How do you use synthetic division to divide (5x3+6x+8)÷(x+2)?

1 Answer
Apr 1, 2017

The quotient is =5x210x+26 and the remainder is =44

Explanation:

Let f(x)=5x3+6x+8

Let's perform the synthetic division

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aaaa#color(white)(aaaaaaa)|#aaaa5aaa10aaaaa26aaa44

f(x)=(x+2)(5x210x+26)44