document.write( "Question 1134893: f f(x) = x8 - 1 is divided by x -2, the remainder would be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #752391 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "you can use long division\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide the leading coefficients of the numerator \"x%5E8-1\" and the divisor \"x-2+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E8%2Fx=x%5E7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply \"x-2\" by \"x%5E7\" : \"x%5E8-2x%5E7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtract \"x%5E8-2x%5E7+\"from \"x%5E8-1\" to get \"new\" remainder
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E8+-+1-+x%5E8-2x%5E7=2x%5E7-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so far, you have \"%28x%5E8+-+1+%29%2F%28x+-+2%29=+x%5E7%2B+%282x%5E7-1%29%2F%28x+-+2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now repeat all with \"2x%5E7-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E7%2Fx=2x%5E6\"..........multiply \"x-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E6%28+x-2%29=2x%5E7-4x%5E6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtract \"2x%5E7-4x%5E6\" from \"2x%5E7-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E7-1-%282x%5E7-4x%5E6%29=2x%5E7-1-2x%5E7%2B4x%5E6=4x%5E6-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so far you have \"x%5E7%2B2x%5E6%2B+%284x%5E6-1%29%2F%28x+-+2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then \"4x%5E6%2Fx+=4+x%5E5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4+x%5E5%28x+-+2%29=4x%5E6-8x%5E5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E6-1-%284x%5E6-8x%5E5%29=4x%5E6-1-4x%5E6%2B8x%5E5=8x%5E5-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and continue same process until you get \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=> reminder is \"255\"\r
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