SOLUTION: I am having a lot of trouble with synthetic division. (6x^4-2x^3+8x^2+3x+1)/(2x^2+2) If someone could EXPLAIN IN TERMS A 2 YEAR OLD COULD UNDERSTAND THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL

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Question 1149966: I am having a lot of trouble with synthetic division.
(6x^4-2x^3+8x^2+3x+1)/(2x^2+2)
If someone could EXPLAIN IN TERMS A 2 YEAR OLD COULD UNDERSTAND THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can't use synthetic division to divide by a quadratic polynomial like (2x^2+2). You can only use it to divide by a linear polynomial, e.g. (x-3) or (x+5).