In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.
Step 01:
Data:
x² - x - 20
(x - 5)
Step 02:
synthetic division:
(remainder)
x - 5 = 0
x = 5
5 | 1 - 1 - 20
| 5 20
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1 4 0
The answer is:
The remainder is 0