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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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