Consider the expression, (x+3)2(x−2)8 = (x+3)2Ax+B+x−2C(x+3)2(x−2)8=(x+3)2(x−2)(Ax+B)(x−2)+C(x+3)28=(x+3)2(x−2)(Ax+B)(x−2)+C(x+3)2 Putting x = 2, we get C=258 Putting x = 0, we get 8=B(−2)+C(9)=−2B+258(9)B=25−64 Putting x =1, we get 8=(A+B)(−1)+C(4)28=−A−B+16C8=−A+2564+25128A=25−8 Now, 25(B+8C−A)=25(25−64+2564+258) = 8