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: 73

Answer

$t^2+6t+12$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \left(t^3+4 t^2-24\right) \div(t-2). \end{aligned} \end{equation} Use synthetic division. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{r|rrrr} 2&1 & 4 & 0 &-24 \\ & & 2 & 12& 24 \\ \hline &1 & 6 & 12 & 0 \end{array} \end{equation} The solution is \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \frac{t^3+4 t^2-24}{t-2}=t^2+6t+12. \end{aligned} \end{equation}
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