document.write( "Question 41596: Please help me solve:\r
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document.write( "               2x³ - x² + 3  divided by  x - 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "I'm asked to find the quotient and the remainder.\r\n" );
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document.write( "By long division:\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x³ - x² + 3 has a missing term in x, so we must \r\n" );
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document.write( "2x³ - x² + 0x + 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "                        2x² +  5x + 15\r\n" );
document.write( "           x - 3) 2x³ -  x² +  0x +  3  \r\n" );
document.write( "                  2x³ - 6x²\r\n" );
document.write( "                        5x² +  0x\r\n" );
document.write( "                        5x² - 15x\r\n" );
document.write( "                              15x +  3\r\n" );
document.write( "                              15x - 45\r\n" );
document.write( "                                    48\r\n" );
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document.write( "The quotient is 2x² + 5x + 15 \r\n" );
document.write( "The remainder is 48\r\n" );
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document.write( "how long division is performed.\r\n" );
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