Activity
1 A) Fill in the blanks with words and symbols that will best complete the statements given below. 1) If p(x) is divided by (x+1) using synthetic division, the value of r to be used will be equal to
2) If p(x) is divided by (2x -1) using synthetic division, the value of r to be used will be equal to
3) If p(a) is divided by (a+1), then the remainder is 4) If p(a) is divided by (a+1), and the remainder is equal to zero, then (a+1) is a ? of p(a).
B) Divide (203 - 3a2 - 4a - 17) by (a - 3) using synthetic division.​