How do you use synthetic division to divide #3x^3 – 4x – 1 # by #x+1#? Precalculus Real Zeros of Polynomials Synthetic Division 1 Answer bp · Stefan V. Sep 6, 2015 #3x^2 -3x-1# Explanation: Write the coefficient of #x^3#, #x^2#,...in a single row and write synthetic division using #(-1)#, as shown in the picture Answer link Related questions What is synthetic division? What are common mistakes students make with synthetic division? How do I find the quotient and remainder using synthetic division? How do you write the remainder in synthetic division? How do I find the quotient #(x^3+5x^2+x-15)/(x+3)# by using synthetic division? How do I find the roots of a polynomial function by using synthetic division? How can synthetic division be used to factor a polynomial? How do I use synthetic division to find #p(-3)# for #p(x)=x^4-2x^3-4x+4#? Use synthetic division to find #p(4)# for #p(x)=x^4-2x^3-4x+4#? How do you use synthetic division to evaluate #f(3)# given that #f(x)=x^3+2x^2-7x+8#? See all questions in Synthetic Division Impact of this question 1913 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License