SOLUTION: Use synthetic division to decide whether the given number is a zero of the given polynomial. 2; f(x) = -x^4 - 4x^2 + 3x + 26

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Question 45600: Use synthetic division to decide whether the given number is a zero of the given polynomial.
2; f(x) = -x^4 - 4x^2 + 3x + 26

Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(x) = -x^4 - 4x^2 + 3x + 26
2 | -1 .. 0 .. -4 .. 3 .. 26
......-1....-2....-8....-13....0
(x - 2) is a zero of this polynomial.