Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem - Exercise Set - Page 453: 17

Answer

$2x^{4}-7x^{3}+15x^{2}-31x+64-\displaystyle \frac{129}{x+2}$

Work Step by Step

Dividing with $x-c\qquad...\qquad c=-2.$ $\begin{array}{rrrrrrrr} \underline{-2}| &2 & -3& 1 & -1 & 2 & -1 & & \\ & & -4 & 14 & -30 & 62 & -128 & & \\ & --& -- &-- &-- &-- & -- & & \\ &2 & -7 & 15 & -31 & 64 & -129 & & \end{array}$ Quotient = $ 2x^{4}-7x^{3}+15x^{2}-31x+64$ Remainder = $-129$ $\displaystyle \frac{dividend}{divisor}=quotient+\frac{remainder}{divisor}$ $\displaystyle \frac{2x^{5}-3x^{4}+x^{3}-x^{2}+2x-1}{x+2}$ = $2x^{4}-7x^{3}+15x^{2}-31x+64-\displaystyle \frac{129}{x+2}$
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