Find the value of a when x^3+ax^2+3x+1 is divided by x+3 and the remainder is -2. Help, Please?
1 Answer
Mar 28, 2018
The value of
Explanation:
By the remainder theorem, we have:
(-3)^3 + a(-3)^2 + 3(-3) + 1 = -2
-27 + 9a - 9 + 1 = -2
9a = 33
a = 11/3
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