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Use synthetic division to find the quotient and remainder when 3x³9x² + 8 is divided by x-2 bycompleting the parts below.(a) Complete this synthetic division table.2) 3 -9 0 8(b) Write your answer in the following form: Quotient +-29x + 8x³-93x-2Remainderx-2x-21184 FS=107

Use synthetic division to find the quotient and remainder when 3x³9x² + 8 is divided-example-1
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a) Complete the calculation as shown below

Therefore,


\Rightarrow(3x^3-9x^2+8)/(x-2)=3x^2-3x-6+((-4))/(x-2)

The answers to part b) are 3x^2-3x-6 and -4.

Use synthetic division to find the quotient and remainder when 3x³9x² + 8 is divided-example-1
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