Question

Consider the division of 8y2 – 12y + 4 by 4y.





What are the values of a and b?

a = 2y and b = 3
a = and b = –3y
a = 2y and b = –3
a = and b = 3y

Answer 1

When you divide 8y^2 − 12y + 4 by 4y:

8y^2 − 12y + 4 = (4y)(2y − 3) + 4.

So the quotient is 2y − 3 and the remainder is 4 (a = 2y − 3, b = 4).