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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you use synthetic division to find P(2) and P(-1)? P(x) = x^5 - 4x^3 + 2x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

to be honest i dont know what synthetic division is

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have this so far, but I can't remember how to find P(-1) 2 | 1 0 -4 0 2 0 ........2 4 0 0 4 _____________ ....1 2 0 0 2 | 4 So, P(2) = 4

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