Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - 3.2 Synthetic Division - 3.2 Exercises - Page 325: 2

Answer

Fill the blanks with $(x+3)\quad$ and $\quad 6$

Work Step by Step

By the division algorithm, when dividing polynomials $f(x)\div g(x)$ we obtain a quotient $q(x)$ (with lesser degree than $g(x)$ ) and a remainder $r(x)$ such that $f(x)=g(x)\cdot q(x)+r(x)$ In this case, $(x^{2}+2x+3)=(x-1)\underbrace{(x+3)}_{q(x)}+\underbrace{6}_{r(x)}$ Fill the blanks with $(x+3)\quad$ and $\quad 6$
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