document.write( "Question 198859This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1
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To divide $\"%28x%5E4-3x%5E3%2Bx%5E2-x-15%29%2F%28x%5E2-x%2B2%29\"$ , we need to use polynomial long division\r
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document.write( "                       x^2 -2x - 3\r\n" );
document.write( "        -----------------------------\r\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x+2 ) x^4 - 3x^3 + x^2 - x - 15\r\n" );
document.write( "          x^4 -  x^3 +2x^2\r\n" );
document.write( "         -----------------\r\n" );
document.write( "               -2x^3 - x^2 - x\r\n" );
document.write( "               -2x^3 +2x^2 -4x \r\n" );
document.write( "               ---------------\r\n" );
document.write( "                     -3x^2 +3x - 15\r\n" );
document.write( "                     -3x^2 +3x -  6\r\n" );
document.write( "                     --------------\r\n" );
document.write( "                                 -9\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So $\"%28x%5E4-3x%5E3%2Bx%5E2-x-15%29%2F%28x%5E2-x%2B2%29=x%5E2-2x-3-9%2F%28x%5E2-x%2B2%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%5E4-3x%5E3%2Bx%5E2-x-15%29%2F%28x%5E2-x%2B2%29=x%5E2-2x-3\"$ remainder -9 \n" ); document.write( "

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