A baby is born weighing 120 ounces. At 1 year, the same baby weighs 14 pounds. How many pounds did the bay gain?
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You can find the remainder right away by simply plugging in 
. The polynomial remainder theorem guarantees that the value of 
is the remainder upon dividing 
by 
, but I digress...
Synthetic division yields
3 | 2 -11 18 -15
. | 6 -15 9
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
. | 2 -5 3 -6
which translates to
(and note that
, as expected)
Synthetic division yields
3 | 2 -11 18 -15
. | 6 -15 9
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
. | 2 -5 3 -6
which translates to
(and note that