SOLUTION: This is not from a textbook! divide and check! 64x^8 - 24x^7 +16x^2 ___________ _________ 8x^2

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Question 124540: This is not from a textbook!
divide and check!
64x^8 - 24x^7 +16x^2
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8x^2


Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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each of the terms in the numerator is divisible by the denominator

8x^6-3x^5+2

to check, multiply the denominator by the answer to get the numerator