document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998816>Question 998816</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If f(y)=13y^4+5y^3–12y^2–18y–32, use synthetic division to find f(-1). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Why use synthetic division?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why not just substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in the equation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28y%29=13y%5E4%2B5y%5E3%9612y%5E2%9618y%9632 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28y%29=13y%5E4%2B5y%5E3%9612y%5E2%9618y%9632\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=13%28-1%29%5E4%2B5%28-1%29%5E3%9612%28-1%29%5E2%9618%28-1%29%9632 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=13%28-1%29%5E4%2B5%28-1%29%5E3%9612%28-1%29%5E2%9618%28-1%29%9632\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=13%281%29%2B5%28-1%29%9612%281%29%9618%28-1%29%9632 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=13%281%29%2B5%28-1%29%9612%281%29%9618%28-1%29%9632\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=13-5%9612%2B18%9632 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=13-5%9612%2B18%9632\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=31-49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=31-49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28-1%29=-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28-1%29=-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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