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document.write( "Put in zero placeholders for missing powers of x\r\n" );
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document.write( "                       x+1\r\n" );
document.write( "x³-x²+0x+0)x⁴+0x³- x²+0x+2\r\n" );
document.write( "           x⁴- x³+0x²+0x\r\n" );
document.write( "               x³- x²+0x+2\r\n" );
document.write( "               x³- x²+0x+0\r\n" );
document.write( "                  0x²+0x+2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Just taking the fraction parts:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply through by the LCD = x²(x-1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "If we let x=0, 2 terms on the right will become 0:\r\n" );
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document.write( ", substituting:\r\n" );
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document.write( "If we let x=1, 2 terms on the right will become 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can let x be any number, say choose easy x=2\r\n" );
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document.write( "substitute A=-2, B=-2, and C=2 in\r\n" );
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