Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 542: 2

Answer

See below.

Work Step by Step

The first number corresponds to the root of the linear division $x+5=0$, thus it is $x=-5.$ The rest of the numbers are the coefficients of the dividend, $4,0,-8,-2,1$.
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