Use Synthetic Division to Perform the Division $$\frac { x ^ { 4 } + 81 } { x - 3 }$$

question 380

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to perform the division.
- $$\frac { x ^ { 4 } + 81 } { x - 3 }$$

• A) \(x ^ { 3 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } + 9 x + 27 + \frac { 162 } { x - 3 }\)
• B) \(x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } + 9 x - 27 + \frac { 162 } { x - 3 }\)
• C) \(x ^ { 3 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } + 9 x + 27 + \frac { 81 } { x - 3 }\)
• D) \(x ^ { 3 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } + 9 x + 27\)

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