document.write( "Question 111643: \n" ); document.write( "
\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Factor x out of the top and \r\n" ); document.write( "factor x out of the bottom:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Cancel the x's\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Now use long division:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " x³ + 0x² + 4x + 7 \r\n" ); document.write( " ———————————————————————————\r\n" ); document.write( "2x + 3 )2x4 + 3x³ + 8x² + 26x + 21\r\n" ); document.write( " 2x4 + 3x³ \r\n" ); document.write( " ————————— \r\n" ); document.write( " 0x³ + 8x²\r\n" ); document.write( " 0x³ + 0x²\r\n" ); document.write( " ————————— \r\n" ); document.write( " 8x² + 26x\r\n" ); document.write( " 8x² + 12x\r\n" ); document.write( " —————————\r\n" ); document.write( " 14x + 21\r\n" ); document.write( " 14x + 21\r\n" ); document.write( " ———————— \r\n" ); document.write( " 0\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is x³ + 0x² + 4x + 7, or \r\n" ); document.write( "omitting the zero term:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " x³ + 4x + 7\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin