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algebra intermediate

Problem

is a polynomial such that when is divided by the remainder is , and when is divided by the remainder is . What is the remainder when is divided by ?
Solution
Since we are dividing by a quadratic, the remainder will have degree less than 2. So the remainder for some constants and . We have, where is the quotient of the division.

Then, using the Remainder Theorem, . Solving this system of equations gives us and . So the remainder is .
Final answer
x+6