Use Synthetic Division to Divide $\frac { - 4 x ^ { 3 } + 23 x ^ { 2 } - 31 x + 12 } { 4 x - 3 }$

question 73

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to divide. $\frac { - 4 x ^ { 3 } + 23 x ^ { 2 } - 31 x + 12 } { 4 x - 3 }$

• A) \(4 x ^ { 2 } + 12 x + 16\)
• B) \(x ^ { 2 } + 4 x - 4\)
• C) \(- 16 x ^ { 2 } + 12 x + 16\)
• D) \(- 4 x ^ { 2 } - 12 x + 16\)
• E) \(- x ^ { 2 } + 5 x - 4\)

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