Use Synthetic Division to Perform the Division $$\frac { x ^ { 3 } + \frac { 5 } { 2 } x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - \frac { 3 } { 2 } } { x + \frac { 1 } { 2 } }$$

question 321

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to perform the division.
- $$\frac { x ^ { 3 } + \frac { 5 } { 2 } x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - \frac { 3 } { 2 } } { x + \frac { 1 } { 2 } }$$

• A) \(x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 3\)
• B) \(x ^ { 2 } - \frac { 13 } { 2 } x + \frac { 7 } { 2 } - 2\)
• C) \(x ^ { 2 } - \frac { 13 } { 2 } x + \frac { - 2 } { x + 1 }\)
• D) \(x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 6\)

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