Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 2 - Section 2.4 - Dividing Polynomials; Remainder and Factor Theorems - Exercise Set - Page 365: 67

Answer

Makes sense.

Work Step by Step

This statement makes sense because the coefficients used in a synthetic division are ordered, which means that the variables and exponents that appeared in a long division are actually contained in a synthetic division.
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