document.write( "Question 1181488: Determine q(x) when p(x) = x^3-5x^2-3x+2 is divided by x-1 and then expressed in the form p(x)/(x-1)=q(x)+ r/(x-1).
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%28x%29+=+x%5E3-5x%5E2-3x%2B2\" is divided by \"x-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x-1\"|\"+x%5E3-5x%5E2-3x%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "........................\"x%5E3-x%5E2\"..........subtract
\n" ); document.write( "...........................\"+-4x%5E2\"...bring \"-3x\" down
\n" ); document.write( "...........................\"+-4x%5E2-3x\"
\n" ); document.write( "...........................\"+-4x%5E2%2B4x\" .........subtract
\n" ); document.write( "...................................\"+-7x\"...bring \"2\" down
\n" ); document.write( "...................................\"+-7x%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "...................................\"+-7x%2B7\".........subtract
\n" ); document.write( ".........................................\"+-5\"....reminder \"r=-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%28x%29+%2F%28x-1%29=+q%28x%29%2B+r%2F%28x-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E3-5x%5E2-3x%2B2%29%2F%28x-1%29=x%5E2-4x-7-5%2F%28x-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b. \"x%5E2-4x-7\"\r
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