Question

What is the remainder when you divide 4x³ - 5x² + 3x - 1 by x - 2?

A) -59
B) -1
C) 2
D) 17

Answer 1

Simplify each term.
4x^2 - 5x^2 + 3x - 1/x -2 2
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Answer 2

By the remainder theorem this will be
f(2) = 4(2)^3 - 5(2)^2 + 3(2) - 1
= 32 - 20 + 6 - 1
= 12 + 5

= 17


Its D