A metal block is formed from a rectangular solid with a rectangular piece cut out. x +1 2x +1 a. Write a polynomial V(x) that represents the volume of the block. All distances in the figure are in centimeters. b. Use synthetic division to evaluate the volume if x is6 cm.

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A metal block is formed from a rectangular solid with a rectangular piece cut out.
x +1
2x +1
a. Write a polynomial V(x) that represents the volume of the block. All distances in the figure are in centimeters.
b. Use synthetic division to evaluate the volume if x is6 cm.
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