Use Synthetic Division to Determine the Quotient and Remainder for the Division

question 119

Short Answer

Use synthetic division to determine the quotient and remainder for the division problem. $\left( 2 x ^ { 4 } - x ^ { 3 } - 8 x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 2 \right) \div ( x + 2 )$

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