document.write( "Question 397683: How Can I find the quotient and the residue by using synthetic division??\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #281753 by richard1234(7193)\"\" \"About 
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Synthetic division only works when you're dividing by a polynomial of degree 1.\r
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