document.write( "Question 920396: Use the factor theorem and synthetic division to determine whether or not the first polynomial is a factor of the second.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x + 1); x^4 + 4x^3 - 7x + 99\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I worked on this myself, and this is as far as I got:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-1)^4 + 4 (-1)^3 - 7 (-1) + 99 which turns into...
\n" ); document.write( "... 1 - 4 + 7 + 99 = 103.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I haven't gone into synthetic division, and I'm not sure if I got this right to begin with, please correct me if I'm wrong.\r
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The resulting quotient coefficients are 1, 3, -3, -4; and a remainder of 103 results. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B1\"$ is not a factor of the polynomial. You can use regular polynomial division if you are not yet familiar with synthetic division, but synthetic division can be faster for this exercise. \n" ); document.write( "

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