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Use synthetic division to find (x27x+12)÷(x4)(x^2 - 7x + 12) \div (x - 4).\newlineWrite your answer in the form q(x)+rd(x)q(x) + \frac{r}{d(x)}, where q(x)q(x) is a polynomial, rr is an integer, and d(x)d(x) is a linear polynomial. Simplify any fractions.\newline_________

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Q. Use synthetic division to find (x27x+12)÷(x4)(x^2 - 7x + 12) \div (x - 4).\newlineWrite your answer in the form q(x)+rd(x)q(x) + \frac{r}{d(x)}, where q(x)q(x) is a polynomial, rr is an integer, and d(x)d(x) is a linear polynomial. Simplify any fractions.\newline_________
  1. Set up synthetic division: Set up synthetic division with 44 as the root from x4x - 4 and the coefficients of x27x+12x^2 - 7x + 12 as 11, 7-7, and 1212.
  2. Perform synthetic division: Perform synthetic division: Bring down the leading coefficient 11. Multiply 44 by 11 and write the result 44 under \$\(-7\)\). Add \$\(-7\)\) and \(4\) to get \$\(-3\)\). Multiply \(4\) by \$\(-3\)\) and write the result \$(\(-12\))\) under \(12\). Add \(12\) and \$\(-12\)\) to get \(0\).
  3. Write the result: Write the result of synthetic division. The quotient is \(x - 3\) and the remainder is \(0\).
  4. Express the result: Express the result as \(q(x) + \frac{r}{d(x)}\). Since the remainder is \(0\), the result is simply \(q(x)\), which is \(x - 3\).

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