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put this solution on YOUR website!# 1

Start with the given expression.

Expand. Remember something like

.
Now let's FOIL the expression.
Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:

Multiply the
First terms:

.

Multiply the
Outer terms:

.

Multiply the
Inner terms:

.

Multiply the
Last terms:

.

Now collect every term to make a single expression.

Now combine like terms.
So

FOILs to

.
In other words,

.
# 2

Start with the given expression.
Now let's FOIL the expression.
Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:

Multiply the
First terms:

.

Multiply the
Outer terms:

.

Multiply the
Inner terms:

.

Multiply the
Last terms:

.

Now collect every term to make a single expression.

Now combine like terms.
So

FOILs to

.
In other words,

.
Note: this is a difference of squares.
# 3
Let's simplify this expression using synthetic division
Start with the given expression
First lets find our test zero:

Set the denominator

equal to zero

Solve for x.
so our test zero is -3
Now set up the synthetic division table by placing the test zero in the upper left corner and placing the coefficients of the numerator to the right of the test zero.
Start by bringing down the leading coefficient (it is the coefficient with the highest exponent which is 3)
Multiply -3 by 3 and place the product (which is -9) right underneath the second coefficient (which is -1)
Add -9 and -1 to get -10. Place the sum right underneath -9.
Multiply -3 by -10 and place the product (which is 30) right underneath the third coefficient (which is 10)
Add 30 and 10 to get 40. Place the sum right underneath 30.
Multiply -3 by 40 and place the product (which is -120) right underneath the fourth coefficient (which is -4)
| -3 | | | 3 | -1 | 10 | -4 |
| | | | -9 | 30 | -120 | |
| | 3 | -10 | 40 | |
Add -120 and -4 to get -124. Place the sum right underneath -120.
| -3 | | | 3 | -1 | 10 | -4 |
| | | | -9 | 30 | -120 | |
| | 3 | -10 | 40 | -124 |
Since the last column adds to -124, we have a remainder of -124. This means

is
not a factor of
Now lets look at the bottom row of coefficients:
The first 3 coefficients (3,-10,40) form the quotient
and the last coefficient -124, is the remainder, which is placed over

like this
Putting this altogether, we get:
So
which looks like this in remainder form:

remainder -124
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