SOLUTION: Dividing Polynomials x^3 - x + 6 divided by x - 2 please help me if you can

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Question 85748: Dividing Polynomials
x^3 - x + 6 divided by x - 2


please help me if you can
Answer by scianci(186) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do synthetic division:
2 1 0 -1 6 [the '0' fills in the "gap" for the "missing" x%5E2 term]
2 4 6
1 2 3 12
The quotient is x%5E2+ 2x + 3 and the remainder is 12
Give the answer as x%5E2+ 2x + 3 + 12%2F%28x+-+2%29