SOLUTION: Divide -3x3 - 2x2 - x - 2 by x – 2. A. -3x2 + 4x + 15, R 32 B. -3x2 + 4x + 15 C. -3x2 - 8x - 17 D. -3x2 - 8x - 17, R –36

Algebra ->  Polynomials-and-rational-expressions -> SOLUTION: Divide -3x3 - 2x2 - x - 2 by x – 2. A. -3x2 + 4x + 15, R 32 B. -3x2 + 4x + 15 C. -3x2 - 8x - 17 D. -3x2 - 8x - 17, R –36      Log On


   

Question 630091: Divide -3x3 - 2x2 - x - 2 by x – 2.
A. -3x2 + 4x + 15, R 32
B. -3x2 + 4x + 15
C. -3x2 - 8x - 17
D. -3x2 - 8x - 17, R –36
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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I hope you've learned synthetic division because that is the easy way to do this:
2 |    -3   -2   -1   -2
===         -6  -16  -34
      ==================
       -3   -8  -17  -36

The bottom right corner, -36, is the remainder. And the rest of the bottom row is the quotient. "-3 -8 -17" translates into -3x%5E2-8x-17. So the answer is "D".