Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem - Exercise Set - Page 454: 38

Answer

$2x^2-3x+9$.

Work Step by Step

We can rewrite the given expression as division because $A^{-m}=\frac{1}{A^m}$. $(9-x^2+6x+2x^3)(x+1)^{-1}=\frac{9-x^2+6x+2x^3}{x+1}$ Rewrite the dividend in descending powers of $x$. $=(2x^3-x^2+6x+9)\div(x+1)$ Divide the polynomial $2x^3-x^2+6x+9$ by $x-c$, where $c=-1$, using synthetic division: $\begin{matrix} -1) &2&-1&6&9 \\ & &-2&3&-9 \\ & --&--&--& --\\ & 2&-3&9&0 ​\end{matrix}$ The quotient is $2x^2-3x+9$ and the remainder is zero. Hence, the solution is $2x^2-3x+9$.
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