Find remainder when $ 3x^{3}-2x^{2}-16 $ is divided by $ x-2 $.

The synthetic division table is:

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&3&-2&0&-16\\& & 6& 8& \color{black}{16} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{3}&\color{blue}{4}&\color{blue}{8}&\color{orangered}{0} \end{array} $$

The remainder when $ 3x^{3}-2x^{2}-16 $ is divided by $ x-2 $ is $ \, \color{red}{ 0 } $.

We can find remainder using synthetic division method.

Step 1 : Write down the coefficients of the dividend into division table. Put the zero from $ x -2 = 0 $ ( $ x = \color{blue}{ 2 } $ ) at the left.

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{2}&3&-2&0&-16\\& & & & \\ \hline &&&& \end{array} $$

Step 1 : Bring down the leading coefficient to the bottom row.

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&\color{orangered}{ 3 }&-2&0&-16\\& & & & \\ \hline &\color{orangered}{3}&&& \end{array} $$

Step 2 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 2 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 3 } = \color{blue}{ 6 } $.

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{2}&3&-2&0&-16\\& & \color{blue}{6} & & \\ \hline &\color{blue}{3}&&& \end{array} $$

Step 3 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -2 } + \color{orangered}{ 6 } = \color{orangered}{ 4 } $

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&3&\color{orangered}{ -2 }&0&-16\\& & \color{orangered}{6} & & \\ \hline &3&\color{orangered}{4}&& \end{array} $$

Step 4 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 2 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 4 } = \color{blue}{ 8 } $.

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{2}&3&-2&0&-16\\& & 6& \color{blue}{8} & \\ \hline &3&\color{blue}{4}&& \end{array} $$

Step 5 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 0 } + \color{orangered}{ 8 } = \color{orangered}{ 8 } $

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&3&-2&\color{orangered}{ 0 }&-16\\& & 6& \color{orangered}{8} & \\ \hline &3&4&\color{orangered}{8}& \end{array} $$

Step 6 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 2 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 8 } = \color{blue}{ 16 } $.

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{2}&3&-2&0&-16\\& & 6& 8& \color{blue}{16} \\ \hline &3&4&\color{blue}{8}& \end{array} $$

Step 7 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -16 } + \color{orangered}{ 16 } = \color{orangered}{ 0 } $

$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&3&-2&0&\color{orangered}{ -16 }\\& & 6& 8& \color{orangered}{16} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{3}&\color{blue}{4}&\color{blue}{8}&\color{orangered}{0} \end{array} $$

Remainder is the last entry in the bottom row $ \left(\color{red}{ 0 }\right) $.

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