Exercise · ZW-POLYNOMIAL-DIVISION-ALGORITHM-010 · ★★★ Advanced
In \(\mathbb{Z}_3[x]\), how many different remainders are possible when dividing by a polynomial of degree 2?
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- C. \(9\)
Explanation
The remainders are \(0\) or polynomials of degree at most 1: \(ax+b\) with \(a,b\in\mathbb{Z}_3\), that is, \(3\cdot3=9\) polynomials (zero included). Counting only the nonzero ones gives 8.
Review the concept: Polynomial division algorithm
Given polynomials \(f\) and \(g\neq 0\) over a field \(F\), there exist a unique quotient \(q\) and a unique remainder \(r\) satisfying the equality below, with \(r\) zero or of degree less than that of \(g\).
\[f=gq+r,\qquad r=0\ \text{ or }\ \deg r<\deg g\]
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