We write the numerator as and change the sign of 2 in x+2 and use -2 -2 | 1 0 0 0 0 32 | -2 4 -8 16 -32 1 -2 4 -8 16 0 We interpret the bottom line as coefficients of a polynomial which is one degree less than the original. So it will have degree 4 The quotient is erase the 1 coefficient Edwin