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What is the remainder when x² - x - 20 is divided by x - 5?

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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

-------------------------

1 4 0

The answer is:

The remainder is 0

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