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document.write( "t^4+10t^3+35t^2+50t+24/t^2+7t+12 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #27375 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You cannot use synthetic division directly, but if you factor the denominator into (t + 3)(t + 4), you can do it twice, once for each divisor... \n" ); document.write( "This interface makes doing synthetic division awkward, but it goes like this... \n" ); document.write( "-3_____1_____10_____35_____50_____24 \n" ); document.write( "_____________-3____-21____-42____-24 \n" ); document.write( "_____________________________________ \n" ); document.write( "_______1______7_____14______8______0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-4_____1______7_____14______8 \n" ); document.write( "_____________-4____-12_____-8 \n" ); document.write( "_____________________________ \n" ); document.write( "_______1______3______2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 3x + 2 is the answer \n" ); document.write( " |