SOLUTION: Please help me solve this polynomial division problem: 2x^2+3x^3-9-11x divided by 2x+5

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Question 198858This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1
: Please help me solve this polynomial division problem:
2x^2+3x^3-9-11x divided by 2x+5 This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First, sort the terms in the numerator to get: 3x%5E3%2B2x%5E2-11x-9


So to divide %283x%5E3%2B2x%5E2-11x-9%29%2F%282x%2B5%29, we can use polynomial long division:

Polynomial Long Division:




So


Or stated differently


%283x%5E3%2B2x%5E2-11x-9%29%2F%282x%2B5%29=%283%2F2%29x%5E2-%2811%2F4%29x%2B11%2F8 remainder -127%2F8