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What is the remainder of the expression, show all necessary steps.

What is the remainder of the expression, show all necessary steps.-example-1

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Step-by-step explanation

We are asked to find the remainder when


(5x^3+7x+5)/(x+2)

To do so, we can use the remainder theorem

The remainder theorem states that the remainder when p(x) is divided by (x - a) is p(a).

So in our case


p(x)=5x^3+7x+5


\begin{gathered} (x-a)=x+2 \\ where \\ a=-2 \end{gathered}

So we will substitute -2 into p(x) to get the remainder


5(-2)^3+7(-2)+5=5(-8)+7(-2)+5=-40-14+5=-49

Therefore, the remainder is -49

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