1950 AHSME Problems/Problem 20
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[hide]Problem
When is divided by , the remainder is:
Solution 1
Use synthetic division. Notice that no matter what the degree of of the dividend is, the remainder is always
Solution 2
Notice that is a zero of . By the factor theorem, since is a zero, then is a factor of , and when something is divided by a factor, the remainder is
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