SOLUTION: What is the correct answer to the following question?
The remainder when x^2+4x+5 is divided by x-2 is:
A) 17
B) 9
C) 1
D) -7
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Question 884356: What is the correct answer to the following question?
The remainder when x^2+4x+5 is divided by x-2 is:
A) 17
B) 9
C) 1
D) -7
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the remainder theorem to get
f(x) = x^2+4x+5
f(2) = (2)^2+4(2)+5
f(2) = 17
So the answer is A) 17
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