Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 2 - Section 2.4 - Dividing Polynomials; Remainder and Factor Theorems - Exercise Set - Page 365: 77

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We can write: $\frac{f(x)}{2x-4}=\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{f(x)}{x-2}$ Which shows that dividing by $2x-4$ is equivalent to dividing by $x-2$ using synthetic division and then multiplying the result by $\frac{1}{2}$.
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