Perform the Division $\frac { 8 a ^ { 3 } - 16 a ^ { 2 } + 9 } { 2 a - 3 }$

question 168

Multiple Choice

Perform the division. $\frac { 8 a ^ { 3 } - 16 a ^ { 2 } + 9 } { 2 a - 3 }$

• A) \(4 a ^ { 2 } + 2 a - 3\)
• B) \(4 a ^ { 2 } - 2 a - 3\)
• C) \(4 a ^ { 2 } + 2 a + 3\)
• D) \(3 - 2 a - 4 a ^ { 2 }\)
• E) \(4 a ^ { 2 } - 2 a + 3\)

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Definitions:

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Impossibility Theorem

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