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Synthetic Division Practice Test

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Use synthetic division to divide $$P(x)=x^4-2x^3+0x^2+5x-6$$ by $$(x+1)=(x-(-1)).$$ Set up with $c=-1$ and coefficients $1,-2,0,5,-6$ (include the $0$). Read the quotient from the bottom row and the remainder as the last number (which equals $P(-1)$). Which result is correct?

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