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Consider a polynomial f ( x ) f(x) when it is divided by ( x 91 ) (x-91) it gives a remainder of 19 19 and when divided by ( x 19 ) (x-19) it gives a remainder 91 91 .

Suppose it gives the remainder a x + b ax+b when divided by ( x 91 ) ( x 19 ) (x-91)(x-19) where a a and b b are constant then what is the value of b b ?

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The answer is 110.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
May 21, 2020

Since a x + b ax+b is the remainder of f ( x ) f(x) when divided by ( x 91 ) ( x 19 ) (x-91)(x-19) , we can write

f ( x ) = ( x 91 ) ( x 19 ) + a x + b f ( 91 ) = 91 a + b = 19 . . . ( 1 ) f ( 19 ) = 19 a + b = 91 . . . ( 2 ) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) : ( 91 19 ) a = 19 91 a = 1 ( 2 ) : 91 + b = 19 b = 110 \begin{aligned} f(x) & = (x-91)(x-19) + ax + b \\ f(91) & = 91a + b = 19 & ...(1) \\ f(19) & = 19a + b = 91 & ...(2) \\ (1)-(2): \quad (91-19) a & = 19-91 \\ \implies a & = - 1 \\ (2): \quad -91 + b & = 19 \\ \implies b & = \boxed {110} \end{aligned}

Generalization: We can generalize this by replacing 91 91 and 19 19 by p p and q q . Then we have:

If the remainder of f ( x ) f(x) when divided by ( x p ) ( x q ) (x-p)(x-q) is a x + b ax+b , then a = 1 a=-1 and b = p + q b=p+q .

In this way you can also generalize it for any number p p and q q instead of 91 91 and 19 19 also. See here for more details

Zakir Husain - 1 year ago

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OK. I can generalize it in the solution.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 1 year ago

f ( 91 ) = 19 , f ( 19 ) = 91 19 a + b = 91 , 91 a + b = 19 a = 1 , b = 110 f(91)=19, f(19)=91\implies 19a+b=91, 91a+b=19\implies a=-1, b=\boxed {110} .

Good see this for general case here

Sahar Bano - 1 year ago

a = 1 a = -1 for any values regardless of 19 and 91.

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

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Is it? Really? What if f ( a ) = p x + q r , f ( b ) = r x + s p , q s f(a)=px+q\neq r, f(b)=rx+s\neq p, q\neq s ?

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See here

Sahar Bano - 1 year ago

Exactly, it is in the link!

Mahdi Raza - 1 year ago

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