Use synthetic division to determine if 2 is a zero of f(x)=x^3-2x^2-13x-10

Question

Use synthetic division to determine if 2 is a zero of f(x)=x^3-2x^2-13x-10

Answer 1

Actually one would use synthetic substitution.

 

 

2 |  1  -2  -13  -10

           2     0  -26

      1   0   -13 -36