How do you divide 6x^4+x^3+1 div 2x^2-2?

1 Answer
Dec 16, 2015

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

Explanation:

(6x^4+x^3+1)/(2x^2-2)

=(x^3(6x+1)+1)/(2(x^2-1))

=((x^3+1)(6x+1))/(2(x+1)(x-1))

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

=(color(red)cancelcolor(black)((x+1))(x^2-x+1)(6x+1))/(2color(red)cancelcolor(black)((x+1))(x-1))

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