How do you long divide # (x^2+4x+1)# by #x-5#?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-04T14:08:07

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You can long divide polynomials in a similar way to the way you long divide numbers.

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or you can just long divide the coefficients like this:

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Either way, we find #(x^2+4x+1)/(x-5) = (x+9)# with remainder #46#

Here's another example, that I animated to illustrate the process...

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