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OpenStudy (iwanttogotostanford):
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OpenStudy (freckles):
if (x+p) is a factor of a polynomial f(x) then that means when f is divided by (x+p) the remainder is 0
\[\frac{f(x)}{x+p}=Q(x)+\frac{R}{x+p} \\ R=0 \text{ since we know } (x+p) \text{ is a factor of } f \\ \frac{f(x)}{x+p}=Q(x)+\frac{0}{x+p} \\ \frac{f(x)}{x+p}=Q(x) \\ f(x)=Q(x)(x+p) \\ \text{ what happens when you enter in } -p ?\]
OpenStudy (freckles):
-p in place of x?*
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OpenStudy (iwanttogotostanford):
im not sure how to do that but for some reason i got f(-5)=0
OpenStudy (freckles):
replacing x with -p looks like this
f(-p)=Q(-p)(-p+p)
do you know what -p+p equals?
OpenStudy (iwanttogotostanford):
they cancel out?
OpenStudy (freckles):
-p+p is 0
so yes you have f(-p)=Q(-p)*0
anything times 0 is 0
so you have f(-p)=0
OpenStudy (freckles):
so you are right f(-5)=0
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OpenStudy (iwanttogotostanford):
ah, thank you!
OpenStudy (freckles):
np
OpenStudy (iwanttogotostanford):
could you check one more of mine?
OpenStudy (freckles):
k
OpenStudy (iwanttogotostanford):
I am pretty sure it is B
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OpenStudy (freckles):
f(x)=x^3 is odd degree and it looks like |dw:1446614611155:dw|
horrible drawing but the thing is you should notice about this odd degreed polynomial you have opposite end behavior (not same)
OpenStudy (freckles):
if f(x)=-x^3 then you have the graph looks like this:
|dw:1446614679883:dw|