Use synthetic division to determine the quotient and remainder for this question.

Solve: (x3 – 2x2 – 6x + 5) ÷ (x – 1)
Select one:
a. x2 – x – 9, remainder 4
b. x2 – x – 9, remainder 0
c. x – 9, remainder –4 Incorrect
d. x2 – x – 9, remainder –4

Question

Use synthetic division to determine the quotient and remainder for this question.
 
Solve: (x3 – 2x2 – 6x + 5) ÷ (x – 1)
Select one:
a. x2 – x – 9, remainder 4
b. x2 – x – 9, remainder 0
c. x – 9, remainder –4 Incorrect
d. x2 – x – 9, remainder –4

anonymous · Answer

i got remainder -2?! im so confused

anonymous · Answer

yes, you are right, the remainder is $-2$

anonymous · Answer

someone else told me the same thing i put C just to guess hmmm

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Looks like another typo. I'm getting remainder -2 as well

anonymous · Answer

FLVS?

anonymous · Answer

nvm

anonymous · Answer

anyways you are correct, stick with your guns
if you wrote the questions correctly, the remainder is definitely $-2$

anonymous · Answer

and the quotient is $x^2-x-7$

whpalmer4 · Answer

Possibly the problem was copied incorrectly.  If we use instead $$x^3-2x^2-8x+5$$the correct answer is among the choices given.