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

question 90

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to determine the quotient and remainder for the division problem. $\left( x ^ { 3 } - 10 x - 12 \right) \div ( x + 2 )$

• A) \(Q : x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 6\)
• \(\mathrm { R } : 0\)
• B) \(\begin{array} { l }
• \text { Q: } x ^ { 2 } - 2 x + 6 \\
• \text { R: } - 1
• \end{array}\)
• C) \(\mathrm { Q } : x ^ { 2 } - 2 x + 6\)
• \(\mathrm { R } : 0\)
• D) \(Q : x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 6\)
• \(\mathrm { R } : 0\)
• E) \(Q : x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 6\)
• \(\mathrm { R } : 1\)

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