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Use synthetic division to find P(-3) for P(x) = x^4 - 2x^3 - 4x + 4.
Please explain the steps for me pelase.

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anonymous · Answer

do you know how to do this one?

sleepyjess · Answer

Not really sure how you would use synthetic division to find this. This seems like substituting for x

anonymous · Answer

Ah

sleepyjess · Answer

So you would put in -3 for x
$-3^4~-~2(-3)^3~-~4(-3)~+~4$

sammixboo · Answer

Sorry but I am not good with this division :(

anonymous · Answer

So replace the x with -3 and solve?

sleepyjess · Answer

That is what I am thinking

sleepyjess · Answer

@sleepyhead314

anonymous · Answer

Hmm I had trouble trying this one didn't understand it.

sleepyjess · Answer

Are there any answer choices?

anonymous · Answer

No just showing work on how to do it and getting the answer.

anonymous · Answer

I wish i had choices though :( this is hard.

sleepyjess · Answer

Unless they want you to divide by x+3

anonymous · Answer

Probably that ^
I seen that a bit in some questions.

sleepyjess · Answer

If that is the case, would you like me to show you an example of synthetic division?

anonymous · Answer

Yes please.

anonymous · Answer

@sleepyjess can u plz check ur inbox?

sleepyjess · Answer

$x^3+2x^2-5x-6/x-2$

sleepyjess · Answer

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