Question

How do you use synthetic division to find: f(-2): `f(x) = 3x^4 - 2x^2 + 1`?

Answer 1

Simply divide f(x) by (x+2)

Explanation:

If you divide f(x) by (x+2), the remainder will equal f(-2)

In this case, the remainder equals 41 and f(-2) also equals 41

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