Question

How do you simplify `(x^3 - 4x^2 - 17x +6) \divide (x-3)`?

Answer 1

`x^2-x-20-54/(x-3)`

Explanation:

You can use synthetic division:

Our factor is `(x-3)` so our root is `+3`

`3__|` `1` `color(white)(0)` `-4` `color(white)(0)` `-17` `color(white)(0)` `6`
+`color(white)(0)` `darr` `color(white)(00)` `3` `color(white)(00)` `-3` `color(white)(0)` `-60`
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