document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168595>Question 1168595</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use synthetic division and the remainder theorem to find the indicated function value <BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x)=2x^3-7x^2-5x+11; f(-3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I'd say that synthetic division and the remainder theorem are the last things I would use for this purpose.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why do not simply substitute the value of &nbsp;x= -3 &nbsp;into the formula and calculate ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is &nbsp;THE &nbsp;FIRST &nbsp;THING &nbsp;to do for this purpose.\r<BR>\n" );
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