MCQ 511 Mark
If $f(x+1)=2 x^2+7 x+5$, then one of the factors of $f(x)$ is
- A$2 x+3$
- B$3 x+2$
- C$2 x-3$
- D$3 x-2$
Answer
View full question & answer→A. $2 x+3$
We have,
\[\begin{array}{ll} & f(x+1)=2 x^2+7 x+5 \\\Rightarrow \quad & f(u)=2(u-1)^2+7(u-1)+5, \text { where } x+1=u \text { or, } x=u-1 \\\Rightarrow \quad & f(u)=2 u^2+3 u \Rightarrow f(u)=u(2 u+3) \Rightarrow f(x)=x(2 x+3)\end{array}\]
Hence, $2 x+3$ is a factor of $f(x)$.
We have,
\[\begin{array}{ll} & f(x+1)=2 x^2+7 x+5 \\\Rightarrow \quad & f(u)=2(u-1)^2+7(u-1)+5, \text { where } x+1=u \text { or, } x=u-1 \\\Rightarrow \quad & f(u)=2 u^2+3 u \Rightarrow f(u)=u(2 u+3) \Rightarrow f(x)=x(2 x+3)\end{array}\]
Hence, $2 x+3$ is a factor of $f(x)$.