1. Use the Remainder Theorem to find the remainder in each of the following
a. (x^(678)+2x-9)/(x+1)
b.(x^(1000)+3x^(999)+x-5)/(1+x)
c.(3x^(100)-27x^(98)+x^(2)-4)/(x-3)
d.(2k^(3)x^(3)+kx+4)/(kx+2), where k≠0
2. Let f(x)=x^(3)+2ax^(2)-5a^(2)x-6a^(3)
a. show that x-2a is a fator of f(x)
b. Hence, factorize x^(3)+2x^(2)-5x-6
3. Andy is going to hold a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum. Suppose the auditorium can accommodate at most 12000 people. He estimates that if the price for each ticket is $160, then all the tickets will be sold. For every increase of $1 in the ticket price, the number of tickets sold will decrease by 50.
a. Let $p be the price of each ticket and q be the number of tickets sold. Expess q in trems of p.
b. What should the price of each ticket be in order to get the maximum income?
4. If the expression (a+3i)(-2+3i) is a real number, find the value of the real number a.
5. If (2-i)(a+bi)=5+20i, where a and b are real numbers, find the values of a and b.
6. Let k be a constant. If the quadratic equation x^(2)+14x+k=0 has no real roots, find the range of values of k.