Provide an appropriate response.A friend suggests that the simplest way to evaluate P(0) for the polynomial P(x) = x9 - 5x8 - 7x5 - 28x3 + 2x -12 is to set c = 0 and use synthetic division. Do you agree? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. One possible answer follows.
No, I do not agree. The simplest way to evaluate is by direct substitution to get P(0) = -12.
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