The volume of a rectangular prism is 2 x cubed + 9 x squared minus 8 x minus 36 with height x + 2. Using synthetic division, what is the area of the base?
2 x cubed + 13 x squared + 18 x
2 x cubed + 5 x squared minus 18 x
2 x squared + 13 x + 18
2 x squared + 5 x minus 18