Questions:
1. Observe the remainder in number 1 and the value of its polynomial.
What have you noticed?
2. How about the remainder in number 2 and the value of its polynomial?
3. Why do we need to equate the divisors in tasks 1 and 2 to zero?
4. What conclusion/s can you establish between the remainder and the
value of the given polynomial?
Answers & Comments
The general form of a polynomial is axn + bxn-1 + cxn-2 + …. + kx + l, where each variable has a constant accompanying it as its coefficient. The different types of polynomials include; binomials, trinomials, and quadrinomial.
Examples of polynomials are; 3x + 1, x2 + 5xy – ax – 2ay, 6x2 + 3x + 2x + 1 etc.