Question

Question #a2631

Answer 1

`(x^3 + 2x^2 + x +6)/(x + 2)` = `x^2 + 1 +4/(x + 2)`

Explanation:

Given: `(x^3 + 2x^2 + x +6)/(x + 2)`

Do some clever grouping of the numerator:

`(x^2(x+2) + (x +2) +4)/(x + 2)`

This reduces to:

`x^2 + 1 +4/(x + 2)`