SOLUTION: (x3-5x2+7x-2) / (x2-3x+1)

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Question 323988: (x3-5x2+7x-2) / (x2-3x+1)
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(x3-5x2+7x-2) / (x2-3x+1)
x - 2
x^2 - 3x + 1 --> x^3 - 5x^2 + 7x - 2
x^3 - 3x^2 + x
- 2x^2 + 6x - 2
- 2x^2 + 6x - 2
0
answer is x - 2
check: (x - 2)(x^2 - 3x + 1) (distribute across)
x^3 - 3x^2 + x - 2x^2 + 6x - 2
x^3 - 5x^2 + 7x - 2