document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149966>Question 1149966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I am having a lot of trouble with synthetic division.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6x^4-2x^3+8x^2+3x+1)/(2x^2+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If someone could EXPLAIN IN TERMS A 2 YEAR OLD COULD UNDERSTAND THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can't use synthetic division to divide by a quadratic polynomial like (2x^2+2).  You can only use it to divide by a linear polynomial, e.g. (x-3) or (x+5).<br><BR>\n" );
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