Question

use synthetic division and remainder theorem to find P(a)


P(x)=x^4+10x^3+8x^2+4x+10;a=2

Answer 1

so the question must not actually be how do i add and multiply ...

Answer 2

divide by x-a. the remainder will be the same as P(2)

Answer 3

synthetic can be a little odd at first since we tend to be used to the longhand division