document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134536>Question 134536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand how to divide this polynomial can you please help me?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8x^3 +27) / (2x +3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #98419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=98419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288x%5E3+%2B27%29+%2F+%282x+%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288x%5E3+%2B27%29+%2F+%282x+%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numerator can be factored as the sum of perfect cubes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For this case, a = 2x, b = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282x%2B3%29%284a%5E2+-+6x+%2B+9%29%29%2F%282x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282x%2B3%29%284a%5E2+-+6x+%2B+9%29%29%2F%282x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "as long as (2x+3) != 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "make sense? </SPAN>\n" );
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