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What is the remainder when you divide 2x^3+4x^2 - x +3 by x+2

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Answer: The required remainder is 5.

Step-by-step explanation: We are given to find the remainder when we divide the following cubic polynomial by (x+2 :

3 f(x)=2x^ 3 +4x^ 2 - 6^ 2 -x+

(i)

We have the following theorem:

Remainder theorem: If a polynomial p(x) is divided by the factor (x-a), then the remainder is p(a).

So, for the given linear factor, we have

x + 2 = 0

Rightarrow x=-2

Substituting x = - 2 in equation (i), we get

f(- 2)

=2(-2)^ 3 +4(-2)^ 2 -(-2)+3

=-16+16+2+3

=5 .

Thus, the required remainder is 5.

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