Q.

What must be subtracted or added to p(x) = 8x4 + 14x3 – 2x2 + 8x – 12 so that 4x2 + 3x − 2 is a factor of p(x)?


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a

15x − 14

b

12x − 14

c

15x − 16

d

12x − 16 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Given p(x) = 8x4 + 14x3 – 2x2 + 8x – 12 and let q(x) = 4x2 + 3x – 2.
We need to find what must be added or subtracted from p(x) so that q(x) becomes a factor of p(x). For this, we will find the remainder when p(x) is divided by q(x). As the remainder will be the added term in p(x), we will subtract it from p(x) to obtain the required answer.
Let us use long division method for dividing 8x4 + 14x3 – 2x2 + 8x – 12 by 4x2 + 3x – 2.
2x2+2x1
4x2 + 3x – 2 )8x4+ 14x3- 2x2+ 8x-12̲  - 8x4 + 6x3 - 4x2
     0+8x3+ 2x2+ 8x-12̲
         - (8x3+ 6x2- 4x)
              0-4x2+ 12x-12̲
 − (− 4x2 − 3x +2 )
                                          0+15x-14̲
So 15x−14 is the required remainder.
Hence, we will have to subtract 15x−14 from 8x4 + 14x3 – 2x2 + 8x – 12 so that 4x2 + 3x – 2 become its factor.
So, option (1) is correct.
 
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