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Let P(x) = x2 +bx+c, where b and c are integer. If P(x) is a factor of both x4 +6x2 +25 and 

3x4 +4x2 +28x+5, find the value of P(1).

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answer is 4.

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Detailed Solution

 

P(x)=x2+bx+c is a factor of x4+6x2+25 x4+6x2+25=x4+10x24x2+25 x4+10x2+254x2=x2+52(2x)2 x4+6x2+25=x2+2x+5x22x+5

3x4+4x2+28x+5=3x46x3+15x2+6x311x2+28x+5 =3x2x22x+5+6x312x2+30x+x22x+5 =3x2x22x+5+6xx22x+5)+x22x+5 3x4+4x2+28x+5=x22x+53x2+6x+1  So, P(x)=x22x+5
 

Hence P(1)=4

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Let P(x) = x2 +bx+c, where b and c are integer. If P(x) is a factor of both x4 +6x2 +25 and 3x4 +4x2 +28x+5, find the value of P(1).