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According to the synthetic division below, which of the following statements

are true?
Check all that apply.

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Answer:

Options A, B & E are correct

Explanation:

In the synthetic division attached, we see that:

: 2 , -2 & -12 are the coefficient of the dividend of the function 2x² - 2x - 12

: The divisor is 3

Thus;

x = 3 is a root of f(x) = 2x² - 2x - 12

Thus, (x - 3) is a factor of the dividend which is the function f(x) = 2x² - 2x - 12

- Now, from the attached image, the coefficients of the quotient are 2 , 4

- The quotient will be 1 degree less than the dividend since it was divided by the factor (x - 3)

The degree of the dividend will be 2 since it contains x²

Thus, the degree of the quotient will be 1

Therefore, the quotient in factor form is (2x + 4)

Looking at the given statements in the options;

- Option A is true, because we have established earlier that 3 is a root of f(x) = 2x² - 2x - 12

- Option B is true because we have established that (x - 3) is a factor of 2x² - 2x - 12

- Option C is not true because the factor is (x + 3) and not (x - 3)

-Option D is not true because the root is 3 and not -3

- Option E is true because we have established that quotient as a factor is: (2x + 4)

Thus, the correct options are A , B , E

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