document.write( "Question 470797: Use synthetic division to determine which of the following values of \"c\" is a
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Algebra.Com's Answer #322935 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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-3	\|	4	37	6	-27
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		4	25	-69	180

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5	\|	4	37	6	-27
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		4	57	291	1428

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-8	\|	4	37	6	-27
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		4	5	-34	245

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8	\|	4	37	6	-27
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		4	69	558	4437

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-4	\|	4	37	6	-27
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		4	21	-78	285

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