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Algebra Level 4

The remainder R ( x ) R(x) obtained by dividing the polynomial x 100 x^{100} by the polynomial x 2 3 x + 2 x^2-3x+2 is:

2 100 1 2^{100}-1 ( 2 100 1 ) x 2 ( 2 99 1 ) (2^{100}-1)x-2(2^{99}-1) None of these 2 100 x 3 2 100 2^{100}x-3\cdot2^{100} ( 2 100 1 ) x + 2 ( 2 99 1 ) (2^{100}-1)x+2(2^{99}-1)

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2 solutions

Sanyam Goel
May 2, 2016

x^100 =(x^2 -3x +2)(q(x)) + (ax+b)

x^100 =(x-1)(x-2)(q(x)) + (ax+b)

At x=1 ,

1^100=0*q(1) +a(1)+b

1=a+b (1)

At x=2 ,

2^100=0*q(2) +a(2)+b

2^100=2a+b (2)

Solve (1) and (2) by elimination

2^100 -1= a

1=2^100 -1 +b

b=2-2^100

ax+b=(2^100 -1)x + (2-2^100) which equals to (2^100-1)X-(2^99-1)×2

James Wilson
Jan 13, 2021

I started dividing powers of x x by x 2 3 x + 2 , x^2-3x+2, starting with x x and then progressing to higher powers and noticed a pattern. For x n x^n divided by x 2 3 x + 2 x^2-3x+2 , the following always held: R ( x ) = ( 2 n 1 ) x 2 ( 2 n 1 1 ) . R(x)=(2^n-1)x-2(2^{n-1}-1). So, let's prove this by induction.

Base case: For x x divided by x 2 3 x + 2 , x^2-3x+2, the remainder is x , x, which equals ( 2 1 1 ) x 2 ( 2 1 1 1 ) . (2^1-1)x-2(2^{1-1}-1).

Suppose that for some n , n, the remainder, when x n x^n is divided by x 2 3 x + 2 x^2-3x+2 , is R ( x ) = ( 2 n 1 ) x 2 ( 2 n 1 1 ) . R(x)=(2^n-1)x-2(2^{n-1}-1).

So, there is some polynomial p ( x ) p(x) such that x n = ( x 2 3 x + 2 ) p ( x ) + ( 2 n 1 ) x 2 ( 2 n 1 1 ) . x^n = (x^2-3x+2)p(x) + (2^n-1)x-2(2^{n-1}-1).

x n + 1 = ( x 2 3 x + 2 ) x p ( x ) + ( 2 n 1 ) x 2 2 ( 2 n 1 1 ) x \Rightarrow x^{n+1} = (x^2-3x+2)xp(x) + (2^n-1)x^2-2(2^{n-1}-1)x

= ( x 2 3 x + 2 ) ( x p ( x ) + 2 n 1 ) ( 2 n 1 ) x 2 + 3 ( 2 n 1 ) x 2 ( 2 n 1 ) + ( 2 n 1 ) x 2 2 ( 2 n 1 1 ) x =(x^2-3x+2)(xp(x)+2^n-1)-(2^n-1)x^2+3(2^n-1)x-2(2^n-1) +(2^n-1)x^2-2(2^{n-1}-1)x

= ( x 2 3 x + 2 ) ( x p ( x ) + 2 n 1 ) + [ 3 ( 2 n 1 ) 2 ( 2 n 1 1 ) ] x 2 ( 2 n 1 ) =(x^2-3x+2)(xp(x)+2^n-1)+[3(2^n-1)-2(2^{n-1}-1)]x-2(2^n-1)

= ( x 2 3 x + 2 ) ( x p ( x ) + 2 n 1 ) + [ 2 n + 1 1 ] x 2 ( 2 n 1 ) =(x^2-3x+2)(xp(x)+2^n-1) + [2^{n+1}-1]x-2(2^n-1)

We see that this property of the remainder holds for n + 1. n+1. Therefore, by the principle of mathematical induction, this formula for R ( x ) R(x) holds for all n 1. n\geq 1.

The answer to this problem follows.

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