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Section 4-3 The Remainder and Factor Theorems

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Page 1: Section 4-3 The Remainder and Factor Theorems. Remainder Theorem Remainder Theorem – If a polynomial P(x) is divided by x-r, the remainder is a constant,

Section 4-3

The Remainder and Factor Theorems

Page 2: Section 4-3 The Remainder and Factor Theorems. Remainder Theorem Remainder Theorem – If a polynomial P(x) is divided by x-r, the remainder is a constant,

Remainder Theorem

Remainder Theorem – If a polynomial P(x) is divided by x-r, the remainder is a constant, P(r), and where Q(x) is a polynomial with degree one less than the degree of P(x).

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Example 1

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Synthetic Divisionby x+3

62 xxRemainder 13

534 23 xxx

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Divide using synthetic division.

yyyy 234 246 By y+2

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Divide using synthetic division.

yyyy 234 246 By y+2

- 2 -1 0 4 0 3 2 0 2 -4 0 0 -6 8 -1 2 0 0 3 -4 8

432 45 yyy Remainder of 8

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Divide using synthetic division. By (x+2)8102 xx

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Divide using synthetic division. By (x-1)143 23 xxx

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Divide using synthetic division. By (x+1)533 xx

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Divide using synthetic division. By (x-4)4372 234 xxxx

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Example 3

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Example 4

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Use the remainder and factor theorem to find the remainder for each division. State whether

the binomial is a factor of the polynomialby (x+1)

822 xx1624 23 xxx

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Use the remainder and factor theorem to find the remainder for each division. State whether

the binomial is a factor of the polynomialby (x+4)

822 xx8102 xx

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Use the remainder and factor theorem to find the remainder for each division. State whether

the binomial is a factor of the polynomialby (x-1)

822 xx123 x

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Use the remainder and factor theorem to find the remainder for each division. State whether

the binomial is a factor of the polynomialby (x-4)

822 xx164 24 xx

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Example 5