Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
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ISBN: 9781285741550
Author: James Stewart
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Cam divided x² + 3x² - 4x-2 by the factor x-2 using synthetic division. His work is shown. Identify his
mistake.
21 3 -4
-2
2 10 12
156 10
10
x-2
x² + 5x² +6x +1
Cam added instead of subtracting the rows.
O Cam wrote the remainder incorrectly.
O Cam did not use a zero placeholder for the term.
O Cam should have used-2 as his "k" since the divisor was x - 2.
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Transcribed Image Text:Cam divided x² + 3x² - 4x-2 by the factor x-2 using synthetic division. His work is shown. Identify his mistake. 21 3 -4 -2 2 10 12 156 10 10 x-2 x² + 5x² +6x +1 Cam added instead of subtracting the rows. O Cam wrote the remainder incorrectly. O Cam did not use a zero placeholder for the term. O Cam should have used-2 as his "k" since the divisor was x - 2.
Identify the divisor in the division problem: 2²-6x-17
x+3
x²6x17
O x + 3
Ox-3
O x2 - 6x +17
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Transcribed Image Text:Identify the divisor in the division problem: 2²-6x-17 x+3 x²6x17 O x + 3 Ox-3 O x2 - 6x +17
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