Use Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem to Find the Indicated

question 287

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division and the Remainder Theorem to find the indicated function value.
- $$f ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } - 2 x ^ { 3 } - 5 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x - 4 ; f \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)$$

• A) \(- \frac { 23 } { 16 }\)
• B) \(- \frac { 23 } { 32 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 23 } { 16 }\)
• D) \(- \frac { 3 } { 2 }\)

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