SOLUTION: solve by long division method {{{(a^2 - 21a + 108) / (a-12)}}}

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Question 654977: solve by long division method

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note: I'm going to use the variable 'x' in the place of 'a'. So I'll be working on

Perform polynomial long division to get



So

which means

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