document.write( "Question 1092470: Determine the values of b so that when f(x) is divided by (x-2) the remainder is -2:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #707079 by Edwin McCravy(20063) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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I'll just do the first one:\r
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document.write( "2 | 1   -b      4   -20\r\n" );
document.write( "  |      2   4-2b   16-4b \r\n" );
document.write( "    1   2-b  8-2b   -4-4b\r\n" );
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document.write( "The remainder is -4-4b and it must equal to -2,\r\n" );
document.write( "so we set the remainder equal to -2:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                -4-4b = -2\r\n" );
document.write( "                +4      +4\r\n" );
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document.write( "                  -4b = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "                    b = \r\n" );
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