SOLUTION: Using synthetic division, find the quotient of the following: 1. 3x^4-2x^3-x^2+4x+4 ÷ x^2-2x-1 2. 8x^5-7x^2+3x-6 ÷ x^2-x+2

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Question 1092473: Using synthetic division, find the quotient of the following:
1. 3x^4-2x^3-x^2+4x+4 ÷ x^2-2x-1
2. 8x^5-7x^2+3x-6 ÷ x^2-x+2
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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You cannot use ordinary synthetic division unless you are 
dividing by a binomial of the form x ± a.  You cannot divide 
by trinomials using ordinary synthetic division.  You must 
use LONG division.

You can only divide them after setting them up like this, 
using long division:
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x²-2x-1)3x5+0x4-2x3-x2+4x+4  

Edwin