SOLUTION: What is the remainder when P(x)=3x^3-x^2+4x-9 is divided by x-1? Working with the Remainder Theorm, couldn't find proper place to file; hope this is close enough!

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Question 188981: What is the remainder when P(x)=3x^3-x^2+4x-9 is divided by x-1?
Working with the Remainder Theorm, couldn't find proper place to file; hope this is close enough!

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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using synthetic division:
1 | 3 -1 4 -9
|
|____ 3__2____6_____________
3 2 6 -3
:
so we have so the remainder is -3