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Given P(x) = (2x-1)(x-3)Q(x) + 12x - 8, where P(x) is a polynomial of degree 3. If P(x) is exactly divisible by x-1 and P(0)=10, find Q(x).
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-4x+6
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4 steps1) (b) Find .
Determine the degree of .
The given polynomial is .
The term is a quadratic, which has a degree of 2.
We are given that is of degree 3.
For the product to result in a polynomial of degree 3 (after considering the highest degree term), must be a linear polynomial (degree 1).
Let .Use the condition that is exactly divisible by .
By the Factor Theorem, if is exactly divisible by , then .
Substitute into the expression for :Since :
Use the condition that .
Substitute into the expression for :
Since :
Find using the values of and .
We have .
Using :So, .
Using :
Therefore, .
The final answer is .
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