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Grade 10Magical Mathematics[Interesting Approach]

Find integers a and b such that x2_x-1 divides ax17+bx16+1=0

Profile image of Ahalya
11 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Yash Baheti
11 Years ago
Hi,

Perform the long division for the two equations.
The division will go till u cancel all x terms, in the end some constants will be left, you have to equate them to zero, coz if the first equation divides the second than the remainder must be zero.

Calculate a and b then.