Sham Tutorial 2
Sham Tutorial 2
Sham Tutorial 2
1. When the polynomial P ( x ) is divided by x 1 , the remainder is 5 and when it is divided by x 2 , the remainder is 7. Given that P ( x ) can be written in the form of : ( x 1)( x 2)Q( x ) + Ax + B Where Q ( x ) is the polynomial and A and B are constant, find the remainder when P ( x ) is divided by ( x 1)( x +2) .
2. a) Find the constant k if x +1 is a factor of 2 x 3 + 7 x 2 + kx 3 . With this value of k, solve the equation 2 x 3 + 7 x 2 + kx 3 = 0 .
3. If
P ( x) x 3 + ax 2 + bx + c
is divisible by ( x 1)
4. The polynomial
P ( x ) 2 x 3 + ax 2 + bx + 36
is such that
P (3) = 0
and the
remainder when P ( x ) is divided by ( x +2) is 30 . Find the values of a and b and express P ( x ) as a product of three linear factors.
5. Find the polynomial in x of third degree that has values of 4,2,6 and 2 when x =0,1,2 and 2 respectively.
6. Show that the polynomial x 4 + 4 x 3 2 x 2 12 x + 9 can be expressed in the form of ( x 2 + bx + c) 2 where b and c are constants. Hence, find all the roots of the equation x 4 + 4 x 3 2 x 2 12 x + 9 = 0 .
7. The cubic polynomials P ( x ) = 2 x 3 x 2 5 x 2 and Q( x) = 2 x 3 + x 2 2 x 1 have the same remainder when divided by ( x q ) . a. Find the values of q. b. Determine whether one or both of these values of q result in ( x q ) being a factor of both polynomials.
8. Given that P ( x) = ( x + 3)( x + 2)Q( x) + Ax + B where Q ( x ) is a polynomial and A, B are constants. When P ( x ) is divided by ( x +3) the remainder is 12, and when divided by ( x + 2) the remainder is 6. Find the remainder when P ( x ) is divided by ( x +3)( x + 2) .
9. Show that ( 2 x +1) is a factor of the polynomial P ( x) = 2 x 3 9 x 2 + 3x + 4 . Hence, determine the polynomial Q ( x ) for which P ( x) = ( 2 x +1)Q( x ) and obtain all real zeros of Q ( x ) .