Question

The polynomial P is graphed.

What is the remainder when P(x) is divided by (x+1)?
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Answer 1

The remainder will be 3.

Explanation:

We can use the Polynomial Remainder Theorem. According to the PRT, if we have a polynomial P(x) divided by a binomial in the form (x - a), then the remainder will be given by P(a).

Our polynomial P(x) is given by the graph, and we are dividing it by the binomial (x + 1).

We can rewrite the binomial as (x - (-1)).

Therefore, a = -1.

Then the remainder will be P(-1).

Looking at the graph, we can see that P(-1) = 3.

Thus, the remainder when P(x) is divided by (x + 1) is 3.