The remainder on dividing the polynomial by (where and are unequal) is . Find the coefficients in terms of . Find for the case divided by and show that they are integers.
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Solution
Let . So putting we get , . Solving, , .
In the case given , , so , . Note that , so and hence is a multiple of , so is an integer. , so is also an integer.
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