document.write( "Question 106927: I really need to get this answered tonight, PLEASE!! This is not in my textbook. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 5 / 5x^5 - 3x^4 + 2x^3 - 6x^2 + 8x - 15 \n" ); document.write( "

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-5|5 -3 2 -6 8 |-15
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\n" ); document.write( " 5 |
\n" ); document.write( " -25 Add column
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\n" ); document.write( " -28 (*-5) => Multiply by (-5) and place in next column
\n" ); document.write( " 140 Add column
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\n" ); document.write( " 142 (*-5) => Multiply by (-5) and place in next column.
\n" ); document.write( " -710
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\n" ); document.write( " -716 (*5)
\n" ); document.write( " 3580
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\n" ); document.write( " 3588 (*-5)
\n" ); document.write( " -17940
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\n" ); document.write( " -17955\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus we have 5x^4 - 28x^3 + 142x^2 - 716x +3588 -17955/x+5 \n" ); document.write( "

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