James divided by x + 3: 3 | 1 -1 2 0 -3 | 3 6 24 72 | 1 2 8 ...

Question

James divided by x + 3:

3 | 1 -1 2 0 -3

| 3 6 24 72

| 1 2 8 24 69

Which best describes his mistake?

A

James wrote the remainder incorrectly.

B

James did not use a zero placeholder for the x term.

C

James added instead of subtracting the rows.

D

James should have used -3 as his division since the factor was x + 3.