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: 76

Answer

$\frac{6x^3+4 x-15}{x-1}=6x^2+6x+10-\frac{5}{x-1}$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \left(6 x^3+4 x-15\right) \div(x-1) \end{aligned} \end{equation} Use synthetic division. \begin{equation} \begin{array}{r|rrrr} 1&6 & 0 & 4 &-15 \\ & & 6 & 6& 10 \\ \hline &6 & 6 & 10 & -5 \end{array} \end{equation} The solution is \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \frac{6x^3+4 x-15}{x-1}=6x^2+6x+10-\frac{5}{x-1}. \end{aligned} \end{equation}
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