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Use Synthetic Division to divide 6x^3-10x^2+20 by x+1

Quotient:_____

Remainder:_____

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Answer:

the quotient is 6x^2 - 16x + 16, and the remainder is just 4

Explanation:

The polynomial 6x^3-10x^2+20 has coefficients {6, -10, 0, 20}. Division by the binomial x + 1 requires that we use -1 as the divisor. The synthetic division setup becomes:

-1 / 6 -10 0 20

-6 16 -16

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6 -16 16 4

Taking the coefficients {6, -16, 16}, we write the quotient as

6x^2 - 16x + 16, and the remainder as just 4.

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