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Given f(x)=x^2+kx-19 and the remainder when f(x)is divided by x-7 is −5, then what is the value of k

User Micmia
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2 Answers

1 vote
The answer is
k
=
2
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
f
(
x
)
=
x
3
+
k
x
2
+
x
+
5
When
f
(
x
)
is divided by
(
x
+
2
)
, the remainder is
=
3
This is the remainder theorem
so,
f
(

2
)
=

8
+
4
k

2
+
5
=
3
4
k
=
3
+
5
=
8
k
=
2
User Volodymyr Usarskyy
by
4.7k points
2 votes

Answer:

k=2 i goog it

Step-by-step explanation:

User Johngeek
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