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Pre calc pls help, photo is here

Pre calc pls help, photo is here-example-1

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Answer: Choice C

Step-by-step explanation

If x = 5 is a root of Q(x), then x-5 is a factor of Q(x).

Since x-5 is a factor, it means:

Q(x) = (x-5)*P(x)

Replacing x with 5 will get us the following

Q(x) = (x-5)*P(x)

Q(5) = (5-5)*P(5)

Q(5) = 0*P(5)

Q(5) = 0

We don't need to worry about what P(5) is equal to, since it cancels with the 0. The only thing known about P(x) is that it's some quadratic.

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