document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=654977>Question 654977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve by long division method\r<BR>\n" );
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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 #409074 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409074\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Note: I'm going to use the variable 'x' in the place of 'a'. So I'll be working on <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2+-+21x+%2B+108%29+%2F+%28x-12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2+-+21x+%2B+108%29+%2F+%28x-12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perform polynomial long division to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2+-+21x+%2B+108%29+%2F+%28x-12%29+=+x-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2+-+21x+%2B+108%29+%2F+%28x-12%29+=+x-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which means  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2+-+21a+%2B+108%29+%2F+%28a-12%29+=+a-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2+-+21a+%2B+108%29+%2F+%28a-12%29+=+a-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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