Question

When 2x+1 is divided into `4x6^4-15x^2+px+6`, the remainder is 2, how do you find p?

Answer 1

Perform the division (using polynomial long division or synthetic division); equate the remainder to `2`, and solve for `p` to get:
`p=1`

Explanation:

`{: (,,2x^3,-x^2,-7x,+(p+7)/2,), (,,"------","------","------","--------","------"), (2x+1,")",4x^4,,-15x^2,+px,+6), (,,4x^4,+2x^3,,,), (,,"------","------",,,), (,,,-2x^3,-15x^2,,), (,,,-2x^3,x^2,,), (,,,"------","------",,), (,,,,-14x^2,+px,), (,,,,-14x^2,-7x,), (,,,,"------","------",), (,,,,,(p+7)x,+6), (,,,,,(p+7)x,+(p+7)/2), (,,,,,"--------","------"), (,,,,,,6-(p+7)/2) :}`

We are told the remainder `=2`
So
`color(white)("XXX")6-(p+7)/2 = 2`

`color(white)("XXX")(p+7)/2 = 4`

`color(white)("XXX")p+7 = 8`

`color(white)("XXX")p=1`