document.write( "Question 1027327: Given the problem 2x^3-x^2-13x+10/2x+5 has a quotient of x^2-3x+1 and a remainder of 5, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?\r
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A. 2x+5 is factor of 2x^3-x^2-13x+10
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document.write( "A is false because for 2x+5 to be a factor, the \r\n" );
document.write( "remainder would have to be 0, not 5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "B is true because \"%22P%28x%29%22+=+%22Q%28x%29%22%2A%22D%28x%29%22+%2B+%22R%28x%29%22\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "where P(x) is the polynomial, Q(x) is the quotient,\r\n" );
document.write( "D(x) is the divisor, and R(x) is the remainder.\r\n" );
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document.write( "C as you have typed it is false because you have typed\r\n" );
document.write( "it incorrectly.  When algebra must be typed all on one \r\n" );
document.write( "line, you MUST put parentheses around any numerator or \r\n" );
document.write( "denominator that contains any addition, subtraction, \r\n" );
document.write( "multiplication or division.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "This is what you should have typed for C:\r\n" );
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document.write( "C. (2x^3-x^2-13x+10)/(2x+5)=x^2-3x+1+5/(2x+5) <--CORRECT\r\n" );
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document.write( "for when we don't have to write it all on one line, it\r\n" );
document.write( "means this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "C. \"%282x%5E3-x%5E2-13x%2B10%29%2F%282x%2B5%29=x%5E2-3x%2B1%2B5%2F%282x%2B5%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is not this, which you typed: \r\n" );
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document.write( "C. 2x^3-x^2-13x+10/2x+5=x^2-3x+1+5/2x+5\r\n" );
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document.write( "for, according to PEMDAS, that means this\r\n" );
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document.write( "C. \"2x%5E3-x%5E2-13x%2Bexpr%2810%2F2%29x%2B5=x%5E2-3x%2B1%2Bexpr%285%2F2%29x%2B5\"   <--INCORRECT\r\n" );
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document.write( "which is not at all what you meant.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Anyway C when typed correctly is true because \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%22P%28x%29%22%2F%22D%28x%29%22=%22Q%28x%29%22%2B%22R%28x%29%22%2F%22D%28x%29%22\" \r\n" );
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document.write( "But in the future, always be careful when typing algebra \r\n" );
document.write( "all on one line to put parentheses around any numerator \r\n" );
document.write( "or any denominator which contains any addition, subtraction, \r\n" );
document.write( "multiplication or division.\r\n" );
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