Find remainder when $ 3x^{3}-7x^{2}+6x-14 $ is divided by $ x-2 $.
Answer
The synthetic division table is:
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&3&-7&6&-14\\& & 6& -2& \color{black}{8} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{3}&\color{blue}{-1}&\color{blue}{4}&\color{orangered}{-6} \end{array} $$The remainder when $ 3x^{3}-7x^{2}+6x-14 $ is divided by $ x-2 $ is $ \, \color{red}{ -6 } $.
Explanation
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.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{2}&3&-7&6&-14\\& & & & \\ \hline &&&& \end{array} $$Step 1 : Bring down the leading coefficient to the bottom row.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&\color{orangered}{ 3 }&-7&6&-14\\& & & & \\ \hline &\color{orangered}{3}&&& \end{array} $$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 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{2}&3&-7&6&-14\\& & \color{blue}{6} & & \\ \hline &\color{blue}{3}&&& \end{array} $$Step 3 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -7 } + \color{orangered}{ 6 } = \color{orangered}{ -1 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&3&\color{orangered}{ -7 }&6&-14\\& & \color{orangered}{6} & & \\ \hline &3&\color{orangered}{-1}&& \end{array} $$Step 4 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 2 } \cdot \color{blue}{ \left( -1 \right) } = \color{blue}{ -2 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{2}&3&-7&6&-14\\& & 6& \color{blue}{-2} & \\ \hline &3&\color{blue}{-1}&& \end{array} $$Step 5 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ 6 } + \color{orangered}{ \left( -2 \right) } = \color{orangered}{ 4 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&3&-7&\color{orangered}{ 6 }&-14\\& & 6& \color{orangered}{-2} & \\ \hline &3&-1&\color{orangered}{4}& \end{array} $$Step 6 : Multiply by the number on the left, and carry the result into the next column: $ \color{blue}{ 2 } \cdot \color{blue}{ 4 } = \color{blue}{ 8 } $.
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}\color{blue}{2}&3&-7&6&-14\\& & 6& -2& \color{blue}{8} \\ \hline &3&-1&\color{blue}{4}& \end{array} $$Step 7 : Add down last column: $ \color{orangered}{ -14 } + \color{orangered}{ 8 } = \color{orangered}{ -6 } $
$$ \begin{array}{c|rrrr}2&3&-7&6&\color{orangered}{ -14 }\\& & 6& -2& \color{orangered}{8} \\ \hline &\color{blue}{3}&\color{blue}{-1}&\color{blue}{4}&\color{orangered}{-6} \end{array} $$Remainder is the last entry in the bottom row $ \left(\color{red}{ -6 }\right) $.