document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6892>Question 6892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to find the answer the the following problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The book states to find each Quotient.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2u^3-13u^2-8u+7)/(u-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-11u-8u-7)/(u-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-3u+7)/(u-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is as far as I have gotten.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "William Gray </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2u%5E3-13u%5E2-8u%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2u%5E3-13u%5E2-8u%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by (u-7) using long division, to give <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2u%5E2+%2B+u+-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2u%5E2+%2B+u+-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. This means that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, your attempted answer is so very bad, William that i am nearly at a loss for words, and yet you must be in a fairly advanced stage of your maths studies, to be doing long division of polynomials. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would have to say that you understand very little of algebra if what you wrote is your true attempt. You need to sit with your teacher and get him/her to TEACH you the basics of algebra.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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