Use Synthetic Division to Divide $\frac { 4 x ^ { 3 } + 20 x ^ { 2 } - 27 x - 18 } { x + \frac { 1 } { 2 } }$

question 9

Multiple Choice

Use synthetic division to divide.​ $\frac { 4 x ^ { 3 } + 20 x ^ { 2 } - 27 x - 18 } { x + \frac { 1 } { 2 } }$ ​

• A) \(4 x ^ { 2 } + 18 x + 36 , x \neq - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• B) \(4 x ^ { 2 } + 18 x - 36 , x \neq - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• C)​ \(4 x ^ { 2 } - 18 x - 36 , x \neq - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• D) \(- 4 x ^ { 2 } + 18 x - 36 , x \neq - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• E) \(- x ^ { 2 } - 18 x - 36 , x \neq - \frac { 1 } { 2 }\)

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