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If f(x) = 2x^5-x^3 + 4, then what is the remainder when f(x) is divided by
x - 2?

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Answer:

60

Explanation:

Use synthetic division here (I'm going to try my best to draw it out on here lol)

Zeros are used in places where there is no value (For example, there is no x^4 value so we use a zero there)

2 | 2 0 -1 0 0 4

| | 4 8 14 28 56

2 4 7 14 28 60

The remainder is 60.