When doing synthetic division the last number down on the right side...
A) Is the numberator of the remainder
B) Is ignored
C) Is the denominator of the remainder

Question

When doing synthetic division the last number down on the right side...
A) Is the numberator of the remainder
B) Is ignored
C) Is the denominator of the remainder

ganeshie8 · Answer

http://www.onlinemath4all.com/images/remainder-1.jpg

anonymous · Answer

numerator or denominator?

ganeshie8 · Answer

numerator = remainder
denominator = divisor (always)

aum · Answer

In the link above if we assume we are doing that synthetic division to divide the polynomial 3x^3 - 2x^2 + 6x - 7  by  (x-2) then the remainder will be 21 / (x-2).