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algebra intermediate

Problem

Find the constant such that the remainder when divides is .
Solution
In the last step of the division, we have left as the constant term in our dividend and we need a remainder of at the end. Since our divisor has a term of , the only way to do this is if our quotient has which gives us to subtract from our dividend and get the right remainder.

Then, we need the rest of our remainder to be . This means which gives us
Final answer
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