document.write( "Question 1030145: There is a polynomial which, when multiplied by x^2 + 2x + 3, gives 2x^5 + 3x^4 + 8x^3 + 8x^2 + 18x + 9. What is that polynomial?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #645129 by robertb(5830) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You can easily check by expansion that

by expansion.\r
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