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Show your process (best you can) for finding the remainder for the quotient:

( 4 x ^3 − 20 x ^2 + 18 x − 12 ) ÷ ( x − 4 )

User Evanjmg
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Answer:

The answer to your question is: remainder = -4

Explanation:

Using synthetic division

4x³ - 20x² + 18x - 12 / x -4

4 -20 18 -12 4

16 -16 8

4 -4 2 -4

4x² - 4x + 2 and remainder = -4

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