Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
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Appendix A - Review - A.4 Synthetic Division - A.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page A34: 13

Answer

The quotient is $4x^5+4x^4+x^3+x^2+2x+2$ and the remainder is $7$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is:- $(4x^6-3x^4+x^2+5)\div (x-1)$ Rewrite as descending powers of $x$. $(4x^6+0x^5-3x^4+0x^3+x^2+0x+5)\div (x-1)$ The divisor is $x-1$, so the value of $c=1$. and on the right side the coefficients of dividend in descending powers of $x$. Perform the syntehtic division to obtain: $\begin{matrix} &-- &-- &--&--& \\ 1) &4&0&-3&0&1&0&5 \\ ​& &4 &4 &1 &1& 2&2\\ & -- & -- & --& -- &--&--&-- \\ & 4 & 4 & 1 &1 &2 &2&7\\ ​\end{matrix}$ The divisor is $x-1$ The dividend is $4x^6-3x^4+x^2+5$ The Quotient is $4x^5+4x^4+x^3+x^2+2x+2$ The remainder is $7$. Check:- $=\text{(Divisor)(Quotient)+Remainder}$ $=(x-1)(4x^5+4x^4+x^3+x^2+2x+2)+7$ $=4x^6+4x^5+x^4+x^3+2x^2+2x-4x^5-4x^4-x^3-x^2-2x-2+7$ $=4x^6-3x^4+x^2+5$ Hence, the quotient is $4x^5+4x^4+x^3+x^2+2x+2$ and the remainder is $7$.
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