Use Synthetic Division to Divide $\left( x ^ { 3 } - 48 x + 128 \right) \div ( x - 4 )$

question 39

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to divide. $\left( x ^ { 3 } - 48 x + 128 \right) \div ( x - 4 )$

• A) \(x ^ { 2 } + 4 x - 32\)
• B) \(x ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 48\)
• C) \(x ^ { 2 } + 8 x + 16\)
• D) \(x ^ { 2 } + 12 x + 32\)
• E) \(x ^ { 2 } + 16 x - 8\)

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