Question 721783
what would be the lowest terms for
x to the 3rd - 8 over x - 4
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(x^3-8)/(x-4) is a quadratic plus some remainder.
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Using synthetic division I get:
4)....1....0....0....-8
.......1....1....1...|..-7


Quotient: x^2 + x + 1
Remainder: -7
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Cheers,
Stan H.