Use Synthetic Division to Perform the Division $$\frac { x ^ { 5 } - 3 x ^ { 4 } - 21 x ^ { 3 } + 20 x ^ { 2 } - 15 x + 21 } { x - 6 }$$

question 196

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to perform the division.
- $$\frac { x ^ { 5 } - 3 x ^ { 4 } - 21 x ^ { 3 } + 20 x ^ { 2 } - 15 x + 21 } { x - 6 }$$

• A) \(x ^ { 4 } + 3 x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 3 + \frac { 3 } { x - 6 }\)
• B) \(x ^ { 4 } + 3 x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x + 3 + \frac { 5 } { x - 6 }\)
• C) \(x ^ { 3 } + 3 x ^ { 2 } - 3 x + 2 + \frac { 3 } { x - 6 }\)
• D) \(x ^ { 4 } + 3 x ^ { 3 } - 3 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x + 3\)

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