Question

Use synthetic division to find the remainder when (5x2 - 2x + 1) is divided
by (x + 2).​

Answer 1

Answer:

If x - c is a factor, you can rewrite the original polynomial as (x - c) (quotient). You can use synthetic division to help you with this type of problem. The Remainder Theorem states that f(c) = the remainder. So if the remainder comes out to be 0 when you apply synthetic division, then x - c is a factor of f(x).