SOLUTION: perform the indicated divisions. 8x^3 - 6x^2 + 2x / 4x + 1 I would appreciate a little help with this problem, I am a little confused on what it is wanting me to perform othe

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Question 70040: perform the indicated divisions.
8x^3 - 6x^2 + 2x / 4x + 1
I would appreciate a little help with this problem, I am a little confused on what it is wanting me to perform other than division. Thanks.

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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
: perform the indicated divisions.
8x^3 - 6x^2 + 2x / 4x + 1
:
Using ordinary long division, (using ........to keep things lined up):
:
..........................2x^2 - x
........----------------------
4x-1 | 8x^3 - 6x^2 + 2x
............8x^2 - 2x^2
............------------
.........................-4x^2 + 2x
.........................-4x^2 + 1x
...........................-----------
.....................................+1x/(4x-1) remainder

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can use this page to quickly divide polynomials to check your work:

http://calc101.com/webMathematica/long-divide.jsp