Use Synthetic Division to Find the Quotient and the Remainder $\frac { 5 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 1 } { x - 1 }$

question 21

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to find the quotient and the remainder. $\frac { 5 x ^ { 2 } + 2 x - 1 } { x - 1 }$

• A) \(\text { quotient: } - 6 x + 5 \text {; remainder: } - 7\)
• B) \(\text { quotient: } 5 x + 7 \text {; remainder: } 6\)
• C) \(\text { quotient: } 7 x + 6 \text {; remainder: } 7\)
• D) \(\text { quotient: } 7 x - 5 \text {; remainder: } 6\)
• E) \(\text { quotient: } 5 x + 7 \text {; remainder: } - 8\)

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