document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074816>Question 1074816</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of a cylinder whose height equal to x – 3, is modeled by the polynomial function x^3 – 11x^2 + 26x – 6. Find the circular base area of the cylinder.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I was thinking maybe start doing synthetic division, but I'm really not sure. And if it is just a synthetic division problem, what do I do after that?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #689464 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=689464\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you do synthetic or polynomial division, the quotient is x^2-8x+2, and that is the base area of the cylinder.  If you multiply that by (x-3), you get the cubic function above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem doesn't ask for the radius or anything more than the area. </SPAN>\n" );
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