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: 18

Answer

$x^{4}-x^{2}+x+1+\displaystyle \frac{3}{x-2}$

Work Step by Step

Dividing with $x-c\qquad...\qquad c=2.$ $\begin{array}{rrrrrrrr} \underline{2}| &1 & -2& -1 & 3 & -1 & 1 & & \\ & & 2 & 0 & -2 & 2 & 2 & & \\ & --& -- &-- &-- &-- & -- & & \\ &1 & 0 & -1 & 1 & 1 & 3 & & \end{array}$ Quotient = $ x^{4}-x^{2}+x+1$ Remainder = $3$ $\displaystyle \frac{dividend}{divisor}=quotient+\frac{remainder}{divisor}$ $\displaystyle \frac{x^{5}-2x^{4}-x^{3}+3x^{2}-x+1}{x-2}$ = $x^{4}-x^{2}+x+1+\displaystyle \frac{3}{x-2}$
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