document.write( "Question 982422: (x+5)/(-x^2)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #603236 by Edwin McCravy(20056) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "There is no way, for the degree of the numerator is less than\r\n" );
document.write( "the degree of the denominator.  Long or synthetic division can\r\n" );
document.write( "only be done if the degree of the numerator is NOT less than\r\n" );
document.write( "the degree of the denominator. \r\n" );
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document.write( "However, if it had been  instead, then there\r\n" );
document.write( "would be a way to perform synthetic division.  You would then\r\n" );
document.write( "be dividing -x² by x+5.  And first you would need to write:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then we would set x+5=0 and get x=-5 and use -5 on\r\n" );
document.write( "the left of the synthetic division:\r\n" );
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document.write( "-5|-1  0   0\r\n" );
document.write( "  |    5 -25\r\n" );
document.write( "   -1  5 -25\r\n" );
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document.write( "And the answer would be  \r\n" );
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document.write( "But divided the way you have it stated, synthetic division is\r\n" );
document.write( "impossible.\r\n" );
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