How do you use synthetic substitution to evaluate P(3) for # P(x) = 2x^3 - 3x^2 - 5x - 1#? Precalculus Real Zeros of Polynomials Synthetic Division 1 Answer bp Sep 16, 2015 11 Explanation: Plug in x=3, so that P(3)= #2*3^3 -3*3^2 -5*3 -1# = 11 Answer link Related questions What is synthetic division? What are common mistakes students make with synthetic division? How do I find the quotient and remainder using synthetic division? How do you write the remainder in synthetic division? How do I find the quotient #(x^3+5x^2+x-15)/(x+3)# by using synthetic division? How do I find the roots of a polynomial function by using synthetic division? How can synthetic division be used to factor a polynomial? How do I use synthetic division to find #p(-3)# for #p(x)=x^4-2x^3-4x+4#? Use synthetic division to find #p(4)# for #p(x)=x^4-2x^3-4x+4#? How do you use synthetic division to evaluate #f(3)# given that #f(x)=x^3+2x^2-7x+8#? See all questions in Synthetic Division Impact of this question 3191 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License