How do you find the quotient of #(2-x+x^2-x^3-x^4)div(x+2)# using synthetic division?

1 Answer
Jun 29, 2018

The remainder is #0# and the quotient is #=-x^3+x^2-x+1#

Explanation:

Let's perform the synthetic division

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The remainder is #0# and the quotient is #=-x^3+x^2-x+1#