How do you divide (4 - x^2 + x^3) / (2 + x^2)4x2+x32+x2?

1 Answer
Jul 28, 2016

=> x-1- (2x-6)/(x^2+2)x12x6x2+2

Explanation:

Write as: (x^3-x^2+0x+4)/(x^2+0x+2)x3x2+0x+4x2+0x+2

I have added the place holder of 0x0x to make the calculation formatting easier. It has no value.

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" "x^3-x^2+0x+4 x3x2+0x+4
color(magenta)(x)(x^2+0x+2) ->ul(x^3+0x^2+2x) larr" Subtract"
" "0-x^2-2x+4
color(magenta)(-1)(x^2+0x+2)->" " ul(-x^2-0x-2 ) larr" Subtract"
" "color(magenta)(0-2x+6 larr" Remainder")
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(x^3-x^2+0x+4)/(x^2+0x+2)" " =" " x-1+ (-2x+6)/(x^2+2)

=> x-1- (2x-6)/(x^2+2)