JAMB - Mathematics (1995 - No. 11)
Finds a positive value of p if the expression 2x2 - px + p leaves a remainder 6 when divided by x - p and q
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x - p,x = p
2p2 - p2 + p = 6
= p2 + p - 6
= 0
p = 3, 2
2p2 - p2 + p = 6
= p2 + p - 6
= 0
p = 3, 2