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The area of a square 'A' is 25 cm2. The perimeter of square 'B' is 12
What is the area of square 'c'?
A
C С
B
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Factor Theorem
In this part, we will look at the Factor Theorem, which uses the remainder theorem and learn how to factorise polynomials. Further, we will be covering the splitting method and the factor theorem method.
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Factor Theorem
remainder and factor theorem
If p(x) is a polynomial of degree n > 1 and a is any real number, then
x – a is a factor of p(x), if p(a) = 0, and
p(a) = 0, if x – a is a factor of p(x).
Let’s look at an example to understand this theorem better.
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Example:
Examine whether x + 2 is a factor of x3 + 3x2 + 5x + 6.
Solution: To begin with, we know that the zero of the polynomial (x + 2) is –2. Let p(x) = x3 + 3x2 + 5x + 6
Then, p(–2) = (–2)3 + 3(–2)2 + 5(–2) + 6 = –8 + 12 – 10 + 6 = 0
According to the factor theorem, if p(a) = 0, then (x – a) is a factor of p(x). In this example, p(a) = p(- 2) = 0
Therefore, (x – a) = {x – (-2)} = (x + 2) is a factor of ‘x3 + 3x2 + 5x + 6’ or p(x).