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Remainder and Factor Theorems - Summary Notes: Polynomial: An Algebraic Expression of The Form

This document discusses the Remainder and Factor Theorems for polynomials. It states that any polynomial can be divided by a non-zero polynomial into a quotient and remainder. The Remainder Theorem specifies that the remainder when a polynomial is divided by (x-a) is equal to the value of the polynomial at a. The Factor Theorem says that (x-a) is a factor of a polynomial if and only if the polynomial is equal to 0 when evaluated at a.

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Remainder and Factor Theorems - Summary Notes: Polynomial: An Algebraic Expression of The Form

This document discusses the Remainder and Factor Theorems for polynomials. It states that any polynomial can be divided by a non-zero polynomial into a quotient and remainder. The Remainder Theorem specifies that the remainder when a polynomial is divided by (x-a) is equal to the value of the polynomial at a. The Factor Theorem says that (x-a) is a factor of a polynomial if and only if the polynomial is equal to 0 when evaluated at a.

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Remainder and Factor Theorems – Summary Notes

 Polynomial: An algebraic expression of the form a0 x n  a1 x n 1  a2 x n  2  ......  an 1 x  an ,


where n is a positive integer and a0 , a1 , a2 , an 1 ,......, an  R , the set of real numbers is called
a polynomial in the variable x . It is denoted by f  x  .
 If a polynomial f  x  is divided by a non-zero polynomial, say g  x  , there exists unique
polynomial q  x  such that f  x   g  x  .q  x   r  x  .
 A non-zero polynomial g  x  is called a factor of any polynomial f  x  , if there exists some
polynomial q  x  such that f  x   g  x  .q  x  .
Thus, a non-zero polynomial g  x  is a factor of a polynomial f  x  if on dividing f  x  by
g  x  , the remainder = 0.
 Remainder Theorem: If a polynomial f  x  over the set of real numbers R is divided by
 x  a  , where a  R , remainder  f  a  .
f  x    x  a  Q  R , where Q = quotient and R = remainder or f  a   R .
If a polynomial f  x  is divided by  x  a  , remainder  f  a  .
 Factor Theorem: If f  x  is a polynomial and a is any real number,  x  a  is a factor of
f  x  if and only if f  a   0 .
If R  0 , i.e., x  a is a factor of f  x  , f  x   0 .

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