How do you divide (3x^4+9x^3-2x^2+2x-7)/(x-2) ?

1 Answer
Jun 28, 2017

The remainder is =109 and the quotient is =3x^3+15x^2+28x+58

Explanation:

Let's perform the synthetic division

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The remainder is =109 and the quotient is =3x^3+15x^2+28x+58

Therefore,

(3x^4+9x^3-2x^2+2x-7)/(x-2)=3x^3+15x^2+28x+58+(109)/(x-2)