Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321969359
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-935-4

Appendix - Synthetic Division - Exercises - Page 646: 13

Answer

$x^{4}+2x^{3}+2x^{2}+7x+10+\displaystyle \frac{18}{x-2}$

Work Step by Step

Setup: Dividing with $x-k$, place k as the top left entry. List coefficients of the numerator (0 for missing powers) in the first row. Copy the leading coefficient to the bottom row, same column. $\begin{array}{rrrrrrr} {2\ \ )} &{1}&{0}&{-2}&{3}&{-4 }&{-2 }\\ { } &{ }&{ }&{ }&{ } &{ }&{ }\\ \hline &{1 }&{ }&{ }&{ } &{ }&{ }\end{array}$ Fill the next entries, column by column: Middle row: k$\times$(previous bottom row entry) Bottom row: add the two entries above. Repeat. $\begin{array}{rrrrrrr} {2\ \ )} &{1}&{0}&{-2}&{3}&{-4 }&{-2 }\\ { } &{ }&{2 }&{4 }&{4 } &{14 }&{20 }\\ \hline &{1 }&{2 }&{2 }&{7 } &{ 10}&{18 }\end{array}$ Interpret result: Q(x) is the quotient, R(x) the remainder. $\displaystyle \frac{P(x)}{D(x)}=Q(x)+\frac{R(x)}{D(x)}$ $Q(x)=x^{4}+2x^{3}+2x^{2}+7x+10 \quad R(x)=18$ $\displaystyle \frac{x^{5}-2x^{3}+3x^{2}-4x-2}{x-2}= \\x^{4}+2x^{3}+2x^{2}+7x+10+\dfrac{18}{x-2}$
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