Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 7 - Rational Functions - 7.2 Simplifying Rational Expressions - 7.2 Exercises - Page 576: 59

Answer

$\frac{3 x^2+17 x+25}{x+4}= 3 x+5+\frac{5}{x+4}$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \left(3 x^2+17 x+25\right) \div(x+4) \end{aligned} \end{equation} Use synthetic division. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{r|rrr} -4& 3 & 17 & 25 \\ & & -12 & -20 \\ \hline & 3 & 5 & 5 \end{array} \end{equation} The solution is \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \frac{3 x^2+17 x+25}{x+4}= 3 x+5+\frac{5}{x+4} \end{aligned} \end{equation}
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