Answer:
A) 29/8
Step-by-step explanation:
On the left side of the equals sign, we have five x's and nine -1's.
On the right side of the equals sign, we have three -x's and twenty 1's.
Both sides are equal, so:
5(x) + 9(-1) = 3(-x) + 20(1)
5x − 9 = -3x + 20
Add 3x to both sides.
8x − 9 = 20
Add 9 to both sides.
8x = 29
Divide both sides by 8.
x = 29/8
First question:
I urge you to perform the division using the synthetic division method:
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-4 / 1 3 -6 -6 8
-4 4 8 -8
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1 -1 -2 2 0
Note that there is no remainder. When this is the case, the divisor (here, that's -4) is a root of the given polynomial, and the value of that polynomial, g(-4), is 0.
If the remainder were not 0, then the remainder represents the value of the polynomial for that particular divisor. For example, if x = -3, the remainder is -28. We'd write that as g(-3) = -28.
But here, g(-4) = 0.
