College Algebra (10th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 5 - Review Exercises - Page 398: 27

Answer

The division shows a remainder of zero; thus $g(x)$ is indeed a factor of $f(x)$

Work Step by Step

$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space$$\space\space$ ${x^3-4x^2+8x-1}$ $x+2$$\space)\overline{x^4-2x^3+0x^2+15x-2}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{x^4+2x^3}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space-4x^3+0x^2$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{-4x^3-8x^2}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space8x^2+15x$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{8x^2+16x}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space-x-2$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\underline{-x-2}$ $\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space0$ Check answer: $(x^3-4x^2+8x-1)\cdot(x+2)+0$ $x^4+2x^3-4x^3-8x^2+8x^2+16x-x-2$ $x^4-2x^3+15x-2\checkmark$
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