An easy one!

Algebra Level 3

When x 13 + 1 x^{13} +1 is divided by x 1 x - 1 , the remainder is:


The answer is 2.

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2 solutions

Rishabh Jain
Feb 1, 2016

F ( x ) = x 13 + 1 \Large F(x)=x^{13}+1 Then the remainder when F(x) is divided by x-1 is F(1)..( Remainder Theorem \color{darkviolet}{\text{Remainder Theorem}} ) F ( 1 ) = 2 \Large F(1)=2 Hence the remainder when x 13 + 1 x^{13}+1 is divided by x-1 is 2 \large\boxed{2}

Overrarted problem.

Swapnil Das - 5 years, 4 months ago
Amodh Makhija
Feb 1, 2016

x 13 x^{13} +1 = ( x 1 + 1 ) 13 (x-1+1)^{13} +1

Using BINOMIAL EXPANSION

The only term in ( x 1 + 1 ) 13 (x-1+1)^{13} not divisible by (x-1) is ( 13 0 ) {13\choose0} ×1.

So when ( x 1 + 1 ) 13 (x-1+1)^{13} +1 is divided by (x-1) the remainder is 1+1 = 2 \boxed{2}

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