document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166180>Question 166180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not sure if this is the right section, but I will still ask.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.  Use synthetic division to find f(-3) for f(x)2x^3-6x^2-5x+7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.  One factor of f(x)=x^3+x^2-22x-40 is x+4.  Find the other factors.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I must show my work and have no textbook to explain.  Will you PLEASE HELP!!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122454 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122454\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. You don't need synthetic division to find f(-3). Just substitute.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Here you need the synthetic division.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Showing synthetic division is a little difficult.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first part will show the factor (left hand column), then the factor times the divisor,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the next line will show the subtraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Repeat.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hopefully it makes sense.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "..........._______________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)|x^3+x^2-22x-40 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2:...x^3+4x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..................-3x^2-22x-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x:..........-3x^2-12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".............................-10x-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10:......................-10x-40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can factor the quadratic,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and substitute back,<BR>\n" );
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