UJUU J Given p(a) = (a^4 - 6a^3 + 3a^2 + 26a – 24) = 0
a) Check by the remainder or factor theorems which of these is a factor of the polynomial
p(a): (a - 1), (a - 2) or (a + 4).
b) By the remainder theorem, state the remainder when p(a) is divided by the binomial
which are not its factors.
c) Use the factor from (a) to divide p(a) by long division.
d) Use the factor from (a) to divide p(a) by synthetic division. (your answer should
correspond with that from (c)).

Plese read the complete procedure below:

Step-by-step explanation:

The polynomial is p(a) = (a^4 - 6a^3 + 3a^2 + 26a – 24)

a)

1   -6   3   26   -24    |  1    

     1   -5   -2    24

1   -5   -2   24    0

The remainder is zero, then (a-1) is a factor of the polynomial

b)

1   -6   3   26   -24    |  2    

     2  -8   10    72

1   -4   5   36    48

When p(a) is divided by (a-2) the remainder 28/p(a)

1   -6   3   26   -24    | - 4    

   -4  40  172  -792

1   -10  43  198  -816

When p(a) is divided by (a-2) the remainder -816/p(a)

c) I attached an image of the long division below:

linearly: 8560 bacteria

exponentially: approximately 75233 bacteria

step-by-step explanation:

assuming it is not exponential (we would have some really complicated logarithms), let's say it is linear. then, after 5 hours, it increased by 1200 bacteria, so every hour it increases by 240 bacteria. this means that after 19 hours, we get 19 * 240 + 4000 bacteria or 3800 + 760 + 4000 = 7800 + 760 = 8560 bacteria.

because it says round your answer, i will do this exponentially (with a calculator, of course). first, we need to find how much it multiplies by every hour, by taking the 5th root of 52/40 or 13/10. this is approximately 0.167. we still need to add 1 to this, because we are multiplying by that number, not adding that amount of the number. now, we just calculate 4000 * (1.167)^19. use a calculator to get approximately 75232.6, or 75233.