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5.4 Exercise 42

Avg difficulty 2.5

Use synthetic division to find the quotient. Ensure the equation is in the form required by synthetic division. (Hint: divide the dividend and divisor by the coefficient of the linear term in the divisor.)

( 4 x 3 −5 x 2 +13 )÷(x+4) \left(4 x^{3} - 5 x^{2} + 13\right) \div \left(x + 4\right)

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