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swat32
3 years ago
8

If x+a is a factor of 2x²+2ax+5x+10,find a.

Mathematics
1 answer:
vazorg [7]3 years ago
5 0

If x+a is a factor of the polynomial, it means that -a is a root of the polynomial.

In fact, if a polynomial p(x) has a root x_0 (i.e. p(x_0)=0), then the polynomial is divisible by (x-x_0)

In your case, you know that the polynomial is divisible by (x+a)=(x-(-a)), so -a is a solution.

Let's evaluate p(-a) and set it to zero:

2(-a)^2+2a(-a)+5(-a)+10 = 0 \iff 2a^2-2a^2-5a+10=0 \iff -5a+10 = 0 \iff a = 2

We can check the answer: if a=2 the polynomial becomes

2x^2+2(2)x+5x+10 = 2x^2+9x+10

And we're claiming that -a=-2 is a root of this polynomial:

2(-2)^2+9(-2)+10 = 2\cdot 4 - 18 + 10 = 0

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