Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Correct steps to find the value of 'a' should be,
Braulio's synthetic division should be,
-1 | 1 5 a -3 11
-1 -4 (4 - a) (a - 1)
1 4 (a - 4) (1 - a) (a + 10)
Here remainder is (a + 10).
So (a + 10) = 17 ⇒ a = 7
Braulio Incorrectly found a value of 'a' because he should have used (-1) instead of 1.
Zahra's calculation by remainder theorem should be,
p(x) = x⁴ + 5x³ + ax² - 3x + 11
p(-1) = (-1)⁴ + 5(-1)³ + a(-1)² - 3(-1) + 11
= 1 - 5 + a + 3 + 11
= (a + 10)
Since, remainder of the solution is 17,
(a + 10) = 17 ⇒ a = 7
Zahra incorrectly found the value of 'a' because she incorrectly solved the powers to (-1).
