SOLUTION: How to solve: (x^4 + 5x^3-x^2-3x-1) / (x-1) step by step

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Question 289066: How to solve: (x^4 + 5x^3-x^2-3x-1) / (x-1) step by step
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So where is your work so far? step by step?
I'll get you started
...........x^3
(x-1)|(x^4 + 5x^3-x^2-3x-1)
...........x^4...-x^3
......................6x^3-x^2
Continue just like in regular long division
There will be a remainder of 1 put that over (x-1)