document.write( "Question 960772: Use the remainder theorem to find P(-2) for P(x)= x^3+4x^2-4x-8. Specifically give the quotient and the remainder for the associated division and the value of P(-2).
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Perform synthetic division using that given \"root\" of -2. The remainder will be P(-2). That is the meaning of the Remainder Theorem.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The quotient part without the remainder is $\"x%5E2%2B2x-8\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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