Since 2
x2 + 3
x - 2 is of degree 2, so when
p(
x) = 4
x4 - 2
x3 - 6
x2 +
x - 5 is divided by
q(
x) = 2
x2 + 3
x - 2, the remainder should be a linear expression (degree of remainder < degree of divisor).
Let the remainder
r(x) = ax + b for exact division this remainder should be subtracted from
p(
x) Now let
f(x) = p(x) - r(x) = 4
x4 - 2
x3 - 6
x2 +
x - 5 - (
ax + b)
f(x) = 4
x4 - 2
x3 - 6
x2 + (1 -
a) x - 5 -
bAgain, we have
q(x) = 2x2 + 3x - 2
= 2x2 + 4x - x - 2
= 2x (x + 2) - 1(x + 2)
= (x + 2) (2x - 1)Since
x + 2 and 2
x - 1 are factors of
q(x) and
f(x) is exactly divisible by q(x), hence (x + 2) and (2x - 1) are also factors of f(x), i.e.
f(-2) = 0 and
f(

) = 0
.
..
f(-2)=4(- 2)
4 - 2(- 2)
3 - 6(- 2)
2 + (1 - a) (- 2) - b - 5 = 0
⇒ 64 + 16 - 24 - 2 + 2
a - b - 5 = 0
⇒
2a - b = - 49 …… (i)
Again
f(

) = 0
⇒ 4 (

)
4- 2(

)
3 - 6 (

)
2 + (1 -
a) x

-
b - 5 = 0
⇒ -

-

+

-

-b - 5 = 0
⇒ -

- b - 6 = 0
⇒
a + 2b = - 12 …… (ii)
Solving eqns (i) and (ii), we get
a = - 22 and
b = 5.
.
..
r(x) = - 22
x + 5 should be subtracted.