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Synthetic division uses which part of the dividend during the working?
AOnly its variables
BOnly its exponents
COnly its coefficients
DOnly its constant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Only its coefficients
1. Long division of polynomials repeats the same variables on every line.
2. Synthetic division drops the variables and lines up only the coefficients.
3. The bottom row then reads off the coefficients of the quotient, with the last entry as the remainder.
_Source: OpenStax Precalculus (CC BY 4.0), section 3.5 Dividing Polynomials_