document.write( "Question 397683: How Can I find the quotient and the residue by using synthetic division??\r
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document.write( "I have tried but I cant figure out a way x^2 can go into x^5.... Please help! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #281753 by richard1234(7193)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Synthetic division only works when you're dividing by a polynomial of degree 1.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Try dividing by x-1 then by x+1...or use long division. Btw x^2 goes into x^5 a total of x^3 times. \n" ); document.write( " |