If \(6x^3 + 2x^2 - 5x + 1\) divides \(x^2 - x - 1\), find the remainder.

We can use polynomial long division to find the quotient and remainder when (6x³ + 2x² - 5x + 1) is divided by (x² - x - 1). The first step is to divide the highest degree term of the dividend (6x³) by the highest degree term of the divisor (x²), which gives us 6x. We then multiply the divisor by this term to get 6x³ - 6x² - 6x, which we subtract from the dividend to get:

6x^3 + 2x^2 - 5x + 1
-(6x^3 - 6x^2 - 6x)
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     8x^2 + x + 1

We repeat the process with the new polynomial (8x² + x + 1) as the dividend, and the same divisor (x² - x - 1). Dividing the highest degree term (8x²) by the highest degree term of the divisor (x²) gives us 8, so we multiply the divisor by 8 to get 8x² - 8x - 8, which we subtract from the dividend to get:

8x^2 + x + 1
-(8x^2 - 8x - 8)
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        9x + 9

The remainder is 9x + 9. Therefore, the correct answer is 9x + 9.