How do you divide −7x3−5x2−2x−4x−4?
1 Answer
Jan 1, 2016
Long divide the coefficients to find:
−7x3−5x2−2x−4x−4=−7x2−33x−134−540x−4
The quotient is
Explanation:
I like to long divide the coefficients like this:
The process is similar to long division of numbers.
In this particular example we find:
−7x3−5x2−2x−4x−4=−7x2−33x−134−540x−4
That is
Or if you prefer:
−7x3−5x2−2x−4=(−7x2−33x−134)(x−4)−540
