Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Appendix A - Review - A.4 Synthetic Division - A.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page A35: 15

Answer

The quotient is $0.1x^2-0.11x+0.321$ and the remainder is $-0.3531$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is:- $(0.1x^3+0.2x)\div (x+1.1)$ Rewrite as descending powers of $x$. $(0.1x^3+0x^2+0.2x+0)\div (x+1.1)$ The divisor is $x+1.1$, so the value of $c=-1.1$. and on the right side the coefficients of dividend in descending powers of $x$. Perform synthetic division to obtain: $\begin{matrix} &-- &-- &--&--& \\ -1.1) &0.1&0&0.2&0&&& \\ ​& &-0.11 &0.121 &-0.3531 & &\\ & -- & -- & --& -- &&& \\ & 0.1 & -0.11 & 0.321 &-0.3531 & &&\\ ​\end{matrix}$ The divisor is $x+1.1$ The dividend is $0.1x^3+0.2x$ The Quotient is $0.1x^2-0.11x+0.321$ The remainder is $-0.3531$. Check:- $\text{(Divisor)(Quotient)+Remainder}$ $=(x+1.1)(0.1x^2-0.11x+0.321)-0.3531$ $=0.1x^3-0.11x^2+0.321x+0.11x^2-0.121x+0.3531-0.3531$ $=0.1x^3+0.2x$ Hence, the quotient is $0.1x^2-0.11x+0.321$ and the remainder is $-0.3531$.
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