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Find the remainder when $3x^3 + 2x^2 - 7x + 4$ is divided by $(x + 2)$.

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$(x - 4)$ is a factor of $x^3 - 5x^2 + kx + 8$, where $k$ is a real constant.

Find the value of $k$.

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$(x + 3)$ is a factor of $p(x) = 2x^3 + 5x^2 - 4x + k$, where $k$ is a real constant.

Find the value of $k$.

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When $2x^3 + kx^2 - 5x + 1$ is divided by $(x - 3)$, the remainder is $4$.

Find the value of the real constant $k$.

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Find the remainder when the polynomial $P(x) = 2x^3 - 4x^2 + 5x - 3$ is divided by $(x - 2)$.

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$(x - 3)$ is a factor of $x^3 - kx^2 + 2kx - 9$, where $k$ is a real constant.

Find the value of $k$.

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Given that $(3x + 2)$ is a factor of $3x^3 + kx^2 - 7x - 6$, find the value of $k$.

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When $p(x) = 2x^4 - 7x^2 + kx + 3$ is divided by $(x + 2)$, the remainder is $1$.

Find the value of the real constant $k$.

Achieved

The polynomial $P(x) = x^3 + kx^2 - 5x + 6$ has $(x - 3)$ as a factor.

Find the value of $k$.

Merit

$f(x) = 2x^3 + ax^2 + bx - 3$, where $a$ and $b$ are real constants.

When $f(x)$ is divided by $(x - 1)$ the remainder is $-4$, and when $f(x)$ is divided by $(x + 2)$ the remainder is $-7$.

Find the values of $a$ and $b$.

Merit

The polynomial $p(x) = 2x^3 + ax^2 + bx - 4$ has $(2x + 1)$ as a factor. When $p(x)$ is divided by $(x - 2)$, the remainder is 10.

Find the values of $a$ and $b$.

Merit

$p(x) = 2x^3 + ax^2 + bx + 6$, where $a$ and $b$ are real constants.

$(x + 3)$ is a factor of $p(x)$, and when $p(x)$ is divided by $(x + 1)$ the remainder is $18$.

Find the values of $a$ and $b$, and hence factorise $p(x)$ fully.

Merit

The polynomial $P(x) = x^3 + ax^2 + bx + 6$ has $(x - 2)$ as a factor.

When $P(x)$ is divided by $(x + 1)$, the remainder is 6.

Find the values of $a$ and $b$.