Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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

Appendix - Synthetic Division - Exercises - Page 646: 15

Answer

$-4r^{5}-7r^{4}-10r^{3}-5r^{2}-11r-8-\displaystyle \frac{5}{r-1}$

Work Step by Step

Setup: Dividing with $r-1$, place $1$ 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. $\begin{array}{rrrrrrrr} {1\ \ )} &{-4}&{-3}&{-3}&{5}&{-6 }&{3 }&{3 }\\ { } &{ }&{ }&{ }&{ } &{ }&{ }&{ }\\ \hline &{-4 }&{ }&{ }&{ } &{ }&{ }&{ }\end{array}$ Fill the next entries, column by column: Middle row: k$\times$(previous bottom row entry) Bottom row: add the two entries above. Repeat. $\begin{array}{rrrrrrrr} {1\ \ )} &{-4}&{-3} &{-3} &{5} &{-6 } &{3 }&{3 }\\ { } &{ } &{-4 } &{-7 } &{ -10 }&{-5 }&{-11 }&{-8 }\\ \hline &{-4 }&{ -7 }&{-10 }&{ -5} &{ -11}&{-8 }&{-5 } \end{array}$ Interpret result: Q(x) is the quotient, R(x) the remainder. $\displaystyle \frac{P(x)}{D(x)}=Q(x)+\frac{R(x)}{D(x)}$ $Q(r)=-4r^{5}-7r^{4}-10r^{3}-5r^{2}-11r-8 \quad R(r)=-5$ $\displaystyle \frac{-4r^{6}-3r^{5}-3r^{4}+5r^{3}-6r^{2}+3r+3}{r-1}=$ $=-4r^{5}-7r^{4}-10r^{3}-5r^{2}-11r-8-\displaystyle \frac{5}{r-1}$
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