How do you divide ( x^3-12x^2+3x-4)/(x-2)x3−12x2+3x−4x−2? Algebra Rational Equations and Functions Division of Polynomials 1 Answer José F. Jan 27, 2016 x^2-10x-17-38/(x-2)x2−10x−17−38x−2 Explanation: x^3-12x^2+3x-4 | (x-2)x3−12x2+3x−4∣(x−2) -x^3 +2x^2 color(white)(.............)|x^2-10x-17−x3+2x2.............∣x2−10x−17 color(white)(....)-10x^2+3x-4 color(white)(....)+10x^2-20x color(white)(................)-17x-4 color(white)(................)+17x-34 color(white)(...........................)-38 So it is: x^2-10x-17-38/(x-2) Answer link Related questions What is an example of long division of polynomials? How do you do long division of polynomials with remainders? How do you divide 9x^2-16 by 3x+4? How do you divide \frac{x^2+2x-5}{x}? How do you divide \frac{x^2+3x+6}{x+1}? How do you divide \frac{x^4-2x}{8x+24}? How do you divide: (4x^2-10x-24) divide by (2x+3)? How do you divide: 5a^2+6a-9 into 25a^4? How do you simplify (3m^22 + 27 mn - 12)/(3m)? How do you simplify (25-a^2) / (a^2 +a -30)? See all questions in Division of Polynomials Impact of this question 1701 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License