document.write( "Question 72093: Find the quotient and remainder of f(x) = x3 -4x2 +5x +5 divided by p(x) = x-1\r
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document.write( " divided by p(x) = x-1\r
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document.write( "Remember basic arithmetic:  Dividend = Divisor  x Quotient + Remainder
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document.write( "  If we apply this to synthetic division, we get the following result:\r
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document.write( "Use Synthetic Division to divide polynomials: \r
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document.write( "   1|      1   -4    5   5 
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document.write( "                1   -3   2  
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document.write( "            1   -3   2  7\r
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document.write( "   Quotient           Reminder
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document.write( "               7\r
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document.write( "The correct form of the answer synthetic division is 
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document.write( "Or you can use long method of dividing: \r
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document.write( "                  x^2 - 3x + 2
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document.write( "     x - 1  /x^3 -4x^2 +5x +5 
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document.write( "             x^3 - x^2
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document.write( "                 -3x^2 + 5x
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document.write( "                 -3x^2 + 3x 
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document.write( "                         2x + 5
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document.write( "                         2x - 2 
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document.write( "                             7  --------->Reminder
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document.write( "The correct form of the answer using the long dividion is 
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