Solution:
The answer is (C). P2 can be written as a product of first-degree factors, so it will be of the form
(x−α1)m1…(x−αk)mk
where α1,…,αk are all and only the solutions of the equation P2(x)=0. Since P1 divides P2, it follows that P1 can also be written as a product of first-degree factors, and in particular as a product of the same factors as P2 but with lower or equal multiplicity, that is
P1=(x−α1)n1…(x−αk)nk
with n1≤m1,…,nk≤mk. Since P1 has degree strictly less than P2, at least one of the previous relations must be a strict inequality, which implies that there exists at least one first-degree factor that divides both P2 and Q, that is, there exists at least one real number a such that P2(a)=Q(a)=0.