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Find the remainder and quotient obtained by dividing x3 – 5x2 + 7x + 3by (x + 2).

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Let quotient = x2 + ax + b and remainder be c, then

x3 – 5x2 + 7x + 3 =(x + 2)(x2 + ax + b) + c + = x3 – 5x2 + 7x + 3 = x3 + ax2 + bx + 2x2 + 2ax + 2b + c

= x3 +( a + 2) x2 + (b + 2a)x + 2b + c From this equation,

a + 2 = –5, 

b + 2a = 7, 2b + c = 3 

i.e., a = –7 

b= 21 

c = -39 

quotient = x2 – 7x + 21, 

remainder = –39



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