document.write( "Question 472147: I am trying to divide a polynomial by a monomial.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide: x^2 + 3x - 18 by x - 3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First I divided each term of the numerator by x - 3.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x2/(x-3) + 3x/(x-3) - 18/(x-3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Next I found common factors.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "((x*x)/(x-3)) + ((x*3)/(x-3)) - ((6*3)/(x-3))\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I divided out the common factors, and ended up with:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x/-3 + (-1) - 6/x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Is this correct?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Would you please show me step by step, exactly how this problem should work out if this is not correct?\r
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I am trying to divide a polynomial by a monomial.
\n" ); document.write( "Divide: x^2 + 3x - 18 by x - 3
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\n" ); document.write( "(x^2+3x-18)/(x-3)
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\n" ); document.write( "Factor where you can:
\n" ); document.write( "= [(x+6)(x-3)]/(x-3)
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\n" ); document.write( "= Cancel the common factor (x-3) to get:
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\n" ); document.write( "= x+6
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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