x + 2)(x - 1)$ must be a linear polynomial which means that there is a polynomial $g(x)$ and numbers $a$ and $b$ so that
\[ f(x) = g(x) (x + 2)(x - 1) + ax + b.\]
Can you complete the problem now? Write back if you need more assistance,
Penny
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