Answer:
the value of this function p(t) at t = -4 is also 0
Step-by-step explanation:
Recall that synthetic division in a problem such as this one returns a remainder, which is sometimes zero and is sometimes not. If not, then the remainder is the value of the given polynomial when evaluated at a given argument. We are to determine the remainder here when t = -4:
Setting up synthetic division:
-4 / 5 17 -8 13 -12
-20 12 -16 12
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5 -3 4 -3 0
Since the remainder is 0, the value of this function p(t) at t = -4 is also 0.
