document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85754>Question 85754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dividing Polynomials: synthetic\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^4 - 8x^2 + 7 divided by x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me if you can </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Main Concern: x - 2 ~> the root being 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Root .......................... Coefficients<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2| ...... 3 ..... 0 ..... -8 ..... 0 ..... 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".............. 3 ..... 6 ..... 4 .... 8 ..... 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first term you pull down. Multiply that (3) by the root (2) and add to the next coefficient. Repeat for the rest of the coefficients.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x^3 + 6x^2 + 4x + 8 + 23/(x - 2) </SPAN>\n" );
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