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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #360634 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=360634\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%5E3-7x%5E2-17x-3%29%2F%282x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%5E3-7x%5E2-17x-3%29%2F%282x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set your paper up like a long division problem<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3)   2x^3-7x^2-17x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "look at your highest power first. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What can I multiply 2x by to get 2x^3?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can multiply by x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So I multiply by x^2 and get 2x^3+3x^2 and I subtract that from 2x^3+3x^2 and get -10x^2 and bring down the -17x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now looking at -10x^2-17x, what can I multiply 2x by to get -10x^2? -5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So I multiply by -5x and get -10x^2-15x. Since I'm subtracting and have a negative I reverse the signs and get -2x and bring down the -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To get -2x-3 I multiply by -1 and get -2x-3 so again, reverse the signs and that all works out evenly\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I get x^2-5x-1 as my answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This would be easier to diagram out for you, but hopefully this helped. You can also watch this video on dividing polynomials: http://www.khanacademy.org/video/polynomial-division?playlist=ck12.org+Algebra+1+Examples   </SPAN>\n" );
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