document.write( "Question 363567: I am not sure how to divide this polynomial.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^5+2x^4-12x-39/ x-2\r
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\"I am not sure how to divide this polynomial.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "..........x^4 + 4x^3 + 8x^2 + 16x + 20
\n" ); document.write( "x - 2 --> x^5 + 2x^4 + 0x^3 + 0x^2 - 12x - 39
\n" ); document.write( "..........x^5 - 2x^4
\n" ); document.write( "................4x^4 + 0x^3
\n" ); document.write( "................4x^4 - 8x^3
\n" ); document.write( ".......................8x^3 + 0x^2
\n" ); document.write( ".......................8x^3 - 16x^2
\n" ); document.write( "..............................16x^2 - 12x
\n" ); document.write( "..............................16x^2 - 32x
\n" ); document.write( "......................................20x - 39
\n" ); document.write( "......................................20x - 40
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(x - 2)(x^4 + 4x^3 + 8x^2 + 16x + 20 + 1/(x - 2))
\n" ); document.write( "x^4(x - 2) + 4x^3(x - 2) + 8x^2(x - 2) + 16x(x - 2) + 20(x - 2) + 1
\n" ); document.write( "x^5 - 2x^4 + 4x^4 - 8x^3 + 8x^3 - 16x^2 + 16x^2 - 32x + 20x - 40 + 1
\n" ); document.write( "x^5 + 2x^4 - 12x - 39\r
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