Use Synthetic Division to Divide $$\frac { 5 x ^ { 3 } + 25 x ^ { 2 } + 23 x + 12 } { x + 4 }$$

question 244

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to divide.
- $$\frac { 5 x ^ { 3 } + 25 x ^ { 2 } + 23 x + 12 } { x + 4 }$$

• A) \(5 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x + 3\)
• B) \(5 x + 5\)
• C) \(- 5 x ^ { 2 } - 4 x + 3\)
• D) \(\frac { 5 } { 4 } x ^ { 2 } + \frac { 25 } { 4 } x + \frac { 23 } { 4 }\)

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