How does the remainder of P(x)/x-a=Q(x)+R/x-a compare to R/x-a
What does the remainder of this division represent?
5 years ago
Answered By Leonardo F
Basically, we need to start from here: if a polynomial P(x) is divided by a divisor D(x), resulting in a quocient Q(x) and a remainder R(x), the mathematical expression is:
The result of the division of a polynomial in x, P(x), by a binomial of the form $x-a,a\text{ ∈ }I,$x−a,a ∈ I, is $\frac{P\left(x\right)}{x-a}=Q\left(x\right)+\frac{R}{x-a}$P(x)x−a=Q(x)+Rx−a , where Q(x) is the quotient and R is the remainder.
Hence, the remainder of the division stated in the problem is R. It compares to $\frac{R}{x-a}$Rx−a with the following equation:
This means that we must multiply the term $\frac{R}{x-a}$Rx−a by $x-a$x−a to get the remainder of the division stated in the problem.
We can check the division of a polynomial P(x) by multiplying the quotient, Q(x), by the binomial divisor, x - a, and adding the remainder, R. The result should be equivalent to the polynomial dividend, P(x):
The remainder of the division is the polynomial "left over" after dividing polynomial P(x) by "x-a". If "a" is a root or zero of the polynomial (P(a)=0), then the remainder (R) will be zero.
5 years ago
Answered By Leonardo F
Basically, we need to start from here: if a polynomial P(x) is divided by a divisor D(x), resulting in a quocient Q(x) and a remainder R(x), the mathematical expression is:
$P\left(x\right)=D\left(x\right)\times Q\left(x\right)+R\left(x\right)$P(x)=D(x)×Q(x)+R(x)
The result of the division of a polynomial in x, P(x), by a binomial of the form $x-a,a\text{ ∈ }I,$x−a,a ∈ I, is $\frac{P\left(x\right)}{x-a}=Q\left(x\right)+\frac{R}{x-a}$P(x)x−a =Q(x)+Rx−a , where Q(x) is the quotient and R is the remainder.
Hence, the remainder of the division stated in the problem is R. It compares to $\frac{R}{x-a}$Rx−a with the following equation:
Remainder$=R=$=R= $\frac{R}{x-a}\times\left(x-a\right)$Rx−a ×(x−a)
This means that we must multiply the term $\frac{R}{x-a}$Rx−a by $x-a$x−a to get the remainder of the division stated in the problem.
We can check the division of a polynomial P(x) by multiplying the quotient, Q(x), by the binomial divisor, x - a, and adding the remainder, R. The result should be equivalent to the polynomial dividend, P(x):
$P\left(x\right)=\left(x-a\right)Q\left(x\right)+R$P(x)=(x−a)Q(x)+R
The remainder of the division is the polynomial "left over" after dividing polynomial P(x) by "x-a". If "a" is a root or zero of the polynomial (P(a)=0), then the remainder (R) will be zero.