document.write( "Question 319014: Use synthetic substitution to find P(c) for the given polynomial P(x) and the given number x:\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #228454 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"P%28x%29+=+4x%5E3+-+2x%5E2+%2B+x+-+1\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28-0.5%29=4%28-0.125%29-2%280.25%29-1.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28-0.5%29=-0.5-0.5-1.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28P%28-0.5%29=-2.5%29\"$
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