Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - Quiz - Page 381: 3

Answer

not a zero, $f(2)=38$

Work Step by Step

Use synthetic division as shown in the figure, we can find that the remainder is not zero, thus $k=2$ is not a zero of the function. Based on the Remainder Theorem, we have $f(2)=38$ which is the remainder.
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