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Evaluate (3x^3 + 10x^2 + 7x) / (x + 1) when x = [Fill in the answer].

a) [Fill in the answer]
b) 3x^2 + 7x + 4
c) 3x^2 + 7x + 7
d) 3x^2 + 4x + 7

User Fyasir
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Final answer:

The expression (3x^3 + 10x^2 + 7x) / (x + 1) is undefined at x = -1 because it results in division by zero. Hence, none of the given options can be evaluated at x = -1.

Step-by-step explanation:

To evaluate the expression (3x^3 + 10x^2 + 7x) / (x + 1) when x = -1, you can simply substitute -1 into the expression:

(3(-1)^3 + 10(-1)^2 + 7(-1)) / (-1 + 1) =
(-3 + 10 - 7) / 0.

However, this results in division by zero, which is undefined in mathematics. Therefore, we cannot evaluate the expression for x = -1 as it does not exist within the real number system.

Looking at the options provided, all of them are in the form of a polynomial 3x^2 + 7x + some constant term. Since the undefined expression resulted from dividing by zero when x = -1, there's a misunderstanding as none of the given options can be evaluated at x = -1 due to the division by zero issue.

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