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Official 2018 Paper 1 · Q5

Paper 1Functions & graphsNumber & counting

The function ff is defined by f(x)=x3+ax2+bx+cf(x)=x^3+ax^2+bx+c.

aa, bb and cc take the values 1, 2 and 3 with no two of them being equal and not necessarily in this order.

The remainder when f(x)f(x) is divided by (x+2)(x+2) is RR.

The remainder when f(x)f(x) is divided by (x+3)(x+3) is SS.

What is the largest possible value of R−SR-S?

A−26-26
B55
C77
D1717
E2929

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