SOLUTION: Perform the division: x^6 + 4x^5 - 3x^2 + 5x divided by x^3 + x^2 - 4x + 3 I have no idea where to begin. Can someone please help!!! Thank you Christine

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Question 73066: Perform the division:
x^6 + 4x^5 - 3x^2 + 5x divided by x^3 + x^2 - 4x + 3
I have no idea where to begin. Can someone please help!!!
Thank you
Christine

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up the expression in this form. You cannot use synthetic division in this case.
So we need a value that multiplies by x^3 to get x^6. This value is x^3
             __x^3_________________________
x^3+x^2-4x+3 | x^6 +  4x^5  + 0x^4 + 0x^3 - 3x^2 + 5x
             -(x^6 +   x^5  - 4x^4 + 3x^3 )              Product of x^3(x^3+x^2-4x+3)
            ----------------
                      3x^5  + 4x^4 - 3x^3 - 3x^2 + 5x                

                                         

Repeat for the 2nd part of the quotient. We need a value that multiplies by x^3 to get 3x^5, which is 3x^2
             __x^3_+__3x^2_____________________
x^3+x^2-4x+3 | x^6 +  4x^5 + 0x^4 + 0x^3 - 3x^2 + 5x
             -(x^6 +   x^5 - 4x^4 + 3x^3 )
            ----------------
                      3x^5  + 4x^4 - 3x^3  - 3x^2
                    -(3x^5  + 3x^4 - 12x^3 + 9x^2) Product of 3x^2(x^3+x^2-4x+3)
                   ------------------------------ 
                              x^4 +  9x^3  -12x^2 +5x

                                         

Repeat these steps until you get down to a irreducible remainder. Then add the remainder over the quotient to get your answer.
             __x^3_+__3x^2_+__x___+__8__________________
x^3+x^2-4x+3 | x^6 +  4x^5 + 0x^4 + 0x^3 - 3x^2 + 5x + 0x^0
             -(x^6 +   x^5 - 4x^4 + 3x^3 )
            ----------------
                      3x^5  + 4x^4 - 3x^3  - 3x^2
                    -(3x^5  + 3x^4 - 12x^3 + 9x^2)
                   -----------------
                              x^4 + 9x^3 - 12x^2 +5x
                            -(x^4 +  x^3 -  4x^2 +3x)
                            -------------------------
                                    8x^3 -  8x^2 +2x  +0x^0
                                  -(8x^3 +  8x^2 -32x +24 )
                                  ----------------------------
                                          -16x^2 + 32x - 24   

                                         

So your answer should be
x%5E3%2B3x%5E2%2Bx%2B8%2B+%28-16x%5E2%2B32x%2B24%29%2F%28x%5E3+%2B+x%5E2+-+4x+%2B+3%29