SOLUTION: Could you help me by showing how to divide this polynomial? (3x^3-9x-3)/(3x-3)

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Question 183081: Could you help me by showing how to divide this polynomial?
(3x^3-9x-3)/(3x-3)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
divide this polynomial?
(3x^3-9x-3)/(3x-3)
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Common Factor:
[3(x^3-3x-1)] / [3(x-1)]
Cancel the common factor of "3":
[x^3- 3x -1] / [x-1]
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Use synthetic division:
1)....1....0....-3....-1
.......1....1....-2...|-3
Quotient: x^2+x-2
Remainder: -3
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Cheers,
Stan H.