SOLUTION: Predict the quotient of x^5+2x^4+2x^3+2x^2+2x+1÷x+1. Explain your prediction.

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Question 1144164: Predict the quotient of x^5+2x^4+2x^3+2x^2+2x+1÷x+1. Explain your prediction.
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Prediction:

Explanation....

Look at the familiar product when (x+1) is multiplied by (x+1) and like terms are combined in the product:
(x+1)(x+1) = x^2 + x
           +       x + 1
           --------------
             x^2 +2x + 1

Now look what we get when (x^2+x+1) is multiplied by (x+1):
(x^2+x+1)(x+1) = x^3 + x^2 + x 
               +       x^2 + x + 1
                -------------------
                 x^3 +2x^2 +2x + 1

You should be able to see that, as more powers of x are added to the first factor, the pattern of the product will continue. So in particular
x^4+x^3+x^2+x+1)(x+1) = x^5 + x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + x
                      +       x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + x + 1
                      -------------------------------
                        x^5 +2x^4 +2x^3 +2x^2 +2x + 1

And so



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