SOLUTION: Divide {{{ x^3 - 4x^2 + 6x - 4 }}}

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Question 426670: Divide +x%5E3+-+4x%5E2+%2B+6x+-+4+
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Hi

 +x%5E3+-+4x%5E2+%2B+6x+-+4+   |Note: if x = 2 then 8-16+12-4 = 0

dividing the above by (x-2)results in:

x^2 - 2x + 2

that is:

 (x-2)(x^2 - 2x + 2) = x^3 - 4x^2 + 6x - 4