its definitely -2.5........
18/15/12/9 = 0.0111111111111
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The answer is A,

. This is because when plugging in -2 for x, the expression will look like this:

. To make the exponent positive, you have to flip it into a fraction. Then it will be

. Lastly, you simplify the denominator into 81.
Answer:
11/2, 22/4, 33/6, 44/8, 55/10, 66/12, 77/14, 88/16, 99/18, 110/20, 121/22, 132/24, 143/26, 154/28, 165/30, 176/32, 187/34, 198/36, 209/38, 220/40, and so on ...
Please write (x4 – 2) ÷ (x + 1) as <span>(x^4 – 2) ÷ (x + 1).
We can find the remainder using synth. div. as follows:
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-1 / 1 0 0 0 -2
-1 1 -1 1
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1 -1 1 -1 -1
The remainder is -1.</span>