Question

Use synthetic substitution to evaluate P(x) = x3 + 3x2 - 6 for x = 5.

P(5) = _____ Enter a number only.

Answer 1

The trap here is forgetting that there is also a term for \(x\) which has a coefficient of \(0\) but still must be accounted for in the procedure to get the correct answer.

Answer 2

Thanks haha I got the answer :) can you help me on another problem?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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