Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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

Appendix - Synthetic Division - Exercises - Page 646: 14

Answer

$2y^{4}+y^{3}+3y^{2}+6y+12+\displaystyle \frac{13}{y-3}$

Work Step by Step

Setup: Dividing with $y-3$, place $3$ 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. $\begin{array}{rrrrrrr} {3\ \ )} &{2}&{-5}&{0}&{-3}&{6 }&{-23 }\\ { } &{ }&{ }&{ }&{ } &{ }&{ }\\ \hline &{2 }&{ }&{ }&{ } &{ }&{ }\end{array}$ Fill the next entries, column by column: Middle row: k$\times$(previous bottom row entry) Bottom row: add the two entries above. Repeat. $\begin{array}{rrrrrrr} {3\ \ )} &{2}&{-5}&{0}&{-3}&{-6 }&{-23 }\\ { } &{ }&{6 }&{3 }&{9 } &{18 }&{36 }\\ \hline &{2 }&{1 }&{ 3}&{6 } &{12 }&{13 }\end{array}$ Interpret result: Q(x) is the quotient, R(x) the remainder. $\displaystyle \frac{P(x)}{D(x)}=Q(x)+\frac{R(x)}{D(x)}$ $Q(y)=2y^{4}+y^{3}+3y^{2}+6y+12 \quad R(y)=13$ $\displaystyle \frac{2y^{5}-5y^{4}-3y^{2}-6y-23}{y-3}= $ $=2y^{4}+y^{3}+3y^{2}+6y+12+\displaystyle \frac{13}{y-3}$
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