Use Synthetic Division to Find the Quotient and Remainder $$\left( x ^ { 3 } - 5 \right) \div ( x - 1 )$$

question 70

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to find the quotient and remainder.
- $$\left( x ^ { 3 } - 5 \right) \div ( x - 1 )$$

• A) \(x ^ { 2 } + x + 1 + \frac { 5 } { x - 1 }\)
• B) \(x ^ { 2 } - x - 1\)
• C) \(x ^ { 3 } - x ^ { 2 } - x - 1\)
• D) \(x ^ { 2 } + x + 1 + \frac { - 4 } { x - 1 }\)

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