document.write( "Question 123522: divide: 3x^3-5 by x-1 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "divide: 3x³ - 5 by x-1
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document.write( "This is a problem in either long division\r\n" );
document.write( "or synthetic division, depending on which\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write 3x³ - 5 as 3x³ + 0x² + 0x - 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "By long division:\r\n" );
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document.write( "            3x² + 3x + 3\r\n" );
document.write( "x - 1)3x³ + 0x² + 0x - 5\r\n" );
document.write( "      3x³ - 3x²\r\n" );
document.write( "            3x² + 0x\r\n" );
document.write( "            3x² - 3x\r\n" );
document.write( "                  3x - 5\r\n" );
document.write( "                  3x - 3\r\n" );
document.write( "                      -2\r\n" );
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document.write( "So using the formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ANSWER=3x%5E2%2B3x%2B3%2B%28-2%29%2F%28x-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ANSWER=3x%5E2%2B3x%2B3-2%2F%28x-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Do you understand the steps in long division?\r\n" );
document.write( "If not post again, asking to list the steps.\r\n" );
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document.write( "By synthetic division:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1 | 3  0  0  -5\r\n" );
document.write( "  |    3  3   3\r\n" );
document.write( "    3  3  3  -2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Which is interpreted as \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ANSWER=3x%5E2%2B3x%2B3-2%2F%28x-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Do you understand the steps in synthetic\r\n" );
document.write( "division, if that is what you are\r\n" );
document.write( "studying? If not post again asking\r\n" );
document.write( "to go through the steps.\r\n" );
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