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The polynomial \(4x ^ {10} - x ^ 9 + 3x ^ {11} - 5x ^ 7 + c x ^ 6 + 2x ^ 5 - x ^ 4 + x ^ 3 - 4x ^ 2 + 6x - 2\) when divided by \(x - 1\) leaves a remainder \(2.\) Then the value of \(c + 6\) is

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The polynomial 4x10−x9+3x11−5x7+cx6+2x5−x4+x3−4x2+6x−24x ^ {10} - x ^ 9 + 3x ^ {11} - 5x ^ 7 + c x ^ 6 + 2x ^ 5 - x ^ 4 + x ^ 3 - 4x ^ 2 + 6x - 2 when divided by x−1x - 1 leaves a remainder 2.2. Then the value of c+6c + 6 is
  1. -1
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

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Correct answer: D - 5

The value of c+6c+6 is 5. The remainder theorem gives the remainder by substituting x=1x=1, where the terms other than cx6cx^6 sum to 33. Thus c+3=2c+3=2, so c=−1c=-1 and c+6=5c+6=5. The value −1-1 is the coefficient alone.

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