document.write( "Question 1136383: This is my latest problem if some one may wish to kindly share i hope i have done the following correctly (5*y^2-7*y+1)/(y-1) this is changing a fraction into a mixed expression i have seen the step by step answer, im aware that a similarity to long division is done here. But im a bit baffelled how -1 is the numerator to part of the final answer, may someone please clearly state how this is achieved Kind regards mike. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2Ay%5E2-7%2Ay%2B1%29%2F%28y-1%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use long division\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "..........( $\"5y-2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28y-1%29\"$ | $\"5y%5E2-7y%2B1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "..................... $\"5y%5E2-5y\"$ ...........subtract
\n" ); document.write( "............................. $\"-2y\"$ ....bring down $\"1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "............................. $\"-2y%2B1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "............................. $\"-2y%2B2\"$ ........subtract
\n" ); document.write( ".................................. $\"-1\"$ ->reminder (if you subtract 2 from 1: $\"1-2=-1\"$ )\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Dividend= Quotient*Divisor + Remainder\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5+y%5E2+-+7+y+%2B+1+=+%285+y+-+2%29+%2A+%28y+-+1%29+%2B+%28-1%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5+y%5E2+-+7+y+%2B+1+=+%285+y+-+2%29+%2A+%28y+-+1%29+-1\"$ \r
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