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Algebra Level 4

Let f ( x ) f(x) be a polynomial of degree greater than 3 which when divided by ( x 1 ) 2 (x-1)^2 and ( x 3 ) (x-3) leave remainders ( 2 x 1 ) (2x-1) and 15 15 respectively.

If f ( x ) f(x) when divided by ( x 1 ) 2 ( x 3 ) (x-1)^2(x-3) leaves a remainder of the form a x 2 + b x + c ax^2+bx+c , then find the value of a + 2 b a+2b is :

0 -2.5 1.5 3.5 -1.5 -3.5 2.5

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f ( x ) = ( x 1 ) 2 Q 1 ( x ) + ( 2 x 1 ) f ( 1 ) = 1 f(x)=(x-1)^2Q_1(x)+(2x-1)\quad \Rightarrow \quad \color{#D61F06}{f(1)=1}

f ( x ) = [ 2 ( x 1 ) Q 1 ( x ) + ( x 1 ) 2 Q 1 ( x ) ] + 2 = ( x 1 ) [ 2 Q 1 ( x ) + ( x 1 ) Q 1 ( x ) ] + 2 f ( 1 ) = 2 f'(x)=[2(x-1)Q_1(x)+(x-1)^2Q'_1(x)]+2=(x-1)[2Q_1(x)+(x-1)Q'_1(x)]+2 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \color{#D61F06}{ f'(1)=2 }

f ( x ) = ( x 3 ) Q 2 ( x ) + 15 f ( 3 ) = 15 f(x)=(x-3)Q_2(x)+15 \quad \Rightarrow \quad \color{#D61F06}{ f(3)=15}

f ( x ) = ( x 1 ) 2 ( x 3 ) Q 3 ( x ) + ( a x 2 + b x + c ) f ( 1 ) = a + b + c = 1 f ( 3 ) = 9 a + 3 b + c = 15 f(x)=(x-1)^2(x-3)Q_3(x)+(ax^2+bx+c)\quad \Rightarrow \quad \color{#D61F06}{ f(1)=a+b+c=1} \wedge \color{#D61F06}{f(3)=9a+3b+c=15}

f ( x ) = ( x 1 ) [ 2 ( x 3 ) Q 3 ( x ) + ( x 1 ) [ ( x 3 ) Q 3 ( x ) ] ] + 2 a x + b f ( 1 ) = 2 a + b = 2 f'(x)=(x-1)[2(x-3)Q_3(x)+(x-1)[(x-3)Q_3(x)]']+2ax+b \quad \Rightarrow \quad \color{#D61F06}{f'(1)=2a+b=2}

a + b + c = 1 9 a + 3 b + c = 15 2 a + b = 2 a = 5 2 b = 3 c = 3 2 \begin{vmatrix} a+b+c=1 \\ 9a+3b+c=15 \\ 2a+b=2 \end{vmatrix} \quad \Rightarrow \quad \begin{vmatrix} a=\frac{5}{2} \\ b=-3 \\ c=\frac{3}{2} \end{vmatrix}

a + 2 b = 5 2 6 = 7 2 = 3.5 a+2b=\frac{5}{2}-6=-\frac{7}{2}=-3.5

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Priyanshu Mishra - 5 years, 7 months ago
Chew-Seong Cheong
Sep 14, 2015

It is given that f ( x ) = ( x 1 ) 2 ( x 3 ) g ( x ) + a x 2 + b x + c f(x) = (x-1)^2(x-3)g(x) + ax^2+bx+c .

And that f ( x ) ( x 1 ) 2 \dfrac{f(x)}{(x-1)^2} leaves a remainder of 2 x 1 2x-1 .

a x 2 + b x + c ( x 1 ) 2 = a ( x 1 ) 2 + ( b + 2 a ) x + c a ( x 1 ) 2 \begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \dfrac{ax^2+bx+c}{(x-1)^2} & = a(x-1)^2 + \dfrac{(b+2a)x+c-a}{(x-1)^2} \end{aligned}

{ b + 2 a = 2 b = 2 2 a c a = 1 c = a 1 \Rightarrow \begin{cases} b+2a = 2 & \Rightarrow \color{#3D99F6} {b = 2 -2a} \\ c -a = -1 & \Rightarrow \color{#D61F06} {c=a-1 } \end{cases}

And that f ( x ) x 3 \dfrac{f(x)}{x-3} leaves a remainder of 15 15 .

3 2 a + 3 b + c = 15 9 a + 3 ( 2 2 a ) + a 1 = 15 4 a = 10 a = 2.5 b = 2 2 ( 2.5 ) = 3 a + 2 b = 2.5 + 2 ( 3 ) = 3.5 \begin{aligned} \Rightarrow 3^2a + 3\color{#3D99F6}{b} + \color{#D61F06}{c} & = 15 \\ 9a + 3\color{#3D99F6}{(2-2a)} + \color{#D61F06}{a-1} & = 15 \\ 4a & = 10 \\ a & = 2.5 \\ \Rightarrow b & = 2 - 2(2.5) = -3 \\ \Rightarrow a + 2b & = 2.5 + 2(-3) = \boxed{-3.5} \end{aligned}

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