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Problem

Let be a monic polynomial of degree 3. Suppose that has remainder when it is divided by and remainder when it is divided by Given that find
Solution
Let The remainder has degree at most 1, so let

When is divided by the quotient is of the form so write Comparing the coefficients of we get

When is divided by the quotient is of the form so write Comparing the coefficients of we get Hence,

Comparing the coefficients of in both equations, we get Subtracting these equations, we get so

Comparing the constant coefficients in the first equation, we get Therefore,
Final answer
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