I have to find a,b and c so that this expression is a polynomial: (x^3+ax^2+bx+c)/(x−1)+(x^3+bx^2+cx+a)(x−2)+(x^3+cx^2+ax+b)/(x−3)

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2022-07-21

I have to find a,b and c so that this expression is a polynomial:
x 3 + a x 2 + b x + c x 1 + x 3 + b x 2 + c x + a x 2 + x 3 + c x 2 + a x + b x 3

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Brendon Bentley

Brendon Bentley

Beginner2022-07-22Added 11 answers

Divide with a remainder:
x 3 + a x 2 + b x + c x 1 = x 2 + b x + c + p x 1
and similarly for other summands. Then your question is reduced to the next one: when
p x 1 + q x 2 + r x 3
is a polynomial? The answer: only for p = q = r = 0, since the quadratic polynomial
p ( x 2 ) ( x 3 ) + q ( x 1 ) ( x 3 ) + r ( x 2 ) ( x 1 )
cannot be divided by ( x 1 ) ( x 2 ) ( x 3 ). Hence x 3 + a x 2 + b x + c is divided by x-1 etc.

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