Use synthetic division and the Remainder Theorem to find P(-5) if P(x) = -x^3 - 4x^2 + x - 2.

Question

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Answer 1

For the remainder theorem. Substitute (-5) for x and simplify.

For synthetic division:

-5| -1 -4 1 -2

Answer 2

p(x)=x^3+7x^2+4x a=-2