Synthetic Long Division Examples

(2x³ - 5x² + 3x + 7) ÷ (x - 2)

• 2x³ - x² + x + 9

• 2x² - x + 1

• 2x² - x + 1 + 9/x-2

• 2x² - 9x - 15 - 23/x-2

(2x³ + 5x² + 9) ÷ (x + 3)

• 2x² - x + 3

• 2x³ - x² + 3x

• 2x² + 11x + 33 + 108/x+3

• 2x² - 5x + 12

(2x³ - 5x - 7) ÷ (x - 2)

• 2x³ - 4x² + 3x - 13

• 2x³ + 4x² +3x - 1

• 2x² - 4x + 3 - 13/x-2

• 2x² + 4x + 3 - 1/x-2

(3x³ + 5x - 1) ÷ (x + 1)

• 3x³ - 3x² + 8x - 9

• 3x² - 3x + 8 - 9/x+1

• 3x² + 3x + 8 + 7/x+1

• 3x³ + 3x² + 8x + 7

(2x⁴-7x³+14x²-55x+21)

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(2x-7)

use synthetic division

• x²+7x-3

• 2x³+14x-6

• x²-7x+6

• 2x³+7x-3

What is the proper way to write the answer for the following problem? 

• 2x³-x²-25x-12

• 2x⁴-x³-25x²-12x+0

Divide using synthetic division 
(2x³ + 4x² - 5) by (x + 3).

• 2x² + 2x - 4  R(-12)

• 2x² - 2x + 6  R(-23)

• 2x² - 2x + 8  R(-20)

• 2x² - 4x + 1  R0

• x + 5 + (2/2x - 4)
• x - 8
• x - 5 + (3/2x - 4)
• x + 5

If you were dividing x⁶ + 4x³ + 2, how many 0's would you need when setting up the top row of your synthetic division?

• 0

• 2

• 4

• 6

• x - 7
• x² - 7
• x + 7
• x² + 3x - 54