document.write( "Question 77299This question is from textbook elementary algebra
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document.write( ": I need help on long division by binomials
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document.write( "This question is in the Summary section of Chapter 5 and should be done the long way.\r
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document.write( "(x^2 + 9x -1) divided by (x + 5)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #55395 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! what number multiplied by x gets you x^2? The answer is x. Place x over x^2. Now multiply by x and place it underneath x^2. Multiply x by 5 and place it under 9x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " __x___________\r\n" ); document.write( "x+5 | x^2 + 9x - 1 \r\n" ); document.write( " x^2 + 5x\r\n" ); document.write( " ----------------\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now subtract the second line from the first\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " __x___________\r\n" ); document.write( "x+5 | x^2 + 9x - 1 \r\n" ); document.write( " -(x^2 + 5x)\r\n" ); document.write( " ----------------\r\n" ); document.write( " 4x - 1\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Now what number multiplied by x gives you 4x? The answer is 4. Place this number over 9x and multiply it by (x+5). Place the product of 4(x+5) under 4x -1 and subtract\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " __x___+_4_______\r\n" ); document.write( "x+5 | x^2 + 9x - 1 \r\n" ); document.write( " -(x^2 + 5x)\r\n" ); document.write( " ----------------\r\n" ); document.write( " 4x - 1\r\n" ); document.write( " -(4x + 20)\r\n" ); document.write( " -----------\r\n" ); document.write( " -21\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our quotient is \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |