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Published on: August 14, 2026
Let
and
be a polynomial of degree greater than 2. If
leaves remainders
and
when divided respectively by
and
, the remainder when
is divided by
, is
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Let
be the remainder when
is divided by (
). Then,

where
is the quotient.
It is given that
and
.
and
[Using (i)]
and 
Remainder 
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