I understand synthetic division, I just don't know what to do when I am supposed to do it when I am not dividing with something like (x-5) instead I am supposed to divide with (3x-5).
2007-02-23 09:03:52 · 3 answers · asked by Pip 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
solve it for x so its x=5/3 then plug that in the synthetic division.
5/3 } 1 8 3 5
_____5/3________(I made this problem up, it doesn't work)
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get my point?
2007-02-23 09:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by K. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make the division by (x-5/3) and at the end multiply the quotient by 3
2007-02-23 17:50:38 · answer #2 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can only use synthetic division when the coefficent of x is 1
You cannot divide by (2x-9). In this case you want to use long division
2007-02-23 17:11:36 · answer #3 · answered by leo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋