In synthetic division of $p(x)$ by $(x - a)$, the value used is

In synthetic division of $p(x)$ by $(x - a)$, the value used is
  1. $a$
  2. $-a$
  3. $\dfrac{1}{a}$
  4. $0$

Solution

Synthetic division uses $a$ (the root of $x - a = 0$).

Asked in: MH-SSC-9

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