document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329457>Question 329457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> divide x^5+x^3-2/x-1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236148 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=236148\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can use synthetic division whenever you need to divide a polynomial function by a binomial of the form x - c. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let c = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c - (-1) = c + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The coefficients are 1, 0, 1, 0 , 0, -2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will take me too long to type all the steps using synthetic division.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After doing it on paper, I got x^4 + x^3 + 2x^2 + 2x + 2 with no remainder.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to learn how to use synthetic division, copy and paste the link below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/col_alg_tut37_syndiv.htm\r<BR>\n" );
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